stay in the shallow end

Almost caught up! This covers May 7 to May 13:

• Sunday: Lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings: BW3 has my favorite wings in town, and probably ever. They’ve introduced two new flavors, Mango Habanero and Asian Zing. I got a dozen wings, six of each, and the new flavors are fantastic. Especially Manga Habanero. It’s rare that you see a mass market sauce with heat and flavor, but BW3 pulled it off with Mango Habanero.

• Monday: Dinner at Sticks: I strayed from the lamb and ordered the pork kabob platter. My first kabob was charred to black all the way around, and I pointed it out to them, and they quickly swapped it out for me. I stuck with my usual sauce (Cilantro Lime) and side (Sesame Beans). The pork was tender and juicy. The meal as a whole was delicious, and once again, I just question their pricing. On the way out I picked up some onion rings and hummus for lpk, and they were delicious as usual. Sticks has the best hummus in town.

• Tuesday: Breakfast at Bodo’s: I walked out of my last responsibility for my first year of grad school and went to Bodo’s. I had a sausage, egg, and cheese bagel. It was exactly what you would expect from a sausage, egg, and cheese bagel.

• Wednesday: Lunch at Cici’s Pizza: Sometimes you want to stuff your face with as much cheap pizza as possible. Cici’s is by far the best place to do that. We also had a coupon! $8.99 for two buffets and two drinks. It was delicious.

• Wednesday: Dinner at South Street: lpk and I shared some Nachos, and each ordered a salad. They’ve got some really solid nachos, and I’m starting to really like their salads. The star at South Street will always be the beer, though.

• Friday: Lunch at Christian’s Pizza: Christian’s is the antithesis of Cici’s. The quality is insanely high, and I order two slices, and am stuffed at the end of the second. This time, I forewent the pizza and got a Steak Calzone. Absolutely delicious! It was stuffed with steak, onions, peppers, and cheese.

• Friday: Dinner at Milan: I’m an Indian food snob. My mom makes the best Indian food ever, and that sentiment extends beyond immediate family. After several visits to Milan, I wrote it off. Recently I went back, though, and found a dish that I can stick with and have even found myself craving. That’s their Tikka Masalas. They make them with lamb and chicken, and they are both really tasty. My only complaint is the ridiculous amount of butter they use in preparation, but that seems to be the case with pretty much all Indian restaurants trying to appeal to American taste buds. I had the lamb tikka masala with garlic naan, and I finished every bite of it. Unfortunately, their lunch buffet is total crap.

• Saturday: Lunch at Old Virginia Fried Chicken: This was another unexpected visit to OVFC. If they were located anywhere else, I’d never go… it’s just hard to say no to that smell when you’re walking by. We were there right around lunch, and there was a line. The chicken was fresh and juicy, further reinforcing my theory. lpk tried the fish sandwich, which one of our friends has been telling us we need to try for pretty much forever now. It was really good, but was practically dripping oil. Gently squeezing the oil out of the fish might just make this sandwich perfect.

Next week’s episode which should show up later today or tomorrow, and it takes us to Alabama. My scouts in Huntsville and Birmingham have earmarked a few places I need to try, so I’ll be reporting back on them.