Now and then, you may see a faraway look in the eyes of those of us without Frumboldt stickers on our cars, who hail from elsewhere but were lured here by Humboldt’s verdant charms (or perhaps the charms of a Humboldter). We long for the food of our homelands. You may wave a hand in […]
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Good Decisions
Tucked back from the street, its fence camouflaged with peeling fliers, La Chiquita (1021 I St., Arcata), brick-and-mortar counterpart to the taco truck of the same name, is easily missed on the walk past Los Bagels and Wildwood Music. Luckily, there is the smell of steamy tortillas and carnitas to turn your head. A news […]
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The Big, Green Monster
A reader wrote in with a tip about the wet burrito at Tasty Tacos (3943 Walnut St, Eureka), saying the green sauce and the marinated chicken are amazing ($9). What the tipster didn’t mention is the enormity of the thing, which the menu calls the biggest burrito in town. When it arrives, smothered in a […]