"Thicker Cut, More Flavor?"

Today is Free Fries Friday and I went to Burger King to get mine. Did you? The fries are "new and improved" and they claim to be "thicker cut, more flavor." If these have more flavor, I would be scared to try the original!

On decor of restaurant, I give it a 2. I went to the Burger King in Bellevue but there are locations all over the country. This place needs a lot of improvement. It looks like a dirty fast food restaurant with no pride. The pictures on the wall were of lily pads, flowers and a waterfall - what do those have to do with burgers? Maybe the owners got them free at a local garage sale. The bathrooms were gross and unsanitary. There was a HUGE fake plant in the center of the restaurant. Maybe there is some sort of nature theme?

On friendliness of staff towards kids, I also give it a 2. There were two men working there and they seemed desperately confused. When I asked for the fries they looked confused and asked, "the free ones?" When I asked them how the new fries were different they didn't even know. They were goofing off and seemed too casual for people who are supposed to be working. They didn't make eye contact with me and they seemed like they thought they were at a party instead of at work. Maybe they just don't like kids because a huge group of pretty teenage girls walked in and they got a lot better service than I did.

On service speed, I still give it a 2. The fryer was right in back of the counter. After I ordered they walked to the fryer to make my fries so slowly it seemed like they were trying to irritate me. Marone! (If you aren't Italian, look it up:))

On taste of food, I give it a 3. The fries were definitely a thick cut although I prefer them thin. They were "reduced sodium" which means "less salty" or "not as good." They were kind of crispy on the outside, but not as much as they were mushy. The inside tasted like an uncooked potato. The flavor just tasted like normal fries. I ordered ranch dressing to dip them in and the ranch dressing was much better than the fries. The fries weren't enticing enough to make me keep eating them, and that says a lot.

On appearance of food, I give it a 3. They looked generic. They were thick, square and really long. I like them long so that part is good. They were yellowish in color, and to my surprise they were not greasy at all. The bag didn't even have one drip of grease on it.

On price, I give it a 5! They were free!

For a total score of 17/30. Good news for all of you kids or weirdly demented adults, they still give away the free crowns!

If you can't get enough of Burger King, you can go to bkcrown.com and play online games. The store was empty so the fries must really be bad if they can't even give them away for free.

My favorite thing about Burger King is that they sell Icees! Not Slurpees, but Icees! And they have the classic flavors, cherry and Coke. Inhaling my Icee helped me forget about the "flavorful" fries.



Free Fries Friday!!

Tomorrow will be a memorable day in fast food history! No, McDonald's isn't giving away Justin Bieber perfume in their happy meals (wouldn't that be awesome?), but almost as good. Burger King is giving away their "improved" fries and they want everyone to try them!! They claim that their new fries are thicker and less salty. Which is actually a bad thing for me. I love my fries extra salty. BK also claims that the fries have reduced sodium and that there is a new batter that makes them extra crispy. I'll be there tomorrow to try these fries and see if they are really "improved." Look for my review tomorrow.

There is no purchase necessary, so get yours tomorrow and tell me what you think. If you don't like the fries, always remember they have really good onion rings!



Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all had fun times celebrating this thankful day with your families. My favorite things about Thanksgiving are seeing my family, and obviously the food. My family does all of the traditional food like turkey (who likes turkey btw?), stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes... This year my Nana taught me how to make her super awesome sweet potato/marshmallow concoction. Actually, they are not normal marshmallows. They are special ones from See's Candy called Scotch Kisses. Check them out...

Scotch Kisses are fluffy marshmallows dipped in caramel. Melting these on sweet potatoes with TONS of Irish butter make Thanksgiving worth going to.

As you know, I am a huge fan of Baskin Robbins. This year we bought an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins that actually looked like a turkey. Technically there was no cake but all chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. The legs were made out of sugar cones. Is there anything better?

Isn't it cute? It looks JUST like a turkey. I wonder if there is a wishbone? My wish would be that all kids get one of these for Thanksgiving next year. And Justin Bieber perfume. I really want that.

Shout Out From Tucson!

Shout out from Tucson, AZ! I am here visiting family for Thanksgiving and eating at my fave local places. If you are ever in Tucson, you should try one of my favorites called Eegee's. Eegee's is known for their sub sandwiches, fries and slushes. The best things to order are ranch fries (crinkle cut fries covered in the best ranch dressing and bacon bits), a strawberry and lemon slush (you can mix flavors) and a meatball sandwich. They have regular slush flavors like pina colada, strawberry and lemon. There is always a flavor of the month too. This month is cherry cider but my favorite one is in March and the flavor is lime.

