Maliszczak Cafe and Brewery

Today's lunch was compliments of Maliszczak's leftovers.  These sliders from Dash's were delicious!  They were bacon cheddar burgers grilled by Nick, topped with some blue cheese (we buy it by the gallon - hey, I never said we were heart healthy!) and served on a Costanzo roll.

 

Bocce's on Hopkins

David had to drive Joe home today, so he offered to pick up lunch.  Of course, the only place I could quickly think of, conveniently, was a pizzeria.

While the pizza was good, it seems that most pizza parlors can't seem to grasp the concept of "double pepperoni".  This is what we got.

 

Now, to the untrained eye this may look like double pepperoni.  But, people, this is double pepperoni.  (Second pizza compliments of Tony's Pizza on Harlem Road)  This should be the standard for pizzas everywhere.

 



John's Pizza and Subs

We had a lunch guest with us who wanted a salad.  We had to really think hard about a place that would still satisfy our need for grease, while serving salads for our dining companion.  I was a little nervous about parking in their parking lot as the last 2 times we have been there we have had some near misses including when a car slid off the road and hit the parked car next to mine.  But, we figured it couldn't happen every time.

Eric was pleased with his salad, it had a nice amount of chicken on top and came with plenty of dressing.

 

 

David has his usual "stinger" sub, which contains steak and chicken fingers.  Get it ... "stinger"?  Pretty clever.

 

 

Our verdict?  (Just don't park near the street!)

 





Lunch at the Car Wash

While lunching at Delta Sonic was never a fine-dining experience, the quality of the food more than made up for the fact that all the low tables and booths were taken up by people waiting for their cars to be detailed.  This meant we had to lift our fat asses up to the counter height tables.  But that hand carved turkey made it worth the sacrifice.  Not anymore.  While the prices have remained the same, the quality has not.  I had a hand carved turkey sandwich which used to be piled high with turkey.  Now it barely covered the roll.  But the side of fresh fruit salad was refreshing and delicious.

David had an Italian sub, which was only $5, but the cold cuts were now about half of what they used to be.

Would we go back?  Probably.  Although we are turning more bitter about the non-eaters at the tables.  We're not getting any younger and those counter stools are high!

Bravo's

I have been starting to turn on Bravo's recently due to the decline in the quality and quantity of their pizza, although David is not quite the pizza snob as I am.  I waved Bravo's in front of his nose for my own benefit.  I wanted to go to Highway Garden Center for some plants.

Our visit yesterday was enough to turn David.  Their selection of ready made pizza was limited to only 3 different kinds.  While the pepperoni still had nice little puddles of grease in the center, there just wasn't enough.  They also no longer had Meat Lover's Pizza.  What's a carnivore, like myself, to do?

While the outing to Highway was pleasant, we're forced to give Bravo's a thumbs down!  Sorry, Bravo's,

Dash's

In the spirit of trying to eat healthier (and also because I needed to buy Mother's Day cards!), we opted for Dash's Market at Hopkins and Klein for lunch.

David had a pre-packaged hot meal of meatloaf and smashed potatoes.  The food was hot, although a little bland.  I had a Julienne Salad, which was a delicious mix of lettuce, tomatoes, salami, ham and turkey.  Only thing missing was onions, which I can understand why they weren't included.  But they do make everything so much better.

This Dash's location has a cute little café, complete with fireplace and has a huge selection of both hot and old cold entrees, pizza, and soup for both lunch and dinner.

Our verdict:  Yes, we would eat there again!

Anderson's

There isn't a time that I eat at Anderson's that I don't give my usual "Mr. Anderson must be rolling in his grave."  While nothing tops an Anderson's custard, their service has gone downhill since the days of street racing on Sheridan Drive.

We hit the Anderson's on Niagara Falls Blvd. and there was not a single customer in the restaurant when we arrived.  The service was surprisingly slow, although the food was tasty.  David and I both had the chicken in the grass which consisted of char broiled chicken with spinach, onions, tomatoes and cheese with a balsamic dressing.  David had curly cue fries, I chose to abstain from ordering fries (hey, summer's coming!) but instead ate off David's tray.

The one thing that has changed about Anderson's is they used to be one of the few places where you could get Vernor's, but alas, they have changed to a less tasty ginger ale.  Although they still offer Loganberry.

Our verdict:  Even though it's tough to make that left hand turn to return to the office, we will continue to go back.  Food trumps service most of the time!