3 Lunches and an In-store

Wow, I'm three lunches behind here. Tuesday was my favorite cheap burger joint, Hillbert's on N. Lamar. Family operated (and working the counter, too), with blue collar patrons sitting on mustard yellow stools. First-rate all the way, including the fries and chocolate shake. Eat here.
If anybody can tell me where to find the people who made Taco Sabrosa's al pastor pork tacos, there is a reward involved. Taco Sabrosa changed into some other restaurant a while back, and now the place is shuttered completely. I went by there to do some taco recon. on Wednesday, and am fearful that I may never get one of those al pastors again. I then tried Azul, a fancy sandwhich place on Cesar Chavez. Being renovated. By now I'm getting pretty damned hungry, so I head to Cafe Mundi, knowing I can get a good sandwhich there. Score, with the turkey and provalone. Followed that with a not-too-sweet slice of pumpkin bread for dessert. In shorts and a t-shirt, I am somehow overdressed for Cafe Mundi. Dreadlocks, tattoos, and bare feet were what I needed to fit in. They were nice to me anyway; maybe they thought I was a narc. They had soccer on the TV screen inside, so I made a beeline to eat on the patio.

Today's choice was the Blue Star Cafeteria. What a letdown - worst meal so far in this summer tour. For those unfamiliar, this is nothing like a cafeteria, but a mid-priced, mid-town eatery on Burnett Road. The crab cakes were gooey, and looked a bit like they had been cooked the night before. On the plus side, the salad under the cakes was fresh and tasty. In shorts and a t-shirt, I was the most casually dressed person there. Blue slacks, and a button shirt (or maybe a sundress) is what I needed to blend in here. The service was weak, perhaps I was being profiled by my clothes. My water glass sat empty, and the waiter did not get my change right (error in his favor, natch).

Yesterday's Waterloo in store was with local band Shearwater. Having read the album review in last week's Chronicle, I did not know what to expect, because the reviewer used a lot of big words that I did not understand. My first impression was that the lead singer was a pretentious artiste, as he opened with an intense falsetto operatic thing (not a song). When the band got going, it was complex arrangements, with everything from an oboe to a tambourine. The lead guy played four different instrument in the first five songs. This was not my kind of music, but I would say it is was good. I was always curious about where the next song would head, and there was a vision to their sound. (I'll stand by that statement, no matter how stupid it sounds as I read it back.) They were performing their music as opposed to playing a gig.

Running was sluggish today, and I think I was not properly hydrated to start. Gotta be careful with that in the record heat. I did 8 miles with strides at the end. On track to finish with 48 miles for the week.

Happy trails.

Peace,

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