Well I had my first authentic paella at a restaurant the other day. Two housemates and I went to a cafe for lunch and split the seafood paella. The restaurant definitely didn't skimp on the seafood! We had crab, mussels, crawdads, and calamari. It was good but a little more exotic for my taste since the seafood was a whole!
Most of the seafood had their limbs removed but this one managed to resist the efforts. Looks like he's throwing up a gang sign! :)
This is the mural on the wall outside the cafe. Aside from the metal face, the rest of the mural is made with their 1 cent and 2 cent penny-type currency. Pretty neat!
Tapas with our drinks - a little pasta, roasted veggies, and some meat on top of bread. Not bad for ordering a glass of water! 
The paella before anyone got their hands on it!
Me and the crawdad before I had to crack him open. I had to get a photo of it because I knew few people back home would believe I cracked open a crawdad! :) It has so little meat (only in the baby tail) but it's tasty. The saffron stained my fingers for the rest of the day though. Super good look to have... yellow fingers! Good thing I'm not trying to impress anyone here! :)
The paella pan is cool. I didn't realize the seafood was all body parts included. It looked yummy.
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