Coney Dog at Guido’s
I had a co-worker take me out to lunch today. He used to get coney dogs from Guido’s in Bay City and bring them in for everyone at work, but today we decided to go there. Guido’s is a very busy little restaurant on Lafayette Ave just east of the river. There is a limited amount of seating with booths on the streat side and a few tables on the other side of the restaurant.
The coney lunch included two dogs and fries for $3.75 with a Pepsi this is a great lunch for under $5. The service at Guido’s is pleasant and fast. The dogs were quality Koegel viennas. The coney sauce was thick and didn’t drip or make the bun soggy.
Bruschetta Chicken Pasta
I was listening to AIR1 on my way to work and heard that TGI Friday’s was offering buy 1 get 1 free coupons on their website. I got to work, went to the website and downloaded the coupon. I had not been to TGI Friday’s in about a year and it sounded good. Arriving at the restaurant the parking lot was packed. It appeared that the coupon campaign was good for business!
I was very hungry and everything on the menu looked and sounded good. I decided to try the Bruschetta Chicken Pasta. When the meal arrived it didn’t look as good as the picture on the menu . . . but it tasted great! The tomatoes tasted like they were fresh cut and not from a can, there was a good amount of garlic but not to much, the chicken was grilled and had a slight smokey flavor. There was a light flavor of basalmic vinigar that actually added a mild sweetness to the pasta dish.
When I first got the plate of pasta it didn’t look very big. This was deceiving because the plate was deep and it was a substantial portion of food. In fact the portion was just right, I was full but not over full and didn’t have any left overs. For me this is a good thing because left overs have a tendancy to get thrown away because they just set in the fridge.
With the buy 1 entre and get one free coupon my wife and I were able to eat, get a side of sweet potato fries and an iced tea for just under $25 including the tip. Without the coupon this would not have been a budget meal but with the coupon it was very affordable and very enjoyable.
TGI Friday’s is located on Tittabawassee in the same parking lot as the Saginaw Mall.
