lately it seems like all i've been writing about is food and lofts. well, this entry is no different ...
jessica may have started her monday night with a glass of champagne, but the rest of us joined in with a pitcher of sangria at el quinto pino.
el quinto pino is a neighborhood restaurant that we have passed dozens of times on our way to the west side highway, and finally tried tonight for the first time. the menu is spanish tapas style, and the restaurant space is rustic, yet modern. the windows are high above eye level, and so you can walk by this restaurant on the sidewalk without ever realizing it exists.
we shared everything, starting with the neustras bravas, serrano ham croquettes, tortilla espanola, gambas al ajillo, fried chickpeas, and queso fundido (not on their menu online, but it was one of my favorites). and i couldn't forget the torreznos (aka "bag of bacon"), pork sandwich, and eggplant <~~ yum! for dessert, we shared the dark chocolate with catalan olive oil and sea salt on toast.
i love that the restaurant was on the smaller side and with a very private feeling! and best of all, no raving reviews on social media sites or large parties. i guess i'm getting older and a little over the group scenes.
after dinner, we got a tour of their renovated loft and met suki, their adorable yorkshire terrier, for the first time. i was floored by the transformation!
what was once a piecemeal living room and kitchen, constructed with the sporadic additions of cabinetry, soffits, and walls by its previous owner, was now a seamlessly finished open loft with soft recessed lighting, a beautiful repositioned grey kitchen, and two lovely bedrooms. above all, the closets and the laundry room (!!).
suki was enjoying the new space too, as demonstrated by her mini laps around the living room furniture :) can't wait for the housewarming and kris's kansas city ribs!
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