For the last seven years, we have spent our vacation in Florida, wonderful road trips for the last six. With our plans to move to Colorado later this year, we decided to go for our vacation to check it out before we committed.
For our last meal in Colorado, we chose Paravicini's Italian Bistro, another restaurant we discovered on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
I had not been feeling well the night before, so Chris decided that we should have pho for lunch. We found Pho & Grill not too far from our cottage in Colorado Springs.
I ordered The Sloppy Pig, the sandwich featured on DDD. The flavor of the pulled pork was on point, some of the best I have had that Chris didn't make himself. The sandwich was so big I wasn't sure how to go about eating it.
I was not sure exactly how to eat the creation so started by eating the cheddar skirt. The grilled cheese was crispy and spectacular.
Their claim to fame is a Giant Cinnamon Roll. The cinnamon roll is very popular and is only available in limited quantities. I noticed in some of the reviews people complained that the cinnamon rolls sell out really fast. As we planned to go for breakfast our first morning in Colorado, after two 12+ hour driving days, I had no expectations that I would be able to get one of the cinnamon rolls.
We started with a half-dozen oysters and the Ceviche Jarocho. We live near the James River and have never had oysters in a restaurant as well done as what we had at Jarocha. They were gorgeous!
The hot dogs were delicious, but the atmosphere is what made it special. From hearing our name announced on the loudspeaker when our order was ready, to them ringing a bell and singing when we put money in the tip jar and the spectacular display of nonsense, the place was just so much fun.
While we don't usually have breakfast at camp, we do enjoy our morning coffee. It's nice to take a few minutes to relax before we start packing up. We weren't really coffee drinkers when we met, so never really needed a coffee maker. After we discovered a coffee that we both love Chris gave me a Bialetti Express Moka Pot.
When we entered, there was a group of people in front of us. We felt like VIPs when immediately we escorted to a spot reserved for us at the bar.