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Had an In-and-Out burger

Chili Queen — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:28:11 +0000

I’m glad I got to try out In-and-Out Burger before I left California. I’ve heard so much about it and I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have liked to have missed out on it. Anyways we won a free burger coupon, the perfect excuse to head down there pronto!

I’ve somehow misplaced the photos so I can’t post them here. But I love how simple the menu is, probably only 3 or 4 items on it but the burgers pack a ton of flavor.

I was told one guy ordered a burger with 6 patties which would, to me, seem like trying to eat a few mattresses stacked up on each other . How on earth do you get a burger that high to fit into your mouth?

The pretty boxes of McD’s

Chili Queen — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:58:18 +0000

To be honest, I’ve never been particularly impressed with McD’s boxes and wraps. I find them so bland and boring I’d rather be reading hydroxatone reviews. But hey, when I stepped into a McD’s in California recently, I was pleasantly greeted by these…

… almost designer-like burger boxes containing a chicken burger that’s way beyond my expectations in terms of size and taste.

And THIS is what I call a true sesame bun, nothing like the barely-there sesame buns we have back home.

I’m lovin’ the McD’s here.

McD’s sundae – half cup to be drunk, not eaten!

chili queen — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:25:08 +0000

These days, when we buy a McDonald’s sundae, we get a half cup for the full price! Being that we believe in the power of positive thinking, we’re looking at this cup of melted sundae as being half full as opposed to half empty.

This is the serving we got at the 1 Utama outlet downstairs where they take one look at us and decide we should be served a half cup, not a full cup like for some other customers.

Ice cream is fattening, as we all know, and I’m sure McDonald’s is serving us a half portion for our own good. Thanks, Mac, for helping us regulate how much we eat, lest we should over-indulge and have to torture ourselves endlessly on fitness equipment afterwards. Oh and could we please have a straw instead of a spoon so we can drink our melted ice-cream?

lunch @ Popeyes

chili queen — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:07:06 +0000

The newly-opened Popeyes looked kinda interesting as we were strolling past it at Midvalley the other day. Fast food freaks that we are, we just had to stop by.

We ordered the super meal set for 4 persons. The fried chicken tasted like most other fried chickens, only less salty which is great with me. We were excited about the biscuits (which is like scones) but were disappointed that they were dry and rather tasteless.

While the fried chicken was pretty okay, the fish fillet was soggy. My kids wouldn’t eat it so I ended up stuffing myself with two whole pieces.

The French fries with Cajun sprinkles were different and we liked them. If it’s the one thing we’ll be going back to Popeyes for, it’ll be their French fries.

The music was loud and fast, the kind of music that rushes you through your food. But what was worse was that we had to eat with our hands! Sure there are faucets to wash up afterwards but still I hate the idea. a lot! I could’ve asked for forks and knives like I usually do when I go to KFC but I didn’t fancy trying to find my way back to the top of the Friday lunch crowd.

the Prosperity Burger is back!

chili queen — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:49:33 +0000

Okay, if you’ve been drooling in your sleep about the McDonald’s Prosperity Burger you had last Chinese New Year, well, it’s ba-ack!

With a vengence, I might add!

The girls and I innocently stepped into McD’s this afternoon and woot, there’s the Beef Prosperity Burger, and then there’s the Double Beef Prosperity Burger for doubly good luck in riding out this economic crisis.

To be on the safe side, go for that Double Beef Prosperity Burger for double the pimples wealth, double the zits money, double the acne good fortune .

Yes, we’re officially one month (give or take) away from Chinese New Year so if you start eating ‘em prosperity burgers now, you’ll be looking nice and fat prosperous by Chinese New Year!

Okay and you can stop wondering now. McDonald’s isn’t paying me in Prosperity Burgers to write this post, okay?

hotdogs @ 1901

chili queen — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:21:18 +0000

When we eat out, hotdogs is usually never our first choice for a very simple reason. Teens have ravenous appetites and within a few minutes of eating a hotdog each, we’ll be having his conversation.

Any one of my kids: Mom, when are we having lunch?

Me: But we just had lunch !

