This weekend I had the lovely pleasure of hanging out with my lovely friend Eleni! After a debacle of where to take our starving stomachs, she realized I have never been to Mama's on the Half Shell before, and insisted that we go! It was a lovely day so we headed for Canton!
When we got there, we were fortunate that the wait was only 15 minutes, but we were able to get seated much sooner, and even outside! It was wonderful to be able to sit back and relax and people-watch (one of my favorite past-times).
So in-between our very necessary catching-up, we ordered drinks. Eleni opted for their famous Grapefruit Crush (I've had it before, it is truly refreshing, and goes down a LOT faster than it should ;) ) and I a standard lemonade. This was not my choice, but unfortunately I have recently had my wisdom teeth pulled and I am on antibiotics. I know. Survey Says : It sucks! However, the lemonade was pretty good and light! Yes, Eleni, it was lemonade. Not water :P
Let me say that everything on their menu sounds amazing! And they have a wide range, from salads, to appetizers, to sandwiches, to entrees. It was hard to pick, but then I saw the Seafood Melt and I was sold! Shrimp, scallop and crab salad, with tomato and melted cheese on top (open-faced) on a toasted English muffin! My friend chose the equally appealing Salmon BLT.
Our waitress was very friendly and the food was served in a timely manner, and she continued to check in to make sure all was well! The food looked amazing even before I ate it! It was served with a huge serving of shoestring french fries which were so so... I didn't prefer the after-taste that came from the oil, but its OK because my sandwich was wonderful! Unfortunately, due to my handicaped chewing (due to the teeth removal) I had to cut it up into little pieces, as opposed to my preferred method of nomadic eating with my hands. But it was still great! The seafood was good (and real, thankfully). The cheese was perfectly melted and the tomato slice was thick but it soften with the cooking with allowed it to melt together with the cheese. I wasn't able to enjoy the muffin, however on any other occasion, I would have loved the contrasting crunchiness next to the salad and cheese. Yum-o! I also had a chance to sample the salmon and bacon from Eleni's dish. The bacon was amazing... pretty sure it was applewood? and the salmon was buttery and juicy!
Haha, warning though... apparently we were enjoying the view and seats too long after we paid, and were awkwardly asked to leave since there was a long wait. I guess all is well until after they have your money? Left a bitter thought in my mind about the place, but overall I understood. I would tots go again! I love discovering new places!
http://www.mamasmd.com/MamasSite/
Delightfully,
Your Tasty Bud
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
CHILDHOOD FAVORITE: FRIENDLY FARM
Okay, so many would say I am biased to this placed just because this was the IT place for my family and I while I was growing up. We would go here for any birthday, any celebration, or anytime a family member would visit from Greece. To us (growing up), foreigners had to come to this place because the trip EXEMPLIFIED what we wanted them to think of America: TONS of food, TONS of land, TONS of trees and ducks lol. I remember always being excited about going to their cute little gift shop and getting gum cigarettes and "smoking" them on the ride back home after a great meal. | |
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So..the first thing you do when you walk in is order! Crazy right?! Right even before you sit. They have anything from steak, to crab cakes, to fried chicken, to fried shrimp, to ham, to pork chops, to orange roughy...anything! So you order...and you pay! Oh yes...this is family style all-you-can eat! lol...Not literally...but you'll see.
So you order and pay and then you wait in their waiting room which is surrounding with windows through which you can see the farm (many perfect family pictures were taken here). Finally, when they call you, the waitress takes you o your seat and gets your your drinks. After a bit, she/he comes back our with plates/bowls of homemade beets, cottage cheese, apples butter, bread rolls (you have to try the sugar coated ones!) french fries, corn, green beans, peaches, cole slaw, etc. and you feast! Mind you, once they empty...more come out! Everything is wonderful! My personal favorite is the cottage cheese with their homemade apple butter on the sugar rolls! I can never get enough! And then, once you think you are done, the waitress/waiter comes out with your entree! All portions are very generous and always cooked perfectly. My personal favorites are the fried shrimp (12, which are always large and not over greasy), ham (which they give you two-three huge slices), or the pork chops (2, which are simply marinated with lemon, and cooked just perfectly, where it is tender and juicy!). My family members either get the crab cake or the steak (but I don't care for either of those, in general). Of course, I never finish everything, and am delighted to take the rest home for dinner the following day!
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| Ducks at the Pond |
But wait! When you think you'r done once more, the waitress/waiter comes out once more and asks if you would like some ice cream! TAKE IT! Remember? You have already paid! They serve great Hershey's ice cream (try the Moose Tracks!) Always wonderful!
As you can tell with all my exclamation points, I get really animated when I talk about this place... but seriously, Take your family!
TRICK: Don't eat all of the plain bread rolls...I know it will be hard because they are soo good...however, resist! When you are finished with your meal, take them with you and go to the pond and feed the ducks! They love it! As do children!
http://www.friendlyfarm.net/
Stay young,
Your Tasty Bud
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