New Boston Market items

Maybe you’ve seen the ads for new oven baked crispy chicken strips at Boston Market.  I gave them a try along with another new item.

A visit to Zaitoon Kitchen in Latham

As you might have seen, Zaitoon Kitchen is now open, though still in a bit of a shake down, just past the Latham Circle. We were looking forward to trying it and did so recently.

Johnny Rockets at TU Center planning grand opening next week

You may have seen that the smashup of casual chain and sports bar called Johnny Rockets and Handcrafted Drafthouse & Sports Bar has already opened at the TU Center.  Steve Barnes wrote about it on his Times Union blog back in May.  Technically it opened May 18.  Anyway, it seems that they’re planning a formal grand opening bash next week, Thursday, June 22 from 3:30 to 5:30.

Fresh Mozzarella Chicken Sandwich from Wendy’s

Perhaps against my better judgement, I ordered the new limited time sandwich from Wendy’s, the Fresh Mozzarella Chicken Sandwich.  I should have listened to myself.

To be fair, I didn’t hate the sandwich, but I didn’t care for it much and wouldn’t dream of getting another.

Mac and cheese in Latham! I-Dog visit

Well, still no Mix N Mac here, but we do now have the I-Dog Macaroni Company (from Innovo Kitchen) at Galleria 7 Market.  Innovo has placed this into the spot they had before with pasta dishes in the Market.  There does seem to be turnover in a few of the spots here with seemingly 2 or 3 empty stalls on a recent weeknight.

However, for a spot that seems targeted to a lunch crowd, there were really quite a few people here on a Tuesday (!) night.

Have a sweet sundae with Mike and Ike?

You’ve probably been seeing these (presumably) summer edition Mike and Ike Sundae Sweets on social media.  Should you try them?  I did.

Doritos Royal Beef & Pepper from Japan

Quick review of these interesting-sounding Doritos I picked up from napajapan.  These are Royal Beef & Pepper Doritos.  Based on the bag they clearly seem to be going for grilled beef with black pepper cracked over it.