The Lake Grove Diner

Today I was treated to dinner by my mothers boyfriend. We decided to go to the diner in town.

Its so different having legitimate food again. My taste buds thanked me for a refresher of what real food is like. I love diners, I always have, always will.

Right off the bat we got some cole slaw and a pickle. And it was the

standard usual coleslaw.It had a good crunch, which is important and that's partially due to the carrots. The texture was pretty good, a little on the liquidy side but good. I prefer a thicker coleslaw but never the less this was pretty good stuff. I'm not a huge fan of garlic pickles so I didn't eat much of it. I like when restaurants give you and appetizer before you even order. Usually in Japanese restaurants you'll get a little something. I absolutely love that, it makes the meal feel complete.

So First of the two appetizers were the potato skins. Don't let the picture fool you these were actually what the ideal potato skin should be. The bacon was perfectly cooked. Crunchy but at the same time a little chewy. It had onions in it and that's a new twist I enjoyed thoroughly. The cheese albeit a little oily was melted right into it and fused it all together. The texture of the potato was that in between baked and mashed potato texture. The skin itself almost got that crispness but fell short and was on the chewy side. A little seasoning couldn't of hurt either. A great tater-skin if I ever seen one.

Ah yes the wings. These were amazing wings. I love the dry wings. The heat was perfection the meat fell off the bone but not too much! Oh I was in heaven with these wings. They were crunchy, moist, tender, spicy these wings had it all. 10/10 by all means my favorite wings to date! I'm at a loss for words over these wings!!!!

Ah now for the main course a french dip.
For the record I think the french dip is one of the greatest sandwiches period

Today's dip was no exception. First of all it was a panini with chibatta bread so that's bonus points already.Roast beef was slightly overcooked but thats okay for me in a dip I like it a little chewy. I honestly couldn't tell you what kind of cheese it was, I think it was provolone. It had Swiss chard on it and I love swiss chard on hot sandwiches. So this was a grand slam the first few bites. Then I started to realize they put a little too much butter on the bread when they pressed it. It was greasy to touch, Napkins unfolded before me

I was disappointed with the au jus. It was overly salty
and probably originated in a can. It was good just I was
expecting so much more after tasting the sandwich.
Same goes for the fries, i was disappointed. They had
been cut fresh which was a change. But they spent to
much time in the frier. Drowning in hot oil these fries
were too crispy and too oily. Very bland as well, I needed
heavy hands when it came to the salt(pepper too!).
Pink lemonade again tonight it wasn't as good as last
nights. It was really diluted though refreshing

A very tasty meal indeed. Our bellies full we marched on.