Wednesday, November 21, 2007

ESPN Zone

Well it is almost Thanksgiving and im not sure about you all... but the ranch dessing will be flowing. Good thing I work out 6 times a week :). I recently headed over to ESPN Zone for a quick drink and appetizer. If you haven't been to an ESPN Zone... they are really alot of fun. The one in Denver is pretty small... but Baltimore has a nice big one. The best thing to get on the appetizer menu is the "sampler" since you get a little bit of everything --- which means more things to try 'ranch' on. I wasn't expecting much in the way of flavor from their ranch dressing... so when I wasn't impressed.... I wasn't let down. The ranch just tasted processed and right from the bottle. Even though the 'Zone" is fun... I wouldn't head over for the ranch.

ESPN Zone Ranch - 6.0

Friday, November 9, 2007

Old Chicagos

I was recently at "Old Chicagos" and enjoyed their all you can eat lunch buffet (which is not a bad deal if you are hungry). The worst part is maybe waiting for a favorite pizza to be created once one runs out. There always seems to be lots of Veggie Pizza --- no thanks. So what goes better with pizza than Ranch Dressing. It appears that OCs probably makes their own ranch since it does have that homemade-ish taste. A bit runny... but when you are dipping your pizza... you don't really want a "hardy" dressing. Their Blue Cheese is not too bad either.

Old Chicagos - Ranch Dressing: 7
Old Chicagos - Blue Cheese Dressing: 6.5

Monday, November 5, 2007

New Restaurant in Denver - Maloney's Tavern

This weekend I was able to be one of the lucky test subjects that was selected to go to a new restaurant that will be opening on 11.08. All the food was free... but we had to give them our opinion on the food, services, etc... The place is called Maloney's Tavern. It is not a franchise... but a chain with locations in AZ, CA, and TX. You can read more here -- http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2007/08/13/story10.html

For the most part the food was excellent... Infact I would recommend any of their appetizers and their lower priced entrees. They have a blue cheese sandwich which is out of this world. Also... be sure to try their sliders! Of course I was all over the ranch and was impressed.

Maloney's Ranch - 7.5
Buffalo Ranch - 8.5