"Brunch" at Ruby Tuesdays

RYAN: 8/27/11

Ask any seasoned bruncher and they will tell you that there is no brunch served on Saturdays. Just the thought of brunch on a Saturday just doesn't feel right. It's like ordering lamb well done.... It just doesn't happen. Anyway, friends of mine thought that it would be a good idea to go to Ruby Tuesday for brunch on Saturday morning. I thoroughly explained to them that it won't be served, but they insisted. I figured I'd go along for the ride (I needed a good laugh.) After we got settled in and the staff explained that brunch is something done on Sunday's, they decided to stay. (I decided it was close enough to lunch time to go ahead and order lunch.) I ordered the Mini's and Salad Bar, more specifically, the buffalo minis. Very tasty.... I had to order some extra buffalo sauce on the side, because it wasn't quite hot enough, but other than that it was a very enjoyable lunch. Remember, brunch is a verb..... and it's done on Sundays.

Light Lunch In the Moans

Will:

8/29/11

Today, I found myself barely making it into Panhill Commons (The Moans) before they closed up shop. As I did the casual loop around to see what was being offered, I was greeted with the usual...I hate you look that just warms your heart and soul. Seeing the limited offerings I defaulted to the sandwich bar and stuck with an exciting turkey sandwich and a glass of water:

Now, I have a "honeymoon" period with the moans for at least the first couple of meals when I arrive back on campus after prolonged breaks, so don't look for a hate-filled post questioning the overall legitimacy of Armark as a food service provider quite yet. (I assure you they will follow soon). Instead this meal/sandwich was delicious, the quality of the turkey was much better than I recall from last year and the water was....well water. This fat guy was well fed at lunch...but remains cautious of further moans experiences.

Lunch at Ruby Tuesdays

After the disturbing lunch at La Parota on Monday, The Two Fat Guys decided to go with the safest bet around..... Ruby Tuesdays. I decided to the zucchini cakes, with roasted red peppers and feta cheese. I was very pleased with the quality and taste of the cakes, however I wasn't pleased with the portion size, and if that wasn't enough, they brought me the wrong order. So after drooling over zucchini minis with a huge side of onion rings, they plop down my actual order, with sides of broccoli and mashed potatoes. (Not they way to get on a fat guys good side). So basically I'm 0-2 thus far in meal choice, but there is many a meal to come.....

Lunch at La Parota

Ryan:

8/22/11

For season opener we made the decision to go to La Parota for an early lunch. The meal was off to a bad start when they didn't have any hot sauce for me to put in my salsa (enough reason for me not to go back for awhile). I ordered the number 14 (burrito, enchilada, rice, and beans.) I was rather disappointed in my meal. The portion size is very unfriendly, and the burrito tasted like burnt cardboard. I was only able to get down a few bites before I was so disgusted I had to get up and leave. A rather poor experience for my first lunch back in Farmville, but tomorrow brings a new day with new opportunities. Remember, life is too short to eat bad food.

The Two Fat Guys open the Farmville Restauranting Season at La Parota

Will:

8/22/11

First day back on campus...and already frustrated with Blake's A inability to give me a room quoting a "housing freeze"...We decide to head into town for a quick lunch....at the time La Parota seemed to be a delicious option...We were horribly mistaken. I ordered the taco salad:

It was at the moment that the salad arrived that I quickly realized I had way too much optimism about the food in Farmville. After about a half hour burrowing through the top layer of cheese and making my way to soggy bottom I slowly became sick to my stomach and had to abandon the meal. A failure in my book, at least one of the fat guys went home hungry today.