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Patzcuaro’s

in Comfort, Denver, CO, United States, Mexican 0 comments

Denver, CO (The Joy of Food) — Patzcuaro’s has sat forever on a stretch of West 32nd Avenue in a brownstone building that looks its age, full of character and charm, amid a row of two-story houses and furniture stores in the now-gentrifying Highlands area. Inside, your short wait for […]

TJ Oyster Bar

in Gone Fishing, Healthy, United States, Mexican, San Diego, CA 0 comments

San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — The TJ Oyster Bar is a classic hole-in-the-sidewalk in one of those Bonita Road strip malls that mixes a food place or two, tax services, and a dry cleaner. This location is not to be confused with the TJ Oyster Bar sit-down […]

White Castle

in American, Chicago, IL, Greasy Stuff, United States 0 comments

Chicago, IL (The Joy of Food) — White Castle is Dante’s tenth circle of hell. Once upon a time, I lived in Chicago and crossed the threshold of a White Castle a time or two in my ill-advised youth. The faint sewer odor of the steamed semi-translucent ‘patty’ served between […]