La Cabañita - Montrose/Glendale

I had an early lunch today at home, went to work, and had forgotten my Clif Bar to hold me over during the long hours. To top things off, I had to run errands immediately after work, so eating was on hold, and by the time I got home, I was starving! One of my errands was getting a haircut before my friend/stylist, Alona, had to leave work. I was telling her how hungry I was and she brought up nachos. The mention of nachos made me instantly crave anything Mexican, but particularly nachos.

After some internet research and a growing headache, I settled on going to La Cabañita with Reza and Gene. We were seated right away and served complimentary tortilla chips that were fresh, crispy, and warm with two different salsas. As soon as we finished the bowl of tortilla chips, the waiter replaced it with a new warm bowl. At this point I figured there's no point on getting nachos.

I skipped the appetizers page and started looking in the combination plates section. The combo plates come with rice, beans, the main dish, and with soup or salad. I remembered how amazing the cream of carrot and cream of corn soup were, so I ordered the cream of corn and Gene and Reza had the cream of carrot. I would seriously go to La Cabañita just to have their soup, it's that good (TRUST ME!). 

There were a lot of great sounding choices as the main part of the meal, but I love cheese, and I chose the Chile Relleno, which is a giant pepper STUFFED with cheese, so how could I resist? I had two of those with my combo plate.

When I finally finished everything, I felt like I turned into a Chile Relleno stuffed with La Cabañita. The food was delicious and beyond filling. Great service, nice decor, and of course, awesome food!

Yelp!: http://www.yelp.com/biz/la-cabanita-glendale

Info: 3445 N Verdugo Rd.

        Glendale, CA 91208

        (818) 957-2711

Best Fish Tacos In Ensenada - Glendale

Before I ever tried fish tacos, I was completely opposed to the idea of them, but I finally gave in and tried my first fish tacos at Rubio's about six years ago and I fell in love with them. I've tried fish tacos at three different places, Rubio's, Best Fish Tacos in Ensenada, and Taco Nazo, and all of them are great and definitely worth trying.

I used to make the drive to the Loz Feliz area to get fish tacos from Best Fish Tacos In Ensenada (BFTE), but one day I went outside to see that another location had magically opened in walking distance from where I live.

The menu is simple and consists of either Fish Tacos or Shrimp Tacos.

The fried fish is juicy with a soft crunch. It's supported by a thick single piece of tortilla, but if you let it sit for too long, be prepared for your fish taco to fall apart, especially after visiting the salsa bar.

I love hot and spicy foods, but I think all their salsas are a bit too hot to go with the fish tacos. I cover the tacos with cabbage slaw, their "hot" guac (not hot at all), and top it off with their Radish Relish and La Crema Magica (it's like sour cream) and I'm good to go.

The fish tacos at BFTE definitely hit the spot and 3-4 should get you full. I'm glad they decided to open in Glendale, because Glendale heavily lacks in the tasty small restaurant department with a few exceptions. They did locate in an area where I've seen businesses fail consistently, but I'm hoping BFTE stays for good, so come on by, tell your friends, tweet, yelp and facebook about it, and help these small businesses stay.

Let me know if you ever go, maybe I'll walk on over and join you or just to say "hi".

Official Website: http://www.bestfishtacoinensenada.com

Yelp!: http://www.yelp.com/biz/best-fish-taco-in-ensenada-glendale#query:best%20fish%20tacos

Info: 604 W Glenoaks Blvd.

        Glendale, CA 91202

        (323) 466-5552