Bert’s Pub calls its pepper-jack macaroni and cheese comfort food, and by the standard definition, it is that. It is simple, homestyle food, delicious and hearty like something Grandma might make if she was a better cook. But, comforting as it may be when you sit down with a plate full, it is likely at some point to cause...
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It’s hard to find a good sandwich, and it really shouldn’t be. All it takes is good meat and good bread. The folks at Prime Cuts Meat and Deli have that. Boy howdy, do they have that. I stopped in for lunch this week and picked up...
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Bamboo Terrace is a throwback. It’s the kind of joint your grandparents went to when they wanted Chinese food that wasn’t too threatening or esoteric. The menu is stacked with comfort-Chinese dishes: chop suey, almond chicken,...
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Tearing crispy, fatty, delicious meat from the bone with your teeth is one of my life’s raw, carnivorous pleasures. So when I went to Seoul Teri-House earlier this week, I ordered the bul gal bi, Korean barbecue short ribs. It’s...
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Whenever I’m visiting a new Mexican restaurant and sopitos are on the menu, that’s the first thing I’m ordering. They’re a relatively uncomplicated dish, but how they’re made can reveal a lot about the kitchen: how the meat...
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There are a bunch of midrange, sit-down Mexican joints in Yakima, and most of them are decent enough — oversized portions slathered in cheese and sauce, margarita-mix margaritas as big as your head, and free chips and salsa. I’m...
read moreI got takeout from KiKi Chinese Restaurant this week, and it all smelled so good on the drive home that I couldn’t handle it; I ate an egg roll. And then I got home and had to sheepishly explain I had already eaten one of our two...
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There comes a point where we ask ourselves: Do we really need another taco place in the Yakima Valley? The answer, of course, is yes, yes we do. Particularly when the food is delicious. While Mexican food saturation may irritate some,...
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It’s reassuring, when you walk into a Mexican restaurant, to see someone making fresh tortillas. It’s an indication that they pay attention to the little things. I mean, it would be easy enough to order generic restaurant...
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