Columbia Restaurant 2117 E. 7th Ave. Tampa, FL Whenever I write one of these restaurant reviews, I’m almost always traveling alone on business. But there are some places you’re just not meant t…
Don’t Waste Your Time At Tick Tock Diner
Tick Tock Diner 281 Allwood Rd. Clifton, NJ A good, old-fashioned New Jersey diner is one of the few redeeming qualities this state of smog-filled highway between New York and Philadelphia has to off…
Discovering A Diamond In The Suburbia Rough
La Fogata Denver, CO Beer selection: Typical domestic and Mexican imports Food: Better than expected Mexican dishes Sometimes, finding a good place to eat isn’t that hard. Just take a look around at t…
Oh Goody, Chili For Breakfast!
Goody Goody Diner 5900 Natural Bridge Ave. St. Louis, MO Ahh, breakfast. Nothing awakens the senses like that first meal of the day. The rising sun streaming through the kitchen blinds. The sou…
Low Expectations Makes Some Good Beer At Moab Brewery
Moab Brewery 686 S. Main St. Moab, UT “Not to be a smartass, but…………” I realize that’s probably not the best way to begin a conversation with someone new. But other than bringing me a few brews and so…
Steffen’s Restaurant Is Good Southern Cooking You Won’t Find At A Chain
Steffen’s 550 S. Lee St. Kingsland, GA Sometimes when I take the rural two-lane highways that wind throughout this great country of ours, I’ll pass an old-fashioned establishment that’s just too authe…
Georgia Coasting At Skipper’s Fish Camp
Skipper’s Fish Camp 85 Screven St. Darien, GA “Guys, it just doesn’t get any better than this.” Remember that iconic Old Milwaukee television commercial—all the dudes sitting around a campfire on the …
My Waffle House Hash Browns
“The Big Nasty.” It’s my own personal holy grail. What is “The Big Nasty” exactly? Well, all I know is that when I wake up with a pounding headache, dry mouth, and an em…
McClard’s Bar-B-Q Turns Up The Heat In Hot Springs
McClard’s Bar-B-Q Hot Springs, Arkansas Arkansans might not want to admit it, but Bill Clinton and Mike Huckabee have a lot in common besides hailing from the same state. They both love big government…
Giving Dive Bars A Bad Name
Hiatt House Livingston, Montana Experience has taught me that when looking for a decent place to eat, you want to find something that’s been around awhile. If the sign outside says “Opened since…
