Los Tios

Julia and I went to Los Tios Grill in Del Ray tonight for dinner. Joe and Mandy have been there with us and it is hands down our favorite "Mexican" place up here.

When we walked in, we were greeted by a gentleman playing Spanish guitar, which is a new thing for Los Tios. It was a little out of place since he was just standing somewhere near the bar talking to people, but it could be a nice addition.

For the meal, I sat facing a partition, but Julia got a great view of a highly intoxicated couple who were enjoying multiple margaritas. They were seated just below the painting of the flamenco dancer above. On a related note, I actually really like the painting to the left in the first picture as the colors are super vivid. Anyway, I guess the couple started out just looking at each of seductively, but then she stood over him and did some sort of dance thing while he had his hands on her hips. She then proceeded to sit in his lap for probably the last 20 minutes of the meal. This was a completely bizarre scene in a respectable restaurant setting and I think the wait staff was a bit baffled.

Julia had a frozen mango margarita, which she reported was good. I wasn't feeling up to drinking and stuck with water. One of us needed to drive home anyway. Julia got the shrimp quesadilla and I went with.....wait for it.....the chicken quesadilla with a side of white rice. The white rice at Los Tios is probably the best I have ever had and is always a must for me. It's seriously just rice but is completely tasty.

Given my qualifier of either preparing and/or eating chicken and rice, this counts towards the counter, which has now reached 3.