Banana Leaf Milpitas

Banana Leaf is one of two Malaysian restaurants that we've been to in Milpitas (the other one being Penang Garden).  We prefer this one by far because of the better food, better atmosphere and pretty much better everything.  Since this place is so good, if you don't get here by 6:30pm then the wait can be easily 30 minutes to 1 hour.  One of the most popular Malaysian dishes is the Roti.  When we go to Banana Leaf, we usually get the Roti Prata which is a multi-layered Indian bread which is made really thin and served with a curry sauce.  This particular time we went, we decided to pay a little more and try the Roti Murtabak which is the same as the Roti Prata but with beef, eggs and onion.  It looked and tasted great:

Other dishes that we've tried here include:

- Red and green curries with chicken and/or beef - you can't go wrong with curry especially eaten over rice.
- Sizzling beef
- The noodles dishes of which all are very good

This time we tried a different noodle called the Ying Yong Noodles and it looked amazing and tasted just as good:

This dish consisted of two different types of noodles and the contrast between the two were pretty impressive.  There were soft noodles and fried noodles so every taste had a different texture - thus the name Ying Yong Noodles.  Highly recommend this dish if you're going to Banana Leaf in Milpitas.

New Tung Kee Noodle House Milpitas

This place is like our kitchen - we come here whenever we need a cheap meal.  We usually stick with the noodles but have tried the porridge and rice plates as well.   This is not fancy looking place as it looks like a school cafeteria more than a restaurant but this place is fast as you can be in and out of here in 30 minutes.  Our personal favorites here are the combination with won tons and the combination rice stick noodle soup.

Best Noodles Bay Area

We are very fortunate to have so many yummy noodle places to choose from in the Bay Area.  Being huge fans of eating noodles, we are sharing with you a list of our favorites:

QQ Noodle in Milpitas or Fremont has some of the best hand pulled noodles.  For those of you who know Mandarin, you'll know that QQ in Mandarin stands for chewy and the noodles here are definitely chewy (i.e. al dente).  When coming here, be sure to order their #1 - it's a must.

New Tung Kee Noodle House in Milpitas is a great place to go for a cheap meal.  Usually two bowls of noodles runs about $12.  It's so cheap that we call this our "kitchen" as it's the place to go to get a cheap meal.  Sometimes eating here is cheaper than cooking at home

Pho Nam in Milpitas or Sunnyvale serves up some of the best pho in the Bay Area.  We've tried their pho, the bun (the dry noodles which you pour fish sauce over), the rice plates, fried/fresh rolls and iced coffee.  Can't really go wrong with anything except maybe the fresh rolls.  The fresh rolls are a bit "stale" as we think they make them the night before and leave them in the refrigerator until someone orders them.

Maruichi Ramen in Mountain View or Milpitas serves up delicious ramen noodles.  I've read on Yelp there are better places but this one is pretty good.  Don't believe the disses that you hear about this place, it's good food!

Ruby's Taqueria Sunnyvale

This place was so good that I ate here twice in one week.  Both times I got a burrito - a carne asada burrito and a carnitas burrito.  Both were delicious and HUGE!  They definitely don't skimp on their super burritos as for $6.00 you get a good amount of food.  Previous to discovering Ruby's Taqueria, we used to go all way to Mountain View for La Bamba.  Now that we've found Ruby's, we are staying more local to get our burritos.  Be sure to try their chips too as they are also very good.

QQ Noodle Milpitas

We're so glad that there is a QQ Noodle in Milpitas now.  Prior to the opening of this location, we used to drive to Fremont for QQ Noodle.  For those of you who don't know Mandarin - QQ stands for chewy.  So QQ Noodle basically translates to chewy noodles in English.  The reason they are chewy is because they are freshly made noodles which makes it so delicious.  Whenever we come here, we usually order one dry noodle and one soup noodle.  As a rule of thumb, always eat the soup noodle first because the noodles become kind of gross if it sits in the soup too long.  Our recommendations for soup noodles are:

Hot and Spicy Fish Noodle Soup - the fish is lightly battered and fried and goes really well with the spicy soup.

Hot and Spicy Beef Stew Noodle Soup - same as above but with beef stew, this one is their take on a traditional Taiwanese noodle soup dish

For the dry noodles, we always get their #1 - House Special Sour & Spicy Pork Sauce Noodles.  This one is a must, we've never seen anything like this anywhere else.  It's basically a spicy sauce with pork and what looks to be potatoes.  We've been to QQ Noodle probably a dozen times and every time we've ordered this dish.

