Sicilian Babe, when learning that her guilty pleasure came to the table cold. She was heard to yell at the waither, "AAAHHH BA FONDUE" :

Ha ha ha ha!!!! So clever!!! How'd you do that picture?

Another point for creativeness for SC!!!!


TIS

I do love those Chocolate Fountains that they usually have at a Venetian hour of a Wedding.

That looks great, DC. While I was in college, I worked at Alex And Henry's in Eastchester for 4 years. The Venetian hours were the BEST, not just because of the great desserts but because no one could eat after all the food we'd put out. We got to take that stuff home every single week.

Jeez. I went to a huge party there for one of my old bosses back in the mid 80's. A good friend of mine named Mario used to work there back then.

You know, it was years after I worked there, but that's where Chazz picked up a lot of the kids for BRONX TALE. The kid who played Crazy Mario, I forget his name, was a singing waiter there. Slick worked there too (same kid played Young Tommy in GOODFELLAS). They had some great music there. The best nights were when they just opened for dinner during the week. One night it'd be Pat Cooper or Ray Allen, we even had Jimmy Roselli a few times. And Carnevale, what a feast!!

LOL i have a problem with those chocolate fountains at weddings... its RECYCLED chocolate.. but once in a while i dip a pretzel underneath one ... chocolate covered pretzels are my fave...

MY father first introduced me to White Castle back in the 70s in Jersey City... while I didnt like onions, i realized thats what gave this burger a special flavor and I loved them... over the years they have declined, like everything else, and i had them just yesterday since Lodi Pizza was closed, and they just werent the same.. seems like exra salt, less meat and flavor... they certainly not are what they once were... Arby's roast beef is a good, but even healthy guilty pleasure i find ?

Last time I went to Arby's, a few weeks ago -- a craving I've had for at least a DECADE OR TWO since I was there last! -- and it was gross. Couldn't even finish it.

White Castle is only good for late-night drunk food. And yes, it's still awesome in that regard. lol (Once or twice a year I may indulge )

Were they still using horse meat in the 70's? I heard they started out that way...

What you want is White ROSE -- there's one in Roselle. I visit the one in Highland Park once every year or three - freakin' awesome!

So you have a problem with chocolate fountains because you feel that they are recycled chocolate but you don't have a problem eating White Castle Burgers or Arby's Roast Beef?

Do you consider it "recycled" because the same chocolate flows all night? I guess you could think of it that way if you were a killjoy. There fun and interesting, IMO.

A friend of mine got one for Christmas last year and brought it over with some dipping goodies one night. It's rather messy, mostly because you set it up in the middle of the table and then everyone's stuff drips chocolate all over the place as the food travels from fountain to mouth. Also, you have to add oil to the chocolate in order to make it flow more easily. That was sort of gross.

I too ate at Arby's recently, and have to say that the quality of the roast beef wasn't what I remembered.

As for fast food, there is just something appealing about a McDonald's quarter pounder with cheese. I try to make it an occasional treat though.

I used to enjoy the Roy Rogers chain for a roast beef sandwich. There were a million of them on the way down the Jersey Shore, but have disappeared for the most part.

My brother used to tease his wife that they were going out for French food- to "Roy Rojay's".

They were good!

I mean, as far as fast food goes. The fried chicken, rb sandwiches and cole slaw were top notch, as far as French food goes.

Have you tried the new Angus Third Pounder? (Did it make it nationwide yet?) Pretty good

Roy Rogers fried chicken blows KFC away!

I get a craving for a Big Mac once every 6 or 8 months. I can't resist them. Hard to imagine, but in college I was capable of eating two, with large fries and coke. Now, the idea makes me ill.

Yeah, I can't handle those anymore either, Babe. About the only fast food I eat anymore, on an even semi-regular basis, is Chirpin Chicken, a small chain here in the city.

Here's a link: Chirping Chicken

The only Roy Rogers restaurants that I know of are on the PA Turnpike. I know there must be others.

I used to like their Doduble R-Bar burger, which was a cheeseburger with ham.

I was in Costco this past weekend. It was a 60" pumpkin pie in diameter for $5.99. I somehow fought the temptation to get one, now I am kicking myself. I'll be back in that area on Sunday and will definitely get one.

They also have them along the NJ Turnpike and I95. We passed quite a few of them this past weekend going to and from Virginia.

Their fried chicken was the best.

Yea, Roy Rogers Double R Burger would rock, ham, hamburger, cheese, the buns alone really made it, nice texture of the kaiser roll... my "upscale" guilty pleasure would be boneless buffalo wings from chilis, and the shanghai wings with wasabi sauce... its basically still fast food but yummy...

Hot wings are popular among my family and where we live. Most bars/restaurants sell them in 5 or 6 different degrees of heat and several different flavors.

One place in particular offers the "Melt Down" wings. Before they are served, you must sign a waiver that you will not hold the tavern liable for anything that might happen as a result of eating them. They will only serve 6 at a time.

My wife and I have gone there with other couples, and after a few beers we guys order them. They are more orange in color, almost flourescent, and after one bight it feels as though your face is going to melt. They are unimagineably hot, that the sensation runs through your body like lava.

The taste? Well, it has more of a chemical type flavor. There is no reason to eat them, other than to say you did. I've had them twice, and could only get one down each time. The record was eight in one night. It doesn't sound like much, but I'm sure the guy felt like Vesuvius for days.

Not a big hot wing person, although I do love Ranch wings from Planet Wings. As for Chili's, has anyone tried the southwestern eggrolls? YUM.

Klyd,

I believe that the show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on The Food network did a piece on this place in Pennsylvania.

Did they? The place is called The Eagle Hotel and looks like a classic dive, but the food is good, and the wings frequently win awards.