The time has come for one of my besties to walk down the aisle.
Now, don't judge me, none of my close friends are married, I have never been to an American wedding, much less been in the wedding, so I know NOTHING about this life-changing ritual.
However, I will be co-maid of honor at J&B's April wedding, so when her day came to shop for wedding gown, I was ready. No one told me how mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausting this process would be, or how hungry I'd get!!
Knowing me far too well, she built lunch right into the schedule in between bridal shop appointments.
Blue Star Cafeteria, another one of Eddie Bernal's hit-or-miss restaurants (Santa Rita --gross, and 34th Street Cafe--$$$$), hosted the Bride-to-be, mother-of-the-bride, and the bridesmaids. The decor is simple, but very cute, the service was good, the prices were moderate, and the bubbly drinks were delish. Oh btw, Mr. Bernal is too cheap to get a liquor license, so you can bring your own "hooch" and save some $$ at 34th Street and Blue Star. To the left are the sparkling grapefruit and the poinsetta-- cranberry juice, sparkling wine, and lime juice.
I had the Waldorf salad with mango, jicama, candied walnuts, gorgonzola, turkey (I subbed with chicken), and a honey dijon dressing. Now, don't freak, but mine had a hair in it... so along with my freshly made second salad, came complementary desserts for the whole table! :). Good service.
J&B, her mom, and KT had the Asian Chicken salad (a.k.a the Hack salad at 34th Street Cafe). They were all super disappointed. Not enough dressing, it tasted different, the lettuce was not crisp, etc, etc, etc.
DR and HS had a turkey burger and turkey sandwich respectively. The fries were excellent!
They comped my salad and $17 worth of desserts. Cha-ching.
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