More on the burger in a bit, but first some meditations on surfing. Although I've noted that I have found my sweet spot in terms of surf conditions, often I go out when I know it's not. And then I regret it. I'm not sure what this is about except to say that surfing -- or trying to surf -- becomes a compulsion. No sooner to I get home from an outing in the water than I'm figuring out when I can get out again. I look at Surfline rather constantly in an attempt to determine the ideal day and time. But sometimes I only see the parts of the reports that I want to see! For instance, the report might highlight the fact that waves are in the 2-3 foot range. Okay, that's good. However, if you read more closely you might find that these are bumpy waves, or there's lots of wind, or some other factor is unfavorable. Which is why sometimes you get to the beach and there are very few surfers out. They are doing a better job of reading the reports, and staying out of the water when conditions suck.
So a brief cursory glance at Surfline revealed things looked cool in Malibu for Sunday. But I hadn't really studied the report with care. When we got to the beach I could see conditions were not at all right. Still, the beagles got a nice beach walk in, and I jumped in the water with my board and made a few lame attempts to catch something. Then I gave up and we had these for breakfast on the beach:
Yep, more bagels from the most excellent Brooklyn Bagel Company, topped with smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, fresh ground pepper and some freshly squeezed lemon juice. Even the beagles love them. See?
Derric could have snatched that in a second, but he was a good boy and didn't.
Now back to that burger. Hamburguesas Punta Cabras is run by the guys who also own Tacos Punta Cabras in Santa Monica, Chefs Joshua Gil and Daniel Snukal. I haven't been there yet, but I love tacos so it's on the list. Most definitely for a post-surf lunch. Most definitely to try the fish tacos. Hamburguesas Punta Cabras is a neat little space, and the burgers are old school -- which is always a good thing in my book. It's just burger patty, nicely charred on the griddle, a little shredded lettuce, tomato, house-made pickles, a little grilled onion and cheese (you can, of course, get it without cheese but why would you do that?) on a nice, soft old-school bun that's also been buttered and grilled. On the burger as well is their version of 1000 Island dressing, 1000 Islas. This sauce has a nice little kick. The dude behind the counter also gave me a couple of other salsas to try. One was kind of a creamy ranch and the other a green salsa that also had some spice. (side note: I was wearing a t-shirt that features an old Renault Le Car (!) with a longboard on the roof. The guys manning the grill dug it!) Anyway, for a little extra you can get a second burger patty, and they also have turkey and black bean burgers, but I'd stick with the beef. I scarfed it down very quickly, as it was extremely good. Oh, also you can get the fries dirty, which I didn't -- maybe next time -- but they looked really enticing, sort of like In-N-Out's fries done animal style. On them were Chorizo Cheese and more of that 1000 Islas sauce and some grilled onion. Yes, next time for sure.
So if you have to be downtown and you're hungry, hit these guys up:
www.hamburguesaspuntacabras.com
And remember -- always get your bagels at:
www.brooklynbagella.com
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