Best Eats For The Buck

It is a sad day for my family, it has just been announced that McGrath’s Fish House has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.   Now, this is quite saddening but the companies don’t plan to close the doors quite yet. So there is still hope to save them.

The stores will close independently if they do close from the inability to pay their rent or other payments.   So if you are a fan like I am, this is the moment to rally to your closest McGrath’s and show your patronage.

This restaurant is seriously reason to go to Milwaukee alone.  I love this spy themed restaurant!!  Though I would love to tell, I have been sworn to secrecy but for some reason, Google maps does not have that same secret pact going on.

Rooms open up in the walls and tables come out of the floor.   While your meal here, you have the choice to go on a hunt to find out the secret password for the next time you visit this restaurant.    Oh yes, the first time you enter this restaurant, you will have to earn your passage by some funny act that the rest of the patrons will be able to watch on the video screens.   Go here and have one of the most fun dinners in a while.

There are few food places in Manhattan that I has as much of a warm spot in my heart as Gray’s Papaya.   The 24/7 run hot dog establishment with its 4 locations has embed itself into the personality of the city.   If you are looking for a good meal and only want to spend 3 dollars, get the “Recession Special”, which is 2 hot dogs and a cup of one of their main fruit juices.  For this price, you won’t find any better food in the Upper Westside.

Now, Ellen’s Stardust Diner may not the cheapest restaurant in the theater district but you do get something that really makes it worthwhile, free dinner entertainment.  This restaurant has been a start for many Broadway hopefuls.   But until they break into the business, they are able to serve at this restaurant and to sing to the adoring patrons of the dinner.   This is the best family restaurant I know in the entire tri-state region.

Well, it’s that time of year again, time for Thanksgiving and Black Friday, the two busiest days of my life. One day I spent cooking and eating the greatest food on Earth, then I have a midday nap and I get ready to stand out in the cold so that I can get amazing shopping deals.   Now, if you are like me, you won’t want to cook for about a week after this blessed holiday.  I don’t blame you at all; in fact I have a plan.  My master plan this year is to get gift certificates that at a discount on sites like citydeals or others and then use them for restaurants the rest of the week.  If I am not going to be making dinner for a little while, as I recoup I don’t want to pay full price.

I started my search for good food without the huge cost in Salt Lake City, Utah.  This city actually has quite a variety of cuisine for a usual city it’s size.   People from around the world have come to this beautiful mountain city and made it quite tourist attraction.  There are two places that really stand out in my mind in the quantity and quality category.

The first place I recommend is a Breakfast and Lunch dinner called “The Park Cafe”   This cafe overlooks Salt Lake’s largest park and has a youthful feel to it.   The portions of everything you order there are large.   To give you example of what I mean, if you order a hamburger here, the patty is so large that it hangs off of bun on all sides.   The dish that I feel in love with is called the “Michigan Hash”  It is a mix of all of favorite breakfast foods served on a mountain man’s size plate.  You will not regret any food here.

The second restaurant is a little little hole in the wall place called “Moochies”  I first came upon this place because of it bright yellow exterior and it’s claim of authentic phillysteak  sandwiches.   They were very true to their word, I haven’t had this tasty of a sandwich outside of PA itself.   They also have many other delicious sandwiches including their Meatball subs.   If you want to have these delicious meals,  watch your schedule, they have limited hours but they are worth it.

During the week I am constantly on the go and usually have to work late. Dinner usually is an activity that has to fit in my schedule as well as my budget. I want to grab dinner where I can get the best deal for my dollar. Times are hard right now I don’t need to be spending extra money just on eating out …. My pocket book would not be happy!