I got to Solstice five minutes early, but didn’t walk around the block to kill time for fear that my friends might also be early.  It wouldn’t do to have them seeing me walking around like I was lost.

 

Hey, they have Miller’s Gin! 

 

They also have the best fish tacos and sweet potato fries that that I have had in the city.  The Fish taco is of the fancy variety, besting other shmancy places like Rica.   The sweet potato fry knocks out Taylor’s Automatic Refresher.  

 

I also ordered the Mac n’ Cheese, which was inferior to Delissio, but that could just be  a matter of taste.  (Yes, I guess you’re right, it’s all a matter of taste).

 

None of this changes the top 10  Pound for Pound rankings though, which remain.

 

  1. Tomato Soup at Jeanty
  2. Ricotta Dumpling at Absynth
  3. Hamburger at Absynth
  4. Bread Pudding at Frascatti
  5. Pork Tenderloin at Frascatti
  6. Steak Tar-Tar at Bix
  7. Tuna tar-tar at Michael Mina
  8. Muscle Shooter at Sushi Groove South
  9. Carne Asada Taco   at La Taquiria
  10. Meatloaf at Delissio

 

Honorable Mention:    Cup of Coffee at Blue Bottle,  Tamale Lady’s cheese tamale at Zeitgeist,  Pistachio-heath Milk Shake at Taylor’s, Lobster Corndog at Mina, Foi-Gras at Mina, Carnitas Taco Nicks way at Nicks Crispy tacos.

 

 

I thought I was flying out today, but it turns out that my flight is on Friday night.  So now it’s Thursday and I have no plans.  This has only become uncommon recently. 

 

So its Kansas jul2-5, Atlanta 6-10, Manhatton Beach 11-aug7. Vegas Sept 3rd, Breckenridge December 28th

 

The shuffle-board trash talking in increasing.   Little do they know that my Aunt’s place in Kansas has one.   Heck, after this week I should be able to take on my nemesis, Dr. Bernice, who cleaned my clock at Austin City Limits last year. 

 

Speaking of that, who’s going?