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Tulsa Eats
Posted on September 14, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink.
I’m not really a huge fan of chain restaurants and would prefer to visit local eateries when out of town but, as we do not have a Cheesecake Factory here in Wichita, Brian and I decided we would make an exception.
It’s been quite a long time since we’ve been to a Cheesecake Factory. The nice thing about it is, their vast menu is pretty standard across all locations. And that honey wheat bread is so, so good.
We weren’t very hungry so we just selected a few things so as not to overeat. We had the crab cake bites; Brian had a flatbread cheese pizza; and I had the homemade meatballs.
It was more than enough to fill us up.
Our next meal was at Ted’s Cafe Escondido because we were with Tiffany and Donnie Lesperance and they absolutely love Mexican food.
This is also a chain but one that we don’t have in Wichita. Food is pretty good but the best part about Ted’s is, not only do they give you free chips and salsa but they also give you unlimited free queso. I don’t even know why you would need to order an entree because you could easily fill up on this stuff, other than I do feel kind of guilty when I don’t order anything so, no matter how full I am, I still end up ordering a meal.
Here are some pictures of our food…
We also ate at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville because Tiffany and Donnie were staying at the casino that weekend. I didn’t end up getting pics of that food, though. Until next time, GNG.
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Pad Thai Restaurant
Posted on September 8, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink, Travel.
Brian found this great Thai restaurant by our hotel while we were in Overland Park a couple of weeks ago. When I looked at the menu, it occurred to me that there was hardly anything that Brian would eat. The dishes were more like stuff that I would like. I was so proud of him for going outside of his comfort zone.
The skinny-handled utensils were cool-looking but took a bit to get used to. It was like a fork and spoon with chopstick handles.
I can’t remember what this mango drink was called but it was delicious!
We got the appetizer sampler so we could try multiple things from the menu without having to order everything separately. I actually really liked everything.
They also gave us various sauces to try with the apps.
Because we had appetizers, we decided to split an entree which was a breaded pork dish. Although, we got super full from the apps that we couldn’t finish the main course. If we return I think we’ll just do appetizers and drinks next time.
I really enjoyed this restaurant and would probably come back next time we’re in the area. Until next time, GNG.
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Sushi at Wasabi
Posted on August 11, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink.
I tried to take Brian (and Jenni, who was meeting us for lunch) to Sushiya (this new sushi place in Old Town Square that took over the old Hana Cafe space) a couple of weeks ago but I guess they don’t open until 4 pm on the weekends. We were in the mood for sushi so we ended up at Wasabi. Now that’s a place I haven’t visited in years! Here are some food pics…
We ended up buying Jenni lunch because I wanted to return the favor for her buying me a copy of this book I posted about on Facebook but then a week later she gave us her old iPad and pen thing so I feel like she just had to have the last say. Just kidding, LOL.
Grown up Jenni has been around for several years now but I feel like I’m still getting used to it. I’m so used to being the older sister and giving her hand-me-downs (which she still welcomes my old clothes that I’ve gotten too fat to wear) that it still feels weird when she gives me her hand-me-downs. I like hand-me-down technology though because it always fits!
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Forge ICT
Posted on August 9, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink.
My favorite lunch buddy Chris Townley is visiting his brother in Japan right now so I’m lunching solo for the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, I want to share some pics from one of our last lunch adventures.
We recently went to check out Forge ICT, a restaurant that took over the old District Taqueria space.
They added some drapes on the front entry/windows but, other than that, not much has changed with the interior. It still looks very much like how it did when it was District Taqueria.
The menu, however, is quite different. The new restaurant is more upscale and serves steaks instead of tacos.
In addition, they have a great selection of mocktails because refraining from drinking alcoholic beverages is fashionable these days.
Chris and I started with some crab cakes followed by our respective lunch entrees.
He had the tomahawk pork chop while I had the grilled chicken picatta.
Overall, the food was good but the prices aren’t cheap. I think I’ve gotten spoiled because I can have a $5 lunch at Rain on taco Tuesdays. I would say Forge is a place where you go to have a nice lunch or dinner where you don’t really care how much your lunch is costing you. It’s not an everyday lunch place. Let’s just put it that way. That said, I really miss the District Taqueria lunch special. LOL. Alas, it is gone and it is what it is. Until next time, GNG.
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Public – Open for Lunch Again
Posted on August 3, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink.
I am so happy that Public is open for lunch again. Not much has changed but when they first reopened after the pandemic, they were initially only open for dinner.
As soon as we knew they were back open for lunch, Chris Townley and I decided we had to go. So we had lunch there a couple of weeks ago.
Here are some pics of our food.
If you’ve never been to Public, I highly recommend checking them out. The food is amazingly good and they source their ingredients locally.
At Public, they bring you your bill inside a book. They brought mine in this book. It’s actually a business book (it’s about selling insurance) but I thought the title was interesting. Definitely an attention grabber so it got me curious. Jenni was nice enough to buy the book (not this particular one but she found a used copy on Amazon) for me so I’m reading it now. I’ll share my thoughts once I finish. Until then, go check out Public. GNG.
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