BARcelona Tapas-no really, that's how they spell the name of their restaurant-is a cute little place in the heart of downtown Clayton. After the city, downtown Clayton is arguably your best bet of finding a variety of good food if your definition of good food is not Applebees.
Tim is still warming up to the idea of tapas, but after several visits to Modesto on the Hill, he is liking the concept more and more. Like the Spanish, he loves his pork. I suggested BARcelona for a casual dinner last Friday night because 1. "He didn't have to get dressed up" and 2. I had a Groupon.
When in Barcelona, beba como las Barcelonas.* So, I had the sangria. It was good, not too strong on the alcohol (sad face) but decent. We ordered four tapas: olives, spinach empanadas, baked goat cheese in tomato sauce, and the grilled beef tenderloin with blue cheese. The olives served were of numerous variety, some not palatable, but overall we liked most of them. And I even was ok with the gross ones because at least I was trying something new, perhaps even something traditional to Mediterranean cooking. The empanadas were not bad, just our least favorite, but the goat cheese and the beef were the stars. The goat cheese was mild in the Goat Cheese Pungency Scale (self-appointed expert here) and the beef was a high-quality cut that was very thick, plenty for the two of us.
We liked BARcelona Tapas enough. However, it is a definite second-place finisher to Modesto.
*This is probably not correct Spanish, and since they speak Catalan in Barcelona anyway, who's counting?
www.barcelonatapas.com
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