The Evening of 14 Mar 09

Last night, I had the honor of joining Laura and Kat for drinks at a place called La Tasca in Arlington. The place was pleasant and had a fun atmosphere. It specializes in Spanish style Tapas and Sangrias.

Food: 4/5
I got there late, so I really didn't try the food too much (I have to maintain weight somehow). But the dessert I had, an expresso and chocolate truffle thing, was excellent. The cheese tapa, which was really just slices of cheese and tomatoes was good, though I think they could have found a more flavorful cheese.

Drinks: 4/5
The Sangria I had was really fantastic. Sweet and tart, while obviously having a quite strong kick of alcohol. The beer selection was standard but just fine. I also ordered a Jim Bean and Diet. It was a bit weak, but not bad.

Service: 2/5
This really was the weakest part of the evening, as the waiter would disappear for long periods of time. Most of the time this was not a big deal, but it seemed that every time I wanted a drink or the check or dessert, I had to wait at least 10 minutes before he stopped by.

Conversation: 4/5
In going along with the conjecture of this blog, where I in fact review everything, I will now review our conversation. Overall, it was quite good. Very enjoyable, free flowing, and with a minimum of silences and pauses. It seemed that I spent alot of the time describing to the girls the concept of 'hashing.' I think I managed to convince them to come out next Sunday, which is great cause who doesn't enjoy Virgins.

We then moved onto a nerdiness competition, something that Kat and I engaged in quite regularly while in college. During these competitions, the goal is to see who can come up with a nerdier activity they have done. Kat always tries, but can't quite match my level. Of course, considering I spent most of the day designing Dungeons and Dragons encounters, I am pretty sure I can always win that one. Of course, the fact that I then recited almost all of Monty Python's Spanish Inquisition skit, I think I still would have won handily.

Somehow, once the desserts came out, some of the coffee sauce from my dish got on Laura's mousse. This led to a long innuendo filled conversation about my special sauce and how it gets on everything and makes everything tastier. I'll have to take their word for that.

The only reason this does not make top marks that there was not nearly enough flirting for my liking. I mean, here I am with two very attractive girls. Flirting should have been a much more prevalent part of the conversation. Ignore the fact that one is married and the other has a boyfriend.