Tauntaun Pouch

The Snowpocalyspe of 2014 this week made the entire city look like an episode of the Walking Dead... But that didn't stop the pouch from gobbling up rations for it's winter hibernation. So, I hopped on my Tauntaun and headed out to scavenge and forage for anything edible.. Echo-3 to Echo-7. Hamburger old buddy, are you there? If I don't find anything out there, I can always sleep inside my Tauntaun's pouch... Now, that's some good eatin' offal in there.

Cafe 640.

Cafe Burger with Gruyere, garlic herb roasted shiitake and garlic aioli make a decent burger even though they over cooked it by a tad with a greyish pink center. Overall, an above average burger but nothing that special to run back for. Fries were semi limp and room temp... Yeah, no bueno.

House Salad. Snooze.

Lee's Bakery.

Grilled Pork Banh Mi. These mofos still got the mojo... As if they lost it before.

Highlander.

AYCE Snow Crab Legs Tuesdays. Fuck yeah. After 8 clusters and tots... I'm done, son. The end. Burp.

Heart of India.

Papadum. Body of Christ or Gandhi? They were both skinny motherfuckers... I wish I was, too. So jealous but I won't eat this everyday.

Veggie Samosa. They were pretty big and girthy, stuffed with a lot of veggie filler and deep fried. It was tasty.

Mulligatawny. The Soup Nazi will have nothing to fear with this recipe. I put a spoonful in my mouth and bit into a wedge of lime! Too bad I didn't have a cocktail to spit it into. Watery as hell but it was ok.

Garlic Naan. Garlicky and hot right out of the oven. One of the better naan in town.

Bhaigan Bharta.Who farta'd? Smelt it dealt it. Clay oven roasted eggplant, tastes like baby food but for adults. It was pretty tasty... Better if it had meat in it.

Chicken Vindaloo. Extra extra extra spicy, pweez. You want extra spicy? I want the spiciest VIN in the entire house. Do it, do it. Ok, USA, you got it! Came out about a 2 on a scale of 10... Snooze. But the taste/flavor was there, just not the heat factor. Server shows me a picture on his smartphone on the scorpion peppers he's growing at home, but they wouldn't let him bring them into the restaurant because it might scare the kids... Anything for the children.

Basmati Rice. Oh yeah, get in my belly.

Penang.

Roti Canai. This visit they gave the biggest doughy portion ever and it had the perfect pull. I thank Buddha for that.

Pandan Ayam. Some of the best wangz in all of the ATL.

Green Nasi Lemak. You can't have Asian cheekan wangz without flied lice! So, I give you this Coconut Fried Rice with a ton of crap in it like shrimp and squid. 

Penang Udang Nee. Basically, a semi spicy shrimp broth with noodles, shrimp, egg, bean sprouts and watercress/spinach.Good on a cold day. Needs to be 10 times more spicy.

Clay Pot Pearl Noodle Soup. Pearl noodles are similar to udon but a lot silkier and softer. It was like a noodle congee. Good stuff.

Il Bacio.

Haven't been here in a minute... It was decent when it first opened and then it was all downhill after 5-6 months... I guess these NY ex-pats realized you don't have to try as hard with this audience for real NY 'ZA. They are still in business but that's not a difficult feat for the sheep in this town that will devour anything that halfway resembles a NY 'ZA like at a goat rodeo. This was the La Diana with artichokes, asparagus, sun dried maters and some other stuff... It was about average, not bad not great, definitely not crave-worthy. The crust was as expected, middling, the sauce was better than average, a little sweet a little acidic, I don't know what happened to the mozza, it was a bit chintzy on this style of 'ZA.

Hong Kong Harbor.

Beef Belly Wonton Noodle Soup. This is one of my favorite dishes here. It has everything you want on a sub zero kinda night.

Sour Mustard with Tofu. Not on the menu, just ask for it. You won't regret it. You can also order it with beef or pork and seafood if you really want it.

Clay Pot with Eggplant, Diced Chicken and Salted Fish... Basically, a bubbling cauldron of crap in a bowl. Damn tasty. Do it, do it.

Just because it's freezing cold and icy outside doesn't mean you have to be stuck in some Wampa ice cave with a can of SPAM and packets of ketchup from fast food chains... Squirt.