PANCHO'S RESTAURANT 8/24/13 - Brooklyn, New York

Homeade Food, Quaint Atmosphere and Reasonable Prices makes Pancho's my favorite Brooklyn Mexican Eatery. You can Dine Al Fresco in the festively painted walled in backyard area or up front in the Dining room surrounded by Groceries and Soda machines, Perfect (all sarcasm aside).

Jamie, Joe and myself sauntered over for Dinner after some Delicious Cocktails at Joe's on this Saturday evening and opened with an order of Guacamole and Tomatillo ($4.00) (pictured above). To drink we all got Jarritos (made with Sugar and no high Fructose Corn Syrup) Soda. Joe and me got the Lime rendition but Jamie got the Mandarin (Mandarina) Orange Flavor which tasted just like Orange PEZ, I have since bought a 1.5 Litros bottle that sits in my fridge as we speak.

Jamie got the Enchilada's but they did screw up her order as she had requested a Cheese Enchilada which was absent but the Enchilada count remained the same (3 for $9.00)

Joe's Taco order was also incorrect concerning which Mole sauce on which Taco but once again with Food this good it was not worth sending it back (back, back to 1967 on Venice Beach) (3 for $7.50)

I am going down the Menu and trying Everything, This time it was the Bistec (Steak) Chilaquiles ($6.00) and we all agreed that the Rice and Beans were done to perfection, The Chilaquiles were Tortilla Chips bathed in Red Salsa topped with Lettuce, Sour Cream and Cheese (not sure what kind of Queso).

Possibly the Largest Pork Rind known to man (or woman) was for sale on the counter, This must have measured 8x15", as a reference the "soup" container pictured behind this is a Quart size of which contained the Real Deal Chicaronnes (Pork Rind) and I regret not purchasing it. I did though ask about the glass rooster they used to have on display and showed our chefette' my photo via iPhone. Her reply was "it's in a box somewhere" which is fine by me, with food like this let the rooster crow happily and with a full belly.

Photo of "Said" Rooster from 2011/2012.

RAMEN BURGER 8/19/13 Him & Her Cafe - Brooklyn, New York

With all the Hype, Hoopla and Hyperbole building up on the social network which we will for argument's sake call Facebook it was impossible not to be intrigued by the tales of long lines queueing from 6 a.m. to sample a Ramen Burger that sold out every weekend at these outdoor Food Fest's on both the East and West Coast's. This also seems an intriguing marriage of the Beef and Noodle species and made many a Foodie ponder for a minute or two how the Ramen Bun was held together successfully.

My experience was anticlimactic, I did not get the "Official" Ramen Burger but a "knockoff"

Notwithstanding the "knockoff" can not be that far off from the "Official" RB and it tasted just like one might think it would. Ramen Noodles and Burger Pattie (possibly Fried in a little Teryaki Sauce) with Lettuce.

The window ad that beckoned me hither just a short block from my apartment.

For Display Purposes Only (we can hope).

I was most excited about the Special Sauce for my Burger only to find it was a SOLO cup of Ketchup for the Fries. Why Fries ? To add Starch on Starch ? I will never know.

Decided to be "Adventurous" and added an Exotic Chinese Drink to my order (which came with a free drink) but this was not your average fare as in a COKE so was charged fifty cents more. Totally out of sync with my western taste buds, smelled and tasted like Sugar Wafers, Down the drain it went. BLECCCHHH.

Just a block from my house and catered towards the Chinese community.

FRITTER AND WASTE THE HOURS IN AN OFF HAND WAY - THE 7/11 DONUT SHOPPE

If I hold any criticism at all for 7/11's Apple Fritter it may just be that it's Too Sweet and that's not the worst thing especially if your having one of these with a cup of Joe or glass of Cold Milk. My humorous experience last night concerned me standing there for maybe a good 10 minutes trying to get the plastic baggie open to place my two Fritters in only to finally be handed a wholly different baggie from their night shift employee and told I was trying to open the single layer plastic wrap you use to grab the Donut off the shelf, "DOH!!!"

A few years back my friend Sean mentioned to me that 7/11 had a really good Glazed Donut so we stopped off and grabbed a few (2 for a buck) and they were Fresh and lightly doughy and once again maybe a little Too Sweet but Absolutely Delicious of the high "Krispy Kreme" order, a year or so later I stopped in to get one and saw the Apple Fritter which basically trump's a Donut in my book nine times out of ten and I was not disappointed at all. Whomever 7/11 is outsourcing these Donuts from is doing a great job.

The Donut station. Of note the Pecan Danish in position 2 also looks outstanding.

Return of the cross section of the Fritter.

Seven Eleven Two a.m.

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