July 22nd 2023: Spending Time in Providence RI

 Today, while in Providence RI, 

Old Union Baptist Church,
10 East Street

we had a quick bite at the Bolt Coffee location within Dean Hotel,

getting the Savory Pop Over,

which was just alright by me.

We then headed for lunch at Champa, a small Laotian restaurant in town,

getting the Pork Dumplings (Your choice steamed or fried, pork dumplings served with ginger sauce.),

the Khao Soi (Famous Northern noodles in a delicious mix of light yellow curry, check, ground peanuts, scallions, and fried shallots.)

and the Lao Style Pho (Rice noodles in special broth with your choice of chicken, beef, pork , or veggie, served in a large bowl).

Pretty good and different in flavor from what we are used to.

From here, we headed to Fargnoli Park for our little one to enjoy the water park there,

then got a Flourless Chocolate donut

from KNEAD Doughnuts nearby, 

which was really good, surprisingly.

From here, we headed back into downtown Providence,

Shakespeare's Head Garden

Wayland Building, 1 Park Row

having dinner at P.F. Chang's,

where we got the Kung Pao Brussels Sprouts (wok charred brussels sprouts, peanuts, chili pods, Kung Pao sauce)

the Moonstone Asian Pear (infused ginjo)

and the Salt and Pepper Prawns (Crisp prawns, aromatics, chili peppers, tossed in a spicy chili butter)

Pretty good meal, after which we checked out Waterfire for a bit before finally heading home.