Category: Seafood
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Lai Lai Chinese Hawker Review – Niles IL
Lai Lai Chinese Hawker Review My Lai Lai Chinese Hawker Review. As I lived in China for a bit, I was used to recalculating prices in my head, based on the RMB or HK $. So I automatically did that by looking at the prices posted here. Of course, I was wrong. The food was […]
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Red Pines Bar & Grill – Onalaska, WI
Red Pines Bar & Grill Review
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Elgin Turners Fish Fry Review – Elgin, IL
Elgin Turners Fish Fry Review Every year in the run up to Easter, the local Turners chapter puts on a weekly fish fry. What are Turners? Members of a German fraternal club that promoted German culture, physical culture, liberal politics, and supported the Union war effort during the American Civil War. Today they seem to […]
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Harold’s Chicken Shack Review – Schaumburg, IL
Harold’s Chicken Shack Review Beats me if I can figure out which Harold’s is affiliated with what other Harold’s. They are all over the country now, but I think there must be several different parent companies. Kinda like “Original Ray’s” pizza places in New York City. Harold’s sells chicken. On the bone, wings, strips, gizzards, […]
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Re-Pete’s Saloon and Grill Review – Black River Falls, WI
Re-Pete’s Saloon and Grill Review Black River Falls is a burg in Wisconsin on I-94, two hours from Minneapolis, two hours from Madison, and five, give or take, from Chicago. It’s a hub for outdoor sports in all seasons, no matter your choice of Northwoods fun. They also have one of six locations of casinos […]
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Russ Kendalls Smokehouse Review – French River, Minnesota
Russ Kendalls Smokehouse Review Writing about Russ Kendalls Smokehouse Review, I can’t pin down how long they have been in business, but I certainly remember stopping there with my dad 60+ years ago. Long an institution on the north shore of Lake Superior, about 15 miles north of Duluth, Kendalls smokes and sells herring, walleye, […]
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Kirkland Family Restaurant Review – Kirkland, IL
Kirkland Family Restaurant Review – Kirkland, IL In the “before times,” people were just nicer. Regardless of race, religion, political bent, people in general were just more well behaved. Friendlier, cordial, helpful. At least that’s what I think. Last Saturday I ran into a little bit of the “before times” when I stopped in a […]
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Poke Bros Chain Review
Poke Brothers serves “poke” (po-KAY) a dish that originated in the 70s in Hawaii. Traditionally consisting of diced seafood and rice or vegetables, some people describe it as “sushi in a bowl,” but to me, it’s more like ceviche. Created in 2016, the company has already grown to 37 stores across the Midwest and East […]
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Franks Chicago Shrimp House Review
Franks Chicago Shrimp House Review For people who don’t live around Chicago, fried shrimp probably isn’t the first things that pop into their minds as a “Chicago food.” No, you’re knowledge probably ends at Deep Dish Pizza and Italian Beef Sandwiches. But fried shrimp is a thing, and there are dozens of outlets for it, […]
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Youngs Frozen Fish and Chips Review
Youngs Frozen Fish and Chips Review Youngs Frozen Fish and Chips Review. “Fish and chips” was the ‘national dish’ of England for 100 + years, starting in the mid-1800s. It was really one of the first examples of “fusion cuisine” as both of the components were brought to the country by immigrants. At the […]