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This place has intrigued me since I first heard about it, but it is enough out of my way, that it has taken me awhile to get there.   The other day, I had a little extra time, and was in the mood.   One of the first things I noticed about the place was how friendly the server/cashier (owner?) was from the moment I entered.   He knew I hadn’t been there before and let me know he would give me a few minutes with the rather extensive menu.   (He also brought me a tasty little bowl of dry roasted peanuts, so beware if you have a companion with nut allergies as I often do).   The other thing I noticed was that the place was extremely clean, which is a good thing in a restaurant, but there was a very strong smell of whatever cleaner they were using, which started to give me a little headache by the time I left.   Hopefully, this was just a fluke and they had just been doing some heavy cleaning. Anyway, the menu, it is quite large.   Mainly they serve tortas ...

The second half of our trip mirrored our first half—everything was good and one meal shone above the others. We had some wonderful lunches and our wonderful weather continued. One of the first places we had eaten lunch was in Berkeley and was delicious pizza. Gioia pizza is a little mom and pop type place that specializes in New York style pizza with some unique California toppings (although they do have the regular, pepperoni and cheese as well).   Anyway, I had a couple slices, but my favorite one was the one with radicchio, bacon and gorgonzola.   Wow, what an amazing flavor combination. (Sorry about the picture, I got a little ahead of myself with the eating before I thought to take a shot).   The crust was perfectly crispy, yet bendy and everyone in the place was exceedingly friendly. We had a very quiet and pleasant dinner at a restaurant called Benu.   This is the physical space that used to house a restaurant which was the one in which hubby proposed to me—we...

I was quite happy to see Taiwan Tea House return after quite a lengthy absence.   It has been quite a few months since they had to move one strip mall down (I assume because of the new Nordstrom Rack and Container Store going in).   The sign was back up almost immediately, but it took quite awhile for the place to actually get running again.   But I am happy to say it is—it is quite near my house in an area that is somewhat lacking in good lunch choices (it is right next to the Barnes and Noble at 82 nd & Dean), so it was missed when it was gone.   The new interior is remarkably similar to the last one, clean and simple. Although I really enjoyed my Mapo chicken last time, for the benefit of variety, the BFF and I both got different things.   And you know I was really glad I did, because I really liked the things we got on this visit too.   We started with an order (6) of “boiling dumplings” ($4.55) which were nice and light (and pork filled). Your cla...

It’s always fun to have a new place in town, and Seasons 52 has had a fair amount of hype behind its opening.   Pretty much everyone I knew was excited to see something new, even though it’s a chain, in that area of town (Fashion Mall).   As usual, I waited a few weeks before doing my review, and also did something I almost never do; I asked people what they thought before I went.   Boy.   I got very little positive feedback.   A few people liked the space, or the desserts, but overall, the feedback was not very good. Words like “uninspired,” “unmemorable,” and “under-seasoned” were repeated.   Honestly, I was a little surprised. But of course, as always, I kept an open mind, and made a reservation (make sure you do that if you want to go because this place is jammed) and met my parents there for dinner.   So we were told their flatbreads are one of their specialties, and even though I keep swearing off flatbreads, I went with it and ordered one as a s...

***This location is closed but relocating as of 1/1/12 This place used to be one of my favorite breakfast places when we first moved back to Indy.   I have to say though, I have seen quality shifts in the time since I have been going, and was motivated to try other places in the meantime.   But we went back the other day for a nice fried breakfast after a night of a bit too much wine (my favorite time for these kinds of breakfasts) and had a meal that was back up there with some of the best experiences we have had. I just had my usual basic breakfast—2 eggs over medium (they do it right here), bacon, hash browns and toast ($7.75).   The eggs are cooked perfectly over medium the way I like, with a nice runny yolk, but no runny whites.   The hash browns were perfect on this trip—perfectly browned and crispy on both sides. Crunchy and delicious. The factor that has made me lose interest in this place on and off is the bacon.   I have been there when the bacon was d...

Wow.   A completely amazing trip to San Francisco for Spring Break—we had amazing weather, a rarity in San Francisco.   I mean it was truly perfect. Mid 70s, sunny, and we barely saw fog. I know from living there so long, you can never count on such a perfect week and appreciated every single second.   My kids on the other hand, think that is just how San Francisco is. We ate so much and so well it is hard to even digest it all, so to speak.   But because I could probably write a month’s worth of posts about it, I will spare you every single course of every single meal, and just hit the highlights of each restaurant in a couple of posts.   Of course, I am always happy to discuss any of them in more detail if anyone wants to hear about them. Just shoot me an email. Besides having a great meal of a big pile of Dungeness crabs with friends at their house, we ate most of our dinners out.   We were also quite blessed to have our former sitter still living in the...

Ugh, I hate the sophomore slump.   You know, the second time you go somewhere you really liked the first time (applies to movies and bands a lot too) and it lets you down the next time.   I don’t know, maybe it was all our fault and I ordered wrong (I am confident I will hear about it from you all if that is the problem, and go ahead and start yelling at me for not trying the Pho now) but I was not nearly as impressed this time with Saigon this time. Nothing was bad, but let’s just say, I am glad it wasn’t my first time. Because I might not head back if it was. So we started with the steamed dumplings ($2.95).   These were actually fine—a lot like a classic pot sticker, minced pork and seasonings inside a slightly thinner wonton wrapper than a lot of pot stickers. I preferred this slightly thinner wrapper so that you didn’t feel like you were totally bloated after eating them—and there were 6, so between 2 people, I was already starting to feel pretty full after eating 3 ...

*****AS OF JUNE 3, 2011 Z's IS CLOSED***** Unfortunately, Z’s is a place that is sort of “out of sight, out of mind” because it is in such a location that the only time I see it (when I am on 465), I am not usually thinking about dinner, or paying attention to the scenery.   It is one of those places that we always think of just after we sit down somewhere else because while it is close to our house, it constantly escapes our memory.   And it isn’t because the food hasn’t been good, because for the most part, it always has been.   Finally, we had a night where we thought of it in advance of actually going to dinner, and went over. So it was a Friday, and sadly, they weren’t very busy, although there were enough people in there to make you not feel totally alone.   And it was a beautiful sunny evening, and I appreciated the view overlooking the water. Also, as a super added bonus, Fridays are half price bottles of wine night at Z’s for anything under $100 (and our wai...