Worst Mongolian Grill Ever - Shang Hai in Puyallup

Kathy and I did not have the puppy, so we thought we might eat out. We were coming back from JLBM and used the GPS to find restaurants as we neared Puyallup. I have always enjoyed the Riverside Mongolian so I thought I would give this a try.

I will say the lady that runs the place is very hard working, she serves drinks and soup, cleans up. Kathy could not eat the egg drop soup, too salty. I could not finish my hot sour soup, it was sweet. Egg rolls were a disaster. I did the beef and bbq pork as my protein for the grill, very tough. Not that much selection. Skip this one! I could kick myself, it is next to Ivar's.

Sorci's is dog friendly 50% of the time, Buttered Biscuit, 100%

Saturday, we finished Yogi's class at Sumner Parks and Rec. Wanted to get some food. Called Sorci's Cameron answered, asked if Yogi could join us at an outside table. He said he needed to ask Jennifer. They were not supportive.

As the summer, hence outdoor table, season comes to an end, we have tried to eat at Sorci's four times. Twice, Tyler answered and they were dog friendly, twice Cameron answered, they were not. Either is fine, it is their restaurant, this is why we always call. However, for the record, we usually order a high end Washington state bottle of wine and I tip 20% at dog friendly venues unless they totally mess up.

So we went to Buttered Biscuit, I had the stuffed grits, (awesome), Kathy had the pot roast, (nicely done), and Kathy had the cucumber margarita and said it was fantastic, I drove.

Buttered Biscuit - Sumner

Tonight was the Sumner wine walk. Kathy and I did not participate since I am not supposed to walk much, but we did go down that way to socialize our puppy Yogi. When we are downtown, we often eat at Sourci's at the outdoor table since they are willing to be selectively dog friendly, (Yogi is in training to become a service dog), but they were chock full.

We noticed the Buttered Biscuit. I had heard of it, but never knew where it was. They say the secret of business is location, location, location. This place seems to be doing well even though I did not know where it was.

They were willing to let us have our dog at one of the outdoor tables. They were even kind enough to bring Yogi water. The menu was a bit overwhelming, they had a gluten free menu, a breakfast, lunch and dinner menu, and we had them all at the same time, (it was six PM).

Kathy had the hash browns with corn tortillas with eggs and artichokes and really liked it. I had the shrimp and cheesy grits. I have had this dish before, but this was the best ever. It came with salad with a sweet dressing, parmesan cheese slices and bacon. I am not big on sweet dressing, when we come back I will ask for no dressing. It also came with cornbread. Now I do not generally like sweet cornbread, but this was almost like cake. Basically if you like comfort food, this is your place.

If you don't, talk with them, they are quite flexible.

Sorci's Italian cafe - New hours

Mon - Thursday 11:30 - 9:00 PM, Friday, Saturday, 11:30 - 10 PM, Sunday 11:30 - 8 PM.

We went there tonight. They let us bring Yogi into the outdoor tables. We brought his mat and he was pretty good. Our server was Tyler who has a half rottweiler, half pitbull so he was comfortable around a dog.

Kathy had the Stuffed Avocado and Minnestrone soup, I had the Lasagna Di Giorno and Yogi had kibbles and salmon treats. We shared a bottle of Sleight of Hands Conjuror, a blend from Walla Walla. Great food, possibly the best lasagna I have ever had.