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     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: Hawaiian BBQ                                             [1]
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Hello Ruth!
-> 
-> -> Usually a very good sign.  Especially if they come back the next day
and
-> 
->  HN> My schedule has been such that I have not been able to spend much
time
->  HN> at my workspace painting so I have not been able to monitor the
->  HN> progress...I may make it down there today for a few minutes....but
I'm
-> 
-> You see more progress if you don't see day to day operations. If you're
-> gone for a while, it'll be a quantum leap.
-> 
Went by yesterday and talked with the landlord and he said they'd be open
in less than two weeks! I'm looking forward to it!

-> ->  HN> It's sad indeed, the food was top rate, Saubraten one week (on
-> ->  HN> Saturdays only) and Roladin(sp?) the next week and great items
on
-> ->  HN> rest of the menu...I usually got the Jaegerschnitzel, oh was
that
-> ->  HN> good!! AND they had good German Desserts as well!
-> 
-> -> Sounds like it was much better than the ill fated trip to Blob's
Park.
-> -> The jagerschnitzel was OK but other things were much less than
stellar.
-> -> But, the company was fun.
-> 
->  HN> Well those days are in the past, we don't really plan to eat there
->  HN> anymore...the saurbraten now comes from a seasoning packet.
-> 
-> I do my own seasoning with onion, bay leaf, cloves, juniper berries,
-> vinegar, etc.  Don't need any seasoning packet. (G)
-> 
-> 
Nor did the two German ladies who originally ran it. They did everything
the way they had been taught as children...and boy o boy it showed in the
loyal following they had...most of the german wives of GI's would come
there once or twice a month as a group to visit and chat in german....and
drink german beer...and eat german food and have german desserts!

-> -> -> We're headed up to eastern NC this week end; I already told Steve
I
-> 
-> ->  HN> Gonna stop at South of the Border??(grin)
-> 
-> -> We did, and that was probably the least favorite of our meals.  I had
a
-> -> bbq sandwich, Steve had a ruben (as spelled on the menu).  Just not
that
-> -> great a meal as compared to the next one at T&W's.
-> 
->  HN> Silly Girl! You NEVER stop at South of the Border for food!!! You
stop
->  HN> there to get fireworks...rubber tomahawks, and cheap souvenirs! Oh
and
->  HN> fuzzy dice to hang from the rear view mirror! But NEVER NEVER eat
->  HN> there!!! Oh well, now you know that (grin).
-> 
-> We didn't want to stop at any chain places which were the only ones
-> listed on the interstate billboards.  Knew it would be another half hour
-> to a good NC place (in Lumberton) so decided to give SOTB a try.  Friday
-> noon, shut down almost tight now that Labor Day is past.
-> 
LOL I still would not eat there! Last time I was in that region (2002) what I
would do is look for a small town...get off the interstate and look for a local
mom and pop sort of place...worked every time!

-> -> running of the place. Steve had scallops panned in butter; I ordered
the
-> -> shrimp panned in butter.  The waitress brought out 2 scallops orders
-> -> instead so we mentioned I'd asked for shrimp.  She checked, and yes,
-> -> she'd made the mistake.  Shrimp was brought out a few minutes later
and
-> -> we were told to enjoy the scallops, no charge.  The scallops were
small
-> -> but tasty; the shrimp was a bit bigger but fantastic! They were
cooked
-> 
->  HN> Now THAT sounds like a meal worth travelling for! I'll admit to not
->  HN> ordering scallops very often anymore. It is not often anymore that
I
->  HN> am satisfied with how they are prepared. And knowing that they
often
->  HN> "plump" them with Trisodiumphosphate does not encourage me either.
-> 
-> As far as I know, these are local, non plumped scallops.  MUCH (!)
-> better than the ones I had in Savanah last month at Carey Hilliards;
-> those were mush.
-> 
Which is why I seldom order scallops any more!
-> 
-> ->  HN> We have a pretty big (and growing) Samoan population as well.
->  HN> ->
-> -> Some of those guys are pretty big! (G)
->  HN> ->
->  HN> Only some??
-> 
-> Most? U of H recruits a lot for their football team; I'd hate to see the
-> cost of the training table food for what they put way.
-> 
I'd hate to be the guy looking at them across a football more!

-> ->  HN> guys were making speeches it was quiet back where we were...so
we
->  HN> just
-> ->  HN> had more coffee and mousse! A GREAT time was had by all !
-> 
-> -> Sounds like one of the military events we went to one time in Berlin.
-> -> We were off in another room with several other couples; I think about
4
-> -> tables.  The speaker system between the 2 rooms wasn't working well
so
-> 
->  HN> The Mariners have quite a few employees so we had to spread out
over
->  HN> quite a large area of the ballpark's "Terrace club level".
-> 
-> More support players than on the ball team itself.
-> 
Oh goodness yes!! But we cost the team a lot less money than they do!
chat with you soon
ha
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