Cheesecake Factory in Columbia, MD

July 7, 2011 By Anna 2 Comments

Wow... I haven't been to Cheesecake Factory for a while. Whenever I get to go there, I always order Thai Lettuce Wrap. Love that.

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I love fresh vegetable wraps. I always cut up chickens to smaller pieces and put lots and lots of veggies. I always ask for more lettuce too.

I just wish they provide chopsticks too. Ha ha. That would be nice and convenient... well for chopsticks experts... I always find it little hard to get the veggies neatly in the lettuce with fork...so I give up and use my hands. It's nice that they give you a wet towel to clean your hands.

Kyu ordered DaVinci? Pasta.

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That day the pasta sauce was perfect!!!! I don't know what the cook did differently that day but oh my! It was DELICIOUS!!!

We ended our meal with two cups of coffee each and a red velvet cheesecake~! Perfect.

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Ruan Thai

June 27, 2011 By Anna 1 Comment

I went to Ruan Thai restaurant with my church cell group after the bible study. I don't know much about Thai food so I started to panic when I couldn't decide. I ended up ordering what others recommended.

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We ordered...

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Chicken Pad Thai... this I knew... Haha
Love the chewy noodle with the fresh crunchy sprouts... Yum ... I wish I had sriracha hot sauce drizzled all over this.

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Satay for Appetizer. This was very good with the sweet peanut sauce.At first we found it odd to see two bread slices with the satay but we figured that it was meant to be eaten like a sandwich?!?

I ordered Drunken Noodle, but I accidentally deleted it...sigh...

My drunken noodle was spicy... But it was just spicy enough to enjoy... I just munched on too much junk foods right before... So I couldn't fully appreciate the dish. But it was good even with not so empty stomach.

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Catfish something...It was okay.
I must have not been in mood for fish. I can't say much about this dish.

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And chicken yellow curry... or was it pork? Hmmmm...

Everyone loved the curry except that I found it to be little too sweet to my taste. But it was good.

I drank cups and cups of Jasmin Tea too. Unfortunately, I couldn't finish my dish even with the tea but overall food was good, service was good enough, and the place was clean. So go check it out!

We saw a Japanese Ramen House next door so we will be trying that restaurant next week!! Can't wait!

Ruan Thai is located at:
11407 Amherst Ave
Wheaton, MD, 20902
301-942-0075
http://ruanthaiwheaton.com/

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Asean Bistro Lunch Takeout

June 21, 2011 By Anna Leave a Comment

For today my sister Helen got us a takeout from Asean Bistro, Chinese restaurant in Columbia, MD. They have good price range lunch menu and if you dine in, they have a small appetizer buffet for you to enjoy.

We ate Sesame Chicken, Stringbean with chicken, and shrimp lomein. And I think egg rolls and the soup came with the entree.

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I like to mix the sesame chicken sauce with the rice than just plain soy sauce.

Try not to think about the healthy eating when you eat Chinese and just enjoy like I did. Just don't do it too often.

Asean Bistro is located on:
8775 Centre Park Drive
Columbia, MD 21045-2177
(410) 772-5300
http://aseanbistro.com/home.htm

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Lunch at Panera Columbia, MD

December 9, 2010 By Anna Leave a Comment

My lunch @ Panera Bread in Columbia, MD. I got 'You pick two' with Garden vegetable and Chicken Cobb salad.

I love their coffee too. I always drink dark roast mixed with couple drops of Hazelnut. It gives just hint of Hazelnut aroma that coffee still tastes good after it gets cold. Mmmm~

They have rewards card there too. I just got one. Not sure how it works but 'rewards' always sounds good to me!

How does it work anyways?
I registered online and supposed to have first free espresso drink for registering. Nice~ Not sure how valuable it will be after this or how often I'll be getting something back....

Anyhow...What's your favorite at Panera?

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DIY Paper Chopstick stand

January 15, 2009 By Anna 4 Comments

chopstick stand
I've realized that (not just Korean restaurants ...but) no one really seems to clean tables and I usually don't feel comfortable laying my chopsticks right on the table. After all, it's going into my mouth.
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Tian Korean-Chinese restaurant in Ellicott City, MD

October 3, 2008 By Anna Leave a Comment

Tian just opened last September. It's a Korean-Chinese restaurant and supposed to be the third franchise from Centreville, VA.

I went to Tian the first week they opened. As soon as I walked in, I realized that they did spend some money in interior design. Compared to other Korean restaurants interior was better than any other except that the seating arrangement was too tight and felt like one giant cafeteria table. Other customers (total strangers) were only about a foot away from me. That was uncomfortable.

Servers, whew... wasn't trained at all. But it seems like all the Korean restaurants don't emphasize in training their employee about the importance in customer service. No one smiled, no one was being nice. They were all confused and weren't providing customer service. They were just 'delivering' food.
Enough about the service. This is not the first time I had problem with service in Korean restaurants. I also took some pictures of food I ordered.

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