Chili House - Fort Collins Colorado

8/26/2014

On a Tuesday dad and I decided to stop in for lunch. We got here about 12:30 and the place wasn't very busy at all. So we were seated right away. Pretty quickly our waiter was there to take our drink orders which were both Cokes ($2.19). When he returned and brought the drinks he said he would be back in a few to take our order unless we were ready. I already knew I wanted to try out the Kung Pao chicken since that's one of my favorites and dad figured out what he wanted too so we were ready. So the Kung Pao chicken is what I ordered and dad ordered the Mongolian beef, we both got egg drop soup as our soup choice. I don't know what other choices we had because the lunch menu just said your choice of soup.

 

Soon after ordering our soup was brought out. This was a chicken-based soup like you would expect an egg drop soup to be, and a good amount of egg in there.  This I thought was just okay tasting and after eating for a while I realized there was something else in  there and it was corn which I thought was a little odd and I don't think it helped the soup too much.

 

Before I was even done with my soup out came the entrées. They were served on a big plastic tray type thing. The Kung Pao chicken tasted okay, but there was plenty that I didn't like about it. The sauce tasted good and there was a ton of it really, I thought too much. Also there was a ton of vegetables and I think they found all the vegetables I don't particularly like; water chestnuts, little corncobs and zucchini. I did like the chicken in the entrée it seemed like better quality meat than a lot of Chinese places. Also served with this was a large portion of Rice and an eggroll.  The egg roll was just that and not to exciting.

 

Dad thought his Mongolian beef was okay but wasn't too excited about it. Once we finished up the bill was delivered along with two fortune cookies. Once we paid we were on our way filled with Chinese food, but not exactly the best but we were filled.
 

address:  

4200 S. College Ave., #110
Fort Collins CO 80525

 

Phone: 
 970-204-9889

 
Hours:
11:00am to 9:30pm Mon. - Fri.
Noon to 9:30pm Saturday - Sunday

website:

http://chilihousefc.com/


 

South China Restaurant - Fort Collins CO

January 23, 2014

I have been to South China restaurant on many occasions dating back to when they were in Windsor. I don't really remember too much about when they were in Windsor because I was kind of young. But we've been going there since then. After they moved to Ft. Collins we went a couple times but it wasn't until I was in college in Fort Collins that I started going more often.

I met a couple of friends here for lunch around noon. Since we were talking and one had already ordered I don't really remember all the details from lunch like how long we waited and such. But when our waitress came to take my order I ordered the cashew chicken which came with my choice of fried or steamed rice and hot and sour soup or egg drop soup. I chose fried rice and egg drop soup Along with this came an egg roll. One of my friends ordered the sweet-and-sour pork and hot and sour soup and the other a large bowl of egg drop soup and boy was it large and egg rolls. At some point our food all came out.

 

The egg drop soup so good this is my favorite place to get it anywhere. The Soup is filled with cabbage and egg and some thin noodles. This comes with little fried wontons.

 

 

 My cashew chicken was pretty good, not the best Chinese food item I've ever had but it was good. I'm not sure what was in the sauce along with chicken and celery, onions, carrots and cashews of course. The fried Rice served with this I think is just steamed rice with egg. The egg roll was also good. Both of my friends seemed to like the meals as well.

  

After we were done eating we got our fortune cookies I opened mine and realized I had no fortune in my cookie. So I had to get a replacement. I opened the replacement and read my fortune and go ahead and add the in bed part. You will sleep very well tonight. 

 

 
 

 In past visits I have had the Szechuan Chicken which I think is my favorite

  

I've also had the Chicken with Garlic Sauce and Ming’s Spicy Chicken (their version of General Tso’s) as well as others.  

  

I don't however like their Kung Pao Chicken. Kung Pao Chicken is usually my favorite item but not here it is too sweet for me, but it's good because it gave me the chance to try some of their other items that I may not have otherwise tried that are very good.

 

 

 

address:

4613 S Mason St Unit D1

 Fort Collins CO 80525

 

Phone: 970-225-6886

 

Hours:

Monday - Thursday

 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

 

Friday and Saturday

 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

 

Sunday

 CLOSED


website: http://www.mingsouthchina.com/

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Stuft A Burger Bar - Windsor, CO

A friend and I stopped in for a late lunch at about 1:30. There were still a handful of tables that were occupied. On the table were menus that you fill out with what you want on your burger and what to go with it. Since we've been here before we didn’t need anything explained, so our waitress just took our drink orders. First thing I did was find the fried pickles on the menu and mark that, then I went on building my burger. Every time I've been here I think I should make some crazy burger combination but when I get down to it usually comes out fairly normal. You get your choice of burger type, bun type cheese, up to four toppings that are included. You can pay more if you want more toppings and for specialty toppings. Also you get a choice of sauce which comes on the side. This time I decided to get a third pound beef burger cooked medium well. With smoked cheddar, caramelized onions, lettuce, tomato, and pickles along with thousand island which I actually didn't even put on my burger. After filling out the forms our waitress took them and I made sure she knew about the fried pickles appetizer that I ordered since it was on the backside of the form.

