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Mallorca update
Mallorca is a Spanish restaurant that's located a few blocks from where I work. It's pricy compared to other lunch options (expect to pay around $12-13, not the $5-6 common elsewhere), but it's good food. Usually that doesn't tip the balance enough for me, but it's also plentiful food, usually.
They serve the side dishes family-style (rice, sauteed veggies, and potato chips). The first time I went there alone I was surprised that they still brought full dishes of each side for me. Also, the first time I went there for lunch, they brought me a huge piece of fish for my entree. This was easily two meals' worth of food, which makes the price seem much more reasonable.
So this has become my default place for the lunch before Yom Kippur. I don't know how typical this is, but my body seems to really want huge quantities of protein several hours in advance of the fast, but not immediately before. So lunch features a huge slab of protein and dinner is more carby. But last time I went there for lunch (probably erev YK last year) they'd scaled back: they brought me a plate with a moderate fish portion and the sides on the plate. In other words, a normal meal rather than an excessive meal (which, after all, is usually the right thing to do).
And then in June we were there with family for dinner and the service was horrible. Now granted, there were other things contributing to that not being a pleasant meal, but Mallorca was starting to lose points with me.
Still, there aren't a lot of good options for "huge slab of aquatic protein goodness" around here (bringing my own seems impractical, though I considered it), and anyway it's supposed to be a festive meal, so I went there today. And they brought me a pretty big piece of tuna and a full plate of each of the sides. And the service was fabulous -- very attentive and courteous. I never had to ask for anything after I'd placed my order; water refills appeared before I needed them (and I was drinking a lot of water, as you might expect) and the check was handled quickly. I can't remember the last time I left a 25% tip before today.
So I don't know if I can generalize to dinner, but Mallorca is solidly back on the "good" list for lunch.
They serve the side dishes family-style (rice, sauteed veggies, and potato chips). The first time I went there alone I was surprised that they still brought full dishes of each side for me. Also, the first time I went there for lunch, they brought me a huge piece of fish for my entree. This was easily two meals' worth of food, which makes the price seem much more reasonable.
So this has become my default place for the lunch before Yom Kippur. I don't know how typical this is, but my body seems to really want huge quantities of protein several hours in advance of the fast, but not immediately before. So lunch features a huge slab of protein and dinner is more carby. But last time I went there for lunch (probably erev YK last year) they'd scaled back: they brought me a plate with a moderate fish portion and the sides on the plate. In other words, a normal meal rather than an excessive meal (which, after all, is usually the right thing to do).
And then in June we were there with family for dinner and the service was horrible. Now granted, there were other things contributing to that not being a pleasant meal, but Mallorca was starting to lose points with me.
Still, there aren't a lot of good options for "huge slab of aquatic protein goodness" around here (bringing my own seems impractical, though I considered it), and anyway it's supposed to be a festive meal, so I went there today. And they brought me a pretty big piece of tuna and a full plate of each of the sides. And the service was fabulous -- very attentive and courteous. I never had to ask for anything after I'd placed my order; water refills appeared before I needed them (and I was drinking a lot of water, as you might expect) and the check was handled quickly. I can't remember the last time I left a 25% tip before today.
So I don't know if I can generalize to dinner, but Mallorca is solidly back on the "good" list for lunch.
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We are to "afflict" our souls. In addition to the fast, we don't annoint (perfumes, lotions, etc), wear leather shoes (considered comfortable), or have marital relations.
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Not easy, especially when one normally imbibes caffeinated drinks.