On our last day of vacay, we wandered into the little town of Lewes, in search of breakfast before we hit the road. An old building caught our attention, and we entered a labyrinthine series of hallways which ultimately spit us out into a colorful and unique little nook of a restaurant. Everything was carefully chosen, pretty shades of blue, lots of little touches and details.
If the food matches up we'd be in luck.
The waitress was quick and friendly, and our mimosas and coffee are good ( I'm typing as I drink).
The thing that really floored us was the prices... Loooooooow. Hmmm...
To be honest it was the low prices that got us in the door, along with the well crafted menu.
While waiting, I did my usual bathroom check. Nice restrooms- impeccably clean, nicely decorated.
After a short wait our food arrived.
I had ordered Crab Benedict on brioches with roasted red peppers and mornay sauce. It was delicious, with the egg perfectly poached, and real lump crab covered in a delicate cream sauce. My only complaint: there was only one! Normally you get 2 pieces when you order this and despite the low price, I felt this was stingy.
In contrast, the girl ordered French toast, and got 4 thick slices resplendant with fruit compute, powdered sugar and syrup. It was declared the best ever.
I was the lucky recipient of one of her sausages.... K got huevos rancheros, which looked good and cheesy... Her only fuss was that the tortillas weren't "real."
The boy ordered 3 eggs with bacon- he described a a " juicy explosion of yummy flavor" followed by an empty plate.
All in all this place is quite the hidden gem. The lunch menu looked fantastic as well. And again- the prices and quality are the selling point here.
If you're ever in Lewes, stop by. I hope this place does well and we can come back next year.
Blue Sea Cafe, on the main drag in Lewes, Delaware
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
TT's Lounge
I doubt anybody reads this anymore since I'm such a slacker about it, but every once in awhile, I stumble on something here in town that I deem worthy of further rambling on my "food blog."
TT's Lounge is not even really a restaurant. They do sell a few assorted bowls of instant noodles- which is actually really funny when you think about it. There's even little cut outs or lids or something stuck on the walls showing what they are.
The instant noodles are not the attraction here though. The star here is the "boba."
A boba, if you don't know, is a delicious little dark purple colored gummi-esque ball, made from cassava. They look like big, dark tapiocas, and have a slightly sweet and chewy feel to them. And the best part is what they do with the bobas: they go in your drinks. Yep, you chew your drink. Once you adjust to the concept of this, you could find yourself with an addiction problem similar to mine.
It started just once a month.. Then once a week.... Now I'm finding myself at TTs almost every other day, and I've dragged the kids and the girlfriend down with me.
My frantic quest has been to sample every available slush and tea flavor, but even at my current pace, I'm nowhere close.
I've probably totally confused anyone reading this by now, so let me just lay it out:
TT's has 2 main attractions: hot teas and slushes. Since it's June, I'm going to talk about slushes.
You order them either "boba" or no boba. Anyone ordering no boba is missing out. What you get, is a good sized plastic cup with about an inch and a half of the dark boba balls in the bottom. They pour the delicious fruit slush on top of that and you suck it down through a huge straw specially made to fit the size of the boba.
They flavor list is both huge and exotic-some of my favorites are royal milk tea, green tea mocha, passion fruit, mango, blueberry, kiwi, lemon ... Etc etc etc. They have eveything from Rose and Hibiscus to raspberry ... And they are all crazy good. No artificial tasting flavors here. It's like magic: they have shelves of powders and liquids, and an ice machine and big blenders, and what comes out is... Well... Magic. Chewy icey fruity goodness.
If you've never been, go now! TT's is located on Cary St, in the VCU area one block past Cherry St.
TT's Lounge is not even really a restaurant. They do sell a few assorted bowls of instant noodles- which is actually really funny when you think about it. There's even little cut outs or lids or something stuck on the walls showing what they are.
The instant noodles are not the attraction here though. The star here is the "boba."
A boba, if you don't know, is a delicious little dark purple colored gummi-esque ball, made from cassava. They look like big, dark tapiocas, and have a slightly sweet and chewy feel to them. And the best part is what they do with the bobas: they go in your drinks. Yep, you chew your drink. Once you adjust to the concept of this, you could find yourself with an addiction problem similar to mine.
