Yesterday I got the rare treat of leaving the office for lunch.\u00a0 I try to bring my lunch generally, but every now and then it’s nice to see the outside of the building, at least for an hour.\u00a0 So, when I got an invitation from some Facebook Friends, it sounded like an excellent opportunity.\u00a0 Said “Facebook Friends” would be Julie & Tamara, some friends from back in the CMSU days.\u00a0 Anyway, at my suggestion, we met up at “Thirsty’s” down at 5th & Walnut.\u00a0 That made my third trip there for lunch, my meal selections so far being 1) shrimp tacos, 2) cheddar burger, & 3) pork enchilada.\u00a0 Having nothing else in particular to write about today, I will offer up my review on Thirsty’s based on those three trips.<\/p>\n
Positives:\u00a0 The building is cool.\u00a0 Original tin ceiling (at least to my untrained eye) and all-brick construction.\u00a0 I like the location too;\u00a0 Can’t beat the River Market area.\u00a0 The three lunches I’ve had were all quite good, especially the pork enchilada.\u00a0 The sides are kinda iffy.\u00a0 The beans may well be straight from a can, which is OK because I rather like canned refried beans. \u00a0 Plenty of tables and not too crowded.\u00a0 And I like their slogan:\u00a0 “I’d rather eat at a bar than drink in a restaurant.”\u00a0 This is a fact.\u00a0 I like bar food.\u00a0 This could well be why I need to drop 25 pounds.<\/p>\n
Negatives:\u00a0 Too much dang food.\u00a0 I suppose if the portions were too small I’d complain about that, but these are ridiculous.\u00a0 The burgers are 10 ounces.\u00a0 Seriously, who eats a burger that size?\u00a0 It will ruin your day.\u00a0 The enchilada was a 12″ tortilla.\u00a0 ????\u00a0 That would be a “burrito,” and a large one at that.\u00a0 They have bread & butter pickles with the burgers.\u00a0 Blech.\u00a0 Double-blech.\u00a0 And, perhaps the largest transgression, they have no Boulevard on tap.\u00a0 This probably shouldn’t be a factor, as it’s lunch time.\u00a0 But, I noticed it and couldn’t shake it.\u00a0 If that wasn’t bad enough, they have several Schlafly offerings.\u00a0 C’mon, you’re in KC, not St. Louis.\u00a0 Get with the program.<\/p>\n
Overall?\u00a0 It might be a three-and-out place for me.\u00a0 Compared to my baseline lunch (the Phoenix) it isn’t good enough to make me walk the extra three blocks.\u00a0 On to the next place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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