Category: Traveling

Hartz Chicken Buffet Review Ocean Springs Mississippi

Hartz Chicken Buffet Review Ocean Springs Mississippi There are more than a few AYCE chicken buffets in the Deep South. Even some KFC’s offer them. There are even multiple chicken buffets names “Hartz” including a sizable chain in Texas. No relation. Anymore, at least. For around $10, you can get all you can eat fried… Continue reading Hartz Chicken Buffet Review Ocean Springs Mississippi

Bootleggers Pizza Review, Biloxi, MS

Bootleggers Pizza Review, Biloxi, MS Bootlegger’s Pizza in Biloxi, Mississippi touts themselves as the home of authentic Chicago thin-crust pizza. As I live in Chicago part time, naturally I had to check it out. The downstairs of the facility is for ‘family’ dine-in experiences from their full menu featuring pizza, pasta, wings, burgers and sammiches. … Continue reading Bootleggers Pizza Review, Biloxi, MS

Biloxi MS Shrimp Tour

If you’re vacationing, on business, or just passing through the Mississippi/Louisiana/Alabama Gulf Coast, make plans and time to take the 90 minute Biloxi Shrimping Trip, a tourist attraction since 1954. Your affable captain and mate will take you on a highly education yet entertaining cruise through Biloxi Bay, explaining the local shrimp industry, the life… Continue reading Biloxi MS Shrimp Tour

Super 8 Motels Review – Nationwide Chain

After decades of business travel on the company time, in posh hotels where your every single whim is attended to, I’m happy these days to mostly stay in ‘value priced’ motels. Generally franchisees, locally owned, and adequate for as little time as I will be in attendance. Super 8 is in the top 5 of… Continue reading Super 8 Motels Review – Nationwide Chain

Sams Diner Review – Waterford, WI

Sam’s Diner Review – Waterford, WI There are a few times in my life when I’ve had a plate put in front of me at a restaurant and I’ve sighed and said “this is art.” When/where this has happened, it’s never been dependent on the price or the number of stars, or some fancy name… Continue reading Sams Diner Review – Waterford, WI

Jubelts Restaurant Review Route 66 – Litchfield, IL

Dating from 1922, Jubelts is arguably the oldest surviving restaurant on the original US Route 66 segment in Illinois.  It’s about halfway between Chicago and St. Louis. Functionally a full bakery with attached restaurant, the eatery is open to serve delights from all three meal dayparts. It was late when I rolled in, and I… Continue reading Jubelts Restaurant Review Route 66 – Litchfield, IL

Chilis Grill & Bar Review, Markham St, Little Rock, AR

I rarely visit establishments in this segment – fast casual chains.  Just not my thing. However, I’ll go, if I’m invited and somebody is insistent. In this case, when I asked the inviter why she chose this restaurant, she said “for the irony.”  I get it.  You probably don’t. Anyway, this is a “new” location… Continue reading Chilis Grill & Bar Review, Markham St, Little Rock, AR

Petes Famous Hot Dogs Review, Sycamore-Maple Park, IL

I love “mom and pop” places that have survived and thrived over the years. You’ll find a lot of these on the old, original highways of the US, like Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles, or US 61 which follows the Mississippi from New Orleans to near the Canadian border. I’ve written a lot… Continue reading Petes Famous Hot Dogs Review, Sycamore-Maple Park, IL