Sunday, July 9, 2023

Birthday Goal: 67 New Places


Birthday Goal #67

67 New Places

in West Chester, PA

July 8, 2022- July 9, 2023

Every year, I like to set some sort of goal for my birthday every year.  I try to set a goal around some aspcet of my life or my personality. This year, I am going to expand my horizons in my neightborhood.  I've lived here for 5 years and I have limited myself to just a few places to eat, drink, hang, explore.  So this year, I am going to 67 new places in my hood.

Here they are:

1- Marshall Street Park- Concert In The Park- - i dont know why it has taken me so long to go to one of these concerts.  Its a great way to enjy the evening.

2- New Haven Pizza- Pizza-  this is a good place to come for a variety of pizza dishes.

3- Tea Smoothie- this was refreshing

4- Turks Head Cafe- Green Smoothie- - delicious and very reasonable.  But they use paper straws so I will have to bring my own straw if i go back.

5- Rai Rai Ramen Noodle- Chicken Barbaque- - I wish I had gotten the noodles rather than the chicken barbacue which was delicious. I've had this dish before.  I played it safe which is the anthithesis of this goal.

6-  Benny's Pizza- Stromboli-- the stromboli was huge and good but I don't think I will go back to this place. 

7- Kung Fu Tea- Cocoa Cream Bubble Tea- - OMG, my tea was dreadful.  It was so damn sweet that I could barely drink it. i doubt I will go back but I have to be mindful of this if I do go back.

8- Morelos Restaurant- Grilled Steak Chimchanga and a grilled Shrimp Taco-  OMG, my food was so damn tasty.

9- King's Garden- Chinese food-  - the food was good, not great.

10- Dolce Zola Restaurant- chicken piccata- it was delicious.

11- WXPN- Shemeaka Copeland- Free At Noon Concert- I did go to one of these concerts before as someone's guest.  I have ordered tickets before but, at the last minute, I was too lazy to go. So this was the first time I actually ordred tickets and went.  I asked fove people to join me and none of them could.  But I was determeiend to go, even on myown and now, it will be easier to go the next time.

12- Timothy's Cafe- the place is boring.  the food is nondescript.  The service was mediocre.  I cant imagine why anyone goes here to eat.

13- Westminister Thrift Store- the place smells.  It was filled with junk and it gave me the creeps.  Maybe I'll bring some of my junk here for them to sell.

14- El Limon Mexican Resturant.  I am not sure if this is affiliated with the chain store of the same name.  But this food is much beeter and more resonibale.  I liked it.

15- Barbaque in the courtyard- after being here for 5 years, I finally used the grill in the courtyrad.  A groupd of us got together and had dinner.  I broght shrimp and corn on the cob to grill.  We had smoked salman and saugage and way too much to eat.  It was great fun.

16- Mexican Grocery Store- I think I have been in this store before but nothing seemed familiar.  I wonder if it cold be under new ownership.  Anyway, I liked it and would have bought things but I didn't have a back pack on me and I didnt want to carry my goods.  So I will go back there.

17- Jersey Mike's- a medicore hoagie shop, comparable to Subway.  I have no interest in going there again.

18- Tires Inc- I tried a new store for my car maintenance and I'm not sure I want to go back to them.  But I am mad at AAA at the moment so I went elsewhere for service.  Now I have to decide if I swallow my pride and go back to AAA or find another place to do business.

19- Rolling Star- breakfast place near WAWA- I just recently saw this place and I checked it out and liked it. I had eggs benedict, a huge toasted egg bagel and a large cup of coffee.

20- Zazen Nail Spa- For the first time in my life, I gt my nails manicured professionally.

21- The West Chester Halloween Parade- After a two year Covid hiatus, the Halloween Parade was back and I finally made it out of my apartment to see it.  Now I want to be in it.  I asked the Germans if they would consider asking their kids to be parrt of it next year.

22- Atexquinta Resturant-  for a delicious Mexican quesadilla.  

23- Michi sushi resturant- I overordered and everything was delicious.

