Yay. It’s that time of year again. J and I went to both of these last year and came home with some reallygood stuff. Our calendar’s marked for this years market. J got the following message from a Facebook group.
Select Michigan Capitol Lawn Farmers Market
Thursday, July 23, 2009
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
State Capitol lawn
Downtown Lansing
Explore companies selling a variety of Michigan crops including pies, fruits, vegetables, honey, nuts, flowers, maple syrup, and so much more!
Michael's Southern Style Jack Daniel BBQ on the corner on Mt. Hope and MLK in Lansing.
I was all set to make tacos tonight when I got home from the baseball game. For some reason, I took the long way home and headed down MLK from downtown. I sort of did it for a reason, but I didn’t think of the reason until I actually started doing it. Must have been one of those subconscious things.
A few days ago, I saw a tweet from @lansingonline about southern style BBQ on the corner of MLK and Mt. Hope. There weren’t a whole lot of details, but the note said it was good. Still, it brought up a lot of questions. New place? Guy with a grill? What kind of BBQ?
So, after I realized I was driving down MLK, I stayed on until I got to Mt. Hope so I could check it out. When I got to the corner, I found a big red, white, and blue trailer in the parking lot of a party store. I didn’t stop just then. I went home where I casually mentioned it to J. She was on board and we jumped back into my truck to get some BBQ.
We pulled into the party store parking lot and found a parking spot. As we walked back towards the trailer, I could see a woman sitting in the front seat. When we got to the side, we noticed a menu taped on the window. They had everything I love about BBQ listed. Pulled pork, ribs, Mac ‘n cheese, etc. A minute or so later, a man walked around to the front of the truck and went inside. Read the rest of this entry »
Arby's on East Oakland Avenue in Lansing.
In the last year, Arby’s has drastically changed their menu. They’ve added the Roastburger, Fajita Flatbread Melts, and Toasted Subs. Usually when places make that many changes in a short time, the old formula isn’t working. Still, there’s nothing I like better than an Arby’s roast beef and when I saw the 5 for $5 campaign had been brought back, I started looking for a reason to stop for lunch.
I was on my way to Oldsmobile Park for a Sunday afternoon baseball game. First, I needed to grab something quick and cheap for lunch. I drove by the Arby’s on South Cedar and that reminded me of the 5 for $5. I missed the turn and instead of turning around, I kept going and hit the Arby’s a little farther north. Read the rest of this entry »
Applebees near I-96 & Okemos Road in Okemos
We’ve been good all week. I’ve made dinner every night and we haven’t eaten out since last Saturday. Before J left for work today, I asked if she wanted me to pick her up for dinner. Of course, she said yes.
I’ve learned the hard way that we can’t really head towards Michigan Avenue or East Lansing on her dinner break, but the edge of Okemos is usually ok. She actually said she wanted to eat at a chain tonight and I said Applebees. Yes, we could have just went to the South Lansing location, but it is Friday night and if they were busy, I wanted to make sure we had options. There’s plenty of other restaurants near the Okemos location, so that’s where we went.
The Applebees in Okemos is just off of Okemos Road and I-96. You would think the address would actually be Okemos Road, because it faces that street, but the address is on the side street that you turn on to which is Woodland Lake Drive.
Like I figured, the parking lot was packed. Still, I found a spot in the front parking lot, so I was holding out hope. We made our way to the door where a waitress/hostess was there to greet us by opening the door….something that I’ve noticed at pretty much all the chain restaurant we’ve been to in the last year. Once we were inside, we were stuck behind what must have been a large group. It took three people to figure out where to put them. The hostess that opened the door finally grabbed a couple menus and showed us to a booth in the dining room that is to the left of the bar. Read the rest of this entry »
I found this on Eastwood Towne Center’s Facebook page.
25% off your entire purchase (at GAP) when you bring in 2 or more non-perishable food items!(not valid with any other coupons)
The Food Drive will benefit the Greater Lansing Food Bank. The promotion runs from today (June 26) through Sunday, June 28.
Got this from a Meijer press release –
Tomorrow, June 27, Meijer is hosting a summertime block party at every one
of its 189 stores. At several stores, Meijer will have local athletes,
popular team mascots and local entertainers on hand to meet with the
shoppers.The 11-2 p.m. event is free to the public and will include contests, games,
activities, entertainment and free food for the public. (See attached.)The family-owned and -run Meijer was started 75 years ago in western
Michigan when Hendrik Meijer turned his storefront barbershop into a small
grocery store. Less than 30 years later, he debuted the country’s first
supercenter, combining grocery with general merchandise items in a 100,000
square foot store.Every Meijer store will be having something a little different tomorrow in
the way of attractions.
