Starbuck's
I-40
Little Rock, AR
Jim: Vente latte, Sausage, egg, and cheese on ciabatta bread
Ramona: Vente latte, Sausage, egg, and cheese on ciabatta bread
Starbuck's is a must for early morning travelling. Their orange cranberry scones are usually our number one choice, but they've just added hot sandwiches to the menu. We were pleased with the sausage, egg, and cheese on ciabatta bread. Next food stop: HOME!
--Ramona
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Dinner -- 06/15/09
Parkside Grill
338 N. Peters Road
Knoxville, TN
865.862.5358
$$
Jim: Caesar salad, Parkside fish and chips, French fries, cole slaw, iced tea
Ramona: Kickin' Chicken (chicken breast, lightly breaded and deep fried, topped with creamy cravy), white cheddar mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, cole slaw, iced tea
It's not the restaurant I was looking for but it turned out fine. Jim says his fish and chips were the best he's ever had. They use grouper and serve it with a homemade remoulade sauce. He wasn't too crazy about the sauce, but everything else was excellent. I had a few bites of the Caesar salad and it was terrific. I also had a taste of his cole slaw and asked the waitress to bring me a side order of that. My chicken was kickin' and I loved the white cheddar mashed potatoes. This was a great dinner to see us on for another seventeen hours of driving!
--Ramona
338 N. Peters Road
Knoxville, TN
865.862.5358
$$
Jim: Caesar salad, Parkside fish and chips, French fries, cole slaw, iced tea
Ramona: Kickin' Chicken (chicken breast, lightly breaded and deep fried, topped with creamy cravy), white cheddar mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, cole slaw, iced tea
It's not the restaurant I was looking for but it turned out fine. Jim says his fish and chips were the best he's ever had. They use grouper and serve it with a homemade remoulade sauce. He wasn't too crazy about the sauce, but everything else was excellent. I had a few bites of the Caesar salad and it was terrific. I also had a taste of his cole slaw and asked the waitress to bring me a side order of that. My chicken was kickin' and I loved the white cheddar mashed potatoes. This was a great dinner to see us on for another seventeen hours of driving!
--Ramona
Dinner -- 06/14/09
Dining Car
8826 Frankford Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19136
215.338.5113
$
Jim: Creamed chicken soup, roast turkey, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, carrots, iced tea
Ramona: Vegetable beef soup, roast turkey, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, candied yams, iced tea
The Dining Car is another of our favorite spots to go in Philadelphia. Jim and I both indulged in their great turkey dinner. Seems like the turkey portion was twice as big as the one we had at Cracker Barrel the week before. Jim's mother was able to repay him for his mushroom taunt that morning. She had lima beans in her vegetable beef soup!
8826 Frankford Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19136
215.338.5113
$
Jim: Creamed chicken soup, roast turkey, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, carrots, iced tea
Ramona: Vegetable beef soup, roast turkey, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, candied yams, iced tea
The Dining Car is another of our favorite spots to go in Philadelphia. Jim and I both indulged in their great turkey dinner. Seems like the turkey portion was twice as big as the one we had at Cracker Barrel the week before. Jim's mother was able to repay him for his mushroom taunt that morning. She had lima beans in her vegetable beef soup!
Breakfast -- 06/14/09
Red Robin Diner
6330 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19135
215.338.8643
9:00 --9:50 AM
$
Ramona: Scrapple, scrambled egg, fried potatoes, orange juice, coffee
Jim: Ham, cheese, and mushroom omellette, English muffin, fried potatoes, tomato juice, coffee
Two days in a row having scrapple is not too much for me. It's one of those foods we don't have in Texas, so I take advantage of the opportunity when I can. (We bought two packs to bring home with us in our cooler.) Jim had a tasty omellette, taunting his mother with mushooms, which she can't stand to see.
--Ramona
6330 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19135
215.338.8643
9:00 --9:50 AM
$
Ramona: Scrapple, scrambled egg, fried potatoes, orange juice, coffee
Jim: Ham, cheese, and mushroom omellette, English muffin, fried potatoes, tomato juice, coffee
Two days in a row having scrapple is not too much for me. It's one of those foods we don't have in Texas, so I take advantage of the opportunity when I can. (We bought two packs to bring home with us in our cooler.) Jim had a tasty omellette, taunting his mother with mushooms, which she can't stand to see.