Best Kabobs from City Kabob at the Sunnyvale Tennis Center

Our favorite kabob place is located in the most unusual location - in a shack near the Sunnyvale Tennis Center.  We've tried many kabob places in the Bay Area including ones in Fremont where it's supposed to be good but nothing beats City Kabob in Sunnyvale.  City Kabob is a small operation where the owner turns out the best tasting kabobs on his tiny grill.  If you're going for lunch during a work day, be sure to call ahead and place an order as there's limited space on his grill and you can wait up to half an hour.

We usually get take out from here as it's very easy to call up and place a take out order and go pick it up.  Our favorites here are the two koobideh kabobs with rice and salad for $9.99 and the combo kabob (chicken and koobideh) for $12.99.  The last few times, we've just gone with the koobideh as it's cheaper in price and the chicken tends to be overcooked at times.  Unfortunately, we're not big fans of lamb so we don't have an opinion on that kabob.  However, for those of you who have had Middle Eastern food these prices are a bargain. 

Definitely go check out City Kabob when in Sunnyvale, here are the details for the place:

755 South Mathilda
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(408) 732-0013
Website: http://www.citykabob.com

Best Mongolian BBQ in Santa Clara

Last year, we were able to eat here 12 times and get a free meal which we ate the week after Christmas.  Considering this is an all you can eat place and also considering the amount of food that we ate over the holidays, it was definitely painful but we only had until the end of the year to cash in.  This year, we decided to go to El Camino Mongolian BBQ once every few months as the "challenge" of eating here 12 times in a year is no longer as enticing.


However we still come here every few months to enjoy their great food.  For those of you who have never been to El Camino Mongolian BBQ or anything similar to it such as Great Kahn's Mongolian BBQ which is available in a lot of mall food courts now, here's a quick over view on how it works.

1) You fill a bowl full of veggies/noodles and another bowl full of meat - some places have you put everything in the same bowl

2) Once both bowls are filled to the brim, you add sauces to it.  There's bbq sauce, soy sauce, curry sauce, garlic, hot oil, oyster sauce, etc.

3) Now you give it to the Mongolian BBQ chef and he/she grills it on this huge platter.

4) Once it's done, you're ready to eat.


There's usually a line as you wait to fill your bowl and have your food cooked but it's well worth it.  At El Camino Mongolian BBQ, there's sides that you can choose from too.  The fried chicken and egg rolls are the best.   So if you haven't tried this type food, be sure to give it a try.

Pho Nam Sunnyvale

Pho Nam is in our opinion the best pho place in the Mountain View/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara/Milpitas area.  Luckily they have three locations - two in Sunnyvale and one in Milpitas so we can have great pho whenever we are craving it.  We've been coming to Pho Nam for many years and they have delivered great pho over 95% of the time.  There's been some times when the broth was too watered down or too salty but that's pretty rare.  What makes their pho the best is the perfect combination of a tasty broth and chewy noodles.  A typical meal here would be:

Rare steak and lean brisket pho

Deep fried egg rolls

Iced coffee - always in a to go cup as we like to take it with us

On some occasions we'll order the bun (the dry noodles with veggies that you pour fish sauce over) and it's also very good.  However 90% of the time, we stick with the pho even on hot days.  We'll probably be sweating while eating it but it's worth it.  One complaint is their fresh rolls - they don't taste very fresh.  Once you put in the order, they'll have it at your table in a minute.  They probably make it in advance and keep it in the refrigerator.  I would stay away from this dish as you can find better elsewhere.

Overall if you stick with pho, fried egg rolls and Vietnamese iced coffee you'll be having a really good meal for cheap at Pho Nam.

Sancho's Taqueria Palo Alto

It's not easy driving up to Palo Alto after work on a Friday evening but we did yesterday to try the fish tacos at Sancho's Taqueria.  Bottom line - it was worth the 45 minute drive to get these delicious fish tacos.  The fish tacos comes grilled or lightly battered so we decided to try one of each but unfortunately our order was mixed up and we got two lightly battered.  Although the meal got off to a bad start with the order mix up, we weren't disappointed as the lightly battered fish tacos from Sancho's Taqueria are the best!  I hope this picture does it some justice because we're already planning our next trip there just to eat these fish tacos.

