Celestin's

1815 K St
Sacramento, CA 95811-4114
(916) 444-2423

It's taken us a year & a half to return to this trusty old standby! They are one of the few places in Sacramento who can make a really good Singapore Sling. And yes, I did have one.

We picked this place to try and lure one of our long lost friends out of his home for the evening, but it didn't work. So we just had a great time without him.

Jambalaya is one of their specialties and you can get it with shrimp, chicken, hot links, and many other assorted proteins. Also have jerk burgers, Cuban pork sandwiches, fried plantains and some of the yummiest sweet potato fries around.

One of the sad economic side effects was that on a Thursday night, we were by far their money making table with 10 people. A total of 2 other tables had couples at them during the night. I hate to see good, local places having such a tough time. Let's hope they pick up some business and tough it out.

Go for the drinks, stay for the dinner. Also, check out their calamari. It's just different enough from all the rest around Sacramento to keep it interesting.

Eva's Mexican Cafe

242 Vernon St
Roseville, CA 95678-2633
(916) 783-9992

Back to the work-a-day Thursdays. We went for simple & delicious this week after the high of a Zombie Wedding. You can't top it, so you just do something different instead.

This week we all converged on Eva's in old Roseville. I can't remember a time before there was an Eva's on Vernon Street. It's pretty much your typical family-run, simple Mexican restaurant. My dinner was a whopping $6.50 and they have RC Cola in their soda fountain. You gotta love that!

The chunky salsa on the table is good, but the crack is in the form of a very red, chock-full-of-red-peppers sauce in a squeezy bottle. At first taste you think, "man, that's hot". After the 3rd taste you can't stop slathering your food in it. So addictive and delicious.

You also get a fresh out the fridge iceberg lettuce salad. Now, I know - it's all about the mixed organic greens in salads, but there is something to be said about ice cold iceberg, giant slice of tomato, large portion of ranch dressing all served up in a old-style wooden salad bowl. Add some of the red pepper crack sauce and it's on!

Now the clear favorite of the evening was the shredded beef taco. This is the way they should be made! Lots of seasoned shredded beef, deep fried in a corn tortilla. Add a little cheese, lettuce and half moon slice of tomato and it's just about perfect.

So, if you have $10 burning a hole in your pocket, stop by Eva's. They obviously have other specialties as well, but really, go for the tacos. Extra hot sauce.

Quote of the evening:
"Nairb give you the package?" Captain to Shooter
"Nairb delivers!" Mr. Chemistry

Zombie Wedding

Yes, you read it correctly - Zombie Wedding. Best. Idea. EVER!

Our sometimes drunks Brenda & Morgan had a lovely little get together to celebrate the union of their living corpses. Everyone dressed up from freshly bitten to decayed and rotted. The entire night was a undead success. If you ever get invited to something so cool, just go. You'll never forget it.

Congrats to the newly wedded zombies!

**Addition: the wedding vows.

BRENDA:
I promise to love you truly, until the zombies come
At that point I cannot promise anything
But I will try to get you to the shopping mall alive.
And there will always be gas in your chain-saw
Our love forever chambered in the shotgun of my heart
And together, we will aim for the head.
My life will be your life, my house your house
And it will always be stockpiled with canned goods.
Canned goods of my love.

MORGAN:
And I will never run from you
Unless you get bitten, in which case,
well, baby, all bets are off.
For what separates us from the sentient undead is our ability to love unconditionally
And also to fly a helicopter.
So with this shotgun and crowbar, I thee wed.
Let’s do this thing.

Onespeed Pizza

Onespeed Pizza
4818 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95819
(916) 706-1748

Was it the best pizza in Sacramento? It was good. And I could understand how you'd be stoaked if this place was in your neighborhood. Really, I'd go with one of those giant calzones that looked "like Stewie Griffin's head" according to Shooter. Yummy wines, good selection of beer, nice bicycle themed decor, and as always good company.

For all the Yelpers harping on their rude service, we found their staff to be quite pleasant. Bump started a list of names of groups (you know, like a "Murder of Crows"): we had a 'Crying of Emos', a 'Douchery of Dudes', and a 'Purging of Bulimics'.

The Purple Place

The Purple Place Bar & Grill
363 Green Valley Road
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
(916) 933-2616

We like to call this place "The Purp". And we love it here. It has been in this same place since the dawn of time. I remember when there was nothing between downtown Folsom and where we lived in El Dorado Hills except for this one little spot on Green Valley Road with a gas station, biker bar and feed store. And it's still there! Although it's been classed up just a wee bit.

Admittedly, I wasn't even there that night, so here is my recreation from the journal. If you were there feel free to add your two cents.

"The Purple Place: Now with sleepy chubs & snakes"

Opening Scene. Act I
Drunks arrive and promptly rescue a large stripy snake (I'm going to say gopher snake), who was injured and headed into the parking. They moved him to the field.

Act II
NakedBob arrives with his sassy pants on and a mouth full of piss and vinegar.

Act III
The equally sassy waitress arrives and her and NakedBob start posturing to see who is going to win this sass battle (I vote waitress).

Scene Two. Act I
Ordering, drinking, trash talking, settling in and bugging the baby.

Act II
"I'll bring you the ketchup so you'll stop talking" - Waitress Melissa to NakedBob (she might be winning, but he is wearing her down).

Act III
"There is no fiddle in ABBA" - Jarla

Scene Three. Act I
Some sort of oneupmanship has started between Waitress Melissa & NakedBob.
"I have 6 toes." - Melissa
Wow. Point for her.

Act II
"Everything needs socks. Scribby needs socks." - RobotGoBen (okay so I have no idea was is going on now...I'm just along for the ride like you).

Act III
"Shackled Shim - They don't call him 'Manacles' for nothing." - Bump
(followed by a page full of words that start with the letter "S". No clue.)

Closing Scene
"Thursday Drunks,
It was a blast harassing all of you! Now I see why it takes you a full year to come back...Keep up the bad jokes NakedBob, you're really great at them :).
Thanks, Melissa"

Aaaaaaaaaaaand, Scene!