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ThiefOfHearts:
what did you order?

It was a rice, beans and steak dish. My dude had a fish and shrimp meal with rice and beans as well, i tasted it and it was good too. I was especially suprised at how tasty the dipping sauce for the tacos was . . . not thick and gooey, just right. We've gone back twice now

amebo22:
@jesoul
one thing i can tell is that you ve not been to the right place i also had the same notion untill i realized that to get good quality mexican food you ve to pay the price. So its worth it to pay more for good food thus i dont go there often,

I think you're right on that one. Acapulco's was very affordable though, the usual $15.99 - $22.99 per entree.

tpiah:
Chipotle Mexican Grill isnt bad. Pocket friendly too.

along with Moe's southwest grill are the poster children for nasty mexican food _sawwry

amebo22:
@Jesoul
Now we both have a restaurant to try out. please when you do, dont forget to keep us updated. I may learn a thing or two Thanks

No doubt. I will put up reviews of spots I've checked out.

ThiefOfHearts:
dont believe so. I dont do Mexican food. They add too much dressing like crap. They love cheeses too much. Cant take it.

In general I agree. But my perception was altered slightly when I visited this Mexican place here in mass called "Acapulco's" it was really good and "light". I hate and don't eat cheese but most of their dishes were very do-able for someone like moi.

ThiefOfHearts:
cos you make it seem like a fancy restaurant. whereas here it's just for cheap people to take a load off after work.  

Nice cheesecake though

Cant stand their obnoxious screaming/singing when it's someone's birthday. It's like give them their freaky free cake and go away.

do you have Applebees too?

Lol   word. I thot I was the only one wondering what the big deal was. My 1 experience at a TGIF was very forgettable.

ThiefOfHearts:
There's a lovely Thai Resturant in Boston. Never care for Thai food til I went to Boston for business. Coworker recommended it. Nice. "Lotus"

Price range - decent
Environment- semi casual
location- Warpole, MA
Review - great service, lovely food. nice dessert. clean, classy setting.

Hmm . . . I don't care much for thai either but if you say its nice I might be checking it out.

[quote author=dr.ucheGoD link=topic=148652.msg3798244#msg3798244 date=1241015228]I dont know which is more surprising; Rondo's stats or the fact the Celtics are still playing the Bulls after 5 games. Anyway, it was obvious Rondo was only trying to commit a (very necessary) hard foul and Miller came out the worse for it. The Refs simply did not have the cojones to call a flagrant. Such inconsitencies occur in Bball like many other sports.[/quote]and that's the simple truth. Especially when its on a play that could potentially decide the outcome of a playoff game. Anyways the way I see it is if Miller made his freethrows no one would be talking about this. The bulls should be mad at him above the refs.

I'm not suprised the C's are still locked with the Bulls . . . you take away our Defensive player of the year and remove potential sixth man candidate Powe, you're left with a gaping hole leading straight to the rim. Perkins can only do so much by himself.

The Spurs did not roll over, they simply aged-over. You can only win so many titles with the same set of players. Until they find a way to bring in fresh, young blood to rejuvenate their geriatric squad, their title haul is temporarily at a stop sign.

lol but I do think if Ginobili's dynamic offense was available they woulda gone to 7 games.

As for the Mavs, we've seen this movie before (just like nollywood). They play like the proverbial hare; quick out of the blocks, only to fall asleep towards the finish line and leave Mr. Cuban scowling at officials and reporters alike.

lol indeed we have. Question is will it have the same ending?   

Oh, and the NBA should put their foot down and suspend Dwight at least for one game, na my guy, but him mess up big time!

David Stern has not been consistent. ATL's Smith shoved i-forget-his-name-now down to the wood after his teammate was fouled couple games ago, he wasn't punished. If that's not cause for a suspension or at least fine I dunno what is.

I'm not sure if the Spurs rolled over or if it was the Mavs that rolled them over but . . . that was a wimper of a series. They had no offense to match the Mavs firepower. As for Round 2, I don't think the Mavs can get past the confident Nuggets . . . it will be an intresting series.

Orlando goes up 3-2, and I hope Dwight Howard doesn't get suspended . . . but geez that elbow was right on target for broken teeth.

