last weekend, ravi and i (with mickey in tow) had the delight of eating at four establishments on one sunday. we had krispy kreme for breakfast, noodles&co. for lunch, extraordinary desserts after that and china well for dinner.
KRISPY KREME
unfortunately, you cannot walk into a krispy kreme store and get a free sample of an original glazed anymore. as of january 3, 2006-- only 12 and under punks get this courtesy. when we got there, we each decided to get the 2 donut + 1 small coffee for $1.99. ravi and mickey got the flavor of the month: creamy caramel, so you'll have to ask them about it. as always, krispy kreme has a wide selection of overly sugarly donuts that disappear in nanoseconds. good, but a tad overrated. especially if you don't get free samples. grr.
ravi's original glazed.
blinded by the awesome sight of the krispy kreme.
the creamy caramel (note the oozing caramel)
i want free shit.
NOODLES & CO.
this restaurant is a kind of fast-food noodle place. we came here because some former chipotle executives moved to this company and ravi wanted to check it out. it has different types of noodles with weird american twists to them. mickey and ravi got the japanese pan noodles which were supposed to be udon noodles with ginger glaze on them, and i think that is probably the best thing on the menu. i got the penne rosa which was penne pasta with tomato cream sauce. it was a little too creamy for my taste, but was fairly filling. the food is not really worth the price (~$6) for the quality and the quantity that you get. you get filled with a large bowl, but you can't help but feel slightly stiffed. the food is also very heavy, which kind of makes you feel gross afterwards.
ravi's japanese pan noodles.
mickey's japanese pan noodles.
mmm penne rosa.
EXTRAORDINARY DESSERTS
i was excited about this place-- since ravi had been looking forward to checking it out and my staffer had been telling me how awesome the food is. basically, this place is pricey (for desserts) but their desserts are simply amazing. beautiful yet decadent. however, their hostesses and waitresses are not attentive (unless, i suspect, you are white/old/rich) and their chocolate cakes might be TOO chocolatey for those that are not as dessert-inclined. if you're ever down in SD, and have a hankerin' for something sweet (and someone else is paying), then i would recommend the torta misu (not as heavy as the other cakes, deeeelicious, and only $7 a slice!) oh yea, everything has flowers on it. classy.
creme brulee
some sort of chocolate cake
fruit tart.
napoleons.
rich people don't use packet sugar. they use crystallized brown sugar. duh.
expensive coffee.
kiwi lemonade. kind of gross.
my torta misu!
mickey's au chocolate
ravi's bette noire
CHINA WELL (San Clemente)
this is mickey's uncle&aunt's restaurant, and every time i go, they pile on the delicious foods. if you city search it (google: china well, san clemente) you'll see that many people in the area love the family style restaurant and the great food. this time they gave us chicken chow mein, beef and broccoli (for ravi), pork mushu and this special seven seas dish with seafood in it. yumyumyumyumyumyumyumyum.
we took the picture halfway through the meal because we forgot to take photos when the food first came.
sea food
chicken chow mein
beef and broccoli
quite a day!
4 comments:
This post made me smile, I just told Ravi this blog was dead, and then you make such a delightful post.
damn gina. reading this post made me feel full. the pictures are really great!
i love desserts!
and i wish i had teeth as white as ravi's!
i love this post kathy. and i love extraordinary desserts! better than sweet lady jane and sussina.
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