{"id":9588,"date":"2013-03-24T17:18:33","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T22:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=9588"},"modified":"2013-03-24T17:19:07","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T22:19:07","slug":"cafe-bel-ami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=9588","title":{"rendered":"Lunch at Cafe Bel Ami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Had a great lunch on Friday with my coworkers Darcy, Sunni, Tiffe, and Carmen. I wanted to do something nice for the group because were celebrating Tiffe&#8217;s birthday and Carmen&#8217;s new baby. I cleared it with Brian first though, since he would see it on the credit card statement when the bill came. LOL.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/8581454372\/\"  title=\"20130322_133839.jpg by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8513\/8581454372_c6ac980d33.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"20130322_133839.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rest of the ladies ordered salad with their meals. I opted for the soup. Everyone loves the salad at Bel Ami, but their vermicelli chicken soup thing is pretty good too. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/8581454600\/\"  title=\"20130322_133920.jpg by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8109\/8581454600_a062276bc3.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"20130322_133920.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carmen got a croissant sandwich.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/8580353441\/\"  title=\"20130322_140022.jpg by Ching, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8366\/8580353441_d8e4fe37b4_z.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"20130322_140022.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tiffe got the Philly, one of their specials of the day.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/8580352231\/\"  title=\"20130322_140037.jpg by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8245\/8580352231_a8a979fdfc.jpg\" class=\"pic\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"20130322_140037.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunni got the grilled tilapia, which is what I usually get.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/8581453278\/\"  title=\"20130322_140043.jpg by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8367\/8581453278_a340b42846.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"20130322_140043.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was feeling adventurous that day so I ordered the same thing as Darcy. We both got the seafood curry with rice instead of pasta. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/8581453498\/\"  title=\"20130322_140032.jpg by Ching, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8510\/8581453498_80d24e1040.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"20130322_140032.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left; padding-right:15px; padding-top:5px;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/r\/329\/1335495\/restaurant\/Cafe-Bel-Ami-Wichita\" ><img alt=\"Cafe Bel Ami on Urbanspoon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/b\/link\/1335495\/biglink.gif\" style=\"border:none;padding:0px;width:200px;height:146px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>It had been a long time since I&#8217;d dined at Cafe Bel Ami. Lunch reminded me of how much I love their food. I&#8217;ve yet to eat anything there that I didn&#8217;t enjoy. <\/p>\n<p>The only downside to Bel Ami is the slow service. It&#8217;s generally a leisurely place to eat so go only if you have some time to spare. It&#8217;s definitely not fast food. The dishes are well worth the wait, though. They are absolutely delicious. I cannot wait to return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Had a great lunch on Friday with my coworkers Darcy, Sunni, Tiffe, and Carmen. I wanted to do something nice for the group because were celebrating Tiffe&#8217;s birthday and Carmen&#8217;s new baby. I cleared it with Brian first though, since he would see it on the credit card statement when the bill came. LOL. 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