Many black and white photos on the walls are beautiful and interesting. Girls in the bathroom walls are provocatively enchanting. 1958 was the last year that the Cubans existed as a whole on the island. Since then, one million plus hit the roads around the world for a new home. This owner came to US.
The stems look nice but are rather thick. Good service with delicious food:
Empanada with spinach & cheese
Marquitas con Guacamole
Croquetas de la Casa Cod
sandwich Guajiro – pork
All three are great, except the sandwich is tasteless.
Using cigar box for bill is cool: The Library uses books.
No hooks under the bar counter. The only handicap is the regular high ceiling.
The two men band plays before we left for our opera. Next time
It’s a long production: 3:45 with 3 intermissions. The cast performed well. Michelle Johnson (the countess Almaviva) is wonderful, who reminds me of Denyce Graves (1964-) but perhaps a generation younger (1983?-).
Marriage of Figaro (1786) by Mozart was based on the same characters as Barber of Seville. Both are comedy.
Probably will return to Mariscos Azteca Mexican Seafood Restaurant
Hearty home cooked food. Tight door. The confetti (?) from the ceiling make the room looks like a kiddie party.
The west facing front has shades, which makes the small hall dark. But it maybe necessary: we sat at the last table facing the door. Every time the door opens I need to readjust my eyes.
Heavy-duty corn chips are good. Thin stem; steaming hot food. Good service. Large portion. We’ve:
Mariscada Azteca
Carne a la Mexicans
Both are steaming hot and yummy, and doggie bags.
Teppanyaki (?) makes the room smoky.
I also visited The small Latin Brother’s Market next and purchased their chicken flavor bouillon … why? Pix here.
The 2nd production of the winter season: The Barber of Seville is an opera buffa (comic opera) in two acts by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), premiered in Rome, 1816. Cesare Sterbini (1784-1831) wrote the Italian libretto, based on Pierre Beaumarchais (1732-99) French comedy of the same name (1775).
Rossini named the main character – the barber – Figaro, which made me think of next opera: Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro (1786), which was based Pierre Beaumarchais’ comedy of the same name, staged in 1784. But it wasn’t a tribute Rossini paid to Mozart.
Rosina, the rich ward of Mr. Bartolo is played by mezzo-soprano Lisa Marie Rogali (her site). I thought she did a marvelous job, portraying the title role, spontaneity and agile, giving the part a youthful look.
A wacky love story. 一个古灵精怪的爱情故事.
巴托洛先生的富家女罗西娜由女中音丽莎·玛丽·罗加利 (Lisa Marie Rogali)扮演. 我认为她演得非常出色, 既自然又敏捷, 让这个角色看起来年轻富有有活力.
L shaped space in a strip mall. Good and light hearted service. Good food. Many regulars: mothers with kids. Couples. Girls / boys night out.
Black and white kid comedy show Monsters is on.
The sake is so hot, I can’t hold the cup for a while.
We’ve Seaweed salad Takoyaki – squid Spicy edamame 4 rolls Seaweed is nice, not sweet. Squid balls are good, different. The edamame is not spicy. I was hoping for some marinated but it isn’t. The sushi rolls are good.
Sarasota Orchestra began in 1949, with efforts from music teacher Ruth Cotton Butler, businessmen Dr. W.D. Sugg and J. Lorton Francis of Bradenton, and George Gibbs, an amateur musician from Venice.
Paul Wolfe was the artistic director and conductor for 35 years in 1961. Giancarlo Guerrero is the current one since 2025.
… more pix n videos on Google Maps, Yelp; add it to TA
Will return.
Dark wood and granite (?) decor on a lovely street. It has indoor and outdoor sections. A big fireplace outside.
Love their thin stems and water tumblers. … but then the server gave us different glasses the second run: dull and thick. If I knew I would not have ordered another drink.
Ok, I went to the bar and asked for a thin stem.
Like their spicy olive oil a lot.
Are they New York Italian? No sure: is it Little Italy Italian or Arthur Avenue in Bronx Italian? In any case, their food is delicious.
We’ve
– arugula salad w/ Shiitake mushrooms
– eggplant rollatini
– clams in white
– mussels in red with raw garlic and pungent wine sauce… and I took the sauce home – can’t take me anywhere.
Thanks for deciding the salad. When they brought the hot food, they warned us that the plates are hot … in fact, non of the three are hot, not even warm.
I thought the eggplant rollatini would be thin and small that I can finish it all as an appetizer. Wrong: three large and fat piece: a little too ‘meaty’. After one I felt I’m full.
