Uneasy Rhetoric

Downtown Déjeuner: Sticks: The New Cantonese ** 1/2 1200 K St Ste 4 Based on one visit. Under $8. With the closure of Indochine, Downtown Sacramento lost the jewel in its Chinese/pan-Asian crown. I lament this closure even more because of Indochine’s supersized portions, which were enough to give even this growning boy two whole [...]

Downtown Déjeuner: Taqueria Los Gallos *** 911 K St Based on one visit. Less than $8. Here a taco, there a taco, everywhere a taqueria. I like taquerias. I like walking into a place and seeing lengua (tongue) or mariscos (seafood) on the menu. Lengua, if prepared well, is pretty good, but in general I [...]

Everybody knows Sacramento is a boring town (I’m generalizing – bear with me). Ask anyone who grew up here whether they wanted to leave. Most would say yes. However, there are a few things that make Sacramento, despite its miserable car culture and lack of significant urban planning, quite livable. One is the sheer quantity [...]

Downtown Déjeuner: Amarin Thai Restaurant ** 900 12th St. Based on two visits. Approx. $7-9 with tip. Thai restaurants dot the landscape in the Pacific Northwest like thousands of medium order of magnitude stars. There are only slightly fewer in Sacramento. Amarin has a large dining room, adequate wait staff, and a very fast turn [...]

Downtown Déjeuner: Jump Start Café *** 1122 11th Street. Based on one visit (for lunch). Ten bucks easy with tip. I like Jump Start, even though I drink almost exclusively decaf anymore. Their coffee is always good, without that overroasted quality so pervasive at Starbucks or Java City. As a café they are very nearly [...]