District 7 in EaDo ( what the hell does that mean? I'm guessing east of downtown?) an old high school bud was in town and doing something at the convention center nearby. Seemed better than going to Grove. Got the muffuletta. Overall tasty and generous size although the olive relish was cold while meat and cheese warm. All warm would have been my preference. Good atmosphere, funky location. My lunch companion went with Kobe burger. Desserts looked good but we didn't get one. Had a good catch up convo and then she had to go back to her thing. I think we were each pleasantly surprised to confirm the assumption that we shared quite a few philosophies.
A little pricey for lunch but good variety of options. I'd go back and recommend. 3.5 microwave.
Oh yeah. I don't know if the steak fries were hand cut or Ore Ida out of a bag. Either way they were good yo!
Next up: Sophie's Mexican in the tunnels at Allen Center. Twist and I hadn't been to lunch in for ever. Finally had a chance and threw caution to the wind here pretty much going in blind. Not bad. We each had lunch special which was two tacos with beans, rice and a drink. The beans and rice were out if a can. On the beans that doesn't matter much but on the rice front it IS possible to have bad rice. Believe.
Our extended period of non lunch had reached critical mass and I was getting out of sorts. Glad to get squared away. However this week I think I saw Twist for maybe 10 minutes which was all work related. Booo. Will work on that next week.
Ok so Sophie's was pretty good. I had steak tacos. Meat was great. Downfall was the overuse of cilantro (shock). Next time I will skip the sides.
I'd say Sophie's is a 3. Stick with entrees. Good for a fast Tex Mex fix. Otherwise the Mexican downtown sucks as far as I know.
Lets see, what other gems do we have?
Oh! Some ratatouille pasta from Hubbel & Hudson kitchen in The Woo. Huge portion. Pretty good. I love ratatouille. Pretty true taste wise. Eggplant could have been more tender. Hubbel added fresh avocado as well which was a nice addition. Pasta was some little shell things. Perfect choice. Add a glass of Pinot noir and some gelato and you have a pretty happy tummy.
Hubbel is always solid. Generally give them a 4 and recommended.
Next day, more Corkscrew BBQ. Hubs made his poor dad go wait in line Saturday morning for an hour in 90 degrees to get some BBQ. I should clarify FIL was not waiting alone. He was with Hubs and No. 1 son. But still. That line is like waiting in hell. It. Is. Hot. Admittedly the payoff is huge. They scored brisket, sausage, ribs, pork and I thought there was something else but maybe not. Dessert was peach cobbler. I still haven't figured out how they do the crust but maybe I don't want to. The magic might be ruined.
Corkscrew 5 and recommended. Of course. Plus anyplace that hands out free brew while you wait in the hot line has to be awesome, right?
And in really fantastic breaking news: Gigi's cupcakes has an outpost in the tunnels. It is both fantastic and awful. I usually don't like most of the designer cupcakes that are out there. Gigi's however make me want to smash my face into a box of them. Creative flavors, moist cake and I think what is maybe the best commercially produced frosting of its kind. The frosting is the shit.
Here is a photo of a cookie dough flavor and then a peanut butter cup. Both delish.
I don't know how they do it but cookie dough tasted like cookie dough in cupcake form. I was seriously impressed with that. Damn you Gigi. Damn you and your delectable cupcakes. The tunnels under chase tower are no longer safe.
Gigi's gets a 5. Recommended ifyou can handle it. If you are a addictive personlity type . . . . stay far far away.
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