Black Eyed Sally's

This weekend I ate at Black Eyed Sally's for the first time. I wish I had gone with more people so I could have sampled more. I had a Burnt Ends sandwich and sweet potato fries. It was great. The bread was the best part, actually.

This is a pretty funky place (and larger than I expected). Parking can be a bit of an issue ($7) but overall I would love to head back there.

Good News

I always enjoy going to the Good News Cafe in Woodbury. We went last night. It wasn't as spectacular as normal.

The service, room, ambiance is fantastic, although sometimes a bit slow between courses.

I had the Gemelli pasta with gorgonzola and asparagus. It was a bit strong with the cheese. Usually it is a bit lighter. I also had an excellent Thai Chicken Soup. For dessert I had a piece of Pistachio Cheesecake which was a bit smaller than I expected.

The Flash-Fired Beef seems to be the hit of the night as an appetizer.

Update

Obviously, I haven't written for awhile. Some notes:

• Ate at Kitchen Zinc in New Haven. Pizza was really good. A great room, but got crowded. The bar is really the room and people stand and crowd the tables. Staff was nice and moved us to a booth. Pretty loud. They went next door to Zinc for a chocolate dessert we wanted. Appreciated that.
• Still waiting for a really comfortable restaurant in Southbury where you can just eat and hang out. Could a funky spot survive here?

Zinc

Last night we had a fabulous meal at Zinc in New Haven. A beautiful place (though a bit dark) with great service. We were surprised it wasn't full on a Saturday night, but that might be an issue with the restaurant economy.

We had the pork dumplings to start which was a big hit. They sit in a peanut sauce and are very light and just the right size. Chicken and steak were for the main meals. The steak came with a great sweet potato mash that had a good amount of spicy in it.

The desserts were good as well. The cheesecake had a lemon cream with it that was just about perfect.

Great Deal

You really can't beat buying pizza dough from your local pizzeria.  We spent $1.50 for a large pizza dough at Julio's.  It tasted great, you know the ingredients, and it supports local business.  

We hope to go to the farmers market in New Haven tomorrow.

Maggie McFly's

Sunday night we headed over to Maggie McFly's in Middlebury. Readers of this blog will notice that we have had repeated visits to Maggies in Southbury, all uninspired.

Maggies in Middlebury is a nice place. The service is much smoother and friendlier than Southbury. But...the food really is pretty average to poor. I had the Blackened Chicken Sandwich. it was almost inedible as it was soooo salty. The "pizza" was bland and mushy. The quesadilla had a fairly odd taste and worse texture. All in all---why did we go there again?

One highlight was the ice cream dessert. Tasty, perfect size. This place caters to families and the bar crowd. If they upped their food game just a bit it would be a regular stop for us.

Quick Hits

1. We had a good pizza at Southford Pizza.  Semi-deep dish pizza.  This is mainly a take-out place.

2. The kids can't get enough of Senor Panchos when the musicians play.  I wish more restaurants would have live music.

3. Pizza at DiPalmas seems to continue to be the family favorite.