Category: Buffets
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Memorial Day Deals for Vets and Active Duty Personnel
(From Foodandwine.com) Others can be found on https://militarybenefits.info. Firebirds Wood Fired Grill If you dine with a veteran, active duty service member, or Gold Star family on Memorial Day, they’ll get a lunch or dinner entrée for free (equal to or less than the cost of your entrée). Hickory Tavern 25% of proceeds from sales […]
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Jays Krispy Fried Chicken Review, Sikeston, MO
Once you’ve done “throwed rolls” (Lamberts) you’re left with few choices in Sikeston. Jay’s Krispy Fried Chicken is one of them, and they’ve been around a long time. Also heard they have a buffet, so you know I’m down (up) for that. Rolled in, ordered at the counter. “Do you want a breast or wings?” […]
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JJs Lakeside Cafe Review, Lake Village AR
Northbound on US Highway 65 through Arkansas the other day, was feeling a might peckish and decided I was in the mood for some catfish, a specialty around these parts. A quick stop and visit with the helpful people at the Lake Village Visitors Center pointed me to JJs Lakeside Cafe. The kindly old lady […]
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JRs Chicken Review – Kankakee and Bourbonnais, IL
61 miles south of Chicago’s loop, off Interstate 57, one will wander into the pleasant town of Kankakee, population around 30,000. Following a treaty signed by the US and Potawatami Indians in 1833, the town incorporated in 1854. The adjacent town of Bourbonnais has a pop of around 18,000. The cities were founded at the junction […]
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Country Cookin by George Review – Lexington, KY
I was out on a buffet drive, down I-64, I-75 and environs. I had done my research in advance (‘natch) and had made up my mind to go to a different location, originally, but a last minute check on YELP showed a gaggle of bad reviews lately. When they are grouped together in rapid succession, […]
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Jewel Osco Hot Food Bar Review
Jewel Osco Hot Food Bar Review First time I ever recall seeing a “hot food bar” was in the corner delis and bodegas in New York City, must have been 30-40 years ago. That made sense, people rushing home from work, late, wanted a hot, somewhat balanced meal that they didn’t have to fuss with […]
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Buona Beef Restaurants Review – Chicago area
About thirty years ago, Chicagoan Joe Buonavolanto Senior had a notion to open a restaurant serving Chicago specialties – Italian beef and sausages, hot dogs, ribs, sandwiches and pizza. He took a 2nd mortgage out on his house to finance it, and did some of the initial construction with his own hands. Today, the third generation […]
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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, […]