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Über-buffet
Slotted spoon in one hand, warm plate in the other, Chow, Baby suddenly realized the true reason it doesn’t like buffet dining: No doggie bags. No midnight-snacking on leftovers, no interesting breakfast. At a buffet, one meal is all you get out of a meal.
Knowing it would be supping at Sesame Grill, 3980 Boat Club Rd in Lake Worth, Chow, Baby deliberately hadn’t eaten since 4 p.m. So it had plenty of tummy room for egg rolls, potstickers, crab Rangoon, sushi rolls, fried rice, chicken dishes, beef dishes, vegetables, pork dishes, and shrimp in lobster sauce. The weird thing about Sesame Grill is that except for having to get up so many times to visit the steam tables, Chow, Baby felt like it was in a regular old Chinese restaurant. The food is a cut above traditional buffets; with relatively few selections for the number of tables — and this place was packed; it’s clearly a Lake Worth hot spot — dish turnover was high, with fresh trays brought out constantly. Two staffers were permanently assigned to stirring. Another stood behind the sushi and sashimi trays, responsible for un-Saran-wrapping the fresh fish whenever a diner looked interested and then wrapping them back up again. The dining rooms are stocked with servers; Chow, Baby never had to wait for a water refill or an ice-cold Tsing-Tao.
With good food at reasonable prices ($5.95 lunch, $9.95 dinner), Chow, Baby didn’t mind leaving empty-handed (except for the blackberry cobbler it palmed, but that didn’t really work out). Nothing for breakfast the next morning but the memories, but they were good ones.
Pig in a Poke
Facing an empty fridge the next a.m., Chow, Baby gratefully recalled a favorite tipster’s recommendation of the poached eggs at Bacon’s, 737 Grapevine Hwy in Hurst. Best he’s had since “a scuzzy diner in Philadelphia,” Marty wrote, which certainly impressed Chow, Baby. Marty-the-purist likes his poached soft, dropped on white buttered toast. More-is-better Chow, Baby was dreaming of eggs benedict — until it whiffed Bacon’s yummy aroma of honey-glazed ham. Chow, Baby would need more of this pig than a topping’s worth.
In many ways Bacon’s is your typical strip-mall breakfast/lunch spot, with eggs and pancakes served all day (that is, until 2 pm) and weekday lunch specials of meat and two veggies ($5.95), with chicken-fried steak as an option every day, natch. What really makes Bacon’s sizzle are the homemade muffins (supposedly low-fat, but you can’t tell from the taste) and the glazed-in-house ham and turkey breast, made into salads and sandwiches or, with a day’s notice, sold whole by the pound.
Chow, Baby didn’t care for its companion’s ham and cheese omelet ($6.50), a little drier and crispier than Chow, Baby likes its eggs. But Chow, Baby’s own grilled ham and cheese on sourdough ($5.25) was perfect, with the oozing provolone and sharp cheddar a perfect match for the sweet ham. Best of all, this proud owner of a nine-pound spiral-sliced ham ($49) now won’t have to worry about breakfast for days.
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