Eat Healthy! But Not When You Go Here

Admist this health food boom, with all these restaurants who cater to those who eat light, or those who with to eat light but end up ordering twice as much, comes a restaurant that knows no boundaries!

Salt and Fat
41-16 Queens Blvd
(718) 433-3702
www.satlandfatny.com

I'm talking about Salt & Fat.  Yes, that's the actual name of the restaurant in Sunnyside Queens.  We were introduced to this place by a friend and we all came here with uncertain tastebuds, as we've never been there before.  It isn't the decor that makes you do a double take as you walk by, it's the name. 

"What's in a name? that which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet"

But the name is important!  It tells us what we have to look forward to upon entering those doors.

It's been a while since I actually ate here, but I do remember some items from the menu that we ordered and they are very tasty. 

Bacon Flavored Popcorn - you'll be greeted with this when you order your food.  It's a surprise as you wonder why they are serving popcorn, until you smell and taste it.  It's been tossed in bacon grease and has good flavor, this was a pleasant surprise.

Crack and Cheese - this is their version of mac n cheese, and I have to admit that it was damn good!  You know the bacon bits that you'll get on your salad or mac n cheese?  This isn't the same bacon, this is the bacon that we actually buy from the supermarkets and chop it up into pieces that you can actually see and eat.  This is extremely good.  

I can't remember what else we ate there but the food there definitely touches the more active tastes that we know and love ... saltiness.

Don't go here if you're expecting something healthy because you won't get it, I don't even think the salads are healthy.  But do go here if you're looking for something good to eat.

The only complaint that I have is that their portions are small, I could have eaten 2 or 3 orders of the Crack and Cheese on my own, but we shared one order amongst 4 people - afterall we were just getting a taste of what this place had to offer.

It's been a while since I've eaten here, hmmmm perhaps it's about time to go back! 

Salt and Fat ... how great a name, especially when there is bacon on mostly everything.  This is a joy for me since I am a bacon lover and it's only 1 block from my place!

There is so much for me to try on this menu, but I wouldn't recommend this place more than once a month.  You might find yourself with some blood pressure issues and might not be able to eat here for a while thereafter.  So eat here in moderation, you have been warned!

Taste : 9.9
Price : $$ out of $$$ 
Restaurant : 7 (larger portions please!)

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I've Got the Power!

Ever been in a situation where you just needed to be in control?  Be it in the bar, the laundry, the restaurant?  Sitting there and having that TV on some channel that you don't want to see, or just wanting to watch something else on TV whle you're doing your thing, and you want to be in control!?

Well I have and yesterday I finally decided to do something about it!  There have been way too many times for me to count where I've been in that situation where I want the channel to be changed, I ask to have the channel changed but they refuse.  Doing the laundry is the worst, when you're there for hours and the TV is stuck on the worst UPN 9 show, or some spanish soap opera.  

Yesterday while having a late lunch at Nusara for Mothers day that situation came up again.  We left the house watching the Rockets vs the Lakers and didn't get to finish the game.  While at the restaurant we noticed that there was a TV while we waited to order.  The channel was stuck on a golf match and we wanted to watch the NBA playoffs.  My brother asked if they could change the channel but our waiter said that someone was watching golf.  As we looked around there was not one person watching the TV at all ...

So we decided to take matters into our own hands!  After downloading and installing a program into my phone called Psiloc irRemote I was in control.  After a short setup I was able to control that TV as if it were my own.  With the excitement of this new power my brother and dad were telling me to change the channel in their "regular" voices ... well talking in our regular voices about changing the channels isn't exactly spy stuff.  We had to keep this low key and keep it under wraps so we wouldn't get kicked out ... or worse ... me thrown in jail for FCC violations (maybe)!

At first I was nervous, but as I was able to control the environment I was able to grow comfortable in my role and finally got it to the playoff game we wanted.  

Well that golf match wasn't much of a head turner, but when I changed it to the playoffs, there were a lot more people watching the game, tsk tsk waiter for being so greedy with the TV for your own viewing pleasure and not the customers!

When you hold the remote control ... you have the power, unlimited power!

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