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Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
new things that i like
1 - mc chicken with cheddar onion (its amazing and worth the extra 50 cents)
2 - maple and fruit oatmeal, also from mccdonalds (finally a healthy fastfood option)
3 - Law and Order - Los Angeles (i was flipping through channels and started watching it. It's a show with both detective work AND psychology AND legal stuff? They challenge you to think during the commercials because they show you everything they know as it happens. When the ending came I was like ooo man there were so many signs why didn't I see that ?? Man i didnt know shows like this existed! Also it's based in LA so I recognized random places in the episode.
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by the way, the profile biographies for the new members are up
2 - maple and fruit oatmeal, also from mccdonalds (finally a healthy fastfood option)
3 - Law and Order - Los Angeles (i was flipping through channels and started watching it. It's a show with both detective work AND psychology AND legal stuff? They challenge you to think during the commercials because they show you everything they know as it happens. When the ending came I was like ooo man there were so many signs why didn't I see that ?? Man i didnt know shows like this existed! Also it's based in LA so I recognized random places in the episode.
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by the way, the profile biographies for the new members are up
Heavyweight Battle: Carls Jr. vs In-N-Out
This started because my uncle from the Netherlands (who is my dad's cousin and is younger than me) wanted to eat cheeseburgers after Sunday's volleyball. He heard from me that my top two are Carls Jr and In-N-Out. Joe and Chris said In-N-Out are good and Carls was nasty. I have never been so insulted in my life. Carls may not be the best but it definately is better than nasty. Jon ranks Carls up there in his top three fast food places, probably only after Wendys. I rank Carls as my #1. So we realized that to bicker about our opinions was going nowhere, and that the only manly thing to do was to have a taste test right there. Luckily, near my house in Rowland Heights the Carls and InNOut are only 2 minutes from each other. It was up to me to choose the representative from Carls, and I went with my favorite burger on steroids, the Western Bacon Six Dollar Burger. And from InNOut of course we went with the Double Double. We bought two of each and cut it into half so each person ate two halves. Joe, Chris, and I knew we were bias from the start so I wanted to use my European uncle (who only knows what McDonalds tastes like) to be our neutral judge. The results are below but if you want to see stretch out the drama, see the 2 minute video below in which he eats and decides.
Results: Overall he liked the taste of the Western Bacon more. He said first he could taste the bread, then the bbq sauce, then the meat and onion rings, then the bacon. But he preferred the InNOut burger's sauce (thousand island based).
Joe and Chris conceded that on the first bite, the Western Bacon packs much more flavor. I conceded that the Western Bacon was dry (because it doesnt have as much sauce) and that I needed to drink soda in between big bites, whereas the Double Double could be eaten without a drink. Chris also complained that the Western Bacon was too much burger and meat. Thats a wierd complaint.
Better Value: The Double Double ($3) is better value than the Western Bacon Six Dollar Burger ($5.50). However you can get the Western Bacon (not 6 dollar version) for $3. It tastes the same, only difference is the bun and meat are normal size. If that was the case, I say the Western Bacon takes the cake.
Also: While we are on the topic of sauce versus patty, I have recently found a favorite one dollar item (it takes alot to knock off the McDouble and McChicken) but Burger King's one dollar double cheeseburger is very good. You can taste the charbroiled flame on the burger, whereas the McDouble, while having an awesome sauce, isn't that great if you eat the meat alone.
Results: Overall he liked the taste of the Western Bacon more. He said first he could taste the bread, then the bbq sauce, then the meat and onion rings, then the bacon. But he preferred the InNOut burger's sauce (thousand island based).
Joe and Chris conceded that on the first bite, the Western Bacon packs much more flavor. I conceded that the Western Bacon was dry (because it doesnt have as much sauce) and that I needed to drink soda in between big bites, whereas the Double Double could be eaten without a drink. Chris also complained that the Western Bacon was too much burger and meat. Thats a wierd complaint.
Better Value: The Double Double ($3) is better value than the Western Bacon Six Dollar Burger ($5.50). However you can get the Western Bacon (not 6 dollar version) for $3. It tastes the same, only difference is the bun and meat are normal size. If that was the case, I say the Western Bacon takes the cake.
