Restaurants and Food I Love

Fish City Grill - Pinnacle Mall (Rogers, AR)

2011-06-05T10:21:00.000-07:00

Chili's Steak Fajitas

2011-02-11T19:06:00.000-08:00

Mix together in a bowl:

1 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup water
In an appropriate size dish, place a:
2 lb. sirloin or flank steak
Pour sauce (reserve 1/4 cup) over steak.

Cover, and allow to marinate overnight.

Drain meat and slice into thin strips. Heat skillet over medium high.

Add drained meat and:
1 red bell pepper, cut in thin strips
1 green bell pepper, cut in thin strips
1 onion, thinly sliced

Stir−fry just until meat is done, adding reserved marinade as needed to prevent sticking. Serve with warmed flour tortillas.

Chili's in Rogers has no WiFi!!?!??!!!

2011-02-11T18:31:00.000-08:00

I like their steak fajitas.
The wait at 7:30pm on a Friday night was still 30 min. It's 8:30 and I just got my drink.

But again. This IS Friday night :)

Good nearby BBQ in Muskogee.

2010-10-18T17:45:00.000-07:00

Taqueria Mexico. Springdale, AR

2010-08-18T18:55:00.000-07:00

Just had some delicious tongue, al pastor and carne asada tacos....together with onions, cilantro and salsa...y tortillas hechas a mano.....and a Coca Cola! I think I must be Mexican or something....

2010-08-08T14:51:00.001-07:00

Bentonville Butcher & Deli

2010-08-07T13:32:00.000-07:00

What do you do with these?

2010-08-07T13:13:00.000-07:00

The Acropolis in Bentonville

2010-08-04T11:05:00.001-07:00

I love her dolmehs.

Is the correct English spelling "dolmeh" or "dolma"???

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The Acropolis in Bentonville

2010-08-04T10:28:00.000-07:00

I love her dolmehs.

Is the correct English spelling "dolmeh" or "dolma"???

This place makes delicious food!!!

2010-07-25T15:00:00.003-07:00

PF Changs crab wonton. Mmmm I love food.

2010-07-25T15:00:00.002-07:00

Hot & Spicy Soup at PF Changs. Mmmmm

2010-07-25T15:00:00.001-07:00

Best NY style pizza in NW Arkansas

2010-07-23T19:08:00.001-07:00

710 calories of delight on a Friday night

2010-07-23T19:08:00.000-07:00

Chimivanga for supper!! Mmmm

2010-06-18T18:21:00.000-07:00

Table Mesa in Bentonville is delicious!

Crusted Halibut with Spinach..yum

2010-05-23T07:26:00.000-07:00

Now we need a good recipe for this....

Ever notice how the sauces glisten in certain commercials?

2010-05-22T14:41:00.000-07:00

My friend Chef John Paul asked if I noticed how the sauces "glistened" in the commercials for Olive Garden and Red Lobster.....Evidently it is from the modified food starch....I loved his very true comment afterward:

"... not necessarily but that is usually how sauces that are premade, frozen, then shipped are given stability so they have the right consistancy and don't seperate- just like a bottled salad dressing. It is indicative that things are mass produced, shipped then reheated. I'm pretty sure this takes place a lot in chain restaurants. There is not usually a heavy skill level in those kitchens."

"I utilize modified food starches and hydrocolloids at times as they are great stabilizers but the mass application usually indicates that things are being premade and packaged. For somethings this is OK but Alfredo, tomato cream sauces, things like these should be made fresh in small batches from scratch or even to order- then you loose the consistency over a chain of 1000 restaurants....so this allows consistent mediocrity without a lot of talent outside of the test kitchen where they may have a team of chefs develop this across the board stable mediocre stuff that appeals to the masses, then they market the tar out of it. It is largely bought into especially when you see it all over the food channel etc... it may be OK but it's more reflective of corporate America than any true cuisine."

XXXXXX "when you are a chain restaurant and using mass produced foods. you have no need for chefs, nor even cooks for that matter. you need products that are chemically consistent so a monkey who can read a ticket and operate a microwave can get them out on time

10 minutes ago

XXXX "

and normally the team of chefs is not in the test kitchen of the chain. normally the team of food scientist is at con-agra or unilever telling the chain what they can constantly provide at the cost that works for the accountants."

8 minutes ago

XOXOX "

…and the glamour of Hollywood! Put some sunglasses on those dishes!!"

5 minutes ago

@XXXXX " oui Chef, point taken. There are some trained chefs involved at the corporate levels but relying heavily on food science and scientists."

3 minutes ago

YYYYY "Very good friend is food stylist.
Many times for corporate shoots & commercials, those aren't even foods/sauces. They are labratory designed colloids & "compound matters" that are designed to give the ultimate visual stimulation to the consumer. Sometimes the actual foods and sauces are then reverse designed (enginered) to look as much like the colloids & matters that appear in advertisements & commercials. Pretty gross if you ask me."

Great Service at Abuelo's in Rogers, AR

2010-05-16T12:02:00.000-07:00

Our server Alek brought us some delicious steak fajitas with all the fixings. My only comment would be that the pico de gallo should be more flavorful than hot.

The restaurant has a great overall atmosphere although I don't like to sit in the center "cafeteria" area. I prefer the booths along the perimeter. The lighting could be more subdued. The music was fine.

Delicious sub sauce. Sweet and hot at the same time. Not to chunky. Not too viscous.

2010-05-07T17:10:00.001-07:00

Lunch at the Flying Burrito

2009-08-08T07:37:00.001-07:00

Bentonville, AR

This is not true Mexican style...more like tex-mex style food....
The Carnitas are served here VERY WET although i prefer that it be moist than dry...
The steak is VERY tender...almost to a pot roast consistency.

The refried beans are too liquid for my personal liking and they use a ton of butter to prepare them....they taste great ...but too liquid.

Overall...a definite 7 out of 10 for a Tex Mex style Grill / Burrito place.

The Melting Pot at the Country Club Plaza

2009-05-31T10:31:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Melting Pot at the Country Club Plaza

This place is GREAT! the dessert alone is a meal in itself....you'll love dipping the strawberries in Milk Chocolate....the lobster and filet mignon are amazing....

a smorgasborg of amazing tastes and flavors.

Fondue has come back with style!

Enjoy....

let me know what you like the best there below in a comment.

Mythos Euro Greek Kuzina

2008-10-31T13:18:00.000-07:00

Mythos Euro Greek Kuzina

Great Greek food and ambience in Joplin, MO. I especially love thier flamed cheese [like parmesan] that the burn with 151 right at your tableside. The waiters are VERY professional and knowledgeable. Great wine list. Perfect for a romantic date or anniversary. Really sets the mood.