Mimi's Cafe - Deliciously May

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Fuzio May Pasta Special

Elephant Bar Restaurant Lunch Specials

Lunch Specials are offered through 4 p.m. Monday - Friday. Lunch specials are not valid with Safari Club Cards, Senior Explorers Card or any other special offers.

$7.95 - Chicken Medallions
$5.95 - Greek Salad
$6.95 - Patty Melt
$7.95 - Shrimp and Chicken Jambalaya
$7.75 - Stir-Fried Sesame Chicken

The Riata Diner & Tavern - Livermore, CA

The Riata Diner & Tavern
190 S J St
Livermore, CA 94550
(925) 294-9170
riatadinerandtavern.com

Knock on wood, we've had some outstanding servers lately during our dining experiences...and tonight Rita was simply wonderful, full of smiles and happy to be working at Riata! The entrees we ordered were delicious...the New York Steak with a veggie medley and garlic mashed potatoes (they weren't too garlicky, but the gravy on the side was awesome!) and the Hawaiian Burger with freshly sliced pineapple (mmm!) and a side of teriyaki sauce and steak fries. I no longer see the need to visit Red Robin for my once-in-a-while craving for their Banzai Burgers, when I can come here for a Hawaiian Burger with REAL pineapple!

Note to Riata: the teriyaki sauce is so delicious with the Hawaiian Burger, I'd recommend making it standard instead of an option.









Riata's new menu!


House Salad add-on $2.99


Corn Chowder add-on $2.99


New York Steak 12 oz. $18.99


Hawaiian Burger w/teriyaki sauce $8.99

Fuzio - Dublin, CA

Fuzio
4930 Dublin Blvd
Dublin, CA 94568
(925) 833-7124
fuzio.com

Tonight was the last Wednesday of Fuzio's April Pasta Special and we both decided to try something new. The service provided by Andrea was EXCELLENT...so was the food...and the VALUE was incredible!



(His) Southwestern Gemelli Pasta: grilled chicken, creamy chipotle sauce, corn, roasted sweet red peppers, anaheim chiles. $5.13 at 50% off.


(Hers) Caramelized Mushroom Linguine: portobello mushrooms, button mushrooms, arugula and basil. $4.75 at 50% off.

T.G.I.Friday's $5 Sandwiches and Salads

It's a $5 meal you won't find anywhere but T.G.I.Friday's restaurants. Choose from 16 instant classics including 9 irresistible new selections, like our all-new Jack Daniel's Chicken Sandwich and all-new Shanghai Salad. For a limited time only. This price won't last so hurry into your local Friday's restaurant for the most rockin' $5 dishes around.

T.G.I.Friday's
3999 Santa Rita Road (at Rosewood Drive)
Pleasanton, CA 94588
(925) 225-1995
tgifridays.com

Extreme Pizza - Livermore, CA

Extreme Pizza
1770 1st Street
Livermore, CA 94550
(925) 447-9900
extremepizza.com

Was this my first visit to Extreme Pizza? YES.
Was this my last visit to Extreme Pizza? YES.

We ordered a Large (12") Pandora's Box pizza (spinach, artichoke hearts, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes), which was priced at $20.95 on the menu board and on the menus. IMO, it was WAY overpriced for a 12" pizza...especially for an average quality pizza. Honestly, you can get a much better pizza at The Cheesecake Factory (their Roasted Vegetable & Feta Cheese Pizza priced at $11.95 is divine!) Even the Costco Take-and-Bake fresh tomato and basil pizza tastes better...at twice the size and half the price!

On a sidenote, the $20.95 pizza rang up at $21.95 and when we pointed it out to the employee with the hat, he told us it was the tax...ummmm...no, don't insult our intelligence. There is a separate line item under "Subtotal" that says "Tax". Anyway, he got his manager/delivery guy for us and he came around the counter to look at the menu board to verify the price, then he looked at the menu to verify the price and it was indeed $20.95. I guess a dollar must have been a really big deal because he then called the owner of the store to ask him what to do. In the end, after all that...he gave us back a dollar out of the cash register.











The manager calling the owner about the price discrepancy:


Pandora's Box 12" Large Pizza $20.95 (register rang it up as $21.95)

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BJ's Restaurant & Brewery - Newark, CA

BJ's Restaurant & Brewery
5699 Mowry Avenue
Newark, CA
(510) 456-3750
bjsbrewhouse.com

This was the third BJ's we've been to and tonight's purpose was to have their famous Pizookie...after sharing an appetizer, of course! The Newark location (right off I-880 and Mowry) has only been open since last November and at 9:30 on a Saturday night, there was a 25-30 minute wait. Oh, one cool thing about this place is the revolving front door...makes me feel like I'm entering some fancy hotel! :)

Tonight's overall experience was a 5, thanks to our awesome server "Lauren 206" from Modesto and of course...the Pizookies! We shared the Piranha Pale Ale Nachos, which was served with the chili and fire-roasted tomato salsa on the side. This appetizer only deserved 3 stars, due to several stale chips I experienced and being a little skimpy on the chili and salsa.

I wanted to try the "Triple Chocolate Pizookie Featuring Ghirardelli" but was afraid of it being too rich, so I went half chocolate chip and half chocolate-chocolate chip cookie with one scoop of vanilla bean and one scoop of chocolate ice cream. It was perfect!!! But next time I will try the peanut butter cookie with chocolate ice cream...

One last thing...I spotted a sign advertising "12 Delicious Lunch Specials, starting at only $5.95" so if you're interested, contact your local BJ's for more information. The details were probably on the lunch menu...and we had dinner menus...













Piranha Pale Ale Nachos $9.25


Triple Chocolate Pizookie $5.95


Half Chocolate Chunk/Triple Chocolate Pizookie $5.95