Strawberry and lemon slush...

Meatball sub sandwich...

Ranch fries...

Eegee's is all over Tucson and is great for kids. I plan on eating here as many times as I possibly can!

Rainbows and Unicones

Today I was at South Center mall and I decided to review one of the kiosks there called UniCone (not to be confused with unicorn) Japanese Crepes. I can't imagine any kiosk being better! They are located on the bottom floor by the south entrance, and it smells like cake right when you walk in.

On decor of restaurant, I give it a 4. For a kiosk in the mall it was very modern and awesome. Instead of a menu they have plastic versions of what you can get so it made choosing much easier. There are glass walls all around the kitchen where you can watch them make the crepes. Suprisingly, making crepes is fast and easy. They spread the batter thinly all over a large circular pan with a thing that kind of looks like something to clean your car windows (only smaller). UniCone also has lots of simple signs that are easy to read and plenty of chairs near by. 

On friendliness of staff towards kids, I give it a 3. They were nice, they smiled and were very patient when my sister took practically a year to pick her crepe! The two people behind the counter seemed like they were friends and they were talking and laughing about jokes. I was just standing there thinking, "I want to know the joke too!" They called out my order really loud even though I was standing right next to them. 

On service speed, I give it a 4. They started to make my crepe right after I ordered and it was served in an under 5 minutes.

I ordered a Strawberry Choco Whip which is a crepe with preserved strawberries, chocolate syrup and whipped cream. Here is what the plastic version looked like...

 

Here is what mine looked like...

On taste of food, I give it a 5! It was hands down the best crepe that I had EVER had!!! It was a Japanese crepe with strawberries, whipped cream and chocolate syrup. The crepe is Japanese and not French because Japanese crepes are softer and chewier than the French ones. Also, rolling the crepe into a cone is common in Japan. It was a warm and gooey crepe with cold fruit inside. It was the perfect texture. The strawberries were in a syrup but it didn't make the crepe soggy at all. At first it tasted like I was eating breakfast but as time went on I knew I was eating a crepe. The whipped cream was light and fluffy and the chocolate syrup was perfect. It was a great balance of all flavors with nothing too overpowering. I ate the whole thing in under 5 minutes and every bite was heavenly.

On appearance of food, I give it a 4. It was rolled up in a pink paper cone and there were very clear directions on how to eat them. Check it out...

So that is what I did. It was very easy to eat the crepe in the cone and not very messy, although I did need a napkin at the end. But you know, that is just me. I can pretty much make a mess out of anything. When they first made the crepe it didn't seem like there were a lot of toppings. After they rolled it into a cone I realized there was plenty. The crepe looked very gourmet and the bright red strawberries caught my eye.

On price, I give it a 3. My crepe was $4.29 but the average price is about $5.00. A little expensive compared to other mall treats but this is gourmet, not like a junky pretzel place.

 They also had super weird savory flavors like spicy tuna salad and potato salad in case you are adventurous...

For a total score of 23/30. Whoever invented UniCones was an absolute genius! Brillant idea! They need more locations because this place needs to become more popular. To all you kids who go to South Center, ask your parents to try UniCone. They have many kid friendly flavor options like ice cream, frosted flakes and fruit cocktail. Just when I thought the mall couldn't get any better... I am feeling rainbows and Unicones:)

Jack In The Box Rocks!!!

Today I reviewed Jack In The Box's tacos and I have no regrets. I went to the store in Bellevue but there are lots of locations. I want to give a shout out to my Uncle D  for recommending this place to me. He loves their tacos more than my sister loves candy. And that's a lot.

On decor of restaurant, I give it a 2. They were playing old and cheesy elevator music and it was annoying. They had short chain link fences surrounding the table area and it kind of had a prison vibe to it. They had red tables and somewhat modern black chairs. That part was pretty typical, but what was not typical were the random pictures of their mascot. Pictures of Jack doing things were everywhere - on a treadmill, drinking coffee in the morning etc. People must collect pictures of Jack because you could buy Jack as an elf Christmas ornaments? The decor would have been a 2 but it was suprisingly clean. Someone was always cleaning the tables and chairs so I decided to give them an extra point.  

