Frederick, Maryland

Another city that I went to over the summer was Frederick, Maryland. While living in Maryland I had gone here only a handful of times to visit friends at their homes but never knew it was such a poppin’ town! I always thought it was farmland for some reason (mostly because one of the friends I visited actually lived on a farm). I guess when you are young you see the world in a different way.

That same friend told me Frederick downtown is becoming a very popular place so I thought okay, let’s check it out with my new adult eyes!baker-park-frederick-maryland

I parked next to Baker Park which is what we walked around in first before heading into downtown. The park was really cute and at this angle had a European look to it.frederick-maryland-8frederick-maryland-3 frederick-maryland-7
After strolling around in the park and working up an appetite, it was time to find a place to eat. This for me was such a hard task that day because literally everything had good reviews.frederick-maryland-2
Which annoyed me a little because I kept asking myself why I had never thought about coming here before. I guess it always seemed far from where I lived and visited (in Silver Spring, MD). Oh well, better late than never right?
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(Aren’t these houses so cute?)
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We managed to settle on Isabella’s, a tapas restaurant! This was such a great idea because with tapas you can try more things without feeling too full (which is always the problem of my life).

We started with asparagus fries, which were uuhhh-maaazinggg!!
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The sauce they came in, I could swim in it. I really enjoyed this a lot and wish there was more lol but alas that is a downfall of tapas!

Next, it was time for a watermelon and basil salad which tasted just as good as it looks!
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The goat cheese really enhances the flavor of the watermelon and the basil freshens it up a little bit more. Would definitely eat this again as well!

The next thing was something I had never tried before but was willing to because my friend liked it a lot, mussels.
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My thoughts? I can live without eating this dish. I wasn’t a huge fan of the texture but the sauce was really good so maybe the mussel lovers out there would like it.

Then we got something called Pollo a la Gallega which is a Spanish style slow cooked chicken with sweet onions and crispy potatoes.
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This was nice and moist and pretty decent, but the potatoes were alright.

Then, for our final plate, we had a braised short rib.
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The short rib wasn’t what I was expecting (I thought it was going to be a bbq style rib or something…I clearly ignored the word ‘braised’) but it was perfectly cooked and seasoned well.

All in all it was a good restaurant and would recommend it.

If you live in Maryland, and have never been to Frederick, you need to check it out! It’s such a happening town! (I ended up going twice in my 2 week visit to the east coast!)

6 Comments

  1. wow, the watermelon and basil sounds like a very good combination and definitely looks amazing!! All in all, Frederick looks very idyllic and a great place for a short summer trip 🙂

    • tayonthemove Reply

      You’re welcome! Thank you for reading! 🙂

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