Costa Vida

After Lollilocks we decided to try Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grille for a quick bite. Everything looked good, the salad was exceptional and the kids quesadillas were perfect.

The only problem, the black beans: The kids black beans came from a small tray of beans on the far side of the cooking area (as opposed to the beans used in adult burritos located on the beginning side of the cooking area.) Sarah took one sniff and said they smelled like sushi - and she pushed them away. Of course being Supermom, seeker of perfection, it never dawned on me to investigate her sushi claim. Even though Sarah likes black beans, I just thought she didn't want to eat them.

Kate, our sweet little Baby Kate, was hungry and she ate her black beans.

Here are the girls on the way out of the restaurant. It seemed like such a perfect night.

On the way home in the car however, Kate got sick, very sick. Throwing up black beans. She threw up all night long and into the next day. I called the restaurant manager the same night to let him know she'd gotten sick - presumably from the sushi beans. After all she was the only one who ate the black beans and she was the only one who got sick. AND Sarah said they smelled like sushi.

The manager promptly informed me that there was NO WAY she could have gotten sick from their beans (whatever) because the temperature is checked regularly. After telling him that I didn't' want anything from him -except to have those "kid beans" thrown out and replaced, he got nice and agreed that they should be replaced as a precaution. Geez!!!