On Jan 16, 7:18*pm, Linda Smith > wrote:
> 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'
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> > 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. *
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I grew up near Apache plaza too.

Tell us more about Sicherman's book. I use to read Uncle Al's column
online at the Strib site until he retired. How was the Geezer Salad?

Luann Wolfe
Albuquerque, NM