Didn’t think it’d take me all night to figure out, but it did. I’m ashamed. You can now follow Mid-Michigan Dining on Twitter. There’s a RSS feed on the sidebar, but if you’re on Twitter, you can follow along….
Now on Twitter!
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Categories : Food News
Kellog Pulls Crackers
15 01 2009Battle Creek based Kellog is pulling peanut butter crackers off the shelves until they can deterine whether contaminated peanut paste was used.
Kellogg gets at least some of its paste from Lynchburg, Va.-based Peanut Corp. of America, which has recalled 21 lots of peanut butter made since July 1 at its plant in Blakely, Ga., because of possible contamination from the bacteria. While not going so far as issuing a recall, Kellogg asked stores nationwide to remove the crackers sold under its Austin and Keebler brands and urged consumers not to eat those products until regulators have completed an investigation into Peanut Corp.
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Quality Dairy – South Cedar
14 01 2009- 2600 S. Cedar St.
- Lansing, MI 48910
- (517) 272-1522
- Website
The Quality Dairy store on South Cedar Street in Lansing.
I’ll tell you what…we’re becoming QD converts. J and I left Grumpy’s Diner on Mt. Hope and headed over to Cedar Street. J wanted something warm. These single digit highs are definitely not fun.
We were heading towards McDonald’s on South Cedar when we came up to a Quality Dairy. J asked if they had coffee. I said I’m sure they did….I knew they had hot chocolate. She asked if I wanted a hot chocolate and I was so frozen I could barely answer, but I managed to unfreeze my jaw enough to say yes, so J said it it was better to support a local business than a McDonald’s and of course, I agreed. I made a quick right into the Quality Dairy parking lot.
The particular Quality Dairy is on the corner of Cedar and Greenlawn Avenue. I don’t know if I’ve just never paid attention or of this store is bigger. We were in the market for something hot. I spotted the hot chocolate machine and grabbed a cup. Other than hot chocolate, they had flavored cappuccino, regular coffee and a few other coffee flavors. I went with a 20 oz. hot chocolate. J mixed the fat free vanilla cappuccino and hot chocolate in a little bit bigger cup. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Convienence Store, Lansing, Michigan, Quality Dairy
Categories : Coffee, Lansing, Local Flavor, Michigan, Reviews
Grumpy’s Diner
14 01 2009
Grumpy's Diner on Mt. Hope and Pennsylvania in Lansing.
I don’t know what “Mean Cuisine” is, but I like it. Because of the weather, I took J to work again, so when dinner rolled around, she offered to treat me instead of making another trip back and forth. We threw around a few ideas then she came up with Grumpy’s Diner. We noticed right after they opened and have heard nothing but good about it since. I love diners, so why not?
Grumpy’s Diner sits on the corner of Mt. Hope and Pennsylvania Avenue. There is another restaurant connected to it, but Grumpy’s is by far the more visible restaurant. We found a spot in the L-shaped parking lot which proved to be tough with all the snow piled up. We parked on the Pennsylvania Avenue side, but the entrance is on the Mt. Hope side. After carefully making our way to the front door, we were met by a waitress who showed us to a booth along the windows. Other than the booths, there are a few tables and a lunch counter. The color red dominates the decor. The table clothes are red and white checkered and any surface that lended itself to a pop of color is bright red.
The waitress brought us drinks while we looked over the menu. After she set them down, she told us drinks were on the house tonight as long as we ordered dinner. We weren’t there just to drink, so of course, we did.
The food is typical diner fare. They serve breakfast all day and most of the menu is sandwiches. J ordered a grilled cheese and a cup of soup. The soup of the day was Cream of Broccoli and that was brought out while we were waiting on our meal. More than anything, she just wanted to hold the cup of hot soup. We were both freezing. It’s nothing Grumpy’s did…..it was just 10 degrees outside before windchill. The walk from the car to the door was enough to send a chill straight to the bone. The grilled cheese came out not long after she finished her soup. A nice, thick sandwich with a gooey center. She loved it. It was perfect diner fare as far as she was concerned. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Burgers, Diner, Lansing, Local Flavor, Michigan, Restaurant, Reviews, Sandwiches
Soooooo Close
13 01 2009I almost beat Guy Fieri to a restaurant instead of going after I see it on Diner’s, Drive In’s, and Dive’s. If you watched Triple D last night, you saw a pizza joint on Chicago’s south side called Vito & Nick’s. When J and I were home for Thanksgiving, Vito & Nick’s was one of the places J’s step-dad suggested. We chose BBQ instead and went to The Pit Rib House (review HERE) in Hickory Hills. Now, when we go home in February, we’ll follow Guy again and go check out Vito & Nick’s….
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Tags: Chicago, Diner's Drive Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri, Pizza, Vito & Nick's
Categories : Chicago
Restaurant Openings!
12 01 2009Hey, here’s some good news instead of the usual “guess what closed today.” I’ve noticed a couple new restaurants in the area recently.
First, we noticed a taco stand in the abandoned coffee place between Holt and Mason sort of near the skating rink. I didn’t catch a name and it was closed by the time we were heading back to Lansing. I can’t even tell you what used to be in the building to try and help pin down the location because whatever it was had been closed since we’ve been in the area. One night when I’m on my own for dinner I’ll probably run down there and give it a try.
The other is Brother’s Grill in East Lansing. I saw a story on WLAJ last week about the Michigan Business Tax and they talked to this place which I had never heard of. I did a quick Google search and found a website at http://www.brothersgrillmsu.com. It looks to be in the old Big Ten Burrito location on Grand River Avenue. It also looks like the kind of place J and I would enjoy, so I would expect a reveiw from there fairly soon.
