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Since 1946, Shoup’s Country Foods Has Fed Hungry Hoosiers… Wait, It’s Teibel’s In Schererville

Some Northwest Indiana restaurants come and go faster than rush hour on US-41, but one Schererville dining room has kept its doors open since long before the interstate era. Families have marked birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and ordinary Thursday lunches inside its many rooms for close to a century. The headline...

Schererville, IN · 22h
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7 Frequent Customer Complaints About Golden Corral

Buffets are convenient because you can fill up on precisely what you want, rather than picking a general selection from a menu. Golden Corral is known for this focus, as its buffets feature a wide variety of items. The company offers options for any meal of the day, for adults and children, as well as for various nutritional needs. Whether you're keto or vegan, the food chain advertises that you can find something to nosh on.

Schererville, IN · 3d
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This 24-Hour Indiana Diner Lets You Order a Full Breakfast at 2 in the Morning

Breakfast here costs half price from 8 p.m. to midnight, and the kitchen never closes. That means pancakes at late dinner, skillets at 11 p.m., and a full-priced chicken and waffles craving satisfied at 2 a.m. The ovens and grills stay on all day and all night. Bakers make fresh...

Highland, IN · 18h
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This Small Indiana Restaurant Serves Filipino Comfort Food and a Sunday Buffet Many Travelers Would Never Expect to Find Here

To reach the dining room, you walk through a little Filipino grocery stocked with homemade pandesal and empanadas. That alone made me stop and read twice. Then I learned about the karaoke setup. The owners are a husband-and-wife team, and the restaurant is both Asian-owned and veteran-owned. Every Sunday, they...

Merrillville, IN · 9d
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The Humble Indiana Restaurant Dishing Out Wildly Delicious Burgers

There’s a sign outside a little burger joint in Highland, Indiana that reads “Highland’s Best Burger,” and honestly, it’s not bragging if it’s true. Miner Dunn is the kind of place that makes you question every fast food decision you’ve ever made in your life.

Highland, IN · 13d

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7 Wigilia dishes Polish-American families made for Christmas Eve, from beet soup with uszka to poppy seed kutia

In Polish-American households in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood, in Milwaukee's Polish South Side, and in Buffalo's Broadway-Fillmore district, December 24 had one rule above all others: you did not sit down until someone spotted the first star. When it appeared, the family broke the opłatek, the thin pressed wafer embossed with a Nativity scene, and passed it person to person around the table. Then the meal began.

Milwaukee, WI · 1d

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Hungry Truckers Swear By These 5 Indiana Truck Stop Diners For Big Breakfasts

Truck drivers know where the real breakfast is, and it is rarely in a fancy downtown cafe. Across Indiana, some of the biggest plates of eggs, gravy, and hash browns are served right next to the diesel pumps. These five truck stop diners keep long-haul drivers fed with fair prices,...

Indiana · 1d

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Home Run Inn unveils brand new pan pizza

Chicago’s iconic Home Run Inn pizza chain is well-known for its signature tavern-style pizza, but now they’re offering up pan pizzas in the freezers of area grocery stores. According to a press release, the pan pizza will be available at all Chicago-area Jewel stores and Tony’s Fresh Market...

Chicago, IL · 1d

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This Family-Run Illinois Italian Market Still Bakes Its Bread Fresh And Piles Subs High For Under $10

A 9-inch Italian beef from this deli can show up looking more like a 12-inch one. That’s the kind of generous surprise that gets an old-school Illinois sandwich counter talked about across the city. The beef comes from a family recipe, and it can arrive fully dipped and dripping....

Chicago, IL · 11h

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Talerico Bakery starts the next chapter in its fresh-to-frozen story

KANSAS CITY, MO — Bob Talerico loves to tell stories. The owner of Talerico Bakery, a more than 40-year-old fried and baked sweet goods manufacturer on the South Side of Chicago, has plenty of tales to tell. One of his favorites is about how he and his buddy Michael “Mickey” Martin started the bakery in 1984 using the kitchen of a family business. After all these years, Talerico still gets excited when asked to share the story … and its next chapter.

