The Elks Club

Today’s entry comes from the disfunctional duo of Michael (MC7) and Jared (JT). Enjoy.

MC7: Harji was pushing for Mike Marks pretty hard for lunch today but I’m glad you, me and Wellsy were able to steer us towards the Elks Club instead. The renovations look good. Way nicer than the bingo hall that it was before.  What did you think Jared?

JT: …

MC7: Hello? Jared?

JT: Yeah, not bad at all. The interior lights definitely make the place. What’d you think about the menu? Nice and small but pretty unique specials. Apparently they have a different lunch menu every day. That definitely puts points in my book. We know it’s gonna be fresh. Have any regrets on your choice? You and I both got the feature of the week: Montreal smoked meat on rye served with poutine and deep fried dill pickles and a special Elks cookie. False advertising.  

MC7: I thought the pickle was really good! But it’s probably not a good sign when the garnish is the best part of the meal. I didn’t love the adam sandler. Wait a second, you got a cookie??

JT: Nah man, no ‘special Elks cookie’. They’re pretty sneaky. It tasted fine though. I put the pickle in the sandwich. Nice and crunchy.

MC7: Ya I did that too. And we all watched Harji put cactus cut potatoes in his burger as well. You gotta have some crunch.

MC7: Also I have no idea why you’re talking about cookies… Was it on the menu? I didn’t notice.

JT: Hey on a side note this is the Australian speed skater I mentioned at lunch. Won gold in 2002 when he watched everyone in front of him crash haha. “Bradbury raised his arms aloft in complete disbelief and amazement at the unlikely circumstances of his victory.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Bradbury_(speed_skater)

JT: Anyways, yeah I remember seeing cookies on the menu. I checked out their facebook page to confirm and we didn’t get the cookie!!!! That $16 included the cookie. So disappointed. I hope they read this and realize what they did so when we go back we’ll get a free one.

JT: I can’t believe I paid for you guys.

MC7: Ok here we go, I was waiting for you to bring this up. A few weeks ago when you accepted the job in Smith you told us at least five times that you would take us out for lunch before you left. We all remember. But somehow you forget? Bullshit. You remember and the fact you tried to get out of it makes me embarrassed to call you my BFF.

JT: Whatever man.  Chump change.

MC7: You are so frustrating. If it’s ‘chump change’ then why were you so upset we forced you to pay? How much was it?

JT:  You kept bugging me about it. It’s all good though man, I’m not angry. $80 isn’t that bad really. I’ll make that up in 1.5 hours.

MC7: Saying “it’s all good though” is pretty insincere after saying you can’t believe you paid for us. I will never apologize for making you pay. You said you would! A man must have a code. But we could argue about this all day so let’s just move on. 80 bones isn’t too bad. The food wasn’t great but the service was good.

JT: To be honest, I was always going to pay man. A part of being Chinese is that you have to have honour and respect for everyone. As my dad would say: 有榮譽和尊重每一個人

JT: Yeah, I thought the food was ok, service was spot on. The deep fried pickle definitely made the sandwich sing.  I thought the poutine was alright, the gravy was too salty, definitely packaged. The cheeseburger the other guys got looked pretty decent too. Did you see the size of the burger? It was pretty small but Harji still cut it in half. What a weirdo….

MC7: Pot calling the kettle black.

JT: What?

MC7: Nevermind. So where does Elks land on the scale?

JT: I’d give it a solid 9.5. I’d go back to try something different for sure.

MC7: Ya that’s exactly what I was going to say. So Elks Club gets 9.5 @ourfriendcraig followers out of 15!!!

MC7: Ok Jared, one last thing before we go. Last time we were at the Elks Club we talked about how you think peanut butter is ‘pointless.’ It’s an utterly ludicrous statement but since this pretends to be a food blog (a flog?) I want to give you an opportunity to make your case to the people. Why is peanut butter a pointless food?

JT: Peanut butter is pointless because it tastes bad and has no identity. Is it savoury or sweet? Make up your mindddddd.  Also you can make peanut butter yourself by eating a handful of peanuts and mashing it in your mouth.

