Five Guys Burgers & Fries is the newest burger joint to arrive in the Twin Cities. The long narrow space explodes with high gloss red, black & white accents. The high ceilings make the space seem larger than it is. Sacks of potatoes divide the walkway to the cashier from the eating area.
I ordered the hamburger (2 patties - fresh, never frozen). I chose 4 of the 15 available toppings: grilled onions, mustard, jalapenos, and tomato. This incredible mouth full was served on a toasted bun. Next time, I will request my grilled onions to be completely grilled. Mine were far from being grilled, closer to raw & oily.
I also had a side of Cajun seasoned fries. These potato sticks were perfectly cooked in peanut oil. Believe me, the oil makes a huge difference. Based on Jonathan’s (my cashier) description of the Cajun seasoned fries, I expected much more zip than what I got. Next time, I’ll order the regular fries.
The friendly staff is eager to answer questions and keeps this diner spotless!
Mmm, Mmm…
http://fiveguys.com
$
++++
✦✦✦
Entrée
$ 10
$$ 20
$$$ 30
$$$$ 40+
Staff
+ Stop bothering me!
++ Anyone here?
+++ Stopped when in the area.
++++ As needed and friendly.
+++++ Invisibly perfect!
Overall
✦ “One visit too many!”
✦✦ “Convince me!”
✦✦✦ “I’ll be back!”
✦✦✦✦ “Same table next week!”
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Showing posts with label Grill. Show all posts
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
ROBERTO'S - Puerto Vallarta
Roberto's is a 2-level open space located on Basilio Badillo in Zona Romantica area of Vallarta - the most energized area of PV with the south side's beach, restaurants, bars, lounges and beachside cafes. It is a couple of blocks east of one of my favorites, Joe Jack's Fish Shack. The upper level is not open during breakfast.
Grab a table near the large open windows to the sidewalk - too many interesting characters!
I met my very good friend, Jaime, for breakfast. He went with a traditional American breakfast of pancakes, eggs over-easy and sausage. He really enjoyed his breakfast platter.
I chose the chicken stuffed crepes topped with a chipotle sauce. The three crepes were filled with chunked chicken breast, diced white onion, tomato, and minced jalapeno. The very light, creamy chipotle sauce added a nice bit of heat. The fantastic crepes sprinkled with white cheese, came with 2 small wedges of watermelon.
The crepes and the bottomless cup of strong dark coffee were an incredible breakfast combination for $75p or $6USD.
Mmm, Mmm...
http://www.robertospuertonuevo.com/
$
++++
✦✦✦
Entrée
$ 10
$$ 20
$$$ 30
$$$$ 40+
Staff
+ Stop bothering me!
++ Anyone here?
+++ Stopped when in the area.
++++ As needed and friendly.
+++++ Invisibly perfect!
Overall
✦ “One visit too many!”
✦✦ “Convince me!”
✦✦✦ “I’ll be back!”
✦✦✦✦ “Same table next week!”
Grab a table near the large open windows to the sidewalk - too many interesting characters!
I met my very good friend, Jaime, for breakfast. He went with a traditional American breakfast of pancakes, eggs over-easy and sausage. He really enjoyed his breakfast platter.
I chose the chicken stuffed crepes topped with a chipotle sauce. The three crepes were filled with chunked chicken breast, diced white onion, tomato, and minced jalapeno. The very light, creamy chipotle sauce added a nice bit of heat. The fantastic crepes sprinkled with white cheese, came with 2 small wedges of watermelon.
The crepes and the bottomless cup of strong dark coffee were an incredible breakfast combination for $75p or $6USD.
Mmm, Mmm...
http://www.robertospuertonuevo.com/
$
++++
✦✦✦
Entrée
$ 10
$$ 20
$$$ 30
$$$$ 40+
Staff
+ Stop bothering me!
++ Anyone here?
+++ Stopped when in the area.
