You Eat, You Pay

...by getting sick.

As a child, the day after Halloween probably saw me getting sick by eating too much candy. As an adult, I guess I've kept up with the tradition, but have moved onto other foods. (Who am I kidding, I stuff my face all day with candy.)

For lunch, Tai and I met with Jessica and Harry at Gyu-Kaku in Brookline. For those unaware, at Gyu-Kaku, you order your proteins and vegetables and grill them at your table. Think Korean BBQ but Japanese, instead of Korean. 

As always when we dine with Harry, we order lots:

Two of these, the mushroom bibimbap. I used to love this, but this one lacked flavor. Sadness.

The meats:

Pork belly.

 Kalbi (short ribs).

 Bistro steak, I think.

Harami skirt steak. One of my favorites.

 Beef tongue (a Jessica thing).

 Spicy pork.


















The vegetables are always good, but sadly not so exciting (especially the ones that arrive foil wrapped):

 Assorted vegetables.

You have to use your imagination here, but one is spinach and the other is a mushroom medley.









And then dessert, because why not?

Lady M green tea mille crepe with green tea ice cream. I always love the first few bites of this, and then I struggle to finish it. And I always forget that I would rather have the vanilla ice cream.






This visit, the grill took a super long time to cook any food. Fortunately, I got to catch up with Jessica and Harry after their three week trip to Asia. But really, I'm not sure lunch should ever take 2.5 hours.


Following a brief shopping trip, Richmond and I stopped by Starbucks before dinner. Big mistake, Vy. Hot chocolate can and will fill you up. And then you won't want to eat dinner.

But because I wasn't really impressed with the salads offered at Abby Park in Milton (or tempted by their appetizers, which is so unlike me), I ordered an entree. And proceeded to eat such a small corner of it, the waitress asked if I didn't like the dish. Oops, sorry. I'm just an idiot that has a tiny appetite sometimes. 

Swordfish topped with crab vinaigrette, with creamy polenta and asparagus. The menu said there would be bell peppers and roasted corn, and those are obviously MIA. I really liked the dish, the few bites I had of it, especially the polenta.

The American Wagyu burger (with American cheese, caramelized onions, and crispy potato strings), served with truffle fries. This was good - sweet with a good grill flavor.







I think I would like Abby Park more if they had better appetizer options. And maybe a salad that isn't a Caeser, Greek, Beet, or asparagus. I'd even take a Nicoise. Or maybe I just need to go back on a day I don't stuff myself to the brim at lunch. And then have a hot chocolate (really, what was I thinking?). But I always leave Abby Park thinking that although the meal was good, I wasn't really impressed. And that was true this time as well.