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Run and Won

Il Pescatore is a neighborhood Italian restaurant near us that people often talk about. We headed over for a quick weeknight dinner. Their menu is pretty vast and has typical Italian dishes.

Regardless of the Italian restaurant, Kevin has a tendency to gravitate toward pepperoni pizza. The pizza looked very greasy, but he said it was decent.

Il Pescatore-Pepperoni Pizza

My meal started with a side house salad with their house dressing, raspberry vinaigrette.

Il Pescatore-House Salad

For my main course, I ordered vitello alla scaloppine, veal medallions sautéed with mushrooms in a white wine sauce, which came with a side of spaghetti.

Il Pescatore-Vitello Alla Scaloppine

Il Pescatore-Spaghetti Side

The veal was good. The meat was tender, and the sauce had a lot of flavor from the mushrooms. I was actually disappointed in the spaghetti sauce. It tasted just like typical jarred sauce that was lacking seasonings and herbs.

All in all, I’d say our meal was fairly average, but I’m willing to give it another shot since I have heard that people really seem to like Il Pescatore.

Last weekend was full of small victories. On Saturday, UF had its homecoming game. Piece of cake right? We played the University of Louisiana-Lafayette (I know, who?), and it ended up being the closest game of our season. We literally won in the last two seconds of the game. In the middle of the game, I finally had to get up in the middle of the game to blow off some steam on the treadmill. I channeled my aggression to my run, and it worked. I had a great run and the Gators won!

treadmill

Later that day, Kevin and I headed to my first Orlando Solar Bears game. They are our professional hockey team, and this is their first season back after a hiatus. We got really good seats right up close to the action.

hockey

When I lived in Indiana, we used to go to hockey games fairly often, but I haven’t been since I was young. Not much seems to have changed, including the numerous fights. We saw one guy get a broken nose!

fight

We left at the end of the second period (out of three) when the Solar Bears were losing 3 to 0. We must have been bad luck because after we left, they came back and ended up winning 5 to 3. The game was really fun and fast paced. I’m excited to go to more games now that they’re back.

What is your favorite sport to watch in person?

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Beefy King

Beefy King is one of those places people always talk about, and I can’t believe it’s taken so long for me to get over there. They have off hours, so it’s best to go at lunchtime, which I did with a few coworkers. They are closed on Sundays. The restaurant closes at 3 p.m. the rest of the days of the week, but the drive-through stays open until 5:30.

They’ve been open for almost 50 years, and when you look at the restaurant, it doesn’t look like much has changed. Their menu is pretty simple featuring different steamed sandwiches.

As soon as the lady at the register told me they’re famous for their roast beef sandwiches, I knew that was what I would be ordering.

Beefy King - Roast Beef

Their sandwiches come with tater tots, which is a huge bonus. They’re such a nice change of pace from fries. I got my roast beef sandwich loaded with all of the extras: cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and onions. They have bottles of horseradish, bbq and hot bbq sauces for dressing your sandwich. I put some horsey sauce on top for a little kick. The sandwich was was nice and warm, and all the flavors melded together nicely. The roast beef tasted really fresh. It’s like a far better version of Arbys.

My boss always orders the smoked turkey deluxe, which also has cheese, tomatoes and cole slaw.

Beefy King - Smoked Turkey Deluxe

Cole slaw on a sandwich sounds pretty fantastic.

Their sandwiches are a pretty decent size, and they really hit the spot, especially on a rainy day like when we were there. If only they were open later. This would make for a great late-night meal. I love to support family-owned businesses in the area, especially ones that have been around as long as Beefy King.

French fries or tater tots?

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