zupper club started off on this fine evening with a heated discussion about what is too bougie for the club- with kevin the food bully demanding that the food be "cheap" and "ethnic". it was later decided that cheap and ethnic aren't necessarily requirements, but off the beaten path is a must. bacaro's location in the middle of who know's where (south la) seemed to fit the bill, at least to the girl from maine who picked it. but the menu was a little fancy (it is a wine bar, after all), and if the restaurant had been anywhere closer to the westside kevin's argument would have been strong. luckily, it wasn't & kevin's zupper bullying was squashed.
the mood in bacaro was festive. loud, cozy, and small, the restaurant felt like fun before we'd had our first drink. it is allegedly a hotspot for USC students- although the crowd wasn't too young. there were two guys running the whole place, and they desperately needed a couple of competent clones. so that first drink, it took a LONG time (but still, got to us before paigey did -1 hour late!). luckily we had lots to distract us while we waited for our giant chimmay's & wine. there was catching up to do and a tapas menu to dissect.
when dinner arrived (finally!) the pan seared polenta, bruschette, crostinis, cauliflower, and bacaro burger (topped with a friend egg!) were scarfed up. all of the complaints from the food bully about the place being too bougie were silenced by some oven roasted bone marrow. funny how that works.
dinner conversation was light: there was talk of where paige should get her tattoo gift to kevin, whether lou should have strippers at his bachelor party (yes), and paige broke the news that max's sister shoko got the book deal. sometime during dinner it was discovered that max's longtime friend (who recommended the restaurant to sarah) is also manish's agent.
one of us had a bit too much too drink (paige) and repeatedly professed her love to us all. she also told kevin "don't start with your dinosaur behavior!" the sassiness level went up a notch when sage made the announcement "i like dark meat!" and up again when paige and sage started a boob grabbing/pinching fight for some entertaining photos. (hopefully those will surface someday)
the night ended on a high note, with sage and manish showing us a note their sweet little girl had posted on her bedroom door that said simply "DON'T CUM IN HER!"
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