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I am by far, not a fancy steakhouse kind of girl, but I am by all means, a meat and potatoes kind of girl. Outback covers my love of both with no questions asked.
I've been to this particular location twice, and have not encountered any problems with food quality or lack of service. Both visits met my expectations and then some. My normal meal includes a strip steak with a horseradish crumble topping. The crumble topping is perhaps my favorite topping to a steak yet! You get two side choices, and for a nominal fee (I think it was $1) you can upgrade to a bowl of their incredibly good baked French onion soup. I also get a side of the garlic mashed potatoes, which are good, but a little to light on the garlic part for my liking. We also go in for a blooming onion from time to time. It's not the onion that strikes my fancy, but the dipping sauce is fantastic. As for desert, I'm not sure what it's called that I had once (the good thing here is that you can order deserts in 1/2 size, which is still more than enough for two people), but it had ice cream, chocolate, and coconut, and it was damned good!
I've been to this particular location twice, and have not encountered any problems with food quality or lack of service. Both visits met my expectations and then some. My normal meal includes a strip steak with a horseradish crumble topping. The crumble topping is perhaps my favorite topping to a steak yet! You get two side choices, and for a nominal fee (I think it was $1) you can upgrade to a bowl of their incredibly good baked French onion soup. I also get a side of the garlic mashed potatoes, which are good, but a little to light on the garlic part for my liking. We also go in for a blooming onion from time to time. It's not the onion that strikes my fancy, but the dipping sauce is fantastic. As for desert, I'm not sure what it's called that I had once (the good thing here is that you can order deserts in 1/2 size, which is still more than enough for two people), but it had ice cream, chocolate, and coconut, and it was damned good!
420 Weber Rd
Romeoville, IL 60446
(815) 439-1666
Romeoville, IL 60446
(815) 439-1666
Walmart
Categories:
Department Stores,
Grocery,
Mobile Phones
This is the place nightmares are made from. The moment I walked in, I knew it was just going to be a disaster. I just had a bit of shopping to do, and since this place was right down the street from a lunch date I had, I figured I could kill two birds with one stone. How wrong I was.
First off, it looks like they may have been going through some repositioning of aisles, because nothing was marked in the correct area, and I spent about an hour figuring out where to get the five items I needed. Also adding to my time spent in this demonic hellhole, was the fact I was dodging half-naked screaming children and their dazed parents. At times, I was not sure if I was in a store or at the Swap-o-Rama Flea Market. The displays were horrendous, and items were just tossed about everywhere, in no apparent order.
So finally I hit the incredibly long checkout lines (on a Tuesday morning) and waited. When I finally reached the point of putting my items on the register belt, I looked up at the candy display. Tucked in between the Baby Ruth and the Bubble Yum, there was a container of chunk pineapple from produce. The pineapple was covered in a thick layer of grey-green mold. I checked the expiration date, and noted that the pineapple had been sitting in the candy rack for over two months. You mean to tell me that not a single employee had bothered to clean this up for that long? Simply disgusting!
It was my fault for entering the sixth level of hell that passes for this Wal Mart. I could have avoided this adventure and went to the Target less that three blocks down.
First off, it looks like they may have been going through some repositioning of aisles, because nothing was marked in the correct area, and I spent about an hour figuring out where to get the five items I needed. Also adding to my time spent in this demonic hellhole, was the fact I was dodging half-naked screaming children and their dazed parents. At times, I was not sure if I was in a store or at the Swap-o-Rama Flea Market. The displays were horrendous, and items were just tossed about everywhere, in no apparent order.
So finally I hit the incredibly long checkout lines (on a Tuesday morning) and waited. When I finally reached the point of putting my items on the register belt, I looked up at the candy display. Tucked in between the Baby Ruth and the Bubble Yum, there was a container of chunk pineapple from produce. The pineapple was covered in a thick layer of grey-green mold. I checked the expiration date, and noted that the pineapple had been sitting in the candy rack for over two months. You mean to tell me that not a single employee had bothered to clean this up for that long? Simply disgusting!
