Bring The Goat: Lunch Edition

Sakura

Cory — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:48:10 +0000

Finally somewhere new to blog about! Though Ben was the only one to order an entrée more to the Japanese end of the spectrum, we were able to take the opportunity to expand Paul’s sushi knowledge. Even if he did feel the need to stab his spicy tuna.

Mr. Kebab

Cory — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:25:14 +0000

I had no major issues with the gyro sandwich, but Mike said his shawarma sandwich was a bit chewy and oniony for his taste. The hummus was tasty, but the mortar-like consistency was a bit of a turn off.

And then there was our waitress… trolling the classifieds for a new job on company time and asking us if we knew where Royalton Rd is.

You just don’t see shoes thrown over power lines enough these days.

Progressive Field

Cory — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:54:27 +0000

Thanks to Annette for the tickets Aaron, Mike, Dave, and I enjoyed some hot dogs, wings and a game for lunch.

Dave and Aaron get cozy under the luxurious Grady Sizemore blanket…

…and enjoying the heat from some much needed sunshine.

Yours Truly

Cory — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:07:59 +0000

A slightly more successful outdoor eating experience than the previous two attempts even if the tables did threaten to topple over on top of us.

At least we had a nice view.

The Souper Market / Phnom Penh

Cory — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:57:03 +0000

Dave and I ventured off to The Souper Market for the very tasty beer, cheese, and kielbasa soup (and in my case half a loaf of bread).

Mike and Matt enjoyed a little Phnom Penh deliciousness.

Melt

Mike — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:01:32 +0000

Patio seating…

+1 for fresh air
+1 for not getting sunburned
-1 for being a little too cold/breezy/shady for comfort
-1 for no “Banana Splits” reruns (no TV outside)
-1 for running into work people
+10000 for not being the office cafeteria

Penn Station

Cory — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:21:59 +0000

Where I was harshly denied my Free Cookie Tuesday free cookie.

Thai Kitchen

Mike — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:45:54 +0000

I had one of the new tilapia dishes–the one with the lime juice in the sauce. Delicious, but not 100% filling.

The Winking Lizard

Mike — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:56:05 +0000

Today’s lessons learned:

1. The patio might be open, but that doesn’t mean there’s enough shade yet.
2. Bring sunscreen.
3. Be careful what you say when asking for a water refill.
4. Tip well.

El Tango Taqueria

Mike — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:03:35 +0000

Dave marveled at the ginormous plate of chicken molé. I enjoyed fish tacos. Cory did battle with a humongous burrito. And we were all surprised to learn that the pronunciation of “rojo” is so controversial.

Rockne’s

Mike — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:48:12 +0000

Good lord, that’s a lot of fries. It’s also incredibly yellow.

Dragon Gate

Mike — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:52:42 +0000

My “hot & spicy” kung po chicken was nowhere near spicy enough for my taste.

Soup was good though, and it’s always entertaining to hear dipped shrimp chips crackle.

The Souper Market

Mike — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:44:06 +0000

White bean & chorizo this week. Tasty.

I’m looking forward to some interesting cold soups in the summer once the weather heats up a bit.

Chipotle

Mike — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:58:07 +0000

Mi Pueblo

Mike — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:58:34 +0000

Chips seemed a bit stale today. Bummer.

But Dave discovered the joy of molé. :-)

Brown Bag Burgers

Mike — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:00:48 +0000

A lunch outing covered in failure — the crepe/panini/gelato place in the mall is now a smoking crater, and stupid Gamestop didn’t have the guitar controller that I’d preordered for the 360 (even though they said they were supposed to).

Sittoo’s

Mike — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:15:14 +0000

Like Aladdin’s (same company, same recipes), but with a shorter menu and better prices (ie, no $10 hummus). Yum!

Phnom Penh

Mike — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:15:24 +0000

We just can’t get enough… So much so that Paul hijacked the lunch outing originally intended for Mi Pueblo.

