Entries Tagged as 'jack in the box'

West Coast Fast Food Favorites

December 1st, 2011 · No Comments

So, while we were in California we had two fast food weaknesses that we had to take care of. 1. In-N-Out Burger. Everyone knows about this one. Everyone has to make it a destination. Every time I kick myself for not going enough when I lived in San Diego. This was actually our first stop after we arrived at the airport!

2. L&L Drive Inn, which serves Hawaiian food and is based out of Honolulu. L&L is a chain scattered all over the islands and also has expanded to some areas of the mainland, but not Chicago. I actually ordered the healthy plate (gasp!) which had brown rice and a salad instead of white rice and mac salad, which is on a traditional Hawaiian plate lunch. It wasn’t as good, but at least I wasn’t feeling as guilty!

Dallas also wanted to go to Jack in the Box, but we didn’t. Can’t beat the Sourdough Jack, though. Dallas and I very rarely eat at any fast food restaurants at home, I don’t know what gets into us when we travel! We had Krispy Kreme‘s too!

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Dinner at Makino & Cirque du Soleil

November 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Makino
Makino, Las Vegas

On Friday afternoon when George, Kathy, Dallas and Jordan were done golfing, Caroline and I picked them up in the car. We all stopped off in Mesquite, Nevada for gas and a quick lunch at Jack in the Box, which was kind of a treat, since Dallas and I very rarely ever eat fast food and never Jack in the Box unless we’re in Hawaii or on the West Coast. After that we hit the road and drove to Las Vegas.

In Vegas we checked into our hotel, the Four Queens. And then we met up at Makino with all of Dallas’ other family that was vacationing in Vegas. There were just over 30 family members, many were from Hawaii, but really, there were people from all over the country. Makino is away from the strip and downtown and is actually by the premium outlet mall. It’s an all-you-can-eat Japanese buffet with everything you can imagine: dozens of different kinds of nigiri, hand rolls, and maki, inari, the best tempura of every kind, udon, miso soup, noodles, teriyaki meats, mounds of crab legs, both raw and cooked oysters, salads, poke, and lots of desserts. Wow, we stuffed ourselves. Everything was sooo good, though. Best of all, earlier in the day Mark, who I think is Dallas’ dad’s cousin (?) won a ton of money, $50k, so no one felt bad when we stuck him with the bill.

Ka Theater

After dinner, Miko, Gail, Laura, Kathy, Caroline and I had tickets to see Ka by Cirque du Soleil. We headed over to the MGM Grand and since we had some time before the show started, we watched some of the University of Hawaii game at the MGM’s crazy sports arena. Seriously, it’s like a sports-lovers dream come true with enough seating for 100+ npeople, and thirty-six 60-inch plasma televisions, eight 42-inch plasmas, six electronic display boards and 17 separate race and sports betting counters. There were a lot of Hawaii fans there and Dallas’ mom was cheering so excitedly that when we left for the show some people were like “awww, where you going?” We were having fun, but we had to get to the theater. We found out later on that Hawaii won, so all was good.

So.. Ka. It was really a great show. I had never seen a Cirque show so I didn’t know what to expect, besides some crazy acrobatics. Turns out that the stage was totally not traditional and moved and turned and went vertical, there was an actual story and plot about some twins being seperated, the music was really great and we had seats with speakers in the head rest, and some parts of the show happened around and above you. The tickets can be expensive, but I think it was really worth the money. Awesome show. See a trailer for Ka. Also, if you’re thinking of going, I bought the tickets without fees right from the MGM site, instead of getting raped by TicketMaster.

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Dinner With Family in Alewa Heights

March 26th, 2007 · No Comments

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View from Uncle Bob and Auntie Helen’s, Alewa Heights, Oahu

Dallas’ grandma lives with his Uncle Bob and his Aunt Helen in Alewa Heights, along with their kids and Auntie Helen’s father. We went up to their house to have dinner and visit. It was good to see Auntie and Uncle and everyone again, but mostly to visit with Dallas’ grandma. She is so funny. She loves her game shows and American Idol and crosswords! I kick myself for not taking a photo of Jordan, Caroline, Dallas and Grandma. It’s not often that they’re all together!

