Fat Kid Adventure #130: L'Amour (Palo Alto)

They tried to open another fro-yo joint in Palo Alto. This is almost exactly like Yogurtland, but not as good. Not really worth a try as Red Mango across the street has better fro-yo. I guess the only plus for this place is the large amount of toppings.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/lamour-frozen-yogurt-cafe-palo-alto

Fat Kid Adventure #129: High Tech Burrito (Los Gatos)

Located in the strip mall at the corner of Blossom Hill and Los Gatos Blvd, next to the Bank of America, this joint has some really great burritos for lunch. I've been here several times to get something for a work lunch, and I always get my burrito in bowl form. Spicy Cajun Burrito with Shrimp, Thai Chicken Burrito, and this one BBQ Chicken burrito were all that I tried, and all of them are great. No dry meat up in this one, all were nice, juicy and flavorful.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/high-tech-burrito-los-gatos

Fat Kid Adventure #128: Icing On The Cake (Los Gatos)

Located just off the main strip in downtown Los Gatos, this cute little bakery is quite a bad ass. Neha, Phong, Mike and I used to come here all the time for mid-afternoon cookie breaks. They have a great selection, and I love the triple chocolate and the brownie chunks.

Recently, I took Baby Rar to this place and got the Pink Lemonade cupcake. WOW. In my humble opinion, this place can rival Sprinkles if only they had the exact same cupcakes. The frosty on the Pink Lemonade is not as thick as Sprinkles' but a bit more fluffy. At the same time, the cupcake itself had just the right amount of moisture and fluff. Compared to Kara's in Santana Row, it is more dense. The lemonade flavor definitely came and provided for a nice tang!

Highly recommended for cupcakes and cookies. Holler at it!

http://www.icingonthecakebakery.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/icing-on-the-cake-los-gatos - 4.5/5 on 267 reviews can't go wrong!

Fat Kid Adventure #127: Pedro's (Los Gatos)

Located in downtown Los Gatos, Pedro's is an all-age joint but we usually come down here for Happy Hours once in a while. Service is decent, and if you're just there to hang out order some Samplers from the Appetizer section and you'll be set. The food is great but not phenomenal. Pricing is fair. Come check it out if it's on your way.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/pedros-los-gatos
http://pedrosrestaurants.com/

Fat Kid Adventure #126: Carl's Jr.

Nothing special, just wanted to let yall know that the Kentucky Bourbon burger is NOT all that. I had the $6 Kentucky Bourbon Burger, and uh yeah you can taste a teensy bit of the Bourbon but the burger itself is not all that special. I guess I just let myself get carried away by the delectable commercials with that one surgeon dude that just straight up murder-grubs the Bourbon.

http://www.carlsjr.com/

Fat Kid Adventure #125: Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles (Hollywood)

** SPECIAL EDITION **

It was an epic weekend - the first of the Chiquitas tied the knot. It was an epic dinner - fried chicken and waffles galore for a party of 15 Chiquitas, Chiquitos and good friends.

This was the day before LiMin married Tony, and we all had a nice get-together at Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles in Hollyhoooood. Roll call - LH, Jennah, Jasmine, Elise, Tony, May, Florin, his friend, Baby Rar, yours truly - representing West Coast (babay baaaabay!) - Dawn, Jenn, Tina, John - representing East Coast - and Ruth representing that Dirty Souf. Probably the biggest Chiquita gathering since Alum Reunion in Oh-Six. Props to everyone for making it out!!

Special shout-out:
- to Tina for episodic clumsiness which really congeals the entertainment value of this trip. We love you just the same!
- to May for posing the idea in the first place
- to everyone who made the effort to fly in
- and to just everybody for a great time!

Lesson: When you're in LA, you NEED to sit ya ass down and eat some Roscoe's because it is part of the LA culture and identity. One of the fastest ways to make friends in LA is to suggest Roscoe's for a meal. You hearda Pink's? Well now you've hearda Roscoe's. Go ahead, chicken-n-waffle it up a li'l bit and comfort your souuuul. It may just make your day. And if you feel adventurous, Roscoe's got the hookup for those other parts of the chicken which aren't so mainstream.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/roscoes-house-of-chicken-and-waffles-los-angeles-3 - 4.0 out of 511 reviews don't lie.
http://www.roscoeschickenandwaffles.com/

Fat Kid Adventure #124: Uncle Frank's (Mountain View)

Let's do this review Dos Equis style.

His reputation precedes himself. His BBQ precedes his reputation.

Doctors prescribe his BBQ to treat depression.

Cows volunteer to be made into his famed brisket.

This off-Castro Mountain View joint is a local favorite. At the corner of Old Middlefield and Rengstorff and sharing a roof with Francesca's Bar, this little hole-in-wall BBQ joint is plain SICK (in the street sense). Went in for a little Friday lunch a while back, and I wisely opted for the brisket. Juicy, tender, sauceful, smoky. It was half a dozen slices of some of the best beef brisket I have ever had.

http://www.unclefranksbbq.com/ - please pay this site a visit, once you see Uncle Frank's face, you KNOW the man knows how to 'Que.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/uncle-franks-bbq-and-catering-mountain-view