Daily Archives: May 8, 2015

Well, As They Say . . .

No News is No News.

And that’s what we got today. Zip, Zero, Nada.

In fact we never even saw anyone from the service department at all today. I kind of wondered if maybe they take a half day off on Friday afternoon. And I don’t expect much this weekend either.

About 5pm Jan and I headed out for dinner, with a first stop at the Fry’s right across the street for a few groceries. Then it was on to BiGA Café (yes, that’s the way they spell it) over on Miller Valley Rd, just a few miles away.

At first glance, it doesn’t seem to be big enough to be a restaurant. Or at second glance, either. It’s small, with only 8 tables that seat 28 folks, with another 5 stools at the bar. And they were all filled when we got there.

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But the 4-1/2 stars on Yelp with 46 reviews explains why they’re so busy. The menu is American comfort food, with a flair.

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The menu explains that ‘biga’ is an ingredient used in Italian bread making, that makes the bread more ‘complex’. Not really sure what that means, but the homemade bread that they use in their sandwiches tells the story.

Their menu partially changes every week, and actually everyday as they cross things off when they run out.

Jan had the BLT with Cheddar cheese and Basil Mayo. I would have gotten a picture, but while I was taking the photo of my sandwich, she started eating hers because she said it looked so good.

;I got the Pastrami Reuben on Rye with the Green Chile Mac N Cheese, while Jan got the Potato Salad with hers. Although it’s hard to tell from the photo, these bread slices are a good bit bigger than a standard bread slice, so it makes for a heck of a sandwich.

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I tried to order a cup of the Chicken and Sausage Gumbo but they ran out a few minutes earlier. Bummer. It looked really good.

We split our side dishes so each of us got some of both, And both were good, especially the Green Chili Mac N Cheese. Although it looks kind of plain in the photo, ;it was delicious, not really hot or spicy, but the green chili flavor really came through.

For dessert Jan and I split an order of their Salted Caramel Bread Pudding, and I think we got just about the last piece of it too. And I’m really glad we did,

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It was really great. Ranks right up there with the Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding at Lulu’s in Gulf Shores, AL.

Tomorrow, who knows. I may start trying to trace out the shredded wire bundle, mostly out of boredom, and wanting to get something moving here.

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Thought for the Day:

No problem is so big or so complicated that it can’t be run away from! Peanuts, Linus Van Pelt

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