My latest spots i checked out....

Well in keeping up with my goal of trying new places, the month of march and so far in april i have had the opportunity to check out a few cool places so i thought i would review on it. I'm just going to do March for now.

Taco Milagro ( In upper kirby)

i went here in highschool but havent been back since. i met up here on a saturday with a friend and some of his friends. It was a super nice day and the patio was poppin! We had a great time people watching! i wont go into details but it was a riot! I ate their chicken fajita plate and it was great! the meat was drier than i expected but it was an adequate amount of meat and the guacamole was great! Since i'm not doing carbs right now i didnt get to try any of their chips or drinks but from the amount people were consuming, it must be good. the patio has people with their dogs and a great place for a saturday afternoon/early evening.

The Tiny Boxwoods

One of my girlfriends loves this place and reccomended it to me. I actually did not eat there but went by to check it out as a potential spot for my birthday. its just gorgeous. the people who own it own the restaurant, a landscape architecture firm, a nursery, and a store all right there. My friend Julie and i went over there one day and just walked around and we planned to eat but they were in between lunch and dinner so only wine and cheese were available. Since i cant have either we said we'd come back. I really want to go for breakfast or brunch one day and sit on the patio/garden.

Ibiza (Midtown)

I had dinner here one night and omg was it delicious. i ordered a big beef tenderloin and substituted veggies for the potatoes. It was huge and i loved every bite. My friend I ate with had the porkchop which i was fortunate enough to taste and it was delicious as well. the restaurant reminded me a of when i worked at Reggiano's the way they served and the open kitchen. My company had our spring meeting there last year in the lounge next door which was fabulous as well.

Ruby Tequila's (midtown)

This place opened up not to long ago, and one night i went and ate their with my friend Julie and her boyfriend. the place was pretty busy and the three of us just shared a combo of their fajitas. The fajitas were delicious. They were stingy on the guacamole. Again i didnt get to try any of the chips or the drinks, but they had margaritas with Dos Equis in them ( see above) as well as some other interesting margaritas that sounded delicious. They had a neat firepit inside that you could sit around as well. very casual probably a good place to go unwind after work!

Camielle's Sidewalk cafe ( downtown tunnel)

A coworker and i decided to try this place out during lunch one day as we have passed it in our walks around the tunnels a few times. It was so good and they have lots of healthy options. I grabbed their cobb salad with some modifications and she had one of their wraps. The food was great, was affordable, fast service and nice selection.

Grappinos's Patio (right outside of downtown on dallas)

This year my company has their spring meeting here on the patio. the food was really really good! i wish i could have tried the dessert and more of the food but the antipasta, veggies and skewers were great and from what others said the tiramisu and cheesecake were awesome too. Its a nice ambiance and there was a guy playing his guitar to some great music the night we went. it reminded me a bit of the patio at reggiano's when i worked there as well.

Boheme (taft and fairview)

Julie and i went here before going to Ruby tequila's. Its a fun little bar with some neat details. the inside has these large telescopes, cool chandaliers made from bottles and the patio has funny random pieces of furniture probably picked up from the junk stores near by. they have a wide variety of drinks and serve "bites" which are different kinds of curry. i plan to return to check that out!