Anyone else seen new places opening up in Mid-Michigan recently?
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Tags: East Lansing, Food News, Holt, Michigan
Categories : East Lansing, Food News, Holt
Darb’s Crystal Bar
11 01 2009- 4279 Holt Rd.
- Holt, MI 48842
- (517) 694-9716
- No Known Website
- No Menu
Darb's Crystal Bar on Holt Road and Cedar Street in Holt
We found it! We found a karaoke bar. When we moved here almost ten months ago, we left a town that had the best karaoke bar. It wasn’t a bar that hired a guy to come in once or twice a week with a TV and a microphone. It was a karaoke theater with lights, multiple TV’s, a computer song book, a stage, multiple microphones, and a “KJ’s” It was more of a karaoke saloon that happened to be in a bar. It was awesome for someone like J who really likes karaoke. If you heard a song on the radio for the first time, this place would have a karaoke version a week later. You weren’t stuck doing songs from five years ago….you could do songs that were on the charts right now.
When we moved to Mid-Michigan, we immediately started looking for a karaoke bar with no luck. We tried Crunchy’s and Rookies with no luck. The atmosphere was no good, the song selection were terrible, and it wasn’t fun. A while ago, Corky suggested Darb’s Crystal Bar in Holt. I had driven by a few times and though it just looked like a good place to hang out. I had no idea they had karaoke.
J has been going through withdrawals for months now, so we decided to give Darb’s a try. We were there five minutes and we knew this was a place that we would be visiting several more times.
Darb’s Crystal Bar sits on the corner of Holt Road and Cedar Street in Holt. There’s a large neon sign hanging off the side of the building, a beer garden to one side, and a ton of Christmas lights…even when t’s not Christmas. We were surprised to find a packed parking lot. It was a Saturday night, but we also had gotten a foot of snow in the last 24 hours. We thought tonight would be a good time to try out Darb’s hoping the snow would keep people away. No dice. The place was packed. It’s not very big inside and all the tables near the front of the bar were packed. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Bar, Darb's, Holt, Karaoke, Michigan, Reviews
Categories : Bar, Holt, Live Entertainment, Michigan, Reviews
The Courthouse Pub
11 01 2009- 160 W. Maple St.
- Mason, MI 48854
- (517) 676-6941
- No Known Website
- No Online Menu
The Courthouse Pub in downtown Mason
There was no way a little snow was going to keep me cooped up in the house all day. That being said, does anyone in Michigan actually own a snow plow? Just curious. The roads looked like they hadn’t been touched. Yeah, we could have stayed closer to home, but I like branching out into the communities surrounding Lansing and we haven’t been to Mason very much. There’s not much there that would give us cause to go, but tonight, we had plans to go to a bar in Holt after dinner, so why not drive a few more miles down the road to Mason.
I did a quick Google search for restaurants in Mason and the one that stood out to me was a place called Mason Jar Pub and Grub. One of the reviews on Google said they served drinks in a Mason jar. That did it for me. I jumped in the shower to get cleaned up and we were going out to eat. Before we left, I realized it was after 8:00, so I called to make sure the kitchen would be open. When the person on the other end picked up the phone, she answered it “Courthouse Pub.” Uh….I thought I was calling the Mason Jar, so I found the Mason Chamber of Commerce website. The Courthouse Pub was a member and the address matched what Google has for the Mason Jar…I’m guessing it just became the Courthouse Pub recently. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Downtown, Ingham County, Mason, Michigan, Pubs, Restaurant, Reviews
Categories : Downtown, Mason, Mexican, Pub, Restaurant, Reviews
Guido’s Premium Pizza – Okemos
10 01 2009
Guido's Premium Pizza on Central Park Drive in Okemos.
Is eight inches of snow a reason to stay home and not go shopping? Of course not. J and I wanted to run to Meridian Mall to make good use of some gift cards we got for Christmas. The fact that it snowing wasn’t going to keep me home. I can’t take that many days in a row in front of the TV with a Wii controller in my hand. Before shopping came lunch though. A month or two ago, I got a comment from someone at Guido’s Premium Pizza. I had read another review on the place months ago on Runs With Spatula, but had pretty much forgotten about the joint until I got that comment. J and I are still looking for good pizza places, so we decided to give Guido’s a shot.
Guido’s Premium Pizza is located in a strip mall near the Walmart on Central Park Drive. There are quite a few other eateries in that area. Guido’s isn’t unique to the Lansing area. They have nine other locations, but all are in Michigan. The shop isn’t that big, but they do have a handful of tables which was perfect for us. We made our to the counter to order. A guy came out from the kitchen to take care of us. When it comes to pizza, J likes thin and crispy. I like either thin and crispy or a Chicago deep dish. Neither one of us are fans of the inbetween hand tossed pie that most chain pizza joints do. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Chain, Michigan, Okemos, Pizza, Restaurant, Reviews
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More Restuarant Closings….
9 01 2009Noticed a few nights ago that Charlie Kang’s II on South Cedar in Lansing closed their doors. There’s a for sale sign in the window. I don’t eat Chinese or Korean, but I had heard from other people that the place was really good. I drive by there pretty much every day and I never saw more than one or two cars in the parking though.
Also, Eat! Lansing posted on his site that China Gourmet in the Lansing Mall has also closed. That makes two places in the mall alone tha have closed up shop.
Neither are places that I would eat at, but I hate to see restaurants…good restaurants close. I’m sure as I drive around town, I’ll be adding more posts like this for a while. Not good.
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Tags: Food News, Lansing, Michigan, Restaurants
Categories : Food News, Lansing, Michigan
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