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.
Tony’s Pizza
There are times when you just don’t want to cook, want a good meal and need to feed yourself and 2 teenages for $20 or less. This is where a large pizza at Tony’s Original Restaurant located at 1029 Gratiot in Saginaw comes in handy.
The pizza at Tony’s is made from scratch. Homemade dough, sauce and nothing but real cheese. This is the type of pizza that tastes great and fills you up. Even the teenagers are only able to eat 2 pieces. A large pizza will feed a family of four without a problem. This particular night everyone got water to drink so we included onion rings as an appetizer and still ended up just about $21 out-the-door with a tip included.
Shown here is a large pizza with green pepper, onion, mushroom and green olives.
Mountain Town Station
We attended the opening night of the 2008 Labadie Pig Gig last night. This year we decided to get bbq from Mountain Town Station. The plate included a piece of chicken, some ribs, cole slaw and baked beans. The chicken had great flavor but was a bit over done. I had to peal off some of the outside burnt parts. The ribs were excelent! Even using a plastic fork the ribs just fell off the bone. The flavor was a little but smokey with just a little bbq bite. They were not spicey at all but had a deep full flavor. The ribs also had almost no fat with a lot of meat between the bones. The bbq beans were a little bit runny but again the mild smokey flavor made for a bold flavor that had a great aftertaste. I highly recommend the ribs and becuase they are full of flavor without being spicey Mountain Town Station is a good choice for anyone.
