Breakfast and Lunch for Wednesday, February 3, 2011

Wednesday, February 3, 2011

BREAKFAST

(made by my girlfriend, brought to my office)

I had some left overs from dinner so I decided to bring them to work for breakfast (and save a couple of bucks by not buying from the breakfast cart).

Pasta with Turkey Sausage

Taste: cold pasta is good for breakfast when you are starving.

LUNCH

(from Checkers)

The Big Buford

Checker's Fries

Taste: the pictures say it all...

Turkey Triple Decker with Fries

Friday, January 28, 2011

LUNCH

Stats:

Items: turkey triple decker (turkey club sandwich), fries, 20oz bottle of Diet Dr. Pepper

From: Downtown Deli

Cost: under $9 total

This is a photo from a different meal, but the same dish from the same deli.

I forgot to take a picture of the actual meal because I was too hungry...

Taste: DELICIOUS!

The Big Buford Triple = TOO MUCH FOOD!

Thursday, January 27, 2011

LUNCH

When I asked a friend what I should eat for lunch, he mentioned a bacon cheese burger. That suggestion got me thinking. Maybe I do not need bacon (after all I had some yesterday with my lunch) but I could sure use a burger. I was torn between going to Wendy's or Checkers. I decided to go to Checkers because it is cheaper.

I ordered the Large Big Buford Triple Meal... which was probably too much food...

STATS:

Items: 1 Big Buford Triple, 1 large fries, 1 large drink

From: Checkers

Cost: $8.81 total

The Meal...

The Big Buford in its "box".

Can you see the three large patties of beef???

Taste: I think there was just too much beef, it over powered everything else... the fries were good as always.

Remarks: so much food I will probably skip dinner.

Five Guys Burgers and Fries!

All self explanatory! (Super Delicious!)

Due to Popular Demand, Five Guys Burgers and Fries!

Meal: lunch (Sat 11/13)

From: Five Guys Burgers and Fries

Cost: less than $17 (for 2 people)

Location: Queens

I decided it was high time for some Five Guys. My unilateral decision led to this:

My girlfriend loves free stuff even more than I do, and Five Guys has free peanuts...

I got a Little Bacon Cheese Burger "All the Way" and we split a regular sized fries.

Taste: as always, DELICIOUS!

Conclusion: how many years off my life has this meal taken?

Drink: we split a medium soda (free refills - Coke Zero).

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Meal: breakfast

From: the breakfast cart from around the corner from my office

Cost: $2.50 (including coffee)

Pecan and Frosting Covered Pastry

Taste/Conclusion: something different, but still very good!
Drink: large coffee with milk and sugar.


Meal: Lunch
From: Downtown Deli
Cost: less than $9 (including drink)

Turkey Triple Decker Wholewheat Sandwich (with beacon) and fries.

(there are pickles and cold slaw under those fries)

Taste/Conclusion: extremely unhealthy, but very filling and tasty!

Drink: a 20 ounce bottle of Diet Dr. Pepper.

Meal: dinner
From: my fridge (via my girlfriend's kitchen)

My girlfriend made me a bunch of dumplings (yes these are homemade handmade dumplings) and steamed them. I took them out of my fridge and fried them up.

Fried Dumplings

Taste/Conclusion: fried anything is usually very good, and this was no exception.

Wendy's!!!

Meal: lunch (Thu 10/28)

From: Wendy's

Cost: around $8

Location: Lower Manhattan

My friend and I decided to give Wendy's a try after several weeks of Checkers. I went with the Wendy's Famous Single... it is not as good as the big Buford, but still pretty good.

Taste: fast food tastes good...

Conclusion: I do not like how Wendy's fries are soggy and not crispy...

Drink: a medium Diet Coke.

Unhealthy Food at the Giants Game (sorry no pictures)

Meal: breakfast/lunch (Sun 10/17)

From: The New Giants Stadium

Cost: TOO MUCH!

Location: New Jersey

I went to the Giants game on Sunday and ate a ton of unhealthy food, unfortunately I was too into the game and forgot to take pictures.

