Oh my goodness ... talk about old times! I grew up a block away from
'Pache Plaza (that's what my late brother called it). Ready Meats was
Ted's store. My, how things change (of course I moved away from
Minnesota in 1979 ...so it's to be expected).

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:38:37 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>I went northeast yesterday to spend some time with my sister and to make
>a stop at Ready Meats (http://www.readymeats.com/) for beef bones and
>chicken backs for soups. The plan was to shop at the meat market, have
>dinner with sis and then proceed to a book reading by Al Sicherman,
>reading from his book, "Geezer Salad."
>
>I was ahead of my schedule ("It's a murrcle!!") and killed some time at
>whatever they're calling the retail & residential development where
>Apache Plaza used to be. I scoped a possible place for dinner, Pei Wei.
>I'd never heard of it and was surprised to see that it's affiliated with
>P.F. Chang restaurants. You order at a counter and your food is
>prepared and delivered to your table, like Culver's.
>
>My udon noodle bowl with shrimp was $7.50, Julie's beef lo mein noodle
>bowl was $6.50. She had a coupon for an order of free spring rolls. I
>was dismayed at how greasy the spring rolls (a deep fried egg roll)
>were, how greasy my udon dish was, and how greasy her lo mein was. Just
>about slid out of the place. The lo mein sauce was sweeter than my udon
>sauce. Next time I'd order the lo mein except that I don't think there
>will *be* a next time. Table service was prompt, the order-taker was
>efficient and friendly; no problems with staff.
>
>Overall, though, I'd have been more satisfied if we'd gone to Culver's ‹
>and I forgot that there is one very near to where we were.
>
>Live and learn.