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August 18, 2008 12:32 AM

aturday night, in order to celebrate pH's recent acquisition of gainful employment, we went somewhere we had been wanting to go for a long time: Samba. Samba is one of those Brazilian steakhouse places that seem to be all over the place now. For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, you basically pay a fee for all-you-can-eat meat, which is delivered to your table on swords by dudes dressed like pirates. Or not dressed like pirates, depending on which specific place you go to.

Several of us had previously been to one of these places in Chicago. We were blown the fuck away. The $50 price tag was completely worth the food. Samba is less expensive than the place in Chicago by about $20, and it is clearly the superior value. Although I missed the giant wheel of Parmesan cheese and the bacon-wrapped filet mignon, the meat at Samba was nonetheless awesome, and the few things I missed weren't worth paying nearly double for.

As you'd expect, I ate more than I should have and could barely move afterwards. And then Co-SME and I traded meat-based puns for about twenty minutes. Everyone around us enjoyed that tremendously.

Then we went to a comedy club to see some comedians. One of them sucked, one was awesome and told a lot of Star Wars jokes (not to mention a joke about Spiderman I thought about years ago), another guy juggled and had a really strange beard, and the last guy was decent but was on state for way the fuck too long.

Then some other stuff happened. But the most relevant thing that happened was that I tried this place that's new in Madison called Five Guys. Morenononsense had been telling me for a while that this place was like the In-n-Out of the East Coast, so I was excited to try it. And I was not disappointed. The fries were way better than In-n-Out, in my opinion. They were crispy and thick and tasted exactly like god intended French to taste: like salty potatoes with a subtle hint of the oil they were kicked in. The burger was not as good as In-n-Out, but it was fucking respectable. And definitely one of the better fast-food burgers I've had, behind only In-n-Out, I think. Still, while it was awesome, it only made me miss In-n-Out more.

Oh, and for some reason my desire to go to Vegas has increased exponentially after this weekend.



3 Comments


tRJ said:

Samba is so good. Not only do they have ridiculous spits of beef, they also serve two excellent Brazilian beers.

And Five Guys is surprisingly good. I agree that the burger isn't as good as In-n-Out, but it's pretty darn tasty. It's definitely the best burger you can get on State Street.

August 18, 2008 2:31 PM



Dee said:

bacon wrapped filet mignon? god bless america.

August 18, 2008 10:12 PM



Who? said:

Congrats to PH!

I tried 5 Guys. I think the fries are great, but Culvers does a better burger. Also, they don't do enough business and I predict they shall close within six months or whenever their lease ends.

August 19, 2008 10:11 PM



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