Rustico in Ballston

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So Annie and I metro’d out to Balston to try out a restaurant called Rustico, recommended by 2 of my friends.

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For starters, we ordered some lamb meat balls. The tomato sauce was actually really good. As a dish, it was pretty good… but then again, it’s just a fancy meat ball. For something that small, I think they should have gone with stronger flavors.

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We saw everyone order pizza, so we tried out one as well. The one we ordered was really salty and lacked sauce. We also ordered scallops—they were good, but lacked acidity. It needed a touch of lemon—nonetheless, they were good.

For the price, it’s a little high. It was fun to go out and try new things, but it’s probably not worth the additional cost of metro admission. If I were to go there again, I’d order their plain $15 cheese/basil pizza and split it between two people. That seems like a good value, and seems to be their sweet spot on the menu. I bet their do a good lunch as well, based on their photos from Yelp.

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To finish things off, we tried out FroZenYo. ^_^

Shrimp and Zucchini

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Shrimp and Zucchini

I treated myself to a little shrimp last night and zucchini. It’s pretty simple—salt, pepper and garlic powder for both.

The best part is that I still have a bunch of shrimp and zucchini left for tonight. ^_^

Week 2 of Dieting

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Yeh, I’m back on a diet. Going to try eating healthy. I tried a few years ago, but failed miserably. Fortunately, I was able to give up coke a year and a half ago.

Now it’s time to eat healthier and exercise more. I’ve been eating salads galore.

Salad

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As well as seafood. Here’s a little salmon, potato and squash/zucchini.

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And last night, I had a little lobster, squash and salad.

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I definitely cheated when I went to dinner with Annie on sunday. I will note that I didn’t eat any of the biscuits, nor did I eat salad with dressing.

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Man, I used to be in such good shape. I just need to work my way back to it. Here’s a photo.