I don’t know if there’s anything I can tell you about Cacicia’s at this point that I didn’t cover in my first review (which you can read here). Since that review, they’ve tried the brick and mortar thing once and found out pretty quickly that the location wasn’t a good fit. Their second stab at […]
The Treats and Tragedies Archives
The Chains That Bind (or, How Many People Can I Piss Off This Time?)
onStory time, kiddies! Once upon a time, there were two natural foods stores in Texas. The couple who ran one of them actually lived at the store for a while after being evicted for storing foodstuffs in their apartment. Rather than compete with each other for business, they decided to join forces and create a […]
Putting their money where my mouth is part 2: Marie Callender’s calls my bluff
onA couple of weeks ago I did a write-up on Del Taco, but let’s not go too far into that. As a matter of fact, let’s not go into it at all. Ever again. The point is, they sent me a gift card so I could try a new menu item, I obliged them, and […]
One fry to rule them all…
onJust to show you how much I suck at this sometimes, I’m going to share a little story. A while back, a reader by the name of Cameron dropped me a line to say that there were fries I needed to try in Boise. The exact words used were “They are absolutely the best method […]
Lucky Fins (Meridian)
onSeafood in the Treasure Valley is kind of hit and miss, which results in a lot of imported, previously frozen fish on local menus. Now I love fish and chips and sushi as much as the next guy, but I love a good piece of simply prepared fish just as much. So, when I heard […]
Sakana Japanese Sushi & Steak House
onIf you were to ask me why I’ve never written about Sakana before, I would have to say that’s a good question. And I wish I had an answer. I’ve been eating there longer than I’ve been doing this website. I think sometimes it’s more difficult with a place you’ve been to many times, because […]
Sun Ray Cafe
onWell, this should show you just how far behind I am on my reviews: I actually visited Sun Ray Cafe on a lovely Autumn afternoon just before Halloween. To be honest, I was kind of putting off writing it up in hopes that I would get to go back first but, as so often happens, it seems […]
Putting their money where my mouth is…
onFor a while now, some of Marie Callender’s public relations people have been contacting me once a month or so. Inevitably, it goes like this: I get an e-mail telling me about some sale, new item or or promotion that Marie Callender’s is running. The tone is very “hey pal, just thought you might want to […]
Another serving of "meh"…
onI swear to you, I didn’t want to kick off the new year with another bunch of these, but I’ve been having a lot of mediocre experiences lately and I’m burying myself with them because I can’t get enthused about writing them up. Bear with me, and consider yourself warned…Stagecoach Inn’s Fried ChickenI guess we […]
Good Taste / Bad Taste 