Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/125 sec, ISO5000 “Double Cheese” Cedar Park, 2019
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Tonight we had a wonderful fondue dinner at home. We have a family Valentine’s tradition to eat fondue, but because of Mariko’s schedule yesterday, we had to delay it for a night. But we definitely can’t miss our annual fondue dinner!
As always, we have two pots of cheese, one with wine for Mariko and I, and the other with no alcohol for the kiddos. Every year they try the “adult” fondue, and scrunch up their faces at the taste. “Horrible” was heard this time around. But eventually, I think they will prefer the wine and cheese fondue. Until that day, it’s all for Mariko and me!
The ingredients for dipping were simple this year, with a yummy chicken/spinach sausage, potato, broccoli, carrots, and homemade baguette cubes. It was a yummy dinner!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/105 sec, ISO6400 “Bread and Broccoli” Cedar Park, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/80 sec, ISO6400 “Kimchee Nabé” Cedar Park, 2019
こんばんは。How’s it going?
A really nice dish to eat when the weather turns cold, as it’s doing right now, is Nabé, or Japanese hotpot. Tonight’s nabé was Korean-style, with plenty of spicy kimchee and sliced pork. The greens were nira, and we also had mushrooms, sausage, onion, cheese, and instant ramen noodles.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 35mm, f/2, 1/75 sec, ISO500 “Before Cooking” Cedar Park, 2019
It was so delicious that I ate way too much. But it warmed me up and left me with a nice feeling of contentment. It’s funny how some foods can do that! 😌
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO2500 “Duo BurgerIM” Cedar Park, 2019
Tonight my family and I tried a new burger restaurant that opened near our house. It’s called BurgerIM, and the special thing about this chain is twofold. First, their burgers are sliders, which means they are smaller than normal, perhaps half the size of a normal burger. Secondly, you can choose from several different types of meats and topping combinations. This is really what I found interesting at BurgerIM. For instance, there’s Wagyu beef, Marguez beef, dry-aged beef, lamb, etc. The website also lists fish, but I don’t think they have added it to the local menu just yet because this location is so new.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO1600 “BurgerIM” Cedar Park, 2019
I got the Wagyu beef and the Marguez beef, and both were tasty, but the Wagyu was definitely better. I also tried the dry-aged which was yummy as well. Next time, I’ll go for the lamb and something else since there are so many choices to try!
Besides the patty, you can choose from several topping combinations, including a traditional American style, a “California” style with avocado, of course, a spicy style, etc. I thought the variety was pretty good and varied. We also tried the fries and onion rings. The fries were the coin-shaped style and yummy, while the onion rings were nothing special, but not disappointing.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO4000 “Trio BurgerIM” Cedar Park, 2019
While the food is good, the prices are a bit on the high side for burgers, but probably typical for gourmet burgers. It was $6.99 for the two slider option and $9.99 for three slider option. Add another $3 for fries and a drink (or $3 for a side of fries), and the bill adds up quickly. Also, for the Wagyu beef and a couple of the topping combos, an additional $0.79 is added. When the cashier rang it all up and I saw the total, I was honestly a little shocked. I suppose it was because the restaurant looks like a fast-food place so I was expecting fast-food prices.
Once I got past the sticker shock, I enjoyed the food (and they have beer on tap!) and spending time trying a new restaurant with the family. I also have to add that although these were sliders, two of them left me with a surprisingly full stomach.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO2500 “BurgerIM” Cedar Park, 2019
We have plenty of burger options near our house, ranging from the higher-end Hopdoddy to the wallet-friendly In N Out, and BurgerIM fits in right below Hopdoddy. It’s nice to have another option rather than a third McDonalds or Wendy’s.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO2500 “Wagyu BurgerIM” Cedar Park, 2019
