Cilantro Latin Grill

I decided to stop at this restaurant in Wheeling (WV), on my way home from Columbus Ohio.

When I arrived I noticed the logo of the restaurant... looked cool.  I also noticed the limited parking.

When it comes to the style of Latin food.  I'm not sure since their wasn't a menu at least that's what the girl told me.  This annoyed me  because of that,  I ordered a burrito.  The girl who served me was pleasant.  I decided not to eat at the restaurant because I wanted to drive home.  So I had my dinner at the I-70 welcome center in Claysville (PA).  The burrito tasted awesome and the wood bench I sat at was nice, it was peaceful outside.

Cilantro Latin Grill
56 Carmel Rd
Wheeling, WV 26003

Jim Gaffigan Live

Giant Center
8 PM
July 10

The positives
- The opening comedian was funny.
- Gaffigan's set was awesome

The negatives
- The show didn't start until 8:20-8:30 and ended at 9:44.  That means that the opener took 15-25 minutes of the time.  I'm use to comedians not starting on time its not a big deal unless their set is short as was the case in this instance.
- Gaffigan's set for a touring comedian, in my opinion was way to short.
- I'm glad I only spent $52 on the ticket because I would have been really mad if I wouldn't have bought the cheapest ticket they had for the first (negative) reason.

other stuff
- Parking was $15.

 

DK Diner

July 11th

My last day in the Columbus Ohio Region before I took the long ass drive back to Pennsylvania. I had chosen a bunch of diners to eat breakfast at since the Sheraton I stayed at in Columbus didn't include breakfast.

So I drove to DK Diner.  I thought the place looked cool with the lights on the patio.  So I put my name on the list and waited for a seat.  I sat out in the patio, the hostess was nice.

I ordered an omelet with bacon and cheese and fried potatoes, sounded good.  What I got was a big piece of egg folded over bacon and cheese.  They didn't bother to cut the bacon and gave me a butter knife to cut the bacon.  Thanks a lot.  Call me crazy but I thought an omelet had the ingredients in the actual omelet.  I liked the potatoes.

The diner had a unique feature in that the drinks were self serve. I got my first drink before my meal came to my small table.  When I was half-way through my meal I went to fill my drink.  When I came back my food was gone.  I saw a waitress and asked, "where's my food."  She said with a twinkle in her eye, that the my waitress had thought I was done with my food.  Thanks for asking if I was finished.  She yelled her name, she realized her mistake but still threw out my food, afterwards she came up to me to apologize and offered to have another omelet made but since I thought the omelet was lousy I declined.  Plus I was going to the Columbus Zoo after this and didn't feel like staying in an awkward situation.  So I told her I would take toast.  When she gave it to me I waited until she went inside the diner to leave since I didn't want to make a scene.  I thought the place had a cool vibe until this happened.

if you want the address, do a search on yelp.

ps. I should mention that I didn't have to pay the bill.

reading phillies game and shopping

I went to see the Reading Phillies on May 6.  The game started at 11 am and it was education day, their were a bunch of little kids at the game.  Overall, the game was boring.  The Phillies lost.  I have one simple question, what does an ostrich have to do with Reading Pennsylvania?  I don't get it.  For your information, that bird is on one of their logos.  I guess every other bird said, ahh we'll pass on that offer.


I stopped at the pike café after the game.

I went shopping in Reading on May 8 at VF Factory Outlets with my grandfather and mother.  I got two shirts and a belt.

nautica T-Shirt

Belt

 

the pike cafe

I went to this restaurant after a Reading Phillies game.  I thought one of the cool features is the parking lot, you have to see it.

The menu was big.  I chose chicken florentine which was chicken in a white sauce with spinach on top.  Fries also came with the meal, they tasted good, so did the chicken.  The one item I didn't like was the salad, I didn't like the kind of lettuce they used.  Overall a good place to eat.

the pike café
930 Pike St
Reading, PA 19604    
(610) 373-6616

the Iron Rooster

I spent a dollar for parking for half an hour - a little excessive to me.  Thanks Annapolis!  I found the whole parking system confusing and I had no idea how much I paid until I got my bank statement.  Thanks Annapolis!  If you sense sarcasm, in this paragraph your a genius.

The Iron Rooster is on the street with the name market space.  This street is filled with different restaurants.

When I went into the restaurant, the guy at the entrance was polite.  He directed me to the seating.  This place is long and narrow.

The waitress was nice and the menu had an interesting selection.

I picked the turkey burger with the pasta salad.  Now a description of the burger from their menu. "house ground turkey breast with herbs and poultry spice / goat cheese / raspberry preserves / baby arugula / garlic aioli" Let the drooling commence.  The raspberry made this burger taste awesome.  I also picked the pasta salad and my view of it isn't so rosy.  The salad in my humble opinion - its important to be humble, hint, hint - had an off taste to it, seemed like they put to much vinegar in it or somethin' I didn't like it, plus it was small.

If your in the d.c. metro area I suggest you check it out and avoid the pasta salad because I heard that if you eat to much of it.  You turn into a monster, and end up on the x-files.  If your hearing the eerie music your not alone!

Address
The Iron Rooster
12 Market Space, Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 990-1600

birthday bash

I went to a birthday party in York to celebrate my niece's birthday.  Fun times.  My niece turned 2, she loves bubbles!

The drive to York and the drive home were nice.