We also ordered carnitas tacos as we love carnitas however we've had better at La Bamba in Mountain View.  A quick tip is if you're coming to Sancho's Taqueria, just stick with the seafood itesm such as the fish tacos.  We also tried the white fish ceviche and shrimp ceviche - the white fish ceviche is cheaper and much better tasting.  So another quick tip is to stick with the white fish ceviche and use the $2 saved towards a beer :-)

Cajun Crab at Boiling Crab in San Jose

We were so glad to hear that San Jose now has two Boiling Crabs.  The original location on Capitol Expressway was always packed - usually a 2 to 3 hour wait on the weekends starting at 4pm.  The new location is at the Plant Shopping Center in San Jose where the wait times have been reduced to about an hour.  The best part is you can spend your hour shopping at stores such as Target, Best Buy, Babies R Us, etc.

On this occasion, we came to Boiling Crab with a friend who has never been before.  We had to educate him on how Boiling Crab works so for those of you who haven't been, here's how it works.  There are basically no eating utensils at Boiling Crab unless you order a gumbo.  The shrimp, crab or crawfish comes in a plastic bag full of sauce.  You just put on your bib (yes they have bibs here as it can get really messy), and then dig in.  When we eat here we usually go with short sleeve shirts, take our rings and watches off and wear clothing that we don't mind getting messy.   

On this occasion at Boiling Crab, this is what we ordered:


1) One pound of shrimp in The Whole Sha-Bang which is a combination of the following seasonings:

- Rajun Cajun
- Lemon Pepper
- Garlic Butter

We requested this one to be mild and had them throw in a few corn on the cobs.  This was good as always, we like shrimp because it's easy to peel and eat.  When eating anything here, be sure to get a few more of their dipping cups so you can scoop the sauce out of the bag.  Not the best picture but there's some shrimp and corn in that bag

2) One crab in The Whole Sha-Bang but this time it was medium.

We didn't find any difference between mild and medium sauce.  Who knows, maybe our tongue was already numbed from the spices so it was hard to tell ;-)   Crab is a bit tougher and messier to eat as you have to crack it open and dig for the meat and also a bit more expensive than eating shrimp but since we're at a restaurant called The Boiling Crab, we have to get one.

3) Sweet potato fries - they also have regular fries which we got with the fried shrimp basket so we decided to get this.  Wish we had a better sauce to dip it in though instead of just ketchup.  Not sure what exactly but somehow I think ketchup isn't the right thing for this.  Also managed to take a picture of this before my hands got really dirty:

4) Fried shrimp basket - this came with cajun fries and we were hoping the fried shrimp would taste good dipped in the Whole Sha-Bang sauce but it was just OK.  Would have been better off getting another pound of the regular shrimp.

Banh Mi Dakao Milpitas

Banh Mi is a Vietnamese sandwich on a baguette with your choice of meat and the usual fillers - carrots, daikon, cucumbers, chili peppers and mayonnaise.  Dakao in Milpitas in our opinion, makes the best Banh Mi in the north San Jose/Santa Clara/Sunnyvale/Milpitas area.  Outside of going to south San Jose and the Vietnamese part of town, Milpitas has a lot of choices for Vietnamese food.

Occasionally for Saturday lunch, we like to pick up a couple of sandwiches as it's our version of a light lunch.  Sandwiches that we usually get are the combination, grilled pork and grilled beef.  Other tasty items that you can buy here are the fried egg rolls and the Vietnamese iced coffee.  Believe it or not - a lunch with two sandwiches, a few egg rolls and a coffee is under $10!  Can't beat that if you're on a budget.

Shabu Shabu from Shabuway in Mountain View

Nothing beats shabu-shabu from Shabuway in Mountain View on a cold Friday night.  As I've learned from reading the menu at Shabuway, shabu-shabu translates in English to swish swish which is what you do with your piece of kobe beef in the broth.

For those of you who has never had shabu-shabu before, it's the Japanese version of hot pot.  The menu is pretty simple - you choose your meat (usually kobe beef) which comes with a veggie platter and then you choose a broth.  The broth that we get is the spicy miso, we've tried many types of broth for shabu-shabu and spicy miso is the best as it's not too spicy but is packed with flavor.  Once you've done this, you're all set as with shabu-shabu you are the cook.  Just take the meat and veggies and drop them in the broth and once it's cooked it's time to eat!  Along with the meat and veggies comes a sesame and ponzu sauce and a bowl of rice.

