So on Tuesday we had to drive from Kalispell, MT to Great Falls, Mt to catch a plane to Denver to get back to Dallas. So I did some surfing on Urbanspoon.com to find a restaurant in Great Falls for lunch. Since we would be flying from 4:00 till midnight, dinner was most likely going to be missed. Now Mitcho does not miss meals. So I needed to find a place to load up for lunch. I find Urbanspoon.com to be pretty accurate in it's ratings. Now I needed to find a place to feed a hungry man, a wife wanting to watch her diet and a kid that basically only eats Pizza. They don't make that kind of restaurant. I found the 5th St Diner which was billed as a 50's Diner complete with seats at the soda fountain. It sounded pretty cute so we swung by. On arrival the Diner was a very cute 50's Diner. It has many pictures, vinyl records, and other 50's items. Very cute place.
Now CBoss was excited about the place because they had Fanta Orange in a glass bottle. It was sooo much better than in a can. So he overlooked the fact that he was served a hamburger instead of pizza.
I ordered the Diner Special. I had no idea what was coming. Oh my gosh. I have never had a hamburger like this. Of course it had a hamburger patty which was ok. On the bottom of the patty was a BBQ sauce that was real tasty. On top of the patty was a scoop of taco meat and a good supply of onions on top. Now you know Mitcho likes onion. The real surprise was the taco meat. It with the BBQ sauce really made this burger tasty. I will be adding taco meat to burgers in the campground. Giving the burger an 8 (yeah it was that good).
The fries was thin cut and tasted like homemade fries. They were very good. I am givin them a 7.
Overall The 5th Street Diner gets a 7.75.
Mitcho
©2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Sunday, July 20, 2014
The Sizzler - Kalispell, MT
So after hiking in the rain, it was time to load up on some groceries. So it was the wifey's turn to pick a restaurant. So we fire up Urbanspoon to look at the ratings of the local restaurants. So after looking at the 30 or so restaurants that had good reviews she chooses The Sizzler that has no review. We have eaten in The Sizzler in California, Arkansas and I am sure other places. Your expectations don't get too high here.
I usually order a steak type meal with a baked potatoe and it is not too bad. I rolled the dice tonight and ordered the all you can stand salad bar. Snake eyes. I started off with a salad. The choices were pretty limited. The lettuce had more of the bottom of the plant, you know the large solid white stuff, that should be used as a plate, not food. I found some black olives, thousand island dressing, bacon bits and cheese. It all tasted ok, but I have had better selections.
I then chose some spaghetti and meat balls and 2 tacos. The spaghetti was basic spaghetti, not much flavor, but it was ok. The taco meat had a little strange taste to it. It tasted like they tried to spice the meat some, but they didn't get their spice from Texas, that is for sure. The lettuce on the taco bar was far better than the lettuce on the salad bar, go figure. I also added some sour cream and cheese. The tacos were decent, but Taco Bell, Taco Bueno, Taco Casa, etc has them beat hands down.
Finally I finished the meal with some ice cream. First of all, they brought us bowls straight out of the dishwasher. If you had heated the bowls in the oven, they would not have been so hot. So we stuck our tea glasses in the bowls trying to use the cold glass to cool off the bowl. This worked some, but we finally decided we had to get the ice cream and our bowls were still luke warm. The vanilla was empty so we had to get chocolate. Like that is a bad problem, huh. I tried to put some butterscotch syrup on it, but it was empty also. I finally I loaded the ice cream with chocolate morsels. It tasted pretty good, but it melted before I could get back to the table.
Givin The Sizzler a 6.
If you want an all you can eat meal, go to Furrs Fresh Buffet in Garland at 635 and Centerville. It has an amazing number of choices of all things and everything taste very good. It's a Mitcho Good.
Mitcho
©2014
I usually order a steak type meal with a baked potatoe and it is not too bad. I rolled the dice tonight and ordered the all you can stand salad bar. Snake eyes. I started off with a salad. The choices were pretty limited. The lettuce had more of the bottom of the plant, you know the large solid white stuff, that should be used as a plate, not food. I found some black olives, thousand island dressing, bacon bits and cheese. It all tasted ok, but I have had better selections.
I then chose some spaghetti and meat balls and 2 tacos. The spaghetti was basic spaghetti, not much flavor, but it was ok. The taco meat had a little strange taste to it. It tasted like they tried to spice the meat some, but they didn't get their spice from Texas, that is for sure. The lettuce on the taco bar was far better than the lettuce on the salad bar, go figure. I also added some sour cream and cheese. The tacos were decent, but Taco Bell, Taco Bueno, Taco Casa, etc has them beat hands down.
