11-Sept-2013
I had a great lunch experience on Wednesday !
We had a meeting over in central Texas, met until noon, and
then asked our client where we should go for lunch. “You like Italian?,” he asked. “Sure, sounds good,” Andrew said. It’s a small town, we didn’t know a better
place, and generally, we like whatever our client likes. (Sales guys…whatayagonnado ?)
So, we drive a short distance to a place that is definitely
not a chain-type restaurant, it looked more “mom and pop”. We walked in
and met a man at the register, which we soon came to figure as the owner. “I like your shirt!,” he said, “where did you
get it?” I was wearing a logo shirt we
got at the office, primarily black, but a bold red on the sleeves and
sides. “Well, I’m not sure…,” I started…”Red
and Black!...it’s the color of the flag of my country!,” he replied.
Well, I’m no expert, but I could tell right away his accent
was not Italian. “So, where are you from?,” I asked. “Look, I show you,” he replied. “Look…you won’t know it…it’s the flag of my
country,” he said, turning the monitor around, to show his desktop. A bold red field, with a black silhouette of
a two-headed eagle and crest. “That’s
Albania,” I said, hoping I was right.
“How you know Albania!,”
throwing back his head with a laugh.
We sit down, and as he walks by, Andrew asks, “so, what’s
good ?...what do you recommend?”. “Well,
first thing, close that!” the owner said, pointing at the menu. He proceeded to describe some wonderful sautéed
shrimp, chicken and spinach, on a bed of linguini or tortellini. We ordered it, and as he had said, it was fantastic! We stuffed ourselves, and then ordered, again
by his recommendation, the tiramisu.
Again, fantastic !
So, if you have occasion to be in Seguin, Texas, turn off
I-10 on Hwy 123, and go North just a block or so from the freeway, and look for
Bella
Sera. Don’t look at the menu,
just ask for Shaban, ask for his
recommendation, and he will fix you up !
- Mark
Bella Sera
Italian Restaurant & Pizza
3003 N. Hwy 23
Bypass
Seguin, Texas 78155
Tel: 830-386-0599
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