Good2Go

We have this amazing delivery service, called Good2Go.  They've partnered with lots of restaurants featuring many types of food - Mexican, Asian, Sandwiches, Italian... 


Tonight for dinner, nothing sounded good, except sushi which I'd been craving for weeks!  Enter Good2Go.  I went to the website, perused the menu of Osaka, picked what I wanted to eat & 1/2 an hour later there was a knock on my door!  : )  

It comes packaged all cute, too!  


I ordered a side order of hibachi steak, a crunch roll & a Philadelphia roll.  I wasn't really impressed with the crunch roll.  It was okay, but not something I'm likely to order again.  The steak & Philadelphia were scrumptious, tho!  


And all of this came with a free delivery in honor of Father's Day!  : )  


Until next time - what's your favorite thing to have delivered?  What restaurant do you wish had delivery?  

Exotic Thai

Friday night I met some friends for Thai.  I did order pumpkin curry, and it was delicious!  : )  I paired the order, which I ordered with no meat, with an appetizer called Sa-Te.  Sa-Te is grilled chicken skewers, served with a creamy peanut butter dipping sauce.

siden note - how cute is that radish flower??  

This sauce goes amazingly with the pumpkin curry sauce!  I chopped up the Sa-Te chicken & drizzled the peanut sauce all over. Lovely!  I also added in about 1/2 that bowl of rice.  Mmmm.  


Also - don't the giant pieces of squashy pumpkin look amazing?  : ) 


Until next time - what's your favorite pumpkin dish?  Do you like it sweet or savory?

Chili's Wrap

I meant to write this post earlier -  Monday Becca & I met for dinner, after I had attempted (and failed) to find the visitation site for my uncle Gary...  I had a very well-put-together Southwest Wrap with an interesting ranch dipping sauce.  I enjoyed it quite a lot - 1/2 for dinner & 1/2 for lunch on Tuesday!  : )

I need to work on my food photography, I know.  *sigh*  These loaded mashed were very well done!  Mom, the boys & I went to this same Chili's the following Thursday, and I had some loaded mashed, and they were okay but not nearly as impressive!

One of the best things I can tell you to do at restaurants, tho, is to ALWAYS drink water.  I choose water w/ lemon 95% of the time when eating out.  Not only does it save $2 (or more, if you're drinking from the bar) but it helps control portions.  Water is a great filler, and the lemon makes it refreshing rather than heavy (a problem I have w/ water consumption for some reason).

Now, to be fair - most of the time I have a Diet soda or tea or coffee either waiting for me in the car (in the winter) or I run to the gas station for one after dinner.  : )  It's just that it then costs like $.85 rather than $2!  And if I haven't had a lot of DP that day, and it's a good Pepsi place, I will order a DP.  Some places have awesome fountain soda that just must be consumed.  Also, this is a "rule" I do not follow at fast food - a good Coke Zero or Diet Pepper from CFA is sparky goodness!

Until next time - what's your go-to drink when eating out?  Do share!

Granite City - Idaho Nachos

Today I met Aunt Nancy & Uncle Gene, Aunt Judy, and cousin Jenni for lunch at Granite City.  I had cheddar ale soup (always, it's my favorite!) and Lemon Basil Chicken Linguini.  

Not a fan.  Hopefully I'll like it better as leftovers.  It was too ... there was something in it that I didn't like.  Can't pinpoint what it IS, tho!  I mean - I like lemon, I like pepper, I like basil... ??  So... yeah.  Thankfully, everyone else had good food!  And I had the soup ... : )  


Aunt Nancy had stuffed tortellini w/ a creamy marinara sauce that I'll want to try next time.  (Uncle Gene had an Alfredo dish that I didn't get a picture of for some reason!)

sorry that turned out way more blurry than it looked on the camera!

Jenni's usual Caesar Chalupa salad was sadly no longer on the menu, so she got a chicken wrap that she said was very good - kinda like chicken salad inside instead of large chunks, and this way made it easier to eat.

love the presentation on this one!

Aunt Judy had the delicious and beautiful - Idaho Nachos!  Waffle fries done up w/ cheese, bacon, tomatoes, sour cream & a yummy garlic cream dipping sauce on the side.  I only had a couple bites (staying w/in my meal plan, you know!) but I could certainly see getting this again as an app for the table.

big laughs cuz the whole meal just about slid off the plate...!  

