Chick-fil-A Dessert Tasting with Adventures in Baltimore Restaurants

My aunt Sarah took me to try some new desserts at Chick-fil-A. She was invited by Jessica Lemmo at Adventures in Baltimore Restaurants. Here is the review on the Adventures in Baltimore Restaurants blog including what I had to say about the desserts:

“I thought it was delicious! The chocolate chunk cookie was chocolaty, the brownie was fudgy and very rich, the mini sundae was creamy, and the cookie and brownie sundae were like a mixture of the things that I have described up top. I am happy they have more desserts because I used to only get the ice dream ice cream and now there is more to choose from. Well, that's all. Bye!”

Joe's Crab Shack

We went to Joe's Crab Shack for Mother's Day dinner. When I got there, I realized two things: they had a boat playground outside and inside they had giant sharks hanging up. We had to wait for a table, so my mom took Owen and I to their playground, which was tons of fun! When we came inside, I noticed another thing: they had a gift shop. 


When we got seated, I saw they had utensils in a bucket on the table. When I looked at the menu, I saw lot's of things on it like The Get Stuffed Snapper, Crawfish Half & Half, and, of course, Buckets of Crab! They also had a kids menu, that consisted of things like fish sticks, grilled shrimp, and hotdog. Though what caught my eye was the New England Clam Chowder, so I ordered that. 


While we waited, we saw that every hour or so they have the people who work at the shack dance in front of the dinners, which was entertaining and really fun to watch, while I did the activities on the kid's menu. It took a really long time to get the food out, but it was worth the wait! The Clam Chowder was excellent! It was creamy, kind of chewy, and, with the oyster crackers, crunchy! I also had some of my dad's snow crab, which was fantastic! It was chewy, not to spicy, and had a good amount of seafood flavor.


I give ***** stars for food and ***** stars for kid friendly. I would love to go back there so I can get my own bucket of snow crabs. They were really good, and for the soup, too, since I thought it was delicious. Well, that's all. Bye!

Mission BBQ

I went to a place called Mission BBQ for dinner. When I first looked outside, I saw they had a Mission BBQ Military Vehicle in the parking lot, which was AWESOME! Though when I got inside, it was a total different theme. Inside, it looked like the inside of a wild west saloon, only with TVs and a soda fountain.

When I looked at the menu, I saw they had a Brisket Sandwich, Spare Ribs, and Baby-B-Back Ribs. They also had Chicken, Sausage, and Turkey. The kids menu had Jr Ribs, a Slider, and a Kid Mac & Cheese. Sides were Green Beans & Bacon (I should have gotten that since I love bacon), Creamed Corn (which my mom got), and Fresh Cut Fries. I got the Jr Ribs, since I love ribs, with fries.

When I got to our table (I ordered first because you order your meal before you go sit), I could see the TVs clearly, but I also saw something else. They had a lot of different BBQ sauces, but the one I was interested in was the Mission BBQ Sauce, which I tried after I got my ribs. Speaking of waiting, it took a very short time for our food to come. When I got my ribs and put the BBQ sauce on, it tasted delicious! The ribs were juicy, and with the BBQ sauce, it was zesty and spicy as well! But the BBQ sauce was too powerful, and eliminated most of the flavor from the ribs. I give **** stars for food and **** 1/2 stars for kid friendly. The reason I give 4 1/2 stars instead of 5 stars is because it is more of an adult type of theme restaurant. Well, that's all. Bye!

Heinz's Bakery and Baugher's

I went to Westminster with my family to visit my mom at work at McDaniel College. My dad, my brother, my sister, and me walked around the town and stopped at a place called Heinz's Bakery for breakfast. They had lots of doughnuts, bread, and cake, all home made! I had a Chocolate Boston Creme Doughnut while my brother got a Chocolate Twist Doughnut. The creme was great, and the chocolate on top was outstanding! It was super chocolatey, and made the doughnut stand out!  I give ***** stars for food for Heinz's Bakery. The reason I didn't put kid friendly was because a bakery doesn't need to be kid friendly since they already sell doughnuts and cake, which kids love.

After that, we explored the town some more, saw a baseball game at McDaniel College and went to Baugher's. When we got there, I saw that they had a petting zoo, a orchard where you can pick fresh fruit, and a playground. When I got the menu, I saw that all the ingredients for their foods were fresh. They had a lot of choices, such as the Hot Turkey Sandwich w/ gravy and french fries and their snack attack (chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, onion rings, and corn fritters). They also had a kid's menu that you have to ask for separate. I got a roast beef sandwich w/gravy and corn fritters as a side. It was delicious! The corn fritters had real corn in them, was sweet, and the corn was fried inside dough. The roast beef was juicy, tender, and awesome! The gravy also helped bring a flavor that also made it juicy. For Baugher's, I give ***** stars for food and **** stars for kid friendly. Well, that's all. Bye!

R&R Taqueria

Hi! Sorry I haven't posted in awhile.

Anyways, I went to a place called R&R Taqueria in White Marsh Mall. I went there because Guy Fieri went to the other one at Washington Blvd., and I thought that this one would be the same. When I got there, it wasn't that crowded, so we took a seat in the food court and looked at the menu.

