You're Going To Chow Down Like A Sad Fatty

[Tank]

i cant lie, im still partial to lame ass kraft cheese and macaroni.

 

glad to hear i'm not alone on this. not a huge fan of mac 'n cheese for some reason unless it's kraft. go figure.

[wopphil]

The Mac and cheese from Smoqued in downtown Orange is pretty solid.

I second this. It is amazing.

[Adam]

Not one of my favorites, but had lunch at Island's today. Not bad once in a while. 

[Tank]

Not one of my favorites, but had lunch at Island's today. Not bad once in a while. 

 

they have a decent veggie burger there. i like to get it hawaiian style with pineapple and teriyaki. their fries are good, too.

[Blarg]

Ok, this thread is getting sad when the talk is about calorie count meals that have the concern of the surgeon general and all you guys can come up with is Islands.

[Blarg]

Red Car Sundae at Twohey's in Alhambra. Thread back on track.

 

 

Edited September 3, 2015 by notti

[Adam]

About a month ago I went to the Original Pancake House for the first time. That place is pretty tight. I love how they do their fried potatoes. 

[mrwicked]

About a month ago I went to the Original Pancake House for the first time. That place is pretty tight. I love how they do their fried potatoes. 

 

the one in anaheim?

i went a couple times when i was down there recently.

its good, but man WAY too much food.

i like how whatever you order, its like "ok here is your omelette sir. AND a 6" stack of pancake we include with every order."

[Angel Dog and Beer]

I used to go to Claim Jumper a while back, like 15+ years ago.  Haven't been in a few years. I remember getting huge plates of ribs, chicken, baked potatoes, and beans for a decent price.  Add in their Motherlode chocolate cake after (which is maybe 12" tall for a slice, good for a couple people). No matter how hungry you were, you most likely leave with a couple to-go containers.  Huge portions. Last time I was there it seemed like it wasn't as big, and even more expensive. 

[Brandon]

Yeah, they were bought out. New distributors and all. Place sucks now.

[Brandon]

Original Pancake House is superb, the wait is always a killer at the OC locations

[Adam]

Was in HB but yeah pretty much. Long wait. Huge portions. Pretty sure I was one of the "skinny" ones there.

Edited September 4, 2015 by Adam

[Blarg]

I went to the one down in Encinitas. The service was poor and the food not that great which was a complete reversal of the one my son and I visited in Minnesota. The Minni location was packed solid with people but they had us seated in about five minutes, food on the table in about 15 after the order was made. Never and empty water glass or coffee cup with the waiter always doing a pass by and making eye contact with every table to make sure they didn't need anything. Everything about that location was how a busy restaurant should be run. Everything about the Encinitas location was about how franchises can be flakey.

[JAHV76]

Manuel's Special Burrito at El Tepeyac in Boyle Heights.

I tried to take some staff there recently as we were at a meeting nearby but couldn't park. Food is humongous from what I remember.b

Edited September 4, 2015 by JAHV76

[Adam]

I went to the one down in Encinitas. The service was poor and the food not that great which was a complete reversal of the one my son and I visited in Minnesota. The Minni location was packed solid with people but they had us seated in about five minutes, food on the table in about 15 after the order was made. Never and empty water glass or coffee cup with the waiter always doing a pass by and making eye contact with every table to make sure they didn't need anything. Everything about that location was how a busy restaurant should be run. Everything about the Encinitas location was about how franchises can be flakey.

The service in HB was awful too. 40 minutes to be seated. Not enough silverware and had to ask twice to get the two sets we needed. They couldn't keep our coffee full. It was pretty shitty. Good food though.

[Tank]

Ok, this thread is getting sad when the talk is about calorie count meals that have the concern of the surgeon general and all you guys can come up with is Islands.

 

would it help if i had mentioned how i used to get refills on the soda?

[Blarg]

If you want to relive memories of passing kidney stones knock yourself out.

[Tank]

i'd rather be knocked out than pass another kidney stone.

 

#RIPMountainDew

Edited September 4, 2015 by Tank

[Stradling]

This thread idea is great but almost impossible to answer. I will just give you an example of how if calories or location weren't an obstacle how I would spend almost everyday. I would start the morning with a simple cup of coffee and a small bowl of cereal, honey nut cherrios or captain crunch, then I would head to breakfast. I would hit up Original Pancake House in Anaheim (they have a left handed urinal there), and I would get their bacon and cheese omelet that they bake and it is pretty fantastic. For lunch, we would be making a couple of stops. I would start with Chips and Cheese and a couple of tacos at Mexi Casa, I've been going there for 35 years and it is just comfort food for me. Then I would swing by home for my fiancee's home made Mac n Cheese, the speical one with four or five types of cheese, it is pretty incredible. She makes a smaller quicker one, but the four or five cheese one is ridiculous. If I could go back in time I would have my mom's chicken enchiladas, it is the only thing we can't really replicate of what she used to cook, they were just amazing. For dinner it would almost have to be a steak, so either Northwoods, so I could have the cheese bread with it, or go out to one of Bobby Flay's restaurants. Mesa Grille in Vegas makes a chipotle rib eye that is pretty great, very well seasoned and very tender and flavorful, also the Mesa Grille margarita is ****ing nuts. They also serve Chimay Blue, which is just about perfect with the steak. If I was in New York I would eat at his restaurant Bar Americain, where he had a Philly Cheese Steak Rib Eye. Basically a Rib Eye, perfectly seasoned, sitting in a melted provalone cheese with carmelized onions on it. These are such hard decisions. My favorite steak I have had lately is at a place in Havasu called Cha Bones. They have a rib eye served black eye style, which is a cajon cream sauce and three grilled shrimp on it. For desert it is really simple for me, a simple scoop of quality vanilla ice cream. Late night snack would be sushi at Sushi Ten out here in Chino, the quality is amazing and the service outstanding. This is such a hard question that I am sure if I decided to make this list again, it would include pizza, chicken parmesan and fried chicken.

Edited September 4, 2015 by Stradling

[Brandon]

Then thread made me crush Smoqued last night.

When you go healthy, you simply can't eat like that anymore. I was done after some beans and the brisket....then like a good American fatty finished the tri tip, beans, and that skillet thing of mac and cheese. I'm dying, even today.

[Spencer]

Hellz yeah.

A shredded beef taco/chile relleno lunch at Mexi-Casa, plus beer.

A Northwoods Inn steak/scallop dinner (rice pilaf and loaded baked potato sides) with piles and piles of that cheesy toast, green/red salad, and schooners of beer.

For dessert, a funeral because I'm dead.

[ten ocho recon scout]

I feel like strad just took off a glove and slapped soto with it, bugs bunny style

Im gonna have to give that smoqued place a shot. Its funny, i havent heard of half the places in this thread, but last night at work two guys mentioned 3 of them.

[Angel Oracle]

Northwoods food plus nude woman portraits at the old Belmont Shore location

[ten ocho recon scout]

For a split second i thought you guys were talking about knowlwoods in anaheim and was scratching my head about them having steak.

Their fried chicken is pretty good...and they have mt dew tank.

[Brandon]

I feel like strad just took off a glove and slapped soto with it, bugs bunny style

Im gonna have to give that smoqued place a shot. Its funny, i havent heard of half the places in this thread, but last night at work two guys mentioned 3 of them.

It's pretty good for California bbq. Been twice now and both were solid.