++++ As needed and friendly.
+++++ Invisibly perfect!
Overall
✦ “One visit too many!”
✦✦ “Convince me!”
✦✦✦ “I’ll be back!”
✦✦✦✦ “Same table next week!”
Monday, August 13, 2007
STEAK HOUSE BRASIL – Puerto Vallarta
Steak House Brasil is located in the Zona Romantica area of Vallarta - the older, charming Puerto Vallarta. Zona Romantica (aka Los Muertos) is Vallarta's most energized area with the southside’s beach, restaurants, bars, lounges and beachside cafes. The neighborhood continues to experience revitalization. The main street, Olas Altas, is lined with a variety of dining options, sidewalk cafes, great bars and nightclubs. Vallarta is ever changing & growing.
Brasil is a casual restaurant with a tropical feel, offering an open dining area and an air conditioned room (smoke free). I have eaten here several times and have yet to see a menu. It may exist but I always order the Brazilian buffet dinner. For those not familiar with a Brazilian restaurant, the large selection of meats are roasted/grilled and the sides are served family style. You can choose as much or as little of each.
Dinner begins with crispy chicken wings and a delicious garlic & parsley mayo-like dipping sauce. The wings are followed by deep fried rice balls and fried bananas rolled in cinnamon and sugar. I would prefer to have the bananas at the end of the meal – not the beginning. The rice balls are fantastic. The trio of sides – pasta and vegetable salad, carrot and raisin salad and thick slices of tomato and quick steamed broccoli are delicious and quickly replenished.
The roasted meats for this evening included chorizo, pork loin, beef filet wrapped in bacon, top sirloin, rib eye, NY strip, and turkey breast wrapped in bacon. My favorites were the rib eye (sliced at my plate), the beef filet and the turkey breast. Superb!
A chimichurri sauce and a smoked pepper tomato sauce are served with the meats. Both are excellent; pair with your meats, you will find your favorite combination.
Pace yourself. The meat comes quickly. I recommend asking what meats will be served when you arrive. Feel free to pass on a meat if you are still enjoying a prior selection. You can ask for a particular meat when you are ready or wait until it again comes to your table.
I highly recommend the Brazilian cocktail – the Caipirinha (lime with cachca – a liquor similar to vodka). Very refreshing in this tropical heat!
Good value, comfortable space, very accommodating and friendly staff, and an attentive manager make for an enjoyable evening.
Mmm, Mmm…
http://brasilpirey.com/
$$
++++
✦✦✦✦
Entrée
$ 10
$$ 20
$$$ 30
$$$$ 40+
Staff
+ Stop bothering me!
++ Anyone here?
+++ Stopped when in the area.
++++ As needed and friendly.
+++++ Invisibly perfect!
Overall
✦ “One visit too many!”
✦✦ “Convince me!”
✦✦✦ “I’ll be back!”
✦✦✦✦ “Same table next week!”
Brasil is a casual restaurant with a tropical feel, offering an open dining area and an air conditioned room (smoke free). I have eaten here several times and have yet to see a menu. It may exist but I always order the Brazilian buffet dinner. For those not familiar with a Brazilian restaurant, the large selection of meats are roasted/grilled and the sides are served family style. You can choose as much or as little of each.
Dinner begins with crispy chicken wings and a delicious garlic & parsley mayo-like dipping sauce. The wings are followed by deep fried rice balls and fried bananas rolled in cinnamon and sugar. I would prefer to have the bananas at the end of the meal – not the beginning. The rice balls are fantastic. The trio of sides – pasta and vegetable salad, carrot and raisin salad and thick slices of tomato and quick steamed broccoli are delicious and quickly replenished.
The roasted meats for this evening included chorizo, pork loin, beef filet wrapped in bacon, top sirloin, rib eye, NY strip, and turkey breast wrapped in bacon. My favorites were the rib eye (sliced at my plate), the beef filet and the turkey breast. Superb!
