Mickey Paulucci, spawn of Jeno Paulucci, self-described “peddler’ and ‘not a nice guy’, started the Grandma’s, restaurant empire over 30 years ago, in Canal Park, Duluth, MN, across the street from his father’s office. The original Grandma’s became known for quality food, ample servings, and fun ambiance, and grew to be a statewide mini-chain, but… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Little Angie’s Cantina and Grill
Trader Joe’s Frozen Wild Mushroom & Truffle Flatbread
The back of the box says “while similar to a simple pizza, this fabulous, fascinating flatbread defines a category of its very own.” Agreed. While living in Europe, even the worst pizzeria often put out a product superior to a lot of US pizzas; on those nites when I didn’t feel like going on, European… Continue reading Trader Joe’s Frozen Wild Mushroom & Truffle Flatbread
Lake Oswego, OR – Five Spice Seafood & Wine Bar
Mrs. Burgerdogboy and I have switched our weekly happy hour nite out to Tuesdays, instead of Wednesdays, as she has a crack o’ dawn biz obligation every Thursday, and works entirely at home on Wednesdays. So we can be a little footloose on Tuesday nites. We stayed close to home tonight and went to downtown… Continue reading Lake Oswego, OR – Five Spice Seafood & Wine Bar
Portland, OR – Mississippi Pizza & Pub
Mrs. Burgerdogboy and I were off to the Mississippi Avenue Street Fair in Portland, yesterday, one of dozens of summer fetes city neighborhoods have to offer. We wandered the mile or so of the closed off street and glanced, or in some cases (like Mr. Green Beans), perused and purchased local wares. We were down… Continue reading Portland, OR – Mississippi Pizza & Pub
Taipei City, TW – JB Burgers
World famous French entertainer Guillaume Cadilhac checked in with us from a stop in Taipei City at JB’s Burgers, which has been around a few years, and was started by some ‘expat experts’ in burgermania. Cadilhac’s performs under the name Kayoumin, and delights Asian audiences with Mandarin renditions of French love songs. JB’s offers a… Continue reading Taipei City, TW – JB Burgers
Portland, OR – Foster Burger, Part 2
My less than fun experience revisiting Violetta this week got me to wondering about how other “new” “hot” places fare over time, so decided to head back to Foster Burger, the current burger of all burgers here in Portland. My dining companion for the night, Mr. Portland Attorney Deal Maker Extraordinaire, (PADME) was along for… Continue reading Portland, OR – Foster Burger, Part 2
Burger Niece Hits Minneapolis X 2
Heard from Burger Niece yesterday, who was in Minneapolis to check out a few burgers and dogs (yes, it’s genetic). She hit up the Smashburger outlet in Golden Valley, then trekked a little further north to hit Uncle Franky’s in Plymouth. She reported satisfaction on all counts, and was pleased with Smashburger concept, service and… Continue reading Burger Niece Hits Minneapolis X 2
Nationwide – KFC Extra Crispy Strips
While Mrs. BDB eschews my burger passion most of the time, she has her own, and it’s always fried chicken, with KFC having a slight edge for her, mainly because of their numerous locations, and a weakness for the childhood memories their mashed potatoes evoke. Now if they would just add Popeye’s red beans (I… Continue reading Nationwide – KFC Extra Crispy Strips
Portland, OR – Violetta, We Hardly Knew Ye
I hate it when a hot new place cools, changes things up, methods, suppliers….content to rest on their early street cred and sail into mediocrity? I’m sorry folks, but I’ve given you several thumbs up in the past few months, here, and here, and oh yeah, over here, too, which you really deserved. But today… Continue reading Portland, OR – Violetta, We Hardly Knew Ye
Portland, OR – Geraldi’s Italian Eating Place
When the sign on the door says “25 years in business” (and hopefully it isn’t left over from the last guy), well, that’s a pretty good sign. I’ve been in here before, had an Italian beef ‘hero’ (they called it “Chicago beef”) which was pretty good, as I recall. I didn’t ask them then, or… Continue reading Portland, OR – Geraldi’s Italian Eating Place