T Stands For bEARTHday buffet

 

 I want to begin by saying Sally kept bugging me about where I wanted to go on my bEARTHday.  I did a bit of research and decided to give her a choice.  I picked one restaurant I thought sounded good where the most expensive item on the list was $7.99 (USD) and the other had no prices, but, since it was a buffet, it looked and sounded expensive.  Since she was paying, I wanted to make sure she knew her two options.

When I told her, she immediately picked the more expensive place, but it was because one of her many doctors told her it was a really fabulous buffet.  Sally had wanted to try it anyway, so off we went.

We left my house at 10:45.  She thought she knew where it was, but we drove and drove and drove around near where it was.  I was getting frustrated, not because I was all that hungry, but because I kept thinking how much gas she was wasting.  On Earth Day, even!

Most of you remember I showed this photo of Sally's cell phone the day we went to lunch.  Sally went to the buffet at 12:08.  Where did we go?

Kabab's as you can tell from their sign.  It is an Indian and Pakistani restaurant and one of the few that is vegetarian friendly and even has vegan options.

 

Sally started at the steam table, or hot bar.

She was loading up on meat items.

I have to admit this is a lousy photo of Sally, but I wanted to show the men in the background.  They were cooking our naan while I waited for her to sit down.

The other bar is for salads and cold items, 

but there are also extra spices and herbs in case you wanted to add a bit more than what was cooked into the food.  That was the dessert area where the man was.  Iris would LOVE the dessert bar, because there wasn't anything sweet on it.  A bit of cinnamon and other spices, but not nearly sweet enough for my sweet tooth.

 

Before she actually sat down to eat, she got a second plate of cold items.

 

Sally kept saying how much meat there was on the buffet.  She was at the cold bar when I took a photo of her plate.  Yes, those are cloth napkins, too.

There were also many, many vegetarian options, too.  Trust me, everything on my plate is vegetarian.

I chose tabbouleh and hummus, but never made it back to see if there were other goodies I might like.  Naan is in the basket in the background.  They even made us a second order, too.

Sally waited patiently while I finished.  She even ordered water with lemon and gave me hers.

The parking lot was so crowded, I never got a photo of the restaurant.  However, I snagged these two off the internet.

I even picked up one of their menus, which is a six or eight page glossy, but I never photographed it.  BTW, I asked Sally what the cost was and she told me it was $15.99 (plus tax USD).

Needless to say, this was one of the best restaurants I have been to in Wichita.  They give you disposable napkins to wear when you go to the buffet and they clean all the time.  It was the cleanest buffet I have EVER been to, and I have been to a lot (pre-Covid, of course).  Did I love it? Did I enjoy myself?  You bet I did!!!

It's now time to share your own drink inspired post this week.  It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, catalogs, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, handmade cards, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, a favorite mug, cup and saucer, teapot, coffee pot, or even a wine glass. Regardless, please join us by linking below.  Bleubeard and I will gladly visit, as will other T participants.  Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year.

 

Update: Several comments have been about the cost of the meal.  In Wichita, the average meal for lunch (not a buffet) would be $7.00 (USD).  Passage to India, which Sharon told me she didn't care for, recently raised their buffet price to $11.00.   The Chinese buffet was $10.00.  In Wichita, Kabab's is considered a high end restaurant.