On friendliness of staff towards kids, I give it a 3. There was a nice lady working at the cash register. She greeted me warmly when I walked in and had a good attitude. She smiled a lot but there wasn't a lot of communication after that. She just took my order.

On service speed, I give it a 3. It only took about 5 minutes to get my order, but that seemed long since there was no one else in line. The same lady who was at the register was also working the drive-through, so our tacos were waiting for us while she was at the window. Staring at our order getting cold was torture. They should really have more people working.

I came here with one mission and one mission only...to try the tacos.

On taste of food, I give it a 6!!! That is a record in Eating With Emily history!!! This is the single best thing I have ever eaten. The shell was greasy and crispy to the bite. Inside, there was american cheese, lettuce, salsa and "meat." I couldn't tell what kind of "meat" it was but there might be beans in it. Does anybody know? The lettuce wasn't really crisp but I didn't care. The "meat" was juicy and perfect and didn't make the shell soggy. The salsa was spicy, but not too spicy. Just enough spice to keep it tangy. Every bite was a bite of heaven. They must put some kind of kid craze in them because I went crazy and wanted more and more. It was kind of like catnip for kids. I was sad when I finished and the eating experience was over. I ordered 2 tacos but I had to go back for more. I could have eaten at least 10.

On appearance of food, I give it a 2. There was definitely, 100%, nothing fresh about this taco. I saw them being made in the back, and the lady took them out of the freezer, stuffed them with something frozen, and dropped them whole into the deep fryer. The shell was brown and grease stained. The lettuce was brown and limp. Looks really can be deceiving because the flavor was absolutely, positively delicious.

Here is my tray after I was done..so sad:( I literally licked the bags.

On price, I give it a 5! 2 tacos for 99 cents!!! Look under your couch cushions, on the streets and under your bed. You can easily find 99 cents for some tacos.

Jack in the Box Rocks! It earned a final score of 21/30. The tacos were definitely not healthy because nothing healthy ever tasted this good. This must be true because about 60% of the people who walked in there were "overweight." To all of you kids out there, skip McDonald's and go straight for tacos at Jack in the Box. Trust me, you won't regret it. I am going to stop writing now so I can go get more tacos...

Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Happy Halloween everyone! Halloween is my favorite night of the year and I hope all of you had as much fun as I did! I dressed up as Cookie Monster. Don't try to make me sing the song. I refuse to remember it. My favorite part of Halloween is all of the candy! I have a tradition with a friend, and every year after trick-or-treating we put our candy into a pile we call "the candy mountain." Here are all of my favorites from the mountain...

Take 5 Bars: They have 5 layers of pretzels, peanut butter, caramel, milk chocolate and peanuts. The pretzels are lined up in a row so you get some crunch in each bite.

Twix Bars: caramel and crunchy cookie dipped in milk chocolate. You always get two in a pack!

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: Peanut butter dipped in milk chocolate. Out of all of the Halloween candies, these are the ones all parents like the most. My mom kept asking for these but I just couldn't part with any. My sister didn't mind. She only wanted "round things that taste good." She means bottle caps.

Whoppers: malted milk balls. Whenever I am sick my grandpa buys these for me and calls them "medicine." Whoppers give me good memories.

Butterfinger: crispy thin wafers, peanut butter dipped in chocolate. These flaky, crunchy delights are fun to eat and melt in my mouth.

Thankfully, I got lots of my favorites this year. I have an open message to people who hand out healthy Halloween treats like dried fruit and granola bars: kids don't want that!!! Halloween is about the candy! I would LOVE to know all of your favorite halloween candies so leave a comment on my blog!

Comment Away!

Many of you have mentioned to me that you were unable to post comments to my blog. Turns out I had the wrong setting on...oops! I removed the setting so now you should be able to comment. Please comment on any of my posts, even if they are from months ago. I love my readers and I love what you have to say. Now comment away!!!

Did Someone Say Wings?

Today I reviewed Wingdome in downtown Kirkland and it was quite an adventure!

On decor of restaurant, I give it a 4. It was very unique with a garage and sports theme. The inside literally looked like a garage. There was an entire wall just dedicated to tire rims. Check it out...

There is a sports bar connected to the restaurant with sports playing on all of the tv's. It looked good, but trust me, no girls were involved with the decorating process. It is always a mistake if you come in on a Saturday night. There are huge football fans who scream when something interesting happens on tv, like a touchdown. Wingdome is sort of a man magnet.