Finally I finished the meal with some ice cream. First of all, they brought us bowls straight out of the dishwasher. If you had heated the bowls in the oven, they would not have been so hot. So we stuck our tea glasses in the bowls trying to use the cold glass to cool off the bowl. This worked some, but we finally decided we had to get the ice cream and our bowls were still luke warm. The vanilla was empty so we had to get chocolate. Like that is a bad problem, huh. I tried to put some butterscotch syrup on it, but it was empty also. I finally I loaded the ice cream with chocolate morsels. It tasted pretty good, but it melted before I could get back to the table.
Givin The Sizzler a 6.
If you want an all you can eat meal, go to Furrs Fresh Buffet in Garland at 635 and Centerville. It has an amazing number of choices of all things and everything taste very good. It's a Mitcho Good.
Mitcho
©2014
Villager & Last Star Restaurant - East Glacier, MT
This morning we drove 100 miles to the otherside of the park to get some hiking in. Of course when we got to the other side it was raining pretty hard. So instead of eating lunch on the trail, we decided to eat in a restaurant before we got to the trails. So we rolled into Villager & Last Star Restaurant, also the only restaurant. This is a combination gift shop and restaurant and they know they have won the moment you walk in the door.
I am pretty sure our waittress spoke English, but I am not really sure. If she did, she had a dialect I have never heard. Now some good Texas slang with a bit of a drawl really messed up communications. Ultimately we pointed to pictures on the menu and we got what we ordered so all was good.
I ordered the Reuben sandwich. This was corned beef, moose slobber sauerkraut, some dressing of some kind on a Rye toast. The corned beef was pretty good. I could not see much of the sauerkraut or taste it and that might be a good thing. I also could not taste the dressing on it. The rye bread was pretty good. So givin it a 5.5.
After filling up we went and walked in the rain for several hours. Yippee.
Mitcho
©2014
I am pretty sure our waittress spoke English, but I am not really sure. If she did, she had a dialect I have never heard. Now some good Texas slang with a bit of a drawl really messed up communications. Ultimately we pointed to pictures on the menu and we got what we ordered so all was good.
I ordered the Reuben sandwich. This was corned beef, moose slobber sauerkraut, some dressing of some kind on a Rye toast. The corned beef was pretty good. I could not see much of the sauerkraut or taste it and that might be a good thing. I also could not taste the dressing on it. The rye bread was pretty good. So givin it a 5.5.
After filling up we went and walked in the rain for several hours. Yippee.
Mitcho
©2014
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Pizza Hut - Kaliispell
After going to a Classic Car Parade this morning, we were walking and looking for a lunch place.
If you know CBoss, he could live on Pizza for every meal. So the first place we came to was Pizza Hut. Wifey and me knew immediately that we would be eating pizza for lunch. So in we go.
I ordered a pepperoni pizza on thin crust. Now I am very pregidous (spelliing???) about my pizza places. I hold Pizza Getti high on the all foods list. The thin crust was almost as good as Pizza Getti's. The pepperoni and sauce were pretty good. The cheese was a little thin. Overall it was not a bad pizza. I am given it a 7.65.
Mitcho
©2014
If you know CBoss, he could live on Pizza for every meal. So the first place we came to was Pizza Hut. Wifey and me knew immediately that we would be eating pizza for lunch. So in we go.
I ordered a pepperoni pizza on thin crust. Now I am very pregidous (spelliing???) about my pizza places. I hold Pizza Getti high on the all foods list. The thin crust was almost as good as Pizza Getti's. The pepperoni and sauce were pretty good. The cheese was a little thin. Overall it was not a bad pizza. I am given it a 7.65.
Mitcho
©2014
Friday, July 18, 2014
La Fiesta Mexican - Kalispell, MT
First of all, the waitress at the restaurant was the first mexican we had seen in Montana. So my hopes were not high for really good Tex-Mex and I wasn't surprised.
The chips were similar to restaurant chips at home and were not bad. They get a 6.
The sauce is a completely different story. This was a first for me. The sauce was vegetable soup and that is what it tasted like. It wasn't bad vegetable soup, but it was not good salsa. Givin it a 3.
I got a beef enchilada and a cheese enchilada. The beef enchilada was ground beef, but very little spices. If it was spiced some it would have been pretty good. Givin it a 5.5
The cheese enchilada had a different kind of cheese that tasted different, but it was pretty good. It gets a 7.
The meal also had beans and rice. As I have said before, beans and rice are beans and rice.
