Amy D.'s Profile

To give you an idea of how long it takes to get food here, I got to the market at 5:45, and didn't leave until 6:20. While waiting, I browsed the store, and eventually went outside to the BBQ area to watch the news.

They offer free wi-fi, but you have to ask for the key.

There are 4 kinds of kebabs:
- chicken breast $9.99?
- chick thighs $7.99
- koobideh (ground meat with onions) $3.99
- chenjeh (beef)  $9.99

- rice $1.99

I ordered 2 kebabs: chenjeh and chicken breast. The chicken was on the verge of being dry by the time I got home, but I bet if eaten there, it would have been perfect. Chenjeh was delicious, but the pieces were kind of small.  

Tonight, there was the 82-year-old owner's father who is visiting from abroad, and the other man who does the cooking, but doesn't speak English. I probably would have given the market 4 stars, but talking to the old man made me happy, so he earns an extra star.

I asked how long the other man had been in the US, and he said he wasn't sure. Then, I told him that it reminds me of my grandmother, for whom I translate for all the time. He told me a story about how he got his engineering degree in London, then didn't speak English for a long time and thought he forgot it until he came to the US to visit his daughter in 2002. While going through customs, he said they asked why he was here, and it just came back naturally.

I ate a PB&J sandwich around 1, a banana around 2, went shopping for nail polish, and then went to watch the U.S. Figure Skating Championship at HP Pavilion til 9. 7 hours without food is a really long time for me; by the time I left HP Pavilion, I was starting to get a headache from hunger.

The carne asada super burrito I ate here was delicious. $6.61? The chips here are thick and really tasty, too.  Can't wait to go back.

Essie $3.50
OPI $4.25
CND Stickey Base Coat $4
Orly Bonder refill bottle $12
Seche Vite Top Coat $4

They have lots of Essie, OPI, China Glaze, Zoya, and Orly, but you can tell the Orly polishes have been sitting there for a while, because the color is separated and pooled at the top on almost all the bottles.

It would be a lot easier to browse if the nail polish color names were listed at the front of the displays. I'm not sure how the colors are organized, but if you go there looking for specific colors, it's hard to find them. For example, if you want a specific red, there are reds on all the Essie display shelves. On the other hand, I didn't notice ANY reds by OPI at all (not even Malaga Wine).

They have:
Essie Bridal 2011
Essie Spring 2011: A French Affair
Essie Winter 2011: Cocktail Bling
Essie Holiday 2011: Luxeffects (Shine of the Times, Pure Pearlfection, As Gold as it Gets)

I went here this afternoon around 3pm, and it wasn't crowded, but I can imagine this place would be a nightmare with many more people shopping.

They don't have a cash register (they use a calculator), so if you want a receipt, you need to ask for one.

My friend ordered wings on Friday for the NFC Championship game today (yesterday). When we went to pick up the order, there was a sign on the door: no more walk-in orders. People kept walking in to ask what the sign meant.

Apparently, they can make up to 450 wings every 15 minutes, and due to online orders, had met their wing quota.

We ordered 20 wings (10 spicy, 10 mild) and an order of fries = $16-17.

I don't eat wings often, but aren't the wings here kind of small? They're tasty, but I'm not sure I'd go out of my way for them.

I'm a student in the Nobu School of Thought, and not a big fan of Jive Ass Rolls. They only serve Jive Azz Rolls at Old Town Sushi. They are big, overstuffed, and not very pretty. If you order one with tenkasu or seaweed salad on top (WTF), it's downright unappetizing. I don't eat sushi here.

I ordered chicken teriyaki for $9.95. Just to show how un-Japanese this place is (FYI: it's Chinese owned, and I don't think there's a single Japanese person employed), the miso soup is served with a spoon already in the bowl. The salad was crunchy, but drowned in salad dressing. In terms of portion size, there's probably 3x the amount you might expect from Hotaru.

The reason I'll return: leftover chicken teriyaki makes for a good protein on top of salad the next day-
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A friend who lives in Philadelphia invited me to go to the Playoffs on 1/14/12. I was feeling pretty special just to be invited, and then when we got to our seats, I could just imagine my guy friends writhing in jealousy (and demanding I give my friend a BJ for bringing me to such an EPIC game).

airfare - $500
game tickets - $400+
rental car - $80
food and beer - $60
parking - $30
chairs - borrowed
cost: $1,070+

But to see the 49ers win in such dramatic fashion makes it worth ever penny. (Right?)

The magical play: Alex Smith's TD pass to Vernon Davis- http://www.flickr.com/...

Last 3 seconds: 49ers WIN!!! - http://www.flickr.com/...

I recommend looking at the PAMF website to check wait times before going to the office: http://www.pamf.org/ur...

Bring a laptop with your charger, because you'll be waiting for a while. The good thing is there's free wi-fi!

Reliable place to buy beer, wine, and liquor with competitive prices. You can probably find most things cheaper at Costco (if they have it), but Bevmo is so convenient.

I love that you can order online, and have your items set aside for you. I've used it a few times and it's really convenient.

There are lots of great deals to be had, especially when items are on sale. For example, 6-pack of Amstel Light $9.99, vs 12-pack $13.49? I don't even drink Amstel Light, and I wanted to buy the 12-pack.

I placed a call to the clinic to try to schedule an appointment for my grandmother last week, and they were all booked even before 1pm.

At least the receptionist referred me to Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Palo Alto.

Butter chicken ($14.95), sea bass tikka ($18.95), and garlic naan were delicious. The sea bass was cooked well, but way too salty.

As soon as we sat down, the waiter came and asked if we were ready to order. We had just sat down and hadn't even opened the menus yet. When we were ready, the bus boy told us that the waiter was busy and couldn't come take our orders and then it took a -while- for him to come back again. So much for service?