I didn't watch the Celtics-Bulls game, but witnesses say the Celtics pulled it off 

bawomolo:
what rondo did to brad miller was uncalled for. it's one thing to foul the man going for the ball but to smash someone in his head?  and the refs don't call a flagrant foul?

i wish rondo gets the same treatment in game 6.  tony allen trash talking and rondo fouling reckless is just disgusting and disrespectful.  I hope rondo gets injured in the next game. classless.  Rondo is a stupid thug that should get a call from the NBA office.

See who is whining now    true Rondo should have been tagged for a flagrant but stop overreacting, he did not mean to go dirty on Miller. Anyone who insinuates Rondo is a dirty player is smoking too much grass. Fouls have come hard from both sides during the series, this is the playoffs, get over it! If Miller had made his free throws you wouldn't be here crying Infact let the Bulls go after him in game 6 . . . if they can catch him.

  And news flash: Rondo has been injured the entire series. But yet has managed to average a triple double, lemme say that again RONDO IS AVERAGING A TRIPLE DOUBLE! Stop gulping hatorade and give credit where it is due jor.

rose has been chronically disappointing at the end of the games. he should be forced to shoot a billion jump shots this off season.  what happened to Marbury?

Rose is a rookie and will be inconsistent. It seems Chicago fans are placing unrealistic expectations on him.

Ben Gordon should man up and play jor . Rondo has been averaging a triple double on one foot . . . this is the kind of stuff dynamic PG's are made of. We're all set in Beantown for another 10yrs in regards to the PG position.

It seems it is already written in the stars that Lebron and Kobe will meet in the finals . . . even me sef I am slighty excited at the prospects of watching that epic match-up in the making.

Moonstone,
what happened to ur boys? Scores like that don't belong in the playoffs at all at all. If I were CP3 I'd be too ashamed to show my face in public.

Yessur iice   I'm def watching. The last couple episodes were solid . . . i liked "Inner Child" a lot, didn't fancy "Unleashed" that much.

  And thot last week's  "Bad Dreams" added a nice twist to the plot . . . Olivia finding her fellow experimented child partner and ending with Walter finding and watching a tape of olivia as a child and its his voice doing the testing      - all very nice twists.

  however I absolutely hated the shameless injection of the stripclub scene where she kisses the stripper and then the following 'sex'      one of the biggest selling points for me when it comes to Fringe is the absence of sex and all that nonsense prevalent on other shows. I hope they don't go there again 

@ Moonstone, I shall keep my eyes open for any lady dancing crazy

bawomolo:
They said i was delusional when i said the bulls would win 2-3 games in the series didn't my predictions come true

Ben gordon is injured but i expect him to be a true warrior and play regardless.

the bulls are winning this in 7 games. easily

Okay so your delusions come true 1% of the time . . . . that doesn't automatically restore your citizenship among the sane

Moonstone:
First, I hope Celts are truly alright. It broke my heart to see the game yesterday. I almost threw my phone at the tv. Ray Allen is very good at the 3-pt line. If they can free him up a lil' more, that will be awesome and yeah, Pierce needs to make up for KG's absence. Sometimes, I feel like he forgets that KG is no longer on the court.

lol . . . you're my kinda fan  Ray and Paul are just fooling around, they will close out the series in 6 or worse 7 and put all this nonsense to rest. And the bulls fans will start booing their team again . . .

About Redsox, I heard! LOL - congrats on that.

I tell you, it was beautiful to behold 

The Mavs are impressing me. I want that Barea boy in my team. He's just so good. I honestly think he makes up for Nowitzki's pitiful playing most times. All the other Mavs especially Howard and Terry are stepping up and Hollins has so much energy that he just defends so well. Even Dampier has put in a couple of stunning dunks.

lol I don't think your husband will be down with that 

Finally, Game 4 for the Hornets tonight. I'm scared to death. I have made up my mind to go and watch that particular game and if Hornets make me waste my money tonight, they will truly hate me o!

we will look for you on tv, make sure you do enuff to attract the attention of the camera guys that way they put you on the big screen  one of the highlights of my Celtic fanhood was being put up on the big screen - i was dancing during a time out - lol. My phone started blowing with friends who saw me on tv 

Binna, I should inform you that Bawo is highly prone to hallucinations    it's best to leave reality to bite him square in the behind and bring him back to his senses.