It started just once a month.. Then once a week.... Now I'm finding myself at TTs almost every other day, and I've dragged the kids and the girlfriend down with me.
My frantic quest has been to sample every available slush and tea flavor, but even at my current pace, I'm nowhere close.
I've probably totally confused anyone reading this by now, so let me just lay it out:
TT's has 2 main attractions: hot teas and slushes. Since it's June, I'm going to talk about slushes.
You order them either "boba" or no boba. Anyone ordering no boba is missing out. What you get, is a good sized plastic cup with about an inch and a half of the dark boba balls in the bottom. They pour the delicious fruit slush on top of that and you suck it down through a huge straw specially made to fit the size of the boba.
They flavor list is both huge and exotic-some of my favorites are royal milk tea, green tea mocha, passion fruit, mango, blueberry, kiwi, lemon ... Etc etc etc. They have eveything from Rose and Hibiscus to raspberry ... And they are all crazy good. No artificial tasting flavors here. It's like magic: they have shelves of powders and liquids, and an ice machine and big blenders, and what comes out is... Well... Magic. Chewy icey fruity goodness.
If you've never been, go now! TT's is located on Cary St, in the VCU area one block past Cherry St.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
strange plates... or Bowman's in Baltimore
K's family does a girls only bday dinner for her, her mom and her sister and I got to attend this year.. Bowmans is an interesting spot. K and I arrived first and could not convince the host guy that we had a reservation. We were unceremoniously hunkered down in the waiting area until her mom got there and set him straight.
The place has an interesting vibe. Sort of Red Lobster meets Picadillies, meets ... Something else. And that small town upscale feel. Our waitress was strung a little tight, which was kind of fun actually. Our table got a bottle of red and a bottle of white, and I watched her run off to do something else twice while she was trying to get them open.
I started off with a bowl of creamy crab soup- it was a nice texture and had big chunks of crabmeat through it. A little sherry or black pepper would have put it over the top. The crab dip, French onion soup and clams casino at the table looked good too.
It was the main dishes that made me chuckle. While good, the plate arrangements were really funny. Not to mention that one of the entrees didn't stay on the servers tray long enough to make of to the table. I got the scallops. I wish I had taken a picture. Imagine a huge, huge mound of mashed potatoes, surrounded by, like a moat, of white sauce. Then the scallops were sitting in the moat. It was interesting. Tasty though.
K and her sister got the crabcake. And that's exactly what they got. A crabcake sitting next to a potato. Surrounded by a lot of white plate. Cook must have missed the class on garnishes on school.
The salads and other entrees- a chicken dish, looked good. And they were kind enough to comp dessert to the birthday girls ( creme brulee and Ice cream).
I was a little surprised at the bill- $255 plus tip, almost $300 for 5 adults and a child. It seemed high for what we got, but I guess you only get one bday a year.
The place has an interesting vibe. Sort of Red Lobster meets Picadillies, meets ... Something else. And that small town upscale feel. Our waitress was strung a little tight, which was kind of fun actually. Our table got a bottle of red and a bottle of white, and I watched her run off to do something else twice while she was trying to get them open.
I started off with a bowl of creamy crab soup- it was a nice texture and had big chunks of crabmeat through it. A little sherry or black pepper would have put it over the top. The crab dip, French onion soup and clams casino at the table looked good too.
It was the main dishes that made me chuckle. While good, the plate arrangements were really funny. Not to mention that one of the entrees didn't stay on the servers tray long enough to make of to the table. I got the scallops. I wish I had taken a picture. Imagine a huge, huge mound of mashed potatoes, surrounded by, like a moat, of white sauce. Then the scallops were sitting in the moat. It was interesting. Tasty though.
K and her sister got the crabcake. And that's exactly what they got. A crabcake sitting next to a potato. Surrounded by a lot of white plate. Cook must have missed the class on garnishes on school.
The salads and other entrees- a chicken dish, looked good. And they were kind enough to comp dessert to the birthday girls ( creme brulee and Ice cream).
I was a little surprised at the bill- $255 plus tip, almost $300 for 5 adults and a child. It seemed high for what we got, but I guess you only get one bday a year.
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