Later on we went with Caroline and Jordan and all their friends to see a band play at Mai Tai Bar. An after that we went to some special club area that was inside D&B, which ironically was the same skydeck area that Kristin and Cousin and I had drinks on years ago. Who knew that it turned into a crazy locals nightclub at night. Dallas, Allison and I didn’t stay out as late as everyone else. We dropped Allison off at her hotel and then had a latenight binge at Jack In The Box.

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Waikiki & Alewa Heights, Oahu

July 21st, 2005 · 5 Comments


Sheraton Moana Surfrider


Statue of the Father of Surfing, Duke Kahanamoku


Statue of the Father of Surfing, Duke Kahanamoku


Statue of the Father of Surfing, Duke Kahanamoku


Statue of the Father of Surfing, Duke Kahanamoku


Banyan Tree


Rachelle & Banyan Tree


Kuhio Beach/Waikiki


Kuhio Beach/Waikiki


Makua & Kila statue


Kuhio Beach/Waikiki


Kuhio Beach/Waikiki


Kuhio Beach/Waikiki


Diamond Head


Kuhio Beach/Waikiki


ABC Store


Jack in the Box


Jack in the Box


Honolulu Zoo


Honolulu Zoo


Honolulu Zoo


Honolulu Zoo


Honolulu Zoo


Honolulu Zoo


Honolulu Zoo


Honolulu Zoo


Honolulu Zoo


Honolulu Zoo


View from Alewa Heights


Dinner in Alewa Heights


Kala


Dallas & Grandma


Rachelle, Caroline, Kathy, Dallas, Grandma


Dallas, Kala, Caroline, Grandma


View from Alewa Heights

One day Dallas and I spent an entire day just hanging around Waikiki.. at the beach, walking around, shopping.

The beach that was across from our hotel was Kuhio Beach, named after Prince Jonah Kuhio, who was prince of the reigning House of Kalakaua when the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown in 1893. There were a ton of tourists, for sure, but on the pier there were a lot of local kids hanging out and boarding and jumping off the pier.

For lunch, even though we both prefer In-N-Out Burger as our favorite West Coast burger joint, we had Jack in the Box Sourdough Jacks and it hit the spot. Reminded me a lot of when I lived in San Diego. The first account I worked on when I moved was Jack in the Box. Coming from Wisconsin, I didn’t even know what it was.

Later we walked up and down Kalakaua Ave. and did some shopping. I got some shirts at the Quicksilver store in the International Marketplace and a few other things at Lush.

In the afternoon we walked through the Honolulu Zoo. It’s an alright zoo, not great, but only like $6 (only $4 Kama’aina rate) to get into and worth a stroll around to see the animals and flowers. There was a lot of construction going on at the zoo which might have distracted from the overall ambiance, but probably guarantees that it will be getting better soon!

The thing about Waikiki.. it’s gorgeous and so well manicured and all that but it’s totally created for tourists. And is swarming with tourists. Which sort of drives me a little crazy. There is an ABC souvineer store on EVERY BLOCK. For a relaxing vacation I much prefer Kaua’i. Kaua’i has all of the touristy things that Waikiki and Oahu has, but it’s not so “in your face”. You can hike, you can go on tours, you can rent a bike.. but it’s not there every where you turn. And the beaches and countryside are much more natural, the towns are much smaller, there are way fewer people. Nice and relaxing .. although I think if I had to live there I’d go batty.

For dinner we went to Alewa Heights, where Dallas’ Uncle Bob and Auntie Helen live. Their daughter Kala, Grandma, Uncle Mel and Aunt Wendie were also there. We had local food – lau lau, kalua pig, rice, lomi lomi, poke, purple sweet potatoes, haupia, and lemon cake. It was nice to meet everyone, they’re all really nice, and Grandma said she remembered me from last year.

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