My wife is out of town tonight for a girls getaway with her mom, grandmother and family friends. Like most men, when my wife is gone for the night, I eat foods that she does not always approve of. For me, that food is Coney Island. Read the rest of this entry »
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Coney Island, Westwood Plaza
Aug 16
Once again, Erbelli’s is one of the top award-winners in the annual Readers’ Choice Awards, which are presented by the Kalamazoo Gazette. Each year, local Kalamazoo area residents cast their vote to show which businesses are the best of the best in the area. After more than 7,000 votes were submitted, the awards were announced at the beginning of November. For the 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards, Erbelli’s swept the Dining category with an astonishing 6 awards, 4 of which were first place positions.
Erbelli’s award in the Best Pizza category comes as no surprise. The restaurant has earned awards in this category for years, including a spot in the 2000 Readers’ Choice Awards and five years running as the Best Gourmet Specialty Pizza at the Portage Pizza Fest. This year, however, they moved up to the number one spot to claim the top award for the entire area. Read the rest of this entry »
The London Grill
This past weekend Aimee and I went to one of my favorite Kalamazoo restaurants with our good friends P and J. We decided to go downtown and have dinner and drinks at The London Grill.
If you have never been there, we highly recommend it. Their unique menu brings you the flavors brought home from patriots returning from years of service in the British Empire. Their quality food is noticeably fresh and cooked right on a grill in sight of most of the diners. Their food is also complemented with British ales, ports and scotches. There are two locations, one in downtown Kalamazoo and one in Plainwell. Read the rest of this entry »
Old Burdicks
On Easter Sunday, Aimee and I wanted to go out to eat for dinner. The problem was which restaurants would be open. Many Kalamazoo restaurants were open for brunch, but had already closed in time for dinner. We decided to try our luck at Burdick’s figuring they would be open since there are inside the Radisson.
Aimee is a fan of Burdick’s for two reasons, first for their bloody marys, and second, their mahi mahi sandwich. I have never been a big fan of Burdick’s but decided I would give it a try again.
The restaurant was fairly crowded for a Sunday night. We looked around and noticed it was mostly college age people dining and drinking. We soon found out why.
We were sat by our hostess right in the middle of the entrance in a high traffic area. There were several empty tables nearby so we choose one that was along a wall so we would not be in the middle of everyone moving around. Read the rest of this entry »
Fricano’s of Alamo
Mar 7
Fricano's of Alamo
Last night Aimee and I were debating about where to go for dinner. She was craving pizza, but I had pizza for lunch on Friday and was looking for something different. We made a compromise and chose an Italian restaurant that is pretty close to our home.
We decided to go to Fricano’s of Alamo. Even though Fricano’s has a Kalamazoo address, they are actually located in Alamo Township. Read the rest of this entry »
D’nicio’s Parlour
Feb 7
D'Nicio's Parlour
Today Aimee and I decided to try out a restaurant that we have driven past several times and were curious about. The restaurant is D’nicio’s Parlour on West Main Street in front of Menards.
D’nicio’s is a diner type atmosphere that also has a large ice cream parlour. The set up was nice and they captured the classic American Diner décor. It is basically an American diner/ ice cream parlor that focuses on Greek food. Read the rest of this entry »
Erbelli’s Gourmet Pizza
Jan 31
Erbelli's
This past Saturday night Aimee and were both hungry for pizza. That means one thing for us, Erbelli’s Pizza. If you have never tried Erbelli’s then you are missing out. They are hands down the best pizza in Kalamazoo.
Erbelli’s has a location in Portage, and in Kalamazoo. We prefer going to the Kalamazoo location off of Stadium because it is closer to home and it is larger and more modern. They have recently remodeled and included a large bar that is really sharp looking. Read the rest of this entry »
Global Coffee at The Point
Jan 28
Global Coffee
Earlier this week, Andrea from Global Coffee visited this blog and invited Aimee and I in for a free cup of coffee. I’m definitely not one to turn down a good cup of coffee and the fact that both Aimee I drive right past the coffee shop on the way to work made the offer too good to turn down.
The free cup of coffee offer goes from 7-9 AM until the end of the month. There is a rumor that the coffee deal may be extended past that. Global Coffee is located inside of The Point which is off of 10th street between M-43 and H Ave. Read the rest of this entry »
Zooroona
Tonight for dinner we were craving something different. We were not hungry at all for the typical pizza or burgers and fries. Both Jeff and I really enjoy ethnic foods so we decided to try Kalamazoo’s newest Middle Eastern restaurant, Zooroona.
Zooroona in Arabic means ‘come visit us’-which explains the welcoming atmosphere and the fresh, authentic tasting food. Located on the end of the same plaza as the well known Tiffany’s beer and wine store, Zooroona opens the doors to an exciting dining experience. Jeff knows Saad Mandwee, the owner of Tiffany’s, through the natural and specialty food market in Kalamazoo. When we heard that Saad and his brothers opened an authentic Middle Eastern restaurant, we knew we had to visit. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome friends. This is the first post of many as Jeff and Aimee share their adventures and ordeals as we do our best to experience the best, and sometimes the worst of Kalamazoo cuisine.
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Jeff and Aimee