Blended Bistro & Boba, Lake Mary *NV/UT/CO Travel Notes

I tried this peculiar restaurant in the shopping area on 46A and International Parkway (has the Amstar theater) on Wednesday at lunch. It was a Subway sandwich shop before this. I say peculiar because who doesn't think pho, bao, banh mi, macarons, poke, boba and wok dishes when they hear "bistro"? Needless to say. I was non-plussed when I viewed the menu. I was expecting bistro fare. Maybe a burger. I settled on the Malay Fried Chicken Rice because I saw one of the only other customers being served it and it had pink rice. Never had that. I should have settled for a $5 banh mi to go. The dish cost $12. It was a tiny drum and thigh deep fried. No flavor. The rice also had zero seasoning. It also came with a basic shredded cabbage and carrot salad with an over soy-ed dressing. I've had some Malayasian food. Even been there. Can't recall it being this bland. I had to order a fruit tea because they don't sell soda. Of course it tasted like peach juice rather than tea and cost $5. Another fail. The place is now white and green. The lights were off. Gloomy atmosphere. Didn't feel like the air was on either. You order at the counter. They only give you plastic cutlery. I don't know what to make of it. It has potential. Or maybe it doesn't? Probably will drop the food going forward and just sell the junk food. That is all most of the orders (all to go) seemed to be. Has been open for six months. *It appears they have a location in College Park that I tried in February 2019. I liked the banh mi.

*Travel Notes - NV/UT/CO: In Las Vegas I stayed downtown. The Electric Daisy Carnival was in town and the rates were high. I stayed at the Plaza for $63 (+$32 resort fee) on the first night. Across the street at the Golden Gate for $80 (+34 resort fee) the next night. Parking free at both. Turns out the Gate is the oldest hotel in Vegas. Rooms looked it. No views. I ate at the Yi Mei Champion Taiwan Deli on Spring Mountain Rd. It was the last remaining one from that Marcus Samuelson show. I had a pork and nap cabbage steamed bao and traditional beef noodle soup. I had drinks downtown at the Underground at the Mob Museum. It is a secret speakeasy that you need a password for. I had dinner at Carson Kitchen. Not as great as advertised. I had barramundi in a walnut romesco and black rice and ox tail risotto. I had average quality "all you can eat" sushi at Kaya on Spring Mountain Rd. I found the pawn shop on Pawn Stars. It's near the Strat. Passed it a million times. I also checked out the new Resorts World Casino. I tried to find the shop on American Restoration. Got bad intel. I believe it is under the highway intersection downtown. Didn't feel up for it. Next time. I had chicken noodle soup (started getting a tooth ache) at Saginaw's Delicatessen at the Circa. I had a drink at the Prohibition Bar at the Golden Gate. I had drinks at Park on Fremont. I left early on Friday to beat the festival traffic (was at the race track). There was none yet. Drove north through Utah to Salina. Stayed at the Super 8 for $85. Drove east to Glenwood Springs CO. Stayed at the Cedar Lodge for $105. Drove east to Silverthorne. Stayed at Luxury Inn for $92. Ate a egg and avocado burrito and mushroom soup at Blue Moon Bakery. Drove east to DIA. Stayed at Baymont for $111. Fall in Colorado wasn't as pretty as I thought it would be. West part of state already has decent snow accumulation.