The Order:

It was getting late for lunch and I had just tweeted about it, so after a quick chat (Me: Wanna have Thai food? AnnMarie: Sure) Lemongrass Grill became our dining decision. AnnMarie ordered Pad See You noodles, or as they call it "Fun in Black", and I opted for the very similar La(r) Nard, or as they call it, Noodle Nana. Really love those names.

The Meal:

AnnMarie did the honors of picking up our order and had no problems. When she got back to the office and I took my dish out of the bag, I was suprised to see that it was packaged like a soup. I definitely hadn't realized that was the case when I ordered it, but I just emptied it out into a bowl and quickly got over the shock. That said, had I known what I was getting into, I probably would have ordered differently. Not to say that my Noodle Nana with beef was bad, just that it wasn't exactly what I was looking for. The noodles and beef were both decent and I liked the Chinese broccoli. I just didn't get much benefit out of the soup aspect of the dish and would have preferred simply the ingredients and a sauce.

Soup, again?As for AnnMarie, she liked the idea of Pad See You (this was her first time ordering it), but didn't love this version. Her Fun in Black featured chicken that was good and there was plenty of it, and same with the noodles. Problem was it just lacked that special something to put it over the top. She'll keep looking though.

Where's the beef? Oh yeah, AnnMarie ordered chicken.Overall, our meal from Lemongrass Grill was solid, but unspectacular. It filled us up and made us satisfied, but wasn't the kind of food that had us screaming more.

Check out Lemongrass Grill's menu here and feel free to give us recommendations for future orders!

Previous Orders:

Hakata Grill (11.20.09)

Dolcino Trattoria Toscana (11.6.09)

Ethos (10.30.09)

Salmon River (10.22.09)

The Order:

It had been awhile since we had a good old-fashioned Japanese lunch special, so we turned to a SeamlessWeb classic: Hakata Grill. AnnMarie and I liked the fact that they had a lot of interesting and different bento boxes, so we both chose one. Since I usually order a two or three roll maki lunch special during the week, I opted for the Salmon & Tuna Box Lunch. It came with four pieces of sushi (two of each fish) and I chose a California roll, asparagus, seaweed salad, and shumai to go with it. AnnMarie decided to skip sushi and chose the Grilled Tofu Bento Lunch Special. She got it with brown rice and four sides (!), selecting assorted greens, seaweed salad, spinach, and tamago. A veritable vegetarian feast.

The Meal:

The food took a little longer to arrive than we would have liked, but once it got here, it was nicely packaged and each bento box looked lovely. I decided to treat my seaweed salad, shumai, and California roll as appetizers, saving the sushi as the main course and the asparagus as a side. The seaweed salad was solid and standard, the shumai tasted good too, and the California roll was a nice palate cleanser. The pieces of tuna and salmon were large and flavorful. They seemed fresh and were definitely high quality. My only issue was that the asparagus was a little too smoky from what I assume was some sort of grill.

View from aboveAnnMarie thought her tofu was great and loved the sauce, along with the large portion size. She also really liked the tamago (about which she learned a lot from Wikipedia!) and the fact that she had so many options.

View from above, part 2, featuring tofuHakata Grill is a good choice when you want to get out of a maki lunch special rut. With a plethora of interesting bento box combinations and a lot of freedom in your selection, you could order here all the time and never have the same thing twice.

Check out Hakata Grill's menu here and feel free to give us recommendations for future orders!

Previous Orders:

Dolcino Trattoria Toscana (11.6.09)

Ethos (10.30.09)

Salmon River (10.22.09)

Nirvana (10.16.09)

The Order:

While I miss the idea, value, and deliciousness of 3-course meals for lunch from Delivery Week, I don't miss the guilty feeling I got when I couldn't finish my meal in one sitting. I'm just not a big leftovers guy, so to get back in the saddle today, AnnMarie and I ordered Italian. I am a big carbs guy. The restaurant? Dolcino Trattoria Toscana. I liked their menu of pasta standbys and selected the Rigatoni Siciliana (with fresh tomatoes, eggplant, and ricotta cheese). AnnMarie chose the Rigatoni Buttero (with peas, sweet and hot Italian sausage, and a touch of cream) and we determined to let the best rigatoni win.

The Meal:

When we opened the bag, we were greeted with a treat. In addition to our pastas, we got what may have been a variation of eggplant caponata, along with two big, soft pieces of bread. A lovely start to the meal. The eggplant made for a perfect topping to the bread and we were on our way. My rigatoni was loaded with more cheese than I expected, but it was very good. I tried to combine as many bites as I could with all the ingredients and would definitely order it again. It was a large portion, but one I was able to finish off pretty easily.

Up close and personal with a whole lot of ricottaAnnMarie enjoyed her lunch very much. The sausage was ground up, the peas hit the spot, and the cream was light and just right. Add some perfectly cooked al dente pasta and the recipe for success was complete. The generous portion even ended up being enough for two meals!

Can you see the extra peas?The rigatoni competition ended in a draw this time so I think we just have to try again and we think that you should too. Order from Dolcino Trattoria Toscana yourself and let us know what you think!

Check out Dolcino Trattoria Toscana's menu here and feel free to give us recommendations for future orders!

Previous Orders:

Ethos (10.30.09)

Salmon River (10.22.09)

Nirvana (10.16.09)

Pampano Taqueria (10.9.09)