July 12, 2022 - What's Crackin Cafe - Mesa, Arizona

 

I went by myself  to see if it was big enough for a unit board  meeting…and it isn’t…but maybe in September…we would do okay on the patio….but it might still be hot…yikes!  I ordered the two eggs scrambled…and they were delicious…with bacon…which was too greasy (even though I ordered it crisp)..and hash browns but they were hash whites (even though I ordered them crisp)…and rye toast which was wondeful…soft and yet toasted and buttered.  I was happy enough  with my meal…next time I will try something different.

What’s Crackin’ Café
6663 E. McDowell Road, Suite 101
Mesa, Arizona 85215
(480) 264-6832
Hours:  Monday – Thursday 6:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
             Friday – Sunday 6:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

July 2, 2022 - Shaanxi - Mesa, Arizona

 

My neighbor Sandy and I went there for an early dinner.   We are so boring but we share the same thoughts…when trying a new place…order your favorite meal…so she ordered the Broccoli and Beef…and I ordered the Mongolian Beef…and it was okay but I wasn’t impressed like all the reviews stated.

 Here is the problem…the prices are high…Sandy’s meal consisted of many of these huge pieces of broccoli and not so much beef…I was served a plate of onions and not so much beef…plus we had to pay an extra $1 each for rice….what?

 Mine had lots of the cut up chiles in it..and I hated that.  I always thought spices were for taste…I had to pick out many pieces because if you accidentally bit into one you would think you were biting into a shrimp shell..yuk!

 I wasn’t happy…plus I had to ask for Soy Sauce… I will say this, though, the next day everything still tasted good.

Shaanxi Garden
67 N. Dobson Road Ste109
Mesa, Arizona 85201-6822
(480) 733-8888
Hours:  Monday- Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  4:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
             Friday – Sunday  11:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.

June 3, 2022 - Princess Mediterranean Restaurant and Market - Mesa, Arizona

 

My sister and her husband, Willie took me to this restaurant in celebration on my 74th birthday.

Jeanne ordered the gyro plate.  Willie ordered the Chicken and Beef Shawarma Combo.  I ordered the Beef Shawarma – slice marinated beef with tahini sauce.  Each plate was served with hummus, rice and a garden salad with pita bread.

I asked what the shawarma meant and the young man explained to me that it designated the method in which it was cooked.

 The hummus was the best and the creamiest I have ever eaten.   Each was served with tahini sauce…but their choices of sauces were also the cucumber based one… and I believe that is the Tzatziki sauce or the garlic sauce which is garlic and mashed potato base.

Willie's Chicken and Beef Shawarma Combo

 

Jeanne's Gyro Plate

My Beef Shawarma

Dessert:  three baklava – walnut (the one eaten the most) – pistachio  - cashew…and they were delicious – each with a very distinctive taste…the cashew had a very nutty, sweet taste…I really like the pistachio…but they were all good.

The Baklava - left the Walnut...center the Pistachio...and right..the cashew

(I liked all of them...but I liked the pistachio the best.)

Princess Mediterranean Restaurant and Market
2620 W. Broadway Rd
Mesa, AZ 85202
 (480) 894-1490
  Hours:  Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
               Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
               Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.