Max and Dylan's

Hey readers! It's finally Friday...which is just in time because I am in desperate need of some R&R after the stressful week I've had. As promised, I am living up the single life! Last night I went to Max and Dylan's downtown with my friend Emily.

It's down a side street in downtown, but I didn't have a hard time finding it because of the great big flag hanging above the door. The restaurant itself looks small from the outside but is actually three floors. The downstairs is mostly the bar, with a few tables. The second floor is all tables and the third table has a few tables and another bar. Here is the view up the stairs to the second floor, which I thought was quite lovely with skylights. It would be beautiful on a summer night.

I arrived earlier than Emily so I ordered a drink at the bar. I must say their selection of beers on tap left much to be desired. I ended up just getting a Bud Light bottle. I did not get carded...however when Em got there and ordered a drink and she didn't get carded even though she is older than me! I must have looked haggard :(

We decided to split an order of what Max and Dylan's is famous for, the mac n cheese. We went with the basic mac n cheese with toasted garlic crumbs.

In case you didn't already know, garlic is my second foodie love (behind cookies obvs) and the mac n cheese was creamy and delicious. I would've liked a stronger garlic flavor, but other than that, it was amazing.

For my entree, I ordered the Grilled Chicken sandwich with the housemade potato chips. The sandwich was just what I had expected. It was yummy but nothing really special. The chips however, were a little burnt (which I love) and were really the star of the show.

We opted out of dessert, because to be honest, the dessert menu was SERIOUSLY lacking. I base my quality of a restaurant on their dessert menu, so the fact that a sweet lover like me couldn't even find one thing remotely appealing on the menu, there has to be a problem. Hear me Max and Dylan? Add a fruit crisp or bread pudding or something.

All in all, I was pleased with Max and Dylan's but not blown away. I would go again just because it was close and convenient to my work and because the mac n cheese and chips make it worth the 15 minute walk.

What's the best mac n cheese you've ever had? Have you ever had housemade potato chips?

Weigh In

Hey guys!

So the Break Up post is now my #4 most viewed post of all time. Apparently y'all like a sob story. Such gossip hounds! It's cool, I'm the same way. I love hearing/reading about other people's drama. Although I do much prefer when it's someone else's and not mine, but what can you do?

So last night was my weigh in for Weight Watchers. I actually didn't go to the weigh in, I just weighed myself at home (which is leading me to ask myself why I am even paying to be a member) but I digress. I am down 1.2 pounds from my starting weight! Not a whole lot, but hey, every little bit is a little bit that isn't sitting around my waist or on my ass.

I have been pristine with my workouts and eating since Monday as well (as I mentioned in the Break Up post, an entire box of Honey Smacks may have been consumed over the weekend). I am back on the wagon for my half marathon training finally. Technically the 12 week program would have started this week, but I extended mine out to 16 weeks just to be extra safe and it's a good thing I did because I haven't been sticking to my training plan for the first 4 weeks, so actually I'm right where I should be!

Breakfast every day this week has been a yogurt bowl (no pic because at this point I'm sure you're sick of seeing it). Lunch yesterday was whole wheat tortellini with zucchini. It was absolutely delicious. Other than cereal, I really don't eat a whole lot of carbs like pasta or rice, so when I do have them, it's like a little slice of heaven. I am loving the natural light in this photo. Usually I take lunch pictures at my desk at work and the lighting is obviously not optimal.

Dinner was the cranberry walnut salad with chicken that I mentioned the other day and forgot to take a photo of. Well I remembered to snap one last night!

I love this salad, especially with the chicken heated up. There's just something about warm chicken in a salad that amps it up a notch, you know what I mean?

Tonight I have dinner with my lovely friend Emily downtown at Max and Dylan's. We both have been dying to go there for a while now. The full review will be coming at ya tomorrow! I know it's been a while since I've done a restaurant review, I've been trying to save my pennies and eat at home more because Mint.com tells me every other day that I have exceeded my monthly food budget. Apparently I dine like a Rockefeller. Whoops.

Do you eat out a lot or make meals at home? Do you love hearing/reading about other people's drama too?