I know it’s pretty much been all baby around these parts lately, but you guys, he’s pretty much my entire life these days, so it seems appropriate that this blog reflect that.  Plus, who knows, maybe one day he’ll want to go back and read all of this, because we all know the internets are permanent.

BUT I do have a couple of non-baby related posts, mostly food, because duh — and this is one of them.

I got to take Nadine to this place for her birthday (and my first bestie date since having the little man), and it was incredible.  EVERYTHING on the menu looked so good — as in we will definitely be back to be able to try all the foods.

Our waiter guy was so nice and knowledgeable — suggesting beers to both myself and Nadine.  We started out with the fried cheese curds ( shout out to my Wisco roots), and their homemade delicious aioli.  These things were so delicious.

Then came our main courses:  I had the fried chicken biscuit sandwich with succotash, and Nadine got their burger.  Both of them were delicious.  And their French fries dipped in their homemade sauces pretty much put the icing on the cake.  Except we decided that we needed dessert.  We got the boozy double doozy thing — and you guys, I’m not kidding when I say it was probably the best dessert I’ve ever had.  Booze, chocolate and fried.  Yes and please.

All in all, I give the place five stars.  I want to go back, so that always helps.  It was a teensy bit expensive, but their food is well worth the price.  Also, if you’re into oysters (I can’t wait to take B here for oysters!), they have an entire menu and you can choose which water you want your oysters to come from.  Oh yes.  If you’re in Birmingham, definitely check it out.

B and I love Mediterranean food — it’s definitely on our short list of food when neither one of us can decide what we want for date night dinner.

Dodiyos has been on our “to try” list for a really long time — it was on our must try before moving to Austin list, and that was at least two years ago.  So one day when I was being super pregnant cranky, he suggested going here for dinner.

I do have to say that we both were a little disappointed.  I got the lamb kabob, and B got a seafood pasta.  The place was virtually empty, and the guy at the table next to us tried to order a beer three times, and each time they were out of the beer he ordered.  He finally settled on a glass of wine.

The food was good, and the service was good, but it wasn’t anything that we couldn’t have gotten at Makarios, or Purple Onion for that matter, and for much much less.  I’m not sure if they had just had a menu change or staff change or something, but it just seemed sort of disorganized.

I don’t think we’d go out of our way to eat here again — but again, the food was good and the service was as well, but for the price?  It just didn’t seem worth it.

Dodiyos is located in the SoHo area of Homewood.  To learn more about them and see their menu, go here.

This place boasts the best cheeseburger in Birmingham — I’m pretty sure that it’s also won that award for more than a couple years straight.  Every time we’ve tried to go, the place has been packed out.  So we outsmarted everyone and went to have dinner at like 530 one Friday night.

And we got right in.

It is a little French bistro, where you can order a ton of things with French flair, but we were in there for one reason and one reason only — to try out this burger.

Their cocktail list looked amazing (French 75s!) — and B tried the Root of all Evil – which he said was delicious.

And the cheeseburger — the cheeseburger.  They were not kidding when they say the best.  Of course, you’re going to pay a fair amount, but guys, it is so worth it.  I have no idea what they put in that thing, but yeah.  It’s one of those things that change your entire perspective on how you should be eating a cheeseburger.  And to be honest, if I could afford a $14 cheeseburger every day, then I’d go back here every day.  PLUS they serve it with those tiny shoestring French fries, which everyone knows rules.

So I guess all those people that voted for this thing to be the best knew what they were doing?  Probably so.  If you’re in the mood for a semi-fancy date night, or just the best damn cheeseburger you’ll ever eat, go here.  Fast.