 

 

After a few minutes out came the fried pickles ($5.99) these came with chipotle ranch. I took one right away and it was very hot and I think I burnt my mouth, I should've known it’d be really hot right out of the fryer but sometimes I'm not that smart. These were really good, I shared a few with my friend who had never had them before, and he thought they were really good also.  I shared a few with him but that's all I let him have because they were so good and the chipotle ranch was very good too and had a bit of a kick to it. I'm not sure if they were worth $5.99 but I would get them again. Once I was done with these our waitress came back and picked the empty dish up, but asked if I want to keep the ranch for my burger I figured sure why not. Soon after this our burgers were brought out.

 

This burger was really good and kind of salty and some sort of seasoning and tasted really good and although I think it was cooked a little less than medium well it was still really good. I really enjoyed the smoked cheddar and the caramelized onions together on the burger this was really good and the lettuce, tomato and pickles were just that. The pickles were kind of disappointing after eating the fried version. It is kind of surprising that they don't offer fried pickles as a burger topping. I can't exactly remember what my friend had but it looked good and I think he enjoyed it. I tried a few of his fries and I didn't care for them too much, they are the thin cut ones which I am not a big fan of.

 

Next time I might actually make a crazy burger combination or just go basic again but either way I'm sure will be very good again.

 

  
 
 

 

address: 1294 Main St. Windsor, CO

 phone: (970) 674-5037 

 Hours: Open 11am - 10pm Daily  
 

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Doug's Day Diner - Fort Collins, CO

January 11, 2014

Well another year and another year older and for my birthday the godfather wanted to take me out for lunch where ever I’d like.   It took me awhile to pick a place since there are so many choices, but I finally came up with Doug’s Day Diner.  We arrived just before noon on a Saturday and it was full and the waiting area full as well.  So we were told it would be about 15-20 minutes, which was fine with us.  As we were waiting I got a very pleasant surprise when the godfather’s 2 sons Matt and Luke along with grandson Cole came in, who I hadn’t seen in quite a while.  We had to wait a bit longer, but just a few minutes and enough time to get my birthday present which was a Peyton Manning jersey just in time for the playoffs.  Once we were seated we were given huge menus, not so much in choices, but in actual size.  We had our drink orders taken and they told our waitress that it was my birthday; she said they didn’t have desserts or anything, but could do a pancake or sweet toast (French toast).  I figured I’d wait til the end to get that.  In a bit when our drinks came, we weren’t quite ready to order.  I was ready for a couple of days actually, but not all of us were.  In a bit when our waitress came back again I ordered the breakfast burrito with bacon and Green Chile, which is my favorite item at Doug’s.  Matt got the same since that’s what I liked, and Luke got the breakfast burrito with Carne Asada and with Red Chile.  The godfather had the basic breakfast with scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns and he picked an English muffin, he also had a choice of raspberry or blackberry jam he chose blackberry.  Once our orders were taken we had a nice sports and sports trivia conversation, and before I knew it our food was delivered to the table.  The burritos were huge and I knew right away that I was going to need a box. 

 

 

 

 

These were huge mine filled with 3 eggs and a ton of hash browns, along with cheese and bacon.  The bacon was very thick and has to be one of the best bacons at a breakfast place I’ve ever had if not the best.  All this was smothered with Green Chile, which was tasty and had a little bit of a kick, but not so much so that it was too hot and unbearable.  I had a little bit of the Carne Asada and Red Chile, and it was very good as well.  I’m not sure which was best, but I think going “Christmas style” with both Red and Green Chile would have been the best way to go with either meat.  Either way these are the biggest and best breakfast burritos I've ever had.  I stopped eating my burrito at about the halfway point knowing that my sweet toast was coming and because the burrito was so big and I don't think I could've eaten too much more of it at that point. The godfather’s breakfast was big as well and he couldn’t finish it either. He commented on how thick the bacon was and he really enjoyed it, he also commented to the waitress about how good the jam was as well.  He seemed to enjoy his meal as did everyone else.  Once we were just about done eating our waitress brought out the Sweet Toast and everyone sang Happy Birthday to me.  Once they were done I dug into the Sweet toast. 

This was just like French toast with some sort of berries on top and some chocolate chips as well as whipped cream and there might've even been something in there that was kind of orange flavored but it was all good. Throughout our whole meal our waitress who I can’t recall her name was very good and took care of us very well.

Doug's Day diner is a great place for breakfast and lunch especially if you're looking for a great and huge meal and you may even be able to get a couple meals out of it like I did. I went in for a birthday lunch and ended up with a birthday lunch and a birthday dinner.

