Lisa is getting her appetite back but still not ready to go anywhere so yesterday she said an italian beef sounded good.  After mentioning a few places she said Dale's have good ones so off I went.  I got a large and Lisa got a medium and both of us got a large cup of au jus.  I also got some peppers which turned out to be giardiniera.  
Both sandwiches were really good, one of the best italian beefs around and the au jus really complements it well.  The giardiniera was hot but Lisa ended up liking it.  Only downsize is that it was very expensive for two sandwiches and we'll both get a smaller sandwich next time.
Saturday I went to Game On by myself to try the fish.  I sat at the bar to eat for the first time in many years since Lisa doesn't like to eat at the bar.  The fish was good but not as good as the fish bites.  Both the baked beans and slaw were solid, not great but good.
Last week I went to China Buffet again since Lisa really liked to rice noodle.  I got chicken and broccoli which didn't have much flavor, I didn't try the chicken rice noodle this time in case Lisa wanted it left over.

Catching up a bit with some places we go a lot.
With Lisa not feeling good yesterday and it being valentines day we chose to stay at home, not unusual for us to avoid crowds.  Soup sounded good to her so I picked up China Buffet.
I ordered shrimp mei fun and spring rolls and got her egg drop soup.  I googled Mei fun and it's just rice noodles. So why not.  Lisa said the soup was good and it was hot this time, several places lately haven't been.  Their spring rolls are good and only cost $2.  The shrimp mei fun was very very good, Lisa said she may have found her new go to there.  All in all it really hit the spot.
Earlier this week we went to Game On for what seems the 100th time, it's close and good so there.  We got the in house mushrooms and they were spectacular.  We both got smash burgers but I got a double and she got a single.  Both were really good, true smash burgers.  I had the apple salad and I really liked it, nice to have a side option that's not fried.  Lisa had the chili and liked it in spite of the beans.
We went to Quatros and Bottoms Up last week.  At Quatros we got a veggie chef and a meateaters pizza.  The pizza was like old times, wonderful.  The veggie chef was a lot better than the dinner salad we'd been getting and not much more.
At Bottoms Up we got the usual two side salads and half chicken all white.  Lisa said hers seemed dry and the first two or three bites of mine were dry but then okay.  A rare miss there.

We had a hard time deciding where to go yesterday.  I wanted to stay close but finally Lisa said Kretzers mainly to spite me since I wasn't suggesting anyplace which is usually what I get stuck with.  The bar area was full so we had to sit in dining area.
Anyway I went up thinking of alternatives to the fish but in the end I went with it and had a salad and baked potato as sides.  Lisa went with the salad bar and Mike got chicken and Debbie also got the fish.
As I've mentioned before the salad bar is impressive, lots of options but I went with a standard salad and french dressing.  The fish was as good as always, maybe the best around and I like that it's in smaller pieces.  The baked potato was a good alternative to fried stuff and was good.  Lisa like the stuffed pepper soup on the salad bar.  The small taste I had of Mike's chicken was very good and will be what I get there next time we're there, unless  I back out once again and get fish.
On the way back we stopped at the Blue Room for a quick drink, it was packed and is becoming too popular for me.  Way too noisy.
We stopped in a Game On for a drink but as always there we ran into someone we know and ended up drinking more than one.  This time it was Scott and Angie who we hadn't seen in a very long time so it was nice catching up with them.

We went to Game On again yesterday, really wasn't my choice since we've been there a lot lately but Jeff wanted to try it.  Not a big deal since we really like the place but don't want to get burned out.
Mike ordered two orders of the buffalo rangoons and Jeff ordered jalapeno poppers.  Me and Jeff ordered wings, Mike and Debbie ordered burgers and Lisa ordered nachos.
I didn't eat any appetizers, trying to cut down fried food some plus not really in my wheelhouse.  Mike really likes the rangoons, some would say he's a rangoonian (sorry).  My wings were different but good.  I ordered roasted pepper garlic sauce on the side and it was okay but I asked for bbq sauce and I liked it better.  Lisa wasn't real wild about the nachos but I thought they were okay.  The burger eaters seemed to like burgers and the fries.
After leaving there we went to Big Muddy for a Red Devil Red and they had a decent crowd.  Next we went to Brews Brothers and it was dead, only one person who was talking to the bartender.  Lastly we went to the Elks and there wasn't anyone there until a couple walked in just before we left.