On Feb 28, 1:57 am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> So you're driving along in some misbegotten part of the country, but you
> suddenly stumble onto a FANTASTIC restaurant, surrounded by mediocrity or
> worse.
> [snip]
> I call these "culinary oases," and I wish I knew about more of them. Can
> anybody add to the list?
>
Basque restaurants in Fresno or Bakersfield, CA, or northern Nevada.
Some neighborhoods in big cities can also qualify as misbegotten. In
LA, La Serenata de Garibaldi is superb Mexican seafood next to
mariachi plaza, and El Rincon Chileno is wonderful Chilean food (and
adjacent deli/takeout) in cruddy east Hollywood. -aem