First of all, I'm not quite sure why 90% of my photos of the outside of restaurants are messed up. I think I take the photo so quickly, my phone doesn't have time to really capture the whole thing. I swear this is not user error.
Secondly, I love Asian food. All kinds, really. Sushi. Ramen. Americanized Chinese. AND, I have many more restaurants to explore in Beckley. So when Yummi Japan popped up on my radar, it was a no-brainer to go check it out.
The Philly Roll - crabmeat and cream cheese - is everything my basic heart loves. Guilty pleasure - but very tasty.
Then, I did a shrimp teriyaki, which was just OK. It was really salty for my taste, and not a ton of sauce/flavor outside of that.
Crab cheese rangoons - always a treat. Maybe this means I should just stick to my guilty pleasures since they're my favorite?
Grade: B
I know it seems like I've been working on this Tudor's tour forever, and that's because I have. Am I tired of Tudor's? Yes, yes I am. But we have to go on. And this day, we visited the Tudor's Biscuit World in Ravenswood, which has a cute modern country exterior with fresh flowers.
The menu is the same, and I've now tried all the biscuits - including each of the different types of ham. So, this one is a shaved ham and cheese. Classic combo.
It's good, but at this point, I'm allowed to be a bit more picky. I don't want a ton of meat, but I also don't love when it's not full enough that the top biscuit eclipses the bottom biscuit and it's just a big bite of dry biscuit. Not bad; could be better.
Grade: B
Mr. Choo-Choo's Hotdogs made an appearance at Charleston's most recent Food Truck Wednesday. I had never heard of them, so I made the trip to Slack Plaza on Wednesday just to check them out. They have a small cart setup, with a sign out front that led me to them.
They serve all beef hotdogs that are pretty large topped with anything you'd like. I ordered one with chili, slaw, onions and added my own mustard (which is why it's looking a little messy).
These hot dogs are cooked perfectly where they have that slight char on the outside that makes the skin have a snap. It was also split down the middle, so easier to eat, and the toppings fell into the center. I loved both the chili and the slaw. I mayyy have put too much mustard, but still, really tasty overall. And a nice little change from the regular.
Grade: A
During one of Hurricane's recent "Food Truck Fridays," I made the trip west to check out some new grub.
Saved by Grace BBQ is a Hamlin-based food truck that has been quite active in the Metro Valley area. I was excited to see them scheduled fairly close to me, so I made a beeline when I arrived. Apparently others had a similar thought, though, because they were running low on many of their regular items.
Fortunately, I was still able to try some of their BBQ.
I went with the pulled pork nachos, which included nacho cheese, BBQ sauce and jalapenos. It's quite the sight. A huge portion, doused in BBQ and cheese, with a layer of pulled pork spread across the top. It was like a race to get a bit of each flavor in every bite before it all went soggy. It was tasty - though those jalapenos had some extra heat (there are some seeds there!).
And, a side of pepperjack cheese bombs never disappoints. I love these things; they remind me of memories going to the drive-in theater. Fried cheese, what could be better?
To wash down all this heat, I ordered a fresh-squeezed strawberry lemonade from the booth next to the food truck. I'm not sure if there was an official name, but I couldn't leave them out. They rounded out this meal of deliciousness. The huge drink was $5, fresh and made to order.
All work property of Candace Nelson. Powered by Blogger.
