July 2013 - Quant Restaurant - Lisa's pick

Quang Restaurant
2719 Nicollet Ave. S.
Mpls., MN 55408
(612) 870-4739
http://www.quangrestaurant.com

We met at Quang on Eat Street in Minneapolis. We were a small group again: Sharon, Jennifer, Jenny and Lisa. Wendy was doing the single parent thing, Chris was spending time with her mom and Stacey was running the kids in two different directions.

 

The restaurant was a very busy Vietnamese place that had been recommended by my neighbor, Morgan. It is Jennifer's step-sister's favorite place to eat when she comes to town! Just as we were deciding what to order, a friend of Jennifer's passed by our table. She recommended #310 and #409. So, of course, I ordered 409- a wonderful chicken and vegetable stir fry. Jennifer and Jenny ordered 310, a great beef and egg roll noodle salad. Sharon was brave and ordered the pad thai even though it was listed as spicy on the menu. I think we all agreed that the food was delicious.

 

Updates:

Jenny shared about her work trip and adventure to the frontier of Alaska. She spent a day presenting to a group of medical professionals before heading out on a fishing boat with some colleagues. They traveled 60 miles out into the water, accompanied by humpback whales and eagles. The group caught lots of halibut, golden eye and salmon. They then spent the night on an island in a cabin. The family who owns the cabins grilled their fish for dinner! She said it was a great trip, but probably a once-in-a-lifetime experience. She was headed to Chicago for Sam's registration weekend at Loyola. Jenny and Dan were going to celebrate their anniversary with a night in the city of Chicago. 

 

Sharon has been busy with graduation parties, traveling to NYC with the Angelica Choir, taking Sylvia to Luther for registration and spending time with the Kaare cousins both here and in Cambridge. She had just returned from a peaceful weekend at Steve's parents' home. The kids and Steve spent time doing lots of jobs for Steve's parents while Sharon and Steve's mom prepared meals for everyone. She said they spent lots of time enjoying the screened porch and fireflies. 

 

It was fun to hear about Sam and Sylvia's preparations for college. It is so hard to believe that we will have 2 college freshmen in our Ethnic Dining family this fall. The time has gone by so quickly!

 

Jennifer has been busy traveling for work and pleasure. She shared about her trip to St. Croix, USVI. She and Eric joined her Jackson High friend, Nancy and her sister-in-law, who were on an trip to explore the possibilities of owning property on the island. Jennifer's highlight was swimming a mile in the ocean and looking down to see a HAMMERHEAD shark swimming beneath her! Yikes! She said it was incredible and would not frighten her away from swimming there again. The other swimmers consider Jennifer their good luck charm! Jennifer's mom and step-dad will be visiting soon and Eric's nephew will be coming for a visit in August. 

 

I (Lisa) has been busy with the adventure of selling her house. It has been a series of ups and downs, but the house is sold! We will be moving into an apartment for a couple of months before our new home is finished. They have started framing, so things are moving along. It is nice to be focusing on the next steps now!