Thee Electrixx are always at La Cazuela’s on Fortification on Mondays; there’s a rotating pattern of just about everybody that wanders in and off the deck on these ridiculously hot Belhaven nights. That particular night Sally & Larry came, as well as the Diplomat.
This is the heartburn I get from screwing up when I write on a Polaroid (which rarely happens, thankfully!) and botching a photo (I also hate it when I underestimate how long a line will run in the “7” part of the haiku; it still surprises me how short one line can be (“Lindsay Electric”) and how looong others can be, just because of pesky syllables!).
In this case, I took an overly-dark foto of my new Target-bought rug. Which matches my new plates!
those are decent, clear photos. is your camera broken or did you use someone else’s camera?
i’ve banned myself from fort mexico for the time being. it’s too dang hot on that patio, and everything is starting to taste the same (microwave-burnt cheese). and those blasphemous hangovers! dang!
You have such pretty friends.
I’ve found the key to a successful restaurant. THE PATIO! god knows why else people flock to Que Sara or Cazuela’s. I think their Margaritas are too weak for me and usually add a shot in with mine so i can taste something.
as for the food, this town has some of the most bland Mexican in the world. It is as if every restaurant (cept for 1 i can think of) gets the same batch of hash off a Sysco truck and slops it out on the table. I swear to god, the last time i got guacamole from La Cazuela’s, someone just stomped an avecado and put it in a bowl.
but cazuela’s shakes things up a bit by using sysco spaghetti sauce on their burritos. mmmm, mmmm, suxx.
Vendela and I had the misfortune of trying to dine on the poor side of town and ended up at the worst chain Mexican food restaurant ever. My tamales had freezer burn.
But! Speaking of tamales: Larry and I got some tamales at the Belhaven market last Saturday—so good. They are served—are you ready for this?—over grits. Holy deliciousness.
Anything is better over grits. Seriously. It’s in Deuteronomy.
mercy! why can’t the good eats be out there when i go to the Belhaven market! TAMALES !! ask gorj. if he still thinks Tamales are all meat-free.
circa 1999
“man, these are things are great, can you believe they don’t even have meat in them
”
ahem…yeah. Meat free Tamales in the delta? that beast would have to be imported.