Phipps Feeding Fiasco

The experience
We thought we’d brave the threat of a ridiculously long wait and attempt Kirin Court again.  The last time we came, we bailed because it was going to be an hour and half wait!!  We decided that there were some alternatives if it was too packed so we drove into Richardson.  When we arrived, [...]

The experience
Today we decided to eat Indian food.  I know, JC’s Burger’s House does not sound like and Indian restaurant.  That’s because it’s not.  The restaurant we planned to go to was closed.  We find it random, but they are closed every Wednesday.  We asked Mina if she’d rather have burgers or pizza and she [...]

The experience
Well, Mina was accepted to the private school we applied for so we thought we’d reward her endurance of the testing and interviewing (sheesh!) with a special day.  We’d be going to a movie and then eating at the restaurant of her choice.  Of course she’s not going to choose a restaurant we haven’t [...]

The experience
Today I got home after rounding to find Ogre and Benji at home so we thought it’d be a good day to go out to eat for lunch so we’d have a freebie for dinner.  I tried to google “kid friendly lunch” in Plano and Dallas and didn’t find anything informative except this website, [...]

The experience
Grace had a lengthy meeting downtown this evening and then got called into the hospital.  So I opted to go take Mina for a quick bite after I picked her up at school.  Benji would hang out and Lolo’s and learn to march.  Mina, of course, wanted First Chinese BBQ.  I told her we [...]

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I had a headache and Grace was just getting home for lunch so we opted to go somewhere quick and easy.  We discussed a few option while we drove towards the highway and settled on Freebird’s.  We’d been going here since Grace went to medical school at Texas A&M; the birth place of Freebird’s. [...]

The experience
So I’ve been seeing this place off the highway since as long as I can remember. My parents really never ate Indian food, so there was good reason we never went as a kid. I can’t say why I haven’t tried it since then. But since we started this, I’ve been talking [...]

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Right before dinner, I received a page that I’d be expecting an admission at the hospital, so we’d have to take separate cars and plan for somewhere en route to down town.  I gave Ogre a couple of choices and we decided that the kids would probably like BBQ the best, so we decided [...]

The experience
I gave Ogre a few choices for dinner trying to stay within the confines of his diet.  He said he’d be able to find “something” on any menu.  I must have been in an Asian frame of mind as my suggestions were either Vietnamese or Thai.  We have been wanting to try Sawadika Thai [...]

The experience
We were in the car and driving down the road before we even had an inkling of where to eat dinner tonight.  This whole bit is getting tougher by the day and now with New Year’s Resolutions of healthy eating and dieting, we’ve made things even more difficult.  I threw out a couple of [...]