I woke up at noon today, immediately began a search for coffee, found some around 4 pm, became enthusiastic, walked around campus for a while, and then got hungry. Too hungry to bother cooking for myself.
So I drove into town and bought a Greenie Beanie from Lucy's Tacos in Red Hook. It began to rain while I sat at the little table by the window reading Bard's Art magazine, and a local rock n' roll periodical with a picture of Bob Dylan on the front in his younger days. The burrito was delicious, but not that cheap, so I will get around to cooking again tomorrow and most of the time from now on.
In the burrito I found
- chicken
- spinach
- black beans
- sweet red pepper
- avocado
- lime cilantro vinaigrette
- all merging in a whole wheat wrap (something the burrito could have done without)
I bet you could make the same thing at home for less than the $7 I paid, but I think with places like Lucy's, leaving your house is part of the point. It's nice (and rare) to find a community nook to hang out in that serves food, is laid back enough that you feel comfortable arriving there frequently and at odd times, and where the guy who works behind the counter keeps playing infallibly great tracks over the stereo.
I'd compare eating at Lucy's Tacos to eating at 71 Irving in Gramercy Park. You do it as much for the feeling of community, of being a townie in your town, as you do for the food.
