Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Vienna Inn, Vienna, VA

My dad read about this place in the Washington Post and wanted to go because he heard it was a charming dive.  It has a black and white tile floor.  It was dark inside.  They had on old phone booth that is no longer in use.  Some of the seats had rips in them.  The food came in a basket with wax paper.  I liked the digital juke box.  They also had the original Pacman game.

The chicken tenders were good but a little plain.  They weren't really seasoned.  I really liked the fries.  I had a lot of them.  They were perfect.  Just right.

We paid at the front.  They don't bring you a check.  Instead it is an honor system.  You tell the cashier what you had.  They don't keep track.  They trust the customer.  That is why this diner is loved by the locals.  We were honest. It was a good diner!

Monday, July 29, 2013

Mount Vernon Inn, Mount Vernon, VA

We visited George Washington's house.  And while there we tried to eat at the food court but it was too busy.  And then we decided that we would try the restaurant at the visitors center.  It is designed to look like a building built in George Washington's time.

I ordered some apple cider which I normally don't do.  I ordered chicken tender with potato chips.  The chips were home made.  The tenders were store bought.  The tenders I don't think were really good.  I do think that the chips were really good.  I really liked the apple cider.  I liked the corn bread they served. 

Then after that we went to see the house.  Then we went out back and we went down the hill to where a stone fence started at a steep point.  We were looking at the Potomac River down the hill. 

Jean Bonnett Tavern, Bedford, PA

We drove to Pennsylvania and I stopped at a restaurant that my parents had read about in a magazine.  We learned about the history of the Tavern.  The Tavern is more than 250 years old and has been a restaurant the entire time.  It is also an inn.  We found out that is is one of the top 10 most haunted places in Pennsylvania.  They showed us a binder full of pictures of supposed ghosts and orbs that were in the tavern. 

The chicken tenders were good.  I liked how they were juicy.  They were definitely home made.  They also made rootbeer there, but the thing about it was they served if cold but they didn't put any ice in it.  The waitress said it would decrease the taste.  I also like their fries.  They were good.  I think they were also home made.  I tasted the mozzarella sticks, which I thought were very cheesy.  I  got applesausce which had some cinnamon sprinkled in with it.

They said that if we turned in our receipt at their gift shop they would give us some free goat food to feed the goats they have outside.  At first I was kind of nervous to feed the goats.  But then I tried it and it feels good.  They just lick your hand.  There were three goats and the goats were fighting over the food.  One goat kept the other two from getting.  He would forcefully push them away  if I tried to feed the other goats.   This one poor goat didn't get  a lot goat fead because wherever I went the other two goats would try to steal the food.  Eventually I tried to trick them into letting me feed this one brown goat.

After lunch we drove and saw some old covered bridges.  They were over 100 years old.  There is only room for one car at a time.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Leesburg Brewing Company, Leesburg VA

I went to Leesburg and I went to Leesburg Brewing Company and got chicken tenders and fries.  The tenders were good.  They were seasoned well.  I also liked their French Fries.  They had a lot of salt, just the way I like it.  This time I didn't get root beer, I got chocolate milk.  This is a new place.   Not everything is working yet.  They don't have a kid's activity sheet, but they say they have some coming soon.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Appalacian Brewing Company Gettysburg, PA

I went to Gettysburg and I had a long walk to the Appalachian Brewing Company.  It was good.  I liked the tenders but they didn't have much flavor to them.  The fries were good.  They were seasoned with sea salt.   They had really good home brewed root beer. 

MacDowell Brew Kitchen, Leesburg, VA

The tenders were good.  I really like the fries.  I ate all of them.  I didn't really like the mozzarella stick.  We sat in a booth that looked like a giant beer barrel.  They also had an outside area.  The ground was covered with sand.  They also had nice booths outside where you can sit.

Monday, April 29, 2013

The Red Porch, Nationals Park, Washington, DC

I went to the ball park and I got a hot dog and fries at the Red Porch.  The Red Porch is a restaurant that overlooks the field.  The hot dog was good and juicy, just the way I like it.  The fries fries were good too , but they were a little too salty for me.  I tried some of my dad's pizza and I picked off all the peppers and it was a very good pizza.  I especially liked the crust.  And then we saw the Nat's game.  And I also got a giant slushy.