It was my fault for entering the sixth level of hell that passes for this Wal Mart. I could have avoided this adventure and went to the Target less that three blocks down.
If I'm going to Pepe's I'm not expecting authentic. I'm going in there knowing that I'm getting Americanized beyond recognition Mexican food. You know what? I'm perfectly fine with that. They have some standard food, that sometimes I get a taste for.
This location is at the corner of yet another indistinguishable strip mall along Weber Road. We came in right right when they opened, and we were seated immediately, and our service was great. We were greeted with a basket of warm tortilla chips and some mediocre salsa. We both ordered taco platters, and got exactly what we expected. Re-fried beans, Spanish Rice, and two corn tortilla steak tacos. Nothing outstanding, just regular old Pepe's fare, which is what we wanted.
The prices are rather fair, and you get a good deal of food for the price. And since this place is always sending coupons in the mailers we get to the house, we will be back again.
Sometimes expecting the ordinary is a good thing.
This location is at the corner of yet another indistinguishable strip mall along Weber Road. We came in right right when they opened, and we were seated immediately, and our service was great. We were greeted with a basket of warm tortilla chips and some mediocre salsa. We both ordered taco platters, and got exactly what we expected. Re-fried beans, Spanish Rice, and two corn tortilla steak tacos. Nothing outstanding, just regular old Pepe's fare, which is what we wanted.
The prices are rather fair, and you get a good deal of food for the price. And since this place is always sending coupons in the mailers we get to the house, we will be back again.
Sometimes expecting the ordinary is a good thing.
6920 S. Route 83
Willowbrook, IL 60527
(630) 654-0988
Willowbrook, IL 60527
(630) 654-0988
Binny's Beverage Depot
Category:
Beer, Wine & Spirits
I find I would rather frequent thins location as opposed to the one closer to home in Bolingbrook, for a few different reasons.
First off, the staff here is just ten times more pleasant and knowledgeable when it comes to the spirits they sell. This location seems to have a particular expertise when it comes to champagne. Secondly, it's set up a lot better, and products are easier to find. I really enjoy the kind of "bargain basement" atmosphere that envelopes the rear left quadrant of the store.
I am looking forward to the day when their cheese and meat section are finally complete; it seems like this is a never-ending construction project. Speaking of construction, the parking lot could do with a major overhaul, for the potholes are killer.
All in all, Binny's is still tops with me.
First off, the staff here is just ten times more pleasant and knowledgeable when it comes to the spirits they sell. This location seems to have a particular expertise when it comes to champagne. Secondly, it's set up a lot better, and products are easier to find. I really enjoy the kind of "bargain basement" atmosphere that envelopes the rear left quadrant of the store.
I am looking forward to the day when their cheese and meat section are finally complete; it seems like this is a never-ending construction project. Speaking of construction, the parking lot could do with a major overhaul, for the potholes are killer.
All in all, Binny's is still tops with me.
200 S Bolingbrook Dr
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630) 739-4800
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630) 739-4800
Walmart
Categories:
Department Stores,
Grocery,
Mobile Phones
I have come to the conclusion that Wal Mart is the retail version of one of Harry Potter's feared Dementors. When you walk in the door, all the hope, goodness, and cheer you have is sucked right out of you.
After the recent conversion to a Wal Mart Super center, I decided to save a few bucks and do my weekly grocery shopping here. Not a good choice by any means. Yes you will save, but I'm not sure it's worth the hassle.
For the most part, I was a night time shopper. The store was filled with nearly 50 employees, but only on person on a register. You get more that one person in line with more than five items, expect to wait almost 45 minutes in line. Not what I really want to do after a particularly long night at work. On one particular visit, we had a rather disgusting encounter with an item on the floor. I am hoping beyond hope, that it was really just a wayward breakfast sausage link. But after further review with my husband, neither of us wanted to get too close, for it more than anything resembled a bit of human feces. Even the employees were avoiding that particular area.
