Last night Chris and I went out to an early Mother’s Day dinner with my mom and Michelle. After some discussion this afternoon, we had decided on Zed451 in Schaumburg. It turned out to be a very good decision.
The first bit of goodness came when I reserved a table using OpenTable.com. Normally, reservations are just 100 points each; however, with the relative newness of Zed451, the reservation was 1,000 points. This reservation pushed me over the 2,000 point mark, the lowest number of points required to get a gift cheque from OpenTable.com.
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Published on Monday 24th December 2007 .
For a while now Grant, Brad and I have been talking about going to India House in Schaumburg. I think we should go soon. According to this article from IndiaPost.com, India House is under new management and has been redone recently. I’d like to try the lunch buffet so that I can get at least a little taste of everything. That will hopefully make it easier to decide on an entree when visiting for dinner. If anyone is interested in going to the lunch buffet, name a day in the comments of give me a call.
Published on Wednesday 18th July 2007 .
Yesterday Chris and I celebrated our third anniversary. I took the afternoon off to take her downtown to Behind the Emerald Curtain, a behind-the-scenes look at Wicked. We were able to take a close look at several costumes and masks, as well as find out a little more about the production’s and the theatre’s history.
After the tour, we headed to Scoozi! for a nice quiet dinner for two. Chris had the Gnocchi Bolognese and I had the Prosciutto and Onion Ravioli. Both dishes were quite delicious, and just the right portions, too. After dinner, the valet brought me the correct car this time, instead of a $50k upgrade, and we were off to check out the lake.
Unfortunately, there were a couple of things going on in Grant Park, so we couldn’t find any parking anywhere and just headed back out to the ‘burbs. We turned in early because we both had to be at work early this morning. We’re both looking forward to Saturday, when we actually get to see Wicked for the third time. Afterwards, we’ll be dining at 312 Chicago.
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The standard reply around our house to the above question is, "I don’t know." A couple of years ago, I modified a random number generator that a student worker had made for class so that it spit out random restaurants in the area to help answer the question that could plague us for an hour. Someone has made a Web 2.0 version of that program, but much more helpful.
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At Miniature Cube, you tell them your location, the restaurant style, your budget and the cuisine, and click on the Decide! button. The site will spit back a restaurant decision for you. If you don’t like that decision, use the Re-decide? sidebar to have the site make another decision for you. The site is still in its infancy, so the reviews are are sparse. Hopefully the site will grow, and it will become more useful. Only time will tell if it will be another bust.
Published on Saturday 12th May 2007 in Uncategorized
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I was catching up on my RSS feeds today when I came across Stephen J. Dubner’s May 9th post on the Freakonomics Blog. In the post he writes about Sushi Para II in Chicago, where they have a sushi buffet. You can order all the sushi you want for $17, but if you have any leftovers at the end of your meal, you pay an additional charge for them. It’s an interesting, albeit not new, twist to buffet pricing. Several comments tell of other restaurants with similar policies.
While I love sushi, after looking at the Center Stage user reviews, I’m not sure I’d want to trek all the way out to North Clark Street for what many have said is a bad experience. A few of the reviewers report having been overcharged, which is why I try to keep my dining receipts until the charges get posted to by my bank or credit card company. And if this restaurant is related to Sushi Para in Palatine, I can believe that the service is slow.
I’m glad we’ve got Sushi Station in Rolling Meadows. I just wish they would open one up in Schaumburg.
Published on Thursday 26th April 2007 .
Sushi Station updated their website recently, including an updated photo menu, multimedia clips of their new commercials and a clip of the Hungry Hound’s feature on the restaurant. I’m glad that Sushi Station has had so much good publicity lately, because that means they will be around for a while to satisfy my hunger for sushi. Of course, all this publicity means a busier restaurant, too.
Published on Sunday 22nd April 2007 .
Here is a photo comparison of items from various fast food restaurants. The ad picture is shown side-by-side with a photo taken of the actual item as purchased from the restaurant. It’s not anything surprising, but it’s interesting nonetheless.
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