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When you go out to eat, how do you pick where to go?
Submitted by Kristine.

wow.  well i have 2 answers to this question.  as a lover of food i always always enjoy eating out, so this is something really special and luxurious to me.  i love getting things i can't get or make at home.  sure, you pay the price for them but most of the time it's worth it. ^-^ the way i used to eat, i would decide purely by cravings or by what i already know is on the menu of that restaurant/eatery.  most of the time i don't even need a menu because i already know what i want to eat.  i'm the type that does occasionally eat the same menu item each time i go to a specific place—it's just that good, i tell ya.  and it's not like i get a chance to eat it everyday, ya know?

for example, everytime we go to eat at McCormick & Schmick, i always always get the stuffed salmon with veggies and garlic mashed potatoes.  mmm mmm mmm!!! the stuffed salmon and dill sauce is the best i've ever had (and i compare this dish a lot when eating at other restaurants); the veggies has just the right amount of seasoning so as not to kill it's "healthy" side; and they just make the creamiest smoothest mashed potatoes on the face of this earth!  soo sooo good, i'm not even exagerating, it's that good. YUM.

there are times when i do order something different, say like at Red Lobster or King's. but that's because i've eaten there enough times to get to try various items on the their menu.  best bread, by the way, IMO, is Red Lobster and Outback Steakhouse.

but, that was the way i used to eat. now, since i've been on this mission to lose 10lbs. by July (for a wedding), i'm on a diet and being on a diet means watching what you eat and counting calories.  so, i have to look ahead at the nutritional value of restuarants/eateries and calculate if what i would like to eat is A) good for me; and 2) allowable for my daily calorie budget (1250, if you're curious).  as a lover of food, i must say it sucks, but that's what diets are.  they suck, so i have to live with it for now.  i figure once i reach my goal and am able to maintain, i can splurge more then than now so it's only a matter of time, dedication, and lots of hard work at the gym.

so good luck to me!
but yeah, that's how i decide where to eat. ^-^