Elija Bandersnatch
2 years ago
From the outside it looks like the temple of doom! Nothing particularly appealing. It looks sterile and forbidding. It looks like a corporate fortress. Yet, it is a surprise! It is a secret, hiding in plain sight! It is in fact, a destination! It is a coconut filled with sweetness! A chestnut covered in spiky points yet full of goodness, a treasure chest full of gold.
Inside those tall forbidding walls. Is an array of charming eclectic food shops from sushi to Mexican snacks, from Thai food to Filipino food. It is a food cart paradise come home. I love food carts. I love the eclectic mix, I love the passion that small independent entrepreneurs bring to the culinary arts. But honestly, I hate eating outside in inclement weather! And this is the ultimate answer. They have brought the food carts home, and I think it is a great answer as long as they can bring the customers in. They need to dress up the outside, because realistically driving by there is not a clue of what great options live within. There is a great playground outside for the kids and a large open space for events outside. It has all the options for a fantastic community gathering center. I hope it lives up to its potential!
I stopped in La Michoacana Dulce and had some absolutely wonderful stuff and can’t wait to go back and try everything else! The sushi looked great, and the Thai food looks fantastic as well! In fact, it all looks fantastic. One place, for every day of the week you would just have to rotate around and around. The place should be packed if there were any justice in the world.
The restrooms are outside and around the corner, and you need a code from one of the vendors to gain access, but they are clean and well-maintained which is a huge plus. There is obviously a lot of civic money involved in the project and they need to put some of that money into advertising and promotion a few signs outside isn’t going to make it. They also need to decorate the building like an office complex.
