For real!!!
My builder is at the place (YAY!!!) and the crew likes cinnamon rolls. OK then. I brought them cinnamon rolls on their first day back on the job.
So. They needed 6 rolls. I had to go to 2 places to get a total of 6. That is fine. 2 from Restaurant G...um...they are OK. Dry. Frozen and thawed out. frosting on the side in a little plastic tub. Meh.
Restaurant Z. Those were really good. Not too sweet. Moist. 1 frosted, others plain (which personally I prefer. If you are hiding the roll under a giant pile of gunk, there must be a problem).
Today, I tested Restaurant T as they are closer to my place. Um. BARF!!!!!!! They heated up the roll in a microwave which makes the bottom BLAZING hot. the rest was still frozen. And the frosting was off brand shortening and powdered sugar. PUKE! I threw it out. I asked for a non-warmed up roll and they said they couldn't because they were frozen. They served it in a styrofoam container which I am pretty sure had been in the microwave too. Double barf. Nothing like the smell of hot cheap plastic to whet the appetite. I tried a cookie as well. You wouldn't think you could mess up a peanut butter cookie but alas...it tasted mostly like baking soda and shortening. Maybe margarine but I'm pretty sure it was shortening. Also threw that out.
I am at work today, the weekend, making up a bit of time lost to the construction and didn't remember lunch so ordered "to go" from Restaurant G. Well, 2 out of the 3 items I ordered were in the bag. I give up.
Which is fine. I was going to see if I could do all of July cooking from scratch, minus 2 events that are already booked and a possible birthday dinner with a friend that is pending a date. No "to go" meals or "I can't be bothered" unplanned outings. Not even treats from the farmers market. So, probably good that the restaurants are letting me down. I won't miss them.
Certainly the value for money isn't there other than bringing the builders treats and getting them to keep showing up.
