I woke up late and ended up eating at a (gasp!) restaurant for lunch. Ok, it wasn’t even a real restaurant but Panera, a bakery/cafe type place. I got a cup of mac and cheese and a green salad, and that cost me $7.99+tax. For the same price, I could get a steak over chimi rice and side zuchinni at Piaggio on Wheels, or my pork bellies with rice and fries at Dos Chinos. Geez!
While eating, I noticed Tropical Shave Ice was at a school in Irvine doing a fundraiser until 3:00. It was about 2:00 when we sped down from Fullerton to Irvine. Lucky for us, we caught up with them before they left.
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| Vanilla and banana shave ice with red bean and condensed milk |
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| Martin got the “Tiger’s Blood” (Strawberry & Coconut blend) with red bean and condensed milk. Underneath the ice was a scoop of ice cream! |


