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There is a place I found here in town that doesn't have anything extra special on the menu, but if I request they serve a primo salsa verde. They always warn me about the heat. And I smile, bring it on!

I had told my friend Celia that I liked that place better than any other in town and she couldn't figure out why. I didn't know they would specially prepare this until my 3rd visit there either! And I found out just because I was fussing about the so-so Mexican food to be had in Wichita when my neighbor dragged me over there. The waiter asked what I really wanted. I told 'em. Turned out the owners are from Del Rio and were more than happy to fix something "special" for me.

So, I finally talked Celia into going there with me one day at lunch last week. She loved the "special." She says, "It tastes just like mine!" hehehe... that's a really good recommendation!

Yahknow... you're gonna give me hell for this... but up here in the great Northwest we do in fact have some pretty gnarly good mexican food.

There's a couple of the usual chainstores that are pretty good, like Garcias of Scottsdale. But there is ONE place that provides mexican fare that BEATS hands-down ANY other place on the planet. I promise.

That place is called (and I kid you not) BILBO'S KITCHEN.

It is on Orcas Island, in a town of maybe 250 people called "Eastbay". The only way to get there is by boat, or by plane, or by waiting for several hours for a ferry. They do not take reservations, and most seats require waiting in line for some hours. It is a mexican food joint, and they serve the finest mexican food this side of Guadalajara. Probably even better than that. People fly in from all over the western hemisphere to wait in line to eat there.

It's that good.