Back in Black
Actually, I'm wearing pink today in honor of the nice weather, but black sounds better with back, doesn't it? I'm posting today to get my only two faithful readers off my back--you know who you are! Sorry for the lag. I haven't been feeling inspired, which is weak, I know.
So last night, I went to Joya. I really like Joya. I really like its spicy basil noodle, its pad thai, its green and masaman curries, its spicy mussels, its prices, and I've long ago accepted that Friday and Saturday nights are when the yuppies from Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill invade the restaurant and when it is to be avoided at all costs. However, last night (a Wednesday) at 9:30pm, there was a half-hour wait. The bar was spilling over with girls in new spring boho stylings. Note to girls with back fat: Do not sit on a bar stool in a short-ish top and expect the revealed fat to be attractive to the men (or women) behind you! Anyway, it just made me realize how much the neighborhood had changed, and I've only been here for two years. I still love you Joya--I'll try Monday or Tuesday next time :)
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Erin is back from the void. . . Yeah!
sigh ... i didn't realize my already gentrified neighborhood could, indeed, become victim to gentrification. and yet, yet again, i am proven wrong by the scores of raven-hued, electrically straightened tresses and men in business suits. the true test of joya's greatness may just be how true they stay to their roots (and their $7 entrees ...)
is it really that good? it's always packed, so i never made it inside. i really like tuk tuk over on smith. is joya actually better or just more popular for some reason?
Hey now, I'm a faithful reader - you are in my "Daily Clicks" bookmark folder AND on my LJ friends list! I just don't bug you because I understand the plight of the uninspired blogger. :P
Hm, the back fat still does not beat the thong we were all once forced to stare at on a barstool at the now closed Formosa in Atlanta...
Thanks, now I have Spinal Tap's "More Cushion For the Pushin" in my head.
We always do Tuk Tuk for delivery. Joya has better dishes and the atmosphere is better.
joya does have a better selection. but tuk tuk will make your dishes scaldingly spicy if that's what you are looking for. or even sometimes if you're not ...