Restaurant Highlight: Logan's Roadhouse & Waffle House

It feels like many, many, many Thursdays ago (during peak season @ Amazon) Sean called me on his work break and informed me that he might not have to work the next day. He told me not to get excited because it may not happen. I tried not to get excited but I was and I crossed my fingers because for the last month he had, had only Saturdays off (due to the holidays) and each Saturday we had appointments. I didn't care if he wanted to lay on the couch and sleep all Friday, just the fact that he was home was more than enough for me. I was thrilled when he advised me when he got home Friday morning that he had the day off. He of course had to sleep but not before telling me that we'll go out to dinner when he woke up.

That night he drove around and we ended at Logan's Roadhouse. We have never eaten here and have never seen one where we lived so we were surprised to find out it was a chain restaurant especially because the food was delicious. You know how sometimes chain restaurants feel like chain restaurants. This one did not. When you sit down there is a pail of peanuts at your table and moments later a basket of warm buttery bread (not pictured) is served to you. We had a great experience down to the staff and the food.

For drinks we both ordered the Big Easy Blue which is a Long Island with a splash of Curacao. For an appetizer we chose a platter that came with the most delicious mozzarella sticks I've ever had, loaded potato skins and buffalo hot wings. For my entree I chose the Sante Fe Tilapia served in a roasted corn and black bean salsa then topped with tortilla strips with a side of mashed potatoes and sweet potato fries. It was delicious! Sean ordered a simple steak and mashed potato meal.

We'll hopefully be going back with Sean's parents when they visit us this month.

Then Sunday morning we decided to try the Waffle House for breakfast. We've never had one in our area and now we are a mere five minutes away from one. Sadly it will most likely be our last time. I don't know if you know but I have a thing for Belgian waffles with fresh strawberries on top. I was so surprised when my skinny waffles came accompanied with a jelly strawberry thingy. I stared at it and asked Sean, "what exactly do they want me to do with this?" I was not happy, lol. The waffles weren't the worst I've ever had but they weren't great. The whole experience was just not great. The only thing that was good was that our whole meal (with tip) cost a total of $15! As snotty as this may sound, I guess you get what you pay for? I don't know if this was just the location we went to. Have any of you ever gone? How was your experience?

I always keep my camera in my purse. I know, it is not safe at all in there! When I whipped out my camera to snap some pictures Sean said, "Please don't blog this meal, no one should know we ate here." I think he was half joking.

That strawberry thing still has me shaking my head. Suffice it to say, I only had syrup on my waffles this time {insert sad faces here}.