Chevy's - Ontario- Saturday 21st

Dining out as an unemployed person, or really any person in today's economy is definitely not easy.
After completing a week of temp work, we decided to treat ourselves to Chevy's.
A friend of ours, Jeff, met us at the Ontario location where we already had our drinks, free chips and salsa and tableside guacamole ready to go.
Our service was good but not as great as our last two experiences. I would guess this was because of the busy-ness of the evening.


While the food is always consistent, the beans and rice warm and tasty, I am never too amazed with the "combo" entrees. So far, the hot fajitas, salads, and specialty fish items are the best on the menu in my opinion.


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Once again, Chevy's did not disappoint.

BJs-West Covina-Ortega Family Fund

Mikey and I attended one of the charities that has been taking place this month to raise money for the Ortega Family Trust fund(family that was affected by the killings on Christmas Eve 08).
Bjs donated 15% of your meal cost to the fund.
This was a great opportunity to give and enjoy great food at the same time. Service was wonderful, presentation was great and the ambiance was pleasant as well.

I really enjoyed the Balsalmic Chicken--the mashed potatoes were to die for! It was a delightful mixing of flavors and textures!
Cantaloupe martini was very sweet (like drinking a mixed flavored juice) but gave me a buzz, so I guess it worked!

Chilis-West Covina-Jan

I decided on Chilis this night because I trusted that there would be good service there and I didn't want to fuss around. So far, their track record is pretty good. Mikey had his usual margarita and I decided to go for a tasty beer..it hit the spot. Chilis has a great appetizer selection as well as beer selection. Our server was closing up for the night but was pretty courteous and attentive towards us. He was joking around with the host how "he [the host] would not like to be a server..it sucks!" but that didn't me bother me too much. Overall a great dinner.

Applebees-West Covina-Jan17/23

On two short occasions, we visited Applebees. It has become the default place because it is closest and open late.
Here are some photos of our dine in sessions on Jan 17th and Jan 23rd.

Also, I colored a kids menu and attempted to use only the four colors they provide by shading, etc. IT came out pretty good!