Food, Glorious Food!

    I would like to talk about my favorite subject, Food.  Without it sounding like a sales pitch, yes I eat something from Ikea everyday, well it's only natural, I work there.  Some people come in just for the food.  It is a great deal cheaper than going to Ruby's or Friday's and you don't have to tip.

Where to start?  Upstairs!


    If you feel so inspired as to get up and join us early, my Ikea has a free breakfast everyday a half hour before the store opens for shopping.  YEP FREE!  Its bacon, potatoes and scrambled eggs.  Not too shabby, but it might not be the same at all stores, so DON'T say "I heard that you had free breakfast, Kristine said so", please check your stores websites first.
    I mentioned before that you would need your strength before going into the  Market Hall.  The place to get good food cheap for the family is the restaurant.  They offer a selection of Swedish foods, like Salmon with stuffing and dill sauce, Gravad Lax (smoked salmon), Swedish pancakes, Shrimp Sandwich, Buffalo Chicken Wraps and oh...what am I forgetting....OH DUH, the Swedish Meatballs.  For $3.99ish you can get about 15 meatballs in a lovely sauce served with potatoes and lingonberries. As a bonus, there are kids sized meals for around $2.50 and it includes a drink.
    MMMM.  You cant beat that.  Try to feed a family of four at McDonald's for less than twenty bucks and it is good food, not a fried monstrosity. They have weekly specials that change, sometimes ribs, sometimes baked chicken (my personal fave.)

More Yumminess Downstairs


    There is a quick serve area, called The Bistro, which has a few items that you might like to grab on your way out.  A pizza combo, a slice of cheese with a drink or the hot dog combo, two dogs, drink and a bag of Lant Chips, all for $2.00.  WOW.  I get this a lot.  Where else can you get a snack for $2.00???  And don't forget the ice cream and Cinnamon buns, the ice cream is lowfat and the cinnamon buns are yummy, sticky, gooey goodness,  (whispers) they are only a $1.00.

The Swede Shop


   Most of the goodies you find in the restaurant can be found in the Swedish Food Shop.  Meatballs, cakes, fish and fish products like crab spread, Anna's cookies, various cheeses, breads and sweats (think chocolate), hard to find traditional foods like Tangkorn, a seaweed topping or Torta Mandel, almond cake.  There are a bunch of freezers and shelves full of tastiness.
   So If you have Scandanavian roots or just want to eat like a Viking, this is the place for you.  There is even a convenient freezer bag you can get for .99 cents to get it home in.

    
Tak och glad äter,

Krister