Saturday, October 4, 2008

Just call me "Ice Cream"

I used to work for a home builder and my supervisor and I would sometimes chit chat about his great hometown in North Carolina. Among the places he said I should definitely go eat was Goodberry's frozen custard. He also informed me that it's not ice cream, it's frozen custard. Being the foodie that I am, I informed him that most ice cream begins from a custard base. He merely looked at me like, "you just don't know."

I have been wanting to go to the Goodberry's location in Cary. It's a pretty small location. The size of the building is pretty small like that of a Sonic. You walk up to the window and order. There are about 5 tables on the outside. Besides ice cream, they also so serve meal items like hotdogs.

Finally, on a day I was feeling pretty low I asked Adym to accompany me to Goodberry's. I thought about my supervisor at my old job and said out loud to myself, "I now know." I now know that another form of bliss comes in four different cup sizes. I now know that my favorite ice cream brand is no longer Marble Slab. I now know that I am addicted to Goodberry's creamy, rich, and smooth frozen custard! Adym and I have eaten there at least three times a week for the last two weeks. Yes, this is now a habit. But Goodberry's is so yummy! I like it so much that Adym's new nickname for me is "Ice Cream".

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Breakfast on a Sunny Saturday at Brigs

This last weekend Adym and I ate at Brigs in Cary, NC. It was good food for a good price. They were pretty packed, which is usually a good sign that we may be in for a tasty meal. This is what we ate:
I ordered the eggs florentine. There was evidence of separation in the hollandaise sauce. It was not as smooth as it could have been. However, the balance of spinach and cheese was suprisingly good. I really liked the way their hash tastes. It has red onions and just the right amount of seasoning in it.

As is often the case, I thought Adym's plate was better! LOL!


Adym ordered their monthly special which was a sausage eggs benedict. It was a meatlover's dream!
The meal came with a serving of grits which were not as soft as I would have liked them to be.

My overall rating is a 3.5 out of 5. Why? For such a small footprint with lots of patrons, the flow of the restaurant is awfully chaotic. Our table was located in a high traffic area. Their kitchen is in the back of the restaurant. The bathroom is in the middle, down a narrow hall that opens up right in the highest traffic path, around a blind corner. The bathroom traffic causes potential collisions with the flow from the kitchen. It is an accident waiting to happen!

The food itself is worth the price that you pay. Since this is the first time visiting, I would like to continue trying other things on the menu and give them a second chance. I am looking forward to trying their wheat blueberry pancakes.*