Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Tu_triky wrote:I miss the days of eating the 2 dogs & a drink Recession Special at Gray's Papaya on 6th Ave in the West Village.

Was it Gray's Papaya or Papaya King? :P

bmwracer wrote:
Was it Gray's Papaya or Papaya King? :P

For me it was always Gray's because it was walking distance from where I lived. After going out on the weekend, throwing back some drinks and coming home broke you could always get something to eat for a few bucks in the wee hours.

Eve wrote:Mystery meat indeed.

Not if you buy the all beef hot dogs.

Jav_sol wrote:Not if you buy the all beef hot dogs.

There's still all the chemicals (e.g., nitrites) to contend with. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
There's still all the chemicals (e.g., nitrites) to contend with. :sweat:

There's chemicals in everything we eat. Besides no of us really know what our foods go through, before they land on our plates. :beaten:

Jav_sol wrote:There's chemicals in everything we eat. Besides no of us really know what our foods go through, before they land on our plates. :beaten:

True, but a hot dog, like most processed foods, is a veritable chemistry lab in a casing.

Went to a Kaiten sushi restaurant in Cerritos today for dinner... The sashimi was fresh, but sliced rather thin: The salmon and maguro were almost transparent. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:Went to a Kaiten sushi restaurant in Cerritos today for dinner... The sashimi was fresh, but sliced rather thin: The salmon and maguro were almost transparent. :beaten:

:hehe:

Those generous type portions, huh? :beaten:

Truth be told I've never been to a kaitenzushi joint despite the fact there are a few around town. I guess I'm a creature of habit...you have your go to spot and one usually sticks with that, I guess. :)

bmwracer wrote:Went to a Kaiten sushi restaurant in Cerritos today for dinner... The sashimi was fresh, but sliced rather thin: The salmon and maguro were almost transparent. :beaten:

I took out the sushi platters from the Marukai on Hawthorne last weekend and it was quite good for "takeout". The sashimi slices were quite long and thick. You can't pick what you want but the variety was good... at least it had uni and ikura.

BTW, where's the kaiten sushi restaurant in Cerritos? Would you go back again? I've been to places where the sashimi was sliced so thin that you could see the rice grains. :beaten:

Sengo wrote:I took out the sushi platters from the Marukai on Hawthorne last weekend and it was quite good for "takeout". The sashimi slices were quite long and thick. You can't pick what you want but the variety was good... at least it had uni and ikura.

Marukai on Hawthorne?

BTW, where's the kaiten sushi restaurant in Cerritos? Would you go back again? I've been to places where the sashimi was sliced so thin that you could see the rice grains. :beaten:

The kaitenzushi is called Gatten Sushi: http://www.gattensushi.com/

The sushi was okay, but I don't think I'd go back... I sort of particular when it comes to sushi... And maybe even Japanese food as a whole.

bmwracer wrote:

Marukai on Hawthorne?

The Marukai market on Sepulveda and Hawthorne (Torrance). There are 2 Japanese sushi chefs making the sushi in a corner of the store.... not Sushi Boy. They're called Sushi Mori-zo. I called them at 3:00 pm, picked it up by 4:00 pm and was home by 5:00 pm.

Sengo wrote:The Marukai market on Sepulveda and Hawthorne (Torrance). There are 2 Japanese sushi chefs making the sushi in a corner of the store.... not Sushi Boy. They're called Sushi Mori-zo. I called them at 3:00 pm, picked it up by 4:00 pm and was home by 5:00 pm.

Ah, over there.... :victory:

I've only stepped in there a couple of times over the years... At one point in time, it used to be a Wherehouse Records store.

McDonald's China Plans To Open A New Store Every Day In Four Years

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The fast food wars in China are fierce. In a country where Colonel Sanders is more omnipresent than Mao, McDonald's has some serious competition. That's why within the next four years, McDonald's plans to open a new outlet daily in China. By 2013, McDonald's hopes to add 700 outlets to its already existing 1,300.

The chain isn't exactly dragging its feet in the meantime -- it currently opens a new restaurant every other day. In order to achieve such massive growth, McDonald's wants to focus more on franchising in China. Although 75% of McDonald's worldwide are owned by franchisees, only six stores in China are franchised.

McDonald's has been planning its Chinese expansion for some time, but the rate at which it plans to open stores is somewhat staggering. There are about 3,200 KFC stores in China, so even with McDonald's ambitious growth plans, catching up to the Colonel remains a daunting challenge.

bmwracer wrote:MaoDonald's China Plans To Open A New Store Every Day In Four Years

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Dayem the Chinese are going to start selling bootleg burgers now? MaoDonald's? When will it end!!!





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Tu_triky wrote:Dayem that Chinese are going to start selling bootleg burgers now? MaoDonald's? When will it end!!!


:beaten:

LOL. :rofl:

Can't be too tough to reverse engineer a Big Mac. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
LOL. :rofl:

Can't be too tough to reverse engineer a Big Mac. :mrgreen:

Hehe. Cardboard is a versatile material.

Jav_sol wrote:

Not if you buy the all beef hot dogs.

Sabrett doesnt offer all beef. :mrgreen:

And Papaya King on 72nd and Broadway was the bomb. :victory:

Eve wrote:

Sabrett doesnt offer all beef. :mrgreen:

And Papaya King on 72nd and Broadway was the bomb. :victory:

You know they just opened a Papaya King in Hollywood about a month ago? Haven't checked it out yet, but I shall.

Tu_triky wrote:You know they just opened a Papaya King in Hollywood

Really? :shocked:

bmwracer wrote:
Really? :shocked:

No bullsh*t, man. Fo' real.

http://www.papayaking.com/hollywood/