I am awarding this place two stars only because it's the only place in the area open 24 hours, and if I desperately need something in a pinch, it's only a few minutes away. I will never again become a regular shopper here again.
After the recent conversion to a Wal Mart Super center, I decided to save a few bucks and do my weekly grocery shopping here. Not a good choice by any means. Yes you will save, but I'm not sure it's worth the hassle.
For the most part, I was a night time shopper. The store was filled with nearly 50 employees, but only on person on a register. You get more that one person in line with more than five items, expect to wait almost 45 minutes in line. Not what I really want to do after a particularly long night at work. On one particular visit, we had a rather disgusting encounter with an item on the floor. I am hoping beyond hope, that it was really just a wayward breakfast sausage link. But after further review with my husband, neither of us wanted to get too close, for it more than anything resembled a bit of human feces. Even the employees were avoiding that particular area.
I am awarding this place two stars only because it's the only place in the area open 24 hours, and if I desperately need something in a pinch, it's only a few minutes away. I will never again become a regular shopper here again.
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11/2/2007 First to Review
I do believe this is the first Wal-Mart I have been in that hasn't been a scary experience. I usually go here for household items (bleach, laundry detergent, ect) because its so much cheaper than anywhere else, and they also have dirt cheap film developing and digital prints, this store being no exception. The first thing you notice when you walk in is the lack of the disgusting eatery. You could tell there was one there, but is covered over. Smart move. Secondly, throughout the whole store, it is clean and rather organized (even in the back to school aisle in the beginning of September) unlike any other Wal-Mart I have ever been to. And last but not least, most of the employees seem rather happy with their jobs, and are pleasant to customers and to each other, which makes shopping so much better. No matter what anyone else says or thinks, I still love me a good Wal-Mart!
If it were not for the beer nuggets, this place might just have well made it on my "do not go" list. The nuggets are still the saving grace. As for the recent pizza orders, I have to declare that they have fallen way short of good.
My last order was for one of their specialty pizzas. It was called "The Godfather," I believe. It had mozzarella, Italian beef, and hot jardiniere peppers. It sounded beyond excellent in concept, but fell flat in execution.
I am not sure if they are trying to save money, but the grade of cheese they are using is way sub-par. The cheese just would not truly melt, it just lay crustily on top of the pizza. The beef was dry, and rather tasteless. So besides the heat from the peppers, the rest of the pie was just a dried out, hopeless mess. Not happy.
My last order was for one of their specialty pizzas. It was called "The Godfather," I believe. It had mozzarella, Italian beef, and hot jardiniere peppers. It sounded beyond excellent in concept, but fell flat in execution.
I am not sure if they are trying to save money, but the grade of cheese they are using is way sub-par. The cheese just would not truly melt, it just lay crustily on top of the pizza. The beef was dry, and rather tasteless. So besides the heat from the peppers, the rest of the pie was just a dried out, hopeless mess. Not happy.
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10/13/2010 First to Review
I spent a long time thinking this business had to be a front for something else. Three times I tried to call in an order. Once on a Thursday night at 5pm, someone picked up the phone and told me they were closed. Times two and three were both on Saturday evenings, and no one picked up the phone at all.
I was about to write it off as a lost cause, when just the other day, I found a menu and advertisement for this place at my front door. They claimed new ownership, so I gave them another shot. Now, three times ordering from them, I am highly pleased.
The pizza here is pretty solid. Not the best ever, but some decent thin crust. What I do like about them is the huge selections of toppings. It pretty much blows any other local place out of the water. Alfredo sauce, olive oil, fresh basil and garlic, Roma tomatoes, Canadian bacon, and Italian beef, just to name a few. If you cannot decide, they have at least 20 specialty pizzas for you to choose from (I personally suggest the Spinach Classic.)
They also have sandwiches, appetizers, ribs, chicken, and deserts on the menu. For $6 you can get an order of Baked Lasagna large enough to easily feed two, not to mention, it's really good. But the winner of it all is their beer nuggets. Little fried pieces of garlicky, doughy goodness. And for $4.20 you get a huge order of them (one pound, to be exact) served with marinara sauce.
