Tonight's date took us to Stonewood Grill. It's been a while since we visited so I wasn't too surprised to find that all my favorite things had been removed from the menu. Of course. What we ordered:
Cesear salad-- I vote okay.
French onion soup-- The onions weren't cooked enough and you could taste the alcohol and not in a good way.
Crab crusted mahi mahi with seasoned rice and grilled veggies-- It was all very under-seasoned but not bad with a little salt and pepper. The rice had an interesting taste. Brian thought it tasted like what Micheal's smells like. To put it in his words: "This rice tastes like arts and crafts." I laughed for a good 5 minutes. I'm laughing just remembering it.
# of hairs found in food: 1, a long red one attached to my pretzel bread
# of items that did not belong: 0
Flavor: bland but just fine with a little help from S & P
Price tag: way overpriced at $50
Service: Fine
Atmosphere: great for a date, dark and quiet
Do it again? Doubtful at that price and limited menu
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The "How It All Began" post
Brian has the worst luck with food ever. Ever. If there is something gross to be found, it will be found on his plate. These are just some of the experiences that made us think Hey, we should probably warn other people about this. We have good experiences too occasionally and we plan to share those when they happen. For now, enjoy reading about the bad ones.
Cody's Roadhouse: Brian's steak and mushroom bites entree included a 2 inch long piece of wire brush bristle mixed into his gravy. The wire brush that's used to scrub the grill. The manager offered to make him a new plate. No thanks, I think I will just go without dinner tonight for I fear a tongue piercing for dessert. I ordered the country fried chicken. It was basically country fried grease. Gross.
# of hairs found in food: 0
# of items that did not belong: 1
Flavor: boring
Price tag: not worth it
Service: crap
Atmosphere: typical steakhouse chic
Do it again? Never.
Texas Roadhouse: This one breaks my heart a little. We love Texas Roadhouse. We love eating the peanuts and throwing the shells across the table. We love the affordable steak and the side salad with egg. Yum! We hate the country music but that's not the point. Most of all we love the warm rolls with cinnamon butter. We were surprised to find that one visit ruined it all a little. Just a little. Brian tried to cut into his perfectly cooked, perfectly priced steak, to find that the little blood absorbing sponge that is put under the slabs of meat was not removed. Instead, it was grilled onto the meat. Yum again! You try really hard to ignore little mishaps at your favorite places but this was just a bit over the top. Again, the manager offered to replace the steak, minus the blood sponge.
# of hairs found in food: 0
# of items that did not belong: 1
Flavor: Great, once our stomach's settled
Price tag: reasonable
Service: eh
Atmosphere: typical steakhouse chic
Do it again? almost once a month
Green Tree Chinese: We had only ordered from here a few times before this incident and we gave it another shot. Brian found staples in his beef with broccoli. We aren't even sure what happened as this meal comes in the sealed plastic container and not the usual chinese food box. Was it mixed into the food beforehand or just fell into it somehow?
# of hairs found in food: 0
# of items that did not belong: about 5
Flavor: decent
Price tag: reasonable
Service: don't know, I don't speak Chinese
Atmosphere: ate at home
Do it again? we tried and gave up
El Indio: For this meal, Brian found nuts and bolts in his burrito. Yes, burritos pretty much are all the things left on the counter scraped into a tortilla but COME ON! At least make sure those things go undetected when eaten.
# of hairs found in food: 0
# of items that did not belong: about 5
Flavor: delicious once the hardware was removed
Price tag: affordable
Service: Great! The ladies there think Brian is a hot Mexican.
Atmosphere: Lame
Do it again? We visit regularly, but we inspect before we eat
Moe's: Brian, again, was the unfortunate soul to stumble on this one. We don't know what it was. We don't know where it came from. All we know is that when he bit down, it broke his tooth. When he addressed it to the employee the response was: "Would you like some free cheese sauce?" I don't even know how to respond to that. Is the cheese sauce to seal in the exposed nerves??
# of hairs found in food: 0
# of items that did not belong: hopefully just one
Flavor: edible
Price tag: affordable
Service: crap
Atmosphere: none
Do it again? Never
We now like to consider eating out as a possible thrill ride. Will it be fun? Scary? Dangerous? Will I throw up when it's over? Who knows? We are just there to enjoy the ride.
Cody's Roadhouse: Brian's steak and mushroom bites entree included a 2 inch long piece of wire brush bristle mixed into his gravy. The wire brush that's used to scrub the grill. The manager offered to make him a new plate. No thanks, I think I will just go without dinner tonight for I fear a tongue piercing for dessert. I ordered the country fried chicken. It was basically country fried grease. Gross.
