Palgong Tea. Mango Smoothie Review.

I've done one other review from this restaurant (search it on my blog) and I'm now trying the mango smoothie.

The mango smoothie was really nice, had a good mango flavour and was creamy. The tapioca was nice in texture too, though I do not actually like tapioca but the drink was for someone else. I would buy it again without the tapioca and I rate it 4/5.

Palgong Tea. Strawberry Cheesecake Milk Tea Review.

I felt this was the second best milk tea I've had but I kind of didn't liked it personally, it was just fine actually but it tasted mostly like leaves and the strawberry was odd in flavour. I would not buy it or drink it again and I rate it 3/5.

I fell in love with how the drink looked on their menu, though I didn't think to read that it was a milk tea, I never like milk tea. I plan to order from them again and try a slush.

Dairy Queen. Chicken Bacon BBQ Melt Review.

 

I've done many reviews from this restaurant (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the chicken bacon BBQ melt.

It's not too bad but it was not for me personally, I'm not crazy about BBQ and felt this was overall boring, like something from a gas station. I would not buy it again but I'd consider eating it again if offered and I rate it 3/5.

Merach. Walking Pad Review.

(Sorry for the poor quality and lit video, this is what I filmed.)

I needed a walking pad for those harsh Canadian winters when I don't want to go out for my daily walk, so I bought this on sale last month and thought I'd do a review. I got this over a treadmill due to space in my home, it's not easier to move and set up and the cheaper price, this is also good for people who have standing desks.

Since it's not a treadmill I had nothing to hold onto so this took a little learning but it was a lot easier to use than I thought. I will say I wish it started a tad slower for those first starting, otherwise this works great and I've been using it for a couple weeks now and I am happy with it. 

Since this is a walking pad, it's different to regular walking, this puts your legs and glutes really into it but I am not yet at the stage where I walk a bit smoother and more natural, I am still awkward as I walk.

Overall this is a great purchase and I will continue to use it, I rate it 4.5/5.

Radley. Cordless Snow Thrower Review.

Today I'm reviewing the Radley 10" Cordless Snow Thrower - Lithium Ion, 20V Max. This is an electric snow thrower/snow shovel. I got it as I want snow shoveling to be easier, especially being disabled, so regular shoveling is miserable.

I did not get video footage of it in action as this would not be easy for me to film and likely not safe to do, as well as it was very cold out today but I did get a few photos of the work I did.

This is awkward to use, the constant need to hold down the trigger tightly, as well as the starting and stopping I was having to do, by not holding it tight enough at all times and maneuvering around the driveway and it made my hand cramp up but otherwise this is really easy to use, even I did well learning it and using it and that's saying a lot. 

This shovel is a lot easier and quicker to use than using a regular shovel of course but I only got this far due to physical ability and it took me 20 minutes. It was still a tedious task but it was a pretty fun task, more than the bending and lifting of a regular shovel. This shoveling was harder on my lungs, arms and back than my heart, which is my issue with regular shoveling but I would much prefer these problems than my heart being angry. 

I believe this would be an ever greater shovel for someone able-bodied but still an amazing product, not having to do this task by hand, especially for me or someone like me. I will say this amount of snow I think is the best it can do, it struggled a bit through the snow, so any more than this and I'm not sure it would work as well. I believe you would need something bigger and more powerful for more snow than this.

Also I wanted to note, you can extend the arm but I kept it short for someone else and she's a bit shorter than I am.

I will have to do more of the driveway another day but for now this is it. I am thrilled with the product, for what it can do, yet it was still weird to use, I may get use to it the more I use it but overall I am happy with the product and I rate it a 4/5.

Dr Oetker. Ristorante. 4 Cheese Pizza Review.

 

I've done many reviews from this brand (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the 4 cheese.

This is the most boring pizza of this brand, the cheeses barely taste like anything, very little sauce and the crust is boring and crunchy. It's not even school pizza or gas station pizza, it's worse. I would not buy this or eat this again and I rate it a 3/5 but its barely a 3.

Crave. Jerk Chicken Pineapple Rice Review.

 

I've done many reviews from this brand (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the jerk chicken with pineapple rice.

The jerk chicken was good and spicy but the jerk flavour didn't taste good with the rice and vegetables, which I didn't really like anyway but the pineapple was a great addition. The chicken and pineapple alone couldn't carry this dish, this was not a good dish overall. I would not buy it or eat it again and I rate it 2.5/5

Tim Hortons. Chocolate Hazelnut Muffin Review.

 

I've done many reviews from this restaurant (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the new chocolate hazelnut muffin.

It doesn't taste good, it's like a grocery store marble cake and I hate those, the hazelnut filling was the only good part, that was really good and I liked it was only a small portion, I hate too much chocolate stuffed into things, it's texturally off-putting to me. I would not buy this or eat this again and I rate it 2.5/5, for just the hazelnut filling alone.

