Lunch with one of my favorite people from BYU.
Tag: Orem
Restaurant Review: Chen’s Noodle House – Utah
Last time I went to Chen’s, I was a meat eater, so thought I’d give it another try… veggie style.
The Vegetable Soup was pretty good. But, I did have them add rice noodles because I wanted something Pho-like. The veggies were hot, crisp and flavorful. I used Hoisin and Sriracha for a little extra kick too-yummy!
I didn’t check out any of the other veggie dishes because I knew the soup would be enough by itself. I was right! Glad I didn’t order another dish as it would’ve been way too much food. I did notice they have other veggie stir fry options (with tofu) too.
Overall, thumbs up!
Restaurant Review: Carrabba’s – Orem
Something about the hustle and bustle of the holidays, just makes us want to eat! And being so busy, seems we’re never home. Luckily, there are some pretty good restaurants around so that we have a variety to choose from when we want to eat.
For a late lunch, we stopped at Carrabba’s in Orem, UT. Haven’t been out for Italian food in a long while… and don’t want to consider Olive Garden as real Italian food.
Klint had the Manicotti and about two loaves of bread with dipping sauce. (Note: Since this edible experience, Klint couldn’t get the dipping sauce out of his mind, so he researched and found the dipping sauce recipe on-line.) Jeanette, the fabulous waitress, even hooked him up with a loaf to go and a small container of the dipping herbs. Now, that’s service!
Jen had the Tilapia Nocciola, which is a hazelnut encrusted grilled tilapia fillet with steamed broccoli. Wow. Really flavorful dish, but also a light meat. Love fish, when it’s prepared right.
Mangia-mangia! (That’s Italian, for “let’s eat!”)
Restaurant Review: Shoga – Orem
Looking for a New Year’s Eve lunch and we stumbled into Shoga – located in Orem, Utah.
Jen had the sushi which was common and expected. Frankly, it’s hard to find good sushi in Utah.
Klint, on the other hand, enjoyed the hugest pile of steak yakisoba. Heavenly tender steak pieces with lots of vegetables. Definitely a dish to get again.
The service was okay. The restaurant was little, crowded, but cool decor. Guess this restaurant would be okay to check out again… Until we find a better sushi joint in Utah County.
Restaurant Review: Pad Thai Siam – Orem
Explored a new Thai restaurant in Orem, Utah. This place used to be called Thai Bombay, but didn’t last long. We had heard that Pad Thai Siam was a good spot, so we checked it out.
Wow. Basil sauce amazingness.
If you go, get the Basil Sauce dish. You can try any number of meats with the sauce. We loved it with tofu and 3 stars of heat.