Peace on Arth...with sausage factory parking in the rear!

This month (November) we chose Michigan's Little Bavaria! Frankenmuth is an awesome place. Anytime of year really, but late fall early winter is the best time. We went to Bronner's first, because...really? How can you miss the place that has 360 days of Christmas! We all got some great ornaments and we saw some disturbing things. Sexy Santa was something I could've lived without seeing. Ever. Just sayin'.

We did not go the popular route and eat at Bavarian Inn or Zhenders. We chose the Sullivan's Black Forest Brew Haus & Grill on the recommendation of one of Mom's co-workers. We've never really been impressed with the "special chicken dinners" in Frankenmuth and we don't understand the hype surrounding it.

Place: Sullivan's Black Forest Brew Haus & Grill
Location: Frankenmuth, MI (behind Bronner's)

Our first stop was Bronner's. We found so many cute ornaments! We even found one of a Quesadilla for Jeri and we had it personalized with her name! She loved it. The ladies that do all that personalization deserve an award or some candy or something. They did a great job.

When we finally made it out of the mad house that is a Christmas Store one month before Christmas, we headed over to the restaurant. And ordered some drinks!

White Cheddar Ale Soup

Highlights

Teaching Mom about photobombs!

White Cheddar Ale Soup - Three of us ordered the soup. And we loved it. We love cheese as it is, but this soup was so good, I'd go back just for that soup alone. And pair it with the fresh warm rolls that they sent out? Heaven. Especially on a cold day!

Lemons! - Just for the face Jeri makes when she eats them. They had lemon slices with our water. And the water was in some really nice and fancy glasses! Which made us really anticipate the other drinks! Jeri needed extra lemons, cause she has some fascination with them.

Chicken Schnitzel - "I'm gonna order Chicken Schnitzel just cause I like to say "schnitzel" - Marti. And she did too! Also, none of us could correctly describe capers, but Marti got them anyway. Yay! for trying new things Marti!

The Ratings: On a Scale From 1 to 5

Chicken Schnitzel

Waitstaff

I feel like I need to start prefacing this section with an asterisk. *Almost all of us have either been a waitress or are currently waitresses. So we are very critical of this part. So please take it with a grain of salt and with the knowledge that we are going to be more critical than the average person.

Mom - 4; She was attentive when we actually saw her.

Jeri - 2; I had an empty glass! How rude.

Terra - 4; Our waitress was okay, but the boy waiter that stopped his running to the kitchen to take our picture? He was awesome! Overall they seem to have some pretty good staff.

Susie - 3; Not very attentive and it wasn't very busy.

Marti - 3

Food Quality

The Border

Mom - The Border (A taco salad); 5; It's a taco-splosion in my mouth!

Jeri - Basset Flat Iron; 5; Even though I didn't actually eat anything, it smelled amazing! (She was working a good buzz and didn't want to mess it up. We can respect that!)

Terra - Basset Flat Iron; 3; I loved the soup that came with the steak. They didn't have mashed potatoes till two. But it wasn't mentioned on the menu! So I had to get a baked potato. It was okay. The steak had lovely mushrooms on it, but the steak itself wasn't very flavorful.

Susie - Stuffed Chicken Florentine; 3; It wasn't cheesy enough.

Marti - Chicken Schnitzel; 5; The soup was amazing and the chicken was pretty good too.

Basset Flat Iron

Food Value (Was it worth what we paid?)

Mom- $9.99; Yes

Jeri - $17.99; Yes

Terra - $17.99; No

Susie - $14.99; No

Marti - $15.99; Yes

Drinks (Out of 10)

Mom - Pirates Porter (an ale); 8

Jeri - Long Beach; 10; New favorite! I had 2!

Stuffed Chicken Florentine

Terra - Long Beach; 10; I loved it! It was strong and it kicked in fast!

Susie - White Zinfandel; 10; You can't go wrong with a white wine.

Marti - Malibu & Pineapple Juice; 10; Tasty and you can never go wrong with pineapple juice and Malibu!

Overall

Mom - 5; Fun!

Jeri - 5; The food smelled amazing! I was so tempted to lick it! I can't wait till tomorrow so I can eat it. Tequila!

Long Beach!

