tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905750660416196302024-03-14T03:06:42.354-07:00Tasty TrekSpokane restaurants, (and elsewhere too) as dined in by little ol' me, and my wonderful hubby.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05829770651430544685noreply@blogger.comBlogger233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590575066041619630.post-75994606569362518492015-02-09T19:50:00.001-08:002015-02-09T19:50:10.786-08:00Sushi Sakai Suchi and Saki Bar<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GbTJ01OZbbc/VNVNMu6FOqI/AAAAAAAAMao/l2EMwI-ZcpY/s1600/DSCN3992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GbTJ01OZbbc/VNVNMu6FOqI/AAAAAAAAMao/l2EMwI-ZcpY/s1600/DSCN3992.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.sushisakai.com/default.html" target="_blank"> Sushi Saki</a> serves many things.... especially sushi.<br />
They had quite a selection and make beautiful "party boats" too!<br />
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Please see their menu,<a href="http://www.sushisakai.com/Menu.html" target="_blank"> here. </a><br />
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This is a family owned restaurant.... with lots of room... and options for seating. It is located at the intersection of Bowdish and Sprague... in Spokane Valley at 11520 East Sprague Ave.<br />
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It is also pretty authentic.<br />
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Here is our tea and miso soup! It was, "Oh sooooo good!"<br />
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While I have tasted sushi. and I like many of the flavors, it's not my favorite things o the menu. <br />
We selected the tempura vegetables.. which IS one of my favorites!<br />
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and we were in the mood for Korean...<br />
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We ordered <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgogi" target="_blank">Bolgogi</a>! Pork and Chicken. Here are the condiments that were served with it:<br />
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One can be happy when you can enjoy it the next day also!<br />
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They offer catering, and private rooms and rates for <a href="http://www.sushisakai.com/Welcome-.html" target="_blank"> private parties</a>. They are also listed on the Urbanspoon <a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/tn/291/1/34715/Spokane/Gluten-Free-Friendly/Spokane-Valley-restaurants" target="_blank">"gluten free friendly" restaurant list</a> if that is of interest to you. too.<br />
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Ahhhhh... yes..... a little Italian restaurant on the river! It's almost like being in Italy! We actually boated into the place, though I really wouldn't recommend that until they fix up the back entrance and the dock. It was a bit scarey.... and we weren't really sure how often people boated to this destination, but there was a dock and we were feeling a little adventurous I guess. <br />
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Here is <a href="http://arlosristorante.com/" target="_blank">Arlo's, in Sandpoint ID</a>...<br />
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The address is 330 N. 1st Ave, Sandpoint, ID<br />
(208) 255-4186<br />
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We were there during the summer months... as you can see.<br />
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We loved our company of friends that day and the river adventure too. We sat outside and watched the world go by. (This is not us in the p[photo above, just some patrons enjoying music on the patio.)<br />
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The outdoor music on the patio was great... a one man band! Who would have known? He was dynamic and talented for sure! We didn't catch his name, but were told he played their often. It seemed he was a street player more so than an entertainer hired by the club, but we were told he played there often.<br />
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Not the best service ever. The timing of our bread and such was off and we had to flag the servers several times..... but we were not there for service, just to be with friends and enjoy the mucis as we sat along the river. <br />
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Arlo's is a place for Italian.... <br />
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and seafood filled dishes.<br />
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I am not a big fan of eating pasta, but I like it occasionally and the food was YUM!!!<br />
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My sis came to visit and on one of our treks we visited<a href="http://www.rockcitygrill.com/" target="_blank"> Rock City Grill</a> located in the downtown mall at 808 W. Main. I am really glad we went, I liked this place. My sister liked the idea of it being Italian, but we didn't order any pasta anything. In the end, besides having a fun day at the mall together, we ate some great tasting food.<br />
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She ordered a Blue Moon beer....<br />
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It just so happened to be "Happy Hour" and we ordered some apppetizer-types of foods on sale. <br />
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I think we were hungry....<br />
We enjoyed a Thai Pizza... well, a couple of slices from it...<br />