Another of my kids: THAT was lunch???

The third one: Mom, I’m still hungry! *poor puppy dog eyes*

So you can see why hotdogs can only be a snack for us. Hotdogs are not cheap either if you eat them outside. So the kids know one is the limit! So 1901 isn’t something we do too often.

But this time, our excuse was we had a late breakfast so we were looking for a light lunch. We ordered the combo meal which comes with a free drink.

My son finished this Chicago Beef Hotdog in 3 chomps .

The girls prefer the New York Chicken.

Frankly I do too but decided to give the Texas Ted a try. It’s just as I like it, a little spicy.

toasty and fruity @ Juice Works

chili queen — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:54:05 +0000

Raine suggested we stop by Juice Works for a drink on our way home from our morning errands. We have coupons for a breakfast combo of Toasty and Fruity which sounded really good to a couple of empty tummies.

Raine chose the Lychee Fruity blended drink and the Tomato Cheese toasty which turned out to be Mango Ham. Obviously the girl working the counter didn’t have a clue how to make a Toasty because right after we placed our order, she crawled under the counter and started making phone calls in hushed tones to find out what it was. Duh!

The toasty that was served to us looked like this. I took this picture with my PDA camera which was the only thing I had on me. Granted it’s not the clearest picture in the world but you can still see how wimpy and soggy that toast looks… and tastes. The next time we go to Juice Works, we’d better stick to their juicy blends.

Not satisfied with the toasty we had, I stopped by the grocery store on my way home and bought the ingredients to make my own toasties. In my next post, I’ll show you how to make robust and mouth-watering toasties that pack a crunch!

Subway sandwiches

chili queen — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:31:41 +0000

The last time I had a submarine sandwich was in Mountain View, California where I spent an entire week eating nothing but.

Recently, we were at Jaya33 located just across the road from Jaya Supermarket. Actually these are the new premises of the old Jaya building which, from what I hear, is going to be torn down.

At any rate, we found a Subway restaurant there and we decided to have brunch there. We all ordered the half-foot sandwich, partly due to the price being 10 bucks for each .

This is the turkey breast sandwich the girls and I had. You get your choice of bread, fillings and sauces and seasonings. So that’s how we all ended up with different configurations.

This is the Italian sausage sandwich that Steev had. You can barely see the sausage! There’s maybe like 3 bologna-sized slices floating around in there.

And that really is the big difference between the huge, mile-high subs I had in the States which I could barely cram into my mouth … compared to these skimpy, mostly veggie ones that left us all still hungry after spending 50 bucks.

McDonald’s Prosperity Burger

chili queen — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:40:06 +0000

I haven’t tasted the Prosperity Burger (yet) this year but my kids have and they’re smacking their lips!

This is the annual Chinese New Year treat we look forward to. It’s only available once a year and only for the one month before Chinese New Year.

There’s two choices – chicken or beef drenched in a rich, spicy black pepper sauce. I prefer the beef burger because beef packs an ooomph and somehow tastes better with the green pepper slices than chicken does.

This year, the combo comes with the Prosperity Green Tea. I suspect this fragrant jasmine green tea is the Pokka tea that’s sold in packs. Very refreshing on a hot day!

So grab it while it’s hot. You know the drill – eat, drink and prosper !!

chili dog fries @ Carl’s Jr

chili queen — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:35:09 +0000

We had to go back. Once I’d had a taste of that Bacon Guacamole Cheeseburger at Carl’s Jr, I just knew I’d be back. Yes, me, the person who used to say “I hate burgers”.

Then I spied this listed in the top corner of their menu under ‘something’ Fries or Fries ‘something’. See, I was so excited at the prospect I didn’t even take note of what this is called.

So I’ll just call it Chili Dog Fries for now till I can go check out its real name. But I mean, this is seriously good so who cares what it’s called.

It’s good old french fries drowned in chili dog sauce and shredded mozzarella. I found it yummy but way too salty! They should’ve just left the salt out of the french fries and let the chili dog sauce and cheese do their sodium magic.

Because this is so-oo good, I’m going to try making a low-sodium version in my Experimental Kitchen. Later.