On friendliness of staff towards kids, I give it a 2. The servers brought us coloring sheets and crayons right away. They weren't very generous with the crayons, but only brought us 3 and they were weird triangular shaped crayons. Other than that, the servers made no contact with me whatsoever. Not a word or a look.

On service speed, I give it a 3. It took about 10 minutes to get the appetizers and 10 more to get the wings. They were really good about making sure we always had water and napkins.

On taste of food, I give it a 5! I ordered "fully loaded" potato chips, which are house made chips topped with cheese, sour cream, bacon and chives. Yum...

I also ordered #3 chicken wings that came with ranch, blue cheese and celery. You can order the wings anywherere from 0 (no sauce) to 7 (hottest). Here are the wings...

The chips and the wings were absolute perfection! The chips were made fresh and served warm with cheesy heaven and toppings. The cheese was a little chewy but enjoyable. The sour cream was fluffy and the bacon was crispy. It was texture perfection. There was a little of each topping on each bite and I just wanted to eat more and more. The wings were just as amazing. They were crispy on the outside and juicy and moist on the inside. The sauce was rich and flavorful, all cooled down with a dip in the ranch. I like the wings that look like the little drumsticks the most because they have the most meat. Also, I like llamas better than alpacas in case you were wondering.

On appearance of food, I give it a 3. When the wings were first brought out on a silver tray they looked bland and dull. At first we thought they weren't even the right wings since they looked so banal (thank you dictionary). They aren't special on the outside but your taste buds will worship the inside. The chips also didn't look as special as they tasted.

On price, I give it a 2. It seemed sort of expensive. For 30 wings, it costs $30.99. Pretty much a dollar per wing!

There is something at the Wingdome called the "7 Wing Challenge." This challenge means you have to eat 7 wings, 7 alarms each (the hottest EVER), within 7 minutes. You can't use a napkin or drink anything. If you can do this you get a t-shirt and your picture on the wall. My Dad never backs down from a challenge so he took the plunge. I was so scared that he was going to get hurt that I hid out in the bathroom until it was over. Here are the wings he had to eat, look how much sauce they have! He even had to eat the lettuce and lick his fingers...

By the time he finished he was bright red from the sauce burning his face. His eyes were watering and he was shaking. They brought him a glass of milk and an ice cream sandwich to help calm down the spice. My Dad says it is WAY hotter than you can imagine, so kids DON"T TRY THE CHALLENGE! Isn't my Dad a hero? I am so proud.

The final score for Wingdome is 19/30. It is very kid friendly and kids eat free every Tuesday night. I had quite an experience! My Dad did the challenge and I think you should dare your Dads to do it too. Then you can be as proud as I am:) Oh, and the wings are awesome.

SuperMan!

 Today I reviewed a "super" place for kids called Mandarin Buffet and Grill in Redmond. I like to call it a "super" Mandarin buffet, or SuperMan for short.

On decor of restaurant, I give it a 4. We sat at shiny red tables with wooden chairs with cool designs cut out of them. They also have zodiac signs all over the walls. I didn't know what sign I was until a few years ago when I tried this place. I am a Taurus in case you are wondering. If you know what sign you are, then leave a post on my blog and I would  be soooo happy to read them :-) If you don't know, then go to Mandarin and figure it out. The first thing that you see when you walk in Mandarin are long plastic pearl chains hanging from the ceiling. They look really cool from a distance but they look tacky up close. They have a lot of Asian paintings on the walls of things like waves and other things in nature. 

On friendliness of staff towards kids, I give it a 5! I don't think the servers spoke English so they didn't talk to me. Even so, they were really nice and smiled a lot. They brought our drinks right away and every time I drank any water they filled it up right away. Whenever I was done with a plate, they noticed from across the room and removed it right away. Like magic. Also, the people there are very tolerant of kids. I was chasing my friend's little brother around the restaurant and he was laughing really loud. They didn't even care! This place likes kids. Trust me.

On service speed, I guess I give it a 5? This is hard to say since you serve yourself. You can get your food right away and since everyone always rushes to the buffets, everybody gets a 5!