(We actually ended up with a LOT of food and took some home!)<br />
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Asian Lettuce Wraps...<br />
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and enjoyed also some of the Dungeoness. Crab Spread on Pita Bread...<br />
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I enjoyed looking out the window to watch the Gondolas from Riverfront Park in operation. I seemed such a Spokane kinda thing to do! <br />
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The service was great, the food was plentiful and yummy. We even had leftovers to be enjoyed the next day. They packaged our food neatly for us to take with us and we had a nice visit with each other too.<br />
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While driving by myself one day I noticed this new restaurant called Our Thai House. It looked interesting to me and so I decided to tell Geo about it so that we would try it out sometime. The funny thing is that when I mentioned it to Geo, he had seen it on his own too. Needless to say, since we both like Thai food, it was the next one our list.<br />
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Finally, after many evenings, we have a chance to go! We called ahead to make reservations, but as it turns out they were not needed, the lady on the phone told us to just come in. Se we did.<br />
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This place is located at 1415 n. Hamilton St. Spokane in the the Gonzaga area of town. It is very welcoming inside, the kind of place that will make you want to visit Thailand.... (Geo always wants to go to Thailand and visit.).<br />
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We ordered Tom Kha soup....one of our favorites. This one was made with tomatoes... a little different style than other places I have been. It was good! Curiously enough we were asked what kind if meat we wanted in our soup. Other places I have been, it has always been served with chicken, so we asked for chicken. This was our choice of "appetizer."<br />
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To go with our soup, we ordered the sticky rice. I think I prefer the regular rice, for the soup, but Geo really liked the sticky. <br />
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We also ordered Pad Thai and Drunken Noodles and Mussamun Curry with Rice. We also had Thai Tea. There were three of us eating and when we were done we still had food to take home.<br />
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The waitress returned after taking our order and told us they had run out of chicken.. go figure! So we had to make adjustments in our order. Instead of chicken in the Tom Kha, we had beef and we liked it very much.<br />
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Our meal was served with a little salad. This was a nice surprise.<br />
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We enjoyed our soup first (not pictured) followed by the rest. <br />
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Adjustments to our dinner meant that we had pork in the Pad Thai and Shrimp for the Drunken Noodles and I do not remember what we asked to have for the curry, but it came with chicken... to our surprise.<br />
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We really liked the curry. It wad very peanutty and yummy-spicy too. We would've had to ask for (or order) more rice to go with the curry though...if we didn't already have so much food to eat. <br />
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The other two dishes were good, but did not stand out, like the curry!<br />
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It is really good to have another Thai food restaurant in town and a pretty one too. There are definitely some special touches here....<br />
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They have what they call, a "<a href="http://spirithouses-shrines.ucdavis.edu/content/lessons/readings/thailand.html" target="_blank">spirit house.</a>" (seen here in the left.) <br />
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Most Thai food places have some representations of their homeland
culture, usually there are pictures of the king and queen, sometimes
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This is a tasty spot, but I do think that it's a little more expensive than some other of my already favorite Thai places around town. (See photo of menu above.) They do have that coupon card though, where ...if you buy 9 meals and have your card punched you'll get ten dollars off your total bill on one of your subsequent visits, but probably that will have paid for itself, so I didn't get one, but in my opinion, Thai food, is always delicious and definitely fun to eat with friends. If in the neighborhood, I would love to eat Thai food here again..<br />
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This restaurant, located in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Orchards-East_Farms,_Washington" target="_blank">Otis Orchards </a>area, might be a little far for you if you are not looing to take a drive, but it just a hop, skip, and a jump from the freeway if you are traveling between Spokane a Coeur de Alene, (or anywhere in-between.) Otis Grill, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Otis-Grill/231011495878?id=231011495878&sk=info" target="_blank">located</a> at 21902 E. Wellsley Avenue... in Otis Orchards, WA, specializes in "hometown" cooking... and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and in the spring summer, autumn or winter, too.<br />
