Scotty's Is Mixing It Right

Scotty's restaurant is a place I like for breakfast, which, as I've mentioned before, is the meal somewhat lacking in variety and quality here in Garlic City. Scotty's breakfast is great, but, hold on, they also offer great lunches too. They ambitiously offer a mix of cuisine, from Mexican, to American diner, to Hawaiian, and somehow do an excellent job with all. What really impresses me is the quality of the food that they offer with the daily lunch specials. Very good prices, and incredible food.

Which brings me to a recent treat I had there when I tried the Thursday lunch special. It was the Hawaiian plate, and it was a uniquely delicious experience for me. The noodle broth was a savory starter, set on the plate along with a bowl of marinated salmon, slow roasted pork, and the main dish. The marinated salmon was similar on my palate to Mexican ceviche, and was a freshly magnificent sparkle on the tongue. The slow roasted pork was appropriately yummy, and maintained a juiciness that often gets lost in this kind of preparation. The main dish was a piece of salmon side by side with a piece of pork both wrapped in a banana leaf, and mysteriously mixing and complementing each other in flavor.

I was stuffed full of delicious food when I was finished, truly more than I could eat, and the heaviness I felt was not from my wallet. I like that kind of lunch. Scotty's...great breakfasts, great lunches...I'll be back for dinner.
Four out of five garlics.

Pizza Death-N-Stuff

After a long run, and a consistency that continued even with a change of ownership and decor, the pizza place called "Pizza-N-Stuff," has closed here in Garlic City. Which is a shame, because, the name might have left something to be desired, but the pizza, and the stuff, that were both found there, were some of the best eats to be had here in Gilroy. Chuy argues that it was the location of the place that was its downfall, but whatever the reason, our stomachs feel the loss.

Pizza-N-Stuff offered incredibly delicious pizza, especially the gourmet pizzas, which included the Garlic Chicken, and the California with pesto and avocado; other pizza's simply began to taste like cardboard in comparison. They were the best. And, as I had written about in the past, the place had the audacity to also offer the best burger in Gilroy. The french bread wrapped piece of culinary art that was somehow made of humble hamburger. They had other great stuff, savory spaghetti and meatballs, and the list goes on, but now all gone. I will mourn. Garlic City should as well.