chicken parts

One of the funniest conversations of the day involved chicken. Now we mostly know that chickens have nuggets, gizzards, and breasts, but who would have ever dreamed that one might ask, "do chickens have thighs"? Hmmmm. A question worth pondering.

Everyone likes a holiday

A very exciting insider tip this morning, led me to discover that today, my friends, is National French Fry Day! Hip Hip Hooray!
Now this should be cause for celebration all throughout food land.
Although easily known as french frys around the world, the British call them chips. How dumb.

Oh, and yes, they have no connection to France.........remember the push for Freedom Frys?

So go ahead, celebrate the day with a nice order of French Fry's!

Where there's a going away party, there is food.

Thanks to my good buddy Justin for accepting a job in Sandy, OR. lunch was an agenda item today. Glory Days is one of the favorite pizza joints in town. They have a mighty fine salad bar on top of that. Lunch for me, daily lunch special of a small pizza and salad bar trip.
A nice crowd for the going away party, but who cares about that. Lets talk about food!

Some people come hungry, like Kevin here, who came pretty close to eating his fingers as he downed one bodacious sub!

Now the dispatchers came as a big clan and one tall unnamed dispatcher showing proper eating etiquette saves her gum for later, here sharing a spot with a container of cranberries.

And the best part of lunch at Glory Days, free ice cream, at least thats what these two goofs said...... one really enjoys ice cream, the other must have a case of lactose intolerance coming on.

There is a God

Imagine my glee when I walked into this Jackpot gas station in Ontario, OR today!!!
Oh my prayers have been answered!

Room 405

OK, ok, I might have miscalculated the effects of a full stomach reacting to a walk up the stairs to room #405. 405, forth floor, 8 sets of stairs, computer, suitcase, 6 lbs of Chinese buffet.........what a load.

I needed a bottle of oxygen and a cold shower.

 Next time the elevator. But hey, I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.

Ontario, OR. 97914

You know I love a Chinese buffet, who doesn't? Well Ontario Oregon, has, nestled amongst the Mexican restaurants, a Chinese Buffet, near Walmart.
#1 China Buffet. My question is can you claim to be #1 if there is no #2 to compete with? Food is ok, tough tonight, Sunday, I showed up at 8:30 pm, a few of the trays looked like they had been 'sitting' awhile. Wow, they are open till 10:30 pm. Who eats Chinese buffet at 10:30 on Sunday? Drunks and the homeless, I suppose.

The Oasis, Juntura, Oregon, 97911

Today had the best of two worlds, eating and riding the Harley to go eat. What a great day.

Destination with the group of Desert Riders was the Oasis Cafe in Juntura, Oregon.

Now why they call it the oasis is somewhat of a mystery. My guess is its halfway between Timbuktu (Vale) and Bum-F**k-Egypt (Burns). More likely is the treed and shaded wide spot in the road.

Any how, we slid 4 tables together at the restaurant and made room for all 15 of us. Now the food is averagely good, but the piles of home cut fries is incredible. Massive, humongous, you get the drift.

Philly Cheese & FRYS

Rating:
Bathroom=usable
Road trip bugs=minimal
Service=outstanding 15 people served within 10-15 minutes!
Stuffed factor=French fried stuffed, carbo blasted!

The Narrows, Oregon, USA

The 25 mile Harley ride was a nice hop to get to lunch today at The Narrows.
1) Blackberry milkshake for 2 with whiped cream & a cherry.....ooooh.

2) Debs lunch, The Narrows burger with sweet potato frys. Oh so good.

3) Mine,  burger, grilled onions, crispy frys.  Stuffed.

Couldn't finish.

Rating:
Bathroom=nice & clean
Road trip bugs=minimal
Service=outstanding
Stuffed factor=mega stuffed

The BBQ song

Some folks sing about food. I'm digging this one.......a review of Southern USA BBQ. According to the song, for us Yankee's BBQ is a verb.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ubTQfr_tyY&feature=relmfu

Folk song version at Taco Bell

Even the folkies get in on the action............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uwY3sjqYX0&feature=related