Chillin at the Crab Spot.

One of my favorite seafood spots in NYC is the Crab spot located in Park Slope Brooklyn. They have an array of different dishes from parmesan crusted talpia to Dungess Crab & lobster pots. One of my favorites from the Park Slope gem is the grilled mahi mahi that has been marinated with a tomato butter sauce with mashed potatoes and string beans.

My next favorite is the Guacamole appetizer. It comes with flavored tortilla chips and fried Navajo bread that tastes like heaven!

 My boyfriend and I come here often and what he usually gets is the Westport pot which comes with snow king crab legs, 1 whole lobster, roasted potatoes, corn on the cob and andouille sausage.

My overall experience at the Crab Spot has been great! Great food, greats service and great atmosphere. They also have a non seafood menu for those of you who don't like to eat food from the sea. So forget Red Lobster and Joe's Crab Shack and  come to Crab Spot instead!. Crab Spot is located on 833 Union St. Btwn 6th and 7th ave. Park Slope Brooklyn. Take the B67 or B69 bus to the Union St stop. 

The Food Warriors: 168th St

My good friend and fellow foodie Dallas Penn is causing havoc on the internets once again with a new web series called, The Food Warriors.  In the premier episode, Dallas and friend visit 168th Street, NYC and ask the locals " where is a good place to eat?". 

After viewing this video I'd like to visit the 4 most mentioned restaurants just from the answers of the locals. Chubby Kid Adventures will let you know when the next Food Warriors webisode is posted.  In the meantime, let that chubby kid out and enjoy something sinful!  

Cheddar's Restaurant

While driving around searching for something to eat, during the search I realized how tired I was of drive thru fare and food I have to eat with my hands. I decided to call my foodie sidekick up to see if he had any suggestions on where to eat that was responsibly priced and tasty. After a game of NBA 2K14 we decided on going to Cheddar's and this was the result.....

Onion Rings

We started off with this huge tower of Onion Rings that has a spicy dipping sauce as well as a ranch sauce. The batter was light, crispy and fried perfectly. The onions under the delicious batter were thick cut and you could actually taste the onions that were cooked exactly how an onion ring should be, not too soggy and thin, they still had a little snap to them. The portion was more than enough for 2 people you could actually feed at least 3 on this appetizer and the price was only $4.50!

Now onto the crown jewel of the night.....

CHICKEN AND WAFFLES!!! 

This is another win from Cheddar's where it is not my first time having this at the restaurant, it was most certainly as delicious as the first time I had it. The chicken must be triple dipped since the batter has a good coating that is not too heavy and is very crispy and light like the onion rings. The waffle had a good cakey texture on the inside, my only complaint was the outside was a little over done and crispy on one side as you can see from the picture where it is a darker brown. The syrup they use is not too heavy and has a good maple flavor. It is the perfect combination of flavors and most likely the best chicken and waffles I've ever had. There was 4 huge chicken tenders and the waffle is big enough to have a bite with all of the chicken. Keeping with the Cheddar's trend of responsibly priced good food, this was only $8.50. 

Sorry Roscoe's, you may have competition with this plate. 

My friend had grilled fish tacos that I didn't get a picture of because as you can see I was too busy killing my plate! We drank strawberry lemonade that I also didn't capture an image of but was great and had real strawberries in it. The mix was also on point and perfectly blended. 

If you are lucky enough to have a Cheddar's location in your area..I highly suggest going there if you have not. 

This Cheddar's is located at 7951 W. Commercial Blvd. In Tamarac, FL.

KLONG THAI RESTAURANT & BAR

After a couple hours of art gallery hopping, my good friend and I visited one of his favorite restaurants,  Klong Thai Restaurant & Bar.  Though he kept this a secret from me for over 7 years, I'm glad he chose it for lunch.  Klong has a trendy yet laid back modern atmosphere and the menu was reasonably priced. 

Chicken Pad Thai & 3 Fried chicken shrimp Dumplings(bowl)

We both chose from the lunch menu which offers several entree dishes that comes with a bowl of vegetable broth and a free appetizer ranging from $7- $10 till 3pm .  The Chicken Pad Thai was great!  Just remember to nix the nuts if you have a peanut allergy because it's topped with crushed nuts.  The Chicken & Shrimp Dumplings served in a sweet & mild sauce was just as good.  The service was great. Our water glasses were refilled without asking and the order to table time was pretty quick.

Thai Iced Tea

Our meals were washed down with Thai Iced Tea.  Thai Iced tea, for those that don't know is Thai tea topped off with sweetened condensed milk mmmmmmmm!   Klong is a great place for tourists to stop by an have a good lunch for a reasonable price in an easy breezy atmosphere.  I rate it 4 1/2  out of 5 stars.

Klong Thai Restaurant & Bar is located at 7 St Marks Place(NYC) btwn 2nd & 3rd aves.

TURKEY DONUT ANYONE?!

When we hear the word Thanksgiving, we think of turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, pumpkin/sweet potato pie etc.  But a donut?!, never.  The folks at Zucker Bakery, located in the East Village of NYC created Thanksgiving in a donut.  Yes my fellow foodies, a DONUT!!!!

To celebrate Thanksgivukkah (Thanksgiving & Hanukkah), the bakery made four limited series gourmet stuffed donuts to pay a tribute of sorts to Thanksgiving and Hanukkah is happening for the first time in over 100 years this November.  

The donuts come in four flavors, ranging from savory to sweet: Spiced pumpkin donuts with TURKEY and GRAVY filling, Spiced pumpkin donuts with TURKEY and CRANBERRY filling, Spiced pumpkin donuts with CRANBERRY SAUCE filling, Sweet potato donuts with TOASTED MARSHMALLOW cream filling.

Open everyday except Monday's, the Zucker Bakery is located at  433 East 9th Street, NYC.  You can check out the Thanksgivukkah donuts and other menu items here.