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Before we headed out from Cascade (more about that in my previous blog entry), the roommate and I decided to grab a soda at what is basically the town’s “last chance” gas station, Howdy’s Gas & Grub.  We didn’t grab any food there but, believe me, we could have.I’ve never tried a chicken gizzard before, […]

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My roomie is a very spontaneous person.  Here’s a perfect example:  last week when I was griping about wanting to get out of town, even if only for a day, she said that her kids were on spring break the following week, so if I wanted to take Monday off we could drive up to […]

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A while back, I posted a list of restaurants that had failed to impress me over on my Facebook page, some of which I’d written up, and a few that I hadn’t bothered with.  I asked which of them was worthy of a second chance.  El Gallo Giro (my review is here) was the overwhelming winner, but […]

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I like sandwiches.  A lot.  The convenience factor is nice of course (assuming it’s a sane sandwich, if I need a knife and fork it’s hard to think of it as a sandwich…I’m looking at you, open-faced “sandwiches”), but it’s the sheer versatility that is the best thing about them.  The possibilities are basically endless. […]

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My luck with Hawaiian-style food has been pretty hit and miss, especially for someone who has had so little of it.  Way back in the day before I decided I needed a domain name and a blogging platform so I could use a few thousand words to describe a cheeseburger, I did my reviewing on […]

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Well, since I’m starting to get backed up on Thai restaurants I need to review, I might as well get one of them out of the way.  Pad Thai House has become a favorite over the last several months, not just of mine but my roommate, my mother, my sister, my sister’s boyfriend, etc.  They […]

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Okay, so I know my last review was of a brewpub as well.  Sue me.  The roommate and I hit two pretty much back-to-back.  Crooked Fence Brewing Co.’s Barrelhouse is a little closer to home and with plenty of parking, so that made it a little easier for us to make it to.The Barrelhouse is […]