Koko Bakery

 After the show, we stopped in at Koko Bakery in Asia Town for dinner.   I've been there plenty of times, but I hadn't blogged about their food before.   They have bubble tea, Asian-style baked goods, rice bowls, and other good things to eat.   Two years ago we got our Christmas Cake from there.

That was a cream cake with strawberries and kiwi inside.   Not overly sweet, just perfect.

Today we got a couple of egg tarts (far left and right), a curry beef bun (bottom left), a bacon cheese bun (bottom right), and a chocolate mousse (image at top of page).  Yummy!

This is my almond bubble tea.

And this is Steve's mango smoothie.

The portions are the right size.  It's a great place to stop in for a meal or a snack.  Even better for taking home dessert!

Homecooked Meal at Joe's with Friends

Today a friend was passing through town on the way to visit family, so we went out to Joe's for a home cooked meal.

I got the chicken noodle soup again, but I should have gotten what everyone else ordered:

This was the German dumpling soup.  It was creamy and cheesy.  

This was my cranberry-orange muffin tonight.  Again, it was warm and delicious.

For my dinner, I had the country fried chicken dinner, shown here with mashed potatoes, green beans, and garlic mayonnaise.  It said in the menu that there would be three pieces, but I actually got four!   This was the first fried chicken I've had in a long time that wasn't from a fast food chain.  It was nicely crispy, and the meat fell right from the bone.  The garlic mayonnaise was a great addition to this dish!

My husband had the baked orange roughy.  He called it tasty.

My leftovers barely fit in the box! (front container).   I'll call this a total of four meals.

But we also ordered dessert:

My dessert was called France.  It was milk chocolate layer cake with white and milk chocolate mousse layers.   Those are chocolate curls on the top.   I had to take the last bit of my cake home.

My husband got Forbidden, a dark chocolate cake made with pudding.  It was really shiny and tasted very fudgey. 

Joe's: A Fine Deli & Restaurant

Last night we went out to Joe's Deli, which was highly recommended to me by a couple of friends.  We went of a Friday night, so the place was busy.  The wait time for us was approximately 40 minutes.  The restaurant moved into their new building just last week, and the old one will be torn down for additional parking lot space.  The restaurant also has a dedicated counter for carry out.

We decided to order two different dinner combos.   Each comes with a soup or salad, potato or rice, vegetable, and a roll and butter.   The portion sizes are generous and can easily be shared (for an additional 2 dollar fee if you eat in). Although the wait to be seated was long, once we ordered, the food felt like it just flew out of the kitchen!  The service was speedy and polite.

My husband ordered the matzo ball soup.

 I had the chicken soup.  It was very tasty.  I couldn't finish it all though.  The kitchen didn't skimp on the noodles.  The bowl was swimming with them!

The rolls were warm and firm, but on my friend's suggestion we also ordered muffins.

This one was white chocolate cinnamon my husband picked.

Mine was the butter-rum flavored one.   I think the muffins were one of the best parts of the meal.  They were nice and warm, and I could tell they came right out of the oven.  They are truly a delight and could serve to be dessert.

My husband ordered liver and onions because he never had it before.   That's rice pilaf on the left.

I ordered by fish fry with mashed potatoes and gravy.  It's worth noting that the broccoli florets on the right hand side are about the size of my fist.

Lastly, we ordered dessert to go because we were already so full from all the food!   This is their cassada cake.   We split it for breakfast this morning.  It consists of fresh cream, sliced strawberries, and custard filling.  It's sweet, but not overly sweet.

The food at Joe's Deli isn't that expensive considering the volume you receive.  With two dinners, two breakfasts, and a couple of sets of left overs, I'm going to consider this to be six meals.