Harijan

My family and I ate here every day that we were in South Lake Tahoe. Though pricey for breakfast, everything was delicious. The menu variety was exciting. My kids ate well. I ate enough breakfast to last me through much of the day! I had a different omelette for every morning. They were all spectacular. My only criticism is that they over do the cheese sometimes, and the mango salsa omelette would be complete with a little bit of tomatoes, at least… to make it seem more like a salsa.

The staff was always so kind, and even after the first day of visiting, the hostess recognized us from the day before, as well as some of the wait staff. Aside from kindness and friendliness, they were all so very intuitive—which is incredibly important when small children are involved! One waitress was quick to offer us some crackers to hold off my fiending children until our meals were ready. Some people don’t realize that the smallest gestures like that can save a parent’s sanity. If I am ever in SLT again, this will be our first food stop for sure!

the bean soup, lasagna, and pizzas are amazing! They also make a gorgeous cup of hot chocolate and tasty deserts. We had a lovely waitress who played peek-a-boo with my son. It’s such a gorgeous little place to eat in one of earth’s paradises. It’s definitely worth checking out! Wine and cheese lovers will definitely have a good time there, too. I didn’t try any, but they’ve got a big variety.

when it comes to chocolate, these people got it down, although I think their flavor experiments go a little too far. I just wanted some simple caramels. The most down to earth thing I could find was the coffee caramel. I spent 27 bucks on a 12 pack of chocolates consisting of things I mostly ended up not liking. I wish I just bought a straight bar of organic milk chocolate. I just want to taste the chocolatey goodness! I’m sure the flavor combos are great for some, but I don’t like to get too experimental with chocolate. Honey and saffron on my chocolate covered caramel isn’t exciting. Sometimes I think people get too experiment-happy and wind up creating bogus work and then have the nerve to call it gourmet and charge an arm and a leg for it. Salt on my caramels? no thanks. Earl grey caramels? no… I shoulda just got the damn chocolate bar. Oh well. Next visit to Seattle I’m doing Theo right.

this was an exciting food adventure. the raw meats provided to us were wonderful cuts and came out perfect every time. the ingredients are elegant and diverse. the set up is fun and interactive. I absolutely loved this place! It’s pricey, so I wouldn’t do it every day, but I’d make a plan of it every once in a while if I lived in the area. great staff, too!

they taught me seattle coffee lingo without making me feel like a fool! <3

what an amazing place to eat. Especially between 9-11 AM: BREAKFASTHAPPYHOUR! all breakfasts are 7 bucks. And for the price, the quality of the food seems like a steal. Best potatoes, most gorgeous eggs benedict, eccentric and delicious scrambles, fun and adventurous menu, friendly staff, beautiful restaurant, and a great location. Can’t get any better than that.

This place is a quaint oasis just minutes away from the hub of monotony in central AV. It lies tucked between rolling hills; verdent in the spring, and amber waves in the late summer. The lake is peaceful, surrounded by an army of trees, uncommon in northern Los Angeles. While I don’t think there is too much to do in L.E., if you live in the AV and are in dire need of some actual nature, this place is just a few minutes away.

not so much cuz i want to visit Iowa, cuz i really don’t have much of an opinion of this place and no one has ever convinced me that i should come here for a family vacation or wedding anniversary trip.. heh, but i’m currently enrolled in Ashford University, doing their exclusive online program from home which is in SoCal. i have the option to go to AU for graduation or just get my diploma mailed to me. well, AU would be the 5th college i’ve ever enrolled in, about to start my 5th year of classes, tests, learning, and still not having my BA in… anything. graduating from a college would be a monumentous event for me, so it would be very appropriate that i celebrate graduating college in style. if i can manage to stick with a major at AU and get my BA, then taking a trip to Iowa to proudly wear my cap and gown with my classmates in celebration of FINALLY completing this educational rollercoaster i started as soon as i graduated high school in 2004 would be a delight. for some, iowa symbolizes corn, flatlands, the middle of nowhere…. for me, it symbolizes the completion of a life goal and the enrichment of my life with the tools i need to venture off in a career. this state could mean more to me than the one i was born in. we’ll see.

my husband and I took advantage of the musicals during theaterfest and saw Godspell on sunday night. beautiful show! we got a cheap hotel room at the svensgaard jodge, which was modest and adorable with delicious danishes fresh every morning. there are plenty of places to eat and some of them are ridiculously expensive and some are just right. the places with cheap food also have delicious food. so not once did we feel like we had to pay a lot for a better experience or whatever. the nine million bakeries became art galleries to us. the book store and museums and what not were fun and we ended up buying a lot of books for the baby. we got massages and met some wonderful people along the way. i had a blast and i didn’t spend a crap load of money. sure there are places to go to spend lots of money. for instance, IZOD. WTF?! who shops at IZOD when they are on vacation?! sad thing is, i saw a lot of people walking around with IZOD bags. i don’t understand. you can go to almost any outlet near home and shop at IZOD or go online, but noooo, all the money they COULD spend on Solvang-specific adventures… they spend at IZOD. whatever. consumer whores. god bless america.

i had a blast and i am so glad i live not too far away. we are already thinking of doing another trip up there before the baby comes around. i found an aura photographer and thought it would be neat to take a pic of me while i was still pregnant. and do one with me and my husband too. yay fun!

the line is long. but oh so worth it.

i had a fantastic guacamole hot dog and chili fries and the hubby had this overflowing chili jalapeno cheese dog medley that he seemed to enjoy very much!