Guayma's

Bothell, WA

Heading north on the I-5, I decided on Kai's behalf that it would be best if we stopped at a sports bar to watch the Brazil v. France game. We searched high and lo, up and down the Riese restaurant littered strip malls until we tracked down 2 young ladies soaking in some sun on Applebee's outdoor furniture.

"Is there, like, a sports bar around here? We're dying to watch the World Cup," I say.

They look puzzled, but suggest a place called Guayma's just down the street. This after stopping at Outback Steakhouse, local diners, Qdoba's, god knows what else.

We couldn't find it. Made a bad turn, despite the GPS gadget. Exasperated, I popped into a teeny taqueria - the Mexicans had to be watching. The wonderful hostess told us how to get to downtown Bothell, where the action was, but we eventaully found Guayma's on the other side of the road, forcing us to make a very illegal u-turn.

Brazil played badly. And the tacos were terrible. Bitter red onions to mask the taste of stringy, flavorless, dry pork.