There were many items like the Alambres, which is green peppers, onions, bacon and ham with with cheese on top, their Huevos, which is basically fried eggs served upon fried corn tortillas tomato-chili sauce or Salsa Verde, and the Pollo A La Parilla, which is blackened chicken platter, grilled chicken, Mexican Rice, Re-fried beans, Tortillas, and Pico De Gallo.

But among all these wonderful foods, it didn't have a kid's menu. So, I got a Make-Your-Own Quesadilla with beef tongue and cheese. If your wondering what is beef tongue, it's exactly like what it says: the tongue of a cow. I know it may sound disgusting to you, but it's actually pretty good.

Even though I got what I wanted, my dad wasn't so lucky. He tried to get 2 things, that they were both out of, before settling on a taco. My mom had the Huaraches. She wasn't a fan.

My Quesadilla was delicious! The beef was moist and juicy, and the cheese was cheesy and gooey. I give *** stars for food and ** stars for kid friendly. I give 2 stars for kid friendly because adding to no kid's menu, the only place to sit was in the food court in the mall. Even though I didn't really like this place, my dad thinks we got a surge of bad luck, so we may go another time. Well, that's all. Bye!

Empty Bowls

I went to a fund-raiser called Empty Bowls last Saturday, where you got to try different soups from different kinds of restaurants, and the money that you paid goes to homeless kids in places called shelters and other programs for the poor. Some of the programs are Beans & Bread, Youth Place, and Foodshare.

When we got there, I found that it was very crowded with people. It took us a long time to find a empty table! While my brother, sister, and mom went to the kids activities, me and my dad checked out the soups. They had a lot of restaurants there, like Gertrude's with their Cuban-style Black Bean Soup, Dogwood Cafe with their Maryland  Crab, and Mr.Rain's Fun House with their Potato Leek. We went to 3 soup places, including Nacho Mama's, but they were all out. I was also pretty depressed when I found this out because I heard that Nacho Mama's Roasted Jalapeno & Corn Chowder was delicious, and I really wanted to try it. 


My first soup that I got was Donna's Cross Key tomato bisque. It was delicious! It had a really smokey flavor, and a crunchy flavor as well. Shortly after I got the soup, the rest of the family came back from the activities, and my mom wanted some soup. That's how I was introduced to my second soup, New Potato with Smoked Gouda. We were waiting in line for the tomato bisque, for I had persuaded my mom to try it that I saw that Crush had more of their soup out, and I went over to get some. It was fantastic! It was really creamy because of the Gouda cheese. 


They also had a table with food for kids though they were all out of their macaroni & cheese. So instead I got some chocolate pudding. There was also another stand giving out cookies and drinks. I got a chocolate cookie and some lemonade. My dad had gotten me some Irish Stew from Ale Mary's. It was pretty good, but I didn't eat much of it, though, for I was nearly full.


I then went to the children's activities so I could make a pretty neat spoon craft with chocolates and make spoon people. I gave both to the shelter people for kids who don't have toys. Before we left, though, we each got a bowl to take home. I got a display bowl with a hand crafted dragon on the side.

I give **** stars for food and **** stars for kid friendly. Even though it was crowded there and soup kept running out, they had lots of entertainment, like a magic show and children's activities. Well, that's all. Bye!

Egyptian Pizza Cafe

I went to a place called Egyptian Pizza Cafe in Belvedere Square for dinner on Saturday night. When I got there, I saw that it was small and crowded, but the decoration was very unique! It made you feel like you were in a actual Egyptian temple! Though I wasn't going to stay because we had it ordered from home and went to pick it up.

When I had looked at the menu, they had soups like Seafood Chowder, salads like Cleopatra's Dream, and sandwiches like the B.B.Q. chicken. They also had a lot of pizza choices, like the Manhattan cheese pizza, the California vegetarian, and the Al Pacino seafood. They also had a kids menu, which consisted of items like a Small Cheese Pizza, Linguini, and Chicken Fingers.

I had a small 8th Wonder, a meat pizza, which consisted of mozzarella cheese, chicken breast, marinated potatoes, pesto sauce, goat cheese, and roasted red pepper and my mom and dad both shared a Indian Pizza with Pita Bread and Baba Ganush.

As I was in the restaurant, I saw that the waitress accidentally got a man's order wrong. When we got home with the food, it was cold from the long drive home. After my mom heated it up, I had my first bite. It was delicious! Some people would maybe think it would be horrible because of having potatoes on a pizza, but it was actually pretty good . The peppers gave off a sweet taste, the chicken was juicy, and the goat cheese was creamy. I also tried some Baba Ganush and Pita Bread, and it wasn't that bad.

I give **** stars for food and **** stars for kid-friendly because they had a kid's menu with a few choices. The small was big enough that I had leftover pizza for lunch. I would recommend coming here, but if you want it to be a very nice trip, I would come on a not so crowded day and make sure you say your order clearly so that they don't get it wrong. Well, that's all. Bye!