Well hello!
I keep thinking it’s Sunday night because Kyle and I just got back from an overnight stay in San Juan Capistrano. We randomly decided to skip town after Kyle’s classes on Wednesday…he only has class one day a week and I didn’t have to be back at the hospital ‘til Friday, so why not?
Kyle’s parents were happy to see us and took us to dinner at a new Thai place that just opened near their house.
If you think the name is cheesy, you should see the menu! Thai Juan On is very pun-y.
We started with an order of Handroll Salad (Salad Mouan) for the table. The rolls were stuffed with lettuce, bean sprouts and tofu and topped with peanut sauce, avocado and roasted shallot.
The sauce and avo were great, but I could have used more tofu inside.
It was hard to decide on a main course because the menu was BEYOND overwhelming. It just went on and on…so I went with the oh-so-standard noodle dish…
Phat Thai with tofu. I think the portion grew as I ate it because the noodles and peanuts went on forever. It was delicious, but I definitely had leftovers.
Kyle got the dish I was considering as my second choice, which looked like a winner too.
Golden Thread (Ba Mee Phat) with tofu, egg noodles, onion, green onion, cabbage, celery, broccoli, mushroom, carrots, baby corn, bamboo shoots and bean sprouts.
The next day we met up with Kyle’s brother for a round of golf (9 holes) in Laguna Beach.
Eat your heart out East Coast, this is how we do January in So Cal. Holler!
I played on the horrible side, except for one fabulous put. In my defense, I haven’t even touched my clubs more than twice in the past few years. Rather than get down on myself for sucking, I just celebrated how much I improved over the course of the day.
After golf we headed back to Santa Monica. Starving.
Enter Veggie Grill. We chatted with T.K. while we waited for our food and he told us they just opened a new restaurant in Oregon. Hear that Beaverton? You guys can now enjoy this beauty.
All Hail Kale salad with blackened tempeh. This dish is simply perfection. I also got a side of mac ‘n cheese to go. [planning ahead for my upcoming 3 shifts in a row]
Kyle got the Bayou Chickin’ sandwich with a side of mac ‘n cheese, too.
And that’s my mid-week vacay (by iPhone).
When was the last time you ditched your normal weekly routine for a getaway?
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