We didn't go to a typical Greek restaurant, though, because just a week or so earlier we heard about a diner of all places that serves fabulous Greek food along with the typical diner fare. I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical of how good the food would be, but when the staff at the City Cafe Diner in Huntsville plopped this hummus platter down on our table shortly after we arrived, I knew we were in for a treat!
And when this bread showed up just a few minutes later? Well, let's just say that the next words out of my mouth were, "I'm so not eating Paleo tonight." And, yes, the bread was really, really good!
We put our orders in, and then Darren tore into his gifts...which I had lazily wrapped all in one box. :)
These Onion Goggles from ThinkGeek are going to get a lot of use around here- we're constantly chopping veggies for some dish or other, and as chief chopper Darren usually gets the worst of the onion vapor. I also gave him a couple of t-shirts (Black Mesa and BaCoN) along with a bottle of Zombie hot sauce just for fun.
Oh, so stylin', right?
When our food came out, we both just stopped for a minute and stared at the enormity of the portions. We seriously were not expecting this much food!
Darren got a Greek sampler platter...
...and I opted for sauteed shrimp, chicken, and mushroom pasta. Soooo good! And we had tons of leftovers to take home, too.
Speaking of home, that's where D's birthday cake was served. Per his request, this year's model was a pound cake (unfortunately store-bought since my kitchen was still ripped apart for the new tile installation) frosted with Nutella.
And of course he had to take a minute to play with this food...because getting older so doesn't mean that he's getting any more mature. :)
Dinner + cake + three episodes of Last Resort made for a perfect birthday evening for D- so glad that he's easy to please!