THE END

The Cellar

Hello, my name is Jared Tam. This is the first blog post I’ve actually written. I ain’t a history or English major like the others so I got big shoes to fill. Here it goes:

12:04 pm – Mike and I Walk into The Cellar, former home of Surly Bob’s. Looks semi-classy, has a modern feel, nice décor, pictures and paintings along the walls. Place is moderately full. Menu is clean, simple and unpretentious – a two pager with appetizers, sandwiches, and mains. I’m thinking good things.

Quick breakdown of the 38 people in the Cellar:

Waiter: 1

Bartender: 1

Cook: 1

Customers:  35

Mike and I debate what to get. I’m looking at the club sandwich since a good way to tell if a restaurant is the real deal is if they have real turkey. Mike is worried that they use the processed stuff. I’m told that Ryan’s restaurant was one of the few places in YK that had real turkey for their clubs.

I was never allowed to go to Ryan’s restaurant since my dad didn’t trust the place. Pan-Asia was the real deal back then, writing wall and all.  I’m convinced that the architects designed the building solely for Pan-Asia. It’s a building you’d see in any Chinatown, anywhere. Mike completely disagrees. Whatever.

12:18 – No service yet. Only 3 tables have food but plates look half decent.

12:20 – Kim Henderson and Graeme Chan get fed up at the table beside us and leave. Mike and I look at each other and debate whether or not to ditch. Maybe we should have gone to noodle house. Nah, we’ll stick it out.  Also, big ups to Graeme Chan for dating my sister 13 years ago.

Luckily, the 2013 Canada Summer Games are on TV as it gives us something to take our minds off of the slow service. We talk about team NWT and basketball and how a score of 112-26 against Team Ontario isn’t that bad. It definitely could have been worse. Women’s soccer is on as well, Quebec is dominating.

12:21 – Mike notices that I am squinting while looking at the TV. I admit that I can’t see the score or read who is actually playing. We confirm that I need glasses.

12:23 –Waiter finally takes our order. I decide to get the club sandwich with onion rings, Mike gets the bison burger with fries.

12:50 – Place is starting to empty out. I’m starting to get nervous that we’ll stay here forever.

12:58- –Waiter comes by and tells us that our food will come out in the next minute or two.

1:01 – Our food arrives.

1:02 – Real turkey is present, albeit only a few thin slices. Mikes bison burger looks subpar, his facial expressions tell me that it wasn’t worth the wait. I couldn’t agree more. We eat as quickly as possible, not a word is said.

1:12 – We finish our meals, Mike covers the tab and I run off back to work as a timid little intern.

Final Thoughts:

The Cellar was a bit of a disappointment. To be completely fair though, they just opened yesterday and they have a few kinks to iron out before the operation runs smoothly. Overall, the food was mediocre at best. The club sandwich didn’t deliver. It was something I could make at home, it tasted fine but was nothing special. Mike told me the bison burger was bland and needed more seasoning. The fries and rings were nothing to get excited over either.  With all that being said however, I’m tempted to give this place another go once they’ve settled in to give them a more fair review!

8 @ourfriendcriag followers out of 15!

The Museum Café

As I’m sure everyone in the 3G1R army knows, this past weekend was Folk on the Rocks. A sunny, sandy weekend of flutes, friends, and food. But the highlight of my weekend might have been taking Monday off to recover. And the highlight of my Monday off? Going for lunch with Harji!!!!! Harji took the day off too (seriously, what a couple genius’ we are) so we had a chance to go for a late lunch and avoid the noon rush. As two guys with history degrees it made complete sense to go to the Museum Café.

It was my first time back since they’ve reopened after an unfortunate fire but they’ve bounced back well. This is good news for Yellowknife. I got the bison burger and Harji got the grilled chicken sandwich. The bison burger was really good! Our waitress was nice, attentive, and smart enough to pull Harji’s card in CCR. Good times.

