Calgary Food, coffee, etc. - Page 396

DizzyEdge · #**7901** Posted **Dec 7, 2015, 5:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by flipstah

YES.

I like A&W. They have awesome onion rings.

Anyone have Carl's Jr. yet?

Yeah I invited my friend to come get 4 of their most 'out there' burgers and try them all. We were in the drive through line at least 40 mins

In a nutshell: McDonalds with fancier toppings on some of the burgers.
The meat itself is indistinguishable from McD's.

Don't wait in line.

We had the:
Big Carl - A Big Mac without the middle bread
El Diablo Thickburger - Jalapenos, Jalapeno cheese, and normally Jalapeno poppers but they were out of poppers
Teryaki burger - Teryaki glaze + grilled pineapple - not bad
Guacamole burger - tasty

But again, the Guacamole burger is like a McD's 1/4 lb BLT + some guac and Jalapeno cheese. Like if you made your own that way it would probably be almost indistinguishable from one bought at Carl's Jr

There is also something like 15+ items on their breakfast menu.

McD's with a bit more flavour.

fusili · #**7902** Posted **Dec 7, 2015, 4:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ramsayfarian

Next time I'm there I'll keep an eye out for someone surfing SSP and Pinterest.

Hahaha. Yeah, I think I am one of 10 males I know on Pinterest. All about the architecture and interior design.

It's funny because it's true.

Ramsayfarian · #**7903** Posted **Dec 7, 2015, 7:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by CCF

Isn't that what most coffee shops are? I find it bizarre when places don't offer wifi in this day and age (Cafe Beano being another). Heck, I have gone and sat at Original Joes to have lunch and use the wifi to do work.

I get that it's a balance - they certainly don't want to encourage people sitting around all day while purchasing very little. But at the same time, the lack of wifi would discourage a lot of the "blogger" types from coming in - including at times of the day when it's not busy and they could use patrons.

Of course I am bias as I am one of those people (well not a blogger, but a PhD student - same sort of loitering habits

).

Sorry, I missed your reply.
While I understand the need for free wi-fi, I find it mildly annoying when all the available seats are taken by folks with empty mugs and laptops leeching the wifi.

A timed connection would help, but I suspect it would be a pain in the 🞵🞵🞵 to administer.

Ramsayfarian · #**7904** Posted **Dec 7, 2015, 7:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by fusili

Hahaha. Yeah, I think I am one of 10 males I know on Pinterest. All about the architecture and interior design.

It's funny because it's true.

Lucky guess on my part.

I can see who Pinterest could be a source for architecture and interior design as I'm on Pornhub to see what others are doing with their black leather couches.

sidepockets · #**7905** Posted **Dec 7, 2015, 8:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

Weird question, but anyone know where you can get a taco salad in this city? Other than Wendy's which is basically a garden salad with chili dumped on it.
Fast Food/Take out is preferred, but I'm not sure if there even is any place.

Mucho Burrito offers a "burrito salad" where they basically take what you would have put in your tortilla (minus the rice) and dump it on top of a bed of romaine. But it is much more delicious than I have described.

flipstah · #**7906** Posted **Dec 8, 2015, 4:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ramsayfarian

Lucky guess on my part.

I can see who Pinterest could be a source for architecture and interior design as I'm on Pornhub to see what others are doing with their black leather couches.

Hahahaha.

Innersoul1 · #**7907** Posted **Dec 8, 2015, 4:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ramsayfarian

Lucky guess on my part.

I can see who Pinterest could be a source for architecture and interior design as I'm on Pornhub to see what others are doing with their black leather couches.

This just made my day!

Surrealplaces · #**7908** Posted **Dec 9, 2015, 8:30 PM**

Blaze Pizza coming to Calgary

http://calgarybuzz.com/2015/12/blaze-pizza-calgary/

Sunridge location, and location in Mission (2020)

Deepstar · #**7909** Posted **Dec 14, 2015, 8:20 PM**

Sorry dude, I thought you had mentioned being Muslim at one time, I didn't mean to out you. I know who you are in real life, and I know that you are of the Imaili faith, so therefore was surprised that you said you had eaten at Nando's, seeing as Nando's chicken isn't halal. Most Muslims don't eat at non-halal places, so I thought you were trying to pull a fast one. If you swear you've eaten there then i'll take your word for it.

BTW, I've eaten at Nando's and I like it. It's one of many great places to eat around the city.

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Originally Posted by suburbia

In all honesty, I'm not sure what you're talking about. I've never made such a statement.

I think you need to leave your religion conversation at the door, and if someone on the thread talks first person about eating a particular food, you need to take their word on it.

I'm particularly saddened by someone else on this thread somehow connecting my posts to a murder in Pakistan. That's completely uneducated and uncalled for. It wasn't you, but I highly suspect that your moves to make this discussion about diversity of food to be about religion to have moved things along in that negative and divisive direction.

Oh - and if you haven't tried Nandos, I highly recommend it. try the extra hot chicken - it may move you out of your bubble comfort zone, but I think you'll enjoy it.

Ramsayfarian · #**7910** Posted **Dec 14, 2015, 9:49 PM**

Checked out Home and Away on the weekend and as suspected it has nothing to do with the Australian soap opera, but is indeed a sports bar.

While we both found the food tasty and the service top notch, we did find it a bit pricey. We didn't order it but they have 3 piece fried chicken for $18 or a 12 piece bucket for $65. Not sure what sides that comes with.

I had the Cubana sandwich for $18 and found it tasty but didn't think it was worth the price.

bt04ku · #**7911** Posted **Dec 15, 2015, 1:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ramsayfarian

Checked out Home and Away on the weekend and as suspected it has nothing to do with the Australian soap opera

*Stardust* · #**7912** Posted **Dec 15, 2015, 1:45 AM**

What happened to Rusty Van Reddick? I miss all his reviews of new restaurants

mersar · #**7913** Posted **Dec 15, 2015, 3:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by *Stardust*

What happened to Rusty Van Reddick? I miss all his reviews of new restaurants

I was talking with him a couple months back, he decided it was time to move on from this forum.

Innersoul1 · #**7914** Posted **Dec 15, 2015, 4:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ramsayfarian

Checked out Home and Away on the weekend and as suspected it has nothing to do with the Australian soap opera, but is indeed a sports bar.

While we both found the food tasty and the service top notch, we did find it a bit pricey. We didn't order it but they have 3 piece fried chicken for $18 or a 12 piece bucket for $65. Not sure what sides that comes with.

I had the Cubana sandwich for $18 and found it tasty but didn't think it was worth the price.

I too made it down there. Massive space for sure which may prove problematic in the long run. The execution of the food at the price point is awesome. Really really good quality stuff. As Ramsay mentioned the service is top notch too. But I would agree that the for some of the items the prices are a stretch.

I always struggle with restaurants where the appetizers are the same/similar price to mains. THe happy hour from 3-6PM is awesome with $4.50 beer, wine and well drinks. Plus I think that the kids meal is a winner. As a parent it's nice to have a few go to places where the kids can go and my wife and I can have a drink. They rarely eat off the kids menu but it's good to have.

Monday night is chicken night, where bucket meals are $50 and includes sides. According to their Instagram page it feeds 4.