Gus's Original

Nothing is yummier than hot and fresh stone fired subs and pizza!

One afternoon I stopped into this little place on Leonard St. next to the Red Hot Inn purely out of curiosity.  I found a hidden treasure, a unique establishment with scrumptious sandwiches and more.  I ordered a pizza subwich and found it to be absolutely delicious. 

Gus's offers Several appetizers, Breakfast, soups and sandwiches, deli and specialty sandwiches, several Grand Rapids themed pizza's and you can even create your own pizza the way you want it.

I highly recommended a trip to Gus's Original!

PaPa Romano's Pizza

Located on the south side of Holland right behind the Family Fare Gas Station is Papa Romano's. This Papa has been in business in the Holland area for at least 10 years or more, and is a favorite of many locals. If you like good pizza coupled with good service, Papa Romano's is for you.  Try the Bambino Bread with some dipping sauce as your waiting for that piping hot pizza to arrive at your table.

They offer a wide variety of foods including Salads, Pizza, and includes a Mr. Pita that features wraps, and such.  Food is served hot and fresh, so give this other Papa a try sometime soon!  Check for other Papa Romano's locations across Michigan, mainly on the east side of the state. 

Romano's offers Take-Out, Dine-In, and Delivery

Click here for Papa Romano's Website

CRUST 54 - DOWNTOWN HOLLANDS BEST KEPT SECRET

Now we don't have to travel to the other side of Grand Rapids to enjoy the decadence of Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza, thanks to CRUST 54.  Located on 8th Street right next too the City Deli, near LemonJello's, this cute little cafe offers some of the best Italian cuisine in all of Holland.

They offer at least three different type of crusts, thin, traditional, and Chicago Style Deep Dish. Pasta dinners, as well as fresh salads. The friendly staff is courteous, and welcoming to everyone who enters their establishment, and the background music adds a positive touch to the surroundings.

If you have never enjoyed a Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza, you own it too yourself to try one at CRUST 54!

Just an FYI, you might call your order in ahead of time, because it takes 45 minutes to bake the deep-dish delight. Other styles of pizza won't take as long to bake, so order the one the suits your taste, and make CRUST 54 a regular stop every time you shop downtown Holland.

As for me and my daughter, one piece each and we were stuffed!  Of course we enjoyed the Tim Wheels as an appetizer to kill some time before the pizza arrived, but we knew that it was a lot of pizza to eat, and we were up for the challenge. The slices are huge, and thick, with the sauce on top, the way a good Chicago Style ought to be.

So thumbs up and kudos's to the folks at CRUST 54!

CRUST 54!

The Farmhouse Restaurant - Zeeland

My memory from my childhood is faint, but I can remember Jay's restaurant on the west end of Zeeland, and how as a young child I thought Jay's Potato Chips must somehow be connected to Jay's restaurant, however that was not so.

There was an italian place that was in the building for a short while, but soon that closed up and went away, and the building sat vacant for a few more years. Then some people bought it, cleaned it up, and opened up J's Again. and the restaurant did well for a number of years, but then it changed hands, and reopened as The Farmhouse Restaurant.

Community Restaurant is on the other side of town, but they only take cash, so if you want to use your credit, or debit card, The Farmhouse is the place for you/

The Farmhouse is a clean, friendly place to eat, with a large enough menu to suit everyone in your family. When I eat there I enjoy their famous pizza with the 'dutch touch', a recipe carried over from their Holland restaurant, or a wet burrito w/ chips and salsa as an appetizer before hand.

There is lots more to choose from like homemade sandwiches, burgers, and even Hot beef w/ gravy and mashed potatoes. Want spaghetti, no problem! How about a nice hot homemade breakfast, maybe a pig n the blanket? They have a large menu of homemade goodness, just what you would expect to find in a small town.

The Waitresses are friendly, and take decent care of their customers. Food is served hot and ready to eat, so come on down to the Farmhouse, and sit a spell, please keep your shoes on however, and spend that money locally supporting local, and family owned businesses like the farmhouse.

Many of us remember Arnie who worked cleaning tables at J's Again (now the Farmhouse). Arnie is no longer clearing the tables, talking with the customers, and whistling "His eye is on the sparrow".  Arnie past away a while ago, and will be forever missed, but the restaurant will continue to serve it's customers hot, delicious food, under the new name and ownership.