The powdery after dinner mints at restaurants

[cez]

came really close to buying a box of junior mints at the store today

 

i blame this thread for making it so tempting

[Spencer]

are we talking about the northwood inn right by the 5 freeway?

just north of anaheim?

I've driven by that place a thousand times, finally decided to check it out last time i did the drive up from OC.

it sucked.

the inside was great. and it was pretty big.

but man the food was awful.

even the beer sucked and wasn't cold.

i was disappointed. i love rustic / woodsy places like that.

maybe it was an off day for them.

cute sign though.

Man, that place is in the Mexi Casa realm of "last meal before my execution"

Pro tip: While the dinner entrees are great, you can go during lunch and get AYCE salad and cheesy bread. Couple that with icy schoons of beer, an you got yoself a stew baby!

[JAHV76]

Man, that place is in the Mexi Casa realm of "last meal before my execution"

Pro tip: While the dinner entrees are great, you can go during lunch and get AYCE salad and cheesy bread. Couple that with icy schoons of beer, an you got yoself a stew baby!

I used to work across the street from that place which is now a pile of rubble near the 5 freeway. Anyway that salad was awesome, cheesy bread was also good and they had fantastic clam chowder. At least they used to.

[mrwicked]

Man, that place is in the Mexi Casa realm of "last meal before my execution"

Pro tip: While the dinner entrees are great, you can go during lunch and get AYCE salad and cheesy bread. Couple that with icy schoons of beer, an you got yoself a stew baby!

 

thumbs up to mexi casa!

i still love that joint.

been going since i was little wicked, before they moved to the new spot on lincoln.

[Angel Oracle]

You're welcome and apologies for your recent weight gain. There is a place in San Dimas that serves the bacon maple bars. Not as good but only five minutes away.

Donuttery in Huntington Beach has those also.

[Angel Oracle]

Used to frequent the Northwoods Inn in Belmont Shore, but it closed quite a few years back.

Loved the cheesy bread, salad, baked potato, and steak.

Not to mention the revealing woman portraits

Edited April 15, 2016 by Angel Oracle

[Spencer]

That location was the best! Teenaged Spencer loved the half-naked girly portraits.

Also, the short skirts and bewb-revealing shirts that the servers wore.

[CaliAngel]

Yeah from what I remember Northwoods was pretty good, but I haven't been in years. Don't think we ever went to the location off the 5 though.

 

Also enjoyed the nude woman portraits and female servers.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

On 4/15/2016 at 9:30 PM, CaliAngel said:

Yeah from what I remember Northwoods was pretty good, but I haven't been in years. Don't think we ever went to the location off the 5 though.

 

Also enjoyed the nude woman portraits and female servers.

This is what goes on at that place?  I’ve never been to that one off the 5, but might be worth checking out. 

[Taylor]

11 hours ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

This is what goes on at that place?  I’ve never been to that one off the 5, but might be worth checking out. 

When I was a kid, my family would often meet up with my grandparents at Northwoods. I just remember it's dark inside and there are peanut shells all over the floor.

Speaking of mints, I can't remember the last time a restaurant gave mints with the check. Another COVID casualty?

[mrwicked]

On 4/14/2016 at 5:04 PM, Spencer said:

Man, that place is in the Mexi Casa realm of "last meal before my execution"

Pro tip: While the dinner entrees are great, you can go during lunch and get AYCE salad and cheesy bread. Couple that with icy schoons of beer, an you got yoself a stew baby!

RIP carl weathers.

 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

On 4/11/2016 at 3:47 PM, Lhalo said:

Love the powdery ones that melt in your mouth. Much better than the green and white hard candied mints.

I have a sizable bag of them, bought from the bulk foods section at WinCo.

[Tank]

on a whim, my wife bought be a bag of the butter cream (powdery) mints last week. have enjoyed them a lot.

my grandparents used to love the pink and white ones, and whenever they came to california for a visit, we knew mom was going to load up on the mints. we enjoyed that a lot. 

[CaliAngel]

On 2/9/2024 at 7:16 PM, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

This is what goes on at that place?  I’ve never been to that one off the 5, but might be worth checking out. 

Leaving Cali now at LB Airport, shoulda stopped by for din wif my buddies for gigs but just saw this now. 

I'd say you gotta try it at least once.

[JAHV76]

On 4/15/2016 at 9:30 PM, CaliAngel said:

Yeah from what I remember Northwoods was pretty good, but I haven't been in years. Don't think we ever went to the location off the 5 though.

 

Also enjoyed the nude woman portraits and female servers.

I used to work in Santa Fe Springs across from the Northwoods in La Mirada their clam chowder was the best. Also they had good salad with blue cheese dressing if that’s your thing.