Chapman's. Winter Cocoa Ice Cream Cone Review.

 

I've done two other reviews from this brand (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the winter cocoa ice cream cone.

I've had a few other cones of theirs (just not on my blog) and they are so boring and lack flavour. This one also is boring and lacks flavour. It's a bit of cococa and it's not bad but it has very little flavour and the vanilla is even more boring, I've always found their vanilla boring. The best part of was the cone, it had the most flavour but it was dry and I didn't love the texture when soggy, it was tough and hard to eat. I would not buy these or likely eat them again and I rate them 3/5.

Update: I just had one using a spoon (weird I know) and it completely changed how I felt about this ice cream. I couldn't get flavour much from licking the ice cream prior and I don't like to bite ice cream but there was something about it on the spoon, that made it taste really good. The cocoa flavour came through and the vanilla was even a  bit less boring. Since I used a spoon, the cone didn't get tough and soggy, making that experience better too. Earlier I had said the cone was better but this time I feel the opposite. I now rate it a 4/5. I feel they should do a tub of this flavour, if they don't already. I also wanted to note, there is chocolate in the bottom of the cone and it's great.

Crave. Szechuan Chicken Review.

 

I've done quite a few reviews from this blog (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the Szechuan fried chicken.

This was so sad of a dish. The flavour of the sauce was pretty good, it had a little spice and the flavour of the chicken was fine but the chicken was soggy and this was one of the worst frozen fried rice I've had, it was very cheap and tasted weird, not like food. I would not buy it or eat it again and I rate it 2/5.

Dr. Oetker. Casa Di Mama. Hawaiian Pizza Review.

 

I've done many reviews from this brand (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the Hawaiian pizza. This is the second Hawaiian of this brand but this is from another line.

The tomato cream sauce was interesting and I didn't love it on a pizza but as a pasta sauce it would've been nicer. The rest of the toppings were good and I did not mind the crust, I felt though it was a bit dry yet doughy. Overall a pretty good pizza but I don't think I'd buy it again but maybe I'd eat it if offered and I rate it 3.5/5.

Reign. Razzle Berry Energy Drink Review.

I've done quite a few reviews from this brand (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the razzle berry.

It tastes like a mix of popsicle flavours, I was told it's blue raspberry, which I do get but I'm not big on the berry flavour but overall a pretty good drink. I don't think I'd buy it again but I'd maybe drink it if offered and I rate it 3.5/5.

Crave. Chicken and Ham Mac and Cheese Review.

 

I've done quite a few reviews from this brand (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the chicken and ham mac and cheese.

The chicken was delicious, though the larger pieces were a tad dry but otherwise they were great, the best frozen meal chicken I've ever had. The sauce lacked flavour and was gritty from the cheese and the ham added nothing to this dish and I could've done without it. Overall pretty good I just wasn't wowed, other than the chicken but it did not save the rest of the dish. I would maybe buy it and eat it again and I rate it 3.5/5.

Crave. Korean Pork Mac and Cheese Review.

 

I've done quite a few reviews from this brand (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the Korean pork mac and cheese.

I ordered this online and did not read the sauce is gochujang, which I don't like but I wouldn't back down from it now that I have it.

I was surprised, this is the only time so far that I've liked gochujang. This was lovely and had a nice spice to it, the spice level for me was almost perfect. I felt the cheese made the sauce a little gritty and the sauce was a bit more spice than flavour but still had a nice flavour. The meat though was just fine, it was similar to pulled pork, which I didn't love, I prefer chunks or pieces of meat over shredded. I would consider buying it and eating it again and I rate it 4/5.

Crave. Korean BBQ Beef Bolognese Review.

 

I've done quite a few reviews from this brand (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the Korean BBQ beef bolognese. 

I felt the sauce was a bit too sweet, it made the meat more sweet than I found it already. I did enjoy the sauce with the noodles but not with the beef, texture was also an issue I had with the beef. This overall was not a good dish, without the meat though I would've liked it a lot. I would not buy it or eat it again and I rate it 2.5/5.

Bon Apatreat. Dulce De Leche, Cookie Monster Brookies and More Review.

I bought the cookie monster brookie, dulce de leche brookie, two chocolate cake pops and a vanilla cake pop.

The brookies were not nice texturally both at room temp and in the fridge. I'm sensitive to textures and I did not enjoy the brookies for mostly that reason.

The dulce de leche brookie flavour was delicious and the buttercream texture at room temp was lovely but the texture of the brookie at room temp was not nice, like a thin sponge meets mochi or almost jello-like 3/5.

