This is a diner on the far east side that is family-owned for 3 generations. The food is good (not gourmet); portions are big; prices are very reasonable and the service is fantastic. The menu is fairly limited and they serve only breakfast and lunch.
I knew what i wanted several days before carol and i went to Gus's. I wanted a bagel with cream cheese, a small bowl of fruit and some cold cereal (cornflakes, raisin brain). The only thing available on my list of "needs" was frosted mini-wheats. The waitress told me that in her 8 years on the job no one has ever ordered cold cereal. so probably the mini-wheats had grey fuzz on them which would match the average age of the walker'ed and cane'd and oxygen tank'ed clientele.
So i ordered - in a moment of panic - an unhealthy meal. 2 slices of toasted raisin bread which was absolutely delicious; it was homemade. a side of french toast which i only had 1/2 of one piece but also ate 1/2 of one pc. of Carol's french toast made out of raisin-cinnamon bread, 3 football field long slices of bacon, and home fries which needed a lot of salt to bring out any flavor.
I'm slightly nauseated even writing this. I'll be back because my unsatisfying experience was due to my inability to keep a cool head and pick out my second choices; instead i just froze on a culinary level.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Friday, October 4, 2013
KARUNA'S THAI PLATE - TUCSON, AZ
We used to go here during Tucson #1 but even though the food was good, the service was surly and unfriendly. I always felt like i should apologize to the waitress or waiter for coming in to the restaurant and putting them out by ordering some food and then paying for it.
So we quit frequenting this restaurant. However, the service has changed after an absence of 5 or 6 years. The food is still good though the portions are smaller but it is served with a smile and we are greeted warmly.
We ordered a chili, mint, ground pork, vegetable salad which had a great flavor though it was on the dry side. Also some of the meat pieces looked like and tasted like salty salami. Our other dish was a red curry chicken and vegetable with rice entree. Loads of vegetables and a great variety but there was probably only 5 pieces of chicken in the entire bowl.
We asked for both entrees to be mild spicy and they still had quite a zing. Towards the end of eating the curry dish, i bit into what I took to be a carrot and it wasn't.!! it was an evil bright orange Thai ward-off-the-devil pepper. oh, mi god. i've never never had such a reaction; thought i was going to throw up, then thought i actually had burns on my tongue and lip, then thought i was going to pass out because i got dizzy.
to top this off, i touched the side of my face and the devilish toxic pepper oils set my face on fire.
So this was not a good ending to a good meal. But we will be back and i'll avoid anything skinny and orange.
So we quit frequenting this restaurant. However, the service has changed after an absence of 5 or 6 years. The food is still good though the portions are smaller but it is served with a smile and we are greeted warmly.
We ordered a chili, mint, ground pork, vegetable salad which had a great flavor though it was on the dry side. Also some of the meat pieces looked like and tasted like salty salami. Our other dish was a red curry chicken and vegetable with rice entree. Loads of vegetables and a great variety but there was probably only 5 pieces of chicken in the entire bowl.
We asked for both entrees to be mild spicy and they still had quite a zing. Towards the end of eating the curry dish, i bit into what I took to be a carrot and it wasn't.!! it was an evil bright orange Thai ward-off-the-devil pepper. oh, mi god. i've never never had such a reaction; thought i was going to throw up, then thought i actually had burns on my tongue and lip, then thought i was going to pass out because i got dizzy.
to top this off, i touched the side of my face and the devilish toxic pepper oils set my face on fire.
So this was not a good ending to a good meal. But we will be back and i'll avoid anything skinny and orange.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
RUSH
A solid 9 film. Its based on true events involving Niki and James, 2 Formula One race car drivers in the 70's and their competition to be the grand champion.
The actors were fabulous. I didn't recognize any of them except Chris Hemsworth who played James and Olivia Wilde who played his wife or she could have been his girlfriend. He had dalliances with almost every female he met. And was also a drinker and drugger.
the opposite personality and character was his nemesis, Niki, who was Austrian and very methodical, rigid, disciplined and fairly emotionless.
Everything was in perfect balance in the movie; just the right amount of racing footage (a lot of it from the actual races), sex, rivalry-male-goat-horn-butting, crash scenes and pre-race preparation. I was totally immersed in this movie and it was fast paced with a lot of tension.
Highly recommended.
The actors were fabulous. I didn't recognize any of them except Chris Hemsworth who played James and Olivia Wilde who played his wife or she could have been his girlfriend. He had dalliances with almost every female he met. And was also a drinker and drugger.
the opposite personality and character was his nemesis, Niki, who was Austrian and very methodical, rigid, disciplined and fairly emotionless.
Everything was in perfect balance in the movie; just the right amount of racing footage (a lot of it from the actual races), sex, rivalry-male-goat-horn-butting, crash scenes and pre-race preparation. I was totally immersed in this movie and it was fast paced with a lot of tension.
Highly recommended.
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