earth food

I stopped at the Country Pride restaurant at the TA in Bloomington, IL. This entry is posted from their dining room, which is a really great spot - AC power, WiFi from the [new] TA wireless services - TA SpeedZone WiFi

Since I still wasn't really, really hungry, and since it is generally better for you to eat smaller meals, more often, and infrequent large meals, I seized on the oppotunity to get some oatmeal - Country Pride offers a breakfast called "Smart Start" which is a bowl of oatmeal with fresh fruit [seasonal] and coffee - I also ordered a side of wheat toast. The server was great - went and asked what sort of fruit was available, then asked me how I wanted the oatmeal - and she got it perfect - I was relieved that this is not "instant oatmeal" - I believe it was "quick oats" and she managed to get it just about exactly the consistency I make it when I make it myself. Really excellent.

The oatmeal comes with a little pitcher of milk, and a plastic cup with about 2 - maybe 3 - tablespoons full of brown sugar packed into it (homestyle, that) - I don't use either milk or sugar on my oats, so I asked for and got butter.

The fruit turned out to be a big bunch of red grapes and a couple slices of honeydew melon - very nicely arranged - which I continue to nibble on.

This meal was definitely on a par with the chili at Homestead, and the dining room as more power outlets. The buffet closes in the evenings - not sure what time, but it was already shut down when I got here.

Labels: restaurant, review, truckstop

posted by pd wilson   #   07:19