*** Just bumping it up in case you haven't voted yet***
I know the Journal does it's "Best of Racine" thing,
I think we should see how we do at rating our favorite places.
Please weigh in on your favorite -
Chinese restaurant
Mexican restaurant
Italian restaurant
Fast food restaurant
Nice sit-down restaurant
Pizza place - thin crust
Pizza place - pan style
Bakery
This is the restaurant/food service section.
More 'favorite' topics to follow with a results section covering it all.
If you think of any other category I missed, please feel free to add on!
ideas for more 'best of's '
ReplyDeletefor another time are dry cleaner, mechanic, and car wash. I am running out of ideas, help please? thanks!
Nice Restaurant...Corner House
ReplyDeleteBakery...O & H
Chinese restaurant - Main Moon II
ReplyDeleteMexican restaurant - Tacos El ray
Italian restaurant - Salute
Fast food restaurant - Culvers
Nice sit-down restaurant - Corner House
Pizza place - thin crust - Pizza Face
Pizza place - pan style - Pizza Face
Bakery - O and H. Any other Bakery is a fakery!
Chinese restaurant
ReplyDeleteWhey Chai
Mexican restaurant
Los Mariachi
Italian restaurant
Well Brothers
Fast food restaurant
Micky D’s for breakfast
Wendy’s for burgers
Nice sit-down restaurant
Corner House
Pizza place - thin crust
Wells Brothers
Pizza place - pan style
Infusino’s – West Racine
Bakery
O&H
I forgot to put in my 2 cents worth...
ReplyDeleteMexican - Los Mariachi's
Italian - Infunsino's on Rapids
Fast food - Taco Bell
pan pizza - Infusino's on Washington
thin - Mike and Angelo's
bakery - I used to be an O&H kringle snob, may still be actually but after this week I have to give Larsen's my vote on this one, and we did get our wedding cake from them 20 yrs ago too :)
Keep those votes coming in, I have a spread sheet ready and waiting!! I will probably bump this up once or twice before I go to the next round, thanks!
I vote Dinos's for best overall Italian restaurant.
ReplyDeleteWorst Chinese would be Whey Chai. Not really any great sit down Chinese restaurants in Racine, but for Chinese buffet's "Asian Buffet" on Durand is the best. For Chinese delivery China House is the best.
Best Bakery - Bentsen's. Bentsen's and Larson's still makes their kringle by hand. O & H is manufactured on an assembly line.
Best Mexican - really none are that great in town and we usually drive to Jalepeno Loco by Mitchell airport, but would like to try the new one that just opened up on 6th. Of the ones we have I guess Tacos ElRay, (if only they would get rid of the smoking section of their restaurant)
Best sit down - Corner House.
I forgot - Olive Garden for sit down
ReplyDeleteThese places were in Racine when I left in 1992 I have NO Idea what you have now, but these were my favorites back then.
ReplyDelete1. Whey Chi
2. Never went to Mexican Restaurants when married. Before I went to Mi-Terra on MLK by Horlick Field. REAL Mexican food.
3. Infusino's
4. Burger King
5. Infusino's
6. DeRango's on High
7. Infusino's
8. O&H Bakery
Fast food restaurant - Arbys
ReplyDeleteNice sit-down restaurant - Olive Garden
Pizza place - thin crust - Infusinos
Pizza place - pan style - ^
I don't eat out much.
ReplyDeleteChinese restaurant - Whey Chai
Mexican restaurant - I don't know
Italian restaurant - Salute's
Fast food restaurant - Kewpee's (they're fast food, right?)
Nice sit-down restaurant - I don't know
Pizza place - thin crust - DeRango's, Douglas Ave (though the others may be just as good)
Pizza place - pan style - I don't know
Bakery- O&H
And I won't tell you who I think the best mechanic in town is because he's busy enough already.
Lizardmom, how about best grocery store, best discount store, best convenience store, best pharmacy, best park. I'll think of more.
Toad, DeRango's on High is now Chubbie's. When it was DeRango's, I would agree with you about the pizza. (I grew up on that.) Chubbie's still makes a good pizza, but I feel that they put way too much cheese on it.
ReplyDeleteChinese restaurant - Main Moon 1
ReplyDeleteMexican restaurant - Baldos
Italian restaurant - Infusinos
Fast food restaurant - Culvers
Nice sit-down restaurant - Summit
Pizza place - thin crust - Derango's 3 mil
Pizza place - pan style - Infusinos
Bakery - O&H
Chinese-I used to work in a Chinese restaurant-Dragon's Palace, but that's gone. I go to that new Chinese buffet on Durand if I feel the urge.