Sweet potato tots. Little bits of fried goodness, with a hint of sweet. Holy hell, these things are amazingly good. Most definitely the highlight of my visit.
We came here on a Sunday afternoon with a group of nine, right about opening time. Since there is quite a large seating section, we were able to be grouped together comfortably. This obviously, is a Bears bar, and probably the last place I'd want to declare my undying love for the Packers. Besides that, it's a big, rather spacious room, with a central bar with seating, and a DJ booth taking up one corner.
The service was decent, if a bit flighty. We had to ask for refills and more beer more than once. Not that big of a problem though. I have a feeling that one of our orders never made it to the kitchen. It was for an order of wings, and the waitress told us it was not ready since they were cleaning the fryers. Kind of suspicious when all the rest of us had some sort of fried foods on our our plates.
On to the food. We all had various burgers and wraps. My burger was cooked perfectly, and it was absolutely huge. Everyone else also seemed to enjoy the food. Of course the sweet potato tots were the highlight for me. Oh, and of course the fried pickles. I love fried pickles, and for some reason, they are hard to find.
I would most definitely return here for drinks and to watch a game on the many televisions scattered around the place. They have a standard beer selection, on tap and in cans and bottles, with daily specials abound.
We came here on a Sunday afternoon with a group of nine, right about opening time. Since there is quite a large seating section, we were able to be grouped together comfortably. This obviously, is a Bears bar, and probably the last place I'd want to declare my undying love for the Packers. Besides that, it's a big, rather spacious room, with a central bar with seating, and a DJ booth taking up one corner.
The service was decent, if a bit flighty. We had to ask for refills and more beer more than once. Not that big of a problem though. I have a feeling that one of our orders never made it to the kitchen. It was for an order of wings, and the waitress told us it was not ready since they were cleaning the fryers. Kind of suspicious when all the rest of us had some sort of fried foods on our our plates.
On to the food. We all had various burgers and wraps. My burger was cooked perfectly, and it was absolutely huge. Everyone else also seemed to enjoy the food. Of course the sweet potato tots were the highlight for me. Oh, and of course the fried pickles. I love fried pickles, and for some reason, they are hard to find.
I would most definitely return here for drinks and to watch a game on the many televisions scattered around the place. They have a standard beer selection, on tap and in cans and bottles, with daily specials abound.
We received a coupon in the mail, and decided to try this place out. We dined in on this visit. The dining room is not that much, just five or six tables. You place your order, and it is brought out to you.
The counter staff consisted of all teenagers. Not that it's a problem, but they seemed confused on the use of the computerized ordering system. Among the three of us, we ordered mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings, and a large pizza with fresh garlic and extra cheese.
We get our drinks at the self service station, and seat ourselves. First the mozzarella sticks come out in a timely manner. We polish them off, and I'm"m waiting for the wings; and I'm still waiting when the pizza makes it to the table. I ask the girl who was serving about the wings, and she said she would check on them. She didn't come back for nearly ten minutes, but still sans-wings. Finally she looks over at our table, runs back in the kitchen, and finally, brings the wings. While finishing off the rest of our now completed order, we hear a ruckus coming from the kitchen area, and obscenities are being flung, and it sounds like a fight is about to brew. Not that I mind the cussing (since I myself can make a sailor blush), but the family next to us sure looked annoyed. Finally it sounded like the skirmish was over, so we finished our food in peace.
On to the quality: It really was not all that outstanding. The mozzarella sticks were standard, the buffalo wings covered in that funky orange colored wing sauce. The pizza was OK. They need to work on spreading the toppings better. There were quite a few bites when I chewed on a clump of garlic, and others that had no garlic whatsoever.
Truthfully, unless there happens to be another coupon offer, I'm not sure I would return here. One thing they do have going for them: The restrooms were immaculate!
