Category: Sandwiches

Jersey Mikes Subs Review – Nationwide Chain

So I saw this “pseudo-documentary” the other night, and one segment was on the founding of Jersey Mike’s Subs. After reading a bit on Wikipedia, one or the other took a little poetic license. No matter. The shop started in Point Pleasant, NJ, a seaside down equidistant between Manhattan and Philly. After 3 owners, long… Continue reading Jersey Mikes Subs Review – Nationwide Chain

Rics Dog Gone Good Food Review –

I’m on a roll, lately I’ve hit quite a number of places that have exceeded my expectations, and there’s nothing wrong with that, at all! Yesterday was no exception, when I was out in the NW Chicago burbs surveying changes that have occurred since we first moved to the idyllic town of Barrington in 1987.… Continue reading Rics Dog Gone Good Food Review –

Tommys Red Hots Review – Suburban Chicago

Tommys started in 1980 and has expanded to six stores in the Northern and Northwestern Suburbs of Chicago.  They offer a very lengthy, typical “Chicago menu,” with hot dogs, burgers, Italian beef, fried food and pizza. I’ve driven by a couple of Tommy’s many times, have never stopped by, because frankly, the exteriors look a… Continue reading Tommys Red Hots Review – Suburban Chicago

Tenutas Deli Review, Kenosha, WI

I’ve been in a lot of great Italian “delis” all over the world. Two of my favorites (until this week) are Martinotti’s in Portland, OR, and Bay Cities Deli in Santa Monica, CA. Both superb in their own right. I’ve hit a couple smaller ones in Chicago that are also enjoyable. This weekend I ran… Continue reading Tenutas Deli Review, Kenosha, WI

Fast Bites Sliders Review – Advance Pierre

I’ve reviewed a lot of products that I commonly call “gas station foods,” or ready to eat and heat and eat sandwiches. Often these are from one of the industry giants, Advance Pierre, (hereinafter AP) which also recently acquired a sizable competitor, Landshire. Past reviews on this site include Advance Pierre’s Sausage and Cheese Biscuit,… Continue reading Fast Bites Sliders Review – Advance Pierre

Sollys Grille Review, Milwaukee, WI

If you tool around the Upper Midwest, you’ll undoubtedly run into a regional burger and custard chain named “Culvers.” Their motto is roughly “home of the butter burger.” Believing that depends on who you ask. Culver’s version is to fry the burgers on a flattop and nestle it on a toasted, buttered, bun. But on… Continue reading Sollys Grille Review, Milwaukee, WI

Magasin Review, New Orleans, LA

Vietnamese cuisine is all the rage, isn’t it? Where else can you spend $25- $40 for a bowl of soup? Spoiler alert, if you want authentic Vietnamese in New Orleans, ask for directions out to the cluster of Vietnamese shops and restaurants in New Orleans east. Vietnamese settled along the Gulf Coast and are busy… Continue reading Magasin Review, New Orleans, LA

Beef-A-Roo Review, Rockford, IL

There’s the undisputed champion of fast food “roast beef” places, Arbys, which has more than 3300 units. There have been some ‘also rans’along the way, the Roy Rogers chain (once over 300 units) tried to be a national contender. Hardees, with over 3000 units, has always featured a similar product on their menu systemwide after acquiring both the Roy… Continue reading Beef-A-Roo Review, Rockford, IL

Italian Village Review, Chicago, IL

I generally eschew “legends” in the restaurant business (exception, New Orleans), as I have found over and over again, so many of them are resting on their laurels of decades ago. Such is not the case with The Italian Village, really three restaurants under one roof in downtown Chicago, is the city’s oldest Italian restaurant, serving… Continue reading Italian Village Review, Chicago, IL