A chunk of Peruvian rotisserie chicken with yucca from Crisp & Juicy. I guess this would be the 1/8 chicken meal—a deal at $1. The moist, flavorful bird could more than stand up to my local fave El Pollo Rico.
The Royal Mile Pub ladled out a rich shrimp bisque, perfect for the rainy day. However, the bits of shrimp, perhaps from being pre-frozen then overboiled, were crumbly.
Got my meat-on-a-stick fix at Saigonese, along with a plate of lemongrass chicken. The fiery red broth the chicken sat in didn’t translate into an interesting dish. It was bland. And though they had a sign proclaiming they made the best grilled beef, pork, and chicken around, my beef skewer tasted, well, probably just about the same as most any other vendor’s meat beef on a stick would taste.
Got my Mexican fix with a beef fajita from Umberto’s. Passed on all of the Salvadorian tents. Some food works at a fair. Some items, like pupusas, are better bought hot off the griddle than pre-cooked and warming in the tin foil. And with an everyday price of around $1.50, getting a reheated one at the festival price of $1 would be no bargain.
Lucia’s kept a long line throughout the day, though that may just have been because the two women working the tent moved slowly and were using a microwave to warm it everything up instead of keeping their dishes over heat. They still produced a perfect meatball with a couple of bread slices to sop up the marinara remaining in my bowl.
I didn’t want to bother standing in the Supporn Thai line, always the longest at Taste of Wheaton. They may be the most highly regarded restaurant participating and these days, everyone now loves Thai food, and their piles of Pad Thai, spring rolls, and white pepper chicken wings were inviting. I took the express route, waltzing to the end of the line to pick up a cloyingly sweet [in a good way] cup of Thai iced tea, brick red in color.
No comments:
Post a Comment