Bad news - I spent $75+ on Friday/Saturday dinners
Seriously, if I don't think the US would be in a recession if everyone is spending like King Snort, MyEvilInsideMe, Alfred and I did this weekend. XD
MyEvilInsideMe found a Brazilian grill place last week, but King Snort wasn't up for it (since it's a buffet style) so we decided to do it this week instead. Originally we thought it would be our regular Friday night dinner, but that place is booked this Friday & Saturday, as well as next Saturday during normally dinner hours. So instead of doing it on Friday, we decided to make a reservation on Saturday at 9 instead.
Since we knew the price range of the new place would be a bit above our normal (it's $33 but all-you-can-eat), we thought we would have something cheap on Friday night... or so we thought. The place we ended up in? Olive Garden. We did consider going to the mall's food court at one point. We just didn't end up there. :P Despite my best effort (I skipped the Tiramisu), I still ended up with a $24 - ordered a glass of Prosecco - it was better last time. I think my glass was the last glass in the bottle so the waitress just emptied it out, but it also meant that a lot of the bubbles are gone already :(
Saturday night's dinner, well, what can I say. The whole experience was neat - having the people bring you the meat and slice it off the skewer is nice. However, I do think the price is a little too high. A $28 tab would make me go back more often. At $33, it will be one of those once is 6 months place. Alfred and I ordered drinks (Mango Mojito for him and a Sangria for me). Comments? I've had better Sangria. We even ordered dessert (they have a very good hazelnut gelato). To my surprise, King Snort even ordered a dessert wine (so did Alfred) - it's a surprise because he always says wine at restaurants are over-priced. I think they liked the D'Asti and I am tempted to buy a bottle next time I get wine. So how much does a Sangria + Main course + dessert cost? $52 - definitely one of the more, if not the most, expensive dinner I've had at Madison.
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