Provo restaurant Review: Thai Ruby

We just became those people.  We went to a great sit-down Provo restaurant and asked for take out.   I was out running errands and asked Chuckie to pick up lunch.

Any who, Thai Ruby is located just beneath our restaurant, and we have never tried it.  We figured it was high time we gave them a whirl.

I was honestly quite impressed.  We got some noodle thing (I know, really descriptive; as soon as I can get ahold of Chuckie I'll ask him what it was) and it was pretty good.  We also ordered a Mango, pineapple, shrimp, curry. . .  I loved it.  The shrimp was expertly cooked (even for take out), the flavor was amazing and the spiciness was spot on for me.  I personally like my curry a little more thick, but I guess that is more Indian style rather than Thai.

I would really like to go back and try their mango sticky rice for dessert.  I hear it is a little piece of heaven.

Provo Restaurant Review: Cubby's Chicago Beef

Here is an up and coming restaurant!  It's tucked away in a little strip mall next to Little Ceasars, but I actually really liked the place.

There is a neat vibe to the place, a great deal could be the fact that one whole wall is a chalkboard with the menu on it. Cub (the owner) was working while we were there, and i noticed a chef working that I have seen working at Communal  in the past.  So even if  Cub can't cook, he sure dud hire some people that can.  

Chuckie got the Polish dog, I ordered the cockadoodledo (sp?), and we shared an order of rosemary fries.  The polish-dog tasted kinda like thanksgiving and the cockadoodledo was just plain good.  Almost forgot about the fries; they are just great.

It's just a fun, little, convenient place.  I'll be back for sure. (oh and it's one of those places that keep everything fresh and don't use can openers)

Orem Restaurant Review: Five Star BBQ Company

We have driven down Geneva quite a few times and have seen the sign for the restaurant "Five Star BBQ."  Today was the day we finally stopped in.

I  really wasn't expecting much from the place due to the ratings on yelp.com and Urbanspoon.com but I was honestly surprised.

For $20, Chuckie and I split the sampler; which comes with three sides, corn or garlic bread,  brisket, chicken, pulled pork, and ribs.  I wasn't too happy when we found out that they had just run out of ribs, but the nice lady suggested that we get the sausage instead.

The worst part of the meal was the brisket, and it was really pretty decent.  The mashed potatoes did taste instant, but there were fresh herbs and spices in it which made it really good.  The chicken and pork were cooked perfectly, a little under seasoned for my taste, but there are plenty of BBQ sauces to choose from to make up for it (they might have even planned to have it that way).

The sausage was absolutely amazing.  I have found that you can fake many things in the food industry, but a perfect smoking is one that is hard to imitate.  The sausage was perfectly moist, full of flavor, and had a perfect consistency that fell apart in my mouth.




This is the part where I'm supposed to tell you my conclusion about the visit i.e. if you should go or not.  However, I have found that I'm respecting the opinions of bloggers and self-proclaimed "food critics" less and less.  So just read my restaurant review and know that this is my experience and opinion.  The food might not really be that great and I just liked the owner, who knows! You sure don't!  So in the words of Geordi La Forg "You don't have to take my word for it."  . . . yeah, he'll always be Geordi to me!