On taste of food, I give it a 5! This is a hard place to review because there are a lot of choices and I like almost everything. Especially the meat. For those of you who don't know what a super buffet is, it is literally a "super buffet." There are special areas for different types of foods. They have a Mongolian grill, a fried food section, a soup section, a seafood section, a sushi section, a Chinese food section, a salad section, a dessert section...you get the point. They even have pizza, french fries, and self-serve ice cream. Some of the things are just plain disturbing, like fish ball soup and frog legs. Here are some pictures to get the idea...

The fried food...yummmm. My favorite is the fried sweet and sour chicken.

Some Chinese food, some strange food..here is where you want to avoid the crawfish and the frog legs.

Frog legs close up, just so you know what to avoid...

The sushi is very fresh. I like the California rolls.

Don't miss the dessert. They have things like tiramisu, cheesecake, and yummy cakes like cookies and cream cake.

My sister just couldn't decide...

Those pictures should give you an idea of what I'm talking about. The food is always steaming hot and I love hot food. So does my dad. He even puts his salad in the microwave and I am not joking. The food has lots of different rich flavors and there are lots of colorful choices. Nothing at this buffet actually tastes bad. I don't want to admit it, but even the frog legs taste fresh and yummy. I strongly recommend trying the Mongolian grill. There is a buffet to choose what you want (like noodles, meats, veggies...) and a man there who cooks it for you.

On appearance of food, I give it a 4. The food at Mongolian Buffet always looks fresh. If something starts to look somewhat old, the people who work there will replace the entire tray right away. Even though the food looks fresh, they don't go the extra mile to make it look special.

On price, I give it a 4. The prices are all you can eat, and you should see how much some people there can eat! For adults, it is $13.99. For kids 2-11, it is .95 per year. Since I am 10, it is $9.50. Kids under 2 eat for free.

SuperMan earned a "super" score of 28/30! I love this place but I do have a warning for you. You have to stop yourself at some point. When you eat here, you can eat too much and leave with a lot of regret. It is best just to try a little of everything. This is a great place to go with your family and friends and everyone can eat something different and new. Don't forget the fortune cookies! Today mine said "Curiosity is life." Think about it.

Top Pot is Muy Yum

Today after school I went to Top Pot in downtown Bellevue (locations in Seattle) and it was muy yum (get it?)!

On decor of restaurant, I give it a 3. It was very plain and the colors were dark and depressing like red, black, and gray. There were wood tables and an entire wall filled with old books. You can't actually read the books so it is sort of weird. There is an open kitchen but the wall is so high that you can't actually see into the kitchen. They played music that I have never heard before. My mom said that it is called "trans" music. It made me tired. It is a huge space with lots of seating options.

On friendliness of staff towards kids, I give it a 4. All of the staff members smiled and they were all wearing cool hats like fedoras and berets. I don't know if that was a coincidence or part of the uniform. They also used cool modern expressions, like "no prob." They seemed happy to work there, but it is a doughnut shop, so who wouldn't be?

On service speed, I give it a 4. The lady took out the doughnut with tongs and placed it on a plate. She gave it to me right away.

On taste of food, I give it a 5!!!! I ordered a Raspberry Bismark. I don't know why it is called that. Was it invented in North Dakota? It is a powdered doughnut with raspberry filling. The powder was really powdery and got everywhere as I ate the doughnut. By the end, it was on the chair, on the table, on the floor, in my hair, and all over my face. The napkin smeared it and made it worse. The doughnut itself was very fluffy and moist. Inside, there was A LOT of filling that tasted like sweet and thick jelly. When I took a bite, the jelly inside tried to plop on my plate. The texture of the dense jelly and the light doughnut made every bite pure heaven. Check out the inside...

On appearance of food, I give it a 3. It was a pretty average looking doughnut. It looked really white because of the powdered sugar. It looked like it was bleeding because of the jelly coming out of the hole where they squirted it in. The doughnut was served a boring Ikea plate which is weird because they sold adorable Top Pot plates. Why don't they serve the doughnuts on their own plates?

On price, I give it a 2. The prices range from .99 to $2.49. They prices are above average but then again the doughnuts are designer doughnuts. This is not the grocery store!

The final score is 21/30. Top Pot makes great doughuts, but the store has more of an adult vibe. It didn't seem very kiddy. The other people there were all adults and they were all drinking coffee. All of the doughnuts are handmade in small batches, so that makes them special. They had lots of different kinds of doughnuts with cool names like Feather Boa (coconut on top), Valley Girl Lemon, and Chocolate Sand Castle. The doughnut didn't make my tummy hurt like they do sometimes from other places. They did make me feel tired and lazy, or maybe that was the trans music! I consider Top Pot doughnuts to be more of a hangout spot for grown ups. If your parents want to go to a place to hangout, tell them to go here. At least they have doughnuts!

