queen pig

first of all, i'm sad to say that i received ravi's message about the dessert outing after i ran into the lucky five that actually got to go. i damn my poor luck of having class and finding out too late, but i look forward to the post.

i did want to establish in this food blog that i officially declare myself the heavy-weight title of queen pig:
i ate at not one, not two, not three, but four westwood establishments for lunch today. it was all gut-sticking food and completely gratuitous, but i justify it by saying my generous boss likes to dabble in a variety of culinary treats (and paid). however, i was able to drive a gigantic vehicle in lunchtime traffic to four restaurants in under half an hour. a feat for someone who admittedly, can't really drive. i shall rank by fatty's:

chili's: we ordered a chicken ranch sandwich (my personal favorite) and the ground peppercorn burger. the chicken ranch sandwich this time was a bit smooshed, but they had a huge piece of chicken, which is a plus. the peppercorn burger is a tasty selection (but i couldn't eat it as i've given up hamburgers a year ago minus that relapse that we shall not speak of)- it sounds weird because it's supposed to have bleu cheese on it, but i don't think it does. both sandwiches are sans cheese- which is why i usually order them. the fries could've been a bit saltier, but overall- chili's is fattyfatty, but delicious.

ono hawaiian bbq: ok, before today i'd really only ordered ono once before per my roommate's roommate's indirect suggestion. i don't really like their food. in one word, it's too heavy. we ordered the ono family plate which consisted of white rice, macaroni salad, chicken katsu, bbq beef, teriyaki chicken and heart disease. i heard the macaroni salad was good (but it was just too mayonaissey for me). i had some chicken katsu which made me lethargic (as fried food tends to do) and chicken teriyaki (which was surprisingly tender). the bbq beef looked a bit sketchy and i don't really like franchised hawaiian restaurants' takes on korean bbq. overall- fattyfattyfatty and so-so.

california pizza chicken: my boss is a really picky eater and says she only eats those "crazy pizzas" on special occassions. personally, i think 24 dollars for two tiny pizzas is a bit outrageous (dominos 5-5-5 deal!). we ordered some goat cheese (sick) pizza and some chipotle chicken pizza. i didn't try the goat cheese one, but the chipotle one was very spicy. i don't really know how ravi would feel about this one. overall- fatty-lite and too pricey.

tomodachi: i think they overcharge at tomodachi because they're really the only place in westwood to get decent sushi (r.i.p. cowboy sushi, you weren't even a contender). since my boss is a bit picky, we ordered "fake" sushi: tempera salmon roll, tempera tuna roll and some other salmon roll. i ate much of this and the belly was quite filled and content. i wish we got the unagi (mmmmm unagi). overall- fatty-lite and just right.

we also had some noah's bagels for breakfast- i had the cinnamon bagel which was alright but cold. but why is it that no matter which noah's franchise you go to, EVERYONE IS ALWAYS A HUGE DICK? apologies if you work there, but you're probably a jerk.

my boss also made brownies and red velvet cake.
i'm leaving ucla a huge cow.
good thing i'm on a food blog.

cheers,
kathy