Terri N.'s Profile

My friend Jenise has been the world's greatest food reference. Once again she has me hooked on to another ice cream eatery. Maybe it's the pregnancy hormone or cravings or maybe it's just that Starfruit is that darn GOOD. Whatever it is, I love it here. I had the blueberry froyo with kiwi, strawberries and mochi slices as my toppings. It was heaven! I can't wait to come back and try their pom froyo. MMmmmm.. Great friends makes great suggestions end result...Happily satisfied =)

Molly's has such a kick back and relax ambiance. I love the swings and cozy set up they have to offer for their customers. The servers are totally friendly and helpful.

My sister and I came here last week and pratically ordered every single flavor they had to offer. I seriously wanted to fall in love with Molly's cupcakes as much as I had fallen in love with the store. However, I can't say I'm disappointed, it's just their cupcakes isn't my cup of tea.

I love their concept of stuffing their cupcakes (tiramisu, ron bennington, strawberry shortcake, boston cream, cookies and cream..) BUT, personally, it was a bit overwhelming for me.

Their basic cupcakes (red velvet, chocolate, coconut...) were all good but the frosting was totally throwing me off.

Overall: I totally enjoyed the ron bennington. I felt like I was indulging in a grown up version of a reeses peanut butter cup. Their tiramisu was good but I wished they wouldn't drenched the cupcake with the coffee because it made it too soggy. The red velvet was pretty good.

My nephew had their apple pie and he thought it was best thing in the world.

I enjoyed my experience at Molly's and their cupcakes but I can't say I'm in love with it. I'm sure I'll stop on by and give this place another try.

Lito's empanadas is inexpensive and delicious. =)
Love their spinach and cheese empanadas!
Their beef is pretty good as well.

Made a trip to Margie's for the first time last week and I am totally hooked on their icecream. It's a small cozy 50's style ice cream shop. The workers/servers are wonderfully kind.

Last week my sister, her three kids and I made our first trip to Margies. Our order:
2 kid size hot chocolate sundae
1 hot fudge royale (3 scoops of french vanilla ice cream, banana slices, and a side of hot fudge)
1 turtle sundae (3 scoops of french vanilla icecream nesting in a caramel sauce, with nuts, whip cream and hot fudge on the side)
1 hot caramel sundae (2 scoops of french vanilla ice cream, whip cream, nuts and hot caramel on the side)
Total cost: 22 ($25 with tip)

Seriously, we all loved our sundae. The quality of the ice cream is excellent and their caramel/fudge sauce is just perfect. Apaprently, we are so hooked on Margie's that we weather the pouring rain and stop on by yesterday for icecream.

We all had the same order with an addition of a junior split (kid size banana split - three scoops of vanilla ice cream, banana, whip cream, nuts, and hot fudge sauce on the side). Also I had upgraded my hot caramel sundae to a jumbo size. =)

Totally addicting and the best part of it all Tamia loves the place. She enjoyed her banana split so much she requested we stop on by here this Sunday for Father's day.

Note: It can get pretty busy but I swear it's worth the wait. Also, all orders can be made to go.

Can't wait to go back and try their fresh fruit sundae!

The greatest tasting gelato that would ever set foot in your mouth!

Tony usually gets chocolate for us at Vosges. Don't get me wrong, I love it there but I wanted to try something new. So, I couldn't pass it up when my wonderful friend Jenise recommended us to try this place.

Awesome ambiance, love the decor and it's not packed (more for me)!

Hands down best hot chocolate. =)
Lavender, Raspberry, Curry truffles (mmm a pop of flavor that melts sweetly in your mouth)
Chocolate bar (wow, it makes me want to give up on my hershey bars)
Pistachio, Toffee cookies (soft and scrumptious)

Seriously, Coco Rouge is just bad. No, Jenise is for recommending it. No, I'm kidding...I'm thankful I found another cozy place to grab chocolate from and Coco Rouge hits all the right spot. =)

I had a craving for a delicious sandiwch and Tony had taken us here for lunch one day.

Seriously huge portion. Mounds of it. I mean get a sandwich and share it with another person. However, there are people who can scarf down the ginormous sandwich in on sitting by themselves (anticipating heartburn).

It's cafeteria style. They have a chalk board filled with specials and it changes daily. If you're going for something beside a sandwich then you start your order at the front of the counter. If you're ordering a sandwich, you have to slide your tray and walk towards the middle of the counter. The server there was friendly and funny. Tony and I both ordered the pastrami sandwich (Hey, I didn't know how huge it would be until AFTER we had placed our order!).

The sandwich comes with pickles and a side of potato pancakes. Beware a small bowl of strawberries can run you 3.50. Tamia loves strawberries so we couldn't pass it up. Adding a bottle of green river and water and our tab was about $30.

