Mmmm... Burger

I am a sucker for those semi-upscale restaurants that were made fun of in the Carl's Jr $6 burger commercials. The kind of place that is usually a theme restaurant and half of the floorplan is a bar. But the prices are usually a bit crazy for the fact that it is just modified bar food.
The day after my vow to eat a little better, the Family went to Buffalo Fire Department. Its theme is obviously a firehouse, with local fire house tee-shirts on the wall. Because a it is owned by a chef, it has a pretty interesting menu. It is mostly bar food, but with a slight gourmet twist. So, I give you the Thai BBQ Wasabi Sauce Burger.
It was pretty damn good. The wasabi was subtle, but very tasty. Kalani had the mac n' cheese fritter; which was a fried mac n' cheese shaped like a 6" dia hockey puck. It was excellent. I think it had a touch of that Selland Arena nachos, nacho cheese sauce.
If this place wasn't so expensive, I'd be there for lunch once a week. As it is, I bet it's closed down sooner than later. Not too many people willing to pay that price for burgers. But next time I'm trying a dozen of the Suicide Wings.

Promo Food of the Week: Wendy's Sweet & Spicy Asian Boneless Wings

Welcome to my latest recurring blog post idea. Promo Food of the Week. It's no secret that I love fast food and am a total sucker for any promotional food item. What is a "promo food"? Basically, it's a fast food chain's way of creating a new menu item, but it's usually just the ingredients from what they already have with a 'special' sauce, breading, condiment or bun to make it appear new and unique.
That brings us to today's Sweet & Spicy Asian Boneless Wings. Now the name alone draws you in. Asian Boneless Wings? I guess calling it sweet and spicy wasn't enough of a fastfood-ese giveaway. But, they tasted OK. Basically, a bunch of McNuggets drowned in sweet and sour sauce with a touch of red pepper.
What kills me is they were $3.99. I could have had 4 sets of the 5-piece nuggets instead and not been hungry now. Fancy sauce be damned. I'm all about volume. So, the promo food item is once again a tempting mistress that doesn't deliver for the price.

Sea Dog

I am a sucker for pretty much any fast food promotional menu items. This week I give you the Wienerschnitzel Sea Dog. It's a fillet 'o fish with the attitude of a hot dog. But all the diahrrea of both combined. Find one and eat it if you dare!