Since you're doing your own cooking at Shabuway, dinner can take some time as you swish your food around in the broth.  Be sure to not leave it in there too long as you don't want mushy food.  Another tip if you want to have shabu-shabu here, downtown Mountain View can get busy on a Friday night.  Wait times can be up to 1 hour so try to get there early or expect to wait.   For those of you interested in going, here are the some pictures of our last meal and the details:

Address: 180 Castro St Mountain View, CA 94041
Phone number: (650) 961-8880
Website: http://www.shabuway.com 

Lunch at Olive Garden in Milpitas

Just like we were craving Red Robin burgers a few Saturdays ago, we were craving the bread sticks and Zuppa Toscana soup from Olive Garden this particular Saturday.  Now that an Olive Garden is open in the Great Mall in Milpitas, it makes it convenient to go here.  Previously, we had to go to either South San Jose on Blossom Hill Road or to Palo Alto.  Both are easily 20 minute drives compared to a 10 minute drive to this new location.

As mentioned earlier, we were craving the bread sticks and Zuppa Toscana soup.  I could have just eaten this as I had three bread sticks and two bowls of soup.  However, I didn't stop there as I had the Chicken Parmigiana too.  Everything here was good as always.  I know this isn't your authentic Italian restaurant but it's pretty damn good food and we definitely like coming here.

King Egg Roll San Jose

Since we've bought snacks at King Egg Roll for two straight weeks now, I think it's worth a mention here.  When we come to King Egg Roll it's usually for two things - the egg rolls (hence the name King Egg Roll) and the fried chicken.  There are a lot of other things to buy here - chow mein, fried rice, fried shrimp balls etc. but they all pale in comparison to the quality of the egg rolls and fried chicken.

King Egg Roll runs a serious business, on a Super Bowl Sunday we waited an hour just to get their egg rolls.  We usually pick up a tray of egg rolls and fried chicken for poker parties or any other types of gatherings that we attend.  They are always a favorite among the guests as there's not even a crumb left when the party's over.

For those of you interested in trying some awesome egg rolls and fried chicken, here's where you can find King Egg Roll:

Address: 980 Lundy Avenue San Jose, CA 95133
Telephone number: 408-729-8307 - be sure to call ahead if you are buying a tray as it can take some time for them to prepare
Website: http://www.kingeggroll.com - they have other locations as well in case this location isn't near you

BBQ Kalbi Korean Fusion Food

Ever since watching the Great Food Truck Race on Food Network, I've had a craving for good food truck eats.  Outside of NYC - where you find some of the best food trucks, we've found our own favorite here in the Bay Area called BBQ Kalbi.  Every Thursday and Friday from 6:30pm to 9:00pm, the BBQ Kalbi truck can be found at Dana and Hope in downtown Mountain View serving up Korean Fusion tacos and burritos.


We've probably tried the food here several times in the last few months and every time it's been a great experience. We've tried a few variations of the burritos and the tacos and have settled in on the regular burrito with a choice of meat or the kimchee fried rice burrito with choice of meat.  Can't go wrong with these as the blend of the flavors from the meat, rice and other fillings all blend perfectly.  Personally I'm a big fan of Korean and Mexican food so when the two are fused together, I'm in double food heaven.

As you can see the overall menu is pretty simple with various choices of meats to go with your Korean fusion taco or burrito and the prices are definitely affordable:

Here are the details if you're interested in trying something new for dinner on a Thursday or Friday nigh then BBQ Kalbi is a great choice:

Location: Corner of Dana and Hope in Mountain View
Hours: 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Website: http://bbqkalbi.com/

Dim Sum Hong Kong Saigon Sunnyvale

Today felt like a good day to have dim sum - it's Thursday so only one more day left in the work week and it's 80 degrees in the Bay Area.  Based off location, the best place to have dim sum if you're working in the Mountain View/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara area is Hong Kong Saigon in Sunnyvale.

We got really lucky and got a seat at 11:30am as this place becomes a madhouse around noon with dozens of people waiting outside.  The wait time can be as much as an hour which easily makes it a 2 hour lunch.  Not a good idea especially on a work day!

