October 2010 archive

Munchbar

Munch Bar Las VegasI absolutely love breakfast. In fact, I love it so much that I often eat breakfast foods for lunch and dinner as well. While in Vegas recently I made a breakfast stop at Munchbar, which is located inside Caesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino.

Since it was still early (by Vegas standards at least) I was planning to order a vodka and orange juice until I looked at their drink menu and noticed the “Tang … CONTINUE READING »

Hash House a Go Go

Hash House a Go GoI took a trip to Las Vegas recently and when I asked for recommendations on great places to eat in Sin City the first response I got was from Dan who along with his wife Melissa runs a great Wisconsin food blog called A Duo of Chefs. He told me that I needed to try Hash House a Go Go, and after I checked out the restaurant’s website and took a quick glance at … CONTINUE READING »

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 »

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