Nina’s Taqueria (Augusta)
111 E. Michigan Avenue Augusta, MI 49012 (269) 731-5300 Website Menu I’ve lived in Kalamazoo for 15 years. One of the first places I got a recommendation for when we moved her was for a little taco...
View ArticleZingerman’s Delicatessen
422 Detroit Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 663-3354 Website Menu We’ve been spending a lot of time in Ann Arbor. Well, my family has anyway. Not so much me. L goes to work with a figure skating...
View ArticleClutch Time Grill
1219 King Highway Kalamazoo, MI 49001 (269) 447-7114 Website Menu I’ve been eating out way too much lately. I’ve been without a colleague in the Kalamazoo office for a few weeks so I’ve kind of...
View ArticleGumps BBQ
1105 River Street Lansing, MI 48912 (517) 899-7509 Website Menu I’ve talked about it a lot recently. I’ve lost my colleague in Kalamazoo and until a new one is hired, I’m kind of on my own. That means...
View ArticleDuck Inn-Waddle Out Lounge
3214 Brookfield Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49048 (269) 342-4447 Website Menu I love a good dive bar. I grew up in a small town going to the bar with my dad on Friday nights. All of his friends with kids my...
View ArticleCottage Inn (Ohstemo Township)
5038 W. KL Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49009 (269) 353-4800 Website Menu You’ve seen me write a lot about “Pizza Friday” in our house. It’s just kind of become our thing. It was always a thing for J growing...
View ArticleCooper’s Express (Battle Creek)
321 E. Emmett Street Battle Creek, MI 49017 (269) 965-2815 Website Menu Is it possible for me to pass up gas station chicken? I don’t think it is. I was in Battle Creek earlier this week kind of...
View ArticleNew York Fried Chicken (44th Street)
777 44th Street Grand Rapids, MI 49548 (616) 608-3650 Website Menu I just wrote a blog post on gas station chicken earlier today and guess what? I’m doing it again. This one’s a little different...
View ArticleFazoli’s (Kalamazoo)
4615 W. Main Street Kalamazoo, MI 49006 (269) 553-1991 Website Menu I always thought that I had been to all of the chain restaurants in Kalamazoo but while I was looking for pictures or one a few...
View ArticleMr. Corned Beef (Jefferson Ave)
11000 E. Jefferson Avenue, Suite B Detroit, MI 48214 (313) 458-7414 Website Menu It’s not very often I get to sent to Detroit for an afternoon gig but that’s what happened late last week. I was...
View ArticleNew York Fried Chicken (Benton Harbor)
610 E. Napier Avenue Benton Harbor, MI 49022 (269) 757-7771 Website Menu I feel like I’ve been in Benton Harbor a lot recently. That’s weird but it’s outside of the area I’m responsible for at work....
View ArticleVinnie’s Italian Sub Shop
7300 Middlebelt Road Romulus, MI 48174 (734) 710-0400 Website Menu I’m going to be spending a little time on the road over the next few weeks. It started this past weekend and will kind of be off and...
View ArticleClutch Bagels and Spreads
444 S. Lake Street Gary, IN 46403 (219) 218-7062 Website Menu I wasn’t planning on going to my daughter’s figure skating competition this past weekend, but life just works out in funny ways. My wife...
View ArticleHomewood-Flossmoor Ice Arena
777 Kedzie Avenue Flossmoor, IL 60422 (708) 957-0100 Website Menu I wasn’t planning on going to a figure skating competition last week, but life happens sometimes. My aunt passed away a little over a...
View ArticleJoey’s Red Hots & Pizza (Orland Hills)
9135 W. 159th Street Orland Hills, IL 60487 (708) 789-9090 Website Menu I’ve explained over the last couple of posts I’ve written that we took a quick trip to Illinois last weekend for a figure...
View ArticleMain Street Diner & Pizzeria
463 S. Main Street Clifton, IL 60927 (815) 694-2055 Website Menu As I’ve explained multiple times over the last several posts, we had to make a trip back to Illinois for a memorial service. The...
View ArticleCharley’s Cheesesteak and Wings (Peotone)
601 S. 88th Street, Suite A Peotone, IL 60468 (708) 367-7878 Website Menu One more blog post from our trip home. Saturday was the day we said goodbye to my aunt. Our day started in the small village...
View ArticleGreen Lantern Pizza (Royal Oak)
4326 Rochester Road Royal Oak, MI 48073 (248) 298-3005 Website Menu I spent a long couple of days in Detroit last week. I was there for work and sleep was at a premium. I worked a 16 hour day on...
View ArticleMichiganders Windy City Dawghouse
8712 Portage Road Portage, MI 49002 (269) 492-7757 Website Menu The struggle is real. You can’t just slap the words “Chicago-style” on something, half-ass it then think Chicago transplants are going...
View ArticleThe Rootbeer Stand (Portage Street)
3100 Portage Street Kalamazoo, MI 49001 (269) 345-4418 Website Menu Money has been a little tight lately with as much figure skating as the kids are doing. We’re right in the thick of competition...
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