Wings Up!

On Friday a group of us went to Wings Up! - where you can get pretty much ANY flavour of wings you want - they even have chocolate! I had BBQ Honey Garlic, mmm. Just one little wing left in this picture...

Fruli & a Gold Medal

Sunday I was in Toronto and after walking around the Eaton Centre for a few hours Amy and I decided we needed a break. So we headed to our hotel to get changed and then headed to one of our favourite Irish pubs - Fionn MacCools on the Esplanade. We had a prime table/booth in front of a large projector screen - where we watched Canada win their first GOLD MEDAL. So we did an honourary shot. I love that this place has Fruli, because it's hard to find and I actually like it. We ended up spending a few hours there, enjoying some Seafood Pie and Guinness Steak and mushroom crock. The one waiter was helpful in explaining certain aspects of how the men's moguls worked. Putting us in the mood for our upcoming trip to Ireland...

Evenings at Williams

Mmm occasionally (equals often) when I go to Williams with friends we share their waffles smothered in ice cream and syrup. It's always enough to share. Paired with your favourite hot beverage it's a great treat that won't last long!

Where in the World is King Tut?

Well he wasn't at the AGO in Toronto. Last weekend I went to the AGO (my first time) for the King Tut exhibit they have at going on. So we got tickets and I was all psyched to see the mummy at the end...except it wasn't there. At my whines of disappointment (disappointment is the wrong word since I'm not really into all that Egyptian stuff, more like let down by my expectations) my dad informs me that there was a sign at the beginning explaining that King Tut himself is still in Egypt or something. The exhibit was made up of artifacts found in his antechamber and the other rooms designated for his things under the pyramid. There were lots of other things to look at as well and the intro movie at the beginning was narrated by Harrison Ford haha.

The museum itself though is beautiful. Frank Gehry (also designs jewelry for Tiffany's) did an awesome job. It's airy and large and you can get lost in the artwork. The perfect place for a photoshoot.

For dinner we went to Jump on Wellington St. It's part of the Oliver & Bonacini family of restaurants. Our waiter was awesome and the food was even better. The dessert platter was gone in a matter of seconds. Highly recommended.

We also stayed at the Weston Harbour Castle which is always a special treat. I loved their soaps, they were little leaves! This was the view from out window...CHILLY!

A little lounging, sushi and tequila

So the last little while I've tried three new restaurants in the KW area.

The first place was Tyrone in Uptown Waterloo in the "pub district". This place is definitely not a pub. It's a lounge restaurant. I know it just opened but I was not impressed - except for their DJ. But they don't have dancing so what good is that? I'm really not sure who they want their clientele to be. I went with a party of 6 people on a wednesday night around 10pm. The place was nearly empty. The decor was a fusion of Asian and Modern which just didn't look high end. They had these annoying lights that went from red to green to blue, etc and they were like blinding. They have some couches near the DJ booth and a combination of tables and booths and then seating at the bar. Our waitress was new but it took her 30 minutes to get us water and she had to ask what my drink order was 3 times before finally taking the menu to the bar. She was nice though. The drinks were TINY and way overpriced. I ordered a dessert that was good but again TINY. There are nicer places to go it you just want to have a classy drink. I wasn't very impressed as you can tell-oh and the name is horrible.

The second was Sushi Star on King in Kitchener. It's an "all you can eat" Sushi restaurant. The way it works is you pay $20 and can order as much as you want, but if you order food you don't eat you have to pay for it. So you just order a little at a time. It's comparable to Ye's Sushi in Waterloo. I always leave so FULL from these places. My one friend did not enjoy the sushi part but there was teriyaki and tempura on the menu that she could eat. I thought the sushi was good though. For dessert we had the red bean ice cream which was actually good, had a a chalky chocolate taste. The atmosphere wasn't anything to get excited about though, and I didn't check out the bathroom.

The third place was on King as well in Uptown Waterloo, Margarita's. KW doesn't really have any good Tex Mex places so I was excited to try this one which opened about 4 months ago. We went on a SUnday night and it wasn't overly busy but we weren't the only ones there either. The menu was small but I appreciated that because I get overwhelmed by choice. I ordered a Mango Margarita - it was very good, not too sweet. Then I had chicken tacos (the soft ones) that were good and there was lots of meat. Everyone enjoyed their meals (the enchiladas were apparently very good). We even tried cactus in like a vinaigrette salad - let me tell you it's an acquired taste for sure. For dessert we had Churros served with Dulce de Leche - they were AMAZING. The decor was very random and reminded me of other Mexican restaurants in New York and Toronto. Our waiter was great. I would go again...maybe with a sombrero?