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I noticed this place while driving home from work, 4.99 all you can eat all the time. One day, I was famished, so I went ahead and took the plunge.
First of all, the food is okay, you know those...
I noticed this place while driving home from work, 4.99 all you can eat all the time. One day, I was famished, so I went ahead and took the plunge.
First of all, the food is okay, you know those little frozen Tony's pizzas that you can buy for about $2.00 at the grocery store. After they come out of the microwave the pepperonis are like little cups of grease? The pizzas here are kind of like that, so this is what I consider the anti-California Pizza Kitchen.
Fortunately, I hate the California Pizza Kitchen, so I actually think Cici's is a good deal, especially if the kids are whining about pizza and you'd rather not spend $20+ bucks to shut their cakeholes. They have a barebones salad bar and a nice variety of pizzas (about 12 different kinds) including my favorites Hawaiian and jalapeno. They also have some pasta which is a waste of stomach space because that stuff is a cinch to make at home.
For desert, they have little cinnamon rolls and that ubiquitous apple desert pizza that tastes a little too artificial for its own good. All in all, if you're starving and you're not too picky, go ahead and give Cici's a try. You can't beat the price and you can't be... wait you can beat the quality. But you can't beat the quantity.
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Although he is only willing to trade his wares for paper money or the chance to touch a small piece of plastic, I still think his products are unique enough to warrant a visit.
I personally love...
Although he is only willing to trade his wares for paper money or the chance to touch a small piece of plastic, I still think his products are unique enough to warrant a visit.
I personally love trading for his healthy nacho cheese dip, his red tortillas, his vegetarian chili. and his cheap cans of peeled tomatoes. The customers are generally healthier/wealthier looking than your average John Safeway, so maybe the food actually works.
I don't know for sure, but I do know that those frozen vegetable enchiladas and chocolate opera cakes are darn good eatin'. And the best thing is if you try something and don't like it, you can bring the half-eaten remains back for a full refund... so go crazy, try something new and potentially unpleasant to eat, you might just discover another item worth trading for.
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Buca DI Beppo's have gradually been popping up in more and more places, and I have had the pleasure of eating at this particular one a couple of times. Much like the west coast restaurant Claim...
Buca DI Beppo's have gradually been popping up in more and more places, and I have had the pleasure of eating at this particular one a couple of times. Much like the west coast restaurant Claim Jumpers, BDB's claim to fame is its enormous portions of mediocre food.
If you are hungry, it's a great place to go... or maybe not. The wait is usually long, like maybe thirty-forty minutes long. The second time I went, it took them an hour and a half to seat us, which would have been okay if they hadn't told us the wait would be 30 minutes.
Here's the kicker, the manager promised us a free plate of breadsticks since we were being so patient which set our mouths a waterin'. Once again, he left out a crucial bit of information... he meant to say you can have one small plate of burnt heels in about 70 minutes.
Needless to say, we were the only group to stick around to enjoy this free bounty. By that time, we were so hungry it didn't matter. So, not a place I would recommend unless you need to be reminded you're eating Italian food by staring at hundreds of knickknacks and listening to stereotypical Lady and the Trampish crooning. It pains me to say this, it really does, but I actually prefer (I can't believe I'm writing this) the... olive garden. Yes that's right, the Denny's of Italian restaurants leaves a better taste in my mouth. There can be no greater insult.
On the plus side, there are lots of leftovers for the family pet...I should also add some of the tchotchkes are pictures of topless women... which is not enough to lift my rating out of okaysville. Oh, and if you're wondering about the actual food: Pizza Bad, Pasta Mediocre, Everything Else Slightly Better than Average. Too much of a bad thing...
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Rite Aid
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Home Décor
8934 Woodyard Rd
Clinton, Maryland 20735
(301) 668-2000
Every Sunday, my family scours the sale pages for Rite Aid sales. If you focus on just the items that are on sale, it is possible to stock up on such essentials as toothpaste, razors, shampoo, and...
