Big Boy Breakfast Buffet Review – Hamilton, OH

Neither you nor I have enough time to go into the history of Big Boy restaurants. Suffice to say, started in California in the 30s, oldest one still standing is Burbank, CA (pictured below),  chain went thru several owners and now is a “chain of chains,” in that while they share menu, decor, and marketing,… Continue reading Big Boy Breakfast Buffet Review – Hamilton, OH

Capri Pizza Review, Merrillville, IN

I have driven through Merrillville, Indiana countless times and never stopped’ it just happens to be perched at the intersection of a number of highways leaving (or entering) the greater Chicago area(I-65, 90,80, 94, and US 30).  So if I ever have stopped and simply don’t remember it, the stop was either for gas, or… Continue reading Capri Pizza Review, Merrillville, IN

Queen City Smoked Sausage Review

When I made my initial foray to America’s foodie wonderland, Jungle Jims in Cincinnati last week, one item I picked up was a local product, Queen City Smoke Sausage. (The official sausage of the Reds, apparently). Sausage is a big deal in Cincinnati, as is German food in general.  So popular, the city celebrates its… Continue reading Queen City Smoked Sausage Review

Winstons Irish Bacon Review

When you request bacon in the US, you know what you are going to get. Smoked/cured thin slices of pork belly, with streaks of fat parallel to streaks of delicious meat. Unless you request “Canadian Bacon” which is neither Canadian nor bacon, but very lean sliced pork loin,  cured and smoked. Outside of the US,… Continue reading Winstons Irish Bacon Review

Rays Drive In Review – Kokomo Indiana

A pork tenderloin, or simply “tenderloin” was not on my food radar for most of my life. Oh, I’d see them on menus, people around me would order them, but for some reason, even up close they didn’t merit a look-see from my side of the table. That’s changed.  For the uninitiated, a pork tenderloin… Continue reading Rays Drive In Review – Kokomo Indiana

Jungle Jims Grocery Review – Cincinnati, OH Area

Another place that’s been on my bucket list for years, Jungle Jims opened in 1971 and has been described as a “theme park of foods.”  That’s an understatement, in my opinion.  Clocking in with square footage about two times a WalMart, Jungle Jims specializes in a great depth of product choices, and foods from all… Continue reading Jungle Jims Grocery Review – Cincinnati, OH Area

Primanti Brothers Sandwich Review

There is a raft of places in the world where enterprising folks have created what I call a “one-handed meal.” Designed originally for the working class, shift workers, these foodstuffs were especially well adapted to heavy industry factory workers, miners and the like. In Cornwall, England, it was the “pasty,” a baked meat and vegetable… Continue reading Primanti Brothers Sandwich Review

Village Pizza & Pub Review – Elgin, IL

Village Pizza & Pub has two locations in the NW suburbs of Chicago, one in Elgin, and one in Carpentersville, not terribly far from each other. Both feature extensive menus (below) for dine in, carry out, catering, and delivery, and the Elgin location has an all you can eat buffet at midday, Monday through Friday.… Continue reading Village Pizza & Pub Review – Elgin, IL

Corkys BBQ Heat and Eat Meals Review

While there are a multitude of styles of “BBQ” in the US, it’s generally thought that the top three are Texas, Memphis, and Carolina. As a result, many BBQ restaurant chains have  spawned in those areas, including the mini chain of Corky’s, born in Memphis, five minutes from Elvis’s house. Corky’s opened the doors in… Continue reading Corkys BBQ Heat and Eat Meals Review