Sunday, November 8, 2009

Crossroads Grill

This is a fairly new place,located at 138 W Higland Rd,Howell.It's in the plaza with the Howell Kroger store.

I have never been here before,so thought what the heck,let's try it!

The waitstaff was very polite,although when we got there,we wanted a booth,and even though many were empty,the staff had not cleaned them yet,so we were left with the only booth available.The set up is a bit noisy and echos from the high ceilings,there are no TV's blaring,or even over head music.

I ordered the bacon burger with cheese,and some chili cheese fries,my husband ordered the gyro and a side of fries.

When we ordered,I told the waitress we had a coupon,the waitress insisted we had not spent enough,hence the reason my husband ordered fries...when the bill came,we had indeed spent more than enough,because the lady forgot to add in the beverages while we were ordering....

The burger was very good,and I like the fact that they sent it to the table open faced,so that the lettuce and toppings were still nice and crispy.The bacon was normal bacon,and not that precooked paper thin stuff you would normally see.

The gyro was a true greek gyro with lamb rather the beef or chicken,and tasted great,according to my husband,I'm not much of a fan of gyros,so I'll take his word on that.

The fries were WAY overdone,and definitely had been in the fryer too long,I like them crispy,but that was a bit rediculous.

Overall the visit was ok,and the prices are fairly low.I was somewhat disappointed in the lack of menu choices other than sandwhiches.But for the most part,I would say,if you have a coupon,or are in the area,it's an ok place to stop in for lunch,just don't ofer the fries.

The coupon I used was from a fundraiser book that you see people standing outside stores selling to support our troops,if you see one,go ahead and pick it up,there's some good deals in there.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Howell Taco Bell

Well,I'm always up for trying to menu items,so yesterday was the new Fully Loaded Nachos at the Howell Taco Bell.

Not sure how I feel about them,the nachos were ok,but for being "fully loaded" seemed to lack toppings.There may have been a bit of everything on them,but the amounts were so skimpy that you can't tell.I would have liked to see added extra beef and extra of just about everything but the refried beans.If you're going to call something "fully loaded" at least load it up!

They come served in a taco salad bowl,which they could have skipped and just served like the normal nachos.

Personally,next time I would just go ahead and order the regular Nachos Bell Grande and leave it at that.

I was not impressed at all with this new menu item.