Our next trip to GC will hopefully be for Sunday Brunch!  :)  


Until next time (which might be soon... LOL)  -  what staple do you insist be on your brunch buffet to call it "good?"  

Parmesean Crusted Tilapia

Whoops!  Every time you see "pecan" just sub "parmesean" for me, k?  LOL  


Friday night I met my friend Erin for dinner.  We were going to Red Robin, but she has made a commitment to not eat meat on Fridays, so we went to Red Lobster instead.  I hadn't been there in awhile.  Normally, I get their seafood pasta, because it's quite tasty!  However, last night I saw something on the menu that sounded even better than pasta - pecan crusted tilapea!  Served with a really sad portion of broccoli and a baked potato whose skin had seen better days, tho.  That part was disappointing, but they both at least tasted alright.  : )  

The fish, tho, was buttery & light, and SO delicious!  I will definitely order it again (if I remember LOL).  I'll just go w/ mashed potatoes next time maybe.  


I did eat some biscuits, as well, when we finally got them.  I mentioned on Musings that I wasn't really impressed w/ our waiter.  Friendly enough, just seemed like he might have been a little over-worked.  

Still, YUM.  : )  


Erin enjoyed Walt's Favorite Shrimp.  And she said the mashed potatoes were good.  

Do you eat at the Lobster?  What do you like to get?  I need some suggestions for next time!  

Olive Garden Goodness - Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!  


Today Mom & Grammy decided they wanted to lunch at the Olive Garden.  I went there at 11:15 - they open at 11? - to get a table.  Mom & Grammy would be there at 11:30.  THEY WERE ALREADY PACKED with a 30 minute wait!  What the what?!  I got the beeper & stood in line outside.  It was a beautiful day!  : )  While in line, I heard that the restaurant opened at 6 AM.  D'oh!  I wonder if they served breakfast dishes that early, or if ppl actually came in that early for pasta?!  Hmmm.  


Anyway, finally the buzzer went off & we got our table.  

Grammy was happy to be there, really!  ; )  


Mom & Grammy kinda fought over the bill, which was way cute.  I would love to be able to buy them both a nice meal!  I've occasionally be able to buy ONE a nice meal at a time... heh.  


Anyway, I had the lovely Four Cheese Pastachettis w/ grilled chicken.  SO GOOD!  Cheese lasagna stuffed w/ four different kinds of cheese.  The chicken was smothered in a cream sauce, tomatoes & spinach.  Delightful!

I also had the Chicken Gnocchi soup, which was tasty, and breadsticks.   Yummy garlicky goodness!  


For dessert, we ordered one each of the Dolcini Little Dessert cups. The amaretto tiramisu and limoncello cake were my favorites.  

Until next time, what's your favorite thing to do for Mother's Day?  

Tsunami Buffet

You know I love the Chinese buffet!  This one opened near me recently, and I'd heard mixed reviews.  Mom had a coupon that expired today, so we thought we'd check it out - and my brother Phil decided to join us, as well!  This was a real treat because he works 3rd shift & so it's not very often that he's up for normal lunch time!  : )  


Once again I have no pictures for you, but a story that will hopefully serve just as well.  : )  


Tsunami has a really neat set up.  They have a HUGE sushi station - there were at least 10 roll options, of which I sampled 6 and enjoyed 5.  There weren't labels on the rolls, which was slightly disappointing as I don't know exactly what I was eating in order to order it anywhere else!  *laugh*  There was a salmon roll that I recognized which was made perfectly, tho!  Yummy!  They also have a hibachi grill, fairly large fruit offerings, and the "normal" Chinese buffet fair - sesame seed donuts, crab ragoon, green beans, stuffed crabs, mushrooms, and a salad bar.  Including baby Oscars, of course!  I wasn't impressed w/ the cottage cheese, which as you may know is a staple of my diet!  lol  


Mom said they have good tea, so I tasted, and she was right!  And it was free w/ our meal!


All in all, I like the set up, I like the tea, I loved the sushi.  I'll be back!  : )  


Until next time, what's your make-or-break for a Chinese buffet?