Sweet Pepper's Deli

On Friday, the 3rd, I went to see the Total Recall remake. It was pretty good, but as usual for my movie going, I had a corn dog and a frozen coke for lunch. No pic, too many people to potentially annoy with a flash picture in the auditorium. The corn dog was pretty good, flavor wise, but it looked pretty bad. Not the best cooking job on it. The frozen coke was merely ok, it didn't have enough syrup in the mix, kind of bland.

For dinner, I met with the gang to try out Sweet Pepper's Deli in Olive Branch. It's kind of like McAlister's, but I liked it a lot better. I went with their Blitz sandwich, minus cheese, a cup of potato soup and a chocolate chunk cookie:

This is the regular size sandwich (on white) that you could also get in a large. They either nuke or steam it, either way the bread is warm and the meat (beef, turkey and ham) was hot and moist and extremely tasty. The soup had a good flavor, it was a little light on potato chunks, but the ones in there were well cooked and the bacon pieces were tasty. The cookie was pretty good, I probably won't get it again, but not because it was a disappointment. If you're a cookie fan, you'll definitely like them, I'd think.

Red Lobster Tuesday

Tuesday saw a lack of appetizing options at the cafeteria, so I went big for dinner. Met my buddies Jody and Jesse at Red Lobster for dinner. I went with the Ultimate Feast, and started with the potato soup instead of a salad (big surprise):

The soup was really good. The potato chunks were cooked well, and the soup wasn't too hot. It had just the right amount of seasoning, I didn't have to salt or pepper it. The biscuits were nice and warm and just the right mix between gooey and crumbly.

The main course was the feast of crab legs, lobster tail, breaded fried shrimp, shrimp scampi, and a side of mashed potatoes (I've been having bad luck with baked potatoes from restaurants lately):

The crab legs were pretty good, but not great. I had some issues getting all the meat out of them, and it wasn't completely my fault. The lobster tail was really good, nice flavor and texture and wasn't over cooked as it has been in the past. The fried shrimp was even better, but the scampi was perfect.

Forgetful Friday

Thursday was Mom's birthday, so I took Friday off (as did she) and spent most of it with her. We went to lunch a Sweetpea's Table in Olive Branch, which is a country cooking place. And I forgot to get pictures of the food.

I went with the fried chicken breast, mashed potatoes, fried okra and a roll, while she did hamburger steak, pinto beans and ... I'm not sure what her other veggie was. She enjoyed the place, and said we'd have to come back and bring Dad (which I've been trying to get them to try the place for a while now). After that, I took her to see Dark Shadows (she loved the show growing up) and was curious to see the movie. I can happily say that we both enjoyed the movie. It was not as comedic as the previews made it out to be (more dark with lots of comedic bits as opposed to comedy with a few dark bits).

For dinner that night, I went with some friends to a local sammich / pizza place here in Hernando called Buon Cibo. Not my favorite place, but as I was still mostly full from lunch, I didn't have a problem with it. And I got really lucky, as the soup of the day was their potato soup. First time I got to try it, and it was pretty good, although it had no chunks of potato in it. At least not in the bowl I got. And yes, I forgot to get a pic of it also.