Wally’s Subs
6477 Stadium Drive Kalamazoo, MI 49009 (269) 375-0994 Website Menu Got a couple days off work and the house to myself. J went to a conference in Port Huron and there’s no way I can work my normal...
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904 Washington Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49001 (269) 385-6202 Website Menu I’ve been writing this blog for about 13 years now and there are still some long time places in Kalamazoo I haven’t been to yet....
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544 W. Columbia Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49015 (269) 962-0800 Website Menu I never would have thought that the sport one of my kids got passionate about was ice skating. We started Learn To Skate a...
View ArticleWaffle House (Lawrence, IN)
7290 Pendleton Pike Lawrence, IN 46226 (317) 549-6961 Website Menu By now, you know what happens when I travel south. I find a Waffle House. I went to Indianapolis last week for a couple days of work....
View ArticleGainbridge Fieldhouse
125 S. Pennsylvania Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 917-2500 Website I grew up during a pretty great time to be an NBA fan in Chicago. Michael Jordan was leading the Bulls to championship after...
View ArticleAunt Polly’s Pizza
5339 English Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46219 (317) 638-3663 Website Menu Our first day in Indianapolis was a long one. I left Kalamazoo at 4:30 AM and got to my hotel on the northeast side of town...
View ArticleSkyline Chili (Indianapolis East)
9715 Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46219 (317) 352-1275 Website Menu “Well we flew through Cincinnati. And we all got really happy. Grabbed a bowl of that Skyline Chili along the way.” I had...
View ArticleMarco’s Pizza (Battle Creek)
2550 Capital Avenue SW, Suite 140 Battle Creek, MI 49015 (269) 263-3100 Website Menu I keep seeing ads for Marco’s Pizza and for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why. I know there are a couple in...
View ArticleMitten Raised
1331 E. Grand River Avenue East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 490-3918 Website Menu We’ve gotten in to the travel sports phase of life. I always assumed it would be something like softball or soccer, but L...
View ArticlePizza House (East Lansing)
4790 S. Hagadorn Road, Suites 114-116 East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 336-0033 Website Menu I talked pretty in detail in my last post about L’s introduction to ice skating and the competitions that are...
View ArticleRuby’s Sandwich Shoppe
110 E. Michigan Avenue Paw Paw, MI 49079 (269) 415-0120 Website Menu I don’t love working by myself. Typically, it’s me and another guy working out of our Kalamazoo office but occasionally, he gets...
View ArticleBurton Village BBQ Company
803 Burton Street SE Grand Rapids, MI 49507 (616) 202-7240 No Known Website Menu It’s employee review time. Typically, my immediate supervisor has done my year end review. He’s pretty casual about it....
View ArticleKickin’ Kurbz
Food Truck Battle Creek, MI 49015 (269) 830-7538 Website Menu It’s getting to be food truck season again. I don’t typically sit down and eat a meal while I’m on the clock unless we’re traveling out...
View ArticleThe Victorian Bakery
512 N. Park Street #B Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269) 553-6194 Website Menu As a husband who’s really bad at presents, the first half of the year hits me hard. There’s about a two month gap between...
View ArticleValhalla
3408 Miller Road Kalamazoo, MI 49001 (269) 213-1578 Website Menu When it’s J’s birthday, we do what J wants. J wanted to go to a meadery she heard about a while ago. They don’t have food, which is...
View ArticleBird Dog
57649 Murray Street Mattawan, MI 49071 (269) 668-4770 Website Menu We don’t do spring break. I’ve never understood why everyone in Michigan travels at the same time to the same destinations. Prices...
View ArticleTwine Urban Winery
1319 Portage Street Kalamazoo, MI 49001 (269) 270-3278 Website Menu I’ve lived in Michigan for almost 15 years and I still don’t understand why Spring Break is such a huge deal here. Growing up in...
View ArticleAlebird Taphouse & Brewery
2619 84th Street SW Byron Center, MI 49315 (616) 583-8457 Website Menu Just another weekend looking for a place to skate. Kalamazoo hosted the USA Hockey 14u Tier II Nationals last weekend at Wings...
View ArticleBomba’s BBQ Tex Mex
2814 Portage Street Kalamazoo, MI 49001 (269) 359-7100 Website Menu Sometimes the quickest way to get from downtown Kalamazoo to Portage is to take Portage Street. I know a lot of people complain...
View ArticlePastrami Joe’s (Marshall)
105 N. Jefferson Street Marshall, MI 49068 (269) 781-8800 Website Menu I always loved getting sent to work in downtown Battle Creek because of Pastrami Joe’s. They had the best sandwiches. The...
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