what do you order?|pad patter-may 29?

I am pretty much same things all the time when I’m out thanks to my food intolerances

 

If I find something good that I really love I will almost always order the same thing. I hate ordering something new and hating it and wishing I had just stuck with what I know. I'm just not that adventurous with food.

 

It varies by restaurant. Some I always get the same thing, while at others I try different stuff each time. In general, I vary more than I remain the same. I usually decide what meat I am hungry for and then take it from there, i.e. chicken, beef, etc.

 

Most of the time we like to go to the TX Long Horn for dinner... we no longer cook steak at home and haven't for many years as we eat more chicken and salads, so when we go there it is always a ribeye and then I always get asparagus and a salad with no potato... yes same thing every time we go but I like it When we go to restaurants we go to alot I generally get the same thing. If it is a new restaurant, that is where it is more adventurous and if it is good, and we go back to the restaurant, I will have a new "normal" there... funny I am the same as @carrie1977 Carrie.. I would hate to order something new and not like it!

 

I usually know what I want before I even look at the menu. Will stick with what I know and what was good last time. Hubby needs to see the menu every. single. time. I don't understand. I can easily order for him, because he will get what he likes/had last time. But he needs to see the menu to choose. And then he sits and people watches and enjoys just being with the people he loves and we will all be ready and know what we want - but he hasn't looked yet.

I so should scrapbook this!

 

Because I am paleo/low carb, restaurant choices are limited so I don't go often. Before paleo, I would generally order beef or chicken, fries with gravy, the more cheese the better and forget the veggies, I can eat them at home...so, at the restaurant I would want the good stuff....the starch, the meat, the sauces, cheese, etc. No wonder I was unhealthy LOL. These days, I order meat, no sauce, no wheat coating, no starches and lots of veggies.

 

Like Bev, there are some restaurants where I always order the same thing. Then there are other restaurants where I like to mix it up. Last night we went to Chili's and I ordered the Buffalo chicken salad. It was new to me. (DH, our cook, broke his foot on Sunday, so I think we'll be eating out more frequently than normal. No one, including me, wants me in the kitchen too much LOL!)

 

That is my favorite thing there!

 

I’m not one to try new things. I usually stick to what I know I like. We don’t eat out very often.


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I usually stick to my favs because like @carrie1977 I don't want to have to eat something I don't like, but my hubby is more adventurous and tries new things. I've tasted things from his plate and have been glad I stayed with the tried and true, but I've also been happily surprised from his plate and found I liked things that I never would have ordered on my own.

 

I haven't tried that one. I wonder if it's like the sticky finger salad at Wingers. I'll have to look at it next time we go to Chilis. I usually get the chicken ranch quesadillas or a steak and veggies at Chilis. Oh and we always get the chips and queso if the kids are with us. If we're alone, we try to be healthier and get the chips and guac.

 

It really depends on the place. There are some places that I know what I like and I go there for that, but most places I like to try new things every time we go or cycle through several favs, depends on my mood

 

It was my first time getting it. It was good! Next time I think I'll get a chicken taco dish that looked good, but I was glad I ventured out from my usual. We don't go there often, but the service was good and the food was hot and correct, so we'll probably start going there more often.

IDK because I never heard of Wingers until your post lol. But I can say that IMHO it's good. I used to get the Buffalo Ranch chicken tacos but I didn't see them on the menu. At first I was going to be wild lol and get a pasta dish but DD chose it. (She's started ordering off the Adult menu. Man, I miss those kid's menu prices!) While I wouldn't mind ordering the same dish as DD, I wanted to get something different in case she didn't like her meal so we could trade. But the server heard me asking DD if she really wanted Cajun spice or if she should try something simpler, and she was kind enough to ask the kitchen to put the Cajun spices on the side, like a dry dip, so her pasta was rather "normal" tasting lol and she liked it.

 

Something new- almost EVERY time- why? Because I'm payin' for it but not cooking it; and I don't want to pay for something I can make at home, so that usually means something new. Plus, my Mom and I are the adventuresome ones of the family- plus my daughter. We will go most anywhere and eat most anything just for the experience! Hubster- no. He orders same thing nearly everywhere, lol!

 

I usually have a couple of things I stick to at the restaurants we go to. I know what I like.

 

I almost always order some sort of fish or seafood. No one in my house likes it- so I never really prepare it at home. Gotta get my fix when we eat out!

 

I usually stick to a set something, and I usually pick the restaurant on hum, do I feel like bang bang shrimp from Bonefish Grill or do I feel like pork tacos from Hacienda?

What I don’t like is when the take my regular off the menu!!! It turned out okay because I found a recipe on Pinterest and made it at home.

I try new things and try to replicate them (hopefully a little healthier) in my own kitchen.

This post is making me hungry!

 

I love to try new things when I eat out. I figure it's a great opportunity to have things I don't normally have at home.

At the same time, I have favorites at a few local places that I get repeatedly.

 

If we go out to a new restaurant I'm the annoying one who has to look at the whole menu before I decide. I love to try different and whacky things just to see if I'm missing out on something good! Most of the time I like what I order and it's fun to have something new. Then there are my favorite restaurants in my own town that I've already tried a lot of the menu, and I know what I love, so I do come back and order the same few things a lot.