I've had two great eating experiences in the past week and a half, and since good restaurants seem to be hard to find I figure they're worth mentioning.
Here in Atlanta I went to Tijuana Joe's- a relatively generic Mexican joint that has seven locations around the city. I'd been there once before and went out on a limb by ordering the fajita stuffed baked potato and the stuffed peppers. Both were decent but nothing special. Then last night we went with another couple and we got the fajitas for two. Let's put it this way- both couples ordered the same thing and when the waiter started putting down the food we asked him if the platter of meat, peppers and onions was for all four of us, because it easily would have been big enough. Nope. There was another platter coming. The food was great, and there was enough of it that there's still some in the fridge, even after having some for lunch today.
The other experience was at the Monsoon Tearoom in Charlottetown (full disclosure- the owners are friends of my family so I can't claim impartiality).
I'm not a sushi guy and I don't generally like seafood but I hadn't been home since the tearoom had opened so we went in to say hi and we stayed for lunch. I like meat, so I was a bit skeptical when we got the salad rolls. I shouldn't have been concerned. They were absolutely fantastic, as was the other dish we ordered that escapes my memory. Ruth and Aung do an incredible job running the place (they moved to PEI years ago and are originally from Burma) while also running the sushi counter at the SuperStore on University Avenue. On top of that, Ruth had her third child in mid-May and is back at the restaurant, working away. Great food and great people. If you can catch the Monsoon when it's opening it's definitely worth stopping in.
Now can anyone tell me where to get some good hush puppies in Atlanta?
I never found 'em there (good hushpuppies, that is). I didn't care much for the ones at Six Feet Under.
Posted by: Steve Jones | September 10, 2007 at 02:23 PM