Wienerschnitzel

Last Friday Amy and I rounded up our co-workers and headed off to Wienerschnitzel for lunch. This was a bid adventure because neither of us had every been to one before. I have always thought the whole premise of a fast food place focused on hot dogs to be a bit silly even though I love hotdogs. So here's my report on the wienerschnitzel experience.

I was surprised but there was actually a line to the door so apparently there are a lot more people going there than I originally thought. The guy who took my order seemed pretty friendly. I'd say the wait time to get my food was about average for a fast food place. The menu was good because there is some variety but not like a hundred options like some places. I went with the 2 corn dogs, fries and a drink meal. The corn dogs were pretty average and not that big, the fries were average, the drink was great because they have Dr. Pepper there and a lot of fast food places don't. The price was ok, but I kind of had it in my head that hot dog based meals should be cheaper than a burger meal. We were able to find adequate seating for our group so that was nice. The drive from work was further than expected but we all got in, got our food, ate, socialized and made it back to work in time so it worked out well. One thing that I think could use some work is the pictures of the food. It all looks pretty fake and not very appetizing, the resaurant's whole look seems very stuck in the 70's or something. I guess that is maybe part of their brand but I'm not sure I like it.

Couple facts from their website: It was started by a 23 year old in 1961 with a single hot dog stand. Now has 340 locations in ten states. They sell over 120 million hotdogs a year. Their site has a page called "Wiener World" which is kind of funny, also they say on the site "Love wieners? Join the club!", I laughed at that.

Have you been to wienerschnitzel? How do you like it? Are there any common places you haven't been to? Let me know, maybe this posting will inspire you to try out somewhere new.

Lastly, What is interesting is that if I thought about the places Ihad never been to before I moved to Riverside for college the list would have been very long. My home town had a Foster's Freeze, that was the only fast food place. A couple town's over I think there was an A&W.

Punishing your kids

Alright who can think of some creative ways to punish kids when they act up?

Here's a couple I have in mind:

- Make your sons or daughters share a twin size bed.
- Keep those super spicy peppers on hand and make them eat one if they are acting up.
- If they won't share a particular toy, sell it.
- Make your sons put on a ballet performance for the family.
- Mow the lawn using scissors
- When they get into a fight, make them participate in a prolonged hug with each other, something like 10 to 15 minutes of constant hugging would be good.
- Make them go Christmas caroling in Halloween costumes regardless of the time of year.
- Give your daughters a boy's haircut, like a crew cut, bowl cut or a mullet.

Let's see what you've got. Keep it humane, no cutting off fingers or anything but I'm sure you have some that you've always wanted to use on your kids, or you plan to use when you have kids.