McDonalds White Chocolate Latte

New for the season, McDonalds takes advantage of its McCafe investment to bring us a white chocolate mocha latte.

First, a general warning about latte: they taste so good because they are packed with calories, and at 280 calories for a small? Be careful!

You can order the drink hot or cold. I ordered hot expecting it to be the typical nuclear heat found in McDonalds coffee and hot chocolate. Fortunately, the additional ingredients cool the drink down to a drinkable temperature.

The drink tastes smooth with just a hint of chocolate and coffee. The smooth taste comes from the whole milk I included. The white chocolate flavor becomes lost in the drink and is replaced by a more traditional milk chocolate flavor. I am reminded of Dunkin Donuts white hot chocolate - this latte pales in comparison.

I am not much of a Latte drinker, so, that might explain my low score. I give this drink a 2 out of 5. I will not be ordering another.

Ontario Lake Winery

We went to Mayer's Ontario Lake Winery for dinner yesterday. At first when I was told I would be passing up Turkey leftovers for pizza? I wasn't very interested. But I am glad I went!

We had our favorite wine with dinner: Diamond wine. This is a sweet white wine that isn't very far from tasting like grape juice.

For dinner, I skipped the salad and went for French Onion soup. Their soup is always a winner. When I finished it I thought of ordering a second bowl for my entrée!

Instead, we ordered two kinds of pizza: meatball and smokey cheese chicken.

Linda loves the meatball, but I thought the zesty sauce didn't go we'll with the bland meatball. In the wineries defense, we ordered it without the  Jalapeño pepper cheese which would have given the meatball pizza some necessary kick.

The smokey cheese chicken pizza was my favorite. The balance of all the flavors on a wood fired baked crust was the best gourmet pizza I have ever had.

If you have a chance to go to Mayer's Ontario Lake Winery, don't be fooled into thinking you'll be just eating pizza. These pizzas are incredible and unlike anything you'll find at a traditional pizza shot. Wash it down with a bottle of wine and you'll get a glimpse of heaven.  

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I have wanted to do the Fast Food Critic blog for years, and now I am finally going to do it! I hope you enjoy.

Winner of the 2014 Burger Tour

The 2014 Rochester West Side Burger Tour was a chance to eat at some of the best burger joints in the Rochester area. The competition was incredible. While it looked like Five Guys might win for two years in a row, our last restaurant actually takes the trophy: The American Burger Bar.

The Holly Grail is a bacon cheese burger between two grilled cheese sandwiches. And the Tatar Tots were perfectly crispy and incredibly good.

Congrats to the American Burger Bar for winning the 2014 Rochester West Side Burger Tour!

American Burger Bar

The Rochester West Side Burger Joint Tour brings us to American Burger Bar and The Holy Grail: a bacon cheeseburger between two grilled cheese sandwiches
— at American Burger Bar and Beer Boutique.

The idea is that you have a beer from the tap with your burger and then grab a 6 pack to go.