The Saturday Dining Conspiracy: November, 2006

November 4, 2006: Reale's Pizza.

Previously visited: April 23, 2005.
13450 N. Hwy. 183
335-5115
30.44651° N, 97.79116° W

Pepper grinder rating: 3.
Men's room rating: 2.5.
WiFi: No.

Lawrence's comments:

In retrospect, I found the three items we picked off the "Family Style" Menu (Fettucini Alfredo, Baked Ziti, and Tortalini Carbonara) weren't as satisfying as it would have been ordering a pizza. Otherwise, however, Reale's was up to it's usual excellent standard.

November 11, 2006: Doc's Motor Works Bar & Grill.

1123 S. Congress Ave.
448-9181

Pepper grinder rating: 0.
Men's room rating: 3. (Big enough, and it's hard to go wrong with a classic pornography decorating scheme.)
WiFi: There appears to be an open network, but I was unable to get a good connection from where we were sitting.

Dwight's comments:

Limited and uncomfortable inside seating. If the weather's nice, I'm sure the picnic tables outside are fun, but I was a bit cold all night long. Undistinguished burgers. Not terribly good fries. Doesn't work for me.

Lawrence's comments:

A former garage turned into a hamburger joint/sports bar, Doc's Motorworks is fine for what it is. The cheese fries were fine, and my burger was actually pretty darn good. However, the limited array of burger choices available (no build-your-own, and a very limited number of cheese choices (including no Swiss (does my use of infinitely nested parenthetical clauses annoy you?))), plus the loud nature of the interior sports bar section of the restaurant make it hard to recommend the place as a dining destination rather than just another neighborhood burger joint.

November 18, 2006: La Posada Mexican Restaurant.

6800 West Gate Blvd #143
444-2631

Pepper grinder rating: 0.
Men's room rating: 2.
WiFi: None.

Lawrence's comments:

As far as generic Mexican hole-in-the-wall restaurants go, this is...a generic Mexican hole-in-the-wall. You get a decent quality of nachos for the price, and I liked the fajita and barbacoa tacos I had on the side. However, my carnitas were disappointingly bland.

Howard Waldrop said he had a real good breakfast there, and my tacos bear this judgment out, but I can't recommend it as a dinner destination spot.

November 25, 2006: Thanksgiving.


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