As promised...

Birthday dinner at Continental with the Parli crew! Got to try a new array of edible delights before the start of break. Not much to say except it was absolutely delicious as always. 

Now an oldie but a goodie. The bday girl was very excited to try the cheesesteak springrolls.

They called these raviolis...perhaps to make the menu sound more diverse? Even though they are very obviously dumplings...at least they were delicious. Who knew spinach could taste so good? Got the snapshot of a martini glass for funsies.

Chicken skewers with peanut sauce I think...

French onion soup dumplings. Another request by a different guest. Have to say this was probably my least favorite dish, I guess I'm just not the biggest fan of French food?

Korean BBQ tacos. YUM.

Lobster coconut curry. Although I am not the biggest fan of coconut or lobster (shock! I know), no complaints about this dish =]

Chocolate peanut butter cup. Best comin

Shall try and do some cooking after an ENTIRE day of vegging on the couch. Gotta love break.

When a 10pm dinner can't go wrong....

Oh Stephen Starr, you have redeemed yourself after so many lackadaisical outings to the overly motiffed and plastic-loving Pod. A spontaneous decision on a Thursday night found us in front of the well-established Continental Midtown. Despite the semi-dramatic decor, the food was actually pretty damn good. 

Of course in our haste, we forgot an actual camera but my friend's Iphone did the trick. Here are the dishes we quickly devoured:

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Mushroom flatbread: I'm not sure why I've been having this obsession with mushrooms and cheese lately. I'm hoping my incessant talking of mushrooms and cheese will get you to go and try this amazing combination pronto.

BBQ Chicken Quesadilla: look at that decadent ranch sauce!

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Cheesesteak Springrolls:  Want to die early? Here's how.

  Of course we ordered not one but two desserts. sigh. 

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Blondie Bombshell: There's vanilla ice cream hidden under that mount of whipped cream somewhere.

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Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels with Caramel Sauce and Guinness Ice Cream. Yea, I can't believe they called those little balls soft pretzels either but the Guinness ice cream redeemed the dish. One spoonful and I was hooked. 

Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5