 

Moonstone:
Bawo must be happy.

Jesoul and Chiogo, why is your beautiful team so heart-wrenching? This whole thing should NEVER have gone beyond 1st OT. Silly mistakes cost y'all a 3rd game but it's all good. Whichever way, y'all are coming back to Chicago again.

I know this series could easily have been 4-0 by now if Pierce makes 1 more freethrow and 1 more shot. No sweating, they'll be aight. Besides I have been happily preoccupied this weekend thoroughly enjoying the RedSox destroy the evil yankees   3 game sweep baby! it more than makes up the celtics losing.

  And from the look of things, A-40's Mavs should win this series. I hate to count out the Spurs but they look so lethargic and old. It's too bad. And Miami is chugging along, I picked them to win and I expect at this rate they will. The Hawks are just too skittish for their own good.

  and I am genuinely sad the Blazers are not looking likely to move on    I like them young fellas.

SeanT21:
Thats 2 much money to spend during this recession. I will stick with my TV.

Trust me girl it was money well spent , I was in that city for only 2 nights.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3778031#msg3778031 date=1240620084]Lol he beat JR Smith by over 400 pts
Hmm easy on Leon Powe and pray his ACL gets fixed because he would need surgery that may keep him out for almost a year [/quote]I know right it would be too bad if this affects his career long term, he's such a good guy.

Cleveland really want to sweep their series with Detroit and for the Magic me thinks they are in serious trouble

Detroit never had a chance anyways and as for Orlando, they're simply not playing well. Granted Philly is tough and scrappy but heads like Rashad, Turk and Skip have not made any impression on the series . . . I still Orlando will pull it together and win the series.

[quote author=Mad_Max link=topic=173006.msg3779411#msg3779411 date=1240667997]LMAO!!!!
Ahhhh. The plot thickens. Sooo. Those are your crushes; McConaughey, James Marsden, Depp, Lee, Jackman and Banderas.Great taste, girl! Believe it or not I've had crushes on all those except Lee, Marsden and McCounaughey. I thought Banderas impossibly sexy in Assassins, but only in that movie.I really like Marsden and don't miss his movies.[/quote]lol . . . nah I usually prefer to leave the 'crushing' to the men . Those are fellas I think can rival Craig on any given day

Have you seen Hairspray, where he played the host of a show? What did you think of the movie?

Nah haven't seen. Is it good?

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3777940#msg3777940 date=1240616261]@Jesoul
You won't say i didn't tell you Jason Terry would win that award

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-nbasixthman&prov=ap&type=lgns[/quote]Rigged . . . nah really congrats to the JET.

Next year Leon Powe has his name written all over that silverware.

chiogo:
lolz, I thought tickets cost 12 bucks.

  for where?  last time I went I paid $113 for lodge seats. Maybe you can get balcony seats way up in the rafters for $12 during the reg season against the Bobcats or Clippers . My boy's boss has season tickets, he gave us his tickets few months ago, it was the 2nd row    I could almost touch the players, emphasis on almost lol.

Y'all see why I'm still married to Rondo. he's just . . . .gosh!!! I can't even describe him.

Does he know he's married to you? 

Oh yeah, congrats to Derrick Rose - rookie of the year but he coulda lived up to expectations yesterday. LOL, I saw his family, they're all black. I thought he was mulatto. But yeah, the part where he kissed his mom was really cute. I'm beginning to like him. he seems pretty down-to-earth.

Yeah I hear he's a good kid and has a good head on his shoulders.

SeanT21:
Never tasted Steak before.

no way! whenever you're in Boston I will treat you.

[quote author=*Toyinrayo link=topic=265138.msg3777876#msg3777876 date=1240614784]AMAKOANE, That pic is so gross!!

Esp the rare [/quote]I thot it was only me. The last time I was at a restaurant and the didn't cook my steak well done I almost didn't eat at all.

[quote author=*Toyinrayo link=topic=265277.msg3777815#msg3777815 date=1240613847]Are you minding Aloy.Emeka and TOH. . . .they're egusi haters. [/quote]It is unfortunate that anyone be deprived by self or otherwise of the joys of egusi . . . truly unfortunate.

biina:
I have never been rigid when it comes to meals. I eat what I feel like having, whenever I feel like.
I am as much at ease with having cereal at 8pm, as I am with eating pounded yam at 6am

wow I hail thee!

