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The Anti In-N-Out at Chick-fil-A

December 23rd, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Now available in malls?

Now available in malls?

Other than having hyphenated names, In-N-Out and Chick-fil-A have some other eerie parallels.  For a long time, Chick-fil-A kept itself to the south, but has since expanded.  In-N-Out, on the other hand, has kept itself to the west and has hardly expanded outside of California.  Both still carry an air of mystery, as they are not readily available like McDonald’s or Burger King.  They are also pretty religious, with Chick-fil-A closing on Sundays and In-N-Out printing bible quotes on their packaging.  And finally, their menus are both incredibly simple.  Yet, their simple menus are what makes them such opposites.  In-N-Out only has burgers, while Chick-fil-A only has chicken.

I didn’t even realize Chick-fil-A existed in LA until a friend told me about one in the South Bay Galleria Mall in Redondo Beach.  One day for lunch, we headed over there so I could see what Chick-fil-A was all about.  Continue Reading»


Something Fishy at Captain Kidd’s

September 16th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
A fishy taco

A fishy taco

Captain Kidd’s in Redondo Beach is kind of a combination of a fish market and a restaurant.  I typically wouldn’t find myself in a place like this, but unforeseen circumstances led me there.

I am typically not the biggest fan of fish, and some of my fans may have noticed the lack of seafood in almost all of my posts.  The big reason for this is the smell of fish.  I have heard that if fish smells and tastes “fishy,” it means it’s bad.  I don’t like taking that sort of risk with my food and usually prefer to eat more meaty and less smelly animals. Continue Reading»


Beer Me Some Breckenridge Agave Wheat

The taste of skiing?

Colorado is definitely a beer state, and not just because Coors comes from the Rocky Mountain State.  No, it is also home to New Belgium (of Fat Tire fame) and seemingly countless other micro and craft breweries.  While in Breckenridge for a ski weekend, I decided I had to at least try one of these, and because it turned out to be the only one available at dinner, my choice happened to come from the creatively named Breckenridge Brewery.  The brewery, by the way, is actually no longer in Breckenridge, having expanded and moved to Denver in 1992.

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