First of all, my apologies (especially Lisa who has shamed me into this ;-/) to all my readers for being such a delinquent blogger. My excuse is moving out-of-state and not having internet at "home" for weeks, busy unpacking, preoccupied by the (I'm told) fleeting good weather of Portland, and Scramble on Facebook...Just to catch up a little bit, before leaving Pasadena, home of the Tournament of Roses, to move to Portland, the "City of Roses," (Yeah, can you believe it? I'm not even a fan of roses, or maybe I will be.) Danno and I take my sister, Valerie, and her husband, Braulio, to El Portal Yucatan/Mexican Cuisine.
We had just spend the entire morning and part of the afternoon at our beloved garage sale spot on Vermont Ave. in Los Feliz getting rid of some jun...I mean, good stuff. Actually, we did sell an A/C unit, some bookshelves, and jewelry. Anyway...
I've never been to Yucatan but the food at El Portal Yucatan Restaurant sure makes me want to go. Val and Braulio got the specials (above is the delicious paella. I sometimes forget how much I love mussels...when I was in Belgium and France back in 2004, I think I o.d.-ed a little since they were good, everywhere, and friggin cheap)
This scrumptiousness on the left is the special grilled steak (I believe it's a skirt steak but maybe my sis or our cousin, the butcher, can clarify). Danno had the fish tacos and I got the chicken mole enchiladas. All were exceptional. I've never experienced a miss there. Except now I miss it.Sigh, go east a little from Old Town on Colorado Blvd. It's just across the street from Vromann's Bookstore. And if you go, send me pictures.
4 comments:
Okay, now I'm stuffed from In'n'Out with a friend from up North and I want Yucatan food!!!!!!!!!!
I need to read more of your blog... tell us about food in PDX!
Kisses,
tiny
This was a fav back in grad school, glad to see they're still around. The poc-chuc rocks there, as does the goat.
NOT SHAME! gentle urging! ...yeah, that's it. ;)
i missed your blog!!
WOW! I've eaten there and actually was very pleased with the food. I'm a huge critic too! And funny I went there after a shopping trip to Vromann's. Can't wait to hear about the Portland food scene. I might have to visit Oregon again!
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