[quote author=*Toyinrayo link=topic=265277.msg3777799#msg3777799 date=1240613472]Nobody is hating on egusi.

We're just telling y'all to use it in moderation [/quote]Amen to moderation . But it doth seem like the poster is advocating obliteration

ThiefOfHearts:
*pukes on you*

Poor gurl. You're missing out on one of the best things in life

AMAKAONE:
egg & plantain?

my gosh, its been ages since I had that! this assimilation wey dey make person forget gems like these. I am going to make that for breakfast tomorrow

[quote author=Mad_Max link=topic=173006.msg3777040#msg3777040 date=1240599013]Remember that scene in Identity where Adewale Agabaje goes to see the dead  body and says" Sebi mo ti so fun e tele.O ri e o pe!" and they translate it in English as 'This is not him'? We were all like wth? [/quote]lol . . . you are not alone. I was at the theatre with my bro and sis and we looked at each other like "which kin translation be that?"  lol

Max,
   you need to be cured of this Craig infatuation and have those fantasies exorcised asap. Here's my recommendation:

2 teaspoons of X-men, concentrating on Hugh Jackman only (occasional glimpses at Cyclops is okay too)
1 shade of Sahara, focusing on Mathew Mac.
3 cups of anything with Bruce Lee
a few ounces of reels featuring the young Johnny Depp
Continuous dosage of Antonio Banderas in all his mexican flicks
and finally 8 full servings of "300" every 24 hours until Daniel Craig becomes nuthin but a distant and bad memory.

. . . and then call me in the morning testifying of ur newly found liberty 

debosky:
Oyinbo repete. . . but GBAM!!

lol . . .  I have seen some of your posts around . . . you sef take style resemble that same oyinbo atimes 

I really liked Sunday School - taught me so much about Christian life and just being a rational human being as well.

Fa real. Sunday school was the best thing that happened to me as a child . . . I can still remember the classroom, the teachers, the quizzes and bible verse competitions and the day I believed and accepted Jesus! 

who are these yeye people hating on egusi?     

Statistic or no statistic Egusi is one the best things to ever happen to Nigerian cuisine . . . coupled with spinach and pounded yam, there is no taste that can rival it

Anything other than "well done" is I don't want to see any 'red' anywhere on my steak.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3776367#msg3776367 date=1240590323]It was a Mavs domination from start to finish they never led[/quote]Intresting. One game its the Spurs, next the Mavs . . . this is anybody's series.

By the way, what did you think of Dampier's bounty threat on Tony Parker?

bawomolo:
why we no go boooo? who pays for a ticket to watch their team lose by 30pts. i turned the tv off by the 3rd quarter. D.Rose and Ben Gordon made me mad.

lol . . . who force them go spend exorbitant money for ticket? it comes with the territory jare. Sometimes you'll cash in on a fantastic classic of a game, other times a stinker 

Rondo is a one trick pony, he can't keep this up.

hehe you've been saying that since the season began  he will continue to put you to shame 

bawomolo:
i was actually raised a baptist.

these had little effect of me.

lol . . . could we attribute that to your stubborness and predilection for the highly unlikely and improbable position?

@Vescucci, thanks . I'm rolling my sleeves up at anyone who wants to rock it out on the Bond vs. Bourne thread

Karma, funny you should ask . . . I started COG last week, haven't finished yet. Probably won't finish till next week . . . I hear its going to be a glorious weekend weather wise = no staying indoors

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3774603#msg3774603 date=1240570867]Now that's what i am talking about Los Mavs!!  holding the Spurs to their lowest post-season total the Spurs hopefully should be due for another roasting on Saturday gosh we should have finished higher if we played with this kind of intensity in the regular season especially defensively but ohh well its too late to cry over spilled milk[/quote]I saw the score flash on the espn bottomline 70-36      the heck happened to the Spurs? was it a Mavs domination or the Spurs didn't show up?

@Jesoul and Chi-chi
Congrats on yesterday y'all really cracked whips on Bawo's malu's it was an ugly sight  but mehn you guys have really suffered with injuries this season ooh even Rondo had to be carried to the locker room he was interviewed a little later and said he was ok but you wonder how much longer he can keep playing like that

I hope haters like Bawo are now begining to recognize Rondo and give him credit. Dude is averaging 20pts 10rebs and 5asts this series all on 1 foot if I may add.

