Both great places, we went over 2 days - don't worry :)
Pizza Ranch
We discovered this place a while back but since its on the North side of town, we don't typically go out that way. Now that John works accross the street we've gone once before. This restaurant is a buffet, they have a menu, but the buffet is probably cheaper. We came at 11:00 am, they usually open thier doors at 11:10 despite saying they open at 11. This is a good time to come as you beat the initial rush and you get first dibs on all the pizza.
The restaurant is aesthetically pleasing, with a western theme.
They have many good choices, and you can even order a specific type of pizza and they bring you a few slices and put the rest on the buffet. They also have salad and other buffet food such as mashed potatos and chicken. The dessert pizza is the best.
Price: around $30 (9.99 a person)
Overall we had an awesome experience here and would give it a 10/10.
Taverna's Grill and Sports Bar
This is definitely a sports bar theme, they have a big bar where you can sit or tables too. It is seat yourself usually. The wait staff are very friendly, and the food is amazing.
This time I had the special fish sandwhich and it was really tasty, with sweet potato fries. We tried the nachos for an appetizer, and I've never had such a good plate of nachos - it had your usual cheese on it but it had different toppings such as banana peppers and olives.
price for 3 (no alcohol):around $50
Another 10/10, enjoyed it thoroughly.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Green Mill
We had company over today. Went to the Green Mill...
STUFFED!
it was delicious, they have everything under the sun on the menu. This is our 3rd time there and I still haven't found a favorite meal, so much to choose from.
For 3, with appetizers, entree, and one dessert to share it ended up coming to around $70. so it's expensive, but it is worth it! great service and food!
I can't complain!
STUFFED!
it was delicious, they have everything under the sun on the menu. This is our 3rd time there and I still haven't found a favorite meal, so much to choose from.
For 3, with appetizers, entree, and one dessert to share it ended up coming to around $70. so it's expensive, but it is worth it! great service and food!
I can't complain!
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Chinese
Back in Marshfield we had a go-to chinese place (China Chef); however, in Eau Claire, we've been to really good asian places, but they were all kind of unique and special but didn't offer that take-out chinese type of food (you know where you pick it up and you got rice up the wazoo packed into a tiny box).
I'm sure those places exist here, but we have never taken the opportunity to find them,until now :) . Earlier this year we had recieved a flyer in the mail for China Wok, a new asian place that opened up on Golf Rd. We thought, hey, this food looks pretty good lets try it sometime. They have all your typical take-out asian food, you can buy it in pints and quarts, at decent prices, they even have lunch menus.
On Friday it was kinda a laid back day so I decided to try China Wok out. Wow! I didn't regret that decision!
The actual location of the restaurant is really small, they have one table that can seat four people, but pretty much its all kitchen. But since it's take out, john tells me that doesnt matter anyway. We called and were told to come 30 minutes later, but I got there early and it was done already.
We ordered 2 qts of chicken, 2 qts fried rice, and 4 egg/spring rolls. We got it for under $35, they even included a quart of white rice too. We had so much food we had really big meals for Friday and Saturday. It was awesome.
If you care about restaurant appearance (inside) then this place rates an 9. It was a really small building and when you walk in you're practically a meter away from the food being cooked. But the staff were friendly and helpful and the food was amazing!
If you don't care about how the restaurant looks, then this is a solid 10. I would definitely eat here again.
My fortune cookies said some thing about wiggling and rainbows, which is also awesome.
I'm sure those places exist here, but we have never taken the opportunity to find them,until now :) . Earlier this year we had recieved a flyer in the mail for China Wok, a new asian place that opened up on Golf Rd. We thought, hey, this food looks pretty good lets try it sometime. They have all your typical take-out asian food, you can buy it in pints and quarts, at decent prices, they even have lunch menus.
On Friday it was kinda a laid back day so I decided to try China Wok out. Wow! I didn't regret that decision!
The actual location of the restaurant is really small, they have one table that can seat four people, but pretty much its all kitchen. But since it's take out, john tells me that doesnt matter anyway. We called and were told to come 30 minutes later, but I got there early and it was done already.
We ordered 2 qts of chicken, 2 qts fried rice, and 4 egg/spring rolls. We got it for under $35, they even included a quart of white rice too. We had so much food we had really big meals for Friday and Saturday. It was awesome.
If you care about restaurant appearance (inside) then this place rates an 9. It was a really small building and when you walk in you're practically a meter away from the food being cooked. But the staff were friendly and helpful and the food was amazing!