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The day we went for breakfast, there was snow on the ground.<br />
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It was indeed a beautiful biscuit and gravy, eggs and bacon... and pancake day, </div>
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made <span style="text-align: center;">complete with maple syrup.</span><br />
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And who does not love Rosie the Riveter, Marilyn Monroe and old cars?<br />
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I did say, "hometown"... right?<br />
It's not a fancy spot. In fact, when you arrive, they invite you to pick your own seating, (in other words, seat yourself...) and evidently the people here feel right "at home." <br />
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If you are wondering about the menu.... here's an idea of what is served:<br />
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And.. if you are adventurous, like James T. Kirk, pictured here on the menu, you can order the quadruple Otis Burger....<br />
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...at the Otis Grill.<br />
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It was a little bit of deja-vu when we were seated for I remembered that we had been here before, but under a different name. This restaurant is new... and yummy! The people were really helpful too. If you know nothing about Vietnamese food, they will surely help you. Vietnamese food is wonderful.<br />
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Here is the Spring Roll appetizer... one of my favorite things to order at a Vietnamese restaurant. They are different from the Thai or Chinese Spring Rolls. These are dipped in a peanut sauce.<br />
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05829770651430544685noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590575066041619630.post-79765164337631513472014-03-14T20:10:00.002-07:002014-03-14T21:05:35.219-07:00Did's Pizza and Froyo<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HSGWEi0vmOA/UyO8b7APx4I/AAAAAAAAMBM/HQfkjspDbRI/s1600/DSCN3523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HSGWEi0vmOA/UyO8b7APx4I/AAAAAAAAMBM/HQfkjspDbRI/s1600/DSCN3523.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><a href="http://www.didspizzaandfroyo.com/" target="_blank">Did's Pizza and Fro Yo</a> ix located on Division St... 5406.... right next to Thai Bamboo. In fact both stores have the same owner. In addition to Pizza and Frozen Yogurt they have Calzones, Salads, Espresso, Fresh Juices, <a href="http://www.didspizzaandfroyo.com/menus/drinksfroyo/688/bubble-tea/5247" target="_blank">Bubble Tea, </a>Shaved Ice, Smoothies, and Hawaiian Barbecue Pork and Chicken too. The emphasis here is on the Hawaiian... It feels quite tropical.<br />
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I had seen this new ice scream shop out of the corner of my eye while driving... and thought to stop, but I needed a good excuse. Finally the opportunity arose.... a birthday! <br />
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Flavors of choice include such marvelous creations as Birthday Cake, Cotton Candy, Chocolate, Moose Tracks, Rainbow Sherbet, Coffee, Peanut Butter, Oreo, Chocolate Chip... there were a lot to choose from. They even make it a point to specify which ice creams are not gluten free. The ice cream is made in Wisconsin... and shipped here.<br />
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This place offers caffeinated ice cream. I thought that was a great idea, however you have to be careful ordering if caffeine is not your thing. Of course, instead of going for coffee break, you could have an ice cream break instead!<br />
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Plus...in true "Northwest" form, you can get huckleberries on your ice cream!<br />
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This ice scream shop is a sister store to the <a href="http://rmcf.com/WA/SpokaneValley50795/" target="_blank">Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory </a>which is right next door. They share the building. It was fun to go and look at all the chocolates....<br />
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Oh.... and as they say in their nutrition note on their web page,<br />
"This is the best ice cream made, and it tastes so good because it has gobs of rich cream, tons of real ingredients for boat-loads of luscious flavors. You want nutrition, eat<span style="color: orange;"> carrots</span>."<br />
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The Colbert Trading Company is a convenience store, selling milk, bread, candy, beer and things like that, as it has been for years, but now it has a new twist. Recently remodeled, they now offer Take and Bake pizza along with espresso, ice cream, hot dogs, and soup and sandwiches as well as indoor and outdoor seating. It's a little off the beaten path, but it is sure aims to please both locals and visitors to the area. They really do have something for everyone.<br />
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Pictured here is the Veggie Pizza Sandwich, only $2.99 with cheese green pepper, mushrooms and red onion:<br />
