The Thousands

Safety Wolf has closed down.

Safety Wolf is the restaurant equivalent of black jeans. I’m talking Yul Brynner circa THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN black jeans – the kind that hold their own in a saloon, or a gunfight.

I can imagine Yul pulling up a chair at one of the wooden tables at Safety Wolf. Dusty and thirsty, he’d order an El Diablo (Herradura Silver tequila, Chambord, lime juice and ginger beer), empanadas (tomato and cheese stuffed pastries) and maybe some rough-hewn potato wedges with his hat pulled down low over his face.**Calvera might swagger up to him and sneeringly ask, "Why order empanadas when the ribs are so sticky, sweet and delicious?" Yul would answer slowly, "It seemed to be a good idea at the time."

So you know, the accompanying soundtrack just got better. Every Thursday eve you’ll get a free side of live juice from well-seasoned, local crooners.