The counter staff consisted of all teenagers. Not that it's a problem, but they seemed confused on the use of the computerized ordering system. Among the three of us, we ordered mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings, and a large pizza with fresh garlic and extra cheese.
We get our drinks at the self service station, and seat ourselves. First the mozzarella sticks come out in a timely manner. We polish them off, and I'm"m waiting for the wings; and I'm still waiting when the pizza makes it to the table. I ask the girl who was serving about the wings, and she said she would check on them. She didn't come back for nearly ten minutes, but still sans-wings. Finally she looks over at our table, runs back in the kitchen, and finally, brings the wings. While finishing off the rest of our now completed order, we hear a ruckus coming from the kitchen area, and obscenities are being flung, and it sounds like a fight is about to brew. Not that I mind the cussing (since I myself can make a sailor blush), but the family next to us sure looked annoyed. Finally it sounded like the skirmish was over, so we finished our food in peace.
On to the quality: It really was not all that outstanding. The mozzarella sticks were standard, the buffalo wings covered in that funky orange colored wing sauce. The pizza was OK. They need to work on spreading the toppings better. There were quite a few bites when I chewed on a clump of garlic, and others that had no garlic whatsoever.
Truthfully, unless there happens to be another coupon offer, I'm not sure I would return here. One thing they do have going for them: The restrooms were immaculate!
639 E Boughton Rd
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630) 972-1187
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630) 972-1187
Binny's Beverage Depot
Category:
Beer, Wine & Spirits
Perhaps I am a bit spoiled by the glory that is encased in the Binny's South Loop location, but I just think that this Binny's feels more like an afterthought than a well planned out store.
I did not expect to find the whole gourmet food section here; but I did not also expect to find absolutely nothing. Nothing, nada, zilch when it comes to cheeses, chocolates and snacks. Wait, I take it back, near the registers, there was a small assortment of olives.
On my first visit here, I was on the lookout for some Pink Catawba wine, from a Midwest winery. When I asked the guy manning the wine section, he stated "Well, I've never heard about a wine like that." Well buddy, type it into that computer in front of you; just because you've never seen it, does not mean it does not exist. So after a short computer search, he comes up with what I was looking for, and grudgingly points out where it is located.
Second visit was on Independence Day. We walked in the door at 3:45, and they were closing shop at 4:00. We were greeted by the manager, who told us "Hurry up, since we are closing in 15 minutes." Well, no shit, Sherlock, you only have about 10 signs on the window that told us this when we walked in the place. We were making some quick beer selections. As we were waiting in the checkout line, the manager, even with 10 minutes left to go, was refusing entry to customers. Finally we were at the cashier, who kept on telling us that he was ready to go home.
I will probably not be frequenting this location in the future. Granted, it is very close to home, but I'd rather head over to the Willowbrook location, or my beloved South Loop location.
I did not expect to find the whole gourmet food section here; but I did not also expect to find absolutely nothing. Nothing, nada, zilch when it comes to cheeses, chocolates and snacks. Wait, I take it back, near the registers, there was a small assortment of olives.
On my first visit here, I was on the lookout for some Pink Catawba wine, from a Midwest winery. When I asked the guy manning the wine section, he stated "Well, I've never heard about a wine like that." Well buddy, type it into that computer in front of you; just because you've never seen it, does not mean it does not exist. So after a short computer search, he comes up with what I was looking for, and grudgingly points out where it is located.
Second visit was on Independence Day. We walked in the door at 3:45, and they were closing shop at 4:00. We were greeted by the manager, who told us "Hurry up, since we are closing in 15 minutes." Well, no shit, Sherlock, you only have about 10 signs on the window that told us this when we walked in the place. We were making some quick beer selections. As we were waiting in the checkout line, the manager, even with 10 minutes left to go, was refusing entry to customers. Finally we were at the cashier, who kept on telling us that he was ready to go home.
I will probably not be frequenting this location in the future. Granted, it is very close to home, but I'd rather head over to the Willowbrook location, or my beloved South Loop location.
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