Music & Eats at Dubln's Old Storehouse

We stumbled upon The Old Storehouse (free wi-fi) adjacent off the main drag of Temple Bar area in Dublin on our second night in Ireland.  As we sat down, two local gentlemen were just getting started with a great love Irish folk music session and the patrons poured in steadily afterwards.

Hungry after a long day of checking out New Grange, I opted for the Guinness  Irish Lamb & Root Vegetable stew, served with mash potatoes & fresh parsley.  Two others got Bangers & Mash, and our vegetarian got the the Fish & Chips.  I found the stew to be very hardy, flavorful and it hit the spot.  I tried a bite of my wife's Bangers, they seemed quite good, they both raved about them, I thought they were just good.  I also tried the fish & chips, I thought this place had the best chips of our trip, but the fish was just okay. The music kept the energy and fun levels high all through dinner, making us all have an extra pint after we were done with our food.

Irish Stew

Bangers & Mash

Overall, the food is a solid 3, but with the music and atmosphere, I definitely would put it on your list of places to dine or grab a pint in Dublin.  I'd go here again!

OShea's Fish & Chips

Besides a little breakfast at our hotel and some snacking along the way, our first real meal in Dublin was at Oshea's.  I did some research and we actually had plans of eating at The Celt Pub, but they only had like 5 or 6 tables and they were all full, so Oshea's was just down the street.  Oshea's is a hotel and restaurant, with a nice bar area as well.  If you stay at Hotel Belvedere, this is a pretty easy 4-5 minute walk.

Three of four of our group went for fish and chips and I don't remember what my vegetarian sister in law got...  Overall we all enjoyed our meal, the fish was firm and flavorful and the breading was to all of our liking.  It was also a very filling portion of fish.

Also, the slaw was tasty and they did a fine job with the chips.  I am pretty sure we shared a chocolate dessert here that was tasty, but I forgot to get a picture and I have forgotten the details. Plenty of beer tap options and they had some live music in the bar area as we finished up our meals.  One of our travel partners, Jacon, swears this was the best Guinness he had on his whole trip of Ireland.  We almost dined here a second time, but there was no seating available and we were starving.  Overall, this was a solid meal, would recommend for some good pub food!

Good Sush in in an Airport?

We had all day at the Detroit airport before catching a flight to JFK and then on to Dublin.  So I cruised the terminal for some lunch options.  I finally had the time to go see if I could get Sushi to go from SORA Japanese & Sushi.  I had breezed by it many times on short connections before.

SORA in main Delta Terminal

Turns out, you can order Sushi to go from there and I am pretty sure it was ready in less then 10 minutes.  So unless you are streaking to get to your gate, you probably have time for Sushi at DTW!  Prices were pretty fare, especially for an airport and the Tuna rolls that I got were quite good.

The To-Go container doesn't do much for plate appeal, but it was tasty!

This will probably be a repeat mainstay on future Detroit connections!  Solid 3.5!

 

Watch soon for the Dublin food posts!

Solid Turkey Breakfast Burrito Westin DTW

This will be the first blog of many in a series, basically chronicling the food from my trip to Ireland at the end of May.  Funny enough the first stop on this blogging adventure is breakfast at the Westin connected to the Detroit airport.  Thanks to a medical diversion on our Delta flight to JFK, we got to have a late night room service (epic fail) and breakfast at the DEMA Lounge at the Westin.

Turkey Avocado Breakfast Wrap

Three of us has a very tasty turkey, avocado, scrambled eggs and cheese burrito stuffed into a wrap.  I thought it was quite good, not sure what the wrap was, but it was not a standard flour or corn tortilla.  The turkey and avocado made it a little lighter and less greasy they your average breakfast burrito offering, although it was quite large and substantial, hold you over for quite some time.

Served with some salsa and tasty hash browns, I'd have a hard time not getting it again if I get stuck at DTW Westin for breakfast again!  Check back soon for a nice Sushi find at DTW!

Good Eats going International

Heading to Ireland for two weeks. So watch the blog in near future for some more airport reviews along with Pubs and eaterys from Ireland.

Cheers!

Rye High

A coworker mentioned he check out this deli / bar not too far from work that had delicious smoked meats, he did mention that sandwiches were a little pricey, but did not think much of it.  A few weeks later, a couple engineers from the office ventured over to Rye off of Hennepin in Uptown Minneapolis.

  First thing that caught our attention was the cost of sandwiches, most everything was $11-14 for a sandwich that came with a couple pickle slices and small cole slaw on the side.  Everything looked and sounded pretty good, but one engineer opted to just watch rather then eat based on price.


I got their Montreal Smoked Meat sandwich (Pastrami).  The sandwich came out on the plate, not overly substantial in size, nor did it have much for curb appeal on the plate, pretty simple and drab looking for the price.  The quality of the meat was very high and very tasty, but the rest of the sandwich did not knock me off my feet.  The pickles were obviously homemade and pretty tasty, but the cole slaw was very oily, not my cup of tea.  Overall, pretty good sandwich, I give it a three, maybe higher (3.5) if it didn't cost so much or I got a bigger portion.

Original Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich

One co-worker got a sandwich called the Jubano, looked much tastier and fancier then what I got, little more bang for the buck.  I did not try it, but he said it was great.  Some day in the future, I'll likely get the Jubano on someone else's dime ;)

Jubano with some Impact on the Plate

Diet Dr. Brown's Black Cherry was Delicious!

Solid Tortellini Alfredo from Casa Nostra

I am not big in to Italian food, but my wife is, so when there was a $25 for $50 deal for Casa Nostra in Lakeville I picked a couple up because I knew my wife would like to try it and I can stomach just about anything at half off.

I have had their Tortellini Alfredo with added sausage now on two occasions and enjoyed it very much.  The sausage adds a nice spice and flavor to the dish, while the Alfredo is not overly creamy and the cheese in the tortellini was very tasty. I give the dish a very respectful rating of three.

The picture is actually a half serving that was on the special one night, made for a perfect portion before heading out to a movie afterwards.

Other notes, kids spaghetti was very good.  My wife has enjoyed several other pasta dishes, but I'd strongly recommend against the Beef Panini (dry and not flavorful).  They have a nice looking bar as well.