The cookie monster brookie was just alright, it didn't have much of a flavour, it's just blue and I did not like texture as I mentioned. The buttercream when chilled was not nice to bite into and the brookie itself when chilled had the texture of crispy, gooey and damp cotton candy 2.5/5.

The vanilla cake pop had a pretty good cake but the coating was thick, waxy and did not taste good, it had a strange flavour, not that I could describe 2/5.

The first chocolate cake pop had a better cake but the coating again was thick, waxy and tasted not great either, almost with a hint of lemon 2.5/5.

The second chocolate cake pop had again a better cake but this coating was thinner and was a better texture but it tasted kind of like mocha which I was not a fan of 3/5.

Fish Hut. Shrimp and Chips Review.

I ordered the 5pc shrimp and chips with a side of gravy and coleslaw.

The shrimp were okay, nicely battered but I've learned I don't like the texture of jumbo shrimp and I felt this was the fishiest tasting shrimp I've had. I rate it 3/5.

The chips were sweet, too soft yet firm like a mochi meets tofu texture and were not nice to bite into 2/5.

I don't like seafood sauce or tartar sauce so I tried the shrimp with a side of plum sauce and with the gravy. Oddly enough the shrimp with the gravy 4/5 was better than I thought it would be but it was horrible with the plum sauce 0/5. The gravy itself was a pretty good, I just didn't love it but it did improve the shrimp and chips 4/5.

The coleslaw was delicious, it was so creamy, with a great quality mayo; it was fresh and probably the best coleslaw I've had in a long time 4.5/5.

Jelly Belly. Conversation Beans Review.

 

I've been eating Jelly Belly since I was a kid, they have a lot of delicious flavours. Today I am trying the conversation beans.

These are very boring compared to their much nicer jelly beans but they are not too bad in flavour and were not sour, just lackluster fruit flavours, like other brands of jelly beans. I would not buy them again but I'd maybe eat them if offered and I rate them 3/5.

Gardein. Chick'n Fried Rice Review.

 

I've done a few reviews of this brand (search them on my blog)and today I'm trying the chick'n fried rice.

It's the worst one I've had so far. The sauce was bad, the chicken was also bad and it all tasted like tofu meets soy meets dirty 20 year old converse stuffed in the back of the closet and are a bit damp. Only the rice and carrots were good, as the peas were not nicely textured and dry. I would not buy it or eat it again and I rate it 1.5/5.

Reign. Rainbow Sherbet. Energy Drink Review.

 

I've done a few reviews from this brand (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the rainbow sherbet.

It's delicious, it's so candy and summery of a flavour and does taste just like rainbow sherbet. I would absolutely buy it and drink it again and I rate it 4.5/5.

Gardein. Meatball Marinara Review.

 

I've done two other reviews from this brand (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the meatball marinara.

I love the sauce, veggies and pasta but I don't like the meatballs, they just taste like earth and soy, though their texture isn't as bad as their other vegan meats. I don't know if I'd buy it again but I'd eat it if offered and I rate it 4/5.

Gardein. Chick'n Mac and Cheeze Review.

I've done one other review from this brand (search it on my blog) and today I'm trying the chick'n mac and cheeze.

The mac and cheese tastes like watery powdered cheese meets cheap movie popcorn butter and the texture is too soft. The chicken is damp and spongey, I don't hate the taste but it's weird and not like anything I could describe flavour wise, unless you've had a not very good vegan meat. I think it looks better than it taste but I would not buy or eat this again and I rate it 2.5/5.

Crumbl. Smores, Chocolate Chunk and More Cookies Review.

 

This is my first Crumbl review, I ordered a 4 pack of cookies: chocolate chunk, strawberry cake, mint chip ice cream and smores.

The chocolate chunk cookie was dense and dry but also underdone, which I was told by others about their cookies. The cookie flavour was bad, quite strange tasting and the chocolate pieces were bad too. I rate it 1.5/5.

The strawberry cake cookie had an awful icing texture and the flavour was awful, yet a hint of strawberry that was delicious and the strawberries in the cookie was also lovely but the cookie was dense, dry and underdone, the sweetest one of the box. I rate it 2/5.

Mint Chip Ice Cream Cookie, had a good cookie flavour and  a better texture, I just wasn't wowed and the icing was pretty good but the texture was rough, not nice to bite into. I rate it 2.5/5.

Lastly the Smores cookie, it was not a bad cookie, I just wasn't wowed either. It was so dense and hard but also a little underdone, the chocolate drizzle and marshmallow top really helped, it was still not a good cookie but the best of the box. I rate it 3/5.

Overall I was disappointed. Thankfully they were not as sweet as others said but these don't taste good and are not for people who are particular about textures, like myself, these were some of the worst cookies I've ever had.

If I went again it would be to try their other desserts and their drinks but it was not easy to get to for me personally and thankfully I write reviews or this trip wouldn't have been worth doing.