  Rose has been irrelevant since game 1. Consistency, consistency, consistency! you cannot stress that enough but then again he's still just a  rookie and has much to learn and he can start by watching Rondo 

The Lakers threw away their game in the most annoying fashion how could they possibly lose a 13 points lead in less than half a quarter? Kobe had a brickfest 4 of 23 shooting and Deron Williams killed it for the Jazz but i still don't see them winning this series

That happens few times a yr for Kobe. That was truly atrocious. But I think we should give more credit to the Jazz. They came with waaay more intensity and passion than the lakers did. Even the fans were more into it than some of the laker players.

There's a letter for you bawo

To:Bawo
What happened your Malu's i thought you guys where supposed to be doing the upsetting and not giving your fans stomach upsets with performances like last night's by the way what happened to your Rookie of the Year and why where the fans at the United Center booing after the game? after yesterday's game whose team needs life support now?
                                                                                                                                                    From: Moonstone

Inexcusable. You cannot boo your own team in your own building, that's just wrong. Especially for the bulls who have even overacheived in this series, their fans should be cheering them no matter what . . . bunch of fairweather heads.

Karma,

I finished Curse of the Golden flower . So I was able to pull my eyes off Prince Jai long enough to appreciate the stunning visuals and cinematography I imagine it woulda been 10 times more impressive had I been watching it on HD or better yet blue ray. But yeah the visuals and costumes are atimes breathtaking. Makes me reconsider my aversion to visiting chinese/asian historic places, cultures etc

and usually I dislike endings where the bad dude is left alive but in this case I think everyone got what they deserved except Prince Jai But yeah nice story, nicer acting, and even nicer production. Thanks! I've enjoyed ur 2 recommendations so far . . . got any more?

[quote author=Mad_Max link=topic=173006.msg3771590#msg3771590 date=1240507838]Er, JeSoul, glasses? [/quote]My contacts have been squarely on my eyes . . . I still ain't seeing it 

Who knows for Strathaim? He's already getting typecast,like Vin Diesel, and he'll likely end up the same way.

that would be too bad. The dude has potential.

[quote author=Mad_Max link=topic=173006.msg3771684#msg3771684 date=1240509093]Jason Bourne does rock. Before Craig I would have thrown all the other Bonds in the sea for him. The Bond franchise was getting tired, unrealistic and losing relevance, not being grounded in real world issues. British agents are civil servants; where did these Bonds get Maclarens and Porsches and Lamborghini diablos?Cool cars,but absurd really. Enter Craig, and Casino Royale, and all that ended in one fell swoop. Everything came together in that movie; great script, great directing, great dialogie, and Judi Dench was paired with the perfect Bond for her at last. It did for the Bond franchise what Batman Begins did for Batman. You get 00 status after two killings, and Bond began without ever having killed before. His first kill was messy and inexperienced. The great thing about this Bond is, he acts. Look at the scene in Royale where he was trying to stop the truck from crashing into the plane; watch his face all the while. He's amazing. Inexperienced Bond falls in love with Eva Green, a fantastic Bond Girl, and is killed by Mr White. Filled with impossible rage and a cold thirst for revenge, he hunts QWhite Down, and Casino Royale ends. Quantum begins where Casino left off, with White in Bond's car. White escapes,but all of Quantum is about Bond's fury and hurt at the death of hus love, and his inability to forgive her. That's why he's cold and merciless. That's why, for the first tme in Bond history, Bond and the Bond girl in Quantum aren't romantically involved.

He is not aping Bourne, though I can see why you'd think so. Since he got his revenge and forgave Green at the end, he won't be a merciless bastid in his third outing.[/quote]My problem with Bond has always been the cheesiness, sissyness, excessive womanizing and unrealistic gadgets and gizmos   The turn to a more ruthless Bond was obviously in response to the emergence of Bourne as the new symbol of what a super spy should be. Bond is a relic, and Craig while a solid actor just doesn't do it for moi. I thot Casino Royale was dope but QOS? very forgettable. Take off the 'Bond' label and you're left with the average action movie on the market.