PANAMA – FAMOUS FOR THE CANAL, SPLENDOR AND ADVENTURE – NOT FOOD!

A dear friend of mine just returned from a six week vacation in the states.  As usual, she returned with goodies one can’t acquire here in Panama.  For me it was lids for the wide mouth canning jars and peppermint oil.

We spent the other day catching up. She described in detail all the food she expressly sought, where she visited and the activities in which she participated.  Then she mentioned the food again.

I have other friends who left last week.  The husband of the couple is going to visit his family. His wife has a different agenda.  She e-mailed it to me a week before they left.  

**** FOOD WE WANT WHEN WE GO BACK TO USA!! in no particular order ****

1. TacoBell http://www.tacobell.com/
1. Stephany - only beef & cheese tacos w/Hot & Mild Sauces...Cheesy Nachos...Chicken Quesadilla...Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes...Cinna Twists
2. Stephen- Supreme Nachos
2. Chili's http://www.chilis.com/EN/Pages/menu.aspx
3. Cuban restaurant (miami/atlanta)
4. Puerto Rican (Cuti's) - moro w/pernil (pork)
5. Cheesecake Factory http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/
6. Nathan's Hot Dog(@Airport) http://nathansfamous.com/index.php/restauran-menu/nathan-s
1. hot dog w/cheese & fries combo (light ice on drinks, since no refills)
7. Dominican food
1. breakfast - mangu, salchichon, queso frito, scrambled eggs, and passion fruit juice to drink
2. lunch - sancocho de habichuela
3. snacks - morir sonando/habichuela con dulce
8. Ruby Tuesday (**USE BUY 1 GET 1 FREE COUPONS**) http://www.rubytuesday.com/menu
9. Chipotle Mexican Grill http://www.chipotle.com/en-us/menu/menu.aspx
10. Bahama Breeze http://www.bahamabreeze.com/
11. Five Guys http://www.fiveguys.com/
12. Buffalo Wild Wings http://www.buffalowildwings.com/
13. Rally's or Checkers http://rallys.com/food#/made-to-order
1. French Fries & Strawberry Milkshake
14. NY Pizza in NYC or NY Pizza from Pizza City off pleasantburg rd
1. Xtra Chz Lg Pizza
15. Arby's http://arbys.com/our-menu
16. McDonald's http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/full_menu/mc_cafe.html
1. Caramel Frappe
17. Carrabba's http://www.carrabbas.com/
1. Pasta Carrabba w/no mushrooms
2. Chicken Marsala
3. Lentil & Sausage soup (appetizer for two)
18. Wendy's http://www.wendys.com/spicy chicken sandwich w/cheese, no tomatoes
1. ask for french fries with no salt & then add my own salt (wendy's uses sea salt)
19. Entenmann's Chocolate Chip Cookies (buy @ publix or walmart) http://www.entenmanns.com/
20. Sonic http://www.sonicdrivein.com/cherry limeade w/extra cherries
21. Publix vanilla cupcakes (for Stephany only)
22. Long John Silvers (for Stephen only) http://www.longjohnsilvers.com/
23.  Staxs Omega http://www.staxs.net/StaxOmega.aspx
1. breakfast
24. Dennys http://www.dennys.com/
1. breakfast
25. Cracker Barrel http://www.crackerbarrel.com/
1. Breakfast
26. Cici’s Pizza Buffet http://www.cicispizza.com/
27. Ryan’s http://www.ryans.com/
28. Uncle Poon’s Chinese restaurant  http://www.yelp.com/biz/uncle-poons-restaurant-spartanburg
1. Pork Fried Rice, no onions, add bean sprouts
2. Crunchy Noodles
3. Fried Chicken Wings
29. McAlister’s Deli http://www.mcalistersdeli.com/
1. Loaded spuds
2. Iced Tea
30.  Moe’s http://www.moes.com/
31. Cook-Out  http://www.cookoutnc.com/
32. MexicoLindo (Spartanburg) http://www.menupix.com/menudirectory/menu.php?id=4005340
1. Stephen – speedy Gonzalez combo w/coca cola
2. Stephany – grilled chicken quesadilla w/lemonade
3. Queso dip
33.  Bruster’s Ice Cream http://www.brusters.com/
34. Sugar n Spice http://thespicerocks.com/html/menu.html
1. Souvlaki (greek)
35. QuickTrip (QT) http://www.quiktrip.com/
1. 50 cent icecream
2. Drinks/Slushee
3. Donuts, after 3pm freshly made from that morning go down to 50cents
36.  Haywood Mall
1. Thai food – mango chicken & lomein
2. Japanese teriyaki
37. Filipino food
1. Lumpia
38. Cinnabon http://www.cinnabon.com/
39. Dunkin Donuts http://www.dunkindonuts.com/
40. Starbucks
41.  Hardees http://www.hardees.com/
1. Biscuits
42. Jack In the Box http://www.jackinthebox.com/
43.  Chick- Fil-A http://www.chick-fil-a.com/
1. Breakfast, lunch
44. Salvadorian food
1. Popusas – meat,beans, and cheese
45. Movie theatre – Hollywood 20
1. Popcorn w/melted butter (refillable), nachos w/cheese, xtra napkins, raisinets, skittles, xlg drink (w/refills)
46.  Outback Steakhouse http://www.outback.com/
1. Alice Springs Chicken
47. Target – popcorn $1.00

 

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