Hart Park & Bruxie

Today's family field trip occurred in the city of Orange. First we went to Hart Park. D and I had checked this park out before we were married as a possible location for wedding photos (we ended up choosing the Bowers Museum). k and n practiced their softball skills. It was a much better place to practice in than our family room at home! Then we went to the other side to check out their playground equipment.




Double-Slide


Swinging Monkey

One of the items on D's bucket list is to go on a zip line. Until then, this will have to do:

Both k and n went on it too.

Usually, if we go out to lunch around 11:30 a.m., there is never a wait. That was not the case when we went to try out Bruxie.

Those brave souls who are planning to open a restaurant in this economy should pay attention to this restaurant's success. It's hard to pinpoint what creates a restaurant's "it" factor, but I think a hip name/tag line ("The Bold Fold"), creative concept (everything inside a waffle!), location (downtown Orange) and relatively reasonable prices are all contributing factors. We tried the Yelp! recommendations: fried chicken waffle and waffle burger, both with a side order of waffle (cute idea) fries. That was enough for all four of us. Maybe k and D could have eaten a little more, but it was probably good for them to exercise some restraint. The only problem was that there is very little parking/seating so we ended up eating in our car!


This was the more interesting sandwich. The cole slaw and chili honey are listed as toppings, but they actually came on the side, which was thoughtful. The chicken was a little on the thin side, but D thought it went well with the waffle.


I couldn't get a good picture of the hamburger waffle because k and n were ravenous and not in the mood to let mommy adjust the settings on her camera. This was definitely more filling and messy. The waffle fries were good, but a tad too salty and oily for my liking. Next time we'll have to try their frozen custard.