Two Fellas Grill (Drake Road)
1381 S. Drake Road Kalamazoo, MI 49006 (269) 552-9727 Website Menu We had a great opportunity to introduce L to live theater last week. The Lion King was playing at Miller Auditorium. She has never...
View ArticleFive Star Pizza (Marshall)
104 Michigan Avenue Marshall, MI 49068 (269) 789-0090 Website Menu Everyone knows Friday night is pizza night, right? I mean, that’s a universal thing…right? Last Friday I was stuck in Lansing pretty...
View ArticleW.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary
12685 East C Avenue Augusta, MI 49012 (269) 671-2510 Website It’s nice outside. It’s finally nice outside. We no longer have to feel trapped inside the house on weekends. This past Sunday, we met...
View ArticleArcadia Brewing Company
701 E. Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269) 276-0458 Website Menu We have been really big fans of Arcadia Brewing Company for a long time. From the first time we ate at their now closed Battle...
View ArticleBrown Iron Brewhouse
57695 Van Dyke Avenue Washington, MI 48094 (586) 697-3300 Website Menu So, even at work, I’ve become the guy who always has a place to eat no matter what town we’re in. A co-worker and I traveled to...
View ArticleSweetwater’s Donut Mill (Battle Creek)
2807 Capital Avenue SW Battle Creek, MI 49015 (269) 979-1944 Website Menu I always feel bad when I’m gone all day on a Saturday or Sunday at work. That happened last weekend. I worked a 17 hour day...
View ArticleStubby’s Smoke House & Specialty Meats
115 N. Davis Street Vicksburg, MI 49097 (269) 649-2499 Website Sample Menu (changes daily) I don’t get to Vicksburg very often but it seems like the last couple of months, that has changed. I’ve been...
View ArticleCanal Street Cafe
113 E. Canal Street Augusta, MI 49012 (269) 731-2622 Website Menu I don’t get to Augusta often. Surprisingly, there are several restaurants in that area that I haven’t eaten at that I want to. It’s...
View ArticleCharles and Darl’s Smokehouse and Grill
7417 N. 38th Street Augusta, MI 49012 (269) 731-2458 Website Menu Twice this week I ate at a restaurant with an Augusta address. Two days in a row actually. That wasn’t by accident. I said in my...
View ArticleCasey’s General Store (Watervliet)
3781 M-140 Watervliet, MI 49098 (269) 463-3979 Website Menu J and I moved to Michigan from Central Illinois ten years ago. It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago, but the 10 year anniversary...
View ArticlePortillo’s Hot Dogs (Oak Lawn)
4020 95th Street Oak Lawn, IL 60453 (708) 425-1600 Website Menu I have been looking forward to this weekend for a while. Every year I get together with my dad, my brother, and my best friend from...
View ArticleBuffalo Wings and Rings (Bridgeport)
3434 S. Halsted Street Chicago, IL 606018 (773) 579-9464 Website Menu It’s time for the annual get together with my dad, my brother, and my best friend from grade school. We’ve been getting together...
View ArticleMini Donut Factory (Chicago Ridge Mall)
444 Chicago Ridge Mall #651 Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 (708) 636-3001 Website Menu The original reason for us taking a weekend in Chicago came to an end when I got home Saturday night. Sunday morning,...
View ArticlePremo’s Drive In
5540 95th Street Oak Lawn, IL 60453 (708) 423-8282 Website Menu By the time we get back to Kalamazoo, we will have spent six nights at J’s parents in the Chicago suburbs. That’s a long time for the...
View ArticleJalisco Express Restaurant
10846 S. Cicero Avenue Oak Lawn, IL 60453 (708) 423-6476 Website Menu I’ve always told J, as much as I want to live in Chicago, it’s probably a good thing we don’t. I’ve eaten horribly these past few...
View ArticleQ-BBQ (Naperville)
103 S. Main Street Naperville, IL 60540 (630) 637-6400 Website Menu If you’re still reading this blog and wondering if we’ve moved permanently to Illinois, my answer is, it feels like it. Six days...
View ArticleBuona (Oak Lawn)
6235 95th Street Oak Lawn, IL 60453 (708) 930-5933 Website Menu Can we just talk for a minute about how perfect Italian beef sandwiches are? I mean, I know I do it all the time, but I just can’t help...
View ArticleFry The Coop
5128 95th Street Oak Lawn, IL 60453 (708) 576-8645 Website Menu I told you we were in Chicago for a while….but this is the last blog for now. We have more trips planned this summer so there will be...
View ArticleLucky Girl Brewing Crossroads
34016 M-43 Paw Paw, MI 49079 (269) 628-0054 Website Menu Alright. Back to Michigan. I had to take a blogging break after that string of Chicago posts….but we’ve hit up some new restaurants lately...
View ArticleD’Nicio’s Parlour and Restaurant
6880 W. Main Street Kalamazoo, MI 49009 (269) 353-8600 Website Menu My kids have to come expect dessert. It’s weird because I never did growing up. We did something totally out of the ordinary and...
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