The reason I didn't update was, well, I wasn't sure how to update. Plus, my weekends these days are pretty much filled with hanging out with my friend M, going to poolside bar-b-ques, and watching my Texans! Hard life, I know... But I do manage to get studying in there.
But then I was reminded today by Dr. D, the chair for my Professional Paper (essentially a thesis), that I needed to update the blog. Thanks, Dr. D., because I might not have updated until...well...Thursday.
This week's onion ring was suggested by my friend G. G is truly a long lost friend from high school. Back in the day, G and I had English and study hall back to back. So naturally, we sort of gravitated towards each other and became friends. I also thought G was pretty cool because he is from Australia. After senior year, we kind of lost touch, but thanks to the magic of grad school, I found him roaming the halls of Melcher Hall. Now, we just try to find time to hang out...which hasn't been successful...yet.
Sidebar: I went to visit Australia this past Christmas, and I fell in love. I would move Down Under in a heartbeat.
I received a text from G a few weeks back saying, "I'm just hanging out with a buddy at Katz's. They got some good onion rings, got me thinking about you and your little quest." Done.
F and I headed over to Katz's.
Parking is a little crazy, mostly because it's on two sides of Westheimer. Let me tell you, trying to cross Westheimer down in Montrose is not a pleasant experience. The building isn't much to look at, but just know it's in the middle of two curves, making it difficult to judge when cars are coming.
When we get inside, it reminds me of Kenny & Ziggy's. And when we look at the menu, I'm convinced it's a different version of the NY Jewish deli experience. I'm right. So we decide to get two of the lunch specials(half a sandwich with a side), one with fries, one with onion rings.
As we wait for the food, we look at the various NYC pictures they put around the building.
And finally our food arrives!
Onion rings!!!
Fries!
I know you can't tell from the pictures, but F really likes to order seafood. She orders the seafood dish whenever she gets a chance. And I'm like...what about the burgers??? They're important, too! But no, the Asian in her likes the fish. Today, she got a smoked salmon sandwich, and I must say, it did look tasty.
Anyway, the important part was the onion rings.
This was another reason I got delayed in the post... How to describe these onion rings...
It was odd. It was like these particular onion rings were trying to be both light and crispy as well as have a crunchy texture. So the batter was this mix of light and heavy. It's hard to describe, I'm serious. And then F was saying how we needed a scale on how to rate these, which I then said it should include expectations of onion rings and our satisfaction upon consumption... Dr. D. would have been proud.
So I don't really know how to explain these except that it seemed to have an identity complex. And that the onion itself was sweet.
Verdict: Good...just...confusing.
The fries reminded us of Christian's Tailgate. Oh Christian's, how I miss you.
The sandwiches were great. The half sandwich was like K&Z on a diet. Still big, but not so much that you can't finish it. And very satisfying. Yum.
So there's your ORing update for the week. We may or may not be going somewhere Friday, it depends on if I have to go to Galveston or not (wrapping up loose ends for my Practicum). But don't worry, we'll have an Onion Ring entry for you one way or another!
Until next time, happy eating!