Kids, Pack Your Lunch

Today I reviewed The Bellevue School District school lunch. To all of you kids who buy lunch, you will be way happier if you pack it!

On decor of restaurant/cafeteria, I give it a 1. This is maybe the most boring place I have ever seen. They should get some kind of boring award or something like that. We eat in our what they like to call "multi purpose room" which is technically a lunch room, a gym, and the assembly room. It's kind of weird because you are trying to eat lunch while there are huge basketball hoops over your head. We are sitting on folding, not real wooden benches that are stuffed in our closet after lunch is over. Who knows what could be in that closet? Spiders, dust, and everything that you don't want to be eating on.

On friendliness of staff/lunch room monitors towards kids, I give it a 2. Nobody talks to you except the lady who takes all of your lunch money to put into your account and stands there when you punch in your lunch number. I looked for her lunch lady mole, but sadly, she doesn't have one. No hair net either. The monitors are adult volunteers who think they are so powerful because they can say whether or not we can go to bathroom.

On service speed, I give it a 4. You serve yourself.

On taste of "food", I give it a 1. When you walk into the room it smells like rotten fish and you immediately know that walking in there was a big mistake. It is repulsive. When you walk in the room on fish stick day, puking is actually a possibility. Today the daily special was hot dogs and push pops. If you didn't want that, kids can always choose a chicken burger or a burrito. The burrito is typically the best choice. There is also a salad bar and they make you choose a vegetable. Ketchup doesn't count here! I went for the daily special. The hot dogs were soaked in some kind of liquid and they felt like you were eating rubber. Seriously, if you dropped it on the floor it would literally bounce! Gross! When you eat it you don't exactly know what you are eating. Are they really hot dogs? No one knows what they are, only the cook. She is like 80 years old and probably can't see what she is cooking. The watermelon was somewhat, kind of normal. It was not very cold but it tasted like normal watermelon. The ice cream was normal and actually OK but it was very melty. Overall, it was not a good experience. Only a school cafeteria can make fattening junk food taste bad. It is a gift!

On appearance of food, I give it a 2. Everything is served on a foam tray that has some kind of engraving on the second little space that says "milk." As if I would put my milk in the space just because it says so! The choices for drinks are milk and chocolate milk. The trays are so easily breakable that if you put too much on your tray it will break in half! Trust me, it happens at least once a year. My meal looked a tiny bit normal but the hot dogs looked gross and greasy. The watermelon looked mushy and the push pop looked... normal. Even though it looked normal, it looked miserable at the same time.

On price, I give it an unknown. I don't exactly know how much it costs because they take it off of your account every time you buy lunch. Sorry readers. I do know that if you run out of money in your account they will let you eat anyways.

For a horrible total score of 10/30! We get about 15 minutes to eat small portions. What is this, jail? After we are done eating it is recess. If you buy school lunch, go straight outside and play after you eat so you can get rid of all of the yuck. The district wants to make the school food healthy, but the only thing they succeed at is making it gross. Food in jail has to be better. This is why if you are a kid, and you go to school in the Bellevue school district, do yourself a favor and pack your lunch.

High Five To Five Guys

Today I went to Five Guys burgers in the Overlake Plaza in Redmond and I am so elated that I did!!!

On decor of restaurant, I give it a 3. It looked like a diner with red and white checkered tile and red and white walls. It made me feel like I was in back in the 50's. There was a huge area with no glass where you can watch them make your burgers. It is almost like a huge assembly line, check it out...

There were a lot of peach wood old looking tables and chairs. There were extra chairs everywhere so they will never run out of places to sit. All of the tables rocked and wobbled and it was REALLY stressing me out. I had to move around to three different tables to find one that was not wobbly. They were blasting music and the restaurant was loud so it was also bugging me. Other than that it was pretty cool. They have open bags of free peanuts that you can just take. 

On friendliness of staff towards kids, I give it a 3. The lady didn't really talk to us. She really just minded her own bees wax while I was ordering. She also smiled but it was more like a small smirk or grin so I couldn't even tell if she was happy or not. She should go to a social manners class (if they even have those). 