Alright that’s enough actual reviewing, if you can even call it that. Did you guys know I’ve never been invited to a bachelor party? This donned on me as Harji talked about some of the, um, ‘activities’ he got up to at his last bachelor party. Is that sad though? I’m a fungi…I think I’d do well in that setting…

Anyways, our Museum Café experience gets 11 @ourfriendcraig followers out of 15. Yayyy!

On a side note, if you haven’t been to the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in awhile, do yourself a favour and check it out. After lunch we walked around for 10 minutes and had a great time. It’s great. I love museums! If you don’t feel like learning anything at least hang out by the ramp and burn your hands on the carpeted railings.

Also, happy birthday Alison Ashbaugh!

– MC7

Bullocks Bistro

On December 14, 2012, four guys put their hands in the middle and made a pact. They would go Bullocks Bistro when they all got their tax returns. This is their story.

The Setting – Michael

Mind-bogglingly, this was Wellsy’s first time in Bullocks. It would have been great to get his take on the setting because I think it can be a little overwhelming for first-timers. For example it takes a couple reps to realize that if you want a drink you pretty much have to get it yourself. But between work and training for The Wells Off, Wellsy was too busy this week to cover the whole review so you’re stuck with my perspective.

Part of the novelty of Bullock’s is definitely the anarchic environment. The walls and tables are tagged with well-wishing messages while inconsiderate celebrities litter the walls with their photographs. By our table were pictures of David Suzuki, Rick Mercer, and Jordin Tootoo too. Who do they think they are! Covering up the nice wood walls like that…

I kid. It’s charming and I enjoy it. However, like some noob tourists we forgot to bring our own sharpie to join in on the fun, missing a great opportunity to forever leave 3G1R’s mark. We did find some old pens in Wellsy’s truck that did a terrible job. I encourage everyone to look for the poorly etched ‘MC7’ somewhere in there. In fact, let’s make a game of it. Joe with give 10 bucks to the first person to find our names! Fun!!!

The Conversation – Joe

Bullocks is perfect for engaging conversation. Their service definitely leaves enough time for thorough discussion.  Frankly, let’s just say they aren’t in the running for Mike Mark’s award for water refillery. 

With our tax return in hand we realized our plan to reach the peak of our flogging lives had arrived. We reminisced a little and we’re stoked we’d finally made it to Bullocks. The conversation was brought to the use of credit card roulette. We decided the tally must be close but we really should have been keeping track.* We started to guess what the total bill would be for the night as the plan was to enjoy beers along with our meal. But we decided to leave the stress of seeing hundreds of your tax return dollars being spent until the end of the night, as this was probably a weekend ruiner and would likely leave a sour CCR taste for years, if not the rest of your life.

We discussed the upcoming NBA championship and were split evenly on who we wanted to win. Mike and myself wanted to see LeBron James and the Heat write their own pages in the history books. Harji, who’s been consistent throughout the playoffs, was cheering for whichever team the Heat played against. His reasoning simply being the hour long TV special “The Decision.”  It was 3 years ago bro, get over it.

The conversation then turned to coaching sports and then onto the profession of life coaching. Not having the slightest clue as to what this would entail we brainstormed what it would be like. We came to the conclusion that if we were life coaches, we’d watch Will Smith shows (fresh prince) and movies and decipher the theme, which we’d then pass along to our coachees. Pretty sweet gig.

With careers as the topic, Mike mentioned there was an opening in his department of the housing corp. The position title: Homeless Coordinator. Again, not having any idea of what this title was portraying we were a little confused, and had a laugh coming up with scenarios where this profession would be needed.

Overall the conversation was relaxed and enjoyable. That is until it came time for the hat to come off and the waitress to decide our fates.

*According to previous posts, going into Bullocks here is the CCR tally: Harji (6) Joe (5) Mike (5) Aaron (3)

The Food – Harji

Let’s all face the cold hard facts here. The food within the establishment that is Bullocks is delicious. I don’t know if they breed a bunch of fish somewhere in the back or they have been buying straight from the Fishin Technician but the point is that mains of every Bullocks meal is fresh and appetizing.

With some nice warm bread to start, the four of our pallets began to be prepared for the meals ahead.  A solid amount of butter at the table with enough bread for seconds, this place knows how to treat its customers well.

