Saturday, May 22, 2010

Four Kegs- Las Vegas




This is another location that was featured on the popular Food Network show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Locals have known about this spot for years. They make a delicious stuffed pizza dish called stromboli (pictured above). The dining room is small, and often busy. The bar, located in the front of the building is a nice place to hang out.

Prices are very resonable, so give it a try!

Coors brewery tour




Coors Brewery Tour
Boulder, CO

This tour is interesting if you are interested in brewing, or if you are truly concerned about where your booze comes from. Otherwise skip most of it (it is an interesting, but tediously long tour), and go to the end.... where the tasting room is. Free beer is always the best beer.





Delicious Denver Peruvin food!

Just Cupcakes- Las Vegas

Just cupcakes is located in a shopping center off of the I-215 on Durango. My co-blogger and I had gone to the shopping center looking for a coldstone creamery when we stumbled upon this great little cupcake bakery. There are a lot of flavors to choose from, so for the sake of the blog, we chose 6 flavors to try.
Each cupcake was moist and delicious. They are all cutely deorated and the decorations, frosting etc. don't overpower the cake, which is something you see a lot in the other local bakeries.I would say that this is a must taste location for cupcake lovers.

IBO- Penne Pasta wth Vodka Sauce

Simply delicious! The pasta was very well prepared and the portion size was large. IBO is a steakhouse so I will try a steak next time I eat here. The Penne pasta with vodka sauce is a great vegetarian option.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Costa Rica Restaurant







The simply named Costa Rica Restaurant is located at 2500 West Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801.



We ate there on a Friday evening and were the only customers in the restaurant which was great because we had the opportunity to talk to the owner who is a very nice lady. My co-writer is knowledgable when it comes to Costa Rican food so we ordered Gallo Pinto which is a Costa Rican rice and black bean dish that is served with an egg on top. Also, we ordered Garlic Shrimp which came with a side of white rice and black beans. Both dishes were delicious, especially with the Salsa that the owner told us is commonly use as a condiment in Costa Rican Dishes. The salsa is not spicy at all and has a slight vinegar flavor but it is great over rice and beans. We also had plantains which were thick cut and served with a cream dipping sauce which tasted and resembled a thick sour cream. The plantains were sweet and tender and paired perfectly with the dipping sauce.
We had Imperial, a Costa Rican brand beer, with our dinner. The beer is light and has a similar taste to Coors. I would recommend that any person that enjoys beer try this one. It is very good.
Hint: Costa Rican food is very vegetarian friendly! The Gallo Pinto is a meatless dish and can be made without the egg so it is a great option for vegetarians.

Pink's Hot Dogs

My co-writer and I decided to try one of Pink's World Famous hot dogs at their Buena Park, Knott's Berry Farm location. The menu is very small at this location so do not go to this one if you are expecting to get the full Los Angeles location menu.
We tried the Knott's Monster-haunt dog (sp?) which was a foot long jalapeno hot dog (think: thick like a polish sausage) topped with bacon, chili, sour cream, relish, onions, and tomatoes. I will eat almost anything, but I tend to be a picky hot dog eater. My co-writer tried this one first ( a bite with no toppings, no bun) and was not impressed by the jalapeno flavor and the deceivingly spicy name of the not so spicy hot dog. I tried a bit with all the toppings and I have to say that it was very good. The toppings were messy, but that was expected after looking at the dog. The chili had a nice flavor to it and tasted great mixed with the sour cream.
The bacon was crisp and made a nice texture along with the raw onions under all of the other mushier toppings. Overall, the Monster Haunt dog tasted very good and I'd recommend it.

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