Since some of us are in new locales, here's a place to describe the rest-y-rants we are trying.
El Mezcal II:
Meh, but it had been 10 or so days since I had sit down Mexican food. I'm not sure if most gringos here (KS) know what a jalapeno is for, the salsa was really weak. It was better than Taco-Hell. Dazie had a relleno that was pretty tasty.
I went to a Mexican restaurant that I had never been to called Sr. Tequila. It was pretty good, although not exactly authentic. I had chicken nachos, which I thought were really, really good. I couldn't eat the chips on the bottom because the oil from the chicken had soaked into them, turning them into one huge mushy glob, but the endless supply of fresh, hot tortilla chips they kept feeding us more than made up for that deficit.
** and a half out of ****
The salsa was, I believe, canned. :o
However, as soon as my multiple bank snafus get cleared up, we're headed to the "Mad Greek" restaurant, and the "Addis Abbaba" Ethiopian restaurant, and "Arabian Nights" restaurant and and and...
:gamp: I'm so excited!
Have you had Ethiopian food before? I'm not a big fan. The concept is good, but the execution, meh.
Nope. It never really occured to me that there IS Ethiopian cuisine. I mean, look at all those starving children. If they had cuisine, you'd think they wouldn't be starving. ::)
(is going to hell)
Macadoos in Roanoke (and western VA) is a sandwich place that has 100 different items, in a place that looks like TGIFridays. Pretty good, excellent bread, chips, no fires.
Quote from: Infobahn on July 16, 2005, 02:44:55 PM
Macadoos in Roanoke (and western VA) is a sandwich place that has 100 different items, in a place that looks like TGIFridays. Pretty good, excellent bread, chips, no fires.
No fires? That's a deal breaker.
Damn you.
Quote from: dazie on July 16, 2005, 12:42:30 PM
Nope. It never really occured to me that there IS Ethiopian cuisine. I mean, look at all those starving children. If they had cuisine, you'd think they wouldn't be starving. ::)
(is going to hell)
No, you're not going to hell. As I said, the concept is good, but the execution is lacking. The gist is that they don't use plates or utensils. What they do is make this big rubbery pancake-like thing. That's your plate and your fork. They dollop blobs of differently colored goo around and you tear off pieces of the rubbery pancake-like thing to scoop up and eat the goo. The goo itself is pretty good (depending on the color - I didn't care for one of the colors much), but the rubbery pancake-like thing is not so tasty.
mmm. gooo.
Quote from: Gamplayerx on July 16, 2005, 08:42:13 PM
Quote from: dazie on July 16, 2005, 12:42:30 PM
Nope. It never really occured to me that there IS Ethiopian cuisine. I mean, look at all those starving children. If they had cuisine, you'd think they wouldn't be starving. ::)
(is going to hell)
No, you're not going to hell. As I said, the concept is good, but the execution is lacking. The gist is that they don't use plates or utensils. What they do is make this big rubbery pancake-like thing. That's your plate and your fork. They dollop blobs of differently colored goo around and you tear off pieces of the rubbery pancake-like thing to scoop up and eat the goo. The goo itself is pretty good (depending on the color - I didn't care for one of the colors much), but the rubbery pancake-like thing is not so tasty.
My brother took my wife, mom, and I to an Ethiopian place in Chicago. My brother and wife loved it because it was 100% vegetarian. My mom thought it was Ok. I thought it was meh. I would rather have eaten at a TGI Friday's personally.
I'm not eating at an Ethiopian restaurant in South Carolina. The Mexican food is bad enough.
We had Greek food for lunch. Yum.
Although, I'd have rather had another dolma instead of the mushy green beans.
Quote from: DownSouth on July 18, 2005, 03:39:01 PM
I'm not eating at an Ethiopian restaurant in South Carolina. The Mexican food is bad enough.
:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :stfu: :stfu: :lies: :lies: :lies:
Quote from: ursus on July 24, 2005, 07:31:07 AM
Quote from: DownSouth on July 18, 2005, 03:39:01 PM
I'm not eating at an Ethiopian restaurant in South Carolina. The Mexican food is bad enough.
:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :stfu: :stfu: :lies: :lies: :lies:
I just meant the mexican food here. I love Mexican food but after living in SoCal and my mom living in Tucson I got spoiled.
I went to this place today:
http://www.yoburrito.com/home.html
My rating: muh.
You can do much better.
http://www.moes.com/index.php
That's going across the street. Anybody had it? Any good?
Quote from: DownSouth on July 26, 2005, 02:03:19 PM
http://www.moes.com/index.php
That's going across the street. Anybody had it? Any good?
I loves me some Moe's.
WELCOME TO MOE'S!
Good
Quote from: DownSouth on July 18, 2005, 03:39:01 PM
I'm not eating at an Ethiopian restaurant in South Carolina. The Mexican food is bad enough.
My brother likes Don Pedro's in Columbia. (No, not Don Pablos)
Quote from: BigDun on July 26, 2005, 02:08:19 PM
Quote from: DownSouth on July 26, 2005, 02:03:19 PM
http://www.moes.com/index.php
That's going across the street. Anybody had it? Any good?
I loves me some Moe's.
WELCOME TO MOE'S!
I like Moe's. Good quesadillas. I get mine with peppers, onions and mushrooms for an additional $.79. Totally worth it.
My lunch will once again be boring today. Leaves with some tuna on them.
Quote from: Infobahn on July 26, 2005, 05:35:44 PM
Quote from: DownSouth on July 18, 2005, 03:39:01 PM
I'm not eating at an Ethiopian restaurant in South Carolina. The Mexican food is bad enough.