Overall, the meal gets a 5.375.
Mitcho
©2014
The chips were similar to restaurant chips at home and were not bad. They get a 6.
The sauce is a completely different story. This was a first for me. The sauce was vegetable soup and that is what it tasted like. It wasn't bad vegetable soup, but it was not good salsa. Givin it a 3.
I got a beef enchilada and a cheese enchilada. The beef enchilada was ground beef, but very little spices. If it was spiced some it would have been pretty good. Givin it a 5.5
The cheese enchilada had a different kind of cheese that tasted different, but it was pretty good. It gets a 7.
The meal also had beans and rice. As I have said before, beans and rice are beans and rice.
Overall, the meal gets a 5.375.
Mitcho
©2014
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Jimmy Johns - Kalispell
All dad's need to read this one. For the last 3 days all I have heard is how great Jimmy Johns is. See dad of CBoss likes Jimmy Johns. So after listening to it for 3 days I decided it was time to take care of this issue. We we crawled to JJs tonight. After we had ordered, prayed and begun eating. All I heard was how great JJs was. So I finally asked how many times CBoss had been to JJs? This was his first time. Like many other things it was great because dad said it was great. Dad's they watch everything you do and at 30 criticize all of your mistakes. You are extra special if your son becomes a pastor and can tell on you to the whole congregation!!!! But I digress.
So I ordered the Italian sub. I am a big fan of the Italian sub. So I have a pretty good reference point. JJs is no higher than 4th (Zeke's is #1 by far, Quiznos, Subway, then somewhere on down is JJs). It had the meats and cheese which were pretty good. The bread was plain white bread and it was pretty hard. Where the rubber hits the road is in the sauces. At Zeke's the sauce is unbelievable, Q;s is very good, Subway's is pretty good, you can't taste JJs. Don't tell CBoss, but JJs gets a 6.
Mitcho
©2014
So I ordered the Italian sub. I am a big fan of the Italian sub. So I have a pretty good reference point. JJs is no higher than 4th (Zeke's is #1 by far, Quiznos, Subway, then somewhere on down is JJs). It had the meats and cheese which were pretty good. The bread was plain white bread and it was pretty hard. Where the rubber hits the road is in the sauces. At Zeke's the sauce is unbelievable, Q;s is very good, Subway's is pretty good, you can't taste JJs. Don't tell CBoss, but JJs gets a 6.
Mitcho
©2014
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Perkins Family Restaurant - Kalispell, MT
Today we hiked about 7 miles in Glacier Nationa Park. Saw some incredible scenery. After a day of trail mix, at dinner time it was time to get some real groceries. So we had seen the Perkins Family restaurant and wifey thought she had seen them in Texas, so we gave em a whirl. Basically it was a Cracked Barrel. So not too bad of a choice.
Tonight I selected Strawberry pancakes and sausage links.
Now if you know Mitcho, you know Mitcho knows pancakes. I make some of the world's best. So I am a pretty tough customer to please. The pancakes tonight were decent but the normal faire in a restaurant. They did have a fair amount of strawberries on them and a good amount of whipped cream. They were very chinchy with the strawberry syrup though. They brought me 3 syrups to add, regular syrup, blueberry and peach, remember this was strawberry pancakes. Fortuantely the peach was pretty good, so I had strawberry and peach pancakes. The peach saved the day for them. Givin em a 7.
The sausage link was a pork sausage link and it wasn't cooked very much. Now Mitcho is a BEEF kind of guy and I want my sausage well done (charcoaled). I ate them but it didn't do much for me. Givin em a 4.5. Don't mess with Mitcho.
Overall, they get a 5.75.
Mitcho
©2014
Tonight I selected Strawberry pancakes and sausage links.
Now if you know Mitcho, you know Mitcho knows pancakes. I make some of the world's best. So I am a pretty tough customer to please. The pancakes tonight were decent but the normal faire in a restaurant. They did have a fair amount of strawberries on them and a good amount of whipped cream. They were very chinchy with the strawberry syrup though. They brought me 3 syrups to add, regular syrup, blueberry and peach, remember this was strawberry pancakes. Fortuantely the peach was pretty good, so I had strawberry and peach pancakes. The peach saved the day for them. Givin em a 7.
The sausage link was a pork sausage link and it wasn't cooked very much. Now Mitcho is a BEEF kind of guy and I want my sausage well done (charcoaled). I ate them but it didn't do much for me. Givin em a 4.5. Don't mess with Mitcho.
Overall, they get a 5.75.
Mitcho
©2014
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