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Larcher’s Market Revisted

Posted on May 31, 2024 by Ching under Food and Drink.

When we learned that Larcher’s Market has lunch menu items, we decided we would go there for lunch one day and check it out.

Both Chris Townley and Brian got the chicken sandwiches while I had a burger. As much as I love Larcher’s coffee and the whole idea of it all, I would not recommend going for lunch. I think the most disappointing part of the experience was the lack of ample seating. I think the seating itself would not be an issue if people weren’t just hanging out in there. When we were looking for a place to sit, there was literally this girl sitting by herself reading, sprawled across a couch in a seating area that could easily fit five people (maybe even six). There were several people, just hanging out talking. So, since there were all of these people just sitting there not having lunch, there was literally nowhere for people who were planning on having lunch there to sit and eat.

I think we probably would have been more forgiving about the food, if we weren’t so cranky about not finding anywhere to sit. Brian felt his chicken was mostly breading and very little chicken. My hamburger was just okay. Overall, we found the lunch options limited and a tad overpriced. I think we are spoiled because you can get great burgers and sandwiches at Local Flavor for a lot less and there’s never a shortage of tables.

Anyway, Chris and I still love their coffee. And, the breakfast options are better than anywhere else. Plus, they serve breakfast all day. This is probably one of the reasons they felt they could get by with limited lunch selections because people could easily order breakfast items for lunch instead. So you’ll probably see us still going back there time and again. However, I’m never going back for lunch though.

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Checking Out Larcher’s Market

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Ching under Food and Drink.

Finally had a chance to check out Larcher’s Market in College Hill.

Chris Townley and I both had the “Morning Delight” iced coffee and it was truly delightful. I ordered the 16 oz by mistake instead of the 20 oz. That’s why my drink is smaller than his. I’m ordering the big one next time.

I also got crepes to go.

Larcher’s is awesome. We are already planning to go back for lunch next week. The best part? They serve breakfast all day.

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Brunch at the Belmont

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Ching under Food and Drink.

As many times as we’d been to eat at the Belmont over the years, we’d never been to brunch there. Dustin and Katie’s one o’clock wedding was the perfect excuse to do so because the church was just down the street from the restaurant.

Here are some pictures of our food.

I had the Dutch baby, which was so delicious!

You can’t really beat having ice cream for breakfast.

Brian had biscuits and gravy.

This is the Matcha Mango drink, which is basically like a breakfast margarita. LOL. It has matcha, mango, papaya, lemon, orange, and tequila.

Don’t mind Brian in the pic below. He was a little bit cranky that I asked him to wear a suit to the wedding.

Stay tuned for pics from the reception.

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Brian’s First Time at the Kitchen (Or So He Says)

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Ching under Food and Drink.

Brian says he’d never been to the Kitchen so we decided to have lunch there a couple of weeks ago. He actually really liked it. Not enough to dethrone Athens Gyros Express as his favorite but he’s open to returning and trying some other things. So we will probably be going back.

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El Capital Seafood & Grill

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Ching under Food and Drink.

I made Brian and Chris try a new Mexican seafood restaurant with me not too long ago. Chris and I actually went there before that, but we went on a Wednesday, and that just happens to be the one day a week that the restaurant is closed. I know. Weird, right? Normally most places choose to be closed on a Monday.

We ended up going to Doc Greens next door that day since we couldn’t go to El Capitan. A couple of weeks later, we returned on a Tuesday and met Brian there. Here are the pictures of our food.

I can’t say enough about the seafood soup I had. It was delicious. The shrimp offered a little bit of sweetness to balance the savory spices. Also, the soup had chayote as one of the ingredients. Chayote is common in Filipino food but rarely do I ever come across it in American cooking. In fact, I don’t even know the English translation for the word.