I just realized I never did a formal review of Annie's for Olyblog, so here goes. BTW, I think it may be possible to get a vegetarian item or two, but if you are not interesting in reading about meat please stop here and go elsewhere.

That said...

I read Norm's review of the Shanghai restaurant over the weekend, and thought, mmm, that sounds tasty. :)

Then I remembered that I had a lunch scheduled with some folks at work, and somebody was asking for suggestions. Shockingly, I remembered on Monday to make the suggestion, and that's where we went.

And it was a HUGE hit. Everybody had the buffet, and everybody was happy. We will definitely be going back. (And I'll be going back with chad360 sooner rather than later.)

BTW: I said that I'd read a review, and somebody asked if the reviewer had stars, forks, etc. for a rating system. I had to say that it was "some guy with a blog" :) and thus, no rating system, just a recommendation. Should we invent an OlyBlog restaurant rating system?

I've found a new restaurant! I have a weakness for Chinese food, specifically a place that makes good almond fried chicken. Here's the story:

A few weeks ago some family called me and asked me to meet them at the new Chinese restaurant on 6th avenue. When I got there ( I was at work ) my family had already ordered for me, and wonder of wonders, they had ordered almond fried chicken. It was awesome! This is a huge plus for a restaurant in my book, but I suppose I should add a little more.

I've been back a few times since to also try out the grill side of the restaurant. The only thing I miss about living in Cheney, was the Mongonlian grill that they had in Spokane. If nobody has been to a restaurant like this, let me explain: You grab a bowl, pick out what you want from the little bar (chicken, beef, pork, noodles, crab, fish, peppers, and various other veggies) put on whatever cooking sauces you want (Sesame oil, garlic, chili oil, cooking wine, ginger, etc.) and take it up to the grill to watch them cook it for you. I'm easily amused, but I really enjoy watching this part. Afterward you get to put on teriyaki, soy, chilli, sesame seeds, whatever. It's good eating, imo.

The wait staff is incredibly nice, and I have yet to wait for seating. All you can eat grill lunch special is $6.95, and it tastes SO much better than fast food joints. If you aren't feeling that hungry, you can just order a Chinese entree. Alcohol appears to be served, but I've only been there for lunch during work, and have yet to try a drink.