Foray into Filipino

Happy day, sweethearts.

Today Boopie, the Youngin' and I went to eat at a Filipino restaurant.

The building that houses the restaurant once was home to A&W Root Beer. After several incarnations, Menchie's opened in June.

Menchie stands about 4 feet 9 inches tall. She had to stand on a box to see out the kitchen window into the eatery. She offered a sunny smile and a slight bow.

The food shares similarities with most familiar Asian foods. Each of us got a different dish. My dish was Pancit Bihon which was rice noodles, celery, onions, red bell pepper and chicken sauteed in garlic and soy sauce. Unlike many dishes, there was only a hint of soy.

Boopie got a sampler dish that included some wonderful barbecued pork on a shewer. She shared and the flavor of the sauce was tangy but not spicy. The Youngin' stuck with fried rice with chicken.

Boopie and I both got egg rolls and fried rice with our dishes. The egg rolls were wonderful and so not typical. I asked about desserts, but we all declined. Before we got up to leave, the waiter brought us a complimentary dessert. Some sort of sticky rice that had coconut milk and brown sugar in it. It looked like sort of a slice of pineapple upside down cake without the pineapple. It was OK, but not sweet enough for me.

I would eat there again. Friendly, informal. Great place to laugh and enjoy friends and food.

To anyone reading these words, love to you.

Later, Dude.