10/29/2006

Mongolian BBQ

Last night Dave, Da Barbs and I went to a new restaurant in Topeka. We were celebrating Dave's 31st Birthday. The Mongolian BBQ format is one where you go get your ingredients and then watch as it is grilled on a circular grill. There is a team of cooks that go around the grill preparing the grill(Cleaning it between customers), placing your food on the grill, stirring it and then serving it. Last night there were five workers. They had a pretty organized system where they went in a circle and the guests went in a circle going the other direction and it seemed to work as everyone got the food they picked out. It was an all you can eat place so you could go back if you didn't get enough the first trip.
Yes, I went back but the second time I focused on vegies. Grilled tomatoes were the best. They also had a nice selection of oils and sauces to make it good. It was a little pricey but anyone that went away hungry do so because they wanted to.
After dinner we took Dave over to Michaels and set up a couple of his pictures for new frames. Barbara had a coupon for a 50% discount but even with that the cost for the frames exceeded the cost for the print.
The weather here is beautiful. I intend to go for a ride shortly and it will be 75 by noon. I went 8 miles yesterday and will double that today. I wish you all could ride one of Putt-Putts bikes and see what it is like to cruise down the street on a comfortable recumbent. Bike riding is just one of those things that put a smile on your face and takes you back to your youth. You see so much on each trip that it makes you smile inside and out. Better go reset clocks and get ready for the ride.
MUD