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We were going to the movies. No plans for Mother’s Day. As it turned out, the only movie tickets left were front row seats. Whatdya expect? It’s a Saturday night. So forget the movie.

It was close to dinner time at the mall. Friday’s happened to be just down the hall. How convenient! One day too early for Mother’s Day but what the heck! We were starving!

This is one of the appetizer choices for the 3-Course Meal which my son ordered. Fried Calamari, lovely with lemon juice and salsa. Of course, he wasn’t going to eat it all. We all dug in and it was gone in three minutes.

The Mushroom Chicken Mushroom is one of our favorites. Cute name. The mushrooms are done two ways, deep-fried and in a cheesy sauce over the meaty chicken breast. The mashed potato is heavenly.

We decided to give the Chicken Parmesan Quesadillas a try. The picture on the menu looked good. It came draped in diced tomatoes and a drizzle of Jack Daniels’ sauce. I like the way it’s presented and my son assures me it tastes pretty good. I didn’t get a chance to try it. He ate it all up before my fork could wing its way over .

This Chili Garlic and Shrimp pasta is my all-time Friday’s favorite. If I’m too tired to think, this is what I’ll usually order. The sauce is slightly sourish because of the capers, I think. It’s packed with flavor and those shrimps are oh-so crunchy.

I decided to give the Jack Daniel’s Shrimp and Chicken a try this time. The chicken fillet steak goes with the mashed potatoes, tomatoes, and beans… but the deep-fried shrimps seem a little out of place.

The Jack Daniel’s sauce is too sweet for me, and I wish the long beans weren’t so aged and tough, otherwise it would be perfect.

We go to Friday’s pretty often. Their portions are large by Asian standards but lately, we notice that while the prices seem to be remain pretty much the same, the portions are smaller than they used to be.

I doubt it’s because we’ve become bigger eaters. Typically we can’t finish one serving each. I used to not order at all but just eat out of the kids’ orders and even then, I’d end up really stuffed.

I saved the best for last - dessert from the 3-Course Meal. Here comes this Vanilla Sundae we’ve all been waiting to dive into. Happy Mother’s Day!!