Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Corner Bakery

This is my bear Joe with the city behind him....






Yesterday we went with my daddy to downtown Chicago. He needed to get his passport updated and my mom wanted to walk around "the greatest city" on the planet earth.

The passport thing took forever and my mom and sisters were getting tired of walking around in the rain so we stopped into a Corner Bakery for something to snack on.

We were in the "Financial District" of Chicago at lunchtime and my mom seemed to be a little on edge. We found three seats at a hightop table thing near a big window. It was p
erfect because I could move around without being in the way and there was room for the stroller.

We ordered a bagel and a coke. Happy day for us when we found out it was buy one bagel get one free. Mackie and I ate the bagels and mom rocked Pi to sleep. The bagels were really yummy and it was fun to people watch.

After what seemed like forever... wait, it was forever, we decided to move to a regular table so Piper could eat. Mom ordered two more bagels and a bowl of Tomato Basil Soup for me. I love soup!!

The soup was delicious!! Piper and I really enjoyed it!











The Good:

** The soup was yummy!

** Two for one bagels! Yippee!

** The view of Chicago.


The Bad:

** It was loud in there because it was lunch time.

I give Corner Bakery:

Kid Friendly: 3 out of 5 Smiley Faces


Food: 5 out of 5 Smiley Faces


Sunday, March 16, 2008

Kosta's




Yesterday we went for lunch at a new place called Kosta's.

Kosta's is a fast-food/dine-in/take-out kind of place. It is located in a strip mall near a soccer store and a Thai restaurant.

The restaurant is really big. Plenty of seating and it looks like there is a back room for small parties. There is also a small game room located in the back.

My mom and dad ordered Gyro's for themselves, the 2 pc. chicken tender kids combo meal for me and the grilled cheese pita for Piper.

The Good:



** My mom and dad said the gyros were really good. They were not greasy and the meat/onion/tomato ratio was spot on!


** The chicken tenders were really good too. The breading was really yummy, the chicken was all white meat and the BBQ sauce was fantastic!

** The fries were fresh and Piper loved them

** They have Pepsi products at Kosta's.

** The restaurant was really clean and service was fast.






The Bad:



** They didn't give us an or
der of fries.

** They over-charged my mom and dad about $5.


I give Kosta's:


Kid Friendly: 4 out of 5 Smiley Faces

Food: 4 out of 5 Smiley Faces


Gyros Chicken



Monday, March 10, 2008

Nikko Sushi

Last weekend my mom and dad took me and Piper for sushi. As you know, I love sushi. My favorite sushi place is Sushi Station but lately, it is really hard to get a table there. So, my dad decided to take me here. It was great! We showed up at 2:15 not knowing that they stopped serving lunch at 3:00. The nice waitress let us know that the sushi kitchen would only be open for 15 more minutes so we placed our order right away.

Our sushi came with miso soup and a salad (with fruity vinaigrette dressing) and four shrimp egg rolls (two spicy and two non-spicy). The shrimp egg rolls must have been good because my mom and dad did not offer any to me.

I had Miso Soup and Spicy Tina Rolls minus the spicy.

Piper had some of my moms sushi. She had "Godzillar" Rolls and some rice.


The staff was really nice and fun. It was a nice place and I'm sure we will go again.

I give Nikko Sushi:


Kid Friendly: 4 out of 5 Smiley Faces :

Food: 4 out of 5 Smiley Faces