We wanted to see the tide pools at Asilomar State Beach, but no one checked the tides.
We arrived just in time to catch the highest tides still rising, on a dreary day of clouds and wind. Still, it was quite a sight, and we’re glad we sunk our feet into that silky sand, even if we didn’t linger.
The afternoon is a lot more pleasant as we take a stroll along a well-known Cannery Row. The view of the ocean is nice,
and even John Steinbeck shows his face.
The highlight of this excursion? The photobombing seagull.
We go to grab dinner at Ambrosia India Bistro, and I find the prices quite fair for Cannery Row.
We did it. We got Butter Chicken. I'm sorry. They had a lot of good-looking dishes on their menu, and we went with the stereotype...the very enjoyable stereotype. A creamy tomato-based gravy with tender chicken chunks...what's not to like?
The Lamb Briyani is different from what I usually see. Their rice is heavily coated with a tomatoey sauce, and the spice profile has far less cardamom and cloves. It's a bit soupy so I wonder if they just didn't cook it long enough. That said, it's the first non-white rice the toddler willingly tried so apparently their briyani is a miracle.
They make a nice, fluffy regular naan, and they have a Cheese Naan which is basically an Indian quesadilla. Densely packed with lotsa mozza, it doesn't really go with the curries/gravies, but it's a go-to for picky eaters.
They got my kid to try their rice so I have nothing negative to say. I've had better Indian, but it could also be much worse.
We found Troya Turkish Delight and Baklava a few doors down while we wait for our takeout. It's expensive but it's beautiful, and if it didn't cost a whopping $3 per PIECE, I would have tried every piece of baklava and Turkish delight they had. The store looked and smelled heavenly, even through the mask.
The regular baklava is great, but it's the chocolate baklava you want.
Like it, love it, dying to get more of it.
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