Thursday after work I went with a few co-workers to The Rose and Crown in Palo Alto and Monster Sushi (formerly TGI’s sushi). I think TGIs sushi is a chain because there is a TGI’s in Berkeley, CA that may be called Monster also.

The Rose and Crown is your standard pub. It was quiet and has a small outdoor seating area (approximately 5 picnic tables). Beers are semi-expensive. A Guinness + a Franziskanner dunkel = $12.

Monster Sushi (formerly TGI’s sushi) is your standard sushi place run by Koreans. It is near the BevMo and 24 Hour Fitness. They have a value offering of $50 for a crapload of sushi enough to feed 3 people although it’s advertised as a 2-person meal. Meal for 3 people + 1 sake + extra salad + extra miso soup = $63 after tax.

Earlier in the day we went to the Mountain View 7 Eleven that was converted into a 7 Eleven Kwik-E-Mart as part of a Simpsons promotion. It was disappointing but interesting. On an unrelated note I got a 24oz “chelada” Bud Light can — that’s a Bud Light mixed with clamato juice. It was surprisingly refreshing, although I wouldn’t buy more than one can for a drinking session. The chelada basically tasted like a can of very light gazpacho.