I had before the game:

2 Egg McMuffin (with ham and cheese) Sandwiches

A bottle of water

I had at the game:

Sweet Italian Sausage with Onions and Peppers on a Hero

Chicken Tenders with Fries

A Snickers Bar

A bottle of Water

I had after the game:

A bottle of Vitamin Water (some kind of berry flavor)

Taste: absolutely everything was good!

Conclusion: absolutely everything was unhealthy...

Lunch, Friday, October 15

Meal: lunch (Fri 10/15)

From: Checkers

Cost: just over $7

Location: Lower Manhattan

Maybe I should have gone with the Big Buford, however I went with the Rodeo Burger: 2 beef patties, bacon cheese, fried onions, and BBQ sauce.

Taste: the fries were great as always, I love that pepper seasoning. The burger was good but lacked the lettuce, tomato, and red onions that the Big Buford has to breakup the overpowering fat and grease of the rest of the burger.

Conclusion: the Rodeo Burger was pretty good, but I think I'm going to stick with the Big Buford next time.

Drink: a medium Diet Coke with ice.

Five Guys Grand Opening

Meal: lunch (Sat 10/9)

From: Five Guys Burgers

Cost: less than $17 for 2 people

Location: Queens

So a Five Guys Burger just opened up near my girlfriend's place, obviously we needed to go there for lunch!

Five Guys Hamburger "All the Way" with Regular Fries

Taste: absolutely 100% DELICIOUS!

Conclusion: I will just let the pictures speak for themselves.

Drink: a regular sized soda and ice (Coke Zero with refills).

A Big Buford kind of lunch!

Meal: lunch (Wed 10/6)

From: Checkers

Cost: less than $8

Location: Lower Manhattan

My firm was supposed to have a farewell lunch for an intern, unfortunately the intern did not show up to work! So it appears for the time being that the farewell lunch has been pushed back a day to Thursday. Unfortunately, I did not bring lunch so... it was BIG BUFORD TIME!!!

Every week the Checkers near my office has a weekly special, this week it was some kind of "rodeo burger" which I was unsure of, so I went with the sure thing, the Big Buford.

The Big Buford
I have to say this burger is probably one of the top chain restaurant burgers out there. It definitely tops the Whooper and the Big Mac. I personally like it better than the Wendy's Single. It just has it all, from ample amounts of lettuce and tomato to red onions.


Checkers Fries
Slowly but surely these fries have become one of my favorites. They have this pepper seasoning that eliminates the necessity for ketchup.

Taste: simply awesome!
Conclusion: this meal was near the pinnacle of chain fast food meals.

Drink: a "medium" (32oz) cup of Diet Coke with ice.

THE BIG BUFORD!!!

Meal: lunch (Tue 9/28)

From: Checkers

Cost: less than $8

Location: Lower Manhattan

THE BIG BUFORD!!!

 

 Unparalleled Fries

Taste: THE BIG BUFORD: amazing as always! FRIES: you cannot beat the double fried and pepper goodness of the fries from Checkers.

Conclusion: well worth having crap for breakfast.

Drink: a medium (32oz) Diet Coke with ice.

Five Guys Burger and Fries (enough said!)

Meal: lunch (Sun 9/5)
From: Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Cost: less than $17 for two
Location: Queens

Ordering and Food Preparation

My Order (Burger and Fries)

The Entire Order

Burger with Everything
Five Guys Burgers are always juicy and delicious, and this time was no different. I got the burger with everything, which means lettuce, tomato, raw onions, grilled mushrooms, mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, and pickles. All that and two beef patties wrapped in a sesame seed bun... wow what a burger!

Burger with Everything

Fries
The fries were great as well and they come in a cup. They were all crispy and had the right amount of salt. I love how Five Guys does not skimp on the fries, they always throw a small scoop of fries with the order into the bag (in addition to the cup of fries).

Fries

Peanuts
Five Guys always gives out free peanuts, and they are good, roasted and lightly salted.

Complimentary Peanuts

Taste: UNBELIEVABLY DELICIOUS
Conclusion: I have been waiting for this meal all week!

DELICIOUS!

Drink: medium soda (free refills). I drank lots of Coke Zero with ample ice.

FREE REFILLS!