 

 

 

 

address: 2842 Council Tree Su 143 Ft .Collins, CO 80525

phone: (970) 377-2660

Hours:

Monday thru Friday – 6am-2pm

Saturday & Sunday  – 7am-2pm

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and Easter

  

website: http://dougsdaydiner.com/

 

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Tavern on the Green Grill at Highland Meadows - Windsor CO

My godmother suggested that I check this place out which is at the Highland Meadows golf course.   It is not really marked all that well, but the golfers would know about it.  Mom and I stopped in for lunch. There was bar seating and six tables in the one section and a few tables in the other section.  We were told to sit where we would like, so I picked a table with a good view of the large tv showing Sportscenter.  Our waitress right away came and took our drink orders both cokes.  Then we had some time to look through the menu, which didn’t take too long since the menu was fairly small, with mostly sandwiches and burgers.  Quickly I cut it down to 2 choices the club sandwich or a French dip.  When our waitress returned I ordered the club sandwich ($9), and mom got the grilled turkey sandwich.  So we sat and waited, while checking out the view onto the golf course, and I of course kept an eye on sportscenter. After a while our food was brought out and looked very good. 

 

 

My club sandwich was rather large and I wasn’t sure how to attack it. But once each half was cut in half it was manageable.  This sandwich consisted of a ciabatta roll that was grilled with I think basil mayo, which was a nice addition, along with ham, turkey, cheddar,  Swiss cheese, bacon, lettuce and tomato.  What made this a better than your basic club sandwich was the grilled ciabatta bread, which was just better than the basic bread you typically get.  The bacon was also really good and crispy.  Along with this came with a choice of side, I chose fries which were hot, crispy and salty and the best I’ve had in a while and the longest fries I’ve seen.

 

 

Mom enjoyed her grilled turkey sandwich as well, it was similar to mine, but the turkey was grilled and had avocado instead of cheese and ham.  Mom also commented on how good the fries were.  Throughout our meal golfers were in and out, and I think we were the only non-golfers in the place for most of the time.  That morning I woke up not even knowing of this place and there wasn’t much online either, but despite this I had a very successful lunch.

address: 6300 Highland Meadows Parkway Windsor, Colorado 80550

phone: 970.204.4653

Hours:
Monday -Thursday: 9:00am to 9:00pm
Friday & Saturday : 9:00am to 9:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am to 8:00pm
  
website: http://highlandmeadowsgolfcourse.com/restaurant/

Tortilla Marissa's "North of the Border Cafe" – Fort Collins Colorado

November 14, 2013

 This is been one of my favorite Mexican type places in Fort Collins for some time  back to when they had a location in Windsor. Though they do say they are north of the border food like some of the new Mexican items like the stacked enchiladas and a bunch of Tex-Mex items.

 So dad and I decided to stop by on this day for a Chile Relleno. We got here at the late end of lunch. It was a little fuller than it typically is at that time, but it wasn't full either so we were seated right away.  

Chips and salsa were brought quickly with two dishes of salsa they usually just give us one, but today was my lucky day I guess. Also our drink orders were taken we both got Cokes. The salsa was good maybe not the best I've ever had, but different than I've ever had anywhere else. It has lots of chunks of tomatoes, onions and peppers and kind of a little runny in between all the chunks and is also served warm which is different than I've ever had around here or anywhere else for that matter. While we were eating this we still didn't have our drinks. Finally just before we are about to ask about them our waitress brought them out and took our orders I ordered the Roasted Signature Chile Relleno plate with just one Relleno ($8.49) and dad got the plate with two ($11.49). These are served with rice and beans and smothered with green Chile.  We sat and talked for a while and waited and pretty much finished up the chips and salsa.  I noticed that a lot of the tables were now empty. In Really not too much time our food arrived.

 First of all the Chile Relleno was delicious with a green chile stuffed with cheese in not too thick of a beer batter that was fried. The pepper was still kind of firm and not too soft like some peppers you get.  It was a fresher pepper than you get most places, so you can taste more of the pepper flavor. The green Chile was good but a lot of it ran under the rice, the lettuce and the pico de gallo that were on the side. This had a little spice to it, but I still wouldn't exactly say it was hot. The beans were all right although I'm not the biggest beans fan, but dad thought they were very good. The rice tasted good but there were some hard spots here and there. The pico de gallo was not as good this time as I remember it being.  There were a couple of bad spots in the tomatoes and all the items in it didn't seem as fresh and the lime was very noticeable.

Most of the time I order the Chile Relleno, but my last visit I tried their special which was a stuffed Sopapilla.  I've always been intrigued by them, but had never had one so I figured since it was their special that is what I got.  This came with my choice of filling, I chose chicken which went inside the Sopapilla with beans and then smothered in green Chile with a side of  Rice. This was quite good and might even be better than a smothered burrito.  I thought it could use a little more green Chile, but that's what I think about a lot of things.

I enjoyed my lunch at Tortilla Marissa’s like I always do; they do seem to have consistency issues here and there but one thing that's always delicious is the Chile Relleno.






address: 2635 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80525

phone: (970) 225-9222

website: http://tortillamarissas.com/

 

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