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!

Tom & Chee is Worth the Visit

Grilled Cheese with hoisin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Why this isn't a local mom & pop place, it's a new franchise with it's first location on West Michigan. Tom & Chee which is short for Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese, is worth checking out. The eatery features some very interesting variations of Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. There are some crazy combinations that are sure to please your taste buds.

How does a grilled mac & cheese sandwich sound? This is what I had when I visited this new eating establishment. It is grilled mac & cheese inside of perfectly grilled hearty white bread, I of course had crumbled bacon added to mine, which gave it a some extra flavor.  My good friend that I hang out with now and then had to Pep & Chee, which is mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, and pizza sauce between grilled bread.

Tom & Chee also features grilled glazed doughnuts for desert. Each one features some type of cheese with some great items like the grilled cheese doughnut. The Bananarama which has caramelized banana, gouda cheese, & the doughnut.  Or you could try the  Choco-Bacon Bliss, or the Blueberry Blue, amongst other choices.

Tom & Chee is worth the visit, and yes they have three types of tomato soup everyday, plus another seasonal soup. They also have salads, as well as gluten free & vegan choices.

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Visit the Windy City Grille

The taste of Chicago comes alive in West Michigan when you visit the Windy City Grille in Byron Center / Wyoming Michigan area.  Located in the Bayberry Farms development across from Metro Health Park, Windy City offers the best in Chicago Style food in the area.

Want a real Chicago Style Dog? How about an Italian Beef?  Or a Gyro?  Windy City is the place to go!

I had the Italian Beef Sandwich, dry with peppers on the side along with the Au Jus. My friend who I was dining with that evening enjoyed a French Dip Sandwich, piled up with plenty of roast beef, with a cup of au jus to add to the goodness. Both sandwiches where superb, hot, and huge!  You don't get food like this at chain restaurants, it takes a mom & pop place to whip up some real authentic grub.

What else is on the menu?  Pita's, Salads, Falafel's, Melts on Rye, Vienna Beef Hot Dog!

Give Windy City Grille a try today!

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Bagger Dave's Burger Tavern

Bagger Dave's formerly The Bear's Den formerly the Grapevine (Photo credit: Patricia Drury)

Took my daughter to a new place that recently opened up. Bagger Dave's Burger Tavern, upscale burger joint with much more. The place is nicely appointed with interesting signs, and a Choo-Choo Train the circles the dining room, up above patrons heads, near the ceiling. The walls were covered with a very pleasant wood which gives the place a sense of warmth, and welcome.

BaggerDaves_BellsOberon (Photo credit: TheHungryDudes)

The help was courteous, and informed. They seemed to know the menu quite well, and shared with us the specials, and explained the drink selections to us. Be forewarned that they do not have Coke of Pepsi products, Bagger Dave's has it's own crafted soft-drinks, and they charge a little more for them than other places do for name brand soda's, but they give free refills, so drink up! If you rather have an beer, they have several choices to choose from, see their website.

Bagger Dave's features several signature burgers, as well as build your own burger, just the way you want it. If you prefer turkey over beef, you got it! Several side dishes are available to accompany that burger or sandwich, including the Turkey and Black Bean Chili, and Mac-n-Cheese, etc.

I had a cheese burger, and a small order of fries, my daughter built her own burger, and had fries also. My cheese burger was delicious although a little overpriced at $5.89. Honestly I could have gone down the to Culver's and had a burger that was just as tasty for a less money, but I had to give this place a try anyway. If you like eating in an upscale place, and you like beer with your burger and fries, Bagger Dave's is your kind of place. If you like county-fair style french fries, you'll love these fries. I had the hand crafted root-beer, my daughter had the crafted ginger-ale.

They have a bar area that is neat and clean, in fact the entire place was neat and clean, but of course it's brand new also. All I can say is try it for yourself and form your own opinion, you might decide to make Bagger Dave's, your burger place of choice.

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