(Ed. note: Yes, Capital Q Smokehouse is alphabetically before Chicken Joe's. This is the kind of thing that keeps me up at night.)
Ordered from: Capital Q Smokehouse
Smokin' Chicken Thigh Sandwhich
Cold Smoked Chicken Breast Sandwhich
BBQ Mac 'n Cheese (Medium)
Zesty Homes Fries (Small)
Croakers (Two)
($32.38 with tax and tip)
KHam: I won't be the best person to describe the sandwich because I don't like big hunks of meat on my sandwhich. I kind of just prefer some or no meat. So I wouldn't listen too much to what I have to say. It came on garlic toast which was very good and I enjoyed eating the lettuce, mayo, and tomato on the bread once I took all the meat off. The BBQ mac and cheese is extremely delicious. I think the croakers are potato croquettes, but I could be wrong. I'd recommend it, especially the macaroni and cheese.
Would I order again: Yeah!
NHam: I think KHam and I had opposite experiences here; She really liked the sides and didn't like her sandwich and I was the other way around. I got the Cold Smoked Chicken Breast Sandwich, and that's some real ass BBQ right there, let me tell you. So I really enjoyed that, but the sides not so much - I got the Zesty Home Fries, which is cut up potatoes, except they were weirdly bitter. I'm wondering if there was BBQ sauce on them, and if so, those are two great tastes that do not taste great together. I also had a Croaker, and I have no idea what it is; Tasted kinda like a Hush Puppy, which I'm not a huge fan of. Overall, though, don't mind my complaining about sides too much - in all the places I've eaten from on Mealo, this is the only real delivery BBQ restaurant I've found so far, and the main attraction is delicious.
Would I order again: Any time I'm craving real BBQ.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Chicken Joe's
Ordered from: Chicken Joe's
The College (fried chicken, honey mustard and potato cones), no cheese
Churro
Potato Cones (Small)
Medium X-Tasy Fries
Macaroni Salad (Small)
NHam: I got the College, and it's awesome; Breaded fried chicken on a bun, dripping with honey mustard. It can be a little messy to eat - they don't skip on the sauce - but, oh my lord, is it ever good. I happen to love fried chicken sandwiches, and this is one of the best ones around. I also got the potato cones, which are, uh, kind of hard to describe; It's a cone-shaped crunchy outside with almost a mashed potato kind of inside. It's very good, although I usually can't each much after polishing off a College. For dessert I had the churro, and um, I've never had a churro before (really), but this was very tasty. In short, I loved everything; This is one of my favorite places to order from, and the only reason we don't do so all the time is that I think I like it a bit more than kham does.
Would I order again: Oh yeah. I like ordering from here when you know who isn't that hungry.
KHam: I know it's called Chicken Joe's, but it is it too much to ask that there's a vegetarian option? Something for the household member who doesn't like an assload of chicken? That being said, I did like what I got. The "X-Tasy" fries were very delicious - they're french fries with ranch dressing, cheese, and bacon. And if that doe not sound immediately delicious to you, perhaps this is not the restaurant for you. This is the restaurant after all, where they put french fries and macaroni and cheese bites on their sandwiches. The pasta salad was.... pasta salad. There's not too much you can do with it; It's pasta, mayonnaise, and whatever the hell else is on it. IT didn't have too much mayonnaise, which is often a crime of macaroni salad. I also had some of the churro, and I was surprised that it was good. The last one I had was burned to a fucking crisp and not cinnamony at all and was basically a rod of burned fucking dough. This was not a rod of burned fucking dough, it was a perfectly cooked rod of cinnamony, crunchy dough.
Would I order again: I would order again.
The College (fried chicken, honey mustard and potato cones), no cheese
Churro
Potato Cones (Small)
Medium X-Tasy Fries
Macaroni Salad (Small)
NHam: I got the College, and it's awesome; Breaded fried chicken on a bun, dripping with honey mustard. It can be a little messy to eat - they don't skip on the sauce - but, oh my lord, is it ever good. I happen to love fried chicken sandwiches, and this is one of the best ones around. I also got the potato cones, which are, uh, kind of hard to describe; It's a cone-shaped crunchy outside with almost a mashed potato kind of inside. It's very good, although I usually can't each much after polishing off a College. For dessert I had the churro, and um, I've never had a churro before (really), but this was very tasty. In short, I loved everything; This is one of my favorite places to order from, and the only reason we don't do so all the time is that I think I like it a bit more than kham does.
Would I order again: Oh yeah. I like ordering from here when you know who isn't that hungry.
