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Nami Sushi
Posted on September 28, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink, Travel.
Nami Sushi is a sushi joint that is conveniently located near our hotel so we ended up having dinner there on Thursday night. The decor is modern and the atmosphere is subdued.
Then again, we were there on a week night and we just missed happy hour. I’m sure the place is more crowded and lively on the weekends.
The sushi at Nami is pretty good, though not as good as my favorite sushi place here in Wichita. The restaurant itself is fancier, though. But everything is fancier in Minneapolis it seems. I’d probably bring Brian here if we ever find ourselves in the hip Warehouse District area.
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Cadillac Ranch
Posted on September 26, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink, Travel.
Shelita, Emmie, and I worked up an appetite walking around Mall of America so, rather than going somewhere else for dinner, we decided to try one of the restaurants inside the mall. We picked Cadillac Ranch because it seemed to have the best variety.
We got there during their Rock & Roll Happy Hour so we took advantage of the opportunity to try a couple of appetizers. I picked the spinach and artichoke dip.
Shelita got the chili nachos. We thought the chili was on the burnt side. Other than that it wasn’t too spicy.
Cadillac Ranch offers several different types of burgers. This is one of them.
I felt like having seafood so I ordered the crab-crusted tilapia. It was good but nowhere near as good as the pork chops that Shelita ordered.
Emmie and I got a bite of the pork chops and both agreed that we should have ordered it too. LOL. I think that was the best thing we had out of everything that we tried at dinner.
There are several restaurant options inside Mall of America. We just happened to try this one. It wasn’t as bad as all the negative reviews I read online as we were already sitting there waiting for our starters. LOL. The service was decent and the food wasn’t bad. Other than the burnt chili, everything else was prepared well. The potato thing that they serve as a side dish (Shelita and I both got a bowl of it with our meals) had good flavor.
Although, I’d probably try a different restaurant if I ever find my way back to MOA I really can’t complain. No offense to Cadillac Ranch but there are just way too many other restaurants to choose from.
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Uncle Julio’s Mexican Restaurant
Posted on September 24, 2013 by Brian under Food and Drink, Travel.
On my first day in Chicago I asked the front desk clerk about the restaurants here. He advised me of the ones he liked and didn’t. I asked him about Uncle Julio’s across the street and he said it was just OK.
This morning I decided to get a second opinion and I asked the Shuttle Driver. She raved about it all the way to my training class. So I decided to check it out for dinner tonight.
I should have listened to the clerk from the first day. I was not impressed with their food. I got a two enchilada dish that came with rice and beans. The beans were super spicy, the rice was very dry and the salsa that was supposed to go with the chips kept its form after I took the lid off, I actually touched it to see if it was frozen and it wasn’t, nor did it move.
The enchilada was very tough and tasted like it had been microwaved too long.
I can definitely say I will not be trying this place again before I leave.
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Labriola Baking Co.
Posted on September 24, 2013 by Brian under Food and Drink, Travel.
Since I was in Chicago I figured I needed to try out an Italian place. There just so happened to be one right down the street from the Hotel. I walked in and was greeted by a wall of pastries.
I turned the corner and was greeted by breads that smelled delicious.
As well as ice creams and everything else you could imagine.
I decided that i wanted to try one of their Brick Oven pizzas, I could smell them cooking and they looked delicious.
The pizza was actually really good. I am not used to the ultra thin style pizza but it had really good flavor.
I just wish they wouldn’t have taken a slice before they gave it to me, just kidding.
I think I may try them again before I leave also. While I was there I watched what was coming out of the kitchen and it looked like their sandwiches were a hit. I think i will pick one of those up next time.
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DMK Burger Bar
Posted on September 24, 2013 by Brian under Food and Drink, Travel.
So I had to make a trip to Chicago for some training for work. I did a little research and found that there were a lot of restaurants within walking distance.
One was a little joint called DMK Burger Bar. This is actually a really cool place. You get a selection of Burgers with different preselected flavors and then you can add-on other things like my favorite, a fried egg. Also, the truffle fries were really good, they had a lot of flavor.
Their gimmick is that they only server craft beers; no domestic or imported beers are offered. I had one that was supposed to mimic a German Lager, full bodied and flavorful. The beer was actually the best part.
All in all, I will definitely go back before I leave.
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