A chimichurri sauce and a smoked pepper tomato sauce are served with the meats. Both are excellent; pair with your meats, you will find your favorite combination.
Pace yourself. The meat comes quickly. I recommend asking what meats will be served when you arrive. Feel free to pass on a meat if you are still enjoying a prior selection. You can ask for a particular meat when you are ready or wait until it again comes to your table.
I highly recommend the Brazilian cocktail – the Caipirinha (lime with cachca – a liquor similar to vodka). Very refreshing in this tropical heat!
Good value, comfortable space, very accommodating and friendly staff, and an attentive manager make for an enjoyable evening.
Mmm, Mmm…
http://brasilpirey.com/
$$
++++
✦✦✦✦
Entrée
$ 10
$$ 20
$$$ 30
$$$$ 40+
Staff
+ Stop bothering me!
++ Anyone here?
+++ Stopped when in the area.
++++ As needed and friendly.
+++++ Invisibly perfect!
Overall
✦ “One visit too many!”
✦✦ “Convince me!”
✦✦✦ “I’ll be back!”
✦✦✦✦ “Same table next week!”
Friday, April 27, 2007
THE COUNTER - Santa Monica
THE COUNTER is one of three “burger joints” in the US nominated for the Best Burger award from The Food Network. This loud, energetic café is “hidden” on Ocean Park Boulevard. It did not did win the top award, but it gets my vote.
The Counter offers a checklist menu with steps 1-5, allowing you great creativity in building the burger of your dreams.
My lunch companion & dear friend, Roberta, and I had fried dill pickles as a starter. Yumm. The tart pickles were lightly breaded and deep fried. These tasty bits are very hot. I am not complaining, but be warned. Let the pickles cool for a minute to two before you quickly devour them.
I built a 1/3 lb beef burger with horseradish cheddar, pepperoncinis, sprouts, carrot strings topped with a fantastic peppercorn steak sauce. This mouthful was served on a honey wheat bun. My burger was cooked perfectly, slightly charred edges and a touch of pink in the center. Delicious!
You can choose beef, turkey, veggie or grilled chicken as the base to your burger. If this isn’t enough, you can choose between 1/3 lb, 2/3 lb, or a full 1 lb of “meat.”
I recommend skipping the horseradish cheddar, not enough zing for me. I would prefer fresh horseradish. There are 8 other cheeses on the menu for your selection.
On my next visit, I will be certain to choose one of the many shakes on the menu and the sweet potato fries.
Mmm, Mmm
http://www.thecounterburger.com
$
++++
✦✦✦
Entrée
$ 10
$$ 20
$$$ 30
$$$$ 40+
Staff
+ Stop bothering me!
++ Anyone here?
+++ Stopped when in the area.
++++ As needed and friendly.
+++++ Invisibly perfect!
Overall
✦ “One visit too many”
✦✦ “Convince me!”
✦✦✦ “I’ll be back”
✦✦✦✦ “Same table next week!”
The Counter offers a checklist menu with steps 1-5, allowing you great creativity in building the burger of your dreams.
My lunch companion & dear friend, Roberta, and I had fried dill pickles as a starter. Yumm. The tart pickles were lightly breaded and deep fried. These tasty bits are very hot. I am not complaining, but be warned. Let the pickles cool for a minute to two before you quickly devour them.
I built a 1/3 lb beef burger with horseradish cheddar, pepperoncinis, sprouts, carrot strings topped with a fantastic peppercorn steak sauce. This mouthful was served on a honey wheat bun. My burger was cooked perfectly, slightly charred edges and a touch of pink in the center. Delicious!
You can choose beef, turkey, veggie or grilled chicken as the base to your burger. If this isn’t enough, you can choose between 1/3 lb, 2/3 lb, or a full 1 lb of “meat.”
I recommend skipping the horseradish cheddar, not enough zing for me. I would prefer fresh horseradish. There are 8 other cheeses on the menu for your selection.
