Silver Diner (2009.07.28)

Fried Calamari - too much batterCrabcake Sandiwich

Victoria's Gastro Pub (2009.05.06)

This place was highly recommended by my co-workers as we were driving to a Thai place for lunch. Well, they made it sound SOOOO good, that I asked "Are you guys sure you want Thai food?" And they said, let's turn around and you can try this place out. Ok, well there goes Thai food. Next time.

Located at 8201 Snowden River Parkway, Columbia, MD 21045, Victoria's Gastro Pub doesn't have the most appetizing name. That aside, the dish below is the American Dip with a small poutine. The American Dip is Slow Roasted Van de Rose Farms Hereford Rib Eye with Horseradish Sauce and Anchor Porter Beef Jus. The thing of black juice is the "Beef Jus." Go Figure. The horseradish was rather bland so I relied on the Beef Juice for flavor. This was the marinated juice from roasting the Rib Eye. It wasn't too bad. The original sandwich came with Vermont Cheese, but I got mine without it.

On the side, instead of the normal selection of sides, my co-workers recommended getting a side of Poutine. A Poutine consists of Duck Fat Fries, Duck Confit, Gruyere Cheese and Duck Gravy. It's very duck-oriented. The history of the Poutine is rather interesting.

Duck Fat Fries are fries that were fried in duck fat.
Duck Confit are pieces of duck.
Gruyere Cheese is some kind of cheese.
Duck Gravy is duck made from gravy...er...gravy made from duck...

It was ok, I'm not sure what the rave was about... LOL



Sidenote: I had this lunch with 5 co-workers who were all guys. I think had it been any other female, she probably wouldn't haven't gotten what I ordered. LOL.

Total Cost: 16 + 2.50 + tax + tip = $23

McDonald's - Fish-O-Filet (2009.03.28)

"The Filet-O-Fish contains a battered fish patty made mostly from Pollock and/or hoki, half a slice of processed cheese and one ounce of tartar sauce made with dill relish, and seasoning on a steamed bun." (from Wiki) French fries provide a nice decor for the boring looking sandwich. Obviously this was from McDonald's.


Total cost: 1.19 + tax (this was a promotion that has already ended)

Dunkin Donuts (2009.03.18)

On the way to a meeting in Hunt Valley, MD, I stopped at the Dunkin Donuts to grab some breakfast. They jipped me on the coffee, but I guess i didn't need it anyways. This is Egg and Cheese Crossiant with hash browns. I like their hash browns and you really can't go wrong with an Egg and Cheese Crossiant, it's really hard to. I like my hash browns with ketchup and the sandwich with some pepper, it's a simple filling breakfast that lasts til lunch, whenever that may be.


Total Price: $3.80