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 Post subject: Re: Kuma's Corner
PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:28 pm 
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Before you jump on me for not going earlier - we planned on spending the night there, enjoying the beer, and letting the table come to us. :)


Hey man, if you can stand the wait, more power to you. I just know I couldn't do it.

By the way, I should note that the new menu has a new Exec. Chef on it - wasn't there an LTH Poster here who had a wife working at Kuma's? Did she work her way up the ladder?

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High On Fire, pineapple/prosciutto/roasted red pepper/sweet chili sauce. As good as ever.

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 Post subject: Re: Kuma's Corner
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Does anyone know the burger of the month for December?


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I stopped in Wednesday for a late lunch. I had planed on the Kuma Burger but opted for the special which is prosciutto, red and green pesto, and topped off with roasted pine nuts.

It was a great burger and a fantastic reprieve from my day which involved picking up 10 alpine subs for an office lunch I could not even attend because of the weather.
After fighting the horrendous traffic, being late for every appointment and not ever getting any of the lunch I dropped 150 bucks on I slid into kumas around 4:00. There was plenty of space and the burger was fantastic. I am a sucker for pesto and theirs was very good.

Some days I wonder what I would do If I didn't always have access to a wonderful restaurant when I am hungry and need a little more than just simple nourishment to carry on.

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 Post subject: Re: Kuma's Corner
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Kuma's was open Christmas Eve? I drove by at about 2pm and they were shut tight. Doug's had a long line out the door, so that was out. Honey One, though, was open and delicious as ever.

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 Post subject: Re: Kuma's Corner
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Shaggywillis wrote:
Does anyone know the burger of the month for December?

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I stopped in Wednesday for a late lunch. I had planed on the Kuma Burger but opted for the special which is prosciutto, red and green pesto, and topped off with roasted pine nuts.


I had it the other day, as well. Called the Morbid Angel, I think. In a word: Delicious.


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 Post subject: Re: Kuma's Corner
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Sounds good. But I cannot for the life of me understand why the burger+Cuban sandwich version (Sloth, IIRC) is not Morbid Angel, named after Tampa's most important death metal band. Kuma's works in mysterious ways.


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I've been wanting to stop in for a burger, but have been waiting for them to get rid of the waffle fries, which I hate. But it's starting to look like the waffle fries may have worked their way onto the menu in at least a semi-permanent position for the time being?

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You can have salad instead. Or their house-made chips.

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I would just like to point out that The Waffle Fries are Boca's most important death metal band.


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JeffB wasn't joking.

(the ingredients do usually relate somehow to the band, for example the Judas Priest is kind of fruity)

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:lol: I made that comment without making the connection, and my husband gave me a look like 'well, duh!'

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(the ingredients do usually relate somehow to the band, for example the Judas Priest is kind of fruity)


Excuse me? :shock:


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(the ingredients do usually relate somehow to the band, for example the Judas Priest is kind of fruity)


Excuse me? :shock:


Rob Halford, the lead singer of Judas Priest, is openly gay. Thus, the fruity comment. I certainly wouldn't call their music "fruity" however.


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Seamus wrote:
sundevilpeg wrote:
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(the ingredients do usually relate somehow to the band, for example the Judas Priest is kind of fruity)


Excuse me? :shock:


Rob Halford, the lead singer of Judas Priest, is openly gay. Thus, the fruity comment. I certainly wouldn't call their music "fruity" however.


Kuma's named the sandwich. But hey - listen to some of the stuff from the 80s with all the synthesizers.
(what is fruity music, that song about lime and coconut? the lemon tree song?)

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I'll concede that most of the songs on Priest's Turbo Lover album would qualify as "fruity".

I've got to make my way back to Kuma's soon. It's been too long and the one burger I did have there (Lair of the Minotaur) was was fantastic. Though, I found the addition of the pears to add a bit too much sweetness for my taste. Not only that, but the flavor of the pears was a bit overpowering, masking the carmelized onions and pancetta. The YOB has been calling to me lately. I do believe that's next on my list.


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Rob Halford, the lead singer of Judas Priest, is openly gay. Thus, the fruity comment. I certainly wouldn't call their music "fruity" however.


I am well aware of that, having been a fan of the band since the late 70's; I was made aware of Rob's orientation in 1984, when my ex discussed it with him during the course of an interview they did (ex was a DJ at a heavy metal station in Phoenix, where Halford lives). I do object to the adjective "fruity" being used to describe a gay man. Tacky, and certainly not clever, IMO.


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I object to tacky being used to describe either a gay man or a burger. I suggest "soignee."

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The Morbid Angel was excellent, though i'll admit I choose the chicken instead of the burger, but all in all it was very good. And now, my new favorite side is the frizzled (spl?) onions, that goes on top of the Kaijo.

Oh, and one more thing, Kuma's no longer carries Co-op hot sauce, the bartender said it was too expensive. Major loss in my opinion.


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 Post subject: Re: Kuma's Corner
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Folks,

At 22-pages and 650-posts it might be time for a new Kuma's thread anyway, but lets move off the sexual preference and related, or non related as the case may be, words segue please.

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Shaggywillis wrote:
Oh, and one more thing, Kuma's no longer carries Co-op hot sauce, the bartender said it was too expensive. Major loss in my opinion.


Bummer. That stuff is fantastic and it was a good spot to buy bottles of it.


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 Post subject: Re: Kuma's Corner
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Does anyone know where else I could find Co-op's hot sauce? I'll miss it on my fries at Kuma's...


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G Wiv wrote:
At 22-pages and 650-posts it might be time for a new Kuma's thread


No! You cannot kill my baby! Baby-killer.

(By the way, the Co-op sells its hot sauce on its website. $7.00 a bottle.)

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Does anyone know where else I could find Co-op's hot sauce? I'll miss it on my fries at Kuma's...


As of last March, this is the email I got from the Co-op:

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yep 2658 w evergreen we are in program there mon,tues,wed,fri, from 3:30-6:30 and saturdays from 10 to 4pm someone should be able to help you out but if you need more than a case let us know before hand so we can leave it for you.


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I have to say that I am somewhat disappointed. Traveling around the City with the family today, the talk of a good burger for lunch came about. None of us had been to Kuma's, so we agreed that this would be the perfect place. I chatted up about this board, the perfect burger with a fried egg, a nice beer, metal music, wanting to try Kuma's in 2009 and being able to get a jump start...

Well, we arrived around 11:25 and we were glad that we did. There was a couple by the entry door, and 4 carloads of people, some with out of State license plates, waiting outside. And waiting. And waiting. And waiting until 12:05pm when a gentleman pulled up and went to the crowd to break the news. Kuma's would not be open today. He did not know anything more. If they would be open later...open that night since it is a bar and it is NYE...all he knew was that it wasn't open right now.

So, we left disappointed and a little bitter. No sign in the window stating that they were closed, nothing on the answering machine either. I understand that this is a small business, but couldn't they have least changed the message on the answering machine to state that they were closed today?

And then, to kick us while we were down...we traveled a few blocks to Hot Dougs and saw a sign stating that they were on vacation and closed until after Jan. Ugh.

I should have stuck to my plan and left Hot Dougs and Kumas on my list of places till try in 2009. They simply were not meant for me to try in 2008.


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Did you call Schwa to see if they were open for lunch today?

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I'm sorry. I don't understand your point.


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Mike G wrote:
Did you call Schwa to see if they were open for lunch today?


:lol: best line of 09'

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I'm sorry. I don't understand your point.

He was joking around with you because Schwa is one of those places about which people here have frequently expressed disappoinment due to not being able to easily get in touch with them.

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