Claim Jumper

Tonight I had my department Christmas party at Claim Jumper. Our head doctor takes us out twice a year to celebrate. All on him. Super nice man. Anyhow, the Spring dinner is at El Torito and the Christmas one is at Claim Jumper.

I never eat at Claim Jumper. I just haven't ever really loved it and I get really overwhelmed deciding what I'm going to have. I've only been there a handful of times. So knowing that this dinner was approaching I decided to look at the menu online ahead of time. I was busy so I didn't have much time. I saw a BBQ Chicken Salad and thought, "Great, that's what I'll get!". Figuring I was all set I was prepared. I know this sounds ridiculous but I am easily overwhelmed when given many options. Ok, so tonight I get to the restaurant and order my standard... Diet Coke. :) Well everyone around me is really reading their menus and oohing and aahhing. So I'm thinking that maybe I'm making the wrong choice. I better give this menu thing another glance. Oh Wow. Super overwhelmed now.

Do I want ribs? Do I want a steak? Do I want a pot pie? Do I want chicken? Do I want tenderloins? Or do I just want to stick to my BBQ chicken salad????? AAAHHHHH Ok, I'm getting the chicken... no I'm getting the tri-tip... Wait! That tilapia looks really good. Ooooh. YUM! Oh but wait I want to pick my sides and this looks like it just has rice. Hmmmm. Ok I'll ask the waitress.

This is all going on in my head. So now you know, I'm a little nuts. You're probably thinking "This is all over food????"  hahahaha I just don't want to end up w/ something that's just ok. I want something really good for dinner. So the waitress says that the tilapia comes w/ rice and green beans but that I can substitute the green beans. Ok... it's settled. I'm not a big fan of green beans so I'll go with the roasted vegetables. YAY I've made my selection.

Now dinner is being served. Across from me I see ribs and a ribs/shrimp combo and I'm thinking "oh man!". But wait my dinner is being placed in front of me. Did I mention that the tilapia had a creamy sauce (not alfredo) and shrimp??? Oh yeah, I've made the right choice! Next to me there is another tilapia dinner. He tries it first and is telling me it's scrumptious. Ok, I'm going in. OH MY GOSH!!!! This is the most delicious tilapia that I've ever tried. Melt in your mouth delicious. A few bites later I try the shrimp. I can't even speak. I just have to sit and chew slowly and enjoy every second of this shrimp.

Needless to say I am now a HUGE Claim Jumper fan and even more excited that the portion was so large that 1/2 of my dinner is in my fridge as I type. Oh and besides the food I had a great time! We did a gift exchange and after a few steals and trades (gotta love the White Elephant game) I ended up with a bottle of Patron Orange Liquer. I brought it home for Jon and he was one happy guy. :) Plus there were lots of laugh. A huge thanks to Dr C our head doc. MMUC is great place to work!!!