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This particular <a href="http://www.nobleromans.com/" target="_blank">Noble Roman's </a>opened without me even noticing (Maybe it's a little bit stealth? Maybe I have not been thinking of pizza..... and not thinking of take and bake?) The shop is easy to find, just a little tucked into the north end of the parking lot of the North Point shopping Center, Hawthorn and Division. There is parking as well as a convenient drive up window, jut nowhere to eat your pizza inside.</div>
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At any rate, upon discovering this new drive-through take-and-bake pizza place in north Spokane, (near the north end of the parking area of the North Point Shopping Center,) we just had to try it! However. we did not use the drive-through. We went inside to get a really good look at the place and see what kind of pizza and pizza process they had.<br />
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Right away someone came into the lobby to explain their "P'ZA "menu....They were very helpful.<br />
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There were also a variety of pizza/cooking supplies for sale in the lobby. They sell.pans, cutters, racks, mitts, paddles... things like that.<br />
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But on to the real reason we were there......food. Inside, they have a case with some ready made products..... pizza, salads and desserts. They also make<a href="http://www.nobleromans.com/tuscanosmenu.html" target="_blank"> wraps, subs, salads</a> and offer <a href="http://www.nobleromans.com/tuscanoscoupons.html" target="_blank">on-line coupons.</a><br />
We did not have a coupon.... because we found this place by driving by.... but now I know!<br />
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The place felt like a sub sandwich shop where you could tell them what items you want them to put or not put on your pizza.<br />
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Here is our pizza being made. It is a Sicilian thick crust. They make it up, you take it, and bake it at home. We actually ordered a second pizza while we were there and this was just for just a few dollars more. Our plan was to bake the second pizza another day. The pizza comes with complete instructions for baking.<br />
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Here is our Alfredo Chicken pizza, number two. It is a regular crust.<br />
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And now for something completely different.... Geo cooks at home!<br />
These instructions are easy to understand.<br />
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The pizza cooked up nicely. Serves eight.<br />
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And the pizza tasted great! This special dough and sauce made it seems a little bit like lasagna. Maybe it was the power of suggestion of the pan too? We definitely liked it. We took the other pizza to a friends house when we visited and that pizza was delicious too.<br />
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Ahh.... well, I visited Cold Stone ice cream shop, located at 9502 N. Newport Highway, (at Newport Hwy & Holland Rd near the Northpoint Shopping Center,) the other day. It's a nice store and they certainly have a great selection of ice cream! </div>
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So what did I get? Oh man, you won;t believe it. Yogurt... frozen yogurt. ( I think I am addicted.)</div>
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Not knowing what to expect, I was surprised. First of all there were a lot of people there. Second of all, you can get free peanuts to eat while you wait for your food, and in addition to the traditional burgers and fires, they sell hot dogs too. It's a simple<a href="http://www.fiveguys.com/menu.aspx" target="_blank"> menu</a>, mostly burgers and fries, but your burger is done up to order. The french fries are cooked in peanut oil. (This must be to make sure you don't go overboard on the cholesterol.) You walk in, stand in line, then at the cash counter, you order your burger and toppings... fries if you like.<br />
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They serve up your burgers and fries in brown paper sack.... kinda makes you feel like your mom made your lunch or something. Be warned. The bags, covered with grease spots, are a tell-tale sign that your food is not low calorie. <br />
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Located on Spokane's northside at 2503 W. Wellesley we didn;t know what to epect, but the place looked busy.. there was also customer in the parking lot that had just come out, carrying a to-go container. Geo asked her the proverbial question..."How was the food?"<br />
She gae the restaurant a rave review... and in we went!<br />
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We were promptly greeted, seated and genuinely treated as welcomed guests.<br />
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Who can resist a cold fro yo treat after a long, hot summer day? Not I. On one particular hot summer evening, we thought to try "Sunnies."<br />
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It's a big hard not to type an exclamation point after typing "Zola." I am not sure if that is because it is such a fun word to say or because it's such an interesting little night spot. They have live music EVERY night of the week, a dance floor, a friendly staff and crowd, and let's not forget to mention, good food. To top all of this off, the eclectic decor at Zola's is fascinating. It could easily be called, "Zola!"<br />
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Tonight's band was The Bucket List. I have heard these three play before... they are good.<br />
