Schnack Dog

oh goodness....i feel like puking. soooo much food.

so, casey gets excited about a lot of things. and i mean, REALLY excited. and a lot of the time, its silly weird things that will slightly amuse me, but really arent the most amazing things in teh world. but every so often, his excitement pays off...

for example. How I Met Your Mother. its a tv show. its quite humorous, and there are some amazing one-liners in it. casey loves it, and lives by it. and now im hooked. well, im hooked on season 1, which is on dvd. im not quite invested enough to add it to the things i record on tv while im in class. however, one of the things i like most about it is that its something my father would DETEST. every time i watch it, i can picture my dad coming in to spend some quality father/daughter tv time, plopping himself down on the couch, and basically, as soon as he is down, he will look at me, roll his eyes, and leave the room. i swear EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. i see the show, i imagine that scenario. so, in a weird, sick way, it makes me think of my dad =)

okay, well, tonight, casey came through again. he has been raving for WEEKS about this place called schnack dog, which has "the best burgers ever" blah blah blah. and every time he starts raving, i nod and say, yes casey, of course casey....you know.
well, ive had a stressful week and have not had the opportunity to go grocery shopping in a while. so i called casey and asked if he wanted to make a run to the grocery store with me. he, in turn, suggested that we make the trek down to schnack dog, and i finally gave in. what else did i have going on tonight?
so, we get down there, and the first thing i notice is that the handle bar on hte door was a long giant hot dog. i was hooked.
the hamburgers are "shooter" size, so they are relatively cheap. i think a regular hamburger is like $1.65. but, somehow, a veggie burger costs like 3 bucks. whatever, its good. so, the burgers all come with the schnack secret sauce, which is pretty good, but then you can order Aho on the side. (so, i didnt know that "aho" is spanish for garlic. how did i not know that!!!) schnack's aho sauce is the best thing EVER. its fresh jalapenos and garlic mushed into a sauce. holy mother of GOD its amazing.
another cool thing about the restaurant was that the owner was there, and he kept coming by and chatting with us, and we asked him about the secret sauce (all he would tell us is that there is a little dijon in there. hmmm...), and we asked him about the Aho sauce, and he told us precisely how to make it (i will never be dating again because i will constantly reek of fresh garlic and jalapenos). and then, realizing we liked spicy, he brought over some of their signature kraut.
now, being a vegetarian, i dont know if ive ever had kraut, because, for the most part, when you are ordering kraut, its usually on a hot dog. and most places dont serve veggie hot dogs. oh, schnack dog does!!
anyways, the kraut was a-mazing. spicy. but sweet. but a little kraut-y.....oh goodness it was good.
and then, the guy next to us ordered fries, so we went ahead and ordered a basket of fries. they were spicy, too!!!! essentially, the fries there are "shoelace" fries, but they have the same seasonings as curly fries--except BETTER. and we were dipping them in the aho sauce....oh goodness, sooooo good.
and THEN! schnack dog is also known for something else. deep breath....beer shakes.

okay, i understand, they sound freaky. its yet *another* thing that casey has been raving about that ive been like, "uh-huh, sure dude." but the owner brought us over a sample (and, seriously, who turns down free food?!). may i just say....holy beejeezus. it was soooooo good. a little bit of a beer flavor (stout) with chocolate shake. they overall taste was like dark chocolate....
and THEN we found out, they had a special beer tonight. 18% alcohol. wow. i have no other words.

AND! the grand total of the bill? sixteen dollars. two burgers, huge basket of fries, a beer, and free samples. for sixteen dollars.

holy crap im hooked.