Today was the first run I missed in my training plan. I felt bad for about a minute but then picked myself back up because I realized I had way more fun today instead of canceling plans just to make sure I stuck exactly to my schedule.
So what did I do instead?
I had a date with Jacq where we had needles poked in us. 😉
She FINALLY came back from her African safari honeymoon! This girl saw over 1.5 million Wildebeest and followed the great migration for two weeks with her new husband.
Her being back in San Francisco means that we can continue our weekly acupuncture sessions and chatter over a meal. We sure do get hungry after our 45-minute adult nap time. 🙂
Eating lunch at the same place twice is boring in this foodie city and we already tried everything in the immediate area, so we drove over to The Little Chihuahua on Divisadero to attempt something new.
Note how foggy it was in this picture. When we left a few hours later, it was so sunny I thought we were in SoCal.
Somehow we ended up making it there exactly at 11:00am. I promise we weren’t hawking out in front, glaring at the cashier to make him open faster. 😉 I actually walked in first while Jacq was parking her car and he made a joke about how I should get a prize for getting there right on time.
Since this guy had joke for days, I made him take a picture of us.
Everyone talks about how delicious The Little Chihuahua is so I was really excited to try their food. Jacq got the Fried Plantain & Black Bean Burrito which looked amazing. I didn’t take a picture because I’m sure you know what a cylinder of foil looks like, ha.
I ordered the camarones y pollo asado tacos. They were good but I wished I ordered something a little more special to understand the hype of the restaurant. I just couldn’t take down a huge burrito at the time and simple tacos seemed the most appealing.
We were so engrossed in our conversation that two hours passed by without us even noticing. Jacq had to leave for work and we still had so much to cover. Love her!
I ran some errands before hurrying home to get ready for a going away dinner planned. What better place to round everyone up but Cha Cha Cha?
Junior is like the brother I never wanted and I’m going to miss him! He’s going back to Santa Barbara to take over the family business. Clearly, this picture is focused on the skills of the gentleman skateboarding behind us. It’s actually pretty funny when you open up Lightroom and notice this while trying to hurry up and edit all the pictures. Not.
A clearer picture of some of the girls that made it. I know it’s going to be a good day when I see Abby more than once in a week. 🙂
I already have a post on Cha Cha Cha, but these pictures show the worthiness of the food a little bit better. I am not the biggest seafood fan, but I will indulge on these mussels steamed in a saffron broth.
My favorite type of fungi, cooked with sherry and herbs. I wasn’t going to share this picture because it’s already in my other post, but I wanted to balance out the ratio of selfies and actual food.
Adios Junior! See you when you come up and fix the hole in the wall. 🙂
Tomorrow is an exciting day for me, I will make sure to tell you all about it on Monday!
Do you like mussels? (I’m actually so turned off by the texture I have to eat the little slimy part with a huge chunk of bread). What’s in store for the weekend?
I’ve always wanted to try acupuncture! thats it, I really need to make an appointment. and what a cool idea for a honeymoon! btw you and all your friends are so gorgeous. and yes i LOVE mussels, i order them all the time. usually with a side of fries:)
I want to try acupuncture so badddd as well. Love your eats as usual 🙂
Following the wildebeest migration? That’s way too cool. They should have taken me on their honeymoon. 😉 And I LOVE any kind of seafood, mussels included. Although, I’ve only had mussels once at a sub-par restaurant and still really liked them…
Haha I know, I asked her if she had room in her suitcase for me.
If you have to miss a training run, I think you did it the best way! As usual, that food and scenery looks amazing! You’re so pretty Tara!
omg, this place looks ridic. cali and texas have the best mex. i love the open faced tacos. when i visit sfo next time, i’ll be going to cha cha cha.
I actually want to eat everything!!! Need to get my butt to San Fran ASAP! The BFs family is from there and I think he would die of happiness if I agreed to move there…keep up the delicious looking pictures and I might!!!
Um, you have no reason to NOT move here now! Besides the rent…it hurts to pay every month. 🙂
those tacos look like absolute perfection! YUM!
Is it bad to want to move to SF just for the food? 😉 I think if I lived there, I would be in foodie heaven daily! Although I’m not sure I’ve actually tried mussels… sounds like I better though! I usually like seafood, but I need to expand my seafood horizons a bit more. 🙂
If you ever get the chance to come visit, you won’t regret it! There’s so many restaurants here you can live here for five years and not eat at the same one twice!