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V for Not So Much

Well, I didn't really like V for Vendetta. At first I thought it was the creepy mask, because I don't like masks, especially not ones with crazy big smiles and a really bad hairdo to go along with them. But the real problem is that, despite a lot of interesting ideas and commentary on the current state of the world, the movie makes very little sense. There are a lot of plot holes. Anyway, the LA Times review does a better job of describing this than I can or have time to, so you should read that. I pretty much agree with it.

Labels: movie review

Eats to be Eaten

I am starting a list of places I want to eat. All are in Sacramento unless otherwise noted.

• Espanol (5723 Folsom Blvd)


• Gaesorn (1015 9th St)


• The Wienery (715 56th St)


• Sofia (815 11th St)


• The Highlander (5990 South Land Park Dr) - I heard a rumor that it has closed.


• Il Fornaio (400 Capitol Mall)


• Pasty Shack ( 4746 J S)


• Chargin's (4900 J St)


• Socal's Tavern (5200 Folsom Blvd)


• Nationwide Freezer Meats (1930 H St)


• Frasinetti Winery (7395 Frasinetti Rd)


• MacQue's (8101 Elder Creek Rd)


• El Novillero (4216 Franklin Blvd)


• Ma Jong's (L and 15th)


• Mason's (L and 15th)


• Tortuga's


• Kabul Kabobs (on J between 7th & 8th)

Compleat:

• Mr. Pickles (3200 Folsom Blvd. or 1420 65th St.) - eaten 7/15/06. We chose the 3200 Folsom Blvd. location -- the former site of Merlino's Freeze. My sandwich (#12) was huge and tasty. Chris had the #13 (the "Mr. Pickles") and seemed to have a similar reaction, although they forgot to put avocado on it, which is pretty lame. Maybe they'd given up serving avocado after the News & Review's use of the word "unctuous" in their review of the place. Although a meaning of "unctuous" is "buttery", the more common usage is to describe a smarmy person. So perhaps they misinterpreted. We even shared a small orange Merlino's freeze for dessert. Yummy!


• Andiamo, before it closes (at the end of May)! - eaten 5/20/06. I don't mind that it's closing.


• Nopalitos, eaten 5/3/06. Really good! I had the Tinga Chicken Tostada, for the record. (5530 H St.)


• New Thai place in the old KFC building on J Street Siam Restaurant, eaten on 3/25/2006. Review: I had the Siam Rolls and the Pad Ginger Chicken. Really good, lots of subtle flavors. Food and service much better than Thai Basil's. (3672 J St.)


• Greek Village Inn, eaten 3/25/2006. Really tasty, especially the saganaki ("opa!" has finally been heard in Sac!). But it's a tad too expensive to put in regular rotation. Maybe we'll check out the lunch sometime. (65 University Ave at Howe)

The Opa! Opa! Report

We got a hot tip (from the folks at Bearded Lady Buttons) yesterday that the new East Sacramento eatery Opa! Opa! is giving out free food weekdays 11:30-2:30, until their opening on Wednesday 3/15. So we went by yesterday to check it out. We were, indeed, given free food, which was quite good. We got a hummus appetizer, salad sampler (orzo, taboulei and cucumber/tomato salad), roasted veggies, a falafel and a gyro. The food is super. It's more of a lunch place than I had expected, kind of like Jack's Urban Eats -- although I would definitely go by there for a casual dinner. Sadly, I'm not sure there is any flaming cheese (saganaki) despite the name of the restaurant. Only time will tell.

P.S. The falafel made us think of Ben.

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