Sundance Bistro

My friend Tam is right...it's a great place for lunch! It almost made me want to be a golfer.  I think this is one of my favorite Italian food places. I am not a golfer, but, I can claim to be Italian... and this is no doubt, one of the best restaurants in Spokane..Bob, ( you know who you are Bob) even seconded that opinion, and this of  his own free will too! 

Anyhow, today several of us ladies went to lunch together and we were a fairly large group... ten or twelve of us.   Jane and I shared a turkey wrap and we each ordered our own side salad. She had a Garden Salad and I had the Spinach, (which I have had before) I think there is just something nice about a Spinach Salad.... anyhow, I think the turkey wrap was the best wrap sandwich I ever have had. I didn't talk too much about food with the other ladies there, but everyone seemed to enjoy their meal as I did.

Not only that, I got to see some other friends who were there. My friend Andrew was there! He was having lunch by himself, taking a break from school or something. It was fun to surprise him and say hello. He told me about his sandwich that was specially made to his specifications, and he told me it was good too. It sounded really good...although I cannot remember what it was exactly. Walt has a way with food, as does the baker, Victoria.

See what others say about this restaurant at: Click on the urbanspoon link.

What do I like?  I like the atmosphere... and the food is good.  I like the view of the golf course too, which is very pleasant no matter the season. I also like the Italian music that plays while you dine, and I think the meals are offered at a reasonable  prices.  Another reason I like the restaurant is that I know that  Walt and Victoria they believe in only using the freshest, most natural ingredients and I appreciate that too. ( Click here: http://www.sundancegc.com/Sundance_restaurant_page.htm) to see what the golf course webpage says about the restaurant.

I say, "Squisito!"

He re are some of their menu offerings:
  Lasagna

Fettuccine Alfredo

Calzone

We ordered two appetizers also... the Onion Crisps and Bruchetta.

The Chalet

This restaurant is interesting because a lot of people were there when we were there. It was as if it's one of Spokane's favorites. Located on the South Hill, its kinda like a Denny's. Sherry's or Perkins atmosphere and menu, and it feels like the 70's to me. We had almost tried this place once before, but got sidetracked by a little Chinese spot nearby instead.

The people were friend\ly and the food was pleasant, but nothing spectacular, just good. Geo had the Cobb Salad and I had just a side salad because I had already eaten a little bit before meeting him for dinner. We both had coffee, which was served by the potful.

With a name like Chalet, you can imagine how quaint the place is. It looks like a ski chalet, or swiss alps type of place. It was pleasant, but rather 70's... except the music. I actually kinda liked it as the last place was Chinese food that had oldies music playing. It was a strange combination, (but not as strange as eating Taco at Taco Del Mar to the music of a carousel.) I mean, how often does one get to listen to old favorites like "Home on the Range?" (only in Spokane at the Chalet, I am sure.)

I did spend a lot of time re-decorating the place with skis, snowboards and snowflakes in my mind and wondering if I painted it blue, what kinds of music I would pipe in for the guests. We even talked to the manager about it. He said he's working on it, so I trust he is. In the meantime it's a fine little place, just a little dated. The food was good, the service excellent and the customers in side seemed happy and we are glad we tried it.

Tungloon Garden

The SinKing Room Restaurant. 

What can I say... we like Chinese food and this was a good place to eat.  It was full of things that made it interesting too and I may just tell about them....

First of all, we went here on the Fourth of July, and only after driving around trying to find someplace that was open. We had been here before, but not for a while and we do love Chinese food, so we decided this was going to be the place for us... even though we had been here before.

The food was good. I am still learning about Chow dishes and ordered Chow Mein without the noodles, which I think is called Chop Suey. We also ordered a Korean favorite, Bolgoki and a hot spicy beef noodle soup (another favorite) they call Special J or Super J, here... difference between the two is how many veggies are in your bowl.  (Very interesting!)

Okay, so there we were... eating good Chinese and Korean cooking, and we were listening to American Oldies on a radio station being played in the restaurant while we ate our food. Too funny if you ask me, or maybe it is "interesting."  Chinese music would have been more the ambiance if you ask me, but I didn't mind the oldies. Nate did however. He doesn't really care for anything that might be labeled, "rock and "or "oldies." I am not sure why several Chinese restaurants we have been at play this kind of music... rather than amplify the flavor of the food, but these kinds of things is what makes each place unique.... or rather,   uniquely "interesting."

Afterward we went to Riverfront Park downtown Spokane to enjoy the fireworks and I had to laugh when the band across the river was playing oldies rock... remember the band Chicago? Poor Nate.(16)  He looked at me and said, "I thought it was bad enough I had to listen to oldies while we ate Chinese food, and now I have to listen to this."  I didn't mind either the oldies in the restaurant or the  park myself.

And since we aretalking about interesting things:

From an English speaking perspective, I take note that this restaurant boasts of it's Sin King Room, although it might be a Sinking Room... (I think it is Sin King) and I am just guessing, but I think it refers to their lounge. Whether it is sinking or sin king, I kinda think (IMHO) the name fits a room intended for drinking booze.

I also found this particularly humorous as I went to the lounge area and read a sign that said,

"IT IS ILLEGAL FOR ANY PERSON APPARENTLY UNDER THE THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL TO PURCHASE OR CONSUME ALCOHOL ON THESE PREMISES."

Probably every drinking establishment as a disclaimer of sorts, but since I do not frequent drinking establishments this was a new sign to me, and not only that it was in the SINKING ROOM to boot!

My thought:
This is a bar, a drinking of alcohol establishment, and once a person is served a drink and consumes an alcoholic beverage, isn't that person "apparently under the influence of alcohol"?

I know, I am naive....

My friends who can drink a bit before showing signs of intoxication, or who are responsible for serving Alcoholic drinks to people in restaurants, would think me to be so... ( naive.) Some of them even tell me, I think way too much... In fact they probably understand this sign and its intent, I could too if my thinking were not thinking the way it is... and it did strike me in a funny way, mostly... probably.... because I am unfamiliar with such a sign. I read it to say, "Buying and drinking more than one drink here is illegal," or maybe, "we serve alcohol and we know it is bad to be drunk, but we serve it anyhow, however we do so responsibly." I think there is a little bit of irony in it myself.

So, I will add Tunloon Garden to our list of Chinese eating establishments. Geo, really liked it, I thought it was "okay" Chop Suey, bean spout style, is probably not my favorite., but it was good! And Nate.. didn't like the music, but he liked the food.