Tag: Club Sandwich

  • Palatine Inn Review – Palatine, Illinois

      Palatine Inn Review For over forty years, the family-owned Palatine Inn has served the Chicago suburb of Palatine and surrounding areas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I’ve been a customer for, let’s see, counting on fingers – thirty-five years at least. The menus offer a range of American fare and Greek specialties because like […]

  • Nikos Pointers Saloon Review, Marengo, IL

    It is so seldom you run into any place, product or service these days that the end result is that the experience exceeds your expectations.  Spoiler alert. Niko’s exceeded my expectations on every level. I was tooling around Northern Illinois and I’ve had some good grub in the town of Marengo before, so I decided […]

  • Glenview, IL – Johnny’s Kitchen and Tap Review

    Spoiler alert. There is no Johnny. Host at the door said “it’s an old sign.” OK.  Johnny’s is part of Dining Out Enterprises, a small collection of diverse cuisine outlets in the NW suburbs of Chicago.  Johnny’s is noted for wood-grilled foods, including rotisserie chickens, steaks, and daily specials.  Full bar, take-out, and catering is […]

  • Gas Station Sandwiches – Jewel Grocery’s Turkey Club

    If you’re a new reader, you need to know I use the term “gas station sandwiches” with all do respect.  It’s my phrase to describe pre-made packaged sandwiches of all ilks, whether they come from a grocery, gas station, mini mart, or vending machine.   I’ve talked about them before. My recent sampling was a […]

  • Black Bear Diner Review

    I have written about this chain once before, started in the 90s near Mt. Shasta, California, and now having spread its wings across six western states. The occasion of me noting it once in the past, was stopping at a location in Madras,Oregon, and getting a very tasty club sandwich to go. The memory still […]

  • Tualatin, OR – Claim Jumper

    Mrs. BDB and I were in quirky moods last nite, we both wanted to go out to dinner, but had decidedly different ideas of what we wanted. We both agreed we did not want to go downtown or change out of the de rigueur Portland plaid outfits. She wanted steak. I didn’t. We don’t usually […]

  • Portland, OR – Huber’s: Portland’s Oldest Restaurant

    I went to hit some food carts today, and it was too damned cold. I guess my cut-off point, temperature-wise, to dine al fresco atop a garbage can, newspaper stand, or parking meter is about 72 degrees. Standing on Third and Washington looking at carts, Huber’s caught my eye. I’ve been meaning to stop by […]