Foodie Friday: Shake Shack

Another delicious American original burger joint to be found here in Oman is Shake Shack.  There is one in Muscat City Center.  We may or may not have invented a reason to go to Muscat City Center so that we could try out Shake Shack since MCC isn't really all that close to us.

2 burgers, 3 orders of fries, and a soda

When we went, it was actually during Ramadan.  We saw a movie (Aladdin), walked around the mall (they have a Toys R Us), then headed to Shake Shack once it was time to eat.  Some notes:  Aladdin was amazing!  Watching a movie during Ramadan isn't as much fun because you can't order popcorn or a drink.  Yes, there are Toys R Us stores all over the world.  Only the US branches went bankrupt. The toy prices in Toys R Us were pretty much the same as at any other toy store over here:  high.

Foodie Friday: Savannah BBQ

To clear things up for my US friends, for this restaurant, Savannah refers to the savannas of Africa.  And BBQ refers to various grilled meat that will not resemble the BBQ you would expect in the US.

Savannah BBQ is a restaurant that Stephen and I ate at in Panorama Mall for one of our date nights.  Because we were there for dinner at 4:30 pm, we were the only ones eating.  No surprise there.  They serve African food in a very well decorated and themed restaurant.  There is an outdoor seating area as well that I imagine could be very nice and pleasant in the "winter."  

Shot of the menu and some decorations.

Foodie Friday: Crepe Cafe

I love crepes!  They are probably one of the reasons I gained weight my summer in France.  Doener Kebabs and pain au chocolate can also shoulder some blame.  Basically, street food was our jam while we were backpacking.  And a simple nutella crepe while walking around was heaven.

When the boys and I were moving to Muscat, we had a long (long, long, long) layover in the Abu Dhabi airport.  They had a crepe restaurant where we decided to eat lunch.  I was so excited to introduce my boys to crepes.  They were expensive (hello, they were in the airport), but they would also be expensed to the company.  I full intended to order savory crepes then split a dessert crepe (the dessert crepe on my dime, though).  We ordered an egg and cheese crepe and some type of chicken crepe.  They were so good and ridiculously filling.  We couldn't finish them, so we certainly weren't ordering a dessert crepe.

It was all good because Stephen had told me that there were Crepe Cafes in Muscat.  I know of 3:  one in Oasis by the Sea in Shatti, one in the Wave, and one in Ghubra near the Oxy building.  There are other crepe restaurants, too.  There is Crepe & Wrap, Omani Crepe, and Yummy Belgian Waffle & Crepe.  You can even order crepes at some restaurants such as Kargeen.  I have only tried Crepe Cafe and Kargeen so far.