Category: Traveling

Ox Yoke Inn Review – Amana, Iowa

Ox Yoke Inn Review – Amana, Iowa The Amana Colonies are seven villages on 26,000 acres (11,000 ha) located in Iowa County in east-central Iowa, United States: Amana (or Main Amana), East Amana, High Amana, Middle Amana, South Amana, West Amana, and Homestead. The villages were built and settled by German Pietists, who were persecuted… Continue reading Ox Yoke Inn Review – Amana, Iowa

Marges on Rose Restaurant Review – La Crosse, WI

Marges on Rose Restaurant Review I lived here once upon a time. It was where my first job out of college was. I wasn’t so concerned with restaurants at the time as I was with bars and happy hours, and La Crosse was chock a block full of them. (I was in to misbehaving). Marges… Continue reading Marges on Rose Restaurant Review – La Crosse, WI

Franks Quad Cities Style Pizza Review – Silvis, IL

Franks Quad Cities Style Pizza Review Frank’s Club Napoli Pizzeria, in Silvis, IL (part of Rock Island area) is purported to have created “Quad Cities Style” pizza. Never heard of it? Me neither, until a couple years ago, and I lived there for two years back in the day! What’s different about Quad Cities Style… Continue reading Franks Quad Cities Style Pizza Review – Silvis, IL

Econo Lodge Review Maquoketa Iowa

Econo Lodge Review Maquoketa Iowa I think I’ve become an “expert” on complimentary breakfasts at the value chain motels.  After spending decades traveling the world on employer’s dimes, mostly in four and five star hotels, with $30 room service continental breakfasts, I’m happy to crash at the value chains these days.  Most offer complimentary breakfasts… Continue reading Econo Lodge Review Maquoketa Iowa

Canteen in the Alley Review – Ottumwa, Iowa

Canteen in the Alley Review Since 1927. Can hardly beat that for a recommendation, can you? The Canteen in the Alley serves “loose meat” sandwiches, known elsewhere in Iowa as “Maid Rites.”   What’s a “loose meat” sandwich?  Crumbled ground beef cooked on a steam table with diced onions and 17 herbs and spices. (Well, some,… Continue reading Canteen in the Alley Review – Ottumwa, Iowa

Fat Baby and Alises Carryout Review Biloxi Mississippi

Fat Baby and Alises Carryout Review Biloxi Mississippi I write a lot about gas station food because I eat a lot of gas station food.  I’m not talking about a bag of Lay’s and a Slim Jim or six, I’m talking about gas stations that offer hot lunch, either ala carte to take out or… Continue reading Fat Baby and Alises Carryout Review Biloxi Mississippi

Chis Chinese Express Restaurant Review Little Rock Arkansas

Chis Chinese Express Restaurant Review Little Rock Arkansas Saturday Morning Dim Sum While they have several locations in Little Rock, its the Chenal Parkway location that serves dim sum, at least on the Saturday morning we stopped by. Could happen at other locations or on other days, I didn’t inquire. I’ll leave that to you.… Continue reading Chis Chinese Express Restaurant Review Little Rock Arkansas

Mehfil Indo-Mughlai Pak Cuisine Restaurant Review Little Rock Arkansas

  Mehfil Indo-Mughlai Pak Cuisine Restaurant Review Little Rock Arkansas Do you remember the very first moment you ever tasted a certain food? The first time I ever had Indian food was in a seedy, dark, 2nd floor eatery in Wanchai, a neighborhood of Hong Kong, seated across from a stunningly beautiful Chinese woman named… Continue reading Mehfil Indo-Mughlai Pak Cuisine Restaurant Review Little Rock Arkansas

Star Inn Motel Review Biloxi Mississippi

I can stay anywhere I want.  I traveled the globe for business and stayed in some of the most luxurious hotels on the planet.  Actually, you can get sick of them.  I’M NOT KIDDING. When I travel now, I’m decidedly down market – prefer the lower priced end of the segment, and especially independent mom… Continue reading Star Inn Motel Review Biloxi Mississippi