Red Robin

Cory — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:34:16 +0000

Wow — a whole month since the last post. Maybe it’s time for another quest. Without our “no repeats” mission and nothing tremendously exciting happening during lunch, the motivation to post has not been high. The most thrilling thing about today’s lunch was watching Dave drink what seemed like about a gallon of milkshake.

Melt

Mike — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:34:09 +0000

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me…

:-)

El Jalapenos

Mike — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:11:02 +0000

…where a gaggle of Web Productioneers and a couple developers commemorated the anniversary of Bob Noss’s uterine eviction. Happy birthday, Bob!

Also, we learned that to-go orders will be packaged with chips and salsa. :-)

The Beer Engine

Cory — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:21:13 +0000

Good to know: El Tango is not open on Monday.

Also good to know: deep fried beer battered sausage is alway delicious.

George’s Kitchen

Cory — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:45:14 +0000

Despite Paul trying to ruin everything by veering away from the norm and ordering French Toast, we still managed to make it there and back in less than 45 minutes.

Since it’s been this way for weeks, this had to be photographed.

The Souper Market

Cory — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:47:41 +0000

A stop on the way home since certain people decided to abandon the cause just because of a little sleep deprivation and hunger.

Melt

Cory — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:21:10 +0000

The muffuletta was pretty tasty, but all in all wasn’t nearly the same as grabbing a muffuletta and a beer from The Central Grocery and eating it down by the Mississippi. Having it warm seemed to make the flavors of the meats more prominent rather than the olive salad.

Pizza Joe’s

Cory — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:57:44 +0000

Mmmm stromboli for breakfast.

George’s Kitchen

Cory — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:05:47 +0000

El Jalapenos

Cory — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:49:55 +0000

The Xango wasn’t quite as warm and tasty this time around, but still hit the spot.

Quiznos

Cory — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:07:31 +0000

Angelo’s

Cory — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:53:08 +0000

The Philly cheese steak pizza was good, but I think it could have used just a bit more steak. Below just a taste of the fantastic music selection that seems to be the norm at Angelo’s.

Phnom Penh

Cory — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:51:53 +0000

At today’s lunch, we learned not to sit near Dan when there are water glasses (to be spilled) or chopsticks (to be thrown) nearby.

Mandarin

Cory — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:49:52 +0000

Where we were fascinated by the mystical ceiling tiles which defied my attempts to photograph them.

The Souper Market

Mike — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:45:29 +0000

With a side order of traceback email fury…

Brown Bag Burgers

Mike — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:51:00 +0000

Aaron joined us today for burgers. We had a nice rant about drivers who don’t know how to go, and another about the Diane Rehm Show on NPR.

It seems like the standard “with fries” portion is increasing significantly… But clearly, we need more data points. (Delicious, delicious data points…)

Chipotle

Mike — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:12:55 +0000

Burrito bowl versus salad–FIGHT!

Diner on Clifton

Mike — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:53:25 +0000

Cory: Meatloaf. Good.

Mike: Fish & chips. Very good. (Plus surprise coleslaw that Mike didn’t hate, which is pretty amazing).

New Mike: Turkey reuben. Happy.

Aaron: Eggy breakfast of some sort, with an extra helping of toast. Presumably happy.

The Souper Market

Cory — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:18:43 +0000

It’s obviously going to be a weekly destination now. Many entertaining and slightly disturbing things were said during the trip today, unfortunately I can’t remember any of them.

El Jalapenos (on a steek)

Cory — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:00:25 +0000

Excellent service, tasty food, and a deep fried cheese cake dessert that puts Arby’s to shame.

They seem to be missing the steeks.

Tay Do

Cory — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:39:04 +0000

Mike thought he chose poorly and Andrew got beef when he asked for chicken, but at least my food was good.

Dianna’s Deli & Restaurant

Cory — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:13:36 +0000

Mike was disappointed in the potato salad and his sandwhich. The fries were good and my grilled ham and cheese was about what you’d expect.

Look, Ma, No Blogger!

