What's for dinner? -- 2022 onwards
Mar 14, 2025 | 4:24 pm
#3736
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I couldn't agree more. Crappy fries no matter how well done or what you put on them although having them animal style is at least edible if you must. Skip the calories and get a shake.
Mar 14, 2025 | 4:31 pm
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Mar 14, 2025 | 4:47 pm
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Mar 14, 2025 | 5:33 pm
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Mar 14, 2025 | 6:29 pm
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But at least in my limited experience (and I cannot believe that I did not go to In N Out in either of my last two SoCal trips), they are at least crispy (which is a big fry component for me) if you eat it there. That said, I think Shake Shack's fries are way better because they are crispy and hearty with good texture and they don't have a nanosecond lifespan like some fries, like McDs. I don't think Shake Shack vs In N Out is a fair comparison. Five Guys is a much better one on one comparison. McDs is more in its lane than Shake Shack - Just my opinion.
Mar 14, 2025 | 6:42 pm
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But at least in my limited experience (and I cannot believe that I did not go to In N Out in either of my last two SoCal trips), they are at least crispy (which is a big fry component for me) if you eat it there. That said, I think Shake Shack's fries are way better because they are crispy and hearty with good texture and they don't have a nanosecond lifespan like some fries, like McDs. I don't think Shake Shack vs In N Out is a fair comparison. Five Guys is a much better one on one comparison. McDs is more in its lane than Shake Shack - Just my opinion.
Mar 14, 2025 | 7:12 pm
#3742
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The problem with 5 Guys is that if you don't bring in a family of 5, what are you to do with all the fries?
Mar 14, 2025 | 7:52 pm
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But at least in my limited experience (and I cannot believe that I did not go to In N Out in either of my last two SoCal trips), they are at least crispy (which is a big fry component for me) if you eat it there. That said, I think Shake Shack's fries are way better because they are crispy and hearty with good texture and they don't have a nanosecond lifespan like some fries, like McDs. I don't think Shake Shack vs In N Out is a fair comparison. Five Guys is a much better one on one comparison. McDs is more in its lane than Shake Shack - Just my opinion.
Mar 14, 2025 | 7:56 pm
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So true, especially since I am usually full on just the Cheeseburger (and some peanuts prior). I do know that you can actually resurrect those fries in the oven on a sheet pan if you so choose to bring them home with you.
Mar 14, 2025 | 8:59 pm
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yesss!! You played the old Super Nintendo games. I love to play Super Mario World, Mega man X, and others games.
Yummy!! Pizza!! That looks delicious! Not this month. I cant eat pizza now. Gotta wait for next month.
So, I wanted to give the 8 Cheese a better chance by dining in - rather than the Kingly location (where I found they skimped on toppings), the Soho location served a very tasty 8 cheese with pepperoni - quite enjoyable at Pizza Pilgrims, and the rotating clips of SNES games playing in the background was quite fun.
Mar 14, 2025 | 9:49 pm
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I am not doing a comparison with other burger places. I am saying that the fries suck. The best fries are cooked twice so even most frozen fries are going to be better (frozen fries are cooked once before freezing) than INO which are made from fresh potatoes and only fried once. They are flabby, not at all crispy.
"flabby" LOL.
Last edited by braslvr; Mar 14, 2025 at 9:54 pm
Mar 15, 2025 | 4:38 am
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Celebrated Pi Day the only way a PizzaEnthusiast should!
(I think the 8 Cheese with Pepperoni from Pizza Pilgrims has become my new London favourite - there are so many locations, too - this is the Queens Park location)
(I think the 8 Cheese with Pepperoni from Pizza Pilgrims has become my new London favourite - there are so many locations, too - this is the Queens Park location)
Mar 15, 2025 | 8:22 am
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hole in the wall, marina, neighborhood, sf:
two slices
Fanta strawberry
Michigan / Purdue on the big screen
yummy 25 minutes while waiting to fetch my child
two slices
Fanta strawberry
Michigan / Purdue on the big screen
yummy 25 minutes while waiting to fetch my child
Mar 16, 2025 | 10:22 am
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A myriad of things at Bravas, Healdsburg, many of which were attacked before I was able to photograph. Yum!. Everything was good.
Skwidz
Pie ayya
Crab piquillo pepper
The shrooms were fantastic, as were the anchovies
Eggplant chips with honey ... Omfg
The first bottle. The second was a Spanish red.
Skwidz
Pie ayya
Crab piquillo pepper
The shrooms were fantastic, as were the anchovies
Eggplant chips with honey ... Omfg
The first bottle. The second was a Spanish red.
Mar 16, 2025 | 10:59 am
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Yesterday I made Coq Au Vin for the first time in a long time, used the same Louis Jadot that accompanied the meal and Cognac used/flambed was the Kirkland XO Cognac and made enough to to reheat for today.