As I was perusing Craigslist this evening, I came across an add for a new restaurant opening in the Okemos/East Lansing area. There aren’t a whole lot of details and to apply, you need to fill out an application at Bennigan’s. The name of the new place is Wild Wing Cafe. The chain started on Hilton Head, but that’s about all I could find. I fired off an e-mail to corporate to see if I can get some more details…I’ll update this post if I do…
I do like me some wings….
UPDATE – 6/24/08 – 1:55 PM – The mystery of why you need to go to Bennigan’s to fill out an application has been solved. I got this e-mail this morning from Shelly Nelson who is the Wings Over America Inc. Assistant Franchise Director.
First of all we are so excited to be “Spreading our Wings” to the North. The new Wild Wing Cafe will be a Franchised location owned and operated by the Labelle Management group. The Bennigan’s restaurant located at 2085 W. Grand River Okemos, MI 48864 will be converted into a Wild Wing Cafe with a projected opening date of July 31st. Please keep checking our Website at www.wildwingcafe.com for more opening information as it becomes available.
Spagnuolo's Chocolate in downtown Owosso.
Leave it to us to find the chocolate shop in town. On our way to Owosso, we saw billboards for “historic downtown Owosso.” After eating lunch at the Wrought Iron Grill, we decided to find downtown and see what the billboards were all about. On our first pass through town, we saw a little candy store that still had an “open” sign lit up. We went around the block to find a parking spot then headed back for some dessert.
Spagnuolo’s Chocolate has a tiny store front on Main Street. We parked around the corner where there is some angled parking. In front of the store, there are some parallel spots, but I didn’t realize that and the walk didn’t hurt us any.
We walked into the chocolate shop at 3:45…about fifteen minutes before they were set to close. There was one lady who was already gearing up to close. We started looking around. We saw a sign for fudge, but didn’t see any in the case. The lady noticed we looked a little lost and asked if there was anything in particular we were looking for. She pointed out the fudge in a basket behind us. It was already cut and wrapped. They only had two flavors but one of them was peanut butter. I grabbed a chunk of fudge and J kept looking. Read the rest of this entry »
The Wrought Iron Grill on South Elm Street in Owosso
I know it sounds stupid, but J and I just aren’t back on Eastern Time yet. We had a nice vacation that didn’t involve a lot of getting up early, but sleeping in unfamiliar beds all week really took a toll on us. We made it back to Lansing just as the storms were rolling in Friday night and J went almost right to bed. I stayed up and caught up on some Tivo’d shows. When I rolled over Saturday morning and the clock said 11:50, I have to admit, I was a little shocked. That’s not all that unusual for me, but it is for J. By the time we got up and got moving, it was a little after 1:00. We didn’t have plans today, but needed to go somewhere for lunch. J asked if there was any place I’ve been wanting to go…even if it was a little bit of a drive. I mean, we are still in vacation mode. Owosso’s not that far and there’s a restaurant just on the edge of town I’ve heard good things about.
The Wrought Iron Grill is on South Elm Street in an old warehouse that is now a mixed use building. The Wrought Iron Grill takes up the bottom floor of the front of the space. Around the corner there’s a cute looking coffee shop and there are lofts on the second floor. We pulled in a little after 2:00 on a Saturday afternoon. There were a few cars in the parking lot and one family dining on the patio so we knew we wouldn’t be the only people in the place.
We walked in the front door where we were met by a hostess. She showed us to a booth in a room that is just off the bar. She set down the “dinner” menus which was a little bit of a worry to me, but they had sandwiches, so we were ok. The hostess said the waitress would be with us in a second so we started to look over the menu. Read the rest of this entry »
The South Side Soda Shop & Diner on South Main in Goshen, IN
A couple years back, J and I were watching Diner’s, Drive-In’s, and Dives and we saw a segment on an old soda shop in Goshen, IN. When we moved to Lansing, we pulled out a map to see where in Indiana Goshen is. The map showed it just being outside of Elkhart. It also showed the town as being pretty close to the Indiana Toll Road. We figured it would take us about a half hour out of our way to make a stop on our way home from Chicago one weekend.
So, one weekend, we made the detour and stopped. Problem was, stupid me forgot to see if they were open on Sunday. They’re not so we made the trip for nothing. J wasn’t very happy with me.
On our most recent trip home, we headed back towards Lansing on Friday. As we were sitting in traffic on I-94 near Portage, IN, J asked if we missed the exit to get to South Bend. We had, but I had her turn the GPS on because I knew there was a road from Michigan City to South Bend that we hadn’t missed yet. As we waited to get through traffic, we made the decision to try again. This time, J called to make sure they’d be open…and they were.
The South Side Soda Shop and Diner is on South Main Street just south of Downtown Goshen. It’s sits on the corner an the only parking is in the neighborhood on the streets. We pulled up near dinner time on Friday night, so there was already quite a crowd of people packing the small diner. We parked a few blocks down and walked back. Read the rest of this entry »
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