KHam: I know it's called Chicken Joe's, but it is it too much to ask that there's a vegetarian option? Something for the household member who doesn't like an assload of chicken? That being said, I did like what I got. The "X-Tasy" fries were very delicious - they're french fries with ranch dressing, cheese, and bacon. And if that doe not sound immediately delicious to you, perhaps this is not the restaurant for you. This is the restaurant after all, where they put french fries and macaroni and cheese bites on their sandwiches. The pasta salad was.... pasta salad. There's not too much you can do with it; It's pasta, mayonnaise, and whatever the hell else is on it. IT didn't have too much mayonnaise, which is often a crime of macaroni salad. I also had some of the churro, and I was surprised that it was good. The last one I had was burned to a fucking crisp and not cinnamony at all and was basically a rod of burned fucking dough. This was not a rod of burned fucking dough, it was a perfectly cooked rod of cinnamony, crunchy dough.
Would I order again: I would order again.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Anthony's Pizza Palace
Ordered from: Anthony's Pizza Palace
Fried Dough Bites
Garlic Bread
Fried Chicken Sub
French Fries
Spaghetti
($32.36 plus tax and tip)
Nham: I got the french fries and fried chicken sub. The fries were inedibly mushy - I don't hold this against the restaurant, because fries are almost certainly the most difficult thing to get right with delivery, and no matter where you order from you've got a 50% of this occurring.
The sub was OK; I can't complain that there was nothing but lettuce, onion, and fried chicken on it because I had the cheese and tomatoes removed. Needs some kinda sauce, tastewise. Texture was okay. (Little heavy on the onions - again, I don't hold this against the restaurant, many places will give you extra on one ingredient if you remove a lot. I appreciate them giving you more value for your money, and you can always take the extra off.)
Lastly, we split the fried dough bites, and oh my gosh, they are delicious. Not only is it super tasty hot fried dough, but having them in bites makes it way easier to eat; You don't have the mess or having to worry about a spill like you have with a big glob of dough.
Would I order again: Yes, but probably something else as my meal.
Kham: Spaghetti was good. It was a little more on the al dente side than I'm used to, but still good. Plenty of it, which should make for good leftovers. I also got the garlic bread which was good, but there was not enough extra sauce with the spaghetti to mop it up, which I like. I also enjoyed the fried dough bites. Good value for the money, AND when they delivered they had one of those heat bags that keeps your food warm!!!!
Would I order again: I'd definitely order it again.
Introduction
Welcome to Eating Thru Albany! As a resident of Albany right on the edge of the student ghetto, I have a wide array of options when it comes to ordering dinner, and I thought it would be fun to take a culinary tour of Albany this way - not through the city's finest restaurants and pubs, but through the places you can order from via your browser and have arrive 30 to 40 minutes later.
We're going to start the tour with a (roughly) alphabetical trip through Mealo's delivery menu, from Anthony's Pizza Place to, uh, one of the many, many restaurants that start with S. (Somebody please open Zambrelli's or something so that reads a little better!)
After that, who knows? There's Allmenus, GrubHub, and a dozen other sites; Or maybe by then I'll be bored, or dead from eating fried dough twice a week.
Just for fun, here's a little information about your hosts.
NHam
Loves: Fried chicken, any kind of crunchy food, potatoes prepared just about any way, bread, well-done hamburgers
Hates: Shellfish, mushy food, cheese, undercooked meat
You'll probably enjoy his recommendations if: You are a college student/obese person who is lactose intolerant and allergic to shellfish.
KHam
Loves: Spaghetti, tomatoes, spaghetti with tomato sauce, vegetables, cheese subs with mayo and vinegar, french fries dipped in milkshakes
Hates: Seafood, meat on the bone, beans, peas, food that requires too much chewing
You'll probably enjoy her recommendations if: You are a normal human being.
We're going to start the tour with a (roughly) alphabetical trip through Mealo's delivery menu, from Anthony's Pizza Place to, uh, one of the many, many restaurants that start with S. (Somebody please open Zambrelli's or something so that reads a little better!)
After that, who knows? There's Allmenus, GrubHub, and a dozen other sites; Or maybe by then I'll be bored, or dead from eating fried dough twice a week.
Just for fun, here's a little information about your hosts.
NHam
Loves: Fried chicken, any kind of crunchy food, potatoes prepared just about any way, bread, well-done hamburgers
Hates: Shellfish, mushy food, cheese, undercooked meat
You'll probably enjoy his recommendations if: You are a college student/obese person who is lactose intolerant and allergic to shellfish.
KHam
Loves: Spaghetti, tomatoes, spaghetti with tomato sauce, vegetables, cheese subs with mayo and vinegar, french fries dipped in milkshakes
You'll probably enjoy her recommendations if: You are a normal human being.
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