One thing my husband and I decided to do many years ago was to have a weekly date.  We'd find something to do no matter what our financial status was at the time.  If we were cash poor, we'd go buy us a meal somewhere that was under $10 for the both of us just so we could get out for a while together as a couple.  Raising 3 kids made it difficult to even have the cash to do that, but we felt it was important to get out as a couple even if it was just for a little while.

It's been years now since we've begun the practice of having our weekly date.  Yesterday, at lunch we went to a new restaurant at the Riverwalk called JooJooBees.  They haven't been there long and we wanted to try something new.  They have some good sandwiches there.  The atmosphere was very nice - the service was great - and the management was very accommadating to whatever we wanted or needed while we were there.  It just wasn't very busy at all when we were there.  I guess it was because of the snow and the cold.

I had their Reuben sandwich and my husband had their turkey club.  They were both good sandwiches, but on a cold day I think the Reuben was a bit better for me.  Since I have Southern roots, I spent my childhood back in Alabama, I just had to try their Fried Green Tomatos appetizer.  Boy, did that bring back memories of my grandmother and her good southern cooking.  By the way, they have this fudge dessert that is to die for! mmmmmmm

Thanks for the good food, JooJooBees!

Echo

Well, Friday night after seeing a movie we went back to JooJooBees for dinner.  When we got there the restaurant was not very busy at all.  The lady who greeted us sat us down at a table for two, but my husband wanted to sit near the window since it was such a clear night - we could look at the lights outside and enjoy the view.  No one else was even near us ... Then a waitress came and asked us to move because a party of 16 was coming and they needed that area.  She said they didn't realize they were coming... sooooo ... we moved and ended up at a table in the corner that was directly under a spotlight close to the windows, but not cozy like the one we had been at before.  I was a bit disappointed and felt a bit invisible and less important as a patron than the "party of 16", but shrugged it off and ordered some hot chocolate and my husband ordered some hot tea. By the way, that party of 16 never showed up.  About 30 minutes after we moved 8 people showed up and could have been seated anywhere.

We both ordered the same entree - the meatloaf with mashed potatos, gravy, and veggies. It came in due time (not too long a wait) and my husband dove into his meal. I began to do likewise but noticed something that didn't belong on my plate.  I turned the plate towards my husband so I could ask him what he thought it was and sure enough it was a small hair sticking out of the edge of my mashed potatos.  Stuff happens sometimes .... soooooooo ... the waitress was very nice about it and took my plate and let me know a new entree was being prepared for me.  During the wait, I got to sample some of the meatloaf off my husbands plate.  Shortly thereafter, fresh hot bread arrived, which I scarfed down to quiet the rumbles in my stomach.  I love fresh baked bread and this was good.

My replacement plate of food arrived just as my husband was finishing up his dinner.  The meatloaf had a hint of Italian sausage in it and a slight sweet taste to it.  The veggies were great, too, but I wasn't a fan of the mashed potatos at all.  They were a bit thin and had no seasoning in them at all ... a bit watery tasting to me even though the gravy poured over them was good, it didn't help the taste of the potatos at all.

The service was good, and the food was presented in as appealing way.  They have other food there we would like to try, so we may go back despite this last visit being less than perfect.

Echo