Dear Ronald

March 4, 2008 · Posted in Food · 2 Comments 

Dear Ronald,

I went to one of your dining establishments this morning. I was in the mood for some sausage gravy. So much so that I got up early and ventured out in the cold rain to vanquish this desire. Rather than go to one of the local truck-stops, where I am almost guaranteed a nice order of gravy, I chose your place of business.

I got out of my truck, the drive thru was extremely busy, and went inside to order my breakfast. There was no line inside, as everyone seemed to want to use your drive-up convenience, ordered my meal and went back to my vehicle. I drove home immediately and unwrapped my “sausage” gravy and biscuit, as I poured out the gravy from the Styrofoam container I was dismayed to make a horrid discovery.

Apparently, in order to make “sausage” gravy, you are only required to make sure it has at least 4 tiny pieces of sausage. Four, 4, FOUR! What the heck! I understand that the price of pork is up and the white gravy mix is cheap, but I really expected more from you. I would expect at least the equivalent of one sausage patty to be in my gravy. What I found was closer to what you scrape off the grill after you cook them. Needless to say, I was quite disappointed and more than a little angry.

I would love to say that I will never eat at your restaurants again, but that is a promise I can not keep. You are still a convenient way to feed my kids when no one wants to cook, or when we want to grab a bite to eat on the way to where ever we may be going. What I can say, without fear of being wrong, is that I will never order your “sausage” gravy and biscuit again. The next time that craving hits me I will either go to Hardee’s or a truck stop!

Sincerely,
Jeff A.

(Update- this was also forwarded to their corporate offices!)

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McArterey clogger

December 7, 2007 · Posted in Food, Reviews · 6 Comments 

We are going to do something different today. Yes I know it is Fry Day but I decided to forgo that for today. I am going to review a food item, just not fries!

You can probably guess by the title that it is something from McDonald’s, and you would be right. I decided that I just had to try the McSkillet burrito, it looked really good. To be honest it wasn’t too bad either. I think the roasted peppers and onions made the meal. I am not a fan of the sausage that McD’s uses but it was alright in here. I just wish they would have chopped it up, instead they cut the patty in half and lay it out that way. There are also potatoes and salsa in the mix, it all adds up to a very “hearty” breakfast that really is quite tasty.

Then comes the bad news! This burrito weighs in at 610 calories, 330 of which are from fat! There are 36g of fat, can you feel your arteries hardening yet? How about 410mg of cholesterol? Talk about death in a tortilla. Then you would think well at least it will fill me up, wrong again, there is only 8.4 ounces of food there. Now here is the kicker, sit back and count the things in the burrito. Lets see, theres a tortilla, eggs, sausage, potatoes, green and red peppers, salsa, and cheese. Thats not too bad thats only 8 things, but wait theres more. There are 114+ ingredients listed for this burrito 114! I’m not going to list them all here, you can go here and see them.

Was it good? Yes
Will I have it again someday? Only if my doctor says it’s ok!

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The most important meal of the day!

January 25, 2006 · Posted in Random Thoughts · 1 Comment 

I admit, I am not a breakfast person. Never have been, never will be. But every so often I just get the urge and have to satisfy it. Sometimes it’s just a bowl of cereal sometimes it is a little more complex.

Today’s urge was fairly easy. A chili omelet. I had all the ingredients on hand, which is rare. It was everything I hoped it would be and more.

On a side note, if I have to hear one more stupid joke about that dumb gay cowboy movie I may have to strangle someone.

Are the cartoons on nickelodeon getting stupider?

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