Family Meal

I went to a place called Family Meal because it had just opened and I wanted to try it out. Bryan Voltaggio from the TV show Top Chef owns it.

From the outside it was a black building that looked just like a car dealership. It took a while to get in because it was packed and we didn't have a reservation, but finally we got in. The inside looked very fancy, but there wasn't very many decorations. There was also a bar for adults and you could see inside the kitchen.


When I looked at the menu, there wasn't many items on the menu. My dad got the fried chicken and they did have a kids menu, which had only 5 items on it. Since my sister, Olivia, wasn't getting a kids meal, I could get something off it, so I got the Fish'n'Chips. My brother, Owen, got Spaghetti and Meatballs and the other items were a Cheeseburger, Steak Burger, and Grilled Cheese. 


My mom gave me and my brother and sister paper and pens while we were waiting for our food. I took notes while Owen and Olivia drew, since there wasn't any other entertainment. It took a really long time for our food to come. My Fish was O.K, but I thought it was bland, since my mom ordered it without tarter sauce. Then my mom offered some of her Chicken Pot Pie Nuggets, and they were fantastic! It felt like I was actually biting into a moist, juicy Chicken Pot Pie! That made up for the Fish. The fries were O.K. and would have been better if they were salty. 


I give **** stars for food and **** stars for kid friendly. I also have some advice for Family Meal. In order to get a great kid friendly rating, you need to have lots of entertainment. An easy way to start out is to have a coloring page with the kids menu on it, with your very own theme. Well, that's all. Bye!

Silver Spring Mining Co.

I went to Silver Spring Mining Co. for Father's Day with my family. When I got there, I saw that their name fit them very well, because the restaurant looked like a saloon from wild west movies, only not dusty and dirty and more electronics. At our table, I saw that they had TVs everywhere, which meant great entertainment. I also saw they had a activity sheet on their kid's menu, and they had a lot of choices, like Henrietta's Hamburger, Chet's Chicken Breast, Nancy's Nachos, and Gabby's Grilled Cheese. On the adult menu they had items like their Crab Pretzel on the appetizer menu, their Crab Cake Sandwich, and sour beef and dumplings, which my dad got.

I got Slim's 6oz. Sirloin Steak, which I asked to be medium rare. Then I realized how expensive it was for an item on the kid's menu. The sirloin steak that I got cost 8.99! I also realized that on the activity sheet, if you drew a picture on it and you gave it to your waiter/waitress, you could get a coupon for $3.00 off any item on the Little Miner's Menu but that is for the next visit.

It took a long while, and I'm sad to say that it wasn't worth it. First of all, they got my side item wrong. I asked for White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes, but instead they gave me french fries. They also brought out macaroni and cheese for my brother, but he ordered grilled cheese, so we had to wait for them to bring out the right thing. Second, my steak was overcooked. It was not very juicy and it was also very bland.

I give * star for food and ** stars for kid friendliness. I wouldn't want to go there again, unless I got the Crab Pretzel, since I've heard they're delicious. But, they do have 11 items on the kid's menu. Well, that's all. Bye!

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!