On service speed, I give it a 4. We waited about 5 minutes or less to get 3 burgers and a large fries.

On taste of food, I give it a 5! It was the best burger that I have ever had in Seattle!!! I got a cheeseburger with grilled onions, ketchup, pickles, tomatoes and lettuce. The patty was juicy and moist. It was the hardest thing ever to take the time to take that picture. The gooey cheese was properly melted on the patty and it all melts in your mouth. The lettuce, tomatoes and pickles were fresh and crisp and the onions were grilled to perfection. All topped off with fresh ketchup and a warm sesame seed bun. It was a piece of heaven! The french fries are fresh cut and made and they don't taste artificial at all. They taste just like a crispy fried potato. They are delicious! The patty is 100% beef and everything is fried in peanut oil. If you are allergic to peanuts than this is not the place for you. Peanut oil, open bags of free peanuts... if you are allergic to peanuts then this place is a death trap.

On appearance of food, I give it a 3. It looked pretty average. The veggies were fresh and bright but I wouldn''t say that the burger was beautifully prepared. It was falling apart everywhere. All of the ingredients were falling out of the bun and it looked sloppy. They don't serve the food on trays but in brown paper bags.

On price, I give it a 4. For three burgers, three waters and a large fries it was $16.06.

For a grand total of 22/30. Even though it was not the best in all categories, it was the best in my burger category. If you ate here every day your heart would stop so it is only for a treat. It is very fattening. Five Guys, if you were here right now I would give you a huge high five.

5 Guys Is Here!

Happy back to school everyone! Among all of the exciting things that happened to me today, one of my friends told me some HUGE NEWS. There is now a 5 Guys Burgers on the eastside in the Overlake Shopping Center in Redmond!!! I love burgers, and I have heard this place is great. If it is anything like my favorite In-N-Out, the eastside is in for a treat. Review to follow...

Emily's Cupcake Eat Of The Week

Congratulations to New York Cupcakes! You have won the Eating With Emily's Cupcake Eat of The Week! You are the best cupcakes on the eastside! After tasting a lot of cupcakes, yours were by far the best and you also got the highest score in Eating With Emily history! If you are a kid (or a grown up), then New York Cupcakes is the place for you!

I am starting school tomorrow, so follow me on my restaurant adventures throughout the school year. Please let me know if anyone has any suggestions of new places to review. If not, I am on my own and I won't let you down. Happy back to school!

PinkaBoring Cupcakes

Today I went to PinkaBella (PinkaBoring) Cupcakes on the 3rd floor of Bellevue Square mall, and they were very boring.

On decor of restaurant, I give it a 4. It was a pink and brown color scheme and I thought that was very cute. There were about six tiny crystal chandeliers handing from the ceiling. It was very classy and original and it was also cute but there was nothing over the top about it. I have to admit that it did really pop from a distance.

On friendliness of staff towards kids, I give it a 3. The lady was smiling although she didn't say anything to me or interact with me.

On service speed, I give it a 4.  She handed us the cupcake on a napkin right away, but the weird thing was she wouldn't give it to us until my mom was finished paying. It's like she was scared that we were going to steal it or something.

On taste of food, I give it a 3. I got a chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting. The other flavors were not kid friendly, like salted caramel, pineapple upside down cake, lemon, and coconut. If I closed my eyes I would think that the cupcake was from Safeway. The frosting tastes very sweet and cheap. The cake tasted dry, generic and boring. Absolutely nothing special. They made me feel like I was at a little kid birthday party. I could make better cupcakes in my own kitchen. Overall it was a pretty bad experience.

On appearance of food, I give it a 3. The cake looks too dark, like almost black. The frosting was piped the way the grocery store does it. There were generic rainbow sprinkles on top of it. It was pretty boring and not special.

On price, I give it a 3. Same as always, $3.00 for a normal $1.50 for a mini.

For a total score of 20/30. My sister got a pineapple upside down cake and there was nothing upside down about it. They also have frosting shots just like New York Cupcakes. The cupcake store is also next to a kid's play area, a Gymboree gym, and a kid's salon were you can get feather extensions. Btw, any respectable kid is going back to school with feather extensions. I would recommend this place to little kids who don't know the difference between a good cupcake and an average cupcake. I wouldn't recommend it to kids like me who do. PinkaBoring, stop being so boring!