Au Cheval, Chicago

In Chicago, in September and we were introduced to a delicious burger place and we had it for brunch one Sunday morning.

Burger & Lobster

We did not quite plan to eat here but we saw the place on the way to church and our mass finished after 12PM. It was lunch time.

Just the two of us, we did not really want to have too much lobster for health reason, so we had burger. I am not sure if we get a "better" or worse cholesterol booster, but it was our choice. And we enjoyed our choice, so much.

We shared one burger (above) and one lobster burger (below).  They came with lots of chips.

Life Kitchen -Chicago, Lunch

It was Friday in Chicago and we stayed away form eating meat. .... It's lunch time and we headed back to Lyfe Kitchen, because that's the only nearby place than we could think of that offers healthy vegetarian food. 

Here we were and we had:

Fish Tacos, with grilled mahi mahi

Veggie Burger

Quinoa crunch bowl

Simple greens

Honest Burger, London

Thanks to Miss P's recommendation, we went up and down looking for an Honest Burger outlet nearby after failing to get our stomach satisfied eating the pork buns from Bao. This was our second lunch. What can I say but yummmmmmm. ........  Burger was good, chips were great. 

Dinner At Coco Curry, Roppongi

Flying to Tokyo from Singapore takes only around seven hours, but if you count the waiting time for the flight and more time for transport to the hotel from the airport, the whole day is probably gone. We left home before 7 AM and by the time we settled into our hotel room, it was approximately dinner time. After a long trip, we wanted something that we were quite familiar and fast. Coco Ichibanya met the criteria and it took about 15 minutes to get there on foot. The food is also inexpensive, that's a bonus. 

There were four dishes ordered and I had only three pictures. There were two of us that had the same dish i. e breaded chicken with spinach on the curry sauce below (trying to insert healthy veggie here!). The above is cream croquette and the one in the very bottom is chicken burger with an egg in the center. All were yummy and made our tummy happy that evening. 

Coco Curry, Roppongi

Our last day in Tokyo and we had to go to Airport. We did not have much time for lots of things and DH had agreed to go with me to have lunch in Coco Curry near our hotel in Roppongi area. I tried fried chicken for the first time. I think I still prefers my usual Chicket Cutlet.

DH order a burger curry. The burger had an egg in the center. He also order vegetables to make his meal healthier. (Sure!)

There was a picture of the dessert they had. We could not figure out what it was. The waiter, with her limited English, could not quite express what it was in English. We ordered anyway and it turned out to be some sort of jelly with maybe, Yuzu.

Then DH saw the picture of the dish that I pointed to him and told him I wanted on our first visit to Coco in Tokyo. He also wanted to try. It was ridiculous, we were full, so full, but he still ordered anyway. The waiter suggested a half size and we excitedly agreed. This turned out to be better than the two dishes we ordered earlier. Such a great lunch!

Cheesecake Factory, San Francisco

We were desperate, we were hungry, we had jetlag.  We landed at San Francisco around noon and by the time we settled into our hotel room and went out to get the food, it was around 2:30PM or 5:30AM in Singapore. Many restaurants closed after lunch. We could not really find what we liked and I thought Cheesecake Factory would be a likely pick. Off we went to Macy's in Union Square under San Francisco beautiful blue gorgeous sky. Do our dismay, there were so many people waiting for the table. We had no choice but getting a number and waited. Hungry, tired. And sleepy. 

Everything tends to be ginormous in Cheesecake Factory. We tried our best to orders things that are small or manageable to eat. To begin with, we are not even a big eater. DH, Miss K and I order our food and a couple of deep fried items to share. Miss K had a small size Caesar Salad while DH and I share a burger. Not the best food, but at least we filled our hungry stomach and more. 

Grand Club Lounge, Taipei - Dinner

We flew off to Taipei earlier last week and arrived in the afternoon. By the time we settled in our room, the sun has set. The sun set around 5:30 over there. We were hungry and headed to the lounge to check out when they offered. We decided to have dinner there, they had food that could satisfy our tummies. We had burger, noodles soup, salad and very appetizing desserts.

Lunch At Culina Bistro

We went to Dempsey Hill several times but never made it to get a meal, until this time (last week). There were plenty restaurants to choose from and our pick was Culina. The place was rather packed and we actually came without reservation but managed to get a table immediately.

DH and I were so predictable with our choices this time. I went for Wagyu Beef burger and he picked Crabmeat Pasta. The burger itself was not that large but the amount of the fries was huge. The salad was forgettable. DH, on the other hand, enjoyed his pasta quite a bit.

Dinner At Ezo Pub

On our second night in Niseko, we chose Ezo Pub to have dinner in. It's a nice change after having a buffet dinner the night before and sushifor lunch. I love burger and had to try their specialty burger. It's was definitely worth the calories. We also shared a Margherita Pizza and Calamari. We also tried a couple of drinks they had and a chocolate cake for dessert.

Real Food, Killiney Rd

My partner in crime, Miss K, who is currently a vegetarian, until she decides otherwise, suggested this vegetarian place within the vicinity after we finished shopping last weekend.  Picturewise, they do not look attractive, but tastewise, they are better.

The above is Stuffed Portobello mushroom which both of us find tasty, ordered by Miss K. I had a slightly naughty order, a deep fried Portobello mushroom burger with Sour Rye bread.  It's delicous too (deep-fried duh!) Soy mayonaise in between the mushroom and the bread was the best part.

Lunch At Mezza9

I do not get too excited about having lunch at Mezza9, Grand Hyatt, as I used to. Like Miss K, I can't really find anything that I like to have on their menu. But here we were on one Thursday afternoon last month, trying to have lunch as DH was looking forward to dine in the premise. There were a lot of customers but there were some empty tables, we got a table for three with no problem. I noticed that the staff moved about, fast, towards being frantic, which almost immediately made me feel uneasy. It's unpleasant to eat with busy and noisy surrounding when your expectation was to have a relaxing lunch. Mezza9 that I knew delivered good service, but that day was not one of them. It was hard to get their attention and they constantly moved about and failed to give attention to our table.

I ended up selecting a two-course meal, choosing the salad above and cheeseburger. The salad was simply ordinary and the burger was just okay. The fries was nice, tasty and crunchy on the outside.

It was an easy pick for DH, this Fried Soo Hock Fish had always been the one that he ordered most of the time and the same one he had that day. together with a bowl of steamed rice. He was happy with it.

Miss K had a Green Chicken Curry, served with a bowl of rice, which I guess was okay too. Since hers was a two-course meal, she also selected a dessert of the day. I can't remember its name. I am certain, she enjoyed the dessert!

DH had a slice of his favorite cake and we ended the meal with both DH and I had Cappuccino. 

A New Find...

There are way too many restaurants in this city, many stays around, some come and go. This Japanese restaurant at Vivocity, called Shin Kushiya, apparently has been around for quite a number of years, but only recently we began to dine there. It's only a good sign that we return, we like their food!

Their specialty is barbeque grill and we had some the very first time we were there. This time, I tried their Burger set, which, as typical, served with rice, miso soup, salad and sliced fruits for dessert.  We also had Salmon Sashimi while waiting for my burger, which took around 20 minutes to be ready. DH had Sushi set, I had no pictures of his food. The gravy of my burger was rather too salty, but I could work around it and it was fine. Will go back again to try different dishes!