# of hairs found in food: 0
# of items that did not belong: 1
Flavor: boring
Price tag: not worth it
Service: crap
Atmosphere: typical steakhouse chic
Do it again? Never.
Texas Roadhouse: This one breaks my heart a little. We love Texas Roadhouse. We love eating the peanuts and throwing the shells across the table. We love the affordable steak and the side salad with egg. Yum! We hate the country music but that's not the point. Most of all we love the warm rolls with cinnamon butter. We were surprised to find that one visit ruined it all a little. Just a little. Brian tried to cut into his perfectly cooked, perfectly priced steak, to find that the little blood absorbing sponge that is put under the slabs of meat was not removed. Instead, it was grilled onto the meat. Yum again! You try really hard to ignore little mishaps at your favorite places but this was just a bit over the top. Again, the manager offered to replace the steak, minus the blood sponge.
# of hairs found in food: 0
# of items that did not belong: 1
Flavor: Great, once our stomach's settled
Price tag: reasonable
Service: eh
Atmosphere: typical steakhouse chic
Do it again? almost once a month
Green Tree Chinese: We had only ordered from here a few times before this incident and we gave it another shot. Brian found staples in his beef with broccoli. We aren't even sure what happened as this meal comes in the sealed plastic container and not the usual chinese food box. Was it mixed into the food beforehand or just fell into it somehow?
# of hairs found in food: 0
# of items that did not belong: about 5
Flavor: decent
Price tag: reasonable
Service: don't know, I don't speak Chinese
Atmosphere: ate at home
Do it again? we tried and gave up
El Indio: For this meal, Brian found nuts and bolts in his burrito. Yes, burritos pretty much are all the things left on the counter scraped into a tortilla but COME ON! At least make sure those things go undetected when eaten.
# of hairs found in food: 0
# of items that did not belong: about 5
Flavor: delicious once the hardware was removed
Price tag: affordable
Service: Great! The ladies there think Brian is a hot Mexican.
Atmosphere: Lame
Do it again? We visit regularly, but we inspect before we eat
Moe's: Brian, again, was the unfortunate soul to stumble on this one. We don't know what it was. We don't know where it came from. All we know is that when he bit down, it broke his tooth. When he addressed it to the employee the response was: "Would you like some free cheese sauce?" I don't even know how to respond to that. Is the cheese sauce to seal in the exposed nerves??
# of hairs found in food: 0
# of items that did not belong: hopefully just one
Flavor: edible
Price tag: affordable
Service: crap
Atmosphere: none
Do it again? Never
We now like to consider eating out as a possible thrill ride. Will it be fun? Scary? Dangerous? Will I throw up when it's over? Who knows? We are just there to enjoy the ride.
Introduction: Brian and Brandi are hungry. Now!
Brian and I are eaters. We like food. Good food. New food. Strange food. We watch shows about food, we talk about food, we cook food, we eat food, and sometimes we even dream about it.
Occasionally, we get the chance to run away from our children and enjoy a night out on the town. (Read: a too expensive dinner and then a trip to Wal-Mart.) We have our favorite places to visit for different reasons but we also like to try new places or even just new dishes at old places. We listen to what our friends suggest, read online reviews, and check out menus before we make a visit. For people who cook and eat so often, where to go for dinner is a big decision that can make or break the night. Not really.
Over the past few years we have had very few great experiences and lots of frightening and/or terrible ones. We decided it was time to start a blog. This blog is for those who eat for the nourishment, the experience, and the flavor expansion, and it's for ourselves because we can never seem to remember how the experience went. "Did we like that place?" "I don't remember." "Well, let's try it again." Two hours later: "Crap! That's right. This place sucks."
If you choose to add this blog to your list of things to read while on the toilet, please feel free to leave comments with your own experience, be it good or bad. Suggestions are great too!
Occasionally, we get the chance to run away from our children and enjoy a night out on the town. (Read: a too expensive dinner and then a trip to Wal-Mart.) We have our favorite places to visit for different reasons but we also like to try new places or even just new dishes at old places. We listen to what our friends suggest, read online reviews, and check out menus before we make a visit. For people who cook and eat so often, where to go for dinner is a big decision that can make or break the night. Not really.
Over the past few years we have had very few great experiences and lots of frightening and/or terrible ones. We decided it was time to start a blog. This blog is for those who eat for the nourishment, the experience, and the flavor expansion, and it's for ourselves because we can never seem to remember how the experience went. "Did we like that place?" "I don't remember." "Well, let's try it again." Two hours later: "Crap! That's right. This place sucks."
If you choose to add this blog to your list of things to read while on the toilet, please feel free to leave comments with your own experience, be it good or bad. Suggestions are great too!
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