When I moved to New Orleans in the year 2000, there weren’t any fancy pants hamburger joints like there are now, but there was NOHS, which offered you the (somewhat odd) choice of a burger or a local (poboy) sandwich in a fast casual setting. What I liked about the restaurant at the time, at… Continue reading New Orleans Hamburger and Seafood Review – New Orleans
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High Hat Cafe Review – New Orleans
The High Hat Cafe, in uptown New Orleans, has earned a rep for serving quality Louisiana and Mississippi Delta cuisine; the latter is not a reference to the river really, by the way, but rather a geographical stretch within the state of Mississippi. Oh for goodness sakes, here. Take a vacation in the delta if… Continue reading High Hat Cafe Review – New Orleans
LA 23 BBQ Review, Belle Chase, LA
Some poetic license shall be taken with the background of this establishment, as I didn’t ask, and picked up snippets during the experience. Seems there are these two pals from Uptown New Orleans, making a living by taking tourists and assorted hangers-on deep into the Gulf on fishing expeditions. Tiring a bit at the sight… Continue reading LA 23 BBQ Review, Belle Chase, LA
Cozy Dog Review, Springfield, IL
Sherman, set the wayback machine for the early 1940s, Springfield, Illinois, Land O’ Lincoln, the horseshoe sandwich, and purported by many to be the birthplace of the deep fried corn dog. Others claim the honor should be awarded to other concerns, like the Pronto Pup Company of Portland, Oregon. The U.S. Patent office has a… Continue reading Cozy Dog Review, Springfield, IL
Rigazzis Review – St. Louis
I think I have only been to two “traditional Italian” restaurants in my life, where I either went “wow” or returned multiple times; one was in London, the other Hong Kong. I stopped in an Olive Garden thirty some years ago shortly after they started, haven’t been back. I imagine their food would be a… Continue reading Rigazzis Review – St. Louis
Saturday Morning Musical Interlude
Maybe someday……..I’ll be over you…..you know who you are.
Dominos Review
I first became acquainted with Dominos when I lived in my first apartment in Minneapolis. Near the U of M, “Cedar Square West,” was a HUD experiment of a “city within a city” and the exteriors were represented to be the domicile of Mary Tyler Moore on the television program that bore her name. Dominos… Continue reading Dominos Review
Marengo Cafe Review – Marengo, IL
Back in Illinois for the first foal auction of the Spring. Need me a new horsey or two. The restaurant? It’s perfectly fine, plates come with free soup, and they have a coat rack. Usual diner/coffee shop fare, attentive and adequate service, and value for your buck. That’s about the best I can say for… Continue reading Marengo Cafe Review – Marengo, IL
China Dragon Review – Algonquin, IL
I haven’t had Chinese in let’s see….over two years. Wasn’t intentional, just happened. Prior to that, I could have it a couple times a year, but was most always disappointed. Since I lived in China, I just haven’t been satisfied with “Americanized Chinese.” Even going to major city Chinatowns and asking for the dishes I… Continue reading China Dragon Review – Algonquin, IL
My Best Burgers in USA List, 2015 (and some not so great ones)
Best Burgers You guys are always asking me for recommendations, and I’ve never done a “favorites list,” per se, so today I think I will. For me, the test of a great burger, is to take it all apart, sample the individual components, with the biggest emphasis being put on the taste and texture of… Continue reading My Best Burgers in USA List, 2015 (and some not so great ones)