ReplyDeleteMexican-Los Marachi's on Washington
Italian-Olive Garden
Fast food-Subway on Douglas
Pizza-the deep dish at Pia's on Taylor
Bakery-O&H
Oh yeah-sit down place-Applebee's Great place to take a date to.
ReplyDeleteLiz, this could be a monthly or weekly thing. Could be a new sidebar feature if you can commit the time?
ReplyDeleteMy votes:
Chinese-- Don't eat it
Mexican-- Make it at home, don't eat it out anywhere.
Italian-- Infusino's
Fast food--Culver's
Nice sit-down -- Ale House in Milwaukee, hands down
Pizza place, thin-- Bernie's or Mike and Angelo's
Pizza place, pan-- Ferraro's
Bakery-- Larsen's
After any of them I have to weigh in....weight watchers says so.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of eaterys......has anyone seen the place on Douglas and South....MI HO (I shit you not guys!)
ReplyDeleteI thought that was the name of the soul food place in the Blues Brothers Movie (ya I know, I'll burn in hell for that one).
You forgot the category for open face sandwiches, Akavit and beer.
ReplyDeleteOoh Main Moon II gave me and my husband food poisoning.. we were terribly sick for days.
ReplyDeleteChinese restaurant- don't know don't eat too much Chinese in Racine
Mexican restaurant- Los Mariachis
Italian restaurant- Salute
Fast food restaurant- Park Inn (does that count as fast food, it goes pretty fast)
Nice sit-down restaurant- Golden Keys is very pleasant but don't know what you mean about Nice. Definitely not fancy nice just pleasant
Pizza place - thin crust- Wells Bros
Pizza place - pan style- Love Derangos on Wash (but I think it's more of a sentimental thing)
Bakery. Hands down Bendtsens Bakery
sorry O&H lost it's touch years ago
Logjam: I left my bottle of Akvavit at my Daughters house. Really ticks me off, because I'll bet my son-in-law drank it? Now I have to drive all the way to LaCrosse to get more.
ReplyDeleteBest Mexican: Mi Jacalito
ReplyDeleteBefore I calculate the winners, I wanted to give everybody one more chance to get their votes in.
ReplyDeleteOrbs, thanks for the ideas, I will use them, keep 'em coming :)
KK, I can do a regular thing if I can keep coming up with ideas. Maybe once a month ? Would be nice to have a side bar for the results :)
So I think this is March's installment :) I have ideas thru July. Start thinking of your favorite stores of all kinds, watch for Aprils installment!
Chinese restaurant - Whey Chai
ReplyDeleteMexican restaurant - I don't know
Italian restaurant - don't know
Fast food restaurant - Rocky Rococo's
Nice sit-down restaurant - The Summit
Pizza place - thin crust - don't know
Pizza place - pan style - Rocky Rococo
Bakery- O&H
Liz, I will add a sidebar. When you post, put in Best of Racine as a label and it will automatically add to your sidebar list! :)
ReplyDeleteI just thought of Best Fish Fry - kinda late.
ReplyDeleteOrbs, never too late!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a preview of the new few months -
April - stores
May - Service
June - Food
July - attractions
that's as far as I could pull ideas for, all input is greatly appreciated on future topics :)
Wells Brothers has the best Pizza in town ,hands down!
ReplyDeletefish fry is the Yard Arm....love that joint....
ReplyDeleteBeejay-Yard Arm's rock! Love their burgers and their cheese curds with white tiger sauce.
ReplyDeleteThere hasn't been any good Chinese in this town since Chiam's.
ReplyDeleteDon't really eat any Mexican.
Salute is the best Italian tho' DeRose Bar used to be my fave.
Good burgers & shakes @ Caesar's.
Best sit-down - Waves for the food, Spinnaker's for the view.
Fave thin crust pizza right now is Pias's. Don't really do deep dish (tho maybe I'll try theirs on Drew's recommendation...)
Pretty happy with bakery from Pick n Save just 'cause it's convenient - worked half a year at O&H once and pretty much OD'ed on their stuff lol.
I forgot some names of the restaurants that I've visited..Hmmm,Rush restaurant in Calgary,O&H Bakery,Ferraro's..Those place are best for me..
ReplyDeleterestaurants wells
Chinese restaurant-I don't like Chinese foods.
ReplyDeleteMexican restaurant-Los Mariachi's
Italian restaurant-Salute
Fast food restaurant-Taco Bell
Nice sit-down restaurant
Pizza place - Infusinos
Pizza place - pan style
Bakery-O&H Bakery
restaurant wells me