As the last three day weekend is upon us for the Summer of 2015, I can’t help but reminisce about other three-day weekends I have had this year.
One of my favorites was our trip to New York State. We went to Niagara Falls, to Chautauqua Lake, Jamestown and East Amherst (not in that order).
Actually, East Amherst was the reason the trip was even planned. We saw an episode of Diner’s, Drive Ins and Dives about Grover’s Bar and Grill in East Amherst, New York. It was Guy Fieri visit to Grover’s and their burgers that even got me thinking about taking the trip. We left late on Thursday and returned late Saturday. It was a fast, 47 hour, fun filled trip that I won’t soon forget. Except I realized I forgot to write about Grover’s! So on this last three day weekend of summer, here is my recap of our time at Grover’s.
We arrived at Grover’s around 12:30. The place was packed. Seeing as we had never been there before, we had no idea about anything. So we walked in and didn’t know what to do. The wait staff was pretty busy, so we wandered to the back of the restaurant and found a table right near the kitchen. During our stay there, I noticed that people came in, walked up to a beam in the middle of the building and wrote on the wall. I assumed it must be a chalkboard because the wait staff would go to the board, call out a name and use an eraser on the board. Apparently no one had been waiting before Bobby and I came in or else we might have gotten kicked out for taking their seats!
I ordered a burger, of course. It was this really huge burger with tons of cheese, bacon and mushrooms. Bobby ordered a sandwich with chicken tenders, pepper jack cheese and jalapenos. We shared a basket of fries.
We also shared a cup of the cheeseburger soup. We had to try it because it was highlighted on the show. My burger was pretty good, but I did have to add a little salt and pepper to it. Bobby seemed to enjoy his sandwich, too. The soup was great. It was nice and cheesey and hit the spot after the almost 2 hour trip in the car from Jamestown, New York. Because Bobby and I don’t like onions, we were pleased that the ones in the soup were large enough to see and could be picked out.
Bobby does regret not ordering the wings. He said we had gone that far, he should have tried them. Had I known he wanted them, I would have insisted. Yet since he didn’t get them, that basically means that there has to be another trip to New York in our future!
Please tell me of some two or three day trips you’ve taken. I’d love to get ideas! Oh, yeah, don’t worry if you aren’t from Ohio. I don’t mind planning trips that are farther from home. Enjoy your Labor Day weekend! I’m sure I will.