--Ramona
Breakfast -- 06/13/09
Red Robin Diner
6330 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19135
215.338.8643
9:00 --9:50 AM
$
Ramona: Scrapple, pancakes, orange juice, coffee
Jim: Scrapple, two poached eggs on an English muffin, fried potatoes, tomato juice, coffee
A trip to Philadelphia wouldn't be complete without breakfast with scrapple. The Red Robin Diner is just a block away from Jim's parents' house, so it's our favorite place to go. The service is always great. The cost of the breakfast includes the juice and coffee. Can't beat it!
--Ramona
6330 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19135
215.338.8643
9:00 --9:50 AM
$
Ramona: Scrapple, pancakes, orange juice, coffee
Jim: Scrapple, two poached eggs on an English muffin, fried potatoes, tomato juice, coffee
A trip to Philadelphia wouldn't be complete without breakfast with scrapple. The Red Robin Diner is just a block away from Jim's parents' house, so it's our favorite place to go. The service is always great. The cost of the breakfast includes the juice and coffee. Can't beat it!
--Ramona
Dinner -- 06/12/09
Greenman's Deli
2900 Robbins Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19149
215.288.3336
7:00 p.m.
$
2900 Robbins Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19149
215.288.3336
7:00 p.m.
$
Jim: Ham & cheese hoagie, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, oregano; Herr's potato chips
Ramona: Turkey & cheese hoagie, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato; Herr's potato chips, diet coke
First stop in Philadelphia was for hoagies from Greenman's Deli. This local eatery is on the way to Jim's parents' house, and that's what we were in the mood for, since we didn't make town in time for a nice dinner out. Nobody makes a better hoagie than Greenman's; there are several locations in the Philly area, but the one on Robbins Ave. is the original. Jim ate his whole sandwich, accompanied by iced tea his mother had made just for him. I saved half of my hoagie for a nice snack the next day.
--Ramona
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Dinner -- 06/11/09
Boombozz Taphouse
1448 Bardstown Rd.
Louisville, KY 40204
502.458.8889
http://www.boombozztaphouse.com/Home/tabid/91/Default.aspx
$
Ramona: Diet Pepsi
Jim: Iced tea
Shared: 12 inch pizza; 1/2 Tuscan Chicken (Garlic cream sauce topped with signature grilled chicken, portobello mushrooms, sweet red onions, roma tomatoes and blended cheese ); 1/2 Quattro (Classic red sauce and mozzarella with Italian sausage, prosciutto, artichokes and portobello mushrooms)
For our last night in Louisville, we thought we'd have a pizza so I did some research on the Internet to find an interesting place. I think we hit the jackpot with Boombozz. It was delicious! The menu had several interesting options and it was hard to decide on just one, so we decided to split and get two of their "famous creations." The 12 inch was perfect for us, but we agreed that we liked the Quattro much better than the Tuscan Chicken. Not sure if it was the garlic cream sauce or the blended cheese, but we had no complaints about the Quattro at all.
Our server Mike was very attentive and make the evening a very pleasant one. Boombozz is sure to be a hit with the younger crowd; there are TVs in every conceivable location. And the array of beers is certainly impressive, for those that care about such things. There are several Boombozz locations in the Louisville area; the one on Bardstown Rd. is the newest to open. I hope we'll get to visit it again next year.
Ramona
1448 Bardstown Rd.
Louisville, KY 40204
502.458.8889
http://www.boombozztaphouse.com/Home/tabid/91/Default.aspx
$
Ramona: Diet Pepsi
Jim: Iced tea
Shared: 12 inch pizza; 1/2 Tuscan Chicken (Garlic cream sauce topped with signature grilled chicken, portobello mushrooms, sweet red onions, roma tomatoes and blended cheese ); 1/2 Quattro (Classic red sauce and mozzarella with Italian sausage, prosciutto, artichokes and portobello mushrooms)
For our last night in Louisville, we thought we'd have a pizza so I did some research on the Internet to find an interesting place. I think we hit the jackpot with Boombozz. It was delicious! The menu had several interesting options and it was hard to decide on just one, so we decided to split and get two of their "famous creations." The 12 inch was perfect for us, but we agreed that we liked the Quattro much better than the Tuscan Chicken. Not sure if it was the garlic cream sauce or the blended cheese, but we had no complaints about the Quattro at all.
Our server Mike was very attentive and make the evening a very pleasant one. Boombozz is sure to be a hit with the younger crowd; there are TVs in every conceivable location. And the array of beers is certainly impressive, for those that care about such things. There are several Boombozz locations in the Louisville area; the one on Bardstown Rd. is the newest to open. I hope we'll get to visit it again next year.
Ramona
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