Tony-Man vs. Lunchin' with friends

I totally forgot to shout KHAAAAAN!  When I got there.

Okay, so let's get a few things straight before I get into this actually positive outlook on this Review.

- It's strange for me to eat with people.  I haven't done it in forever, so I don't have the "meal time social skills."

- I don't eat out very often, because eating at a place that isn't home usually costs money.

- Asian food rocks.

With that out of the way, this is actually the first time that I'm reviewing an establishment that's main focus is serving food.  And I'll probably try this some more in the future, depending on how things go here.  (You know, provided I have money, or a necessity to eat at a place that isn't home.)  Today  (today being the Friday the 13th of December 2013), I went to the Genghis Grill On Robert C. Daniel Parkway in Augusta, Georgia.  Which seems to be for a lack of actually knowing what it's called, a Stir-fry bar.  I'm guessing it is a relatively new establishment, or I just don't know so many places to eat now, since the last time I went out to eat anywhere was the Hibachi Grill on Augusta West Parkway, on April 18th, 2013 (Which in my mind is a special day, though very esoteric to people who are not me).  So, I came to the Genghis Grill without really any expectation.

I expected with a name like "Genghis Grill," it was going to be an Asian-style restaurant.  And being Asian, I could get behind an idea like that.  I ordered Mandarin Orange Chicken stir-fry and some water.  The service was pretty good, the crowd was somewhat busy, and oh... the company I had were awesome!  But I'm getting a little ahead of myself.  Let me back up.

So a few days ago, My friends...

Ashley

Ashley

and Laura

Laura

were talking about doing lunch on Friday.  I actually had nothing to do with this initial part of the conversation.  I think I was at work.  One day, I'm messaged by Ashley saying that the two of them were going to have lunch together and that I should come along.  Because let's face it, I'm awesome.  That's probably not the reason, but I like to live in a world with colors.  Then my best guy friends was asking if we wanted to do something this Friday (today) and so...

John

John... as if you couldn't figure it out.

was invited to come out to lunch with us.

Okay, now that you're caught up, and know who all the players are, I gotta say, I was pretty impressed by the place.  I mean, it didn't feel like an authentic Asian place, but that's actually part of its charm.  I didn't see any Asian cooks, servers, waitresses, hostesses, or... people who eat there (save myself).  But I actually sort of like that.  I didn't see any Chinese New Year place mats, or anything that was even remotely "Genghis-y" but that's cool too.  The food; at least the food that I ordered was delicious.  They give you this pretty large bowl of food to eat, for a reasonable price.  As I said before, I had the Mandarin Chicken Stir-Fry Bowl.  While the food was delicious, if I had one complaint (because I always do, as a critic and review-blogger), it would be that I wish my bowl had a little more Chicken and a little less superfluous stuff.  But as said before, the food was undeniably delicious.  I would recommend it to anyone who is thinking about eating there.

I am sure, that the thing I liked most about being at the Genghis Grill was having my friends there.  I've known John, about 2½ years, I've known Ashley almost 1 year, and I'm only somewhat recently met Laura, so in the grand scheme of the Universe According to Tony-Man, these are people I haven't known very long.  But they're amongst my three favorite people that I know.  So when the four of us finally got to sit and eat and just be ... well, four gamers sitting and eating, it's a special thing to me.  I don't go out and eat much, even rarer when I eat with people.  But it's worth the experience.  Something that someday my notoriously skinny wallet will allow me to do perhaps on an infrequent basis.  I just had a fun time just shooting the shit with my friends.  It brings into perspective that yeah, 2013 has been kinda shitty.  And yes, December has traditionally just been a month over the last thirty years that has put me in a foul mood.  But days like today can teach me that you can't let the demons of your past take possession of you.  And you're a lot better person, in general, with strong friends who are with you.

And maybe it's just the spirit of Genghis KHAAAAAN within me right now, or at least some of his food, but I'm feeling pretty damn good.  I think 2014 will kick so much ass, and I've always got my friends.  The food was good, the service was adequate, my friends always kick my hard times right in its proverbial nutsack... what more could an infraggable Tony-Man need?  Well, except more money, being debt-free, a place of my own to live in, a new engine in my Mustang, and a giant Emperor turtle to be my mobile throne?  Not much, my dear blog readers.  Not much indeed.