Manderes

Manderes

One of my favorite beer joints / restaurants in Folsom is a small pub and grill at 402 E. Bidwell called Manderes. They have a motto that says "No Crap on Tap" and they mean it. This place is just like Cheers. Brent (pictured above) and Dave, the owners, along with Avalon, Lindsay, Tim and the rest are super friendly and always make you feel welcomed in their "home"

Manderes only serves the best of the best beers and wines, and their food is very good.

Some of their great beers include my favorites: Alagash, Leinenkugel, Anderson Valley, Deschutes, Lagunitas and at least 100 more choices between on tap and bottled.

I've had a lot of fun going to this place over the past 1.5 years since they opened and once a month they host a really fun beer tasting event that always packs the house. They usually showcase a brand or style of beer each time that includes a tasting of the best selections along with an entree' for $18. It's held on the 2nd Wedensday of every month

If you're ever in the Folsom area, I highly recommend you all check out this restaurant and bar.

They have daily food specials consisting of grilled salmon, pork chops, and more, and their regular menu consists of such tasty dishes as Chimay Glazed Chicken, Korean Bulgogi (which you know I like) and they do up a really great steak, ribs, shrimp and more.

Be sure to try their cheesecake blintz dessert sometime too!

Another thing to note about this great little place, they've won many awards since opening: They're in the list of Draft magazines Top 200 bars in the NATION, they were ranked in Sacramento Magazine as one of the best things to do in the Sacramento area. They won KCRA 13's Best Beer Selection in Sacramento, and they have won several times for Best Bar in MyFolsom.com's Best of Folsom selection.

Check out Manderes at:
http://manderes.com/
402 E. Bidwell Street
Folsom, CA. 95630
(916) 986-9655

Friday Night Out

Mexican Restaurant Review

Friday night we went skipped the home menu and went out to dine at a place we've never been. This is my review of a nice Mexican restaurant in Roseville called "Mas". Located at 1563 Eureka Rd, Roseville (916) 773-3778 - www.masmexicanfood.com

When we arrived, I noticed that I had been to this building before when it was another restaurant, but after walking in, I could see they really improved the place. The ambiance was very nice and they even had a bar and huge outside covered patio area. We sat out on the patio with our good friends Larry and Suzanne and enjoyed a pitcher of very good Margarita's with some fantastic homemade tortilla chips and home made guacamole that was excellent. For dinner I ordered the mole enchilada's which were tasty and Ronda had some tostados. Suzanne had the same as Ronda and Larry tried the carnita's tacos.

The food was very good, the drinks great and the service excellent. But my favorite part of the evening was the outstanding mariachi band that was playing and roaming around the restaurant. When they came out to our area they played a few songs, the singer was excellent and the players were spot on perfect. I think there were about 8 players in this band. Suzanne gave them a tip and they came over to our table and played a song just for us. The music was fantastic, I really enjoy Latin music (one of my favorites is the Buena Vista Social Club).


We capped off this nice evening out with a stop at Larry and Suzanne's house where Larry busted out a super fine wine from his vast collection (over 500 bottles)

It was a 1977 Fonseca Port and it was pure bliss! It's not often that we get to taste a 32 year old vino. This was one of the best wine's I've ever had and as a serious port wine connoisseur, out of a 1 to 10 rating, I give this one an 11!

Cheers!