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| - Lunch is not as cheap as it is at a lot of places. Portion size was enough food for lunch but, I'm used to having leftovers.
I had some errands to run in University and I was hungry. I've got a "go to" Chinese spot about 5 miles in any direction from here but, didn't have the time today, so here is where I ended up.
Its right near the lake, along with Ciro's, Zapata's, Boardwalk Billy's. The decor is nice but, nothing special. They have some booths and some tables. I was promptly seated in a pretty much empty restaurant in one of the booths. My waiter was quick and polite. I wasn't extremely thrilled to not see a single meal for under $6 and that they didn't come with soup. What can I say, I'm spoiled. I went with the beef and broccoli. It came out within 5 minutes. The broccoli was barely cooked but I liked it. The little pieces of beef were in a brown sauce that was quite salty. My egg roll was leaking a Valdez style pool of oil in this over-salted sauce. I've seen this before, when the egg roll has a whole and it and it just soaks up the oil. My waiter was quite attentive but, nothing was going to save this meal.
If in a hurry, you can grab a decent bite for under $10 for lunch. But, as soon as I left I saw that Zapata's has a $6.99 lunch special including drink next door, Ciro's is good Italian food, and of course if you really want Asian there's always Thai House across the street.
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