Category: Breakfast

Big Boy Breakfast Buffet Review – Hamilton, OH

Neither you nor I have enough time to go into the history of Big Boy restaurants. Suffice to say, started in California in the 30s, oldest one still standing is Burbank, CA (pictured below),  chain went thru several owners and now is a “chain of chains,” in that while they share menu, decor, and marketing,… Continue reading Big Boy Breakfast Buffet Review – Hamilton, OH

Winstons Irish Bacon Review

When you request bacon in the US, you know what you are going to get. Smoked/cured thin slices of pork belly, with streaks of fat parallel to streaks of delicious meat. Unless you request “Canadian Bacon” which is neither Canadian nor bacon, but very lean sliced pork loin,  cured and smoked. Outside of the US,… Continue reading Winstons Irish Bacon Review

Crack Barrel Review, Nationwide Chain

I was reading about this couple the other day, 80 years old, who have visited every Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in the country, except one. Interesting goal. According to Wikipedia, there are 640 outlets. The company started in 1969 with the first store located in Lebanon, TN. The accent is on “country home cooking”… Continue reading Crack Barrel Review, Nationwide Chain

Blue Gillys Review – Edgerton, WI

My dad loved eating fish. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, couldn’t get enough. I brought him over to visit when I was working in Hong Kong and he was in seafood heaven. Geez, I craved a burger during that trip. He wasn’t much of a sportsman himself, but his colleagues and employees made sure he was kept well… Continue reading Blue Gillys Review – Edgerton, WI

All Grass Farms Review – Supplier of Sustainable Proteins

If you’re even an occasional reader, you know how much I like great ham. Fresh from the farm type ham. Ham that tastes like a hog. I’ve driven around the country in search of great suppliers, so I was delighted to be driving down a back road just outside of Chicago the other day, and… Continue reading All Grass Farms Review – Supplier of Sustainable Proteins

Dollar Tree Breakfast Sausage Review

These poor little sausages start off with a couple strikes against them – I pretty much don’t like brown and serve type breakfast sausages. Including fast food kinds.  But I thought I would give these two national brand names a shot when I saw them at the Dollar Tree. Jimmy Dean is an established sausage… Continue reading Dollar Tree Breakfast Sausage Review

Carys Family Restaurant Review – Cary, IL

“No, we’re out,” said Adele firmly. I protested, and she replied “we had five servings left and I sold them all this morning. Won’t be more until the delivery truck comes.” “I’ll wait.” OK, I didn’t say that, and noticing the disappointment on my face that I wasn’t going to get to have Chicken Fried… Continue reading Carys Family Restaurant Review – Cary, IL

Food Club Liquid Eggs Review

I’ve never tried “liquid eggs” (industry term: breaker eggs), but I see them used quite a bit at charity breakfasts I attend. I do recall having powdered (dehydrated) eggs, which have been around for more than a hundred years. My experience was on Scout trips – the eggs were pretty awful.  So I set out… Continue reading Food Club Liquid Eggs Review