Ghandi Indian food Buffet $6.95

  

Went to Ghandi Indian restaurant today.  My friends were a bit skeptical and said they wanted to order from the menu.  Then my coworker got there and said let me see the buffet.  I went with her and they have the usual stuff. Samosas(fried pockets stuffed with potatoes and peas), lentils, squash, navrattan which is a mixture of eight vegetables in curry, tandoori chicken and lamb meatballs.                                      

Once we explained what some of the food was we all got the buffet and it was very good.  The naan had garlic and parsley. YUM

I decided to have a Salty Lassi which is a drink made from yogurt,

salt and seltzer water.  My friends were not impressed but I really like it.                                                                                            

The buffet is really cheap it was only $6.95 and even with my salty lassi which cost $2.00 it was less

than what I usually pay when I go to my usual indian place. 



My Big Fat Greek Restaurant

Yesterday I went to My Big Fat Greek Restaurant for lunch.  They have great specials.  My favorite is the Gyro it comes with seasoned fries or salad.  I choose the fries this time and I tell them to forget the catsup I want more tzaztziki sauce.  The sauce is made with greek yogurt, garlic, lemon and parsley.  Yummy. 

They also have a great shrimp appetizer. It is made with white wine, garlic and tomatoes.  One of these days I will order the flaming saganaki.   It is a salty greek cheese that is floured then fried.  When they bring it out they douse it in wine, light it up and then douse it with lemon.

Oregano's

Lawrence’s Stuffed ‘Shrooms
We take portobella mushrooms and stuff them with our Italian sausage, Oregano's marinara, thinly sliced basil, our 4 cheese blend, fresh diced roma tomatoes and a little bit of cilantro. Yikes!


Pablo Picasso Mexico SaladA masterful blend of grilled fajita chicken, Romaine lettuce, cheddar cheese, fresh cilantro, tomatoes and onion, drizzled with a slightly spicy chipotle dressing and mixed with corn strips. Can you say hola Pablo? Cubists unite! (insert you own wacky saying here)


My friend Tara and I shared both of these they are so good. The portobello mushrooms are spicy and cheesy good.  The salad is huge.  We ate about two thirds of it.  The spicy hot chicken fajita, the crunchy tortilla strips with the not too spicy chipotle dressing YUMMO.

Each cost about $9.00.  This is a very friendly place.  It's a bit noisy.  Their dessert is a half baked cookie you can get chocolate chip, white chocolate macadami nut or half of each with vanilla ice cream.  Sooo Gooey GOOD.

Tucson Foodies

Well anyone who knows me knows:  I LOVE TO EAT.  When people ask what is the best restaurant in Tucson?  My question is what kind of food do you want to eat?  Tucson has awesome food.  We have an Ethiopan restaurant, Japanese, Korean, Greek, Thai, Vietnamese, Italian, Middle Eastern  and then of course lots of Mexican restaurants to name a few.

I just went to Zemams with some friends.  Ethiopian food is served on Injera bread.  No plates, No silverware.  You get extra Injera bread which you tear off and use kind of like a tortilla to pick up the food you want to eat that is on the platter.

Two of us ordered the Combination platter $12.50 you choose three items and one ordered the vegetarian sampler for $11.75.  I choose the Doro Wat a chicken dish, Yetakelt wat potatoes with vegetables and Zigni a spicy beef.  The spicy beef was my favorite.  What did you expect.  I am Mexican and love spicy food.  Also on our plate Yemisir Wat lentil stew.  I believe the other food was Yemisir Kay Wat red lentils in berbere sauce which to me tasted kind of like refried beans.

I hope if you live in Tucson or are visiting my beautiful town you visit this wonderful
restaurant and create an unforgettable evening.

Until next time.  


Dinah