RESTAURANT REVIEW:Taco Mesa's healthful choices can become addictive

It's probably not right to have visions of cuisine when exercising, but it is excusable, I believe, when that food is served at Taco Mesa.
John Reger • Los Angeles Times • June 28, 2007
It’s probably not right to have visions of cuisine when exercising, but it is excusable, I believe, when that food is served at Taco Mesa. One, it is right down the street from the gym I go to, and two, it is a miracle I don’t think about this...
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