Tag: dining reviews
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La Casita locations come and go, but original appeal — circa 1986 — remains
There are few more indulgent delights than ruffling open the foil wrap on a bundle of fresh, handmade La Casita flour tortillas, tearing off a steaming warm piece of the thick, spongy flatbread, and chewing the rich, slightly salty bite without adornment.I like to savor a tiny piece like a sacrament, chewing it slowly just…
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Warm, fresh tortillas from La Casita is just the beginning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There are few more indulgent delights than ruffling open the foil wrap on a bundle of fresh, handmade La Casita flour tortillas, tearing off a steaming warm piece of the thick, spongy flatbread, and chewing…
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Warm, fresh tortillas from La Casita is just the beginning
There are few more indulgent delights than ruffling open the foil wrap on a bundle of fresh, handmade La Casita flour tortillas, tearing off a steaming warm piece of the thick, spongy flatbread, and chewing the rich, slightly salty bite without adornment.I like to savor a tiny piece like a sacrament, chewing it slowly just…
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Dishes touting Caribbean flavors work well at Tejon Street eatery
Rasta Pasta, a new restaurant on Tejon Street, sounds like something my college roommates would have cooked late one night, probably while high.Roomate No. 1: “Dude, you know how Rasta and pasta, like, rhyme?”Roomate No. 2: “Huh?”Roomate No. 1: “Wouldn’t it be sweet if there was a place that served pasta with all kinds of…
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Selection of dishes with a difference helps Vietnamese Garden stand out
Most Vietnamese menus in the United States are striking in how similar they are. You got your summer rolls and your spring rolls, your steaming bowls of pho and the ubiquitous combination noodle bowl. Even though Vietnamese cuisine is wildly diverse and highly regional, its American-menu counterpart is often so uniform you get the impression…
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International house of crepes
Anyone expecting to find erudite French refinement at Coquette Creperie, a restaurant that opened late this summer in Manitou Springs, is bound to be surprised. So will those hoping for the simple, economical ham and cheese or Nutella snack crepes served on practically every corner in Paris.In the folds of these crepes you may find…
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Smashburger sizzles with fresh meat, ambiance
In the city that inspired the book “Fast Food Nation,” who would have thought there would be room for another hamburger place, let alone several? But I’m here to tell you to prepare yourself for the bourgeois burger blitz. A high-end burger battle is starting. It’s a delicious bombardment of a different kind of burger…
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New menu, chef push Charles Court to dining excellence
Charles Court has long been known as The Broadmoor restaurant where rich out-of-towners could go so they could tell the folks back home that they ate elk or buffalo. It specialized in “Colorado Cuisine,” which for the most part meant a French treatment of wild game. It was good, but according to past Gazette reviewers,…
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Maria’s Taco Shop is like a blast from Baja
When exploring Colorado Springs taquerias, I always try to uncover some specialty that makes each stand out from the rest.Often these tiny Mexican restaurants, which spring up in the city’s forgotten strip malls, come and go with little more notice than the immigrant laborers they serve. The menus are often nearly identical. The décor is…
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Schnitzel King lives up to its name
It’s helpful to have a healthy suspicion of self-proclaimed kings, even schnitzel kings, but when I cracked open a menu in this humble Fountain restaurant, it was obvious the chef had a legitimate claim to the crown. The menu listed no fewer than 15 schnitzels for $9.90 each, from the basic pounded, breaded and fried…