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To see who else is playing on a given day, go to the Zola Website: <a href="http://www.zolainspokane.com/">http://www.zolainspokane.com/</a><br />
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And such was our visit to "Zola!"<br />
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I loved the painted artwork on the walls, both inside and out.<br />
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We found the menu to have all our favorite dishes... except for "fish taco." They did however know their tamales! Yum!<br />
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La Cabana is located at 604 E. Saltice Way in Post Falls, Idaho.... just over "the border...."<br />
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There are some great choices for dessert, including deep fried ice cream and one of our favorites, flan!<br />
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Where will YOU go out for food when you are out and about and it is after... say, "10:00 PM" in Spokane? Well, just when you thought you'd just go home and have a bowl of cereal... you can think again about going out. You can try <a href="http://www.satellitediner.com/" target="_blank">the Satellite Diner</a>, located at 421 E. Sprague Avenue; they are open till 4 AM! They have great food and a fun menu to-boot! <br />
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The Satellite Diner, while new to me is not the new kid on the block either. I was told by my server that it has been in business about 15 years.<br />
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It wasn't too late when we found ourselves there, but it's wan't the breakfast hour either. Still all repent had breakfast foods and it was great. The service was great, the food was great...and the crowd was friendly that lingered outside. The only problem we had was in having a hard time finding the door on the way in! We almost found ourselves in the lounge! we discovered that the lounge and diner have separate entrances.<br />
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(You can order the same great food from inside the lounge.. you just will be carded going in. You won't be carded walking into the diner though.) <br />
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One highlight for me was reading the menu. It is truly very clever. For example... instead of "milk" they offer Cow Juice... (even our family's favorite pink kind!)<br />
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And they offer some "EXTREME EATING OPTIONS" of interest too:<br />
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We ordered....The Satellite Stacker...<br />
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With some super thick (and yummy) pancakes!<br />
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One of the EXTREME Eating Options...The Biscuit Stacker...which is "cheesy hashbrowns, homemade biscuit, sausage parry, bacon, two eggs and gravy. Yes, it was served like this!<br />
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Our other dish was one of their yummy Omelettes.... The Meteorite. Boeing here, loved the German Sausage.<br />
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Loved that diner!<br />
How about you?<br />
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To our surprise a Thai restaurant recently opened up just a little bit north of Spokane. Located on Hwy 2 in Mead, the parking lot was loaded with the cars of customers trying the new cuisine. If you are familiar with the area, you know that the building it it is in has been the home of several other businesses in the past. Things have changed. Enter through the door and you'll notice it's something completely different than anything else in Mead. The delicious aromas and simple but elegant decor warmly welcome you into the Maw Phin dining experience.<br />
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The address is 14891 N. Newport Highway, and it is right across the street from two other well known and liked local eating spots, a Subway sandwich shop and the Cinola Restaurant and Lounge. Maw Phin, offering a little something different in their Thai dishes, like Pad Thai and Mussaman Curry, certainly stands as a nice addition to the mix of restaurants in the Mead area. Thai food lovers traveling north and south on Hwy 2 or who live on the north side of town will find all their favorite food dishes in this quaint restaurant, we did. And you do not have to simply eat -in, you can drive thru and pick up your orders to take home too. They are open from 11:AM to 8 PM. Customers can get dinner or lunch!<br />
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Our dinner began with the Spring Rolls....<br />
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We ordered another dish we like too, called Druken Noodles. We ordered this one a bit on the spicy side.... not too much. (Yum!) The flavors were wonderful. They can make most of the dishes as mild or spicy as you enjoy. <br />
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In the traditional Thai style we were offered a lovely little sweet treat upon our departure- a delicious buttercream mint, which topped off the meal very nicely.<br />
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It was kinda funny trying to find this place. Google told us it was somewhere other than where it was and we drove around looking for addresses on building... and in typical Spokane fashion it was to no avail. However, a quick call to the restaurant helped us find it on the other side of the street, around the backside of the Albertson's store.<br />
