A Week of Woes

This week was full of lessons. Some obvious, some less so.

First lesson:
DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT go anywhere near Ikea on Labor Day weekend in Massachusetts. Or maybe in any state. Just like we avoid Allston, thanks to Allston Christmas, and Storrow drive. Avoid Ikea.

(I also want to note that Tai was the one pushing to go. But I digress.)

Our Ikea lunch

It took Tai 20 minutes in lines to get above lunch.

After browsing the showroom, we had to wait another 15 minutes for a cart. Yes. I waited in a line for a freaking cart.

And probably another 20 or 30 minutes in line to checkout. So, my day was spent in line, basically.

Second lesson:
Southside Tavern in Quincy and Southside Tavern in Braintree are not interchangeable. My southshore coworkers are always telling me how good Southside Tavern is. How great the mac and cheese there is. So, after a quick trip to Southshore Plaza, I thought mac and cheese sounded great. I google Southside Tavern. Menu looks okay. Oh look! There's a Quincy location! Let's go there.

Oh my. What a bad decision. It's definitely a neighborhood pub. Okay, fine. We seat ourselves. Wait for menus. Get said menus. No mac and cheese?!?! Sadness.

(Sorry for the super dark pictures, but this was no place to use flash.)

We ordered buffalo wings. Instead, we got buffalo tenders. Gahh this sauce was overpowering.

Steak tips, with sweet potato fries and a side Caesar (although the menu says ceasar; but again, I digress). So the good: the steak tips were really good. Flavorful without being the buffalo tenders that I forced myself to eat. Tender. Cooked well. And the bad: wow, talk about an  overdressed salad. And the meh: sweet potato fries were serviceable, but nothing to rave about.



And so, maybe, just maybe I would come back if I lived in the surrounding 3 blocks or so. But I don't.

Third lesson:
Sometimes a smoothie can be a lunch. But while it will be filling, it might not be satisfying.

Liquid lunch from Barry's Bootcamp

Fourth lesson:
After two visits to Chatime on Harrison Ave, I have given up on them having boba. I might have to try another location.

That is all for the week. Hopefully next week brings me better luck.