Fort Worth Restaurant Review

Here are my reviews of the restaurants Tony and/or I have tried in Fort Worth:

P.F. Chang's
Cuisine: Chinese food
Atmosphere: nice, like Abuelo's but Asian
Unique feature: Asian condiment bar featuring 6 sauces to flavor your food
Location: downtown Fort Worth, on 3rd St & Throckmorton

Appetizer: lettuce wraps
(spicy chicken wrapped in lettuce)
leftovers: no

Tony's entree: Kung Pao Chicken & Brown Rice
(chicken spiced with red chilis & peanuts)
leftovers: yes

Lynn's entree: Kung Pao Chicken & White Rice
(same)
leftovers: yes

Dessert: Great Wall of Chocolate Cake
(big piece of chocolate cake with berries on the side)
leftovers: yes

Tony: "I liked the spicy mustard sauce that was part of the condiment bar and the lettuce wraps. I was glad to find an entre that contained NO vegetables. Overall it was a good experience."

Lynn: "I enjoyed the condiment bar, but I went a little crazy with the sweet chili sauce and ran out of diet coke. My mouth was on fire. I think it was just like Pei Wei - I don't recommend the chocolate cake. It's large, but not life-changing. I love the hip, down-town neighborhood called 'Sundance Square.'"









Morton's Steakhouse
Cuisine: Steak & other meats
Atmosphere: VERY FANCY, like the restaurants in Las Vegas
Unique feature: all menu items (raw meats & vegetables) are presented to guests by the waiter - even the lobster, which was alive and moving around on the table
Location: downtown Dallas, near West End on Commerce St about 100 ft from where Kennedy was shot

Appetizer: shrimp cocktail
(giant shrimp the size of your foot)
leftovers: no

Tony's entree: Cajun 12 oz Ribeye with Macaroni & Cheese
(medium rare)
leftovers: yes

Lynn's entree: Filet Mignon 8 oz with Potatoe Lyonnaise
(well done - potatoes sauted with onions & garlic)
leftovers: yes

Dessert: Molten Dark Chocolate Cake
(small chocolate cake with hot fudge on the inside and a scoop of ice cream)
leftovers: no

Tony: "MMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm. Those were COLOSSAL sized shrimp. This is definitely my favorite restaurant in the world."

Lynn: "This restaurant was ridiculous!!! Way too nice for me!!! But the food was amazing...the steak didn't have any fat on it and it was very tender. Tony likes to take me to fancy places - I am so spoiled. I ordered a pineapple cocktail that had raspberry foam on top - prob would ask for no foam next time."















Hoff Brau
Cuisine: Country food & steak
Atmosphere: Very Casual, like Logan's Roadhouse but kind of German themed
Unique feature: the waiter flirted with Toni
Location: on the Denton HWY (377) a block south of 820 - about 5 min from where I live

Appetizer: fried pickles
(dill pickles slices deep fried & dipped in Ranch)
leftovers: no

Tony's entree: Chicken Fried Steak & Mashed Potatoes with a House Salad with Ranch
(self-explanatory)
leftovers: no

Lynn's entree: Chicken Fried Chicken & Mashed Potatoes with a House Salad with Ranch
(same, but chicken not beef)
leftovers: no, it wasn't good

Toni's entree: 12 oz Ribeye & Baked Potato with a House Salad with Vinagrette
(medium)
leftovers: yes

John's entree: 12 oz Ribeye & Mashed Potatoes with a House Salad with Ranch
(medium rare)
leftovers: no

Dessert: Turtle Cheesecake
(free because it was Toni's birthday - everyone took a bite)
leftovers: no

Tony: "I LOVE FRIED PICKLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Lynn: "The food wasn't that good. I hated the NASTY GROSS DISGUSTING fried pickles. But it was really fun talking to Toni & John. They were really fun. But I would probably never go to this place again."