Terra - 4; The soup was awesome and my drink was amazeballs. And you gotta love a roller coaster in the bathroom! Right girls?

Susie - 3; I had more fun in Bronner's

Marti - 5; Tequila?! I never know what to say. LOL. 

All in all it was a great time! We got to go shopping before and after. There are so many great little shops in downtown Frankenmuth. If you want to know the back story about the title ( and it's super funny! At least it was when we were bombed on Long Beaches!) or about the roller coaster, ask in the comments and we'll tell you. Want to suggest a place we should try in Southeast Michigan? Put that in the comments too. See you next month.

Terra

Sexy Santa!

Wah Wong's Express - Right to your tummy!

Crab Rangoon

Another month, another late post. We wanted to try some Chinese food this time around. We have two places in Imlay City, Wah Wong's and The China Buffet. Originally we were going to go to the Buffet, but we changed our minds.

Susie was missing this month. Her boys were sick and she had to stay home to take care of them. We did have some extra special visitors this month. Lucas and Chloie. Lucas is my youngest and Chloie is Marti's boyfriend's daughter. They were adorable together.

Place: Wah Wong's Express

Location: Imlay City, Michigan

Chicken Nuggets and French Fries (for the kids)

We arrived right at opening for lunch. We almost missed it all together. Jeri had some serious car trouble on the way there. She got a flat, her battery died, and she had to be towed because the bolts on her spare had become welded or stripped or something. But no worries, a quick tow and 4 new tires later, we were all set. 

We did remember to take photos of our food, but not us. Go figure. Though, our concentration might've been broken because of rude people. If you go somewhere for lunch and proceed to have a loud, obnoxious, disgusting conversation with someone on your cell phone, we're gonna judge you. Hard. Not to mention, hate you.(Seriously, talking about a poo covered patient? Not cool, lady. Not cool)

Highlights

Sesame Chicken

Hot Tea and Starters - Mom ordered some hot tea with her lunch. We love a good hot tea. Especially on a chilly day. And how can you go wrong with some Egg Drop or Wonton Soup? You really can't. Especially when the wonton's are so nice and crispy.

Place Mats - Shut up. It was awesome. They were just the usual ones they have at a Chinese restaurant. The zociac ones. But the great thing was that Jeri kept trying to get Mom to call the Rooster a "Cock". Here we were, a group of women repeatedly saying "cock". And trying to get our Mother to do the same. It was great.

Fortune Cookies - Even if they were stale. We still loved the fortune cookies. "I like sunshine and fresh air" - Mom, "You constantly struggle for self improvement" - Jeri, "You could prosper in the field of medical research." - Terra, "You will be happy in receipt of good news." - Marti. Aren't those great? And completely random?

The Ratings: On A Scale From 1 to 5

Cashew Chicken

Waitstaff

Mom - 4

Jeri - 2; No comment.

Terra - 3; eh.

Marti - 3

Food Quality

Mom - Almond Chicken and Sweet & Sour Chicken; 5; Very good! Great portions too. More than enough to take home!

Jeri - Cashew Chicken; 3; I've never ordered Cashew Chicken before. And I won't ever again. The Crab Ragoon was really good though. Hot and super delicious.

Terra - Sesame Chicken; 5; The chicken was cooked great and the sauce was just what I was looking for. Some Sesame Chicken sauce tastes fake or plastic-y. And the Wonton soup was so tasty.

Marti - Sweet & Sour Chicken; 5

Almond and Sweet & Sour Chicken

Food Value

Mom - Worth it

Jeri - Not worth what was paid

Terra - Worth it; There was so much left over, I had lunch for 2 days.

Marti - Worth it.

Drinks (Out of 10)

No drinks this week. Though Marti did order a Mt. Dew. And it came in a can. That's 10 cents bitch. Don't laugh.

Overall

Mom - 5

Jeri - 2

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Terra - 4; I left off one point for one reason. The bathroom was very scary. Very. It's possible the ceiling mayfall on you. Be careful. And the decor could use an update, but the economy is bad, so maybe that's why it hasn't been changed since the early 70's.

Marti - 4

The food was amazing. Which is usually the case at these little hole in the walls. I'm sad we didn't take a group picture. We've got to start remembering. Maybe a checklist? LOL. Till next month!

Terra