Had dinner with the little wowman Monday night.

Hadn't been to Applebee's in a long time. We both got out of work at about 7:30PM and while she'd floated the idea of cooking a nice Shepherds Pie for me, I know she's been at work since 7:30AM and she doesn't need to be messin' around in the kitchen. We met at my house and got in her car, and were tryin' to come up with somewhere to go, but nothing sparked much interest. Denise came up with Applebee's and it turned out to be a great choice. We watched the game on the nearby TV, and were amazed to see Baltimore giving New England a game.

We started with an appetizer; queso dip and chips with spicy ground beef mixed into the dip. I'm tellin' ya, it was great! It was VERY reminiscent of the queso we get at Pappasito's in Austin. I was really surprised at how good it was. Try it, you'll like it.



Denise had the Quesadilla burger, which is a conventional burger slapped between two tortillas. It was OK, but my choice was a sock-knocker-offer.



This big chunk of beef is a Brewtus Steak Burger. We're talkin' 10 ounces of sirloin topped with Bacon and the fixin's. Delish. The adult beverages were a big glass of Ziegen Bock off the tap for me, and her usual Lager Shandy (a Bud Light off the tap mixed with a soda). They gave her a glass of Bud the same size as mine and a glass of Sierra Mist (Yuk!), and she ended up getting about three refills out of it. Nice trick.

We wandered through Target after dinner, walkin' off the good food, and now I'm sittin' here sippin a brandy, watchin' the end of the game. Damn, what a close one. That last pass was amazing. Too bad. Well, you know not to come here when you're hungry. Serves ya right. Later. Off to bed. Cheers.