Cory — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:46:16 +0000

The goat is now being brought by a shiny new WordPress installation. We’ve also got a (rather dull at the moment) landing page.

Thai Kitchen

Cory — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:03:00 +0000

The Souper Market

Cory — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:00:00 +0000

As Dave so eloquently put it, “I love soup from dirty hippies.”

Penn Station

Cory — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:02:00 +0000

A misused quote is twice as bad as a misused apostrophe, right?

Dragon Gate

Cory — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Finally, a change from the bad service trend. The food came ridiculously fast and was tasty and cheap.

Dave’s Cosmic Subs

Cory — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:57:00 +0000

Though it would have been good to go to Thai Kitchen just to annoy Paul, the Super Dave hit the spot today.

George’s Kitchen

Cory — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:55:00 +0000

Again Dave needed to be convinced to go to lunch — a disturbing trend. But on a day when we actually get Phil, Paul, Andrew, Annette, and even Aaron to go out, how could he refuse?

Popeye’s

Cory — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:53:00 +0000

After taking a while to convince Dave that he really did need to go get lunch…

The Souper Market

Cory — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:48:00 +0000

The weather has turned colder and Dave finally got to go to the Souper Market. I have a feeling this will be a popular place for the winter without a no-repeat rule.

Luchita’s

Cory — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:30:00 +0000

And another in the long run of awful service.

Brown Bag

Cory — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:42:00 +0000

Back to work and time to get things here going again.

It can’t be a good idea to arm your food sources.

Quizno’s

Mike — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:44:00 +0000

We also stopped at Lowe’s to get ice removal tools for Phil, and ponder the deeper existential issues of CFL light bulbs.

Days Since

Mike — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:43:00 +0000

With all of the various goat-bringers (myself included) off enjoying their holidays and not having to avoid the cafeteria food, the sudden silence here and lack of updates feels strange to me. Today’s xkcd makes me think about our “X days since” sign and wonder if it’s getting lonely…

The Souper Market

Cory — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:00:00 +0000

Continuing my tour of local beer cheese soups, The Souper Market comes out on top.

The Rankings:

The Souper Market
West Park Station
Harry Buffalo

Phnom Penh

Cory — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:02:00 +0000

The end of an era and it’s only fitting that the first repeat in 11 weeks should be the place where it all started. So it’s back to Phnom Penh and it’s glorious “srimps, squid and crap.”

I think Mike’s Right. There is some sort of anti-focus field over the menu to avoid pictures of the “crap.”

The Beer Engine

Cory — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:47:00 +0000

Really can anything beat beer battered deep fried andouille?

And then it was off to the bowling alley.

With its peeing birds…

…and Jedi bartenders.

Tay Do

Cory — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:33:00 +0000

Again with the, uh, leisurely service, though not quite as bad as others. My noodle dish hit the spot and Mike seemed pretty happy with his plate o’ beef.

Wipe your feet and leave your guns at home.

West Park Station

Cory — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:10:00 +0000

Again plagued by slow service. I enjoyed the Guinness cheese soup. The corned beef was good, but nothing special. And while I liked my chips, there seemed to be some complaining about too much salt on the fries.

Harry Buffalo

Cory — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:05:00 +0000

Pretty tasty food even if the waitress did seem to be working in slow motion.

There’s something vaguely creepy about dead animal heads decorated with holiday cheer.

At least the bear seems angry about it.

Wendy’s

Cory — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:06:00 +0000

After a trip to Target for a few christmas lights and other items of holiday cheer…

Sushi Rock

Cory — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:27:00 +0000

Bringing the goat with an assist from the fine folks at DeliverMeFood.com

Nuevo Acapulco

Cory — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:39:00 +0000

The 50th Non-Repeating Cafeteria-Free Lunch!

Cinco (x 10) Celebracion!

Mike performs the ceremonial updating of the board.

Number 50.

The full board in all its glory.

Nela’s

Cory — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:09:00 +0000

With it’s wide selection of reading material…

The Pub

Cory — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:05:00 +0000

Outside of which we came across what seems to be the outcome of a vicious mini-snowman battle.

