By Frances Bryce, January 2, 2020 — My adult daughter and son usually spend the Christmas holidays together now that she is married and lives full-time in California and I have a home in Philadelphia. I often travel to California. The cost of three people coming east is more expensive than one (my traveling) plus, I get to spend the warm season in the West.
My daughter came along this year. She did not have to decorate our home in CA and I chose to decorate at a minimum. [We had a] door wreath, candles on the table, and lights around the window. My Christmas tree [stood] all of 2-3 inches, with lights and decoration in place, adorned a shelf, with some tiny presents (containing no gifts) were prewrapped. Our time was our own.
On Christmas, we set out to find a place open. We started our search down South Street on the bus. We found a few restaurants opened but [had] no one inside. We were not defeated, as we panned on the bus. My daughter had seen an interesting place that caught her eye. It was a great find, an authentic Mexican Restaurant. The service and the food were excellent.
The only complaint that I have was a lady from the neighborhood (a regular) who after a few minutes of conversation, as she sat across from us, acted as if she was a member of our table. My daughter tried with little success to get her to realize that she was not a guest at our table. Even the event was a little disconcerting. We had a great time, and I will visit the restaurant again.