Also: While we are on the topic of sauce versus patty, I have recently found a favorite one dollar item (it takes alot to knock off the McDouble and McChicken) but Burger King's one dollar double cheeseburger is very good. You can taste the charbroiled flame on the burger, whereas the McDouble, while having an awesome sauce, isn't that great if you eat the meat alone.
NananaNa,NananaNa,He.e.e.e.ey, GoodBye.
Newport Seafood Restaurant
Rowland Heights, Ca
Rowland Heights, Ca
The Dinner Party for Tony, Lisa, & Cathy's Birthdays
(As well as Lisa's Farewell Dinner, we're not cheap, we're efficient!)
Happy Birthday Guys! See you when you get back Lisa.
-J-
(As well as Lisa's Farewell Dinner, we're not cheap, we're efficient!)
Happy Birthday Guys! See you when you get back Lisa.
-J-
Guilty Pleasure
Yum. What a tasty Quesadilla.it was Mmhmm good.
Batting cages with Ceci.My big sister bought me glove =]
Can't wait to play some catch tmrw
Spring break is almost over =[.
Maybe visit Animal Shelter again?
Hike Friday?
What to do Saturday?
Stay Frosty
Tonster: My 1st Post And It's About Sonics -__-
So I jumped on the bandwagon and submitted by going to the newly established Sonics in Monrovia. I had a 10 minute window before I was late to work but eh, the impulsive need to go was killing me. Noticing the huge crowd and the small amount of time I had, I opted to park away from the chaos and bear the couple of seconds of extra walking. The drive in concept was interesting. At that moment I thought to myself how they'd react to someone ordering on a bike. So being new to the way things go at "Sonics" I looked around and thought cleverly to myself. "Aha these people are so wrapped into the refreshed idea of the drive-in ambiance that I'll just go old school and order inside!" So that's what I did. I went INSIDE. I asked one of the workers where's the counter so I could order. The girl shrieked and explained that they didn't have an order-area indoors and that I had to order outside. Oh. After making my order by yelling frantically at the menu, "NO, I SAID FRITOS CHILI CHEESE WRAP" I sat there watching other people awkwardly deciphering this new concept of ordering at Sonics. Seeing the workers rollerblade around, I figured it's inevitable that there's an off-chance that one day one of them will fall backwards with food flying in the air. Only thing to do is pick up the food and what's left of their dignity. lol. I left with a few snacks, lg tots, onion rings, apparently the fritos wrap, and a watermelon cream slush. Overall interesting experience. Considering that I used to drive all the way to Anaheim for the only Sonics in SoCal, the 9+ miles drive to Monrovia isn't so bad.
- Tonster
- Tonster
McDonald's New "Mac Wrap" review and Haiku #2
For
$1.50 this was pretty good. I give it 7/10 but I still like their chicken snack wraps more. If I wanted Big Mac taste, I'd buy a Big Mac. But if you're craving for some Mac Sauce in a smaller portion (it has half the calories and fat, I read on the wrapper, thank you McDonalds for letting me know I'm eating 350 calories and 17g of fat), the Mac Wrap is perfect for eating on the go. I ate this while driving and it wasn't messy. Let's get to the pros and cons:
Pros: tastes like Big Mac, portable, half the cost, half the calories and fat
Cons: Has the same flaws as a Big Mac: the taste depends on the sauce and pickles. This proves that the 3-layered sesame seed bun of the Big Mac is inconsequential, because the tortilla-covered Mac Wrap tastes exactly the same. To this day I still stand by Carl's Jr. as the only fast food place where the patty itself is the source of flavor.
Another con: if you open it to see it before you eat it, it looks like a McD's worker had to use the restroom and couldn't make it to the toilet in time:
Eeeyyt ------------------------->
You shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, but for the Mac Wrap, you should. If you're not a hamburger person, don't try this. Mac sauce is an acquired taste. It's like thousand island dressing plus some secret lard material.
