You probably wouldn't even notice Brookly's Backyard unless you specifically know that they are located in a strip mall in the NE quadrant of Ocala. We had a coupon for $5 off of $30 that we wanted to use so we went looking for them. I had a pretty good idea where they were since I looked for them last year when I was looking for somewhere to have breakfast. They don't serve breakfast just lunch and dinner so we went to Richard's Place but vowed to return for lunch.
Inside is quite rustic, obviously, this is not Brooklyn New York!! Don't get me wrong, this is not a bad thing. Casual is the norm here and you will feel the relaxed but very friendly vib as soon as you walk in the door.
As I looked at the menu I spotted the edamame and had to have it. I ordered that app with our drinks. Then we took our time looking over the extensive menu. It includes everything from burgers and sandwiches to mac and cheese with burnt ends which sounded wonderful.
Al decided to try the sirloin steak with rosemary parmesan fries. Let me say right off these are homemade fries and very very good. The steak was smothered with mushrooms and onions and topped with swiss cheese. It was a generous serving and gave Al enough for lunch and dinner.
The special of the day was 10 wings and fries for $10 which is what I chose. Very good wings with Brooklyn sauce, there are lots of other choices but this one was sweet and spicy so it sounded like me and I was correct.
I loved the fact that our drinks were served in a Mason jar and the half and half iced tea was excellent.
I was very pleased with our first visit to Brooklyn 's Backyard and our waitress told us that if we enjoyed steak, Tuesday is steak night where a New York Strip is offered for $12.99. Sounded good to us. I am quite sure we will be back!!
Please forgive the photos I had to use Al's flip phone.
I got myself an air fryer before Christmas but since I was down here in Florida shortly thereafter I decided I wanted to be able to cook with it here. I decided to get it from QVC since I like the fact that they stand behind the things that I have bought from them. It is a Ninja 4 Qt air fryer.
I have a Cooks Essentials 5.3 Qt model at home so this one is a little smaller. but I have discovered that it is plenty big enough for the two of us. I have also discovered that the book that was included with the airfryer is not always the most accurate when it comes to time and temperature. I ended up with a trial and error approach.
I keep a notebook near the air fryer and I write notes about what I cooked and how long I cooked it. This way when I want to cook something again, I know what I did the first time.
One of the features that I really like about this model is the ability to pause the fryer while you open it to check on the doneness of the food being cooked. The downside is that there are no presets so you can't just push the button for wings say and have it cook a set time. It also has a tray for dehydrating things.
I am amazed every day at the scope of things that I can cook in the air fryer. It is by far my favorite new toy and hardly a day goes by when I don't use it. Be prepared to make room on your countertop for this air fryer, you will never want to put it away.
