Sit, Sit, Sit, Eat, Eat, Eat

So it appears that the travel blog is turning into a restaurant review blog lately. Since summer flying can to an end over labor day weekend I have been sitting around, a lot. So what's a girl to do? Eat! I've been out and about with people all last week trying some fun, yummy new places in Seattle. I am a HUGE fan of Groupons and I had one for a place called Pintxos in downtown Seattle. Pintxos are basically the same things as tapas, only in the Basque region of Spain there are called pintxos instead. Regardless of the name they are delicious and I am a huge fan. Of course, they are Spanish. This place was cool. To start with, it was tiny. Probably seated 30 people I'd imagine, and that is including the outside patio. Given it's size and popularity you need to make a reservation. When we got there, at 8pm on a Thursday we had to wait 45 mins. Imagine that wait time on the weekend. They do have a nice system for waiting though. They put you name and phone number into a iPad app and once there is a table they call you on your phone. So you are free to walk around the neighborhood. Once you do get a table you are in for a treat. When you first walk in to your left is a bar and the kitchen! The 'kitchen' is literally two guys at the bar making the food right there. That was a first to see and really neat. Then there is the food itself. Serrano, manchego, chorizo, yummy yummy yummy. The friend I went with was vegetarian so we steered clear of most of the meat dishes (I did have to get a side of chorizo for one dish.) and stuck with things like, a Spanish tortilla, mac and cheese, figs with garlic oil and a Catalan creme brulee and chocolate mouse. We didn't get any drinks because we had a margarita across the street at the Mexican joint during our 45 min wait. But they had a large selection of drinks including fresh made Sangria. Yum. Bottom line, you're in Seattle and looking for a fun, unique dinner, go here. We spent exact $35 and were stuffed, with a box to take home.
Hopefully more travel related themes to come soon!