India Oven Buffet - Taste of India

I have been to a couple of India's buffet in the Bay area before.   Each time, the most exciting food that I always hope for is the flatbread - Naan or chapati or whatever breads.     Here in my neighborhood, a couple of Indian restaurants have been opened a few years ago.      I finally took courage to visit "India Oven".    As my friends have pointed out, it serves buffet.   And yes!, there it is, the flatbread in the buffet line, and the waiter brought a basketful of piping hot bread to the table.  Great!   Wow!   it tastes so good - we had two basketful.      I wish I know all the names of the dishes I ate, but they all tasted so wonderfully good that I was too busy eating than remembering them - practically, I ate names of the food and hidden them.     I have gone back to the place since my first visit, and I am sure I will go back to dine, again.

Texas Road House - Fairfield. Y'all stop by there, now

I drove pass Texas Road House in Fairfield for many years, and each time I pass it, I was hoping to give myself the biggest excuse to dine there.     It finally happened one afternoon after a physical exam with fasting a night before.    I eagerly ordered side dishes of cup of chili, steak and baked potato.    Before it arrived, I had a bucketful of peanuts to munch on and some  baked hot soft buns, mug of cold beer as a starter.    The steak was so big and thick, I was worried that it maybe under cooked, but I was so surprised, it was grilled perfectly.   On top of it, it was 'tender'.      It tasted quite good.    The rib was not one of those that's been "waiting" and "waiting" dried barks, but nice, juicy, finger lickin' good.   The attending crews even line danced to the music and made my long waited expectation a great relief and say, "I am coming back, again."   And I sure did with my family.     Y'all stop by there, now.

Land Ocean Restaurant? sink or swim

This is one of the restaurant that our office staff visited for a birthday party.     We thought we will give it a try with an interesting name like "Land Ocean Restaurant".     My reaction to the menu choice at a glance was - What!? is that it?     It took me a while to just decide on the ordinary 'Roasted Chicken' served with mashed potatoes.    When it arrived, I had a difficult time finding  the interesting angle to take the picture of this roasted chicken breast.    I think you know what I mean.    I watched Jamie Oliver do the magic with food with some touch, but this one is "je ne sais quoi"     It is another one of "I can do better than that" reaction.     Mashed potatoes was quite salty.   I could not eat it.    I requested that it  be replaced with less salt.     The manager returned with the plate after five minutes stating that they tasted the mashed potatoes, and it tasted fine to them.   And that it would take a long time to make another serving.    I said, I could wait.    He went back to the kitchen.    He returned with the plate.     He said, it's made as a batch, so they could not make a new batch, and offered me something else.     I requested French Fries without salt.      Well, the French Fried tasted with salt - obviously the scooper or the tongue had salt that was not wiped off.     I think they need Chef from the hell's kitchen to fix them straight.    What a disappointment!