Panera

Ham and Swiss Sandwich

Why have I never gone to Panera?
Why didn't anyone tell me how amazing their sandwiches were?
The sandwich comes with about 2 inches of lunch meat, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and red onion. They have all types of bread to choose from, meats, cheeses. Its like a subway sorta. I didn't actually go to Panera, there was a luncheon at work and I had it there. But I will for sure be going to my local Panera ASAP.

I'm Starving!

Would you believe me if I said I didn't eat for a week?
No?!
Hmm... I don't really know why I didn't blog for 7 whole days. I think I just forgot. Sorry about that. I will be back later today with a new food post.
Please forgive me, my loyal reader. LOL Maybe theres more then one.

Chick-fil-A

12 Piece Nugget and Chicken Sandwich

 The Chick-fil-A by my house is always crowded. We drive by everyday on the way to work and the drive thru lane goes all the way around the building. Crazyness. But Fat Guy and I decided to leave alittle early and head over there. The good thing about the drive thru is it moves very fast. Chick-fil-A should train other drive thru's like JITB. JITB could have like 4 cars and you'd be there all night.

Anyway I got the 12 piece nugget w/ waffle fries for lunch and a chicken sandwich for dinner. First off I dont like the fries. Ew. Its like eat cooked potato plain. Theres no seasoning. Bleh. But the nuggets. The "batter" is kinda sweet but I get a peppery after taste. The chicken is all white meat. Actual pieces of chicken. Not form pressed chicken meat. Its like a hunk of chicken. They have many different dipping sauces, I have tried the buffalo, honey mustard but hands down the best sauce is the Chick-fil-A sauce. Its a creamy, zesty blend. I have no idea what it is. Maybe like a mayo, mustard and honey mix? IDK. Its delish.

The chicken sandwich is good too. It comes w/ a soft white bun, chicken breast also with the same batter and pickles. Thats it. I did add cheese to mine. The chicken is just so juicy and yum. The food at Chick-fil-A is fresh and real. Nothing processed or taste that way at least.
I need to make time for Chick-fil-A more often.
Oh and lastly, look at these adorable ketchups!! <3

Whataburger

Chophouse Cheddar Burger

I forgot to take a pic. I started chowing down and was a few bites in and realized what I had done. Oh well. I found a generic pic for you to gaze upon. Last night...ugh we need to go grocery shopping. I am craving a homecooked meal. Anyway, we stopped at Whataburger last night and the specialty burger currently is the Chophouse Cheddar Burger. Shredded cheddar cheese between 2 patties, topped w/ grilled onions, bacon and creamy steak sauce. Drool. Except I cant eat double meat burgers anymore. Which is awesome, cause now I have leftovers. So the 3 things I love about this burger:

1. The Shredded Cheddar - What the crap! This should be on every burger. Real cheddar cheese. I could actually taste the cheddar flavor. Amazing. Its just every other burger is the sliced singles that dont really add anything to the burger.
2. The Grilled Onions - I like onions. I am not a onion lover. I dont usually like them on my burger. Unless they are grilled. But my problem is most fast food places even when they say grilled onions they dont really grill them. They stick them on the flat top for like 2 mins, but onions take longer then that. So yeah, these were actually cooked all the way, nice and tastey.
3. The Creampy Steak sauce - A1 and mayo. I could taste the A1. It was yummy. If you like A1 this is the burger for you.

So yes this burger is good. Now I couldnt eat my fries or finish my burger so I am thinking unless you are a monster a JR whataburger should be enough. Unless you want leftovers.

Denny's

Bacon Flapjacks

I haven't been to Denny's in many years. I like Ihop and Waffle house better. But Fat Guy loves Denny's. Its right by the house and we pass it everyday to and from work. So last night we were having the typical haven't gone grocery shopping discussion of what's for dinner. He suggest Ihop. I want Waffle House. Then while driving home from work I bring up Denny's. And we agree on that.

We get there and first off they've remodeled since the last time we were there. It looks alot better. Our server seats us and gives us 2 menus each, a regular one and one for Baconalia. Oh yeah! My cousin, Not A Fat Girl, told me about it. I don't even bother looking at the regular menu, I knew I wanted bacon! They had several different entrees and I decided on the bacon flapjacks. 2 eggs, 2 strips of bacon, hashbrowns and 2 bacon pancakes. The eggs and hashbrowns were yum. The 2 strips of bacon were...disappointing. That bacon couldn't have been thinner and it had like no taste. It was crispy, but I couldn't taste anything. The pancakes were yum. The butter, bacony, maple syrup bites were so good. I def want it again. I couldn't finish which was upsetting bc I really wanted to try the bacon ice cream sundae.

I will go back to try that.

Snack Time

Baken-ets Fried Pork Skins

Admitting I eat these is hard. Pork rinds? Really? Ugh. I am such a fat kid.
Anyway I love pork rinds. Yummy. But I am really picky. I like the ones that are kinda hard but not too hard. And I really like the ones w/ more "flavor." They can really be hit and miss. One bag might be awesome and the next not so much. And they always make me super thirsty.
I don't eat them too much, I seem to get burnt out real quick. And I haven't ever found a brand I like more then the others. Grocery store, gas station, whatever.

Joes Crab Shack

Joe's Classic Steampot

Everytime I go to Joe's I have to get crab. I just like it way to much to get anything else. I am sure they have lots of yummy stuff but I wouldn't know. I started off getting the snow crab pot. Then one day I discovered the Crab Daddy Feast. I liked it, but meh, the King crab is a very angry crab. Even in its death it fights back. The difficulty level of the king crab is like the claw "arm" of a snow crab. For the whole thing! But it was the Crab Daddy Feast that introduced me to the dungeness. I like snow crab but they can be a lot of work. The dungeness is a whole lot easier to crack, w/o the use of all the tools.

Anyhow, when Joe's came out w/ the steampots, I started ordering those. I always get the Classic Steampot. It comes w/ apprx 1 claw snow crab, 1 claw dungeness, boiled shrimp, sausage, corn on the cob, and potatoes. I just recently found out you can replace the sausage for more shrimp. Yay! B/c I really don't like the sausage, eww.

Now this visit I was not happy. First off they seasoned it w/ Old Bay. Normally they ask you how you want it or if they don't ask it comes just plain steamed. In general I don't care for Old Bay, I should have sent it back right then, but I toughed it out. I don't know why. I am paying $20+ for 1 meal. I should be 100% happy. So I was already a little disappointed, then the crab was sad. Waterlogged. All the pieces were skimpy. And the top part, where there is always a ton of yummy meat was empty. It looked like the kitchen had pre picked them. I was very sad.

So now I ate an expensive meal and didn't even cure my crab craving. Boo.