Chicago, IL · 13h

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This Unassuming Illinois Pizzeria Serves Sausage Pizza So Good It Should Almost Be Illegal

Anthony Bourdain called one pan pizza the only deep dish he ever loved. That pie still comes out of a small, homey pizzeria on a quiet suburban street in Illinois. The crust edge gets so dark and caramelized that it looks almost burnt. It isn’t. That crunchy, cheesy rim is the whole point, and the sausage on top is a house blend.

Illinois · 4d

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You’ll Feel Like Royalty Dining At This Enchanting Indiana Supper Club Everyone Needs To Visit At Least Once

A lasagna billed as mile high is waiting for you inside a historic beach inn. That alone made me sit up straight. The chef behind it once won a Chicago award for a bacon pasta dish. The restaurant hides away from the main roads, close to the shores of Lake Michigan.

Michigan City, IN · 3d

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Taste of Chicago Inspections Found 160-Plus Violations, Records Show

City inspectors logged more than 160 health code violations among food vendors at this year's Taste of Chicago, with 58 of the festival's 81 vendors flagged for at least one violation, according to a records review. Ten vendors racked up five or more violations apiece, and two vendors were cited nine times each over the five-day run in Grant Park this past July.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Redhot Ranch Opens Fifth Location, Brings Cash-Only Burgers to Downers Grove

Redhot Ranch opened a new location at 60 Ogden Ave. in Downers Grove on Tuesday, bringing the chain's beloved burgers and hot dogs to the southwest suburbs. The restaurant is open daily from 10:30 a.m. until midnight and accepts cash only, tucked into a strip mall between an Oberweis and a yoga studio.

Downers Grove, IL · 15h

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Lansing History: More than a bakery, Calumet Bakery brings old-fashioned sweetness to Lansing

LANSING, Ill. — When Matthew (Matt) G. Pocernich opened his small bakery in Chicago’s South Deering neighborhood, Franklin D. Roosevelt was president of the United States. Pocernich had arrived in America from Croatia in the 1920s, and he faced the Depression with hard work and basic baking skills that he turned into a thriving family business that has lasted for three generations.

Lansing, IL · 5d

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This Illinois Donut Shop Still Fries Its Huge Apple Fritters Fresh In The Window, Just Like Always

An apple fritter roughly the size of your face comes out of a fryer in a shop window, and the man flipping it opened the place in 1972. He was 85 in 2024. He still works six days a week. The fritters get stuffed with apple chunks and cinnamon. Then...

Chicago, IL · 5d

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This Old-Fashioned Illinois Candy Shop Still Makes Its Own Fudge And Caramel Apples In A Nostalgic Little Shop

Caramel apples come with a choice of fruit at one little Illinois candy counter: tart Granny Smith or sweet Honeycrisp. That decision alone could stall a family for ten minutes. Then you spot the bear claws, the cheese popcorn, and the chocolate-dipped apricots. The fudge is made in house, the...

Chicago, IL · 2d

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One of Chicago's most beloved spots for burgers, hot dogs opens in southwest suburb

One of Chicago's most beloved spots to snag a burger or hot dog opened a new location in a southwest suburb this week. Redhot Ranch opened at 60 Ogden Ave. in Downers Grove on Tuesday, bringing a new late-night food option to the area. Open daily from 10:30 a.m. until...

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Three Generations Have Lined Up For The Same Grilled-Onion Polish At This Tiny Illinois Street-Corner Stand

Some of the best meals in Illinois come from places you would drive right past without a second look. A plain little counter, a short menu, and a line of hungry people can turn out to be a memory you carry for decades. I went looking for a quick lunch...

Chicago, IL · 6d

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Massive Apple Fritters Share The Counter With Real Strawberry Donuts At This Illinois Shop

A donut big enough to stand in for a wedding cake is a real thing in Illinois. At least one couple served giant ones at their reception instead of a tiered cake, and that tells you plenty about the size here. The shop behind them fries up apple fritters with...

Chicago, IL · 7d