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Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
 
I love the Sacramento Bakery.

Not only can you get fresh, chi-chi French pastries, but it has excellent authentic Mexican food. None of this over-oily and watered-down mess, but the real true blue stone ground flavors of Puebla, Mexico. In particular their weekend tamales (with pork and red sauce filling) are the lightest, most nutty-hominied, beautifully wrapped babies you can ever hope to taste.

I judge my Mexican restaurants by their tamales.

I also judge all my restaurants by their restrooms: Are they clean, well-serviced, and in good working order? Years of experience as a waitress have lead me to the conclusion that a kitchen resembles the bathroom. If one is dirty, understocked, and poorly maintained, so tends to be the other.

However, I'd never before run across the peculiarities evident at the public facilities of the Sacramento Bakery. One each door, both Men's and Women's, is a neatly hand-lettered sign that reads "Only Costumers."

Costumers. It is so delicately absurd a error that I cannot bring myself to point it out. I love it, and I make sure to visit every time I'm in the restaurant. And I'm in there often, as the food is unparalleled and the coffee is dark and black. (Did I tell you that they have the best tamales, but only on the weekends? I thought so. Remember that if you ever swing by for a visit.)

Soon Dave will be waking up, and we'll mosey on down the lane for a cuppa joe and some of God's gift to the Midwest.

This time, I might just wear a costume.

[ August 20, 2005, 10:34 AM: Message edited by: ClaudiaTherese ]
 

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Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
 
Sounds like a marvelous place.
 

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Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
 
*laughing quietly*

You are so delightful, CT. Have a lovely day!
 

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Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
 
*grin

Have a great weekend, you two.
 

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Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
 
And we didn't go there for Carrie Con??? Ah well, next time!
 

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Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
 
Mmmmmm... good food...
*gets out his costume*
 

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Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
<-- in disguise
 

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Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
 

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One each door, both Men's and Women's, is a neatly hand-lettered sign that reads "Only Costumers."

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And here Davidson's Law again rears its head.
 

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Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
 

 

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Posted by Theaca (Member # 8325) on :
 

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I also judge all my restaurants by their restrooms: Are they clean, well-serviced, and in good working order?

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