I guess the one with a head is the winner.

The Winking Lizard

Cory — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:49:00 +0000

Yours Truly

Cory — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:31:00 +0000

Damn Dante and his unhelpful valets.

The scenic walk to YT.

Can’t quite make out the additional scenic tire that was part of the scenic walk to YT.

Jigsaw Saloon & Stage

Cory — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:35:00 +0000

Annette really brought the goat with her suggestion…

Paul ponders his own mortality.

Obviously every bar needs an emergency Shower.

Angelo’s

Cory — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:49:00 +0000

Champps

Cory — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:02:00 +0000

Chili’s

Cory — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:02:00 +0000

I want my baby back, baby back, baby back, I want my baby back, baby back, baby back…

Wild Mango

Cory — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:25:00 +0000

Dave wishing his cube were this comfortable

Mike’s Lunch

Dave’s Lunch

My Lunch

Red Robin

Cory — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:13:00 +0000

Day 40!

Danny Boy’s Pizza

Cory — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:50:00 +0000

White Castle

Mike — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:09:00 +0000

I’d never been there before.

City Place Deli & Restaurant

Cory — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:00:00 +0000

International House of Pancakes

Cory — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:10:00 +0000

Sun Sun Chinese Restaurant

Cory — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:59:00 +0000

Home of the lava-hot tea.

George’s Kitchen

Cory — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:03:00 +0000

Continuing the week’s “George” theme.

Famous Gyro George

Cory — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:08:00 +0000

Arby’s

Cory — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:05:00 +0000

Seriously… deep fried cheesecake

Villa y Zapata

Cory — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:12:00 +0000

Melt

Cory — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:15:00 +0000

And now we’ll all be sleeping through the 3:00 meeting this afternoon.

Pizza Joe’s

Cory — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:24:00 +0000

Applebee’s

Cory — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:27:00 +0000

Where a combo is never enough.

Wild Ginger

Cory — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:04:00 +0000

Home of the lukewarm egg drop soup…

Boston Market

Cory — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:24:00 +0000

Carraba’s Texas Roadhouse Mr. Hero

Cory — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:06:00 +0000

Not to self: check that places are open before attempting to eat lunch there.

Rockne’s

Cory — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:08:00 +0000

Mi Pueblo

Cory — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:32:00 +0000

Popeye’s

Cory — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:48:00 +0000

Tasty fried chicken and a slightly-out-of-the-way drive back to the office.

Cracker Barrel

Mike — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:21:00 +0000

Biscuits and gravy, sausage patties, fried apples. The perfect choice to soothe a pounding headache.

Dina’s

Cory — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:56:00 +0000

hot artichoke and pepperoni & sausage pizza

Mandarin

Cory — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:59:00 +0000

Fiesta Taco

Cory — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:07:00 +0000

The Diner on Clifton

Cory — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:08:00 +0000

TGI Friday’s

Cory — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:10:00 +0000

Dave’s Cosmic Subs

Cory — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:06:00 +0000

Penn Station East Coast Subs

Cory — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:05:00 +0000

The Souper Market

Cory — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:05:00 +0000

Dragon Gate

Cory — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:05:00 +0000

Max & Erma’s

Cory — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:04:00 +0000

Ridiculously slow service for soup and a sandwich at lunch time.

Chipotle

Cory — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:03:00 +0000

Steak & Shake

Cory — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:03:00 +0000

El Tango Taqueria

Cory — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:02:00 +0000

Thai Kitchen

Cory — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:02:00 +0000

Luchita’s

Cory — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:01:00 +0000

Aladdin’s Eatery

Cory — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:00:00 +0000

Macaroni Grill

Cory — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:00:00 +0000

Quiznos

Cory — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:59:00 +0000

Brown Bag Burgers

Cory — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:59:00 +0000

Phnom Penh

Cory — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:57:00 +0000

The start of it all — at least we’ll call it that since I can’t remember where the first place actually was.