One of the thing that delights me about living in a larger city is having a wide variety of ethnic grocers, and Chicago has some great ones. We have Asian grocers, Indian, Eastern European, Greek, Polish, Italian, and I love them all. Chicago is big on Polish restaurants and markets as the population of Poles… Continue reading Schmeissers Sausage Review, Niles, IL
Category: Sausage
Sals Pizza Review, Huntley, IL
I’ve previously opined about the original Sal’s Pizza location, an unassuming walk-in/delivery (only) storefront on the backside of a strip mall in Algonquin, IL. If you read that piece, you’ll remember I found no fault with their pizza, in fact, for my personal tastes, I found it to be superb. This review is about Sal’s… Continue reading Sals Pizza Review, Huntley, IL
Marcos Pizza Review – Nationwide Chain
A new franchised location of Marco’s Pizza opened down the block from me this week; Marco’s, out of Ohio, is the 12th largest pizza chain in the US, and will hit 1000 stores this year. It was started by an Italian immigrant, Pat Giammarco, in 1978. The advertising claims “Authentic Italian Pizza” and I don’t… Continue reading Marcos Pizza Review – Nationwide Chain
Parkview Chorizo Smoked Sausage Review
Chorizo is a type of pork and/or beef sausage which differs in different parts of the world. Spanish chorizo is a smoked, cured, sausage, often sliced and eaten like salami. It’s seasoned with hot peppers and pimento. Chorizo found in Mexico and Mexican-American dishes in the US, tends to be ground meat and fattier. It… Continue reading Parkview Chorizo Smoked Sausage Review
Parkview Hot Italian Sausage Review (Aldi’s Brand)
Parkview is Aldi’s house brand for many of their meat products. Their ” Parkview Hot Italian Sausage,” is a smoked sausage, whereas most companies (and grocers) sell their Italian sausage as “fresh” (uncooked). Smoked sausages like hot dogs, are fully cooked, so they only require a quick heat and eat, if that’s your preference. This… Continue reading Parkview Hot Italian Sausage Review (Aldi’s Brand)
LEMS Backwoods Seasoning Jerky Mix Review
LEMS Backwoods Seasoning Jerky Mix Review I like jerky. And as I have the diabetes, if I can find one without added sugar, it’s a great low-carb snack. Friends of mine had been bragging about this fancy brand out of the Napa area, Krave, and I finally got around to trying it and wasn’t impressed. I… Continue reading LEMS Backwoods Seasoning Jerky Mix Review
Greek Islands Review, Lombard, IL
Greeks began arriving in Chicago around the 1840s, mostly off ocean freighters where they worked as crew and captains. Many originally settled in an area of the West Loop, and took up jobs operating food carts, until they saved or pooled their dough to open small cafes in the area now known as “Greektown.” Around… Continue reading Greek Islands Review, Lombard, IL
Hillshire Small Plates Snack Review
Hillshire comes out with a version of “lunchables” for adult palates, and they are high quality and valued priced. I found them at Target at 2 / $5. The one(s) I picked up included dry salami, smoked gouda, and toast rounds. I was happy with all of it. The “real” lunchables, the meat and cheese… Continue reading Hillshire Small Plates Snack Review
Opsahls Pizza Review, Rockford, IL
My best bud in college was from Rockford, Illinois, and we’d go down there on occasion; I returned with him a little later in life for his first (of 4) wedding, and when he relocated from Rockford to San Jose. He invited several of us to help with that move, unfortunately, he bought several cases… Continue reading Opsahls Pizza Review, Rockford, IL
Gramma Pearls Sausage Review
Don’t bother trying to find anything out about this product online, I spent a bunch of time doing that and came up pretty short. I can’t even tell you exactly where I purchased it, other than a suburban Chicago grocery. So a lot of this should be prefaced with “apparently.” This product is made in… Continue reading Gramma Pearls Sausage Review