Friday, August 15, 2014

Altiro


Altiro is the first place that will be blogged about on the return of the Mysterious Diner. This restaurant is Mexican restaurant and is one of Geneva’s three places that I would educe (think) of as the best Mexican food holders. It is quite interesting how Geneva of all places has become one of the best Mexican food hot spots in the whole midwest. Anyway on to the meal, the food is set up to be ordered up almost in courses with where you will order one or two small dishes here and there until you are to the point  where you can almost not move because the food is so good. But in any of these restaurants, try not to turn out like the Dame of Fayel who was served something that she claimed was the most amazing delectable thing that she ever ate. She went to bed that night and woke up claiming that nothing that she will ever eat will be anywhere like that ever again. So in the name of all taking things a step (or in her case several dozen) to far the decided that she would never eat again, and yes when I said never she never ate ever again (seems like a little overreactive now doesn’t it?) So the meal starts with a plate of house made chips and you can order guacamole with fruit mixed into it. The type of fruit changes every day but my favorite was when there is mango. The interesting part of the restaurant is how the meals are set up witch I talked about earlier. First I order the attune which is tuna on a house made almost little saucer of a chip. The tuna has a delectable sause drizzled over it and is finished off with some herbs on the top of it. Another thing that I normally order is the corn although it has a fancier name. I know what you might be thinking now, why corn it is something that I should order, can’t I get that anywhere? I know that I sound crazy but what is interesting is that it is true. Every person that I have recommended that to looks at me like I am crazy then tries it and understands. I will try to explain it even though it might not come through well. So it is a base of roasted corn that is spread onto the plate. The corn is covered in a small amount of cheese and just the right amount of sour cream is spread outer it in a zigzagged line. Then the corn is tossed in a spice so it is seasoned with just the right kick. So this review of the corn that I just did might not be the best so please go to the restaurant so I don’t look as crazy as I do now because it is really worth it  There are many other meal opportunities such as the papas, which is fried potato sticks with two types of spices drizzled over the top of it which add the spicy factor. But just as a warning this dish is amazing but I would be careful if catchup is your flaming death hot sauce. Now with the meals that I have focused on and the numerous other dishes it may seem that younger children might have a harder time finding things that look good on the menu but is really isn’t. One thing that might be a problem solver is the quesadia there which is four small quesadias which can have chicken or beef added to it. Now I didn’t tell you this because it isn’t on the menu but it can be asked for if specially requested. I have stopped giving one through five star reviews because anything on this blog would be rated five star by any other blog. So thank you try to visit this amazing restaurant and spread the word about this blog.

Thank You, 
Your loyal blogger 
#### AKA The mysterious dinner 

Thursday, August 14, 2014

The Return of The Mysterious Diner


Hello I am the mysterious diner who is back now sorry about the lapse in time that there has been from my first intro to this one but I have been trying to find new places to write about. So, replenished with more topics I am back and ready for more, consider this post my return to the world of the blog. I am still focusing on where people should eat and where if they do they might keel over. Some rules will be changed like I would love for readers to give a star rating themselves. Also with things changing I am sorry if you might need a dictionary. I ended up getting a book of strange words which are longer than the ones that I was about to put down before I decided to make things more complicated. So sorry for any complications that the words on this gustatory blog brings. (By the way to save the traffic on dictionary.com that is pertaining to the sense of taste and before about thirty second ago I had no idea that a word like this ever existed.) But as I was saying before my little rant there was that there would be most of the same things to. I am keeping that I will only rate on smaller nicer chains or single restaurants or ones that only have a few partners. So basically McDonalds or Burger King will not ever be found on this blog, because the whole reason that this was made was to help people that might be out of town or just trying to find something new in a place where you have been before. So if you are driving right now and are starving then please look on any of the links on the side bar and you might find something near you. All restaurants on this sight are extremely good and I try not to blog about bad or so-so food. Thank you for checking back after this long of a break and I hope that you find something that will interest your taste buds on this site. One more thing I also try to rate restaurants that are nice but will not make your wallet have a nervous breakdown and start to run for the door. In other words you don’t need to start taking out a loan to eat at any of these restaurants but they are exceptionally good places to eat. I hope you enjoy and that was the end of my intro to the return of the Mysterious Diner! Good Luck in your quest for good food.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Lava Lava Beach Club

If you happen to end up in the big island if Hawaii I have a great restaurant for you to try called Lava Lava Beach Club. One of the great parts about being there is it’s location because it it is literally right on the property of A-Bay a great protected snorkeling cove which when I visited I loved partially because of it’s reef. So now let’s cut back to the food or for now more specifically drinks and appetizers. For drinks I would mainly recommend the Virgin Lava Flow which includes coconut strawberry puree and more. But when it comes to drinks I would recommend the pound of fries[ to split ] because A) they are some of the best fries I have ever had and because B) they have some very good spices and optional toppings including powdered ranch parmesan and the amazing little spice blend called volcano but be careful with it a little goes a long way. Now when it comes to main menus you might have to come here a lot because I have more than one thing to try. Ok so the first one is the fish and chips which are really good and made from ono a deep sea fish. Another one you have to try is the pineapple fried rice with fresh catch ono and pineapple it is good. My other thing to try is the fresh catch with mango pineapple salsa it is really good. So this place also owns 4 little houses open for rent right next to them at A-Bay so you might want to check those out too. Thanks for reading! 


