The Tribes Alehouse & Grill – Tinley Park
9501 W. 171st Street Tinley Park, IL 60477 (708) 966-2051 Website Menu Our baby is turning two! I know all parents say this, but it’s so hard to believe. This past weekend, we had a party for L with...
View ArticleThe Mitten Brewing Company
527 Leonard Street NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (616) 608-5612 Website Menu Well, I didn’t plan on getting stranded in Grand Rapids, but that’s what happened. The snow has been terrible this past week...
View ArticleUrban Mill Cafe
629 Michigan Street SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 855-1526 Website Menu As much as I like burgers, it can get old getting fast food every night. If I’m lucky enough to actually get a proper dinner...
View ArticleJimmy John’s – Wayland
1170 W. Superior Street Wayland, MI 49348 (269) 792-4797 Website Menu If you know, you know my disdain for Jimmy John’s. Every single experience I’ve had with the place has been horrible. For the...
View ArticleBoston Market – Holland
638 E. 16th Street Holland, MI 49423 (616) 395-9535 Website Menu So, this was a weird one. A co-worker and I were on our way to Holland for an assignment when she got all excited about dinner. I’ve...
View ArticleSweetie-licious Bake Shoppe
435 Ionia Avenue SW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 259-7005 Website Menu Needed an idea for Valentine’s Day. No, it was not a last minute idea. I just wasn’t thinking very clearly. Finally, about a...
View ArticleDorothy & Tony’s Gourmet Popcorn Shop
435 Ionia Avenue SW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 447-9800 Website Menu Cupcakes on their own would have been a great Valentine’s Day present for J, but I had one more idea at the Grand Rapids Downtown...
View ArticlePark Street Market Deli
512 N. Park Street Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269) 343-8300 Website Menu It’s been quite a while since I’ve actually blogged about a place in the Kalamazoo area. I’ve been on a drought recently trying to...
View ArticleLouie’s Bar and Rocket Lounge BBQ
608 Bridge Street Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (616) 284-2610 Website Menu Another rough week at work. The bright spot is always when I get a few minutes to actually go out for dinner. Earlier this week, I...
View ArticleBucky’s Cafe
8675 Portage Road Portage, MI 49002 (269) 329-3255 No Known Website Menu Last fall, J got L in to a really neat little program for toddlers on Friday’s. Since it’s in the morning, I have to get my...
View Articlebd’s Mongolian Grill – Portage
5311 S. Westnedge Avenue Portage, MI 49002 (269) 343-3600 Website Menu It’s hard for me to try new things. Things that aren’t burgers or pizza. Things like stir-fry. When I think of stir-fry, I...
View ArticleHennessy’s Irish Pub
885 Jefferson Street Muskegon, MI 49440 (231) 728-3333 Website Menu It’s usually a pretty good night when I get assigned to the work with the Co-Worker who is aware that I write this blog. She knows...
View ArticleMidtown Brewing Company
402 Washington Square South Lansing, MI 48933 (517) 977-1349 Website Menu Two nights of eating dinner in a row?! What the heck. That really never happens. I’m not exaggerating. I got two nights in...
View ArticleGrand Rapids Brewing Company
1 Ionia Avenue SW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 458-7000 Website Menu My parents don’t get to spend a whole lot of time with L on the account of them living three hours away. My brother, on the other...
View ArticleJersey Giant Subs – Plainfield Township
5002 Plainfield Avenue NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525 (616) 447-7663 Website Menu A few weeks ago, a couple of co-workers walked back in to the office with rather large subs with the familiar Jersey Giant...
View ArticleKlassic Arcade
22711 Michigan 40 Gobles, MI 49055 (269) 628-4628 Website Pop Menu A couple of years ago, I stopped in to the Midwest Soda Pop Festival on an assignment for work and was amazed with what I saw. Glass...
View ArticleThe City Delicatessen
52 E. 8th Street Holland, MI 49423 (616) 396-9602 Website Menu A co-worker and I were on the west side of Holland the other night driving back towards downtown. Somewhere along the way, I saw a...
View ArticleCvlt Pizza
10 Jefferson Avenue SE Grand Rapids, MI 49507 (616) 490-4911 Website Menu I’m always looking for great pizza places. Always. Lucky for me, Grand Rapids has a couple of really great artisan pizza...
View ArticlePharaoh’s Valley
790 N. Westnedge Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269) 903-2211 Website Menu Tuesday was KBS Day! I’m not usually off on Tuesday, but I worked a double shift last Sunday, so I took Tuesday off so I would...
View ArticleFreshii – Grand Rapids
146 Monroe Center NW, Suite 160 Grand Rapids, MI (616) 551-1449 Website Menu More and more often, I find myself looking for something that isn’t fast food for dinner. It’s really hard because I’m not...
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