places we like to eat: the lazy goat

katy tells me i haven't posted in a long time. i told her it's because she wasn't working and was able to beat me to the punch with every exciting event that we've had for the last few months. i figured i'd ease back into the blog with a personal favorite: places we like to eat, greenville edition.

today's restaurant is the lazy goat. it has quickly become one of our favorite downtown restaurants, and they've always got something interesting to eat. it's a great place for date night or a night out with friends, and with a motto like time well wasted, you know it has to be good.









restaurant: the lazy goat

food: mediterranean with a southern flair. at the lazy goat, you can have tapas (appetizer sized portions) or a regular entree portion. we've enjoyed many of the tapas, but the past few times we've been i've chosen from the entrees. a few months ago i tried a special that was brazed oxtails served over a bed of fava beans (shout out to all the hannibal lecter fans!). last weekend, i had the lazy goat paella which was my favorite dish there so far. some of our favorite tapas are the moroccan lamb and the fried goat cheese. we've tried something new and different each time we've gone to the lazy goat, and we've never been disappointed.

service: on a scale of 1-5, i'd give it a solid 4. we've had one visit with spotty service, but the wait staff has typically been excellent.

price: appetizers are $5-10, entrees are $10-20.

dress: casual to business casual

address: 170 river place, greenville, sc 29601

website: the lazy goat

places we like to eat: jalisco

it's been a few days since i last posted, and i really don't have anything super exciting to post about right now. so i figured i would continue with a series that i started a while back (and by series i mean posted once and hoped to post on the topic again). so, sit back relax and get ready for installment two of places we like to eat.

this time we're focusing on my favorite mexican restaurant: jalisco. it is the mexican i long for on friday nights and was a staple of our friends' diet at tech. it's a buckhead family owned place that has plaques next to each of the tables and booths in honor of the regulars.

restaurant: jalisco

food: the food is great! who knows whether this is "real" mexican, but we think it tastes good. they pretty much have the best cheese dip, and the salsa is always excellent. my favorite entree is the golden enchiladas - deep fried chicken enchiladas with lots of the shredded white cheese and sour cream on top. the double order of chimichangas is also a great date night share meal. last thing - great sweet tea.

service: as at most mexican restaurants, the service is pretty quality. chips and salsa on the table as soon as you get there, and katy and i can often eat here in under 45 minutes. you can interpret that however you want - either i eat fast or they have fast service. the hostess is always the same lady - i think she owns the place.

price: typical mexican prices, $7-15.

dress: casual

address: 2337 peachtree rd ne, atlanta, ga 30305

places we like to eat: little szechuan

i was thinking about a way to integrate things that we like to do into the blog. anyone who knows me will tell you: i like to eat! so i'm going to post every now and then about a place in atlanta that we like to eat. it'll most likely coincide with us going to that eatery, but maybe i'll post when i have a major food craving. feel free to leave comments about the place or somewhere like it we should try.

today's restaurant is little szechuan. it is an authentic chinese restaurant on buford highway about a mile inside the perimeter.

restaurant: little szechuan

food: the food is great! it's very authentic (as far as i can tell - and you should know i'm an expert because i went to china!). as the name implies, a lot of the enrees are typical of the szechuan province of china - this means spicy! try the szechuan chicken, kung pao chicken, or any other number of entrees. we also like the crab rangoon as an appetizer and the stir fried green beans (house specialty) as a side. more importantly, we've never had anything we didn't like. the portions are large, so we like to go with a group and order several items for everyone to share.

service: as you might expect, the service is quality at little szechuan. there is sometimes a slight communication gap if you need a dish explanation, but the sweet little chinese ladies are both very helpful and unintrusive. another thing i love about this restaurant is that they will often (but not always) bring out a side dish on the house for you to try.

price: typical entrees vary from $10-15, but like i said they're large enough to share. appetizers and sides vary from $5-10.

dress: casual

address: 5091 buford highway ne, doraville, ga 30340