A new favorite restaurant

As you may know, last week I drove home to my parent's house in Hillsboro, Oregon. The following Friday I shuttled on over to Boise to spend the night with my awesome cousin Amber, her husband Patrick, and there son Tavin. Thanks guys for putting me up for the night. First off, Tavin is the cutest kid - I know, i know, everyone says that - but seriously, I love that little guy. Tons of fun!

Anyway, Saturday morning I took off on a round-about trip to Salt Lake City. Since I had time, I decided to swing by the Craters of the Moon National Monument near Arco, Idaho. If you have never heard of it, you should look it up, and if you have never been, you should go. I wish I had more time - apparently there are all kinds of hikes and such that you can do there, plus pretty nice camping facilities from what I could see. I hope to go back at some point this summer, and you'll learn more about it then.

Now, for the reason for this post - FOOD! I found what just might be my new favorite restaurant. It is a chain called Bajio. My California friends can think of it as Chipotle on steroids. The food is amazingly fresh and delicious, and from what I understand, pretty authentic (as much as that is possible from a chain restaurant). Imagine all of your favorite Mexican dishes taken up a notch with some amazing new spices and a hint of sweet - yup, it was amazing. Oh, and I forgot to mention: Sour Cream, Chees, even Guacamole FOR FREE. That's right, no hidden $2 charge for a little tiny drop of Guac, and its the good stuff too! Here is a picture of my $8 lunch. And no, I didn't eat dinner that night.