24- Bon Chon- no thanks

25- tour of the WCU campus- Lauren gave me a quick driving tour.  After all these years here, I never wandered around the campus.

26- christmas decorations- I went out several tmes to see them and they did not seem spectaular to me.

27- christmas parade- I think you need to bring a kid to a christmas parade.  Otherwise, its a bit dull.

28- Jake's bar- I've wanted to cme to this place for 5 years now and the moment did not disappoint me.  I've been back a few times since then.

29- Belvin deli - good prices, good variety good service.  I'll come back.

30- Two Bird Cafe- nice place, good service, difficult parking so it isn't worth it for me to come back.

31- DK Diner- This is a true 1950's diner and I don't think anything has been updated since this time. The food was good but they only accept cash and I am suspicious of business who dont take credit.  It's too easy to hid profit and pay less taxes and that pisses me off.

32- oil change- I got great, quick service here.

33- Pine and Quill- everything in here was beautiful, expensive and a dust collector.  I didnt and won't buy anything here.

34- China Palace restaurant- my shrimp steamed dumplings and pork egg roll were delicious.

35- VK Brewery- nope, this was a big brewery disappointment.

36- Schiano's Las Vegas Pizza- I had an eggplant parmagania sandwich and I am going to come back here again. The rolls were soft and delicious.

37- El Comalito Mexican Taqueria- I had food that I had never seen before.

38- First Pour @ Jake's Bar- we got up and were at the bar by 7:45 AM and were first to order a beer for the day.

39- Riggtown Oven- we ordered breakfast here and eat it at Jake's with our first pour.  I had an egg, bacon and cheese bagel and it was delicious.

40- Pete's Express car wash- I liked this place becasue I could drive through the machine nad not do any work.

41-ACE hardware store- This store is a throw back from the 1960's and I think some of the inventory is from that era as well.

42- DF Mexican store- I picked up a few pieces of round bread.

43- DF La Rancherita Mexican Resturant- I didnt really like this place.

44- May Day cafe- this is a new place.  It had a nice vibe abd good food.

45-Gryphon coffee shop- I dont like the vibe in this place.

46-Amore pasta- my pasta dish was delicious and it was so plentiful that I got two more meals out of it.

47- Let’s Roll- OMG, this place makes biscuit size pizza rolls.  I had one with bacon, mushrooms and carmeized onions.

48- Friends' Cemetery- sad and forgotten

49- Chestnut Grove Cemetery- sad and forgotten

50- 4th floor balcony- it's too hot and sunny.  There are no nearby restroom and the furniture is so uncomfortable.

51- pool courtyard- I should come here more often; it's quiet, shady and comfortable.

52- Blazin J’s Chicken- my sandwich was better than I thought it was going to be but I dont think I will go back there again.

53- Artisitc Eyewear- now I know why I go to Costco for my eyeglasses.  I brought my own farms that cost $300 and the lenses are going be between $500 to $700. !!!OUCH

54- Taco Maro- I had a delicious burrito.

55- High Street Cafe- I only had an appitizer but it was very good and the service was outstnding and the prices were good so I am going to come back to this place.

56- Santino Resturant- we just stopped in for an after dinner drink so I will have to come back.  The wait person was great.

57- Eclat Chocolate store- Damn, this store is expensive; $12 for four pieces of candy.

58- Swharmi Resturant- I didn't like it and won't go back.

59- jewerly store- the guy wanted $120 to fix my tiny ring.

60- Jaco Taco- my breakfast quesidea was delicious.

61- Adrianna's Cafe- it appears as if only women come to this place to eat. It's danity and feminine. And my chicken salad sandwich was delicious.

62- American Pizza- I had a bacon, cheese and adovaco grinder.

63- Burgers, Breast and Fries- I had a delicious Texas Tommy Hotdog which was a full meal.

64- West Chester Diner- this is a sad, dying diner.  The food was good and reasonable.

65- La Trintino- I had delicious crapes.

66- Peter Adler Theatre- - WCU Campus- students' one act plays

67- Carmine's Pizza- i had an Italian sandwich.





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