Restaurant Review: Orange – Roscoe

Holy good food, Batman!

If you find yourself in Roscoe, a suburb north of Chicago, you MUST go to Orange. The breakfast was amazing!

We started off the meal with Frushi – this is sushi made only of fruit and rice. Apples were Julienne sliced like cucumbers would be in the center of a real fish sushi roll. Slices of watermelon like tuna sashimi. The dipping sauces were blended fruit concoctions. So beautiful! Didn’t want to eat! But that didn’t stop us!

I ordered a custom-made fruit juice. Order slips on the table where you choose from a long list of options what you want in your fruit juice. I did cucumber, carrot, peach and mango. The flavors revealed themselves in my mouth one-by-one. Wow. A little pricey, but worth the experience to have the juice.

My host, Terri had the Chai French Toast. Even though I don’t drink Chai tea, I had to try a little bite. Ohhh man. An explosion of sweetness with the earthy-ness of tea. She swears by that dish and gets every time she goes to Orange.

My corned beef and potato hash had an assortment of spices that I couldn’t quite make out, but it was delicious! Egg made to order on top – of course I ordered it fried because can’t stand the running yolk. An interesting side of green salad with balsamic dressing made the dish more like lunch or dinner, but I found it refreshing.

I can’t thank Terri enough for taking me to Orange. I think I’ll be telling a lot of people about this little gem in Roscoe. Seriously, go. You will be so happy you did.

Restaurant Review: Rosebud – Chicago

Italian food + Chicago + a good friend = fabulous eating experience.

While on a business trip to Chicago, spent the afternoon and evening tripping around downtown. Of course I asked my friend and colleague, Terri to take me to the quintessential Italian food establishment… off to Rosebud we went. And I enjoyed every bite of the tomatoey-cheesey-tender “Brick” chicken goodness! And the real-deal minestrone soup… heaven in a bowl!

Terri, being the good vegetarian that she is, loved her eggplant parmesan.

Thank you, my dear friend, for giving me a true Chicago Italian food experience! I look forward to going back and visiting again.

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Restaurant Review: Gators – Randolph

gatorsRoad trip food = greasy joints along the way.

On our way between Grand Tetons and Uinta Mountains, we were hungry for something else than what was packed. So, we opted to stop at Gator’s in Randolph Utah. Perhaps not the best choice.

Klint had the Gator Burger:

1/4 lb patty
Swiss and cheddar cheese
Diced white onion
Shredded lettuce
Thick slice of ham

Overall a tasty burger.

Jen had the Chicken Finger Basket:

Lightly breaded chicken breasts were actually really good. The extra black pepper in the breading was really good and added some good flavor.

But, the fries were DISGUSTING. Limp, mushy, oil tasted old. Not sure why I ate them other than I was hungry.

We definitely agreed that next time, we’ll continue to Evanston, WY and get something more reasonable there instead of stopping in Randolph, population 500.