Archive of ‘Food I Paid For’ category

Dino’s House of Corned Beef

Dinos Hose of Corned BeefI’d never even heard of Dino’s House of Corned Beef until they dropped a stack of their menus off where I work. This happens a lot with restaurants in the area, but when I looked at their menu and saw that they claimed to have the “best corned beef in town” I knew that I had to stop in for a sandwich.

I was a bit confused when I first pulled up to Dino’s and … CONTINUE READING »

Taco Bell’s XXL Chalupa

Taco Bell's XXL Chicken ChalupaTheir original Chalupa must not have been big enough, because Taco Bell recently introduced their new XXL Chalupas, which are twice the size of their predecessors. I decided that I needed to try one, so on one recent lunch break I headed to the nearest Taco Bell. I didn’t see the XXL Chalupa on the menu or even any signage for it at all, so I just went up to the register and ordered one … CONTINUE READING »

The Walking Taco

The Walking TacoI was at a farmers market in Milwaukee recently and came across a booth that was selling something called the “Walking Taco.” A Walking Taco consists of a bag of Fritos (in this case one of the small snack size bags) filled with ground beef, nacho cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream. It’s then served with a plastic fork so you can eat it while you walk around.

I’ve heard of these before, but never … CONTINUE READING »

Fast Foodie Food Truck

If there’s one thing that can rival the gourmet burger craze that’s been going on recently it’s the food truck craze, and when Milwaukee’s newest food truck was serving their very first lunch only a mile and a half from where I work I knew that I had to stop down and give them a try.

The Fast Foodie serves globacos, a phrase they coined which means “global tacos,” and with everything from a Jamaican … CONTINUE READING »

Honeypie Cafe

Honeypie CafeAfter three different people specifically told me that I need to try the “Local Yokel” burger at Honeypie Cafe, and after hearing what it consisted of (a burger topped with BBQ pork, Swiss cheese, bacon, caramelized onions, mushrooms, beer battered jalapeño sticks, ranch dressing and a sunny side up egg on an egg glazed bun with a giant breakfast sausage skewered on top), I knew that I had to head down there as soon … CONTINUE READING »

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