Ballard Bliss

Could a giant plate of Nachos be $4? Really? You all know my love and obsession for Tortilla chips. But when I got to experience Matador's $4 plate of nachos, I was in complete heaven!


Happy Hour at the Matador goes from 4 to 6p.m. and again from 10p.m. to 1a.m. We all started off with one of their specialty cocktails. I tried the Matador Margarita. It was delicious infused with fresh lime, cranberry, and orange juice.


One hint I did get from my friend Brittany, (and the look on her face with her first sip), is that the La Paloma cocktail is a bit strong! She informed me that with each delicious bite of nachos, she would gulp another sip down.

But to go on about the real reason we where there...the nachos! Just look at this beauty!


And this is just the start of their extensive Happy Hour menu. With some favorite Mexican dishes ranging from $4 to $5 there has got to be something on their menu that you would like.

So some good margaritas, a fun atmosphere and in the cute Ballard neighborhood, and amazing Happy Hour food, head over to The Matador.

Taco Tuesday!

There is nothing like a Margarita on a snowy Tuesday night! That's just what we explored tonight at Sonrisa Modern Mex!

Only $3 Margaritas and 2 Tacos for $2, you can't go wrong. I even took a picture of the menu to prove it.


Now tonight I wasn't really feeling the Tacos, so I just had a blended Strawberry Margarita, so delicious! I just ate, maybe my own bowl of tortilla chips, come on it happens! But, they're home made and compliment their salsa very well.

If you do go for food, I recommend the Tacos by far. Good old fashioned Mexican food!

Who wants to go to half price bottle of wine some upcoming Thursday?

RDLD: Vancouver Edition

Ever get the opportunity to head a few hours north to "The Couve?"

Here are the three most important happy-hour/food-esque things I learned when visiting this past weekend:

1. Do not trust the Vancouver bartenders
Sure you may want to try something new and exciting while exploring a new city, but no thank you, I will never drink the espresso flavored vodka over ice again.

2. Stick with Starbucks and only Starbucks
This is pretty much self-explanatory but when a barista takes 15 minutes to make an iced vanilla latte, asking her manager MULTIPLE times for help, it's a big sign.

3. Vancouver food and drinks and expensive
Enough said.



Besides my few complaints, Vancouver overall is a beautiful city. We had gorgeous weather and there was so much to explore! Everyone was so friendly and welcoming. I would definitely return.

Just A Typical Thursday Night

First round of midterms are through, so for a little break it was time to hit the bars on the one and only University Ave. Joined by closest college girlfriends, we explored some of the best drink specials at the popular college bars!



We started off at Finn McCools which is on the lower part of the ave. They have drink specials every night of the week. Thursday's are $4 Long Islands, $1 Miller Lifes, and $3 AMFs. I also must say they have pretty good french fries for a college pub and not to mention Thursday night karaoke.



Next stop was Earls on the ave. Try their Long Island or Strawberry Lemonade. And, if you become hungry, there is always a $1 slice of pizza calling your name.