The Daily Biff - 2008 02 07

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Thu, 07 Feb 2008

Restaurant Review: La Casita

Restaurant:	La Casita
Cuisine:	Mexican
Rating:	Adequate
Price:	about $50 for a family of five (tip not included)
Location:	3066 Issaquah Pine Lake Rd SE, Sammamish (next to Rite-Aid)

Date of Visit: 07 Oct 2008

We dropped by La Casita again tonight to escape a house full of paint fumes. I asked the kids where we should eat. Berkeley said "Mexican!" and Eliana said "Chinese!". After some tense negotiations, we reasoned with Eliana to get Mexican food at the nearby La Casita (with a promise to get some Chinese good tomorrow). We ordered the standard fare for the kids (quesadillas) and Kristy got the shrimp fajitas to split with me. The shrimp fajitas are served on a sizzling platter (as expected) but instead of the traditional onions and peppers, they were served with onions, carrots, celery, and mushrooms... kind of a change of pace but still quite tasty. And there was plenty of shrimp too.

Date of Visit: 07 Feb 2008

We are staying out of the house tonight as much as we can in lieu of the first coat of paint put on the millwork today. We decided to hop on over to La Casita, our friendly neighborhood Mexican restaurant. We eat at La Casita now and again. It is fast, close, and reasonably inexpensive. It helps that the kids are big fans of rice and beans. Kristy ordered some fajitas and we got the kids all plates from the kids menu. I didn't order anything. The portions are so large at La Casita (even the kids plates) that there is always plenty of food leftover for me to clean up. Maybe after the kids have grown a foot or two that will change.

Summary: Fast reliable service. Decent food for the price. Our local neighborhood haunt when we get cravings for Mexican food.

:: Posted by rus on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:57 pm
:: Filed under /reviews/restaurants

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Home Renovation Project: Attic Conversion: First Coat on Millwork
The first coat of paint went on the millwork today. Because there is so much to paint (from the bottom floor to the top), the fumes get pretty powerful. The kids stayed away all day today and I stayed in my tightly sealed. The problem is that both cold air returns for the furnace are in the "paint zone", e.g. on the other side of the plastic tenting. It is late in the evening now and the paint is dry now, but the fumes are still pretty strong.

:: Posted by rus on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:40 pm
:: Filed under /projects/attic_conversion

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