Three Interesting Meals

On April 1st, I went to St. Leo's on Broadview Road in Cleveland for the Lenten Fish Fry. I had a piece of tortilla crusted tilapia, a baked potato, cole slaw, a roll, and a can of Coke for $8.50. It was tasty. I brought home a potato pierogi meal for my brother Bob.

On April 7th, Bob and I visited First Watch at Crocker Park in Westlake for Lunch. Bob had joined their e-club that day. I had a ham and cheese omelet with First Watch Potatoes, an English Muffin, and Coke. Bob had steak fajitas. It was tasty. I plan to join their e-club, so we could have another BOGO meal.

On April 15, I went to the Brooklyn Heights United Church of Christ on West Schaaf Road for their Fish Fry. I had two pieces of fried fish, French fries, cole slaw, a roll, chocolate cake, (I could also have had white cake.) and a can of Sprite for $7 (Dessert would have been $1.50 extra at St. Leo's.). I ordered from the counter. They delivered the food to my table. It started with the cole slaw and the roll. The Sprite showed up around this time as well. The fish and fries came next. The chocolate cake was the climax. After the cafeteria style experience at St. Leo's, it was a relaxing change of pace. St. Leo's had more variety on their menu, but if you like Long John Silver's, Arthur Treacher's, or Captain D.'s (I have never been to Captain D.'s), you would have enjoyed the fish, fries, and cole slaw (Arthur Treacher's serves English Style Chips.). Since they only served fish, Bob didn't receive any food. He was at work anyways, since he works from 3:00 P.M. to 11:30 P.M. these days. His dinner was cheese ravioli that he had made for us for lunch. I heated Birdseye California Blend Vegetables with Cheddar Cheese Sauce to supplement the ravioli. The ravioli was tasty with Delgrosso Mushroom Sauce.

I hope that I didn't make you too hungry!!

Happy Birthday, Hayden

Today is my great-niece Hayden's 3rd Birthday. I hope that she enjoyed her presents. Bob and I were practical in our gift choice of a Toys 'R' Us Gift Card. I am sure that it will not be sitting around too long.

Happy 60th Birthday, Patty

April 8 was my sister Patty's Sixtieth Birthday! I hope that she enjoyed her birthday! She is a great sister!

My next report will be in a few days.

Chili's and IHOP

My brother Bob and I made our Chili's debut at lunchtime today. My niece Mandy and her husband Paul gave me Applebee's and Chili's (and Friends) Gift Cards for my 40th birthday in October. Chili's started a two entrees and a shared appetizer for $20 deal, similar to Applebee's, recently. In anticipation for my visit, I joined Chili's e-club. The deal was free chips and queso (With an entree purchase, as indicated in the fine print on my coupon). Since the coupon was expiring soon, we went to the Chili's across from Great Northern Mall in North Olmsted. I had the Quesadilla Explosion Salad. Bob had Chicken Fajitas. We shared a half order of Texas Cheese Fries as our appetizer. Salsa and Ranch Dressing were the accompaniments. Even with the meal deal, we were still able to enjoy our free chips and queso (Normally $4.99). We had Cokes as our drinks. Though the food appeared to be too much for lunch, we only left some of the queso, and most of the salsa. If we had spoons (They serve soup!), we might have finished both leftovers. The food was quite appetizing!

We then burned off the food by going through the mall and visiting Petsmart in the adjacent strip mall. We then headed for Steelyard Commons to do some window shopping before dinner. Home Depot, Petco, Marshall's, and Target were our stops before dinner.

After the window shopping was finished, we went over to IHOP. I had Grilled Tilapia Hollandaise with Loaded Potato Soup, Broccoli, Mashed Potatoes, Garlic Bread, and Pepsi. Bob had Pot Roast, Corn, and Seasoned Redskin Potatoes. (Yes, we reversed the potatoes.) His soup, bread, and beverage were the same as mine. The food was mostly O.K., but we were still full from lunch. We then came home and relaxed for the rest of the evening. It was a day of interesting food.

St. Patrick's Day

Bob and I had a St. Patrick's Day to remember. We went to Beachwood Place, La Place, and Legacy Village in Beachwood and Lyndhurst. We left early enough to just see the usual crowd on the #35 bus. We did see the early parade visitors as they exited the eastbound Red Line train. The train was so late that we missed our bus to Beachwood Place. However, we caught the #9 Mayfield Road bus. I would have gone to MicroCenter in Mayfield Hts., but Bob wanted to go to Beachwood Place and Legacy Village. As a result, we got off the bus at Mayfield and Richmond Roads. We killed time at CVS. Eventually, we made it to Beachwood Place. We enjoyed a Footlong Meatball Pepperoni Sub from Subway. We did our window shopping at the three shopping centers (Two Enclosed, one open air). We then took the #32 Cedar Road bus towards University Circle. We then took the train downtown. It was standing room only, but a man left his seat to our benefit. We made it just in time to encounter the crowd leaving the parade. A lot of them were running, but injury was avoided. Our bus to our dinner was so crowded that it couldn't pick up waiting passengers. Fortunately, we had seats.

After exiting the bus, I called my sister Maggie to pick us up for the short drive to her house. We then ate Corned Beef, cabbage, cauliflower, Ore-Ida Fried Potatoes (?), and a lot of other delicacies. The food was delicious. Besides Maggie's husband Mike, Joe was the only other participant. It was a nice time. Eventually, Mike took us home. We then relaxed for the rest of the evening.

Next year, we are avoiding the parade scene!!