We will be serving this menu tonight Friday the 12th, Saturday the 13th and Valentine’s Day, Sunday February 14th. Come and celebrate St. Valentine’s Day with us! Read on to view our delectable Valentine’s Day Menu. WE begin with Shrimp Kisses for appetizers and it just gets better… (more…)
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Boike’s, one of our more quaint members
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
This weekend Boike’s Trailside Inn located on Fayette’s Main St. is celebrating their 12th anniversary, making this eatery a perfect place to head for a Friday or Saturday night dinner. Boike’s is a full service restaurant with a charming atmosphere and super friendly workers with a wide menu favoring steak and seafood. I love visiting this family owned and operated business. (more…)
Just Got Back: Jodi’s, Luana, Gunder & JR’s
Friday, January 15th, 2010
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- Cheddar BBQ Chicken Sandwich – Jodi’s
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- Old Irish Shanti Bar large front loading cooler
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- The Irish Shanti’s new bar – Rear loading walkin cooler
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- JR in front of the historic back bar in Farmersburg
My husband, Jim and I just got back from a quick tour of several dishntunes.com establishments. We had lunch at Jodi’s Americana Grille in Monona. What a tasty, well prepared lunch. I had a deliciously unique Cheddar BBQ Chicken sandwich, served on ciabatta bread.
Old Man River Celebrates the New Year in Style
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Old Man River Restaurant and Brewery invites you ring in the New Year, tomorrow night, Dec 31st, with the Old Man.
Old Man River has set the following mouthwatering New Year’s Eve menu:
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Excuse our mess but come see our mess
Friday, December 18th, 2009
These days, Hans and Kevin Walsh, the Irish Shanti father and son duo, are brimming with news. First their Irish Shanti, home of the world famous Gunderburger, is under construction. In addition to a new tile floor, they have ripped out the old inconvenient cooler behind the bar and installed a new walkin cooler. (more…)
Have you noticed?
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
dishntunes.com new improved and FUN establishment listings
Tour the updated food n fun listings. Take a photo tour, look at menus, find a map, look up hours and most importantly read all about their happenings. Remember, you can always look by category or location by using the buttons at the top of any page.
Thoma Dairy Bar Cafe – the Classic Iowa Cafe
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Thoma's Classic Lunch Counter
For more than two decades, I’ve known Thoma’s to be a special place. Even before we moved to Clayton County in 2001 I felt I knew about the Thoma Dairy Bar Cafe’s reputation. Over 20 years ago, as my husband, Jim and I were returning to our home in Dubuque from a Northeast Iowa hunting trip, Jim suggested we check out Thoma’s in Garnavillo. We stopped for a hamburger and a malt. I remember laughing with him as we sat at the lunch counter admiring the old fashioned soda fountain. We chuckled because while sitting on the cute blue lunch counter stools in Thoma’s we had similar flashbacks to days from our childhood in the 1960’s, when our mothers would take us to the authentic dime store in downtown Dubuque, IA, called Kresge’s which housed a very trendy lunch counter with similar stools and a soda pop fountain. We both remember the fun in placing our orders while sitting on the lunch counter stools. (more…)
Can you get German Food in Guttenberg or Not?
Monday, September 21st, 2009
Writer’s note: I wrote this story last year in anticipation of Germanfest. The content stands true today so I think it is worth a fresh post this week. Don’t miss Germanfest this weekend.
During a recent interview in Guttenberg, a longtime Guttenberg resident wondered out loud why traditional German fare is not more obviously on the menu in town eateries. Me being a lover of kraut, German Potato Salad and spatzle, and bit of a restaurant critic sought to prove or disprove this theory. (more…)