Mike and I got the Whitefish while Joe and Wellsy went with Pickerel.  Each meal at Bullocks comes with a salad with their homemade secret dressing alongside the freshest fries (chips) this side of the English Channel. I could, and have before, drank that sauce/dressing straight from the (hopefully cleaned out) grolsch beer bottles they use as containers. Although, even if it wasn’t cleaned out, that means they are doing something right with their secret dressed. Rumour has it you can ask them for the recipe, but do so at your own risk.

The Fish…oh the fish!  We all got pan-fried, we all ate slowly to enjoy the burst of flavour in every bite, and we all realized why this place has been around and been so successful for so long.  They say practice makes perfect, well it’s clear that the staff at Bullocks have practiced enough to make their fish perfectly. No sign of over cooking, tons of flavour in fish. The only complaint is that there was not more of it for us to eat.

There was something special in the air that night. After we ate, completely satisfied, we starting singing happy birthday…but to someone we didn’t know.  Debbie was turning 49 and her husband took her to Bullocks for dinner and brought her a cake. It was very cute. But what made it cuter was when he offered the 3G1R crew a slice of cake each. The cake was perfect, Co-op brand if I’m not mistaken, with the combo of chocolate and vanilla alongside enough icing to make a Smirnoff ice look like just a Smirnoff. We couldn’t have planned a better ending to our meal.  

The Credit Card Roulette – Wellsy

 No comment. Actually, I have a comment: THIS IS BULLSHIT! 

La Fin

On a normal day this place would get a 14.5. But since we got some free cake, 3G1R gives Bullcocks Bistro 15.5 @ourfriendcraig followers out of 15!

 

Now, the sad news. After this culminating trip to Bullocks, our 20^th restaurant reviewed, 3G1R will be taking a break from the blog to spend more time with our families. We will still be going for lunch on the regular but like a big delicious plate of Bullocks, all good blogs come to an end.

We want to thank everyone who spent tens of minutes of their lives to read this blog. It’s been an unexpectedly rewarding experience for us and we couldn’t have done it without you. I mean, yes technically we could have done the blog without out, but you get the idea.

Blue Star Restaurant

It’s always an exciting time when a new restaurant opens up in the downtown core of Yellowknife. We were even lucky enough to get a restaurant that doesn’t serve Chinese and western food.[1] Today the original 3G1R cast was joined by Ms. Madison Kaylo.

I had been wondering about this restaurant since I first learned of its opening. Located in the same building as the Raven I was curious to know whether they would jump on the late night opportunity train and stay open past bar close. To my pleasant surprise it is. However this did come with a small price. The only thing I knew of this restaurant was that they serve donairs and even though the plan was always to stay loyal to the Main Street Donair and Falafel, I couldn’t wait to try the new guy in town. I am sad to say though my lunch time donair dreams were crushed, they only serve them after 10pm.

But like any up and coming food blogger, or I guess anyone in general, I pulled myself together and ordered something else. Their menu was rather small and definitely not what I was expecting. Their entrée options were half a page of African food and four choices of pasta, three of which were spaghetti. Madison ordered the curry goat meat, Harji got the butter chicken and Mike and I got tandoori chicken.

While we were waiting for our order we talked about how none of us have had the opportunity to fulfill our duty and sit on a jury. Being romanticized on television and through numerous movies, I’ve always thought it would be action packed with yelling matches, surprise witnesses and a plot twist ending that would pull everything together. We all came to the conclusion that it probably wouldn’t be the case. It also came to light that you have to take leave without pay which would suck. To my understanding though, they do get freesville lunch.

When our food came, I was a little surprised at the size of the meal. It came out on a huge oval plate, filled with rice, a side salad and your meat entrée. The tandoori chicken was actually very good. The pieces were a little small, but the taste was delicious. The goat curry was also quite good, however they cut up the pieces but didn’t completely de-bone them. So there were small bones throughout the meal. Choking hazard yo. The rice and salad were a little bland, but overall the meal was satisfying.

