If you’ve got all the time in the world…part 2: The Fry

We had been having a string of bad luck with our choice of restos lately—or at least their inefficient kitchens. We wanted to try yet another KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) so we checked out The Fry in Markham. The appetizers came out soon enough after our order with the server being very friendly. 

Slaw, radish and corn appetizers @The Fry

But then, we had to wait an hour for our chicken to arrive. Hubby was all too ready to leave by the 45^th minute. However, I figured by the time we found another place, ordered and got our meals, that would set us back another 45minutes. Our server was becoming stressed by the minute with the number of tables becoming annoyed with the wait. A big group already left and another table abandoned their order. The take-out folks walked back and forth and everyone was growing hangrier.  The excuse: the kitchen did batch processing of orders. Hmmnn…I half-thought they were still catching, defeathering and butchering chickens per order. Wouldn’t these chickens have been marinated, battered and just ready to fry?

Anyway, after an hour, our orders arrived--along with complimentary fries for our wait. The chicken was piping hot so we really couldn’t dig in right away without burning ourselves!

We got an order of Original and another order of the chicken with Sauce. They were both good. The Original was delicious--the girls and I really liked the batter. Hubby would argue, though, that the cuts of chicken were bad. 

Original Fried Chicken @The Fry

We also prefer the Sauce/Spicy Chicken of MyMy Chicken (with better cuts, too!)

Chicken with Sauce @The Fry

So, yes, the chicken was good but not that great that we would wait an hour for it. Hoping it was a fluke--though I doubt I can get the fam to go back to this place. But hey, if you have all the time in the world, the chicken is great (and surely with beer, too!).

If you’ve got all the time in the world…part 1: Milestones

These days, who has any time to spare, really? You can set aside some time for lunch or dinner out but really that shouldn’t take you a full two hours unless you are having a full course meal and chatting with friends you haven’t seen in years. Recently, we had the misfortune of dining in two places where the food was good but where you wouldn’t be surprised if you grew roots waiting for your meal to arrive.

We had lunch at Milestones in Richmond Hill. The server was polite and friendly but waiting one hour for our order did not really put us in the best of moods to enjoy. Their classic Spinach and Artichoke dip got us all excited of yummy things to come. The creamy and cheesy dip served with crispy tortilla chips had every right to call itself a classic. But after that appetizer, the wait for the rest of the dishes took almost another hour. The excuse: they had several parties going on at that same time and there were not enough staff in the kitchen. Could have been better planned, no? The parties would have been booked in advance.

Spinach and Artichoke dip @Milestones

They did give us some soup some 45 minutes into the wait. It really helped curb some of the hunger. Finally, the dishes came. Grandma had the Miso Glazed Cod—pan seared and served with rice. The glaze was lovely and the fish was nicely cooked.

Miso Glazed Cod @Milestones

DD#1 had the Cajun Shrimp Creole, which had a substantial serving and a very tasty spicy Cajun garlic cream sauce.

Cajun Shrimp Creole @Milestones

Hubby had the Prime Rib (another signature dish) 

Prime Rib @Milestones

while I had the Steak Frites. Both steaks were done nicely and seasoned well. I loved the onion rings—the thin and spiraled crunchiness was a delight to eat! I also had the Parmesan fries with my 7oz steak and they were delicious.

Steak Frites @Milestones

They also gave complimentary dessert and we got the Decadent Duo of the Belgian Chocolate Ganache Torte 

Belgian Chocolate Ganache Torte @Milestones

and the White Chocolate Cheesecake. Yum! 

White Chocolate Cheesecake @Milestones

Ok so by this time we were less “hangry” and dessert usually puts us all in a better mood. They have apologized and tried to appease with soup AND dessert. But it took another 15 minutes for the bill…