Next stop on my trip, was to see one of my best friends. I took a few hour drive east in order to spend some time and have some drunken debauchery with my friend Brandon. It was a short drive over. On the drive over I stopped at Zaxby's. If there is anything at all I miss about living in South Carolina, it is Zaxby's. It's like Chic-Fil-A, but better. Also hate free. Zax sauce kills. I had the Zaxby's club which is a sandwich with their chicken finger's served on Texas toast. The food is pretty simple and the crinkle cut fries with seasoned salt brings back childhood memories.
After a stop at the liquor store, I came to the realization that I didn't drink hard liquor for a long time. I had no clue what I wanted. Brandon was going to go with his staple of spiced rum. I'm not the biggest fan in the world of spiced rum so I eventually settled on tequila. Avion in particular. We were shoping in South Carilona so they have this weird rule about not selling beer where you sell hard liquor so we had to go next door where I bought some Allagash Black. I'm a big fan of Allagash and I love the Allagash White, which makes Blue Moon taste like Bud Light in my opinion, but I've never tried Allagash Black before. It is a nice smoky dark stout. When it comes to beer I kinda dip my toes into a little bit of everything. I'm a huge fan of Belgian Style Ales, Stouts and Porters. I rarely have a IPA that I love but when I do it is awesome.
Avion is a good Tequila. I had been wanting to try it ever since I found out it was a real product after seeing it in Entorage. I wish they wouldn't have ended that show. I have to endorse Avion as a better taste and better value than Patron silver, which has been my my premium tequila of choice up until then. Avion is a bit lighter and less harsh than patron. My favorite value brand of tequila is Hornitos.
Firehouse Subs was the next stop for lunch. Though it is a chain, you gotta love a place that's started by firemen. Firehouse Subs is what I think Quizno's should be. I ended up looking at the menu for a very long time before deciding to get the Engineer. They also have that crazy soda machine that gives you like a million options. I hate them. I don't like the idea of having quite that many choices. This is mostly because I like to try just about everything. I only really order the same thing multiple times if I think that it is really good. Variety is the spice of life. The other reason why I am not a big fan is that I do not care for soda that much.
Anyhow we took the food back and gave us some good time to eat as long as some time for much needed bonding with my favorite unrelated nieces. The sub shop does give out little helmets for the girls. I gotta say I love the title of honorary uncle. I many of the perks of parenthood like seeing the joy on their faces when I give them a gift. Though I don't have to deal with the discipline or responsibility end of the spectrum.
Dinner was take out from this awesome pizza place called Mellow Mushroom. The place has a pretty awesome beer selection. It is a chain and the serve gluten free pizzas. I let my inner foodie out and ordered way too much food. We got the Holy Shitake Pie, Bayou Bleu, and Thai Dye. Clever pizza naming if you ask me. Wings were on sale for the normal G-Unit rate (50 Cent for those who aren't familiar with rap). I had to try the sweet Thai chili wings and jerk wings. I must admit, nothing was particularly bad. But nothing opened my eyes into pizza and wings glory with the exception of the Holy Shitake Pie. It is an absolute symphony of earthy mushroom flavor. The garlic aoli adds beautiful richness and brightness up the pizza with a little bit of acidity. Add on the caramelized onions and you've got a winner.
After a stop at the liquor store, I came to the realization that I didn't drink hard liquor for a long time. I had no clue what I wanted. Brandon was going to go with his staple of spiced rum. I'm not the biggest fan in the world of spiced rum so I eventually settled on tequila. Avion in particular. We were shoping in South Carilona so they have this weird rule about not selling beer where you sell hard liquor so we had to go next door where I bought some Allagash Black. I'm a big fan of Allagash and I love the Allagash White, which makes Blue Moon taste like Bud Light in my opinion, but I've never tried Allagash Black before. It is a nice smoky dark stout. When it comes to beer I kinda dip my toes into a little bit of everything. I'm a huge fan of Belgian Style Ales, Stouts and Porters. I rarely have a IPA that I love but when I do it is awesome.
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| My niece holding an accurate sculptural representation of me. She's not looking at the camera because I gave up or she didn't care. |
Firehouse Subs was the next stop for lunch. Though it is a chain, you gotta love a place that's started by firemen. Firehouse Subs is what I think Quizno's should be. I ended up looking at the menu for a very long time before deciding to get the Engineer. They also have that crazy soda machine that gives you like a million options. I hate them. I don't like the idea of having quite that many choices. This is mostly because I like to try just about everything. I only really order the same thing multiple times if I think that it is really good. Variety is the spice of life. The other reason why I am not a big fan is that I do not care for soda that much.
Anyhow we took the food back and gave us some good time to eat as long as some time for much needed bonding with my favorite unrelated nieces. The sub shop does give out little helmets for the girls. I gotta say I love the title of honorary uncle. I many of the perks of parenthood like seeing the joy on their faces when I give them a gift. Though I don't have to deal with the discipline or responsibility end of the spectrum.
Dinner was take out from this awesome pizza place called Mellow Mushroom. The place has a pretty awesome beer selection. It is a chain and the serve gluten free pizzas. I let my inner foodie out and ordered way too much food. We got the Holy Shitake Pie, Bayou Bleu, and Thai Dye. Clever pizza naming if you ask me. Wings were on sale for the normal G-Unit rate (50 Cent for those who aren't familiar with rap). I had to try the sweet Thai chili wings and jerk wings. I must admit, nothing was particularly bad. But nothing opened my eyes into pizza and wings glory with the exception of the Holy Shitake Pie. It is an absolute symphony of earthy mushroom flavor. The garlic aoli adds beautiful richness and brightness up the pizza with a little bit of acidity. Add on the caramelized onions and you've got a winner.
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