I ended up losing the credit card roulette this week, but the whole payment process did not leave me confident that it was correct. I walked up to the till and said I would grab the lunch for the table. With numerous orders beside the cash register, the cashier randomly picked one up, which I’m pretty sure didn’t have any prices on it, said “oh it was for four people” and without touching the cash register told me its $62.00. I paid and left a little confused.

Overall the food was decent, the price was a little high, but I don’t think anyone left hungry. I’ll definitely be back to try the donair, and maybe even the spaghetti.

Goat Meat Curry

10 out of 15 @ ourfriendcraig followers

~Joe

[1] I’d like to take a moment to remember the Chinese and western restaurants that weren’t fortunate enough to make it this far: Ryan’s Restaurant – home of the best jello/spring roll combination possibly ever, Jade Garden – once told us it was full, when we could see that it was clearly empty, and Hee’s Garden – the only thing I remember about this place is the cool gate that I’m sure they spent way too much money on. Also honorable mentions to the phoenix that is the leisure café, for falling only briefly, then re-rising in a glorious late night pizza/spring roll combination that is now Bruno Mart

Quiznos

Happy Friday faithful readers… to the 19 of you who decided to take time out of your busy schedules to read about our visit to The Diner yesterday, I would like to thank you very much, and I hope that you will be happy to see that we are doing a back to back post for only the second time in the short history of this flog (Food Blog). 

Today’s lunch plans came at a cost and that cost was a drive to the airport.  I had to pick up a vehicle left there by some friends who are enroute to Cuba and asked fellow blogger Mike to help me bring one vehicle to the airport and two back into town.  He was more than happy to help and we decided to take this rare opportunity to review the new Quiznos restaurant that has recently opened up in our ever expanding Yellowknife Airport.

Although my vehicle, as the Germans would say: “is in rough shape”, it was able to take myself and Mike across highway 1 and safely to the airport with only one small mechanical hiccup at the beginning of our journey.

We walked into the airport to be greeted by the stuffed polar bear and stuffed seals that seemed to have escaped any danger that the Polar Bear would bring; I like to think so anyway.

However, we were very lucky to get there when we did! with the 130 West Jet flight set to leave there were many hungry travelers seconds behind us as we got in line to order our sandwiches.  With only two people behind the counter it could have been a dangerously long lunch hour, even for a Friday, if we had not gotten there before the rush.  So if you are going to risk getting some food there please check to see flight times so that you don’t face the same troubles as we did. 

After ordering our Sandwiches (Beef dip for me and BBQ chicken for mike) we watched what could only be described as a gridlock of sandwiches going through the toaster.  At one point there was a 3 sandwich pile up with one more quickly coming around the corner.  The cashier was barely able to make the save before totally devastation would have taken place and an already slow moving line would have come to a grinding halt….I could only assume that a riot would have broken out.

Photo finish

 Eventually we got our sandwiches, our bags of chips, and fountain pops for the low price of 24 dollars.  Not bad and I was happy to pay today as Mike was helping me pick up a car.   No CCR needed today.

The food was average at best, the grid lock that I had mentioned before left our sandwiches more toasted on one side then the other.  Mike described his chicken as “not very chicken like” and the build of my sandwich went from lots of meat at on the first few bites to only lettuce on the last few…it wasn’t evenly distributed.

We ate and then quickly rushed off to drop the car off.  Mike is now openly considered the purchase of a 2013 Ford Escape, which I fully support, and I was lucky on this day that Mike gave me another chance at two person lunch time meet up.  I would also like to comment that I have not had any stomach pains from this meal and am comfortably full.

Although there were some positives, the negatives are what makes this review so harsh,  the Yellowknife Airport Quiznos gets 6 @ourfriendcraig followers out of 15. 

Happy Friday everyone, I would like to dedicate this post to Jill Alain, our most dedicated reader and critic. 

