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July 12, 2005
Hi, Fresno, this is Technology.
My love/hate relationship with Fresno continues. I was trying to compile an interactive list of all the restaurants I want to eat at while I'm in town with Alex in August, when it became realized that Fresno is not so interactive. I can't think of very many places that I frequent in Seattle that don't have their own websites. Most people I know have their own websites. The restaurants, coffee shops & stores that don't have websites at least have profiles on sites such as Citysearch. So, yes, a few of them did have websites, and I'm sure you will be just a impressed by them as I am. In the mean time, I have made a new goal for myself. I will go to the Fresno City search and enter information about every place listed that I possibly can. I think people deserve to know and I have a lot of free time on my hands at the moment.
So here goes my Not-so-interactive List of Restaurants to eat at in Fresno:
1. Shanghai Chinese Cuisine - This is one of my favorite sites. I was in absolute shock and hysterics to find out that Shanghai had a website. This is the Chinese restaurant that I spent 3 years of my life working and eating at. It has completely ruined my ability to eat most Chinese food. I don't know if it's as good as I think it is, but the orange flavored chicken, chinese chicken salad (yes, very american, I realize this), braised green beans and ginger chicken are to die for. Also the hot chicks in chinese dresses that greet you at the door.
2. DiCicco's - The best salad dressing & calzoni. I have yet to find a good calzone in Seattle. The thing about DiCicco's however is that they are all different, so I can only eat at the one on N. Cedar. This is the one that my family went to at least one Sunday a month after church.
3. Uncle Harry's Bagelry - A local chain of bagel shops that, until I moved to Seattle, I thought made decent coffee too. They have this peanut butter chocolate chip bagel that is delicious. Also you can get bagels with creams cheese and tomato slices, yummy.
4. Me-n-Eds Pizza - To my surprise while looking this place up I came to find out that there are Me-n-ed's pizzerias in the Vancouver area of Canada. The only place they exist out of Central California. I'm considering driving there this weekend. They have the best pizza of all time.
5. El Cochinito Contento - My favorite mexican restaurant in Fresno. Supposedly there are better ones, but this is my personal favorite.
6. Sam's Italian Deli or Piemonte's Deli - I really am having the worst time deciding which of these places I like better. I think the food at Sam's is better but the atmosphere at Piemonte's is better...picture Grandma Piemonte sitting on a stool and her 60-year-old, never-been-married son running the register, both of which are nearly deaf and you've gotta give them some credit, they at least try to have a website.
Anyway, I don't really remember where my mind was when this entry started, I think I had a plan and a focus...maybe it will come to me again some day.
Posted by meloknee at July 12, 2005 07:13 PM
Comments
Hi, Melanie, this is Fresno.
Sorry you're so conflicted as to your feelings about me, but this time I think the problem is on your end. Not everything/everyone on this planet needs a spot on the internet. Seattle is an exception to most rules when it comes to technology, mostly becuase it's populated by nerds and freaks. You of all people should know that. And while I'm glad to hear you're coming back for a visit, I can't help but wonder if you're over-planning. Thus anesthetizing this Alex to the real point of your trip: Showing him the place where you grew up.
Do you know what I find interactive? Relaxing beforehand, arriving, then playing it by ear. Granted, I am a city, and my overall travel experience is rather limited. It just seems you're trying too hard to direct your friend's (?) experience. Have you also scheduled his potty breaks for him while he's here?
Regardless, it's good to know you're coming back. I've missed you and can't wait to have you back, if only for a short visit.
Posted by: Fresno at July 13, 2005 05:52 PM
Actually, Fresno, the real point of the trip is for me to eat.
Posted by: melanie at July 13, 2005 06:19 PM
Yes, I'm addicted to google earth. Here you go.
Posted by: Andrew Davis at July 13, 2005 08:25 PM
Can't your friend (is he just a friend?) watch you do that anywhere?
Posted by: Fresno at July 14, 2005 08:23 AM
Fresno, you are really making my love/hate relationship much more hateful. So, go to hell, leave me alone. I must eat good mexican food, I must. Which reminds me, I forgot a place...
Posted by: melanie at July 14, 2005 09:15 AM