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Northern Indiana Seafood Lovers Fill Their Plates With Crab Legs At These 5 All-You-Can-Eat Buffets

Crab legs have a funny way of turning a regular dinner out into a small event. You crack, you dip, you go back for more, and nobody at the table is in a hurry. Northern Indiana has a solid lineup of all-you-can-eat buffets where snow crab and other seafood share the spotlight with sushi, hibachi grills, and prime rib. This list covers five of them, from a casino buffet in South Bend to a family favorite in Auburn, with stops in Mishawaka and Fort Wayne along the way.

South Bend, IN · 1d
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Indiana Seafood Lovers Head To These 5 Fish Fry Halls Every Friday Night

Friday night in Indiana has its own tradition, and it usually involves a paper plate of fried fish in a hall run by veterans or a community club. These are not fancy restaurants. They are Legion posts, VFW halls, and club buildings where the doors open to neighbors and the...

Indiana · 2d
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Guy Fieri Says 2 Of The 5 Best U.S. Restaurants Are In Illinois

Guy Fieri has strong opinions about where to eat, and two Illinois spots made his national top five. Here's what he loves about them.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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The Midwest Chain Known For Italian Beef (It's Not Portillo's)

Food in the Windy City will blow you away, especially the Italian beef. This chain has been filling bellies with that famed sandwich since the '80s.

Chicago, IL · 10h

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Grab Your Keys And Road Trip To This Remote Steakhouse In Indiana For Its Legendary Steaks

If Indiana had a Mount Rushmore of great restaurants, Teibel’s Family Restaurant in Schererville would be carved into that stone with a very large chisel. It’s been quietly serving some of the best steaks in the state from a stone-faced building on a busy road in Lake County, and the people who know about it tend to keep coming back with a loyalty that borders on devotion.

Schererville, IN · 11d

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When Hoosiers Want Real Pierogi, They Drive To These 5 Northwest Indiana Polish Kitchens

Northwest Indiana takes its pierogi seriously, and for good reason. Lake County has deep Polish roots, and you can still taste that history in Highland, Hammond, Crown Point, and Schererville. Some of these spots are sit-down kitchens with pork chops and fried chicken on the side. Others are delis where...

Highland, IN · 1d

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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 · 9d

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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 · 12d

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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 · 12d

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Six Indiana Pizza Parlors Where Families Have Shared The Same Recipe Since The 60s

Some Indiana pizza places have been making the same pies for more than 50 years. Grandparents brought their kids, and now those kids bring their own families to the same booths. These six parlors opened in the 1960s, and each one still serves a style that regulars would know anywhere....

Lafayette, IN · 6h

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Portillo's Announces Closures, But What About Rockford?

Portillo's is closing several underperforming restaurants outside Chicagoland. Here's what we know about the Rockford location.

Rockford, IL · 4d

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This Illinois Seafood Restaurant Is Known Far And Wide For Its Incredibly Fresh Fried Fish

Some restaurants earn their reputation quietly, one perfectly fried piece of fish at a time, and The Fish Keg in Chicago has been doing exactly that for longer than most food trends have existed. If you haven’t heard of The Fish Keg yet, that’s about to change. The...

Chicago, IL · 7d

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We Ranked The Best Barbecue In Illinois And These 7 Smokehouses Made The Cut

Two of the best barbecue joints in Illinois sit inside old train depots. I love that. Brisket and railroad history might be the most Midwestern pairing ever invented. The surprises keep stacking up from there. One Chicago spot has been a South Side standard for over 70 years. A small...

Illinois · 3d

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Chicago Bakeries Knew Apple Pie Needed More Pieces

Chicago-style apple slices take everything comforting about apple pie and reshape it into soft, bakery-sized bars made for sharing. Tender apples flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg sit between pastry layers, creating fruit-filled squares with more convenient portions than a traditional round pie. Every piece offers soft apple filling, warm spice, and enough pastry to keep the dessert sturdy in one hand. The rectangular format also means more people receive those prized edge pieces where the crust becomes especially golden. It is a nostalgic Midwest bakery treat that feels familiar even to anyone who never stood before a Chicago display case. Simple ingredients and an old-fashioned presentation give these bars the character of something a neighborhood bakery might have been selling for generations.

Chicago, IL · 5d

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In 1893, a Woman Born Into Slavery Made Pancakes at the World’s Fair and Became the Country’s First Living Brand Ambassador; She Was Buried in an Unmarked Grave

Born into slavery in Kentucky. Made pancakes at the 1893 World’s Fair for 27 million visitors. Became the country’s first ever living brand ambassador. Buried in an unmarked grave. The brand she made famous lasted 130 more years.

Chicago, IL · 8d

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This Indiana Chinese Buffet Proves You Don’t Need a Big City to Find Great Asian Food

A small-town Chinese restaurant in northern Indiana pours bubble tea next to Panang curry and crab rangoon. That combo alone got my attention. It also brings back a Sunday buffet, which feels like a little weekly reward. The menu covers Chinese and Thai dishes, from Mongolian beef to pad see...

Goshen, IN · 3d

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Ask Any Northwest Indiana Local Where To Get A Steak Sandwich And They’ll Point To Schoop’s

Ask a question about lunch in Northwest Indiana and you might get a history lesson in return. Folks here tend to answer food questions with one name, said quickly and with confidence, as if the matter were settled decades ago. In a way, it was. Back in 1948, a small...

Hammond, IN · 12h

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List of holiday themed bars and restaurants in Chicago

CHICAGO - It's just about time for holiday cheer to spread across the Chicago area. There are plenty of ways to celebrate the holiday season in the area with several festive bars and restaurants popping up. Chicago holiday bars and restaurants. Local perspective:. All throughout the Chicago region there are...

Chicago, IL · 3d

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Wetzel’s Pretzels Opens New Locations Inside Walmarts in Hammond, Indiana

Wetzel’s Pretzels (Wetzel’s), the iconic brand known for its fresh, hand-rolled pretzels, has opened two new bakeries inside Walmart Supercenters in Hammond, Indiana. The openings build on Wetzel’s growing partnership with Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, as the brand continues expanding its store-within-a-store model. The new bakeries are located at 7850 Cabela Dr. and 1100 5th Ave.

Hammond, IN · 3d

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Black McDonald’s Operators Bring Thanksgiving Relief to 3,000 Chicago-Area Families

As families across Chicago prepare for Thanksgiving amid rising household expenses, the Black McDonald’s Operators Association (BMOA) of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana is continuing its longstanding tradition of giving back to communities in need. Through its 26th annual Food for the Body & Spirit initiative, the organization plans to...

Chicago, IL · 1d