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Drink Thu Aug 18 2011
Watermelon-Jalapeno Tequila @ Roots
It must've been all the tequila I consumed a couple weeks ago. I am officially on the tequila wagon.
We gave you a heads up on Roots Pizza when it opened but it took me until last night to finally make it over and check out this Quad-City version everyone's been raving about. And now I get it. Toothsome, malty crust, spicy house-made chorizo, and thickly grated mozzarella the pizza isn't for the faint-of-heart. But you already knew that.
What you may not know is that Roots has been instilling some of their own liquors with local ingredients and serve them on a cold tap system. Last night, I sipped on one of their watermelon-jalapeno tequila shots. It took me back to that Green City Market BBQ of 2009 and one man's incredible soda. Light sweet, cool watermelon with a boozy touch of tequilla is followed up with a chilly burn of jalapeno. It's perfect and only $3. Mix it with a little soda water and you've got yourself some pop for grownups. Check it out this weekend, they won't be serving it much longer as our days get cooler and summer draws it's end.
