Penne for My Thoughts

My family was so excited when Yokozuna Southside opened. Now they could get great sushi without having to drive downtown. Yokozuna (both southside and downtown) are super hip, sushi places with amazing sushi and entrees (for the people that aren't really feeling sushi). The issue that my family ran into here was horribly slow waiting times and bad service. Let me explain.. My family called and made reservations ahead of time. It was for 5 people and we know it gets booked. Plus, we had my grandfather there and he can't really stand around waiting for long. When we got there, they had a table for us in the loft. That's normally fine but my grandfather could not walk up the stairs (this is totally not anyone's fault, I'm just laying the groundwork).  So, we asked if we could get another table. Normally, you'd think that it wouldn't take them long to get a different table set up but, unfortunately, that did not happen. We waited for 45 minutes for our table w

I was looking for a new restaurant to try a while back and I came across Cafe Ole. Cafe Ole is a super tasty, fun Mexican restaurant on Brookside that has amazing and comfortable outdoor seating. So, I decided to drag my friend there and try it out and, man, I was super happy that I did. I would highly recommend this place. I try to eat here as often as I can. The food is tasty, the atmosphere is fun and the service is solid. Queso and my margarita First, we ordered the Ole Margarita and the Classic Queso (please note that they also have a Ole Queso that is cream cheese based. We did not order this). The margarita was absolutely amazing. It was the right balance of sour and sweet. Warning- the margarita was deviously strong! The queso was creamy, thick and delicious. It was definitely on the saltier side but, other than that, it was pretty great. Queso Relleno I ordered the queso relleno which is a roasted poblano pepper that is filled with cheese, battered and fried. It th