Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote in message
> ...
>> How many of you actually eat at fast food restaurants? I have
>> gotten to the point that if I stop at one in a pinch (blood sugar
>> drops) to grab something, I usually end up physically ill. The
>> local ones around me are McDonalds, Burger King and Wendy's, and not
>> a one sits well on my stomach. If I have to stop and eat something,
>> I usually end up at the WaWa (local convenience store) and get them
>> to make me a hoagie - costs less, tastes better, and doesn't make a
>> nuisance of itself. Their hoagies are vastly superior to Subway
>> (also local) -ginny
>
> A couple of times a month I take my wife for blood work early in the
> morning. We'll stop at McDonalds for breakfast before I go to work.
> While not a destination for a fancy meal, I like the coffee and it is
> reasonably satisfying. Even better is the time I spend with Gloria
> relaxing those few minutes in the morning.

We have to go to the doctor's for me down in Tampa today. I'm sure I'm
going to be hungry after the appointment and there are *lots* of more food
choices down there. Last time we went to one of my appointments we ate
at...Q'doba's? Is that spelled right? It's a chain, owned by Jack-in-the
Box, but kind of run like a Subway where you can choose your toppings for
your tacos or burritos. Allan, my husband, liked it, I thought it was
so-so. He had about 3 menu items, though, and I only had a black bean
veggie taco, so he got more variety than I did. Oh, and we ordered chips
and salsa. The chips were kind of strange; very salty and tasted too
strongly like lime, IMO. I like lime-flavored chips, but these were
over-the-top. We ended up tossing them.

There is a true, authentic, taqueria in Tampa, nestled in a Mexican grocery
(that has great prices on meat!). I may force my husband to take me there
today after the appointment. I saw what they had on their cook line. Yay!
Corn tortillas, marinated pork or beef, cilantro, onion, with various
salsas. I could really go for a REAL taco. No one in there speaks English
and nothing on any product in the store is written in English - it's all
imported. It's a true Mexican market; the folks look at you funny when you
walk in if you're caucasion. It is a little difficult in the check-out
line, but my husband can speak enough Spanish (he is a carpenter and works
with Mexicans and Cubans on a regular basis) to get us through. The produce
in that market is unbelievable....I've never seen some of it in my life, but
I can't tell what it is because everything is in Spanish. LOL.

The one time we went to this place, my eyes were opened. I'm enamored with
the thought of going back again.

kili