Dinner -- 12/26/08

Mama Baris II
1201 Hewitt Dr.
Waco, TX 76712

254.666.6188

$$

Ramona: Chicken Cachovie, cannoli, iced tea

Jim: Chicken Cacciatore, cannoli, iced tea

Shared: Small Baris salad

Going to the movies to see Marley and Me took us toward Hewitt, so we decided to head on over for dinner. We had originally planned to go to Tomatoes, the little Mexican-Italian restaurant that we've written about here several times. However, when we got there we saw that Tomatoes has closed and there's another Italian restaurant opening there in its place. Fortunately, Mama Baris was open and we knew it would be good.

As usual, Jim and I shared a small Baris salad, which consists of lettuce, olives, tomatoes, pepperoncini, and shredded mozarella cheese. We've made the mistake of thinking we could eat a large one...Wrong!!! We are perfectly satisfied with the small one, especially when it is followed by Baris's wonderful homemade bread.

I was adventurous and tried a dish I've never had before. The Chicken Cachovie was delicious: sauteed chicken breast with artichoke hearts in a white wine cream sauce over spaghetti. The serving was so generous, I brought half of it home for another day.

Jim stuck to his tried and true Chicken Parmesan. We both had a canolli for dessert; a very pleasant way to end the meal.

--Ramona