On the coldest day of the year (I'm not exaggerating), Tim and I walked down to Ruthai Thai's for dinner. Tonight Leslie and Lydia and I walked down there for dinner. The city was seriously on red alert when Tim and I showed up. The city had shut down and the only people anywhere as far as the eye could see were the Thai transports at Ruthai Thai's. We ate alone in the restaurant and our meal was specially prepared since the poor cook had NO ONE else to deal with. It was so cold that night (but still warm on the inside) that I thought Ruthai Thai's was a great place. Not the best Thai ever, but still in the top 20%. We were the only people there and it tasted oh so good.
Tonight, not so much. But, it's BYOB, which makes it at least 9 points better than anyplace else. (when you are intoxicicated, points are irrelevent). So we had a great dinner, even though dinner was in and of itself, not so great. The tofu was good. I remember this from last time, but the noodles were slightly undercooked. And, my favorite part of the evening; Leslie asked for some Lime with her Pad Thai with Shrimp. The little waitress brought her out a bowl of rice. And Leslie said, "no, a lime," so the waitress brought her out a knife. So naturally, Leslie squeezed the knife over her pad thai to add a crisp and tart taste to her pad thai.
If I were starving and my refridgerator had exploded and I was out of powdered drink mixes and the only option I had for nourishment was Thai food, I would still most likely make the hike to Green Papaya before I would slide down the hill to Ruthai Thai....but like I said, Ruthai Thai's is BYOB...that's important. Two bottles of wine important. It's a toss up.
Is this that place? B's review:
Chillness: BYOB Chill.
Price: Cheap like a night out at Deja Vu's
Food Quality: Variable, but the imaginary limes (knifes) are great.
I'm not sure why I insist on keeping a food blog when it's not food that really matters, but instead what makes this city palatable.
When Wilco shows up twice in one year, everything in Cincinnati starts to taste a little better.
This is the third time I've seen Wilco perform and was by far the most rockingest show I've ever seen. The entire band was on fire, they did two encores, and the entire theater was turned upside down by the end of it. It was the perfect mix of new stuff and old stuff and since the new stuff is particularly awesome, nothing but goodness poured through the Aronoff.
The whole playlist rocked, but one in particular stopped time. "What Light," absolutely the best new song on the album, opened their second encore and filled the room with a figurative happy yellow glow.
The playlist was as follows. I totally copied this off another website, so it may be innaccurate.
Wilco - Aronoff - June 14 - Best. Show. Ever.
Shake it Off - You are my Face - I'm trying to break your heart - Shot in the Arm - Side with the seeds - Handshake Drugs - Impossible Germany - Sky Blue Sky - Pot Kettle Black - Via Chicago - War on War - Jesus, etc - Walken - I'm the man who loves you - Hummingbird - Encore 1: ???? - Poor Places - Spiders/Kidsmoke - Encore 2: What Light- Heavy Metal Drummer.
Dancing Wasabi
I ride the bus now. I forgot how much I love riding the bus. It's the perfect transition time between work-life and real-life that allows me to diffuse and arrive home happy. And when I got off the bus tonight Leslie and I decided to check out the new Sushi place in Mt. Lookout. It's called Dancing Wasabi and is just a tiny little place tucked around the corner from Aqua, which looks like a cool place, but is most like overpriced and overrated.
Dancing Wasabi, on the other hand, is totally tasty sushi at totally tempting prices. The fish is fresh and melts in your mouth, just like good sushi should. But, the place is totally unpretentious. They hand you the little sheet with all the sushi options and then a list of the special rolls. And oh the special rolls. Lots and Lots of options.
Leslie and I sat down at a table outside and right as they brought our waters out we see Hilary and Lindsey crossing the street. They were planning on going to Bella's, but we convinced them to dine with us instead. We ordered a variety of the specialty rolls and had a little sushi feast. I love specialty rolls, but sometimes you have a specialty roll and you'd think the sushi chef is trying to choke you. They create these massive rolls with a diameter so large that no proper girl could possibly fit the entire thing in her mouth at once. Dancing Wasabi has these great specialty rolls that are still perfectly sushi sized. I'm a fan.
Is this that place? B's review:
Chillness: Walk down the hill, open till 4am chill.
Price: 4 girls, lots of sushi: $50: sold!
Food Quality: Sushi so sweet you'd think it was made by Hershey's.