Every Sunday, my family scours the sale pages for Rite Aid sales. If you focus on just the items that are on sale, it is possible to stock up on such essentials as toothpaste, razors, shampoo, and deodorant at rock bottom prices. Bring extra family members so they can all take advantage of the deals too. make it a Rite Aid Sunday shopping party. It’s the best place to get toilet items… except for toilet paper, buy that at Costco. This particular Rite Aid is in a quiet location near a Shopper’s Food Warehouse, so it’s easy to stop by.
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The hardest thing about the Car Care Center is getting to it. It’s a little tricky to find, but it’s well worth the trip for one thing: timing belt. If you need a new timing belt, they have a...
The hardest thing about the Car Care Center is getting to it. It’s a little tricky to find, but it’s well worth the trip for one thing: timing belt. If you need a new timing belt, they have a great spring sale. Other than that, they are good for giving you a free estimate on what exactly needs to be done. Then, you can take the care somewhere cheaper to actually get the work done. Bill Hamm is the owner, and he is one heck of a nature photographer. Inside his small office, you will see pictures of ducks, and moths, and polar bears, and eagles that are breathtaking.
Bill himself is a straightforward easy going guy who knows a lot about cars. Unfortunately, you want to make sure you bring along a second person in a second car because there’s really nothing to do and you’re stranded in the middle of nowhere while you wait for him to fix your car. Aside from that, I recommend the Car Care Center for the diagnosis, and aside from the timing belt, I recommend other cheaper shops for the cure.
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I have taken my car in to Tiresplus to receive an oil change and flush my transmission. If only there was a similar service which I could apply to my own sluggish digestive system. I guess that’s...
I have taken my car in to Tiresplus to receive an oil change and flush my transmission. If only there was a similar service which I could apply to my own sluggish digestive system. I guess that’s what prunes are for. The Tiresplus store is located in a very convenient spot next to 355, and if you don’t mind walking about five or six minutes, you can go to the Gaithersburg public library while you wait for your car to be finished. They also have a large lounge with a TV if you’re the more sedentary type. The mechanics are very friendly and clear about how things work. Their price on a transmission flush is great, $90 after a $20 off coupon. In addition, if you apply for a tiresplus credit card, you get another $20 off.
They use synthetic oil in the oil change which is better than most cheepo oil change spots, and the price of the oil change was about $13 after a $5 mail in rebate. The best thing about Tiresplus is that you don’t need an appointment and they are open on the weekends. It took about two hours for them to finish the fluid exchanges, and my car has been running great ever since. They do lots of other services, anything but rebuild an engine, so check them out for everything but tires. You should buy your tires at Costco.
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Roy Rogers is another one of those IHOPian experiences. You know that you’re not being very kind to your circulatory system, but the food is pretty darn good. The hamburgers are not bad, and the...
Roy Rogers is another one of those IHOPian experiences. You know that you’re not being very kind to your circulatory system, but the food is pretty darn good. The hamburgers are not bad, and the chicken sandwiches are great. I actually prefer the skin on RR chicken to the skin on any other chain, even KFC and their ultra magico secret skin recipe. It makes me sad that I think the tastiest part of a chicken is its fried skin. I feel very superficial. All its life it ate and ate to try to fatten up just for me, and all I appreciate is its skin. I mean, if I was a chicken, I would be thinking in chicken heaven, hey why didn’t I just run free in the range if all you’re gonna talk about is how great my skin is. I mean, what was it all for? And then I would start to rethink my life as a chicken.
Roy Rogers has excellent biscuits too. They aren’t as buttery as KFC, and the prices are a little better at Roy’s. You might think that you would find a lot of black customers at Roy Roger’s if you were a person fond of stereotypes. But there are quite a lot of customers who aren’t black. They are mostly overweight though, so that stereotype is right on the money. But as long as you don’t eat there every day, I think it’s okay. Just don’t eat at IHOP on the same day. That’s just wrong… as the kids say… the kids who aren’t black...the kids who are black say That's whack...or something.
