Restaurants
Highland Grill
Sep 25th
We went to Highland Grill for a Father’s Day treat. I got the Huevos Rancheros (charred corn, peppers, mushrooms, onions- all scrambled in three eggs with white cheddar and spices. Served with seasoned hash browns, housemade vegetarian chili, crispy tortilla and lime sour cream) hello… twas awesome. Molly got the Walleye Burrito (grilled flour tortilla jam-packed with beer battered walleye, iceberg lettuce, garlic aioli, tartar sauce, roma tomatoes and Tillamook Cheddar… and fries- it was a special. It too was heavenly. There are several great options that we would like to try. Like the Squash & Mushroom Risotto, Eggplant Parmesan, Vegetarian Chili Mac, tons of great salads and what looks like a complete breakfast menu. This is going to be a new favorite stop for us.
The kids got pancakes and mac and cheese. Both we awesome and kids inhaled them- always a good sign.
Cleveland Wok
Jul 20th
This is a really excellent buffet, however there weren’t a ton of meat free options and while the food was extremely fresh and yummy, this won’t become a routine. The hot and sour soup was amazing. I mean amazing. I found this on a website that was supposed to be vegan friendly. I am not really sure why. They had excellent egg foo yung, green beans, chinese potatoes, and noodles. I also really liked their egg rolls. Yummy. Most everything else was meat based.
Jimmy Johns
Jun 15th
Oh, blessed Jimmy Johns. How do I love your white bread! It is like candy. This new … challenge… makes it kind of an issue that my favorite sandwich is the Totally Tuna… which used to be called the Sorry Charlie (I liked that name better). I have been wanting to try their whole grain wheat bread for a while… so I got the:
Gourmet Veggie Club
The avocado spread is heavenly, the bread is soft and awesome. It comes with double cheese, which I didn’t notice, so next time I am going to try with half cheese and peppers… since I like things spicy.
As will all things Jimmy Johns, it is done being made before you can even pay for it. It is freakishly fast, so this remains an awesome quick stop sandwich shop- even now.
Star Dragon
Jun 10th
This used to be our “favorite” little neighborhood Chinese delivery… being one of the only delivery places in our neighborhood in S. Minneapolis and certainly the only acceptable option in our hood… has always been our go-to Chinese delivery. We are a block away from Huie’s Chow Mein (not good) and Star MOON (not impressive) who also deliver, but in the realm of “good” Chinese (made better because we don’t have to drive)- Star Dragon is about it. We usually get General Tso’s Chicken (love it) and Pork Fried Rice (really very good). This time we got:
Cheese Rangoon
Vegetable Fried Rice
Vegetable Mai Fun
Mixed Chinese Vegatables
Whoa, what a difference. The Cheese Rangoons were fine… pretty typical. The Vegetable Fried Rice was good. It has nice vegetables and good flavor. The Vegetable Mai Fun had shrimp, chicken and possibly some pork? so… even after picking those out- was absolutely flavorless. Ick. The Mixed Chinese Vegetables were WAY overcooked. No! This was the first time we ate one plate and didn’t save anything for the next day. We might try them again- picking something else for the most part, but I am thinking maybe no… it depends on how desperate and lazy we get.