Hope that you've eaten already...

I'm including pics from last night and tonight. Barb's best friends have been to Atlanta a couple of times and they raved about a restaurant called Canoe so we HAD to check it out. Since it was packed we ate in the bar which I didn't mind. It's about the food and since we were in the bar I ordered a drink. I ordered a dirty martini, extra dirty, extra olives. They hooked me up on the olives and for $13 they better! I really need to find cheaper drinks, LOL. Since this was a dining experience I decided to get an appetizer. I went with the mussels. I had some fabulous mussels while in Spain and I think this was even better. The mussels were fat and juicy and the sauce was divine. I sopped it up with bread but was afraid of getting too full so then I used my spoon to have some more broth. I would go back and have this with a salad and call it a night. Barb got an African squash soup with peekytoe crab (no idea what it is) and a lime compote. Very enjoyable. For my entree I went with a special of the day which was a whole roasted yellowtail. I was very excited to get it but I must say, it was a little bland. The green beans were excellent though. They do fillet the fish at your table if you like but I told them I was asian, I'm ok eating something with a head on it, LOL. Barb had a lightly breaded flounder and risotto which was nice but didn't blow me away. So some hits and misses but like I said, I would go back for the mussels anytime!

Once dinner was over we went to Barb's hotel room where I made myself at home. Tonight we went to Gladys Knight's Chicken and Waffles and I'm sad to say, it did not live up to previous meals. I really wanted it to wow Barb. She went with the smothered chicken. I had the Uncle Ron's which is a fave of mine. I only had one piece of chicken, saving the rest for tomorrow. I do love cold fried chicken. Our food was served within minutes after ordering which means it wasn't exactly fresh. The squash casserole which I raved about was sooo sweet I couldn't even eat it and Barb didn't eat her fried corn because it had bell peppers in it, that means 0 for 2 on her sides. Bummer! The chicken wasn't as fantastic as it had been, it was good, I mean come on, it's fried chicken but still not the caliber I had become used to here.

This is the first time I had been at a chicken and waffles place and actually got a waffle. Their waffle of the day was a chocolate waffle which is speaking in Barb's language, LOL. He spoke in my language when he asked if we wanted ice cream with it. I have to say, this was the lightest waffle I had ever had. I would be willing to try a regular waffle here. It was an awesome waffle and it's not only because of the ice cream, LOL. I have no idea where we're eating tomorrow but I do know where we are going for drinks, EG! We're ditching her co-worker and going for some naughty fun. Sorry, no pictures allowed!

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About Leiha

I love to eat and sleep. One thing is more fun to blog about than the other. In between eating and sleeping I love to travel, spend time with my family and talk about myself. :)