We ordered our usual for dim sum - shrimp & pork siu mai, deep fried taro & meat dumpling, beef rice noodle roll, stick rice in lotus leaf and pan fried daikon cake.  These are pretty much staples at any dim sum place and they make them here.  However if I had a choice, we would go to Mayflower at the Great Mall in Milpitas or Hong Kong Lounge in San Francisco for dim sum.  However on a work day, you go with what's close by and this is as good as it gets.

It's worth mentioning that Hong Kong Saigon does offer the taro bun which used to be available on weekends but we saw them on this Thursday morning.  We were shocked because when they were available only on weekends, it was very exclusive as they would only make a dozen every hour.  Once the server comes out of the kitchen he/she is rushed by 20-30 people and if you don't move fast you won't get a chance to try the taro bun.  However, it looks like the taro bun is available on weekdays now but the server was rushed by 10 to 15 people and they were gone within minutes.

Lunch buffet at Xanh

If you work in Silicon Valley, the Xanh lunch buffet is a must try. For 12 bucks, many of the popular items from their dinner menu are available for you to try during lunch. These items include:

Catfish in a claypot
Kobe roll
Papaya salad
Spicy curry chicken
Pineapple beef short ribs
Garlic noodles

I think you get the picture, there's about 25 - 30 different items to choose from and it's very much worth the $12.

Here's a picture of my first plate - it looks a bit messy but it was very tasty.  What you're looking is popcorn chicken, pineapple beef short rib, green beans, kobe beef roll and garlic noodles:

Red Robin Rivermark Santa Clara

We were craving burgers on a Saturday afternoon and decided that Red Robin was the place to go.  I know there's probably better local burger places but we love the burgers here at Red Robin.  They have about 15 specialty burgers here and have probably tried about 80% of them by now.  Yesterday we had the:

Prime Chopped House Burger - this has steak sauce, a dijon mustard spread, mushrooms and fried onion straws.  Definitely in the 1,000 calorie burger club

Gourmet Cheeseburger - comes with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, mayo and your choice of Cheddar, American, Swiss, Bleu, Provolone or Pepper-Jack cheese.

Throw in the bottomless steak fries and this is one hefty and tasty meal!

Town in San Carlos

We came to Town in San Carlos today for brunch today mainly due to a 20% coupon that we got when we had our Valentine's Day's dinner here.  The food was great during Valentine's Day so it was a no brainer to come back here and brunch didn't disappoint either.  First thing to note about their brunch menu is that there's just too many tasty items to choose from - there's fried chicken and waffles, loco moco, crab cake benedict, ultimate breakfast sandwich, cookie dough waffles, etc.  I think you get the idea, there's just so much yummy food to choose from that it's difficult.  After much deliberation, our party decided on:

2 Fried Chicken and Waffles - these were delicious.  The chicken was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.  It came with a black pepper gravy although it wasn't needed as the chicken was already seasoned.  The waffles were malted waffles so they were very sweet.  Also came with a maple-brandy syrup and butter on the side which weren't needed either as the waffle was so good just as is.  I know all of you are now wondering what it looked like so here it is:

Crab cake benedict - this was the most expensive item we ordered.  Although I liked it, after trying the chicken and waffle I wasn't as excited about this anymore.  However, for what it's worth this is a good crab cake benedict:

JC's Loco Moco -this is their version of a Hawaiian favorite

Mac and cheese from the kid's menu:

We'll definitely come back to try brunch and dinner again.  Just looking at these pictures is making me hungry again!

Maruichi Ramen Milpitas

Maruichi is our go to place for ramen.  On Yelp, you will find posts saying other ramen places have higher ratings, etc. but this place has been good for us.  We came here again last night after a pretty long layoff (about 1 month) and the food was good as ever.  Unfortunately the service was slower than usual, it was a busy Friday night and they understaffed as there were only two servers.  However, no complaints from us except taking 15 minutes longer than usual for this quick meal.

Here are the details of what we ordered:

Kuro Ramen - this is my favorite, I don't think you can get it anywhere else.  It's a browned garlic miso broth and it's super tasty.

