Friday, September 5, 2008

Pico's

Chiles en nogada translated literally means fucking delicious.  It is a poblano pepper stuffed with pork (or rice if you are a vegetarian aka carb freak) in a creamy walnut sauce with almonds and raisins, topped with dried cranberries.  What else can I say?

Cost was $9 on the lunch menu and it came with a random salad with iceberg lettuce and a cilantro dressing which I ignored.  But, speaking of cilantro! the red salsa at this place is loaded with cilantro: thumbs up! 

Also, I was tempted by but did not partake in $2.75 margaritas at lunch.  The reasons for this abstention are both frivolous and serious.  My dining partner was achin' from a bachelor party last night so he was no fun, but more importantly, these margaritas are potent and this restaurant is out in Bellaire.  And I don't know anyone who lives there anymore, so if I had gotten hammered (see El Pueblito), I would have had no one's house to walk to.  Jaime said that's why I should go on dates: so that my date can drive my ass around drunk.  Sounds like a recipe for date rape, I say.  

All in all: great Mex-Mex.  Some say the BEST in town.  Well well, let the games begin.




This is David now. I hacked in.... let me just show you.... this is a human head next to an out-of-this-world gianormous 'medium' margarita.

4 comments:

Artifice said...

can i just say Patrick can cook. he gave me some grilled veggies today and chicken and peggy said that it was not appropriate posting. i can't post when i take friends food. 1) I did not steal 2) Patrick's cooking is noteworthy. Peggy was lucky too eat at Pico's and I am jealous. The largest margaritas. Medium is fishbowl size.

Artifice said...

as fergie would say
i'm gonna get you drunk, get you drunk, get you drunk off my lovely lady lumps'
'whatcha gonna do with all that junk, all that junk in those pants'

Artifice said...

will.i.am: whatcha gonna do with all that breast all that breast in that shirt
fergie: i'm gonna getchu drunk getchu drunk

watch out for Pico's!!!

marguerite said...

Can I just say as soon as Patrick opens his own restaurant and serves food there and it is a place I can go when I am hungry and you can recommend something delicious on the menu, that will be the day that Patrick will be appropriate posting material. But until that day, Patrick's cooking will live only in the comments to this blog.

Patrick, your food sounded wonderful. David was lucky to steal it from you.