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It's a cute little spot and the musical entertainment was great fun to listen to. Mark Lee played guitar and ukulele. They have live music every Saturday night and on some special occasions too.<br />
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We enjoyed a lot of our favorite Asian dishes here. We tried the Tempura Vegetables and Vietnamese Spring Rolls. We really liked the tempura, but then tempura is always amazing to me. there is just something about it that I love. Mostly, I think it is guess what vegetable it is beneath the batter and being surprised at how delicious it all is.<br />
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For dinner, we shared an order of their Spicy Beef Noodle Soup called, Bun Bo Hue. The Thai basil, bean sprouts and Jalapenos were a wonderful addition.<br />
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Our other dish was the Spicy Curry Lemongrass Chicken. It was served with salad and rice. It was colorful and delicious.<br />
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I had to laugh at the cheap-o fast-food-restaurant-like napkins. These came complete with fast food-restaurant-like napkin dispensers on the tables, but I loved it. I don't know about you but I like having napkins readily available without having too ask the waitress for them. It was different, but definitely handy.<br />
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Above: Mark Lee, (One Match Left) with his guitar and ukulele playing some original music and well known cover songs, particularly Beatles songs, was our entertainment. <br />
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Hear a little of what he played <a href="http://www.youtube.com/onematchleft" target="_blank">here</a>,<br />
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You can also listen to<a href="http://www.onematchleft.com/" target="_blank"> his songs on his website.</a><br />
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The Morning Sun, located at 5602 N. Wall St. is a pleasant spot for sure. I just love this little north side neighborhood it is in, mainly because I think it rather "Rockwell" that the neighborhood itself is like a miniature city with little businesses in it. On Wall St. one can find many nice little shops.<br />
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I have seen or visited personally, a couple of restaurants, including pizza, a book store, hair and nail salons, a pet parlor, an optical care shop, a Scottish Highland dance studio, chiropractor offices and most certainly, coffee stops. and that is just south of Francis Avenue! <br />
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I like a good latte and pastry once in a while, or a place to meet up with friends... and on my long list of great places to go... this is definitively one! It's warm and roomy inside, homey even. I like that.<br />
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The people who work here are welcoming and friendly, the music is pleasant, and the signs make me laugh! <br />
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Tonight we visited the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CanaanBuffet" target="_blank"> Canaan Buffet.</a><br />
It took us a while to find this place and all the while it was right before us. Maybe it was because it is located in the same spot where another restaurant of it's kind, (this would be the Black Jack Buffet,) had closed? Maybe it was because Geo and I already have so many favorite places to go already? I do not know for sure, but I sure am glad we tried this one. It's great!<br />
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Canaan Buffet is located in the North Point Shopping Center.. I love the beautifully ornate wood carved decorations in the dividing panels of the booths, and the overall atmosphere... it's a very pretty place with a lovely water feature. You can count the goldfish and hunt for the turtle while you wait to be seated.<br />
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Canaan offers a Mongolian grill, a sushi bar and a vast array of pan Asian and American Cuisine. The presentation of the food on the buffet was very welcoming.<br />
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I couldn't even tell you what it was that we ate. Geo just picked out some for us while I got the condiments and we ate it all. Everything was delicious! The sushi bar was beautiful, but then, I tend to look at sushi more as a work of art then food. How great it is to eat such art.<br />
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The most spectacular thing for me was these beautiful dumplings... I have never seen anything like this before. On the upper left, you can see some kind of banana leaf cooked rice package, and I have only seen that once before. Geo really liked the banana leaf one. The rose looking dumpling was similar to a bean ball that I have had before that I really like, and the other one has some kind of meat inside of it. I thought them both to be amazing! Another work of edible art!<br />
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I am picky about Hot and Sour soup. This one passed the test. It was very tasty hot and sour soup, not too hot and not too sour and not too salty, and so, it got our approval.<br />
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I just had to take a picture of the decorations on these cakes!<br />