Don't get me wrong the pastrami was GREAT but it was just too much. Maybe we should've tried something else like a turkey or roast beef sandwich. Plus $30 bucks for two sandwiches and strawberries? ugh, that's pretty expensive. I don't know if we'll make it back here, but if we do, we'll probably end up splitting the sandwich. ahh...our sandwich quest continues...

I can't even understand why I have never tried taking advantage of coming to Eli's since wright is nearby. Nonetheless, after taking my math test last Saturday, my sister and I decided to stop by here to pick up some sweets.

Holy Moley! There is such a wide variety of delicious looking desserts upon entering the cafe all the way to the back of the store. I was truly entranced. Wait...then I started rummaging through the fridges and ended up at the sweet imperfections section and went crazy! (Okay, that's when I was truly entraced). Dippers for a dollar?! Are you kidding me, I couldn't pass that up for the world! If my sister wasn't in such a rush I would've persuaded her that the whole crate worth of it was a good investment! I knew I had to contain myself so I grabbed the dippers and went towards the freshly baked decadent desserts counter. Noooo, tiramisu, key lime cheesecake, chocolate mousse cake, cupcakes, freshly baked huge cookies (beat that starbuck - you thought I haven't noticed you been skimping on the sizes of your cookies!) ....ah there's so much more. Terri, just get the dippers....Okay..I will, wait, Oh nooo....okay Um, can I please get a slice of the key lime and chocolate mousse. (hehe, why not, it was calling for me).

So...my sister and I ended up with:
Sweet imperfections dippers, a whole sweet imperfection chocolate chip cheesecake, a slice of key lime and chocolate mousse cheesecake, and a carved turkey sandwich (Awesomely delicious sandwich).

Our server Stephanie was the greatest! She was so patient and friendly. She's probably the kindest behind the counter server I have ever met (that fifth star is for her)! The whole place is wonderful. Everyone is so friendly and extremely helpful in making recommendations.

Also, I read that they host farmer's market days and have special events on certain days, they have a tour guide (you can call in to make arrangements), a spacious cafe in the inside and when the weather is nice you can sit outside and enjoy your food as well and they make birthday cakes (well, cheesecake birthday cake)!

This totally beats spending 5 bucks for a slice of cheesecake at the cheesecake factory. I can't wait to come back with Tony and Tamia. They both have a huge sweet tooth (ahh, the perks of having family members that enjoys desserts!)

Wonderful service, extremely reasonably priced, great food and desserts and a good place to hang out to catch up on your reading/homework,  and free wifi! =)

It was a beautiful Sunday and we didn't want to stand in that long ass line for Glen's Diner, so we opted for something new and decided to come here (they are only open on the weekend).

I'm glad we came here because the food and husband/wife owner, server were all humbling and fantastic. CJ's Eatery is a small family own southern cooking filled with good loving restaurant.

For brunch that day Tony and I had:
Chicken and Waffle (Perfectly breaded/seasoned moist chicken wings with a side of buttermilk waffle and delicious pecan syrup)
Gumbo
Catfish breakfast plate (Lightly breaded melt-in-your-mouth catfish, cheese grits, scramble eggs and a side of cantaloupe)
Sweet Tea (perfectly made)

Our server was extremely courteous and helpful in making recommendations. All food was made fresh and came out promptly. Needless to say we were kind of embarassed for finishing up our scrumptious brunch without  a crumb left on either plates. Tony and I loved our experience at CJ's and the wonderful food because it was great (how can you go wrong with sweet loving down south homecooking?). I can't wait to take our daughter here, she would totally be hooked on their sweet tea and buttermilk waffle (another star for being family friendly.)

Seriously, come here without the high expectations. It's not that CJ's falls short of anything, not even by a mile, however, some people tend to read the reviews and enter a restaurant expecting too much. Walk in there with an open mind, wipe out what others have to say and how we are rating it, and judge for yourself.

If it wasn't for my friend Yuly's review on this place, I would've paid no mind to ordering from here. I came here with my sister last month and we were floored by their reasonable pricing. 10 dollars for a whole chicken, two small fingerling potatoes, plantains, and corncakes! When you order the chicken, they take it out of the roaster, cut it to pieces and heat it back up on the charcoal grill. Then the place one huge plantain and a corncake in the container and lay the chicken pieces on top of it. They also give you a side of salsa verde (it's very addicting and has the right amount of heat to it).

Seriously, Tamia and her cousins were eating the chicken and rice up like there was no tomorrow. I mean they even asked for second! It beats going to jewel and being charged 6 bucks for their roasted chicken (small and the meat is always on the skimpy side). Also, Tamia and my sister thought their flan was pretty good. Overall, great chicken and very reasonably priced!