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Maxwell Street Grill – South Holland (IL)
745 W. 172nd Street South Holland, IL 60473 (708) 333-5353 No Known Website Menu When J and I lived in Lansing, we would always drive back to Chicago late on Friday nights after she got off work. We...
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The Fifty/50
2047 W. Division Street Chicago, IL 60622 (773) 489-5050 Website Menu Another night out…just me and J. This past weekend was J’s birthday, so she took a few days off work. She decided to go to her...
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The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
3000 N. Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46208 (317) 334-4000 Website Way back in 2011, when J was pregnant with L, she joined a Facebook group for Mothers expecting in January of 2012. Over the next...
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Scotty’s Brewhouse – Downtown Indianapolis
1 Virginia Avenue #100 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 571-0808 Website Menu The Children’s Museum wore our butts out. After a long day of playing (over 4 hours), we headed to our hotel in downtown...
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Indianapolis Zoo
1200 S. Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46222 (317) 630-2001 Website Our little getaway ended Monday morning after an interesting night of sleep. A king bed would be plenty if the toddler didn’t...
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Breakfast at Tiffiny’s – Portage
3271 W. Centre Avenue Portage, MI 49024 (269) 324-5111 Website Menu Last fall, we got L in to a one day a week toddler class that I take her to every Friday. Some days I go home and take a nap while...
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Five Guys Burgers & Fries – Grandville
3090 44th Street SW Grandville, MI 49418 (616) 534-3483 Website Menu It’s still really hard for me to pass up a Five Guys. Even though they seem to be popping up all over the place, I still can’t get...
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Tibbs Brewing Company
402 S. Burdick Street Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (616) 762-7397 Website Menu (Changes Daily) I like beer. I’m just going to throw that out there. I don’t like getting drunk, but I really enjoy trying as...
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Ritzee Hamburgers
1643 Michigan Avenue West Battle Creek, MI 49037 (269) 964-4701 No Known Website Menu Daddy daughter dates are the best. Don’t get me wrong, I love nights out with J and damn do I look forward to...
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The Stray Dog
245 N. Whittaker Street New Buffalo, MI 49117 (269) 469-2727 Website Menu J and I pretty lucky. Our families get along and (we think) genuinely enjoy hanging out with each other. That played to our...
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Papa’s Italian Sausage
1219 King Highway Kalamazoo, MI 49001 (269) 373-5707 Website Menu When J and I moved to Kalamazoo almost five years ago, one of the first recommendations we got was from one of J’s co-workers for...
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G & L Chili Dogs – Sherman Blvd.
771 W. Sherman Boulevard Norton Shores, MI 49441 (231) 733-1505 Website Menu Finding a place for dinner in Muskegon is always a challenge for me. I don’t know enough about the city and all I seemed...
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Moonraker Restaurant & Lounge
544 W. Beadle Lake Road Battle Creek, MI 49015 (269) 962-0800 Website Menu We are so happy the zoo is open for the season again. I sort of wish it was in Kalamazoo, but the drive to Battle Creek...
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Oscar’s Bistro @ Celebration Cinema Crossroads
6600 Ring Road Portage, MI 49002 (269) 324-7469 Website Menu Do you remember the first movie your parents took you to? For me, it was The Land Before Time. I was 8 when the movie came, so I have a...
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Wing Kingz – Wayland
165 W. Superior Street Wayland, MI 49348 (269) 397-1717 Website Menu Having to drive from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids every day does get a little old at times and there are many days I just don’t have...
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Washington Park Zoo
115 Lake Shore Drive Michigan City, IN 46360 (219) 873-1510 Website I know it seems like we just did this a few weeks ago, but once again, we met our families in New Buffalo for a holiday. Again, we...
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The Cupcake Zoo – Kalamazoo
117 E. South Street Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269) 459-8530 Website Menu (changes often) Finally! A dedicated cupcake place in Kalamazoo. Every time I have blogged about The Cupcake Zoo in the past, I’ve...
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Cafe Meli Pancake House
5200 Portage Road Portage, MI 49002 (269) 342-1400 Website Menu There’s really not a whole lot that surprises me when it comes to restaurants in this town anymore. Somehow, I was surprised at...
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Air Zoo
6151 Portage Road Portage, MI 49002 (269) 382-6555 Website I’ve always liked museums for some reason. In high school, my favorite class was history. I’ve never really pushed people to go to museums...
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Tilly’s Pizzeria & Deli
1730 142nd Avenue Dorr, MI 49323 (616) 681-9724 Website Menu It’s not often I end up in Dorr, but a couple times this past week, I found my self in the tiny burg off US-131 in northern Allegan County....
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