Category: Traveling

Soul Fish Review – Little Rock, AR

It can sometimes be a challenge to find satisfactory restaurants in Little Rock that are open on Sundays.  Fortunately, there’s Soul Fish, right downtown on Main Street.  Emphasis at this eatery is “bonafide Southern,” with a further emphasis on seafood. (See menu below). We started with the smoked catfish dip, something I’ve never encountered, and… Continue reading Soul Fish Review – Little Rock, AR

New China Restaurant Review – Fox River Grove, IL

It’s been around for twenty-five years, so it must be “good” right?  Well, at least passable. Confession. I lived in China for six years, so it’s almost always a let down for me to go to a Chinese restaurant in the U.S.  Once and a great while, in a larger city Chinatown, I can be a… Continue reading New China Restaurant Review – Fox River Grove, IL

Gloriosos Italian Market Review – Milwaukee, WI

Seventy-year-old Glorioso’s in Milwaukee is one of several fine Italian deli/groceries the city has to offer. If it’s even remotely Italian, Glorioso’s has it on the shelf, in the counter or in the cooler. It’s a wonderland for foodies and cooks alike.  Naturally, I stocked up.  Sausages. Cheese. A muffaletta sandwich. So let’s talk about that. … Continue reading Gloriosos Italian Market Review – Milwaukee, WI

Hardees Double Cheese Slider Review

Hardees, actually it’s predecessor, Sandys, was the first fast food in my hometown, years before McDonalds or BK landed. Second was probably Henry’s, another defunct chain.  So, anyway, I’ve always had an affinity for Hardees, and while it has ebbed and flowed over the years parallel to their own ups and downs, the last few… Continue reading Hardees Double Cheese Slider Review

Burger Burger Review – Biloxi, MS

Burger Burger Review So the story goes, the original “Burger Burger” was developed in nearby New Orleans and made its way east to Biloxi sometime after 1947. The sandwich was sold in a local restaurant for years until one day, the perfect home of its own became available and the Burger Burger restaurant opened up,… Continue reading Burger Burger Review – Biloxi, MS

Zaxbys Review Update – Somewhere in Eastern Tennessee

Couple years ago, I drove around the Southeast doing a chicken finger/tenders ‘smackdown.’  Turns out I was pretty loyal to Popeye’s, unless there was a Zaxby’s nearby. Well, this was the first time I’d been near one since that trip, two years ago this month. I’m still a happy camper at Zaxby’s.  Good chicken, good… Continue reading Zaxbys Review Update – Somewhere in Eastern Tennessee

Applebees Review – Nationwide Chain

Starting as a single restaurant called T.J. Applebee’s Rx for Edibles & Elixirs in Decatur, GA, 1980, Applebees has grown to a franchised chain of over 2000 units in 15 countries. Applebee’s is in the casual dining segment, with basic American dishes including salads, shrimp, chicken, pasta, burgers, and “riblets” an Applebee’s signature dish. Most of the units feature a bar… Continue reading Applebees Review – Nationwide Chain

New Orleans Seafood and Hamburger Co Review – Multiple Locations New Orleans, LA

I’ve been coming to this place for almost 20 years. It used to be for the hamburgers, and it was the hamburger because the location I used to frequent had a very large “fixin’s bar,” which was quite nice. That feature seems to have vanished.  Now I come for the thin sliced fried catfish, cause… Continue reading New Orleans Seafood and Hamburger Co Review – Multiple Locations New Orleans, LA

Palms Grill Cafe Review – On Route 66, Atlanta, IL

One of the original U.S. highways, Route 66 (US Highway 66), was established on November 11, 1926. A few years later, the Palms Grill Cafe opened on the “Mother Road” in Atlanta, IL, about equidistant between St. Louis and Chicago (now just off I-55). Not much has changed since then, in Atlanta, or at the… Continue reading Palms Grill Cafe Review – On Route 66, Atlanta, IL