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June 10th, 2007

Tips For Tipping

Posted at 6:06 PM by sac-eats in American (11 comments)

The Mrs. and I had a very nice dinner at the new Buckhorn Grill in Midtown recently.  If you haven’t been there, it’s a stripped down version of Buckhorn’s flagship steakhouse in Winters.  Like Pronto and Cafe Bernardo and a few other casual places, they offer sit-down quality food that you have to stand up and order at the counter.  The food was very good, but that’s not what this piece is about.  The issue here is whether or not one should tip at this type of establishment, and if so, how much? Continue reading “Tips For Tipping” »

May 16th, 2007

“Boil ‘N Fry Day” Saturday

Posted at 2:53 PM by CoolDMZ in American, Events (No comments)

Just found out about “Boil ‘N Fry Day” this Saturday, sponsored by Sac Rag favorite Dad’s Sandwich Shop and Lite Brite Productions.

This event is a blast with bands, crawfish, hotwings, beer gardens and Hill Billy Games! Last year’s net proceeds benefited a terminally ill child through the local chapter of the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

You had me at crawfish. Here are the details on MidtownGrid.com.

April 9th, 2007

Sacramento Brewing Company: Two Saturdays, Same Result

Posted at 10:18 PM by sac-eats in American, Beer (9 comments)

It’s that time of year again. No, not spring. No, not your mother’s birthday. No, will you just let me finish for chrissakes? It’s that time of year when Mrs. Eats and I whip out the Entertainment book and start feeling a little guilty that we haven’t used it much in the six months that we’ve had it. It’s the time when you remember how sad you were the previous November when you looked through the dining coupon section of last year’s book and said, “I didn’t know they were in the Entertainment book!”

So, wanting to raise our EQ (Entertainment quality) we opted for two meals with savings written all over them, one dinner last weekend at the Sacramento Brewing Company and one at SBC’s Oasis the week after.

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