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Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: B E C K on May 11, 2007, 11:02:12 AM
My favorite Chinese restraurant is on fire!  They showed a picture of it on tv with a giant grey plume coming out of it's head!  NOOOOOOOO!!  Why couldn't it have been the Red Lobster next door!?  Take fuckin' Red Lobster instead!
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Bernie AKA on May 11, 2007, 12:55:17 PM
So that's where IDE was cooking his eggs!  :blink:  
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Merla on May 11, 2007, 03:52:56 PM
God damn it!!!   :angry:  :angry:  :angry:  
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: The D on May 11, 2007, 04:46:59 PM
Oddly enough the exact same thing happened to me a few months ago. What's with fires and chinese resturants?
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Derrick on May 11, 2007, 09:27:48 PM
The Dogs and Cats are having their revenge.
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: IDE on May 11, 2007, 09:52:06 PM
red lobster cheddar biscuits are delicious.

that is all.
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Derrick on May 11, 2007, 10:07:05 PM
Too bad those are the only edible things.
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on May 11, 2007, 11:29:19 PM
I hate sea food in general.
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Rama on May 12, 2007, 02:15:59 AM
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I hate sea food in general.
Seconded.  
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: IDE on May 12, 2007, 03:47:52 AM
There is hating sea food and then there is hating snow crab legs.

Can you really say you hate delicious snow crab legs?

 
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Derrick on May 12, 2007, 03:05:36 PM
I love Seafood.

^_^

I just think the stuff they slop out at Red Lobster is demeaning to anyone who's had the real thing.
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on May 12, 2007, 09:21:54 PM
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There is hating sea food and then there is hating snow crab legs.

Can you really say you hate delicious snow crab legs?
The only legs I eat are chicken, but that's a misnomer...it's more like chicken hams.  I also eat that part of hogs, cows, and deer.  To me, eating a lobster is like eating big-assed roaches.
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Derrick on May 12, 2007, 09:28:36 PM
If roaches were that delicious, I'd be licking them up by the dumpster.

They aren't, though.
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Rama on May 13, 2007, 12:44:59 AM
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There is hating sea food and then there is hating snow crab legs.

Can you really say you hate delicious snow crab legs?
I like Shrimp...does that count?  
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: B E C K on May 13, 2007, 05:27:28 PM
Shrimp are sometimes called the cockroaches of the sea.  Just sayin'.

Besides, this is all moot.  90% of my consumption at that place was their breaded chicken, which was teh shit.

Finally, I found a story on it.  Very short.  http://www.ksat.com/news/13303769/detail.html (http://www.ksat.com/news/13303769/detail.html)

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(We) pulled the sockets out of the wall," said Chris Tullio, an employee. "I don't know if that's what started it today or not."
Jeeeeeeez, ya fuckin' think?  *rips out hair*
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Bernie AKA on May 14, 2007, 03:29:50 PM
??? For what?  A bet?  Trying to kill a mouse Tom & Jerry style by sticking dynamite into the holes?  Morons.  :rolleyes:  
Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on May 15, 2007, 01:31:51 AM
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If roaches were that delicious, I'd be licking them up by the dumpster.

