Category: Miscellany

Nationwide – Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen

Mrs. Burgerdogboy do love her Popeye’e, especially a side of red beans, and I’m always happy to oblige her, as she’s taught me the whole “happy wife, happy life” thing, and it’s 100% on target. So whenever I roll past a Popeye’s, or am pointed in that direction by my better two-thirds, off I go,… Continue reading Nationwide – Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen

Chicago, IL – Uncle Sammy’s Sandwiches

There are what – 40,000 Subway sandwich places in the world.  The franchised brand name one, not including other chains, Quiznos, Jimmy Joe Bob’s or whatever that one is.   Yet “independents” keep springing up and competing. Like Uncle Sammy’s Sandwich Classics, in Chicago.  Uncle Sammy’s is in Lincoln Park, the first neighborhood I ever lived… Continue reading Chicago, IL – Uncle Sammy’s Sandwiches

Home Cookin’ – Home Run Inn Frozen (6 inch) Pizza

I’ve written about Home Run Inn frozen pizzas previously;  it’s the best-selling pie in the greater Chicagoland area. Today I sampled one of their individual-sized pies (what?  Extra large is “individual-sized” for me!)  These are generally at the grocery for around $3.69 each, of three for $10.   They weigh 8.75 ounces, when their “regular” size… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Home Run Inn Frozen (6 inch) Pizza

Minneapolis, MN – Patriot Cafe at the VA Center

The head of the Minnesota Burger Posse, Kawika, hit the Patriot Café at the VA center in Minneapolis today, in hot pursuit of their made to order pizzas. From their own description: “We serve a 16” pizza made fresh daily, whole or by the slice. We use the highest quality sauce, meats, cheeses and toppings.… Continue reading Minneapolis, MN – Patriot Cafe at the VA Center

Duluth, MN – Sammy’s Pizza (Downtown)

Not much more I can say about Sammy’s, the small regional chain in the Upper Midwest, I’ve written about them a couple times.   Here’s the point:  I’ve had pizza all over the world, from Naples, Florida, to Naples, Italy;  from Boise to Beijing.  And Sammy’s is still my favorite, and worth a couple day drive… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Sammy’s Pizza (Downtown)

Home Cookin’ Test – Extra Value Frozen Beef Patties

I’ve  reviewed a lot of these frozen patties, and to date, I’ve liked Ball Park brand the most, even though they are a ‘heat and eat’ product, not a raw patty. Extra Value is an economy brand, manufactured by the Holten Meat Company, outside of St. Louis. I bought a package of a dozen quarter… Continue reading Home Cookin’ Test – Extra Value Frozen Beef Patties

Nationwide – The Fresh Market

Nice to pop into one of these recently in suburban Chicago.  I had no idea the company had sprouted so many locations in the past few years. I first became acquainted with the chain in New Orleans, Mrs. Burgerdogboy and I were having kind of a funky / downlow Thanksgiving, and we wandered into the… Continue reading Nationwide – The Fresh Market

Barbies Primo Burgers Review, Mojave, CA

(From our travel archives) Saw a billboard for this place, and as it was the right time of day, pulled into Mojave (pop. 3763) to give it a try.  Mojave is an interesting place.  Middle of nowhere, far north end of Edwards Air Force Base, and home to one of America’s parking lots for misfit… Continue reading Barbies Primo Burgers Review, Mojave, CA

Portland Area Update – Pietro’s Pizza

Few things you can count on consistently in Portland.  One is, it’s likely to be dreary.  Second?   If the weatherman says its going to be nice, there’s a pretty good chance it’s going to be dreary.  Third?  Pietro’s Pizza coming back from the dead. I’d previously stopped in their Milwaukie outpost, and wrote it… Continue reading Portland Area Update – Pietro’s Pizza