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This theater plays artsy types of art house movies films that are trying to pass themselves off as you know art, as opposed to the more clearly marketed types of movies. The theater is a breeze to...
This theater plays artsy types of art house movies films that are trying to pass themselves off as you know art, as opposed to the more clearly marketed types of movies. The theater is a breeze to get to via metro, but by car you might have trouble parking so bring your date early. It’s a subterranean theater which adds to the mystique and its women’s bathroom is large enough to get a good game of marbles going which is a big plus for your date because she likes bathrooms where there’s not a big line.
The movies are good for talking about on the ride home too. You can use the conversation as kind of a mental pedestal to raise yourself above the other riders on the metro. Like that guy asleep over there or these loud teenage girls. They can’t talk about The Decay of the Sand Woman and its similarities to the works of Borges and its relevance to the mounting crisis in Iran. But you and I have a special bond, we like the same things, we return night after night to our secret subterranean cave to watch the movies that are too good for the average person to care about. I especially like the over sized movie posters that decorate the the theater as you ride the escalator down you can say, “I like ____ do you remember when_____” “I’ve never seen ______” “Really? It’s amazing, I have ______on DVD, maybe we can watch it later?”
But before she can answer you’re at the bottom of the escalator and she’s telling you she has to go the restroom (She likes it because it's big). Does it mean she doesn’t want to see the DVD with you? Was it too early to ask her over to your place? These worries and many more can be yours at the E Street cinema.
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If you want a large fattening breakfast, this is the place to go. I once ordered their neverending plate of pancakes and made it to eight cakes before collapsing in a blissful pancake induced coma....
If you want a large fattening breakfast, this is the place to go. I once ordered their neverending plate of pancakes and made it to eight cakes before collapsing in a blissful pancake induced coma. They have lots of fancy alternate pancakes and syrups, but you listen to me, you’re gonna stick to buttermilk and maple or you don’t come back to this house no more, you understand me boy? Good. Don’t no one eat any fancy chocolate banana pancakes with strawberry syrup in this house. Not while I’m alive. Now eat some more bacon and sausage boy. It’ll make you strong like your old man. If this kind of conversation sounds pleasant to you, then you shall feel right at home with the patrons of the IHOP.
In case you were wondering, the international part of the house is the fact that they serve food from all nations, like crepes, and … Mexican omelets, and … different kinds of crepes. I like to go to IHOP when my arteries have been really bad, like they knocked over my favorite vase or something, then I say okay guys, you know what this means, it’s time to go play “House”. I really like the food at IHOP when I’m eating it, but you need impressive mental discipline to ignore the screams of agony that each bite wrings from your vessels of blood… or you need to be young and blissfully unaware of your own mortality. Good food, but you shall pay the price my son. Go in peace.
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This is the best take out pizza as far as normal thin crust goes. The cheese doesn’t taste artificial, and the sauce has a rich flavor that is devoid of that most dreaded of all spices, oregano. ...
This is the best take out pizza as far as normal thin crust goes. The cheese doesn’t taste artificial, and the sauce has a rich flavor that is devoid of that most dreaded of all spices, oregano. In addition, Papa John embeds its mushrooms within a protective layer of cheese to protect the little mushroom heads from being toasted by the uncaring heat of the conveyor belt oven beating mercilessly down from both sides. As a result, if you like mushrooms, you’ll love Papa Johns because they are not burnt to a crisp or dried out, they are moist and delicious in their cheesy cocoons. As an added bonus, you get garlic dippin’ sauce to moisten up the crust that your spoiled children refuse to eat, and hot peppers to punish them with if they disrespectfully grab the first slice. Papa Johns recently introduced a pan pizza, but I must regretfully inform you that it does not match the quality of Pizza Hut pan. So, for pan stick to the Hut, but for thin, go for your Papa.
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