If you don't care about how the restaurant looks, then this is a solid 10. I would definitely eat here again.
My fortune cookies said some thing about wiggling and rainbows, which is also awesome.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
First post and I'm "Fired Up"
Hey, I've toyed with the idea of starting a food blog for a while now and here it is.
John and I moved to the Chippewa Valley (Eau Claire) in 2006, (technically I came here in 2008, but I visited a lot before then :D ) and since then we've been exploring what the area has to offer in terms of restaurants. It started with just the chains, such as Applebees and Olive Garden because those were the only places we knew how to get to. But now we're familiar with the area, we've definitely branched out.
We kind of make a date night out of trying new places and I thought I'd start a blog about the ones we were impressed with!
Today we decided to try Fired Up Pizza and Cherry Berry Yogurt Bar.
Fired Up:
Score: 10
This place was great! The staff were super friendly, the location was clean and attractive. Looks a lot bigger on the inside than on the outside. We thought their menu was fun and diverse.
Their pizza only comes in 10" personal size, but they are creative enough that it makes it okay. They have several salads to pick from, and you can choose 1/2 sizes! They had a diverse dessert menu too, which is cool.
We shared an italian pizza fries appetizer ( looked like cheese pizza cut into strips) and then I had a mediterranean salad, which was lettuce, cherry tomatos, feta cheese and a vinaigrette sauce. John had a Caprese salad, which we found out has no lettuce - it was just slices of mozzerella with slices of tomato, we thought that was odd, but we didn't read the menu clear enough so that was our fault. Then we made our own pizzas and shared them. We didn't get a dessert because we went to the yogurt bar; but they had at least 5 choices, and the option to cook smore's at your table.
Price wise we got to experience all that for just over $30. which is pretty good in my book.
Cherry Berry:
Score: 10
We love this place, we've been once before and were throughly impressed.
You get a cup and you can fill it with different types of frozen yogurt and toppings. It is self serve, and they give you sample cups to try flavors when you walk in. I like this place because the guy gives you space, the interior is bright and colorful, and the area is clean. You fill your cup and then weigh it, it is priced by the oz, at .44 an oz. We ended up paying $12 for two, but it was so good. (the first time we came they took an oz off for each of us because we were new).
they have many sugar free options and even some dairy free, which is good if your intolerant.
So there you have it! stay tuned, next Thursday we may try out a new chinese place.
John and I moved to the Chippewa Valley (Eau Claire) in 2006, (technically I came here in 2008, but I visited a lot before then :D ) and since then we've been exploring what the area has to offer in terms of restaurants. It started with just the chains, such as Applebees and Olive Garden because those were the only places we knew how to get to. But now we're familiar with the area, we've definitely branched out.
We kind of make a date night out of trying new places and I thought I'd start a blog about the ones we were impressed with!
Today we decided to try Fired Up Pizza and Cherry Berry Yogurt Bar.
Fired Up:
Score: 10
This place was great! The staff were super friendly, the location was clean and attractive. Looks a lot bigger on the inside than on the outside. We thought their menu was fun and diverse.
Their pizza only comes in 10" personal size, but they are creative enough that it makes it okay. They have several salads to pick from, and you can choose 1/2 sizes! They had a diverse dessert menu too, which is cool.
We shared an italian pizza fries appetizer ( looked like cheese pizza cut into strips) and then I had a mediterranean salad, which was lettuce, cherry tomatos, feta cheese and a vinaigrette sauce. John had a Caprese salad, which we found out has no lettuce - it was just slices of mozzerella with slices of tomato, we thought that was odd, but we didn't read the menu clear enough so that was our fault. Then we made our own pizzas and shared them. We didn't get a dessert because we went to the yogurt bar; but they had at least 5 choices, and the option to cook smore's at your table.
Price wise we got to experience all that for just over $30. which is pretty good in my book.
Cherry Berry:
Score: 10
We love this place, we've been once before and were throughly impressed.
You get a cup and you can fill it with different types of frozen yogurt and toppings. It is self serve, and they give you sample cups to try flavors when you walk in. I like this place because the guy gives you space, the interior is bright and colorful, and the area is clean. You fill your cup and then weigh it, it is priced by the oz, at .44 an oz. We ended up paying $12 for two, but it was so good. (the first time we came they took an oz off for each of us because we were new).
they have many sugar free options and even some dairy free, which is good if your intolerant.
So there you have it! stay tuned, next Thursday we may try out a new chinese place.
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