My brother likes Don Pedro's in Columbia. (No, not Don Pablos)
That's on the other side of the city.
Quote from: DownSouth on July 28, 2005, 11:17:19 AM
Quote from: Infobahn on July 26, 2005, 05:35:44 PM
Quote from: DownSouth on July 18, 2005, 03:39:01 PM
I'm not eating at an Ethiopian restaurant in South Carolina. The Mexican food is bad enough.
My brother likes Don Pedro's in Columbia. (No, not Don Pablos)
That's on the other side of the city.
You make it sound like Columbia is huge.
Get in your car and drive, you bum.
Ask your brother what Two Notch Rd. is associated with. Hint: I keep them in the trunk.
Quote from: DownSouth on July 28, 2005, 02:11:04 PM
Ask your brother what Two Notch Rd. is associated with. Hint: I keep them in the trunk.
Your collection of slightly crusty copies of Playboy from the mid 80's?
Quote from: Beefy on July 28, 2005, 02:18:30 PM
Quote from: DownSouth on July 28, 2005, 02:11:04 PM
Ask your brother what Two Notch Rd. is associated with. Hint: I keep them in the trunk.
Your collection of slightly crusty copies of Playboy from the mid 80's?
I wish. At least they had real boobs back then.
Quote from: DownSouth on July 28, 2005, 02:11:04 PM
Ask your brother what Two Notch Rd. is associated with. Hint: I keep them in the trunk.
He said "You mean the intersection of Two Notch and Head street where the prostitutes work?"
He followed up by saying to my response: "don pedro's is near me on two notch. I think you have been to it with us. There is PLENTY of good mexican food here. lots of mexicans in the community. I wouldn't trust this guy, there is something wrong with him ;-)"
Quote from: Infobahn on July 28, 2005, 03:31:29 PM
Quote from: DownSouth on July 28, 2005, 02:11:04 PM
Ask your brother what Two Notch Rd. is associated with. Hint: I keep them in the trunk.
He said "You mean the intersection of Two Notch and Head street where the prostitutes work?"
Yep
Quote from: Infobahn on July 28, 2005, 03:34:04 PM
He followed up by saying to my response: "don pedro's is near me on two notch. I think you have been to it with us. There is PLENTY of good mexican food here. lots of mexicans in the community. I wouldn't trust this guy, there is something wrong with him ;-)"
They must all be on that side of town. My mom lives in Tucson. I've had good Mexican food.
Quote from: DownSouth on July 28, 2005, 03:40:31 PM
Quote from: Infobahn on July 28, 2005, 03:34:04 PM
He followed up by saying to my response: "don pedro's is near me on two notch. I think you have been to it with us. There is PLENTY of good mexican food here. lots of mexicans in the community. I wouldn't trust this guy, there is something wrong with him ;-)"
They must all be on that side of town. My mom lives in Tucson. I've had good Mexican food.
My Mom lives in Scottsdale, all the good Mexican places are owned by the Chineese.
Quote from: DownSouth on July 28, 2005, 03:40:31 PM
Quote from: Infobahn on July 28, 2005, 03:34:04 PM
He followed up by saying to my response: "don pedro's is near me on two notch. I think you have been to it with us. There is PLENTY of good mexican food here. lots of mexicans in the community. I wouldn't trust this guy, there is something wrong with him ;-)"
They must all be on that side of town. My mom lives in Tucson. I've had good Mexican food.
My mom lives there too! :o
Coincidence?
I think not!
Hermano!!!! :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
My uncle lives in Tucson. It's way too hot there. Yeah, but it's a dry heat my ass.
I've been to Mexico. I've had good Mexican food.
Quote from: Gamplayerx on July 29, 2005, 06:25:58 AM
My uncle lives in Tucson. It's way too hot there. Yeah, but it's a dry heat my ass.
I've been to Mexico. I've had good Mexican food.
My mother in law lives there too! :o
Coincidence?
I think not!
Hermana!!!!! :-* :-* :-* :-*
Quote from: dazie on July 29, 2005, 06:27:35 AM
Coincidence?
I think not!
This reminds me of the tour guide we had (in Mexico!) at Chicken Pizza, er, I mean Chichen Itza. He said that every other sentence. "There are 52 steps, and 52 weeks in the year. Coincidence? I think not, my friends." "There are 9 columns, and 9 months in a woman's gestational cycle. Coincidence? I think not, my friends."
Did you know the Mayans were aliens? These things cannot be coincidence. You need only look to Chichen Itza for unrefutable proof.
Quote from: Gamplayerx on July 29, 2005, 06:46:48 AM
Quote from: dazie on July 29, 2005, 06:27:35 AM
Coincidence?
I think not!
This reminds me of the tour guide we had (in Mexico!) at Chicken Pizza, er, I mean Chichen Itza. He said that every other sentence. "There are 52 steps, and 52 weeks in the year. Coincidence? I think not, my friends." "There are 9 columns, and 9 months in a woman's gestational cycle. Coincidence? I think not, my friends."
Did you know the Mayans were aliens? These things cannot be coincidence. You need only look to Chichen Itza for unrefutable proof.
That tour guide must be Mayan.
"The Mayan pyramid has four sides and there are 4 seasons in the year. Coincidence? I think not, my friends."
This one was a bit troubling. It's Mexico, for gosh sakes.
You know how you can tell if someone's a Mayan alien? They have a red dot on their tail bone.
Mel?
Who's Mel?
Oh. I don't follow movie talk.
Also, Gibson pisses me off.
Quote from: Gamplayerx on July 29, 2005, 10:25:53 AM
Oh. I don't follow movie talk.
Also, Gibson pisses me off.
I can't imagine why.