69-1081 Ku'uali'i Pl  
Waikoloa, HI 96738
(808) 769-5282

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

A Toda Madre - Mexican Restaurant

I never thought I was brave enough to try some of the things on this menu but I did and I loved them. a toda madre is a mexican restaurant and by far the best one I have eaten at. It is also a tapas restaurant which means that you don’t get one big meal instead you get a bunch of small meals for everyone to share with the other people that you are eating with. When you get your table here is what happens. First they give you some bread with an interesting butter that is ruddy and is peppery. After that you get to chose your drink I would recommend the limonada and then they give you some guacamole and home made chips. Later you start to order.  There is a link to there site at the bottom if you want to check the whole menu but here are some suggestions. My favorite is the mole because part of it is brought from mexico. Another recommendation is the arroz with plantains which is kind of like bananas. One of my other favorites is the albondigas. After that you get dessert where I would highly recommend the churros which are kind of like doughnuts but are 10 x better and have a really, really, really good passionfruit curd. Quote from my little brother “I would eat churros All day”.  The restaurant is also very cool with the air plants hanging in front of the window and the awesome light fixtures. This IS my favorite restaurant. You really should come here so here is the address and there website with the menu on it. 



a toda madre
416 W. State St, Geneva, IL 60134
630-845-3015
http://www.atmrestaurant.com

Monday, January 14, 2013

STEUBENS - Denver, CO

This is The Mysterious Diner's 3nd restaurant review from his recent visit to Denver, CO over Thanksgiving break ... 

The third restaurant is called Steubens. Steubens is placed in a converted garage. They have a great appetizer there called Steubie Snacks. The Steubie Snacks are really deep fried pork covered in powdered sugar. For the drinks they have a great option called milk flight it has three mini glasses of milk choclate, strawberry, and vanilla all home made. My favorite part about it is it’s kids menu because it is so different than a normal menu. I mean I got salmon, edamame, and lots of fruits and veggies all from the kid menu. They are also said to have great cupcakes.

I'm giving Steubens 5 Stars.

Stubens
523 East 17th Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 830-1001
www.steubens.com

Friday, January 11, 2013

SNOOZE - Denver, CO

This is The Mysterious Diner's 2nd restaurant review from his recent visit to Denver, CO over Thanksgiving break ...

The second place I went to there are two of and it is a breakfast place it is called SNOOZE. Now most breakfast places have the pancakes and waffles and eggs and if you are lucky they might have a blueberry pancake. So SNOOZE has stuff like that too but a little bit different  stuff like Bobbin For Pancakes which is buttermilk pancakes filled with caramelized apples which is topped with brown butter candied pecans and whipped cream. Or the Coffee and doughnuts pancakes which are circular and have maple icing and crushed nuts on top of them. Or you could have one of the other entries and don’t limit your self to only pancakes. There is also one other entry I would like to talk about and that is the pancake flight that is where you get to chose THREE!!! whole pancakes for breakfast.

I'm giving Snooze 5 stars.

Snooze
2262 Larimer Street
Denver, CO
303-297-0700
www.snoozeeatery.com

Thursday, January 10, 2013

TIPSY CUPCAKES - Denver, CO

This is The Mysterious Diner's 4th restaurant review from his recent visit to Denver, CO over Thanksgiving break ...  

The last place on the Denver run is a cupcake place called Tipsy Cupcakes in the Northfield shopping area. It is across the street from HOOT AND HOWL. It has lots of great cupcakes like the candy of marshmallow one. And it is a small and family owned place so make sure to support it.

I'm giving Tipsy Cupcakes 5 Stars.

HOOT AND HOWL - Denver, CO

Today I am writing about my trip to Denver and some of the great places I got to eat at while I was there. There are three restaurants I got to eat at while I was there and one dessert place I got to eat at. I will do the restaurants first. So the first ones name is HOOT AND HOWL. I liked there appetizer of sweet potato fries with the honey butter sea salt dip, but for the main thing I got I liked the giant fish sticks after I had all three sticks I barely ate anything for the rest of the day. Also as a postscript kind of thing kids eat free Monday through Wednesday and there is a cupcake place across the street that I will write about later.

I'm giving Hoot and Howl 5 Stars.