Nabeyaki Udon - this has egg, shrimp tempura, shittake mushroom, chicken, fish cake, seaweed, green onions

Fried Chicken (aka Chicken Karage) - lightly battered chicken that was deep fried perfectly

For those of you interested in having a good bowl of ramen/udon, here are the details:

Location: 530 Barber Ln Milpitas, CA 95035
Additional note: Cash only here so be sure to bring some

Nick's on Main

Every so often we'll be posting a flashback on restaurants we've been to in the past.  Starting with Nick's on Main in Los Gatos which is where we went for our first wedding anniversary.  The most memorable dish of the night was something called "Trust the Chef".  Most of the reviewers on Yelp said it was a fried pork belly with a fried egg on top and for the night we went it was exactly that.  This thing was yummy!  Probably 10,000 calories but worth every one of them!  Don't tell me you don't want to try this:

Our other appetizer was also very good, a tuna tar tar tower:

Sadly, we don't remember what our entrees were because the appetizers were so overwhelmingly good.  We highly recommend this place.  For those of you wanting to try this place, here's where you can find Nick's on Main:

Address: 35 E Main St Los Gatos, CA 95032
Telephone Number: (408) 399-6457

Happy Hour at El Toritos

Hate to say it but we were sold on a flyer by El Toritos for a $12.00 three course meal.  For $12.00, you can get either a soup or salad, a choice of five different entrees and a dessert.  When we got there, we were also pleasantly surprised to find out they have a weeknight happy hour menu which has $3.00 margaritas!  Overall, we were stuffed and the food was great.  Great place to go after work to hang out with friends or just have a drink and catch a game in their bar.

For those of you interested in trying this happy hour, here are the details:

Location: Many locations - you can find one on the El Toritos website
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - it's a fun place to go and the price is right during happy hour

Kang Nam Tofu House Milpitas

We came here on Friday, March 18 for their kim chee tofu soup and their tofu pancake - which is one of the best we've ever had.  Another plus with coming here is the free ice cream you get with your meal.  However that's just a plus, the food is really good and reasonably priced.

Here's the details for our meal:

Price: $39.00 for 2 tofu soups and tofu pancake.

Hot Pot City Milpitas

Today we met friends at Hot Pot City in Milpitas.  This is one of those places you can go only once every six months as it's all you can eat meat and yeah there's some veggies there too but who goes to an all you can eat veggie place?  So stuffed as we spent the night stuffing our face with their delicious marinated beef and drinking Sapporo beer.  Luckily we managed to eat some of those veggies too so we don't feel too guilty :-)

We paid $16.95 a person for a weekend dinner, however they have lunch, late night and weekday pricing as well.  A full list of their pricing can be found on their website

Here are the details for those of you interested in gorging and having food coma:

Location: 500 Barber Lane, Milpitas, CA
Telephone: (408) 428-0988
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - we don't always go because otherwise we'll get fat but every few months we try to make it here for some good hot pot and bbq

Le Papillon San Jose

On March 14, 2011 we went to Le Papillon in San Jose, CA for our 2nd wedding anniversary dinner. Here are the details for Le Papillon:

Type of food: French
Location:410 Saratoga Avenue San Jose, CA 95129
Amount spent: $200.00
Overall rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Here's a breakdown of what we ordered:

Soup - Lobster Bisque:

This wasn't a very good lobster bisque.  It tasted very fishy, in fact we've had better lobster bisque in Seattle at Pike Place Chowder.  And that bisque was half the price.  Although dinner started off slowly, it definitely got better so please read on!

Entrees - Pinot Noir Braised Duck Breast

Pan Roasted Beef Tenderloin:

Both entrees were excellent as it was cooked perfectly.  The meat was tender and juicy and the accompanying sauces were great.

Dessert was great, we even got an added bonus from Le Papillon because it was our anniversary.  Here's a look at what we got (the last one was courtesy of the restaurant):

Roasted Banana Torte, Valrhona Milk Chocolate and Malted Anglaise:

Traditional Crème Caramel:

Courtesy of Le Papillon!

First Post

This is the first post in our eating adventures blog.  As mentioned in the description, we don't discriminate when it comes to food.  We like eating at local dives and love to try the fancier places too.  We hope to use this blog to jog our memory of what we've eaten as we're getting old and our memory isn't what it used to be.  For everyone else reading, hopefully it'll provide useful information when researching restaurants.  Don't mind the Google ads on the blog, just trying to make a few bucks so we can eat out more! :-)