Spaghetti Factory. Not by choice.

[Portland Ute]

My cousins are coming into town and are staying with my mom and dad.

I got a phone call from Pops asking if I wanted to meet them for dinner so we could all see each other. My cousin asked my dad if he'd line something up so he and his sister could see everyone after their flight gets in.

My dad's plan: Spaghetti Factory.

My question: Why?

Of all the places we could eat, why drive downtown from the airport for... Spaghetti Factory?

I thought I'd share this as it has been a relatively slow day in this forum and it probably touches on a number of threads that have been active lately.

[SuperGabers]

Oh for the LOVE! Just make them Chef Boyardi... It's just about the same! BARF!

My condolences.

[hostile]

You could eat next door at The Pub. Hires is across the street. I'd take either of those over spaghetti factory.

[Drunk Tank]

I have never eaten at The Spaghetti Factory. Is it akin to The Olive Garden?

[Portland Ute]

I have never eaten at The Spaghetti Factory. Is it akin to The Olive Garden?

Well, it's worse and costs less.

It's probably best described as being between Fazoli's and Olive Garden.

[Donuthole]

My best friend's wedding luncheon was at The Spaghetti Factory. As soon as I heard that's where they were holding it, I predicted his marriage wouldn't last. He was divorced after 1.5 years. After his wife told him she was leaving, she raided their bank account and took $5000 to get a boob job.

[Soccermom]

My best friend's wedding luncheon was at The Spaghetti Factory. As soon as I heard that's where they were holding it, I predicted his marriage wouldn't last. He was divorced after 1.5 years. After his wife told him she was leaving, she raided their bank account and took $5000 to get a boob job.

My wedding luncheon was at the BYU skyroom. What do you predict about my marriage?

[falafel]

My wedding luncheon was at the BYU skyroom. What do you predict about my marriage?

He'll need more info about your boobs first.

[RobinFinderson]

I used to like the mizthra (sp?) cheese spaghetti. I don't like the icky scoop of ice cream that comes at the end of the meal. Also stale mints.

[Donuthole]

My wedding luncheon was at the BYU skyroom. What do you predict about my marriage?

Ok, ok, my post was misleading. While I did predict that their marriage wouldn't last upon hearing the wedding luncheon was at Spaghetti Factory, it wasn't based solely on that. In fact, I predicted their marriage wouldn't last at pretty much every opportunity. After all, I lined them up (He had just broken up and was acting like his life was over, and she was stalking me. Solution: blind date!), and they ended up getting married exactly 10 days after my wife and I were married (though we had been dating for about 10 months).

From first introduction to date of marriage was just under 3 months for them. Why the rush? They were horny.

[Donuthole]

I used to like the mizthra (sp?) cheese spaghetti. I don't like the icky scoop of ice cream that comes at the end of the meal. Also stale mints.

The only palatable option, as it doesn't come with any of their Chef Boyardee sauce on it.

[Fiyero]

Ok, ok, my post was misleading. While I did predict that their marriage wouldn't last upon hearing the wedding luncheon was at Spaghetti Factory, it wasn't based solely on that. In fact, I predicted their marriage wouldn't last at pretty much every opportunity. After all, I lined them up (He had just broken up and was acting like his life was over, and she was stalking me. Solution: blind date!), and they ended up getting married exactly 10 days after my wife and I were married (though we had been dating for about 10 months).

From first introduction to date of marriage was just under 3 months for them. Why the rush? They were horny.

My introduction to date of marriage was 14 months, and the luncheon was in the Jade Room of the Joseph Smith Memorial. What's the verdict?

[BlueHair]

My introduction to date of marriage was 14 months, and the luncheon was in the Jade Room of the Joseph Smith Memorial. What's the verdict?

Let's get back on topic..... Boobs!

[Portland Ute]

The only palatable option, as it doesn't come with any of their Chef Boyardee sauce on it.

The issue is that it is so easy and cheap to make at home.

The bread is usually "okay."

I'd take their creamy pesto salad dressing and leave the salad.

Everything else sucks.

Seriously, making pasta with mizithra and browned butter is simple and fast.

Prepare the pasta.

Brown some butter with some fresh garlic (or without, either way)

Grate Mizithra cheese.

Poor the browned butter over your pasta and toss.

Dish up the pasta.

Sprinkle or, in my case, cover, the pasta with the grated mizithra.

It takes about 5 minutes.

[FMCoug]

The last tim I went to Spaghetti Factory I met Soccermom, Aristides and clan. Which led to a later "welcome to Utah" meal of green jello, funeral potatoes, etc. So it's got that going for it.