Spring Training is a fun time of year to gather as baseball fans and root for the hometeam, even though you are likely far from home. Although there is nothing like enjoying a hot dog and coke at the stadium, cheering on your favorite players can work up quite a hunger. Try on of these independently owned restaurants the next time you are in town!
Phoenix Public Market Cafe
A few months ago I visited Chicago with my good friend. It was a spontaneous weekend and being that we didn’t have much planned we just saw the sights as we wandered the city. Here are a few places we ate at, some were recommendations and some we just wandered into. These are the places that you have to try when you visit the windy city.
Portillo’s
What started as a hot dog trailer 1963 is one of Chicago’s landmarks. They’re all over the midwest now and even have location in Buena Park, CA. At Portillo’s they have all of the Chicago style dogs and sandwiches. My favorite is the Italian Sausage/Italian Beef combo with hot peppers, you can’t go wrong there. For desert, try a chocolate cake shake. A delightful shake that really has a piece of cake blended in.
Gino’s East
I’m not sure who in Chicago makes the best deep dish, everyone seems to have their favorites. We hit up Gino’s because not only had we heard good things, it was really close to our hotel. It was awesome! Chicago style deep dish is like no other, you’ll have to try it for yourself!
Gino's East - Deep Dish Pie
One of the most important things about traveling is learning about the culture and lives of the locals. My favorite part of immersing myself in a new place is trying the local food. In Jamaica I immediately fell in love with the traditional food I tried.
Scotchies
Lets start with my favorite, Scotchies. It was said to my travel group that similarly to many people that hope to go to heaven when they die, pigs and chickens hope to go to Scotchies when it’s their time. Scotchies serves up traditional Jamaican jerk. Its even cooked out back in the traditional ways, which they were nice enough to show us the process. The fish, chicken and pork were all great and were served up with traditional sides of beans and rice, breadfruit and festival. Scotchies also was the place I was introduced to my Jamaican soda addiction of Ting, a wonderful grapefruit soda.
Jerk Fish at Scotchie's, Montego Bay, Jamaica
Wicked Spoon buffet at the Cosmopolitan
It’s hard to pinpoint the “best” of anything in Las Vegas. Especially when it comes to buffets, as it is the most prominent and publicized dining option in Las Vegas. Also, there are so many determining factors when choosing the best. The best could be best value, or best price. It could also be the most popular or gets the best reviews. Don’t forget food quality, and best variety and selection. It would be almost impossible to base it on all of these factors and put out a true list of best buffets in Las Vegas.
So instead, when putting together this list I imagined you all as my close friends. Often time friends and readers come to me for referrals to hotels and restaurants and I don’t want to let them down. Because it’s all about the experience and kitschy Las Vegas feel, I chose five buffets that excite me and that I truly enjoy going to, and hope you will benefit from this list and be able to stuff your face with delicious and satisfying food and not smuggle home some tomatoes and bread rolls to throw at me later.
So here is our pick for top five best buffets in Las Vegas, in no particular order of course:
Village Buffet at the Paris Hotel Las Vegas. The Village Buffet has been voted Best in Las Vegas by the Las Vegas Review Journal for the past three consecutive years. We love this buffet because it’s a little different than your typical five-station set up with cuisine being represented from different countries. No, you will only find the best in regional French specialties. And the dishes are much better than your average buffet fare. We love the atmosphere and cutesy décor. It’s great for those who have always wanted to try French food but haven’t known where to start. The price is pretty great too, considering it’s in the middle of the strip and only $25* for dinner.
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