Hoot and Howl
8270 E Northfield Blvd
Ste 1480
Denver, CO 80230
(303) 953-3366
www.hootandhowl.net

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

The Clubhouse

I really love this restaurant. It is good for breakfast,
lunch, and dinner. On a normal day they have a menu like most places. My Favorite entry for lunch is on the kids menu; it is their chicken fingers. They are not at all like chicken fingers.
They have the chicken but instead of breading on the outside there is rice crispies. I think it is better than most restaurant’s chicken because it is so unique. My brother, or Mysterious Diner Jr likes the mac and cheese there along with the chicken. Now what I just told you about was only the lunch and dinner portion of the menu there. If you get there on a Sunday morning they will have a buffet. If you ask me it is one of the best in the world. They have the regular breakfast stuff like pancakes, waffles, eggs, or bacon. But then if you are feeling more adventurous they also have stuff like crab claws or salmon.
The last time I was there I had waffles, crab claws, bacon, eggs and for a snack I had these funny little PB&J triangles. One of the best parts of the buffet is the dessert table. They have so many choices like cake or other pastries, but my favorite thing at the table is the chocolate fountain. 

Because it has things to put under it things like
strawberries,marshmallows, and pretzel sticks.

So if you would like to go to this delectable restaurant go to:

TheClubhouse
298 Oakbrook Center,
Oak Brook, IL 60523

Monday, October 22, 2012

Aurelio’s

Even though pizza is not my favorite this is my favorite Italian place. Most of the time I get a big plate of noodles with cheese. BUT there best appetizer is the cheese sticks they come in a big basket and are warm and crispy. As I said I get noodles most of the time but they also have great pizza there too and their food is really amazing. They have indoor and outdoor seating.And they also deliver pizza witch is what we did at my party and they got all 12 there piping hot right on time. And they even made 25 hungry nine and ten year old boys happy. Also at the end of dinner there kids will get a sucker. I give this place five out of five stars.

If you want to eat at this amazing place go to:

Aurelio's Pizza
330 W State St  Geneva, IL 60134
(630) 262-8440

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Yum Kitchen

great french fries
This is a restaurant like no other. You order at a counter up front so you might think it is fast food but NO after that you get to sit down at these great tables. So first you get these great french fries - hot so you know they haven’t been siting around on the counter waiting for you. Now here is the thing, up front where you order it is hard to choose what you want to eat. Of course they have the old back up plans on the kids menu. BUT they also have great fish so if you want something more interesting they have great salmon (which is one of my favorite fishes) they also have a 4 cheese grilled cheese. So you ate a good diner or lunch so it is time for dessert so you go up to the other counter and look at what they have oh my gosh all this mouth watering food.  They have great cupcakes, cookies that are even better then that, oh wait I almost forgot they also have these cookies called ranger cookies that are almost the size of my head! So you eat your yummy treat and you might think it is time to go but if you want to they have a choice of little things like candy beards or bacon scented band aids for later. I give this restaurant five stars out of five stars. I love that place.

Yum Kitchen and Bakery

4000 Minnetonka Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55416

(952) 922-4000
http://www.yumkitchen.com/

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Michelangelo’s Deli

This is a great restaurant but since it is my little brother’s favorite I am going to let him do this. This is what he has to say:

“They have good food.  And it’s an awesome place because they have a new type of drink.  And they have an awesome salami sandwich, and you can also get chips and Popsicles.  And, Angelica is an awesome person.  And it’s my favorite place.”

But since my brother always eats the same thing you might also want to know that you can get almost any sandwich you can think of and they also have great salads and chips plus smoothies.

An Interview

While I was at the deli I interviewed an employee named Angelica and a mother named Laurie and her son William so when I type MD it means I am talking if the customer is talking I will type in C.  So scroll down and see the interview:

MD: Do you like the service here?

C: Yes they are friendly,nice,and they make suggestions

MD: Do you like the food here?

C: Yes The food is great I like the ham or turkey and the best on the kid’s menu is the grilled cheese.

MD: What is your favorite meal here

C:  For drinks we like the diet coke and raspberry ice tea and for the main meal I like the ham mini with lettuce, tomato, onion, with Italian dressing, and French bread. For Dessert I like the short bread cookies.

MD: In total for every thing here in a 1 to 20 scale what would you give this place?

C: 18

Interview #2
"mysterious diner junior" with Angelica

OK.  I hope you liked that interview with Laurie and William.  Next is an interview with the server Angelica. And here MD still means me but this time A means Angelica is talking.

MD: Do you like working here?

A: Yes I have worked here for two years. My customers mace it a fun environment to work in.

MD: Do you like the food here?

A: Yes I love the food here, My favorite sandwich is the meatball sandwich. My favorite drink is the Mango Peach smoothie. And my favorite dessert is the carrot cake.

MD: Do you think that this restaurant has a good variety of food.

A: Yes we have a lot of options.

MD: What would you give this place with ten stars tops?

A: I would give this place 8 out of ten stars!!!!!!

Cool interview wasn’t it? I will try and make more interviews for different restaurants.

If you want to eat here go to:
477 South 3rd Street 
Geneva, IL 60134

Or visit Yelp to see more about Michelangelo’s Deli.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

UPDATE: Urban Grille - Three Cheers


What the lanyards look like
THREE CHEERS TO URBAN GRILLE FOR SUPPORTING A "LOCAL KID'S" CHARITY!

This local kid is selling lanyards and all the proceeds go to FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN you can learn more about FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN at: www.fmsc.org