On my next visit, I will be certain to choose one of the many shakes on the menu and the sweet potato fries.
Mmm, Mmm
http://www.thecounterburger.com
$
++++
✦✦✦
Entrée
$ 10
$$ 20
$$$ 30
$$$$ 40+
Staff
+ Stop bothering me!
++ Anyone here?
+++ Stopped when in the area.
++++ As needed and friendly.
+++++ Invisibly perfect!
Overall
✦ “One visit too many”
✦✦ “Convince me!”
✦✦✦ “I’ll be back”
✦✦✦✦ “Same table next week!”
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
GRUMPY'S BAR & GRILL - Minneapolis
Grumpy’s Bar & Grill is located in downtown Minneapolis – 1 of 3 within the metro area. Grumpy’s offers a full menu for the 2 dining rooms, several pool tables (it is fairly easy to get table time), and a jukebox with one of the most extensive selections of music I have seen in a long time.
This friendly neighborhood establishment opens its doors to a very entertaining, eclectic, diverse Puma-to-Prada-crowd.
My dinner companion, David, and I were craving a good hamburger. I remembered what my friend, Joel, told me – “Grumpy’s has never let me down.” So Grumpy’s it was.
We each ordered the “Build Yer Own Damn Burger.” I topped my very juicy ½ lb Black Angus burger with pepper cheese, tomato and guacamole. This mouthful was wrapped in a lightly toasted sesame bun. David topped his burger with blue cheese and mushrooms. We are still talking about them today!
Hold the potato chips that come with your burger masterpiece. This is the first menu I’ve found that offers a choice between tater tots & fries. ORDER the tots. The tater tots were fantastic – crispy on the outside and flakey on the inside. Ketchup and a variety of hot (pepper) sauces are available for an extra taste sensation. We had the half order of tots; it was more than enough for 2.
Go for the burgers ‘n tots… stay to watch the people!
Mmm, Mmm, Mmm
www.grumpysbar.com
$
++++
✦✦✦
Entrée
$ 10
$$ 20
$$$ 30
$$$$ 40+
Staff
+ Stop bothering me!
++ Anyone here?
+++ Stopped when in the area.
++++ As needed and friendly.
+++++ Invisibly perfect!
Overall
✦ “One visit too many”
✦✦ “Convince me!”
✦✦✦ “I’ll be back”
✦✦✦✦ “Same table next week!”
This friendly neighborhood establishment opens its doors to a very entertaining, eclectic, diverse Puma-to-Prada-crowd.
My dinner companion, David, and I were craving a good hamburger. I remembered what my friend, Joel, told me – “Grumpy’s has never let me down.” So Grumpy’s it was.
We each ordered the “Build Yer Own Damn Burger.” I topped my very juicy ½ lb Black Angus burger with pepper cheese, tomato and guacamole. This mouthful was wrapped in a lightly toasted sesame bun. David topped his burger with blue cheese and mushrooms. We are still talking about them today!
Hold the potato chips that come with your burger masterpiece. This is the first menu I’ve found that offers a choice between tater tots & fries. ORDER the tots. The tater tots were fantastic – crispy on the outside and flakey on the inside. Ketchup and a variety of hot (pepper) sauces are available for an extra taste sensation. We had the half order of tots; it was more than enough for 2.
Go for the burgers ‘n tots… stay to watch the people!
Mmm, Mmm, Mmm
www.grumpysbar.com
$
++++
✦✦✦
Entrée
$ 10
$$ 20
$$$ 30
$$$$ 40+
Staff
+ Stop bothering me!
++ Anyone here?
+++ Stopped when in the area.
++++ As needed and friendly.
+++++ Invisibly perfect!
Overall
✦ “One visit too many”
✦✦ “Convince me!”
✦✦✦ “I’ll be back”
✦✦✦✦ “Same table next week!”
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