13.10.05

let's go spanish, or, i could eat tapas all night

Lettuce Entertain You Resto

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba
, a Chicago transplant, now has excellent tapas this side of the continent, yay! Haven't had Spanish food in sooo long, I salivated just thinking about it this evening before venturing into the resto's patio facing the Wynn Hotel across the street. Nice cozy seating inside and a good deal for Happy Hour at the bar - $3.00 tapas, half off sangria. The menu and wine list goes on for quite a bit, so it was hard to choose. We picked:

grilled squid in olive oil & garlic

beef skewer, horseradish cream, red onions

skewered chicken & chorizo sausage

shrimp toro brocheta

The beef skewer (so tender and juicy!) and grilled squid (fresh and savory!) were my favorites but I didn't have enough room for desert so I'll have to go back and pick through the $1.99 desert list, sample the paella, and sip the wines, with my husband next time, of course - because I'm not driving.