Applebee's

I can not forget this one!  We took the kids the other night for getting such good grads last term.
There is so much delicious food here I just don't even know where to start.  I guess the appetizers would be a good place right?
We LOVE the wings and we like them hot!  I personally like to dip them in Ranch but T likes to dip them in Bleu Cheese.  Either way they are simply delicious!
The lady behind us just kept raving about the flavored lemonade.  She said that she made her hubby stop on the way home from the hospital after surgery just to get her a flavored lemonade.   She said that the manager John even brought it out to the car for her.
As for the entree's.  If you are looking for a low calorie meal they have the 550 calorie or less menu and it is amazing.  I like to get the peppercorn steak.  No matter how you like your meat cooked this is about the one and only place that can get it just right every time!  This meal comes with veggies.  I am not much of a steamed veggie eater but they are actually not to bad.
When I am not eating low calorie I LOVE the steak with Parmesan and shrimp.  It is sooooo amazing and so full of flavor you just can't go wrong with this choice.
If you want to eat off of the 2 for $20 menu I would also suggest the Oriental Chicken salad.  from what I hear it is the best in town.  My sister says it is even better if you sub the battered chicken with a grilled chicken.  She says it makes it even more moist and delicious.  The Club is amazing, Chicken Fingers are great....  I really don't think you could go wrong with anything that you order here.  They are also open on Sundays and they have many delicious mixed drinks with or with out alcohol to complete your meal.

290 West 1300 South
Orem, UT 84058

(801) 223-0111
www.applebees.com 

Green Panda

The Green Panda is owned by my son's Chinese teacher.  His wife runs the place while he is at work and when he is finished at the school he heads to the restaurant.   I have not had a chance to go yet but my hubby and my son LOVE the place and it seems that they have our neighbors addicted too.   T says that they have the best Beef and Broccoli that he has ever tasted.  My son is more of a Sesame Chicken kind of kid.  When they offered to bring them out a piece of their Mango dessert they were hesitant but decided to try it and they both loved it too.  They brought home some of the pork dumplings and I have to admit they were perfect!   All of the food is made fresh and so sometimes you do have to wait but it is well worth it.   Once I have tried it I will be sure to add to this post!

Ok I finally got to try it!  It was AMAZING!  I really do not care much for Chinese food at all but this was great.  It was really hard to choose what to order.  I really wanted the Sesame Chicken but it came with rice and I was really not in the mood for rice that day.  I decided to order the Beef Noodle Bowl and it was delicious.  The beef was so tender and so full of flavor.  T also ordered the Beef and Broccoli for us and he was right.  It was sooooo good.  My daughter ordered the Orange Chicken and it was very good too.  And yes, even the Mango Moose Cake was very good.  I would highly recomend the Green Panda to everyone!

Green Panda Cafe
3220 North University Avenue
Provo, UT 84604
801-377-3466

Buffalo Wild Wings

We stopped at Buffalo Wild Wings in Lehi on our way home from Salt Lake this past weekend.  The place looked pretty cool and they were open on Sunday!   It is just like any other Sports bar & grill when you walk in they have T.V's all over the place and it is very loud.  They have a few arcade games which kept the kids entertained while we waited for food.
I'm sure you all know from my previous blogs that I am a total fried pickle fan. We decided to try them here.  They were very good.  The dipping sauce that they use is very different from Ranch and so I was a little skeptical.  It was wonderful and the pickles did not seem as greasy as most of the others that I have had.
There are so many things on the menu that looked and sounded absolutely fantastic like the chicken artichoke flatbread and the buffalo wing wraps but we decided to try the slammers and some wings.  We decided to get the hamburger Slammers instead of the pulled pork which looked delicious.  The burgers were kind of plain and I don't think I would get them again.  My son thought about doing the wing challenge and asked them to bring out a little taste of the sauce.  They did and he tried it and said it wasn't that bad.  (I was not about to try it and find out for myself)  The waiter said that his brother had done it and told him that it wasn't that bad until the next day or two and then he really felt it!  He decided he wouldn't be that brave and he would just get wings with the Azian Zing sauce.  They tasted a lot like the Asian wings that Wendy's carried for a while.  He loved them.  T and I got half of ours with the Spicy Garlic sauce which was awesome!  The other half we got with the Jammin Jalapeno.  It was pretty good but I will try something else next time.  my daughter got the Teriyaki and it just tasted like very strong Teriyaki sauce.
Will we go again???  Maybe but next time I will go for something besides the wings.

www.buffalowildwings.com
Phone: 801-766-8402
92 N 1200 East
Lehi, UT 84043

Diegos

Ok my friends.  If you like the real authentic Mexican food like I do then you will love Diegos.  I am not a fan of Mexican food really but before our friend Luis passed away he would take my husband to all of the little taco shops around Provo and Orem and Diego's seemed to be the favorite.  The only thing better would be buying the prepared meat and tortillas around the corner and cooking for yourself.  Who wants to do that? It takes to long and it will probably cost you more than just eating at Diegos.  If you like real taco's the Carne Asada is wonderful and the Carnitas is my second choice. Terrance likes the Al Pastor with Pina.   They are very simple and all that comes on them is Onion and Cilantro.  They do have a few different kinds of salsa on the bar that you can add if you would like to.  The kids love their casadillas with the chicken in them as well.  We have also tried the Tortas which are great.  If you have questions about what things are just ask.  They do speak English well especially Diego.  Enjoy!

 45 W 300 N

Provo, UT 84601

(801) 377-4710