(From our travel archives) Snuggled betwixt the Quarter and the Marigny at the intersection of Dauphine and Touro, if one wants to “float their boat” for all night dining, La Peniche (French for “large barge”) can satisfy most of what ails ya. Open 24/7, (other than their own “weekend,” which lasts from Tuesday afternoon til… Continue reading New Orleans, LA – La Peniche (Review)
Houma, LA – Boudreaux & Thibodeaux’s Cajun Diner Review
(From our travel archives) I am embarrassed to say I don’t know the origin of these Cajun nicknames. Actually, they are pretty common surnames in Acadiana, but over the years, they have taken on a comical quality when used as given names, akin to “Sven and Ole” in the Upper Midwest, “Pat & Mike” in… Continue reading Houma, LA – Boudreaux & Thibodeaux’s Cajun Diner Review
New Orleans, LA – The Bon Ton
(From our travels) Another one of those venerable “institutions for locals,” the Bon Ton Café has been dishing up Creole/Cajun specialties in the CBD since 1953. Located in an historic building from the 1840s, the Bon Ton is, in fact, New Orleans oldest Cajun restaurant. The Pierce family has presided over the estab since the… Continue reading New Orleans, LA – The Bon Ton
Portland, OR – Bunk Bar Review
Bunk Bar is an offshoot of the wildly popular Bunk, noted Portland sandwich purveyor, which specializes in a short list of awesome sandwiches. We were actually meeting for dinner around the corner at Boke Bowl, an impressive start-up that serves mash-up variations of ramen and a few other Asian dishes. Boke was closing early, so… Continue reading Portland, OR – Bunk Bar Review
Is the Waffle House the Key to Humanity’s Problems?
(This was written a couple months post 9/11) Waffles – The Key to Harmony? “We Will Make No Customer Pay in Advance!” Is one of the many “rules” posted by the door as you enter an outlet of 1300 strong location “The Waffle House,” (or TWH), apparently the result of a lawsuit launched in ’93,… Continue reading Is the Waffle House the Key to Humanity’s Problems?
New Orleans, LA – Boomtown Casino Buffet
(From our archives) I was kidnapped yesterday and taken to the Boomtown Casino on the West Bank for Sunday champagne brunch. Generally, that wouldn’t be on my list of places to check out, but I was pleasantly surprised at the quality and quantity of what was on offer. The Sunday brunch runs $12.95 per person… Continue reading New Orleans, LA – Boomtown Casino Buffet
Portland, OR – Bird Dog Review
The “Bird Dog” name doesn’t come from any of the conventional or urban slang definitions of that phrase, but rather, one would imagine, as an homage to the cafe’s signature dish moniker, a hot dog prepared in the way occasionally people are used to hearing a different cut of meat prepared in some parts of… Continue reading Portland, OR – Bird Dog Review
The Dinner Bell Review – McComb, MS
(From the Burgerdogboy travel archives!) I’d been wanting to hit the Dinner Bell in downtown McComb for some time. On the way back from my Southern hot dog quest, I drove another couple hundred miles out of my way to take advantage of time and opportunity. The Dinner Bell is only open Tuesday thru Sunday… Continue reading The Dinner Bell Review – McComb, MS
New Orleans, LA – Flora Coffeehouse
Flora “The stars at night (clap, clap, clap) are big and bright (clap, clap, clap) Deep in the heart of Texas….” Sorry, that’s relevant to nothing other than the fact a Pee Wee Herman movie is on at the moment. I generally have four televisions on concurrently, but never watch any of them. Well, except… Continue reading New Orleans, LA – Flora Coffeehouse
Mesilla, NM – Double Eagle Review
(From my travel archives) I was told that the Double Eagle was so famous, it would be worth an hour drive out into the country to Mesilla (“Little Tableland”), which, once upon a time, was the largest town between San Diego and San Antonio. Now it’s a suburb of Las Cruces. It’s surely played its… Continue reading Mesilla, NM – Double Eagle Review