Saltgrass

Cuisine: Texas food
Atmosphere: Very casual, also like Logan's Roadhouse
Unique feature: we got our own pitchers of water & tea for the table
Location: on North 35 about a block away from where I live

Appetizer: Fried Onion Blossom with Cactus Sauce
(skinny fried onions with spicy dressing)
leftovers: no

Tony's entree: Chicken Fried Steak with Mashed Potatoes
(self-explanatory)
leftovers: yes

Lynn's entree: Chicken Fried Steak with Mashed Potatoes
(self-explanatory)
leftovers: yes

Dessert: none
leftovers: N/A

Tony: "When I worked at United, I came to Dallas for special Cashier Trainer Training. My manager and I ate at Saltgrass everyday and had chicken fried steaks. It was amazing. Unfortunately, this time as soon as I started eating the waitress took my food and boxed it up. So I ate it 20 min later when we got home. The waitress rushed us."

Lynn: "Good restaurant. VERY rich food - the chicken fried steak tasted amazing, but it was too rich for my stomach. I felt queasy afterwards. I was disappointed that there weren't peanuts there. If I went again, I would not get a meal and just get Key Lime Pie or something. Or I wouldn't get something fried."













Boston's Gourmet Pizza
Cuisine: Italian food
Atmosphere: Casual, like Chili's
Unique feature: Many many many pizzas to order!! Regular ones like pepperoni and strange ones like "Greek Venison Pizza"
Location: North Fort Worth, on Western Center Blvd

Appetizer: Ravioli Bites
(spicy little ravioli's)
leftovers: no

Tony's entree: Meat Lasagna
(regular lasagna, extra meaty)
leftovers: no

Lynn's entree: Philly Cheesesteak & fries
(Roast Beef sandwich with onions, peppers, & cheese)
leftovers: no

Dessert: none
leftovers: N/A

Tony: "Can we have more ravioli? I like fried ravioli."

Lynn: "If I were doing it over, I wouldn't get a sandwich. I would get pizza since that is the specialty. The sandwich wasn't that good....but I think I would like other stuff there. David would probably like this place."






Button's
Cuisine: Southern Food, like Louisiana/Alabama/Georgia food, not Texas food
Atmosphere: very casual, wear sweat pants casual
Unique feature: I went here with work people for an engineer's birthday party!!! We called in our orders and they had it ready for us!!!
Location: couple blocks south of the office, on 30 & Hulen St

Appetizer: none

Lynn's entree: Grilled Chicken Breast w/Potato Salad
Roy the engineer's entree: Fried Catfish & Collard Greens
KD the receptionist's entree: Lunch Steak & Gumbo
Nick the engineer's entree: Philly Cheesesteak & Fries
Sam the engineer's entree: Turkey Club & French Fries
Robert the intern's entree: Philly Cheesesteak & Gumbo
Suellen the finance analyst's entree: Turkey Club & Tomato Soup
Allen the engineer's entree: Fried Catfish & Double Corn Cakes
Lisa the contractor's entree: Vegetarian sandwich & Chicken & Rice Soup

Lynn: "I am intimidated by foods like: grits, collard greens, gumbo, etc."

Allen: "You've never had grits?" - No
"Have you ever had cream of wheat?" - No
"It's like Malt-o-meal." - I've never had that either
"So what do they eat for breakfast in Lubbock?" - Not this

Robert: "That wasn't a real Philly Cheesesteak. It had lettuce and tomatoes on it. Once I went to a concert in Philadelphia with my brother and we got sandwiches after. It was sooooooooo much better."

Los Molcajetes
Cuisine: Mexican food
Atmosphere: very casual, like Rosa's
Unique Feature: AMAZING QUACAMOLE - BIG bowls of amazing quacamole
Location: Beach Street, next to Albertsons

Appetizer: chips, hot sauce, & quacamole

Tony's entree: Fajita Enchiladas
(cheese enchiladas topped with fajita beef & chicken)
leftovers: yes

Lynn's entree: Cheese Enchiladas
(just regular cheese enchiladas)
leftovers: no

Dessert: none

Tony: "The hot sauce tasted like an onion. Hot sauce is the most important part of Mexican food. Because of the hot sauce, this was my least favorite dining experience."