– Harji

The Diner

With Wellsy out of town and Joe, for all we know, dead in the Californian desert after overdosing on peyote or whatever it is the hippies do at Coachella, Harji and I had a difficult call to make. Do we still go for lunch? The two of us went on a lunch date last week to Twist and though food was good, the date was a disaster. I would never say this to his face but he is terrible company. I don’t really have any other friends at the moment but thankfully Lyric agreed to join us as a third wheel. We also had a surprise visitor stop by about half way through. More on that later…

The three of us met in front of CIBC in our North Face jackets and made our way to The Diner. After looking at the menu I have to respect them for making an effort to offer healthier options. A whole page was dedicated to it, which is not what you’d expect from your standard diner. But just because it’s there doesn’t mean we have to eat it. Lyric and I ordered Chinese food while Harji danced with the devil and ordered a breakfast platter that came with bacon, sausage, and ham. I’m sure his crentist loved that at his 1:00 pm cleaning appointment.

A little after our food arrived, Councilwoman Alty joined us and ordered a chocolate milkshake. What an inspiration.

The best part about The Diner dining experience probably isn’t the food, which is very mediocre, but rather the photos they have on display. It’s been years since I’ve been there so I didn’t know the walls were lined with blown-up photographs of miners, old buildings, etc, each with helpful caption.  It makes for a cool and underrated tourist spot.

This entertaining free lunch (thanks Harj) was capped off by a trip back to CIBC, who was giving away free cupcakes to celebrate their 75^th year in town. Now, I’ve been rolling with RBC since my Leo Young Savers account so I had to  admit it was pretty awful going in there. They’re the enemy. But the bad taste in my mouth was washed away by the chocolate cupcake. I may roll RBC, but CIBC reaching 75 years is legit. In the word of Ali G, respek.

This review has been derailed. I got distracted by free cupcakes! Time to wrap it up. The Diner gets 7 @ourfriendcraig followers out of 15.

Sincerely,

Michael Callas

Double Dip, “Yellowknife’s closest thing to a food court.” Main Street Donair and Flafel and A&W

This week the original cast of 3G1R got together for weekly Friday lunch. We decided on Main Street Donair and Falafel. Mike and myself got together and walked down Franklin and met up with Harji at Centre Square mall. We each got a large chicken swarma made to order with home-made sauces and selection of veggies. I personally get the all three sauces, with no hot peppers. Not the best on the afternoon breathe but always a tongue tickling treat for the taste buds.

As it is basically a fast food restaurant the bill comes before you eat, Mike lost credit card roulette and was stuck with the rather large bill. Thanks for the swarma Mike. We sat at the booth on looking the usually busy post office building hoping for the Friday afternoon horror/comedy show of downtown Yellowknife. Unfortunately for us and everyone else in Yellowknife, it’s -35 with wind-chill. In April. Regardless we chatted about the upcoming triple threat tournament and the new rock climbing gym in town. Harji also filled us in on his rough start to the day where not only did the pipes freeze in his house but also the fact that his car wouldn’t start. TGIF bro.

The swarma’s were fantastic as usual, however when we were done we realized that even though there’s a high price for the food, it wasn’t quite a satisfying meal. We debated the option of getting another swarma but decided that we’d hit up the next closest restaurant, A&W. Harji mentioned he hadn’t been here since the Duke and Duchess visit, appropriate as that was almost as big a deal as 3G1R double lunch. Mike got 3 chicken strips, Harji ordered a chubby chicken burger and I got the poutine. After another round of credit card roulette I ended up losing. Not the worst round to lose.

When our food came Harji realized there was bacon on his burger and it was on a ciabatta bun. Not the usual for a chubby chicken burger, but he decided bacon and a nice bun never hurts. Unfortunately for him it turned out to not be very good. During this round of conversation Harji told us a story about a past bruno’s experience and Mike filled us in on a new drug that’s making waves in the states “spice”.

After round two of lunch and with 15 minutes to spare we wondered the skeleton of a mall they call centre square. We journeyed to Hee’s garden and back stopping in none of the stores. We did however get asked for change where Athlete’s world used to be and the closed down hair salon.

Overall not the lunch I was expecting, but it was pretty good. Not something I’d get again though (swarma, poutine combo with strawberry kiwi juice).

