Date #63
I guess modern society interpreted the Mayan calendar incorrectly, as date night did happen tonight. We were in the area of Northeast Portland, an area Chuck loves to go for date night, driving up Burnside towards 28th avenue and come upon La Buca in a great old area of Portland. It’s located on an old building, the restaurant is rather small and many people are waiting for a table, this is a really good sign Chuck found a good one. To our delight we were called to our table within minutes, this was because we said we would sit in the bar, I would recommend this because it’s just as nice as the main restaurant.
We started out with caprese bruschetta, the bread was crispy, mozzarella creamy, and the balsamic glaze was sweet, such a wonderful tasty combination. So often when you order bruschetta the bread is soggy when it arrives at the table, this was not the case, even our last bite was still crispy. This was a very good start to the evening.
For dinner I ordered vegetariana this consisted of penne, roma tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, pine nuts, and garlic tossed in lemon juice and olive oil. I just loved this bowl of pasta, I could taste all the different ingredients because it wasn’t over powered with sauce, so light and refreshing for a winter night.
Chuck ordered polenta con maiale which was slow roasted pork with caramelized onions and peas over parmesan polenta in a sage chianti butter sauce. The pork was soft and moist, the polenta creamy, and the butter sauce blended everything together magnificently.
To top off the evening we stopped by the Whole Foods next door and looked at all the tasty wares, such a lovely evening.
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