In summary: There's no way an executive or white collar worker in corporate McDonald's thought of this. Some poor starving college student must have pitched the idea. Why do I know this? Because I once made what I called a "hamburrito" with ground beef and tortillas. I was starving and ran out of buns. Interestingly, I also put in thousand island sauce. I guess you can say I invented this before McDonalds did, but I didn't think it was possible McD would try to sell this to people. Here's a Haiku to describe my feelings:
There is one more invention that would piss the shit out of me if they stole it from me. For the longest time I've thought of creating a "Small Mac" like how Jack in the Box makes Mini Sirloi
n Burgers. Maybe I should call corporate McDonalds and see if they'll pay me something for the idea... It would taste so much better than Jack's mini burgers, those things are overpriced and overrated. Jack stopped doing his annoying "Yippee Kay Yay, Mini Sirloin Burgers!" commercials once people tried it and were disgusted. Its just ketchup and mustard as dressing! and I hate mustard!
$1.50 this was pretty good. I give it 7/10 but I still like their chicken snack wraps more. If I wanted Big Mac taste, I'd buy a Big Mac. But if you're craving for some Mac Sauce in a smaller portion (it has half the calories and fat, I read on the wrapper, thank you McDonalds for letting me know I'm eating 350 calories and 17g of fat), the Mac Wrap is perfect for eating on the go. I ate this while driving and it wasn't messy. Let's get to the pros and cons:Pros: tastes like Big Mac, portable, half the cost, half the calories and fat
Cons: Has the same flaws as a Big Mac: the taste depends on the sauce and pickles. This proves that the 3-layered sesame seed bun of the Big Mac is inconsequential, because the tortilla-covered Mac Wrap tastes exactly the same. To this day I still stand by Carl's Jr. as the only fast food place where the patty itself is the source of flavor.
Another con: if you open it to see it before you eat it, it looks like a McD's worker had to use the restroom and couldn't make it to the toilet in time:Eeeyyt ------------------------->
You shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, but for the Mac Wrap, you should. If you're not a hamburger person, don't try this. Mac sauce is an acquired taste. It's like thousand island dressing plus some secret lard material.
In summary: There's no way an executive or white collar worker in corporate McDonald's thought of this. Some poor starving college student must have pitched the idea. Why do I know this? Because I once made what I called a "hamburrito" with ground beef and tortillas. I was starving and ran out of buns. Interestingly, I also put in thousand island sauce. I guess you can say I invented this before McDonalds did, but I didn't think it was possible McD would try to sell this to people. Here's a Haiku to describe my feelings:
McD's new Mac Wrap
It tastes just like the Big Mac
But it looks like ****
It tastes just like the Big Mac
But it looks like ****
There is one more invention that would piss the shit out of me if they stole it from me. For the longest time I've thought of creating a "Small Mac" like how Jack in the Box makes Mini Sirloi
n Burgers. Maybe I should call corporate McDonalds and see if they'll pay me something for the idea... It would taste so much better than Jack's mini burgers, those things are overpriced and overrated. Jack stopped doing his annoying "Yippee Kay Yay, Mini Sirloin Burgers!" commercials once people tried it and were disgusted. Its just ketchup and mustard as dressing! and I hate mustard!
Hamburgers
foodspeaking of hamburgers...
Bryan's top seven burgers:
1) Carl's Jr. - Western Bacon Cheeseburger
2) Carl's Jr. - Kentucky Bourbon Burger
3) Jack in the Box - Chicken Ciabatta Burger
4) Jack in the Box - Sourdough Jack
5) In-N-Out - Double-Double
6) McDonald's - Big Mac
7) McDonald's - Double Cheeseburger (because it's one dollar)
Now excuse me while I go play ball for seven hours to burn off these 7,000 calories. I better stop by the 7-11 for a double gulp of Diet Coke too...
Bryan's top seven burgers:
1) Carl's Jr. - Western Bacon Cheeseburger
2) Carl's Jr. - Kentucky Bourbon Burger
3) Jack in the Box - Chicken Ciabatta Burger
4) Jack in the Box - Sourdough Jack
5) In-N-Out - Double-Double
6) McDonald's - Big Mac
7) McDonald's - Double Cheeseburger (because it's one dollar)
Now excuse me while I go play ball for seven hours to burn off these 7,000 calories. I better stop by the 7-11 for a double gulp of Diet Coke too...
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