Ugh! I fall behind one week, and all of a sudden it becomes three. Here is Episode Seven covering April 30 to May 6:
- Sunday: Dinner from Asian Express: I ordered the Chirashi. There’s not that much you can say about a bunch of pieces of raw fish on rice. Actually, not true, one of the types in the “Chef’s Selection” was cooked, smelled really bad, and made me gag. I’m not sure if that was just my reaction to the fish, or if there was something actually wrong with it. It’s never happened to me before, so I wish I knew what kind of fish it was so I could steer clear in the future. Other than that, it was delicious, and fairly inexpensive for the amount of fish it offered.
- Monday: Lunch at Old Virginia Fried Chicken: I ordered a three piece white meal with baked beans and potato salad. I went around 3:30, and the quality of the chicken confirms my theory that you really need to go here when they’re busy and the chicken is fresh. During off hours, it just tastes too stale.
- Tuesday: Lunch at Noodle Bar: It was a hot day, so Peter recommended I try the cold noodles. If you’ve had the cold sesame noodles at Marco and Luca, these are similar except much higher quality ingredients and a slightly more peanutty flavor. The dish was really refreshing. I think I might like Marco and Luca’s more, but only because I’m more used to them.
- Wednesday: Lunch at Feast!: Oh Feast!, you make such delicious and expensive fancy-pant sandwiches. I usually get the Reuben here, and I even ordered it initially before changing it to the Roast Beef and Pimento. That was a mistake, unless you really like pimento cheese. The side with the sandwich on this particular day was fruit salad, which was annoying as I was accustomed to a nice little salad or chips or something more meal-like. For some reason I always enjoy my food at Feast!, and then walk away disappointed with the dining experience.
- Friday: Lunch at Riverside: I heart Riverside. It’s such tasty fried goodness. I deviated from my typical order of a burger and asked for a foot-long chili dog. Unfortunately, the order got miscommunicated and I only got a regular chili dog. They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade, so I ordered some chicken wings. The chili dog was excellent. The chicken wings were breaded and fried without sauce, so not what I expected at all. Next time I go, I’ll be getting a burger.
- Friday: Dinner at Mario’s New York Pizza and Pasta: lpk and I always forget about Mario’s, even though we always enjoy it. We headed over there and I ordered a Pizza Pop and lpk got some Ziti. Our food took forever to come out, but the menu said that Pops take an extra 15 minutes. It was absolutely delicious and very reasonably priced. If you haven’t been, you really should check it out. We’re going to try to remember to go next time we crave Italian.
- Saturday: Lunch at Marco and Luca: Like I said above, I really enjoy these noodles. Something about the styrofoam box and the runny sesame sauce really do it for me. The fact that they cost $3 and are filling enough to make a meal doesn’t hurt at all.
- Saturday: Desert at The Flat: It took me way to long to make it out here. I got a Nutella crepe, and it was Nutellicious. A ridiculous helping of Nutella tossed into a fresh crepe. One might say it was too much Nutella if such a thing were possible.
One more week down, two more to go!
