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We don't often find ourselves at Denny's, but the Monday after our van broke down in Lufkin, Texas (there is no better place to have your car break down, btw. Four different cars stopped to see if they could help. They couldn't.) we found ourselves there. We were there because we had to call Nana and Papa to pick us up, and tow the dead van back to Houston. And, on the way home Papa got hungry, so we stopped for a snack at Denny's. It has been maybe 20 years since I have eaten at a Denny's and not a whole lot has changed, including the waitstaff, but they did have a few interesting new menu items. One of the more intriguing being the Maple Bacon Sundae, and it is just as it sounds, vanilla ice cream topped with maple flavored syrup, chocolate syrup and crumbled bacon. Personally, I think the chocolate interfered with the experience. Chocolate is a very strong flavor, as are maple and bacon, and it was a lot competing on the plate. The bacon was not as crisp or as hot as would have been desired, but overall, Denny's gets an A- for me for concept. I can certainly see what they are trying to achieve with it - the creaminess, smokiness, sweetness, spiciness and the coldness versus the hot crisp bacon sounds like a winning combination. I think, however, this one would be better if made at home with real maple syrup and crispy hot bacon. I don't know what occasion one might have to make this at home, Canada Day, maybe after a plate of poutine. Needless to say, Sugar Snap loved it and the entire thing was devoured. Well done, Denny's!
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| Papa and Sugar Snap "share" a sundae. |
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