Sally Sherman Cole Slaw

Not bad for a store bought cole slaw, especially after that horrible mac salad debacle. Good texture/zing, but maybe a little too sweet - it has kind of a funny aftertaste. Also a bit too creamy (probably that dang Hellman's mayo again!!). But overall, good for what it is, a little dollop of flavor on the side of a nice ham sandwich.

Overall
Taste: 6/10
Cost: 6/10

Chipotle

If you don't like Chipotle, I don't know what to tell you!! Even my non-allergy-having peers like it fairly well. True, there isn't much variety on the menu, but it just tastes good. They also don't have any nuts there! I like the bowl or the soft tacos best. Anyway, it's just the right size to fill me up and it's also not too cheesy (if you don't get cheese, I mean) or greasy or anything fast-foody. So I enjoy it very much!

 My order is variable depending on if I'm paying or not (ha ha); if I'm not then I get steak, guac, brown rice, mild salsa, corn, and lettuce, and if I am then I drop the guac and switch chicken for steak. ;D

New Queso Blanco: OK, as you may know, the original queso at Chipotle was freakin' disgusting -- gritty and not creamy or spicy or wet or anything good at all. (My boyf inexplicably likes it but he is strange.) But they changed it to new queso blanco! Wow! Exciting! Well, bad news: it also is disgusting. Still gritty, not wet, not even spicy, and to be honest I was questioning if they even changed it at all even though they had it on the ads and receipt. Didn't even look "blanco"!! Ugh, why, chipotle? 4/10

Overall
Taste: 8/10
Cost: 5/10

Michael's Restaurant and Pub

My parents like buffets, and this place has a huge menu in addition to a decent salad bar, so we checked it out. The staff seemed good about making menu items away from allergens, so I got chicken teriyaki (which was, unfortunately, not that great, but ah well. It was safe! It tasted like a decent microwave meal, which is, yanno, not the best thing -- but not the worst! Just rice, sweetish brown sauce, slightly dry chicken, and small broccos.) The salad part of the salad bar looked pretty safe too; no container of nuts or peanut butter sitting around anyway. The rest I didn't ask about but I probably wouldn't risk it, although there were no nutty standouts except the desserts. Anyway, they do have a really big menu, so I think if you're going to eat with someone who likes buffets this is a good option. Also note: 11-2 on Sundays, free salad bar with purchase of a sandwich!

Overall
Taste: 6/10

Cost: 5/10

Alouette Baby Brie Wedge

I like Brie as a cheese a lot because it's fairly soft, and I like soft cheeses. It also has a good flavor - generally not too strong, but not nothingness either. However, this particular one was a little nutty for me. Maybe it was the casing? I know you aren't supposed to eat it, but I can't help myself. . . .

Overall
Taste: 6/10
Cost: 3/10

Papa John's

For some reason, I've always been a detractor of Papa John's. OK, I know why, it's because ALL THEY HAVE is pizza/wings/breadsticks. No salads or sandwiches or anything else, so if you don't want pizza, PJ's isn't really the place for you. And usually I don't want pizza! But today I had a thin crust (that's key) mushroom/tomato/pepper/onion/spicy italian sausage pizza (square cut) with BBQ wings and extra pepperocinis. They give you free sauces with everything too! Anyway, the pizza was pretty good actually -- better than Domino's thin crust pizza, which I also liked. I think the mushroom & sausage were key/the only toppings I really liked, but it was nice. Good sauce, good crust, good flavor. Or maybe I was just really hungry?! The wings were good too, also not great. The sauce smells a little strange, but once you start eating it it's all good. Very moist. And the peppers win every time of course.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 7/10

Healthy Choice Chicken Romano Fresca

Laura says:

The Healthy Choice meals are, I think, some of the least expensive in the frozen meal section and I had some really good luck once with a barbeque steaming tray Healthy Choice meal that I barely remember except that I remember it being one of the best frozen meals I've ever had. This one has broccoli and chicken in it, both of which I'm a big fan of so I was pretty excited for it. But I have to say, I didn't really like this meal. I didn't finish it and left most of the peppers and noodles, as well as the whitish, very thin gravy. I'm just not a fan of the overall taste even if I like the elements (besides the gravy) individually. There is a good amount of broccoli, peppers, and chicken, but it's the flavoring in the gravy that ruins it for me.  3/10

Celeste Pizza for One, Hawaiian

My favorite frozen pizzas develop a new flavor? After dumping my favorite (deluxe)? Of course I'm gonna buy it, especially if it's LIMITED EDITION! Hawaiian pizza is OK, but ultimately, every celeste pizza tastes very similar. There's some buzz on the web about how these pizzas have only 1 or 2 pieces of pineapple on top; unfortunately, I ate mine in a rush so I didn't even notice. It tasted a lot like ham pizza and not a lot like pineapple, though, that is true. Which meant it tasted fine, but I'd rather get veggie/deluxe/mushroom instead.

Overall
Cost: 8/10
Taste: 7/10