Tapa of the World -Sacramento

During my trip recently to California, I went to Sacramento. My good friend Betty took myself and my DC pal over to Tapa of the World -2115 J StSacramento, CA 95816-4738
+1 916 442 4353 (about a good 10 block walk -small ones) the first night we arrived last week (6.28.07). It was definitely hotter but not as humid as it was back in Boston.

Truth be told, this place on J Street (around 20th and 21st Street) was hit or miss. We adored the pitcher of sangria which was a value and we got more cups out of it than the waitress said we would. The sangria was a good mix of wine and fruit! The bread and butter were not special. I chose to have the gazpacho soup (cold tomato soup) and was sorely disappointed. The soup was nice but not as flavorful or multi-nuanced as the one I had at Tasca a few weeks prior. I missed the cucumber and it was very salty. We got some tapas (small dishes) to share---the mushroom empanadas were big, heavy and mushroom was filling the crust was a bit much. The Kobe beef – (Naturally raised from Snake River Farms, grilled medium rare & served with Austurian blue cheese butter and crispy onion streamers) with the fried onions was alright. I have had Kobe Beef and I was not impressed. (It was much richer tasting in Kobe, Japan than this version of Wagyu beef). The Champiñones al Ajillo -(Mushrooms sautéed in olive oil, garlic, parsley, and white wine) was good and we dunked our pieces of bread into the white wine sauce. Plato Combinado (Tortilla Española, Spanish olives, Spanish cured meats and today’s Spanish cheese) all my friends loved this dish!

The paella de mariscos took some time with a minimum of two people purchase and costs $15.50 a person! The price was very steep but the paella was very delicious! There was a generous amount of seafood and the rice was exceptionally flavorful.

Service was good and the prices were middle of the road save for the paella. There were some hits and some misses overall.

8 forks out of 10 forks