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Post Gun Range Feast at Red Robin
Posted on February 11, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
We decided to stuff our faces at Red Robin after the gun range. What better way to end the day than with bottomless fries, right?
We also had fried zucchini and fried mushrooms. Yum!
Oh, and fried onion rings. Fried foods are so bad for you, yet so good.
On the plus side, Brian and I decided to split a Royal Red Robin. At this point, we’re just minimizing the damage. It was probably too late, though. We already ate a ton of fries and, though I didn’t eat any onion rings or fried zucchini, I ate a lot of for fried mushrooms. I couldn’t help it. They were delicious!
Here are some pictures of what the others had…
It’s been a while since we’ve gone out to dinner with our buddies. We had a wonderful time with Jay, Becca, and Chad. I only wish that the Phelpi and the Feifels could have joined us.
It’s also been years since we’ve been to Red Robin. As delicious as their burgers are and as much as I love the idea of bottomless fries, it’s just not a great idea when you’re trying to lose weight. We made an exception this time, though. We were celebrating a momentous occasion after all.
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Jan’s Retirement Luncheon at Abuelo’s
Posted on February 10, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Friday was a great day. I had a good one-on-one meeting with our executive VP, someone who I’ve admired for a very long time — as in, I went to public rate hearings like they were rock concerts just so I could watch this man at work — always taking notes whenever he speaks at meetings and drinking in as much knowledge as I possibly can. Anyway, I felt like I won the mentorship lottery because he’s going to be my mentor. Seriously. How did I luck into this situation? No longer will I have to take notes at public hearings and at our organizational meetings; though, I’m still going to continue to do that because I’m a complete nerd. I’m going to get scheduled, one-on-one time with one of my idols at work. How awesome is that?
In the afternoon, several of us met at Abuelo’s to celebrate Jan’s retirement. We held a cake and punch reception for her at work on Thursday afternoon so everyone could wish her well, and then a smaller group went to lunch with her on Friday. It was wonderful to see Jan looking so healthy and well. She’s been living the retirement life for a few weeks now and she looks completely refreshed. It clearly suits her.
Here are some obligatory food photos…
I had the stuffed chicken medallions, which is one of my favorite entrees at Abuelo’s. This is what I get whenever Brian and I aren’t splitting the three enchiladas plate or when I don’t order the Durango burrito. The dinner portion is only a couple of bucks more, but I’m glad I got the lunch-sized portion (pictured above) because it’s quite substantial. I was so full that I was ready to take a nap.
I hadn’t been to Abuelo’s in several months. Brian and I stopped going when they stopped serving their sangria in carafes. I think that was around the same time that the “happy hour” legislation passed. Ever since Brian has started drinking wine (okay, even before, but it sounds better when two people are sharing a carafe of sangria as opposed to just me drinking it by myself, which I have done on a few occasions; thank God for Brian being my designated driver for several years — not so much any more, now that he’s realized that he can drink), we’d order a carafe of their red sangria to share. It used to be only $10 and I think the price increased to $12 before they could no longer offer it all together. It was such a good value because you’ll pay $7 for a glass of sangria, but you could get a carafe for about $12 and get at least three good-sized glasses out of it.
Anyway, don’t let the sangria situation discourage you. There’s plenty of things to enjoy at Abuelo’s. Their chips are still the best. Put some taco meat in the chili con queso and you can make a meal out of it. And, I really like their mashed potatoes. I usually substitute it for the beans. And, I have liked everything that I’ve ever tried at Abuelo’s; although, after I discovered my three favorite things, I rarely deviated from the routine.
I would have gone wherever Jan wanted to go for her luncheon, but I’m really glad she picked Abuelo’s. I think everyone enjoyed their meal and had a wonderful time. Congratulations, Jan!
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Chicken Doobies
Posted on February 8, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Jay and Becca finally got to try food from the Flying Stove last weekend. They had the chicken doobies, which I haven’t tried yet. They both liked them very much.
I had the Mexican burger thing. It was delicious. Did ya’ll have any doubts?
Brian had the Cajun poutine, which he enjoyed a lot. You can’t really go wrong with fries and sausage and gravy. LOL.
We’re gradually converting all of our friends into Flying Stove fans a couple of people at a time. I should really get a referral bonus, which I’d be happy to take in the form of free truffle fries. 😉
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Granite City Meet-Up
Posted on February 2, 2013 by Brian under Food and Drink, Reviews.
Our boss decided to take the team from work out to dinner the other night. He said we had a rough 2012 and were going to have an even tougher 2013 so he wanted to show his appreciation by taking us all to dinner at Granite City. I personally love Granite City. Especially their 2-Pull Beer, lol
Here is some gratuitous food porn.
And of course, since we didn’t have to pay for anything we all got dessert.
All in all it was a good evening. We had some great conversations and tried really hard to just avoid work subjects. It didn’t really work, we ended up talking about work eventually but it was limited and short.
Granite City is one of may favorite places to drink…I mean eat.
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Freddy’s Frozen Custard
Posted on January 21, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink, Reviews.
We couldn’t figure out where to take the Orbases yesterday, but finally decided on Freddy’s Frozen Custard for several reasons. First off, it’s Brian’s favorite hamburger chain. Also, Freddy’s started in Wichita and Orbases have never been to a Freddy’s restaurant. The best part about Freddy’s — besides the shoestring fries — is that they opened their first restaurant in 2002, the same year that Brian and I got married. Freddy’s will always hold a special place in my heart and belly.
Since Freddy was in the Pacific during WWII, I also really like all of the photos they have displayed around the restaurant particularly the one right above Sam in this photo because it’s a memorial in Leyte.
Okay, I take that back. We liked all of the photos with the exception of the one at our table. Sam thought it was gross that they were in their bathing suits. She wanted us to sit at a different table instead. LOL.
Brian and I got our usual — a steakburger combo and hotdog add on. We always split the burger and the hotdog in half so we get to enjoy both with having to eat one of each, and we don’t end up eating too much of the fries which isn’t hard to do because they’re completely addictive.
The Orbases all had shakes, which they seemed to like. So that was good. Sam ate all of her hotdog and reassured us that she liked it because it’s rare for her to finish all of her food. Then, she adds that it’s rare for Cameron to NOT finish all of his food. That made the entire table laugh. Sam was full of zingers yesterday. Sheryll explained that is how she normally is after she warms up to people. She was really quiet and shy when they first arrived. By Sunday afternoon she was quite talkative.
Clayton had the patty melt which he said reminded him a lot of Filipino beef steak (or bistek). He said the flavors and the way that the meat and onions were cooked were reminiscent of bistek. We speculated that Freddy must have been inspired by Filipino cuisine because of all the time he spent in the Philippines during the war. We got a jar of Freddy’s special fry seasoning for them to take back to Dallas so Clayton can recreate the Freddy’s steakburger experience back home. If anyone can do it, Clayton can.
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