Category: Traveling

Petes Hamburger Stand Review

My Petes Hamburger Stand Review.  For over 100 years, 112 to be exact as of this year, Pete’s Hamburger Stand has been opening Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, summers only, to sell their unique hamburgers to a hungry public. Why unique?  Because they are BOILED. But in the interest of accurately, I think “simmered” (in water)… Continue reading Petes Hamburger Stand Review

Golden Dome Cafe Review – Fairfield, Iowa

  Back in the “before times” I was making one of my annual treks through Iowa, and the route took me thru Fairfield, population 10,000 and home to Maharishi International University (MIU),  is a private university in Fairfield, Iowa. It was founded in 1973 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and features a “consciousness-based education” system that includes the practice of… Continue reading Golden Dome Cafe Review – Fairfield, Iowa

Smokin Coop BBQ Review

Smokin Coop BBQ Review Smokin Coop BBQ Review Belvidere Illinois. Out in the West Texas town of El Paso, I……wait. Never mind. On a country road between Chicago and Rockford, IL, there’s a guy doing BBQ every summer, Mon-Sat, lunch, and dinner. Completely “al fresco” there are picnic tables and chairs scattered under the trees… Continue reading Smokin Coop BBQ Review

Taylor Maid-Rite Review Marshalltown

Taylor Maid-Rite Review Marshalltown “Maid-Rite” restaurants started as a single outlet in Muscatine, Iowa, in 1926. For those unfamiliar with the term, the “Maid-Rite” is a loose meat sandwich, cooked on a steam table with onions, mustard, and “secret seasonings,” piled on a steamed bun with mustard and pickles. Locations come and go, but as… Continue reading Taylor Maid-Rite Review Marshalltown

Smittys Pork Tenderloin Review – Leonore, IL

Smittys Pork Tenderloin Review The pork tenderloin, also known as BPT (b is for breaded) is a popular sandwich in the Upper Midwest, particularly in Iowa and Indiana. And occasionally in Illinois.  It’s similar to Wienerschnitzel. A pork cutlet is cut and then smashed to make it larger and thinner, dipped in breading, sometimes cornmeal,… Continue reading Smittys Pork Tenderloin Review – Leonore, IL

National WWII Museum Review New Orleans

National WWII Museum Review New Orleans Bring tissues.  Lots of them.  If you have any heart at all, you will cry at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans.  Odd, I lived in New Orleans, and never visited.  It opened in June of 2000 at the “National D-Day Museum” conceived by two local scholars, Stephen… Continue reading National WWII Museum Review New Orleans

Please-U Restaurant Review New Orleans

Please-U Restaurant Review New Orleans Please-U Restaurant Review. “Since 1946.” Doesn’t that tell you all you need to know about the Please-U Restaurant, on St. Charles Avenue close into downtown?  Open from 6A – 6PM, this old-timey diner serves all the American favorites as well as traditional New Orleans sandwiches and hot plate meals. I… Continue reading Please-U Restaurant Review New Orleans

Historic Streetcar Inn Review New Orleans

Historic Streetcar Inn Review New Orleans This is one of those times when I’d like to gush over-the-top superlatives about my experience at this place.  The Historic Streetcar Inn  (HSI) deserves every single one of them I can dish out. While it’s easy to spend hundreds of dollars a night for hotel rooms in New… Continue reading Historic Streetcar Inn Review New Orleans

St Charles Tavern Review New Orleans LA

St Charles Tavern Review New Orleans LA SPOILER ALERT: Written with attitude. I used to go here A LOT. It became my go-to 24-hour place after another favorite, the Hummingbird closed. New Orleans is a strange town in that for being known as “party central” there’s never been a lot of late-night dining.  It’s changing… Continue reading St Charles Tavern Review New Orleans LA