Lynn: "I'm mad at Tony because he will never go here again just because of the hot sauce. Very cheap, amazing quacamole. Very picky, ridiculous man."

Movies!

Tony and I have rented lots of movies since he has been here. Here is a list of all the movies we have watched:

1. Gran Torino
2. The International
3. Defiance
4. He's Just Not That Into You
5. Last Chance Harvey
6. Meet Bill
7. Casino Royale & Quantum of Solace
8. Halloween by Rob Zombie

My favorite: Gran Torino
Tony's favorite: Meet Bill

My least favorite: Halloween
Tony's least favorite: Last Chance Harvey

Zoo of Death

Here are pictures of our favorite animals from the Fort Worth Zoo of Death

LOTS of flamingoes - this is one of many flamingo ponds

Baby giraffe's - these are my favorite. There was only one adult giraffe, so we think they got divorced

Elephants - one male elephant was inappropriate harassing all the female elephants. It was funny.

Zebra sisters:

Me at the zoo outside the monkey room:

There's the zoo! We also saw: penguins, lions, tigers, birds, & gazelles - We were disappointed in the lack of bears. Only one Asian black bear who was napping.

Holly's Wedding

Here are just a few pictures from my weekend in Santa Fe for Holly's Wedding -

Here are Haley & Mallory at Glorieta - we are outside waiting for Holly to arrive so she can give us instructions to start decorating.

Here is a picture of Holly at the Prayer Garden - this is where she walked up with her dad. That's a little waterfall with daisies planted all around. Holly wore white all weekend to get into the bridal mood.

Here's a picture of the three tallest girls (me, Haley, & Marie) putting up garland all over the gazebo where the ceremony was performend.

The rehearsal dinner was held here at the Santa Fe mansion - we ate on the porch. What a beautiful view!!

Here is a picture of Haley & Bretton at the rehearsal inside the gazebo - cute couple.

Wedding itinerary:

Friday afternoon - arrive and meet bridesmaids for lunch

Friday afternoon - go with the bridesmaids for pedicures

Friday night - attend the barbeque for out of town guests

Saturday morning - attend bridesmaids breakfast at the Lumley's house

Saturday afternoon - decorate the wedding site, gazebo, and reception site

Saturday evening - go to the Lumley's to get ready for rehearsal dinner

Saturday night - go to rehearsal - play a CD of music while people walk down the aisle

Saturday night - rehearsal dinner - Georgia themed with Georgia bbq and Georgia peach centerpieces

Sunday morning - wake up and pick up the stuff to set up at the wedding

Sunday morning - get ready with other House Party girls (Tara & Lacey)

Sunday afternoon - set up communion, Unity Sand, punch, program table, flower petals

Wedding ceremony- 3 PM welcome guests for the ceremony - one issue: we told people "the aisle with ribbons on the chairs are reserved for family." BUT the chairs were reserved for specific family members, and everyone who was somewhat related sat there. So Bretton had to re-seat a few people.

Reception - sent Lacey to go welcome people at the reception and take gifts while Tara, Bretton, and I cleaned up the wedding site

During the reception: had dinner, poured Apple Cider for a toast, cut the cake, passed out the bubbles, cleaned up

After party - there was a get-together for Haley and Bretton after the wedding at the Lumley's house - we tried to celebrate but we were too tired from the days activities!!

Here is a picture of the house party girls at the guest book table outside:

Computer is back!!!

Yay!!! I got a call from Best Buy that my computer is well again!!!

They replaced the whole Motherboard for free - SO GLAD it's still under warranty!!!

Yay!!! So now it's working great!!!!!

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