They aren't, though.
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Title: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Derrick on May 15, 2007, 02:22:48 AM
Ys rly
Title: Re: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: B E C K on Aug 08, 2007, 08:14:47 PM
They didn't reopen in time for my birthday.  :(  I must've eaten there three or four of my recent past birthdays.  I lurve that place.  Word is they open up in October.  Blah!  I missssss their chikinz.  I had Chinese from this other place instead, not as good.  Nope, nope.  I like the thick, crispy, breaded chicken and most places do that wimpy thin coat of batter instead.  Rawr.
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Post by: Wickedly Yours E on Aug 09, 2007, 08:44:01 AM
I cannot eat Chinese food from a restaurant. I'm too spoiled by the home made stuff.
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Post by: Merla on Aug 09, 2007, 10:53:46 AM
That you made, yourself?
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Post by: Rama on Aug 09, 2007, 01:19:07 PM
I cannot eat Chinese food from a home. I'm too spoiled by the restaurant  made stuff.
Title: Re: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: B E C K on Aug 09, 2007, 03:22:38 PM
I've never really had or made Chinese food.  My dad would make stirfry sometimes, but I've never attempted to duplicate anything else other than buying those crunchy bread crumbs from the Asian food section and coating chicken and pork in them.
Title: Re: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: The D on Aug 09, 2007, 06:21:39 PM
The chinese place I liked still hasn't reopened. I wonder if they'll bother to reopen it at all. Maybe they forgot to get business insurance.
Title: Re: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Aug 09, 2007, 07:47:30 PM
I went to the homes of Chinese students during the dark days of my school life.  I'm assuming it's the Chinese version of a student apartment and that regular Chinese households don't absolutely stink like that.  But I can't eat the stuff, not knowing exactly what's in it, and in the time I could spend educating myself I could be home eating something I'm familiar with and enjoy.
Ys rly
So, you're saying you know what cockroaches out of the dumpster taste like.  Congratulations :D
Title: Re: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Rama on Aug 09, 2007, 11:32:17 PM
I attempted my own Sweet and Sour chicken....with less then favorable results.
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Post by: B E C K on Aug 09, 2007, 11:50:52 PM
Now did you try to make the sauce from scratch, use a packet, or did you have left over sauce from take-out?
Title: Re: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Rama on Aug 09, 2007, 11:54:24 PM
I bought it from the store in a jar. It sucked.  I should have tried to make it from scratch though. I really like the sauce from this local one place, and I wish I could get their recipe.
Title: Re: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: B E C K on Aug 10, 2007, 12:16:23 AM
Argh, I just thought about that when I saw you replied to the thread.  "I bet he's gonna say a jar."  I hate the jarred shit.  It's so sour and bitter and not sweet at all.  It's fucking false advertising soooo bad.  I've tried three or four different brands and they all sucked ass.  Serious ass.  Like "ew, this is sick!" ass.  They overload on vinegar.  The closest thing I've tasted to good sweet and sour sauce strangely is Hunt's ketchup.  Now I'm not gonna be sticking Hunt's ketchup on my Chinese anytime soon, in fact I don't prefer my ketchup sweet like that (I'm a Heinz girl), but it has a particular sweetness that tastes like it would be great if the components could be isolated for sweet and sour sauce.  If I recall correctly, it has more cr0n syrup or something in comparison to other ketchups.
 
I've been meaning to attempt the sauce from scratch, but I haven't tried it yet.  I'm thinking I'd need cr0n syrup, pineapple juice, vinegar, and cornstarch as primary ingredients.  I really need to try this.  Not now since I'm eating on a budget this month, so maybe next month.

I tried a packet once and to its credit, it wasn't bitter at all.  But it still wasn't close enough to what I wanted.  I have a cookbook with a recipe for a sweet and sour sauce in it.  I haven't tried that yet either.
Title: Re: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Rama on Aug 10, 2007, 10:48:27 AM
Really. I've discounted sauces before because they weren't sour enough. In fact I won't go to this one place because they're Sweet and Sour is all sweet and no sour.
Title: Re: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: B E C K on Aug 10, 2007, 05:51:26 PM
Well it needs some sour, but I prefer more sweet.  I don't get this crap with vinegar overload though.  That's just bitter.
Title: Re: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Rama on Aug 11, 2007, 01:07:08 AM
I don't like it overly sour, just more sour then sweet.
Title: Re: NOOOOOOOO!! It's BURNING!!!!
Post by: Faye Valentine on Aug 16, 2007, 09:23:23 PM
Oddly enough the exact same thing happened to me a few months ago. What's with fires and chinese resturants?

better don't become a trend! i live in chinatown, i don't want my house burning!