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For dessert, I had some fruit and Geo has a conglomeration of his favorite things. Geo fed me a bit of his apple pie... a-la-mode and this resulted in me having a little bit of my own. Now, for the record, I don't particularly like the idea of self-service hard ice cream at buffet restaurants, but I made an exception. <br />
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We did not see any Kim Chee and that was sad, but I saw that in their selection of food they served rice noodle chow mien. Also, there is the Mongolian Grill area. This is where you select your meat, veggies, spices, and they cook it up stir-fry style for you, right on the spot! <br />
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Their advertising says, <b>CHILDREN UNDER 5 ARE ALWAYS FREE</b> any time. And on <u>Tuesdays, </u>CHILDREN (12 and Under) EAT FREE with a purchase of two (2) adult meals. They they have take-out <span style="font-size: x-small;">(you pay by the pound)</span> and they offer catering as well as a banquet room you can reserve.<br />
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This place, <a href="http://www.ambrosia-bistro.com/" target="_blank">Ambrosia,</a> had been on my personal wish list for a long time. I am intrigued by the building and at the seeming invisibility of the place when driving by. You have to know it is there, have an address or something; or you kinda have to hunt for their sign on Argonne St.<br />
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Despite some difficulty in finding this little tucked away dining spot, word on the street has been that it was a great little restaurant, so I was very happy to try it, especially as a gift dining-out for the office people over the holidays.<br />
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Everyone seemed to like their food, and with a large number of us attending together for dinner, I got to see a lot of the variety of the menu and hear feedback from different people. Everyone seemed to like it, and there were no complaints about food, except for the person who didn't like horseradish in his mashed potato... It was, he said, "A little too much."<br />
Someone else thought the amount of horseradish was great. Goes to show ya.... tastebuds can be unique<br />
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The Szechuan Green Bean appetizer was a large portion and quite tasty...<br />
I do love green beans.<br />
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The Deep Fried Mac was different. Who would have thought it would be good. Not me. I did try it though. It was good. Geo liked it. <br />
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Simply divine! Perhaps this is why the name of the place is <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ambrosia" target="_blank">"Ambrosia."</a><br />
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... deep fried mozzarella sticks on the inside! <br />
It was served with a marinara sauce. <br />
Geo also had the daily soup, which was a beefy noodle soup.<br />
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I had been hoping to have a hamburger sometime in our many travels, so I ordered the Bacon Blue Burger.... (named so because it is cooked and served with blue cheese and bacon on the burger). Yum! It had all the fixen's... and from the selection of sides offered, I ordered ketchup and fries!<br />
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I enjoyed being around the truckers, overhearing them talk about their travels... and I enjoyed reading the humorous signs posted around the restaurant.<br />
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I met one of the truckers, and he let me photograph his trucking shirt!<br />
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Thanks Mark (and Theresa!)<br />
This is a truck stop with a touch of home.... a nice place to recharge....and rendezvous.<br />
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05829770651430544685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590575066041619630.post-35818827822870313552012-11-10T23:52:00.000-08:002012-11-10T23:52:03.754-08:00Fiesta CharraMexican food! This restaurant in (almost) Airway Heights has been here a long time. I remember eating hear a long time ago, and I actually have a funny memory of this place....<br />
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We were going out to dine with friends.... and we were running a little late... like five minutes or so. When we arrived, the plates on the table before our friends were soiled and it appeared that everyone had already eaten. I feared that we had been way more than only five minutes late. Our friends were good actors too, until we finally figured out they borrowed some used dishes from a nearby table to pretend they had eaten. Whew!<br />
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It was Mexican food then and it is today too, and the place is filled with color and great aromas of Mexican food.<br />
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We loved the thin chips and salsa. Unfortunately, I didn't like the photo I took of it.<br />
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The food we ordered was good too.<br />
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What is not to love about Mexican food, especially in Spokane?<br />
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Fiesta Charra<br />
1520 S. Rustle Road<br />
Spokane 835.5605<br />
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