I have no idea how to rate this one, so I’ll give it a 9 out of 15 @ ourfriendcraig’s followers.

~Joe

Dancing Moose Cafe

On this Unofficial Friday before entering a long weekend Myself, Joe, Mike and his better half Alex decided to a take trip into Old Town to the new but already famous Dancing Moose Café!

I was surprised to see it not that busy,  because whenever I go there for a Sunday Brunch…which I do very often…I find that it can be difficult to get a seat.  Although we reserved a table for four on this day it didn’t seem necessary. However, from a quick ease drop I overheard a young man explain that he has never seen it so empty during a lunch hour…so be warned readers, it seems like the 3G1R group got a lucky break today and if you go at lunch time go early or reserve a table!

First off, the service was excellent!  Water refilled constantly, just the right amount of time before she took our orders,  with a great backdrop of great slave lake…this lunch was off to a good start before the food even arrived.

Topic of Conversation included:  Iginla being traded to the Penguins,  a 6 hour brunch date with French friends, Joe getting pumped to go to Cochella, the fact that we are in the Finals tonight for Rec League soccer, and Alex beating her expected time in the Frost bite 45!  Also…doesn’t anyone know if the rumours are true that the Dancing Moose Café is getting a houseboat option in the summer? 

As the food arrived everything looked good…and it tasted even better!   I personally got the chicken club,  the bread was perfect, the toppings were fresh and the chicken was cooked just right…not to mention how good the bacon was!  Joe ordered one of the last two fish and chips and the size of the fish that came out on Joes plate must have been from the east arm because it literally took up the entire plate.   It was cooked perfectly and the tartar sauce was clearly homemade and ready for dipping!  Alex went with the Veggie Burger (no Bun) and beet salad.  Although the 3G1R crew does not usually take the veggie option I have to admit that the Dancing Moose Café Veggie Burger looked awesome!  Alex had nothing but positive things to say and even like her Sweetie-pie Mike Callas sneak in a bite.   Mike however choose the opposite route of Alex and went with the Buffalo Burger,  once again a great size burger with fresh meat and toppings with A side of Yam fries that would make anyone happy.  Overall we were extremely happy with the food and service we got at the local B&B/restaurant/hotspot wedding location.

I unfortunately took the hit and lost credit card roulette…but its part of the game…and if anyone else chooses to follow in these footsteps I suggest you listen to these rules:

1.  everyone at the table is in;
2. no apologizing if your card is not picked for you will not be apologized to if it is picked; and
3. even though sometimes losing can be hard, remember that it always evens out if you keep playing.

 I give the Dancing Moose Café 12 @ourfriendcraig Followers out of 15!

– Harji  🙂

Bruno’s!

3G1R stormed the shores of Bruno’s restaurant. We are sad Joe couldn’t join us but Wellsy did a great job filling in. To spice things up, each of the 3 Guys ordered something different off the 1 Restaurant’s menu.

Why complicate things like that, you ask? Because we all know Bruno makes a great pizza. If we each got pizza it would be a pretty boring review. 15 out of 15. Easy. So we challenged ourselves to expand our horizons. Don’t get me wrong, the temptation was definitely there. The warm pepperoni and Hawaiian slices seemed to glow as they slowly spun around and around and around on display. They had Harji in a trance, beckoning to be consumed…

Frankly though, don’t do as we do. Trust your hungry gut and stick to the pizza. We sampled their chicken fingers, clubhouse sandwich, and a hamburger, and none were truly satisfying. We talked a lot during lunch about work, crushes, and the legendary Rae soccer team from the mid-2000s and it wasn’t until the very end that we somberly admitted our meals weren’t very good. It was like none of us wanted to admit it because we know how good that place can be.

If I was to rate Bruno’s solely on my meal today I would have to give them a 6. But when you take the average between that and what ordering pizza would have got them (15), they come out looking pretty good. Bruno’s gets 11.5 @ourfriendcraig followers out of 15! I know the math looks wrong but they get an extra point because I always get pizza there so it’s usually a fantastic experience.

I wish them luck as they take over for Corner Mart.

Sincerely,

Michael Callas