J Dawgs Review

 What started out as a little hot dog shack years ago, has turned into an indoor restaurant and a popular choice by BYU students. I know this little place is one of my all-time favorite food establishments in Provo, Utah. J Dawgs sells beef and polish dogs for steal of a deal, too. At $3 you caan score a dog loaded with all your favorite toppings includung onions, yellow peppers, sauerkraut, and their famous special sauce. The special sauce is a good enough reason to visit J Dawgs in my opinion. It's a sweet sauce that deviates from your typical mustard and ketchup toppings, yet it will have you hooked for life. The J Dawgs menu consists soley of dogs, so don't go expecting fries. Your sides that come with a meal are chips and a soda.

Beef dog with chips and a drink.

The Quickie:
Service: Incredible. I think the owner even works there sometimes.
Prices: Great. $5/ meal
Quality: Best dog you'll ever have. Hands down.
Portions: These aren't your typical hot dogs, they're huge.
Atmosphere: Very fun. Indoor seating now. They have a wall of autographs by successful BYU athletes written on their hot dog wrappers. :) 

Iceburg Review

I don't usually go for the chains when I go eat out, but I LOVE Iceburg shakes! And on a hot summer day, a shake is one of my favorite way's to cool off. :)

I am not usually impressed with the burgers at Iceburg. In the pictures below, you will notice the Rodeo burger I ordered has a meat patty so thin that you can't even see it in there with that gigantic onion ring! I'm not the biggest carnivore, so I didn't mind the onion ring sandwich.

One thing my husband and I do for shakes at Iceburg is split one huge one. The price difference between the small and large is very little (so the small seems expensive) and there's a big difference in portion sizes.

Large Iceburg Shake Combo Meal

Rodeo Burger (that's not a meat patty, it's an onion ring :)

The Quickie:
Service: Good, considering it's a fast food chain.
Prices: Good. $7/ meal. Shakes are a bit steep.
Quality: Shakes and fries are amazing, burgers are sub par.
Portions: Pretty good. Shakes are huge
Atmosphere: Fast food type dining area with flat screen t.v.'s in some.

Moochies Restaurant Review

      Moochies claims their fame to be from their meatball sandwiches, but we just found out from Guy Fieri that they're Philly Sandwich is the best in town. While I did find the Philly very tasty and better than most I have tasted, I still found Tony's Taste if Philly right up there with Moochies. To me, they were both delicious, I can't even say one was better than the other.
       I was impressed with Moochies, it's a place I would go back to, which is saying a lot because I like to try new places. Their prices are hard to beat, too. You choose a sandwich for six or seven bucks (6") and then add $2.89 to make it a meal. And even better than that, you can choose what you want for your side dishes. For those of us who would rather get two sides instead of one side and a drink, this is your place! I got fries, which were coated with that yummy crispy outside (best fries ever)! I also ordered, the potato salad, I heard it was good and that was definately an understatement. It wasn't your average potato salad, it was very creamy and they used different seasoning than is traditionally used.

Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich $ 5.99/6"

Moochies Meatball Sandwich  $5.99/6"

The Quickie:
Service: The place is pretty busy most of the time, but the service is pretty fast. Nice peeps.
Prices: Very good. $6-9/meal
Quality: A little on the messy side, but the flavors are fantastic!
Portions: You'll be filled to the brim with a meal.
Atmosphere: A little crowded, but there is outdoor seating. Fun atmosphere.

Lani's Shaved Ice

Here is a hidden jem for ya. I was camping up Payson Canyon a week ago with some of our friends who live down in that area. On the way home they said we had to stop and get sno cones at this place in Spanish Fork. Now I'm not a big sno cone fan but they promised us these would be the best sno cones we ever had. Done deal.
I just love it when you find places like this that are a one of a kind. So these sno cones are not only gigantic in size, but there really is a hidden jem at the bottom...ICE CREAM! It was so yummy! So John and I decided to get large one a split it and we got Pina Colada and it had vanilla ice cream at the bottom. So good! I will most definately be returning to this place the next time I am passing through Main Street in Spanish Fork, UT.

Large Pina Colada Sno Cone with Vanilla Ice Cream.

(The ice cream is in the bottom part where my hand is).

The Quickie:
Service: It's a little slow getting through the lines, otherwise great!
Prices: Reasonable. $2-$4.50
Quality: VERY delicious! Especially on a scorching hot day!
Portions: Huge.
Atmosphere: Picnic tables with canopies. Fans with misters. Perfect.

Taste of Philly Cheesesteaks

Ok, I haven't been here recently. I was just thinking about this place the other day when I drove by it (it's right by my house). And, I can't believe I haven't been back, but I do like trying new places so it's nothing against this place. But. If you are looking for a good philly, look no further. This place will know your socks off. When we first moved over here to West Jordan last year, I went like three times in a month just because I was so impressed. I've had a lot of philly cheesesteaks and I REALLY like this place.  Usually I have two problems with cheesesteaks: the texture of the meat and the type of cheese. I don't know what these guys have done, but both are PERFECT! Now, I still haven't been to Moochies, which I heard was on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, but I would be interested to see how it compares. I will definately let you know! But seriously, try this place! 

6973 S 4800 W West Jordan, UT

Outlaws Pizza Review

Most places inside Yellowstone park will gouge you with high meal prices. We left the park and went into Gardiner, which is just at one of the park entrances and we found the prices of food dropped for the most part. But besides the prices being cheaper, the food at Outlaws Pizza was surprisingly good! I must admit, I judged this little po-dunk town too harshly. We ordered a half and half pizza and I really did eat an entire half and so did my husband! I wasn't that hungry, but the food was just too good to not gobble up while it was fresh. I'm kinda frustrated at myself for not taking a picture with my phone while I was there, I just spaced it. I will definately go back to this place when I'm passing through Yellowstone to eat!

So about the pizza, I can't even remember what we ordered. Just trust me it was good. And my thing with pizza is, I hate it when the crust is too bready. I like a thinner, crispier crust. Doesn't have to be thin crust, just not too thick. This was perfect and it tasted delish!


The Quickie:
Service: Couldn't ask for better. Very polite.
Prices: Low for what you get. $15-ish for a pizza
Quality: Great. Loved the unique pizza flavors
Portions: Normal. It's a pizza.
Atmosphere: Old. Dingy. But who cares.

Buddy's Restaurant Review

If you've lived in Pocatello (or in any of the po-dunk towns nearby), you've heard of Buddy's. It's a casual italian experience that will have you begging for more! Every time I pass through Pocatello I'm tempted to stop for some famous Buddy's Salad (it's a toss up between that and Jack in the Box;). The Buddy's Salad doesn't look like much but the flavors in their homemade dressing are out of this world. (It's their own recipe that you used to be able to find it on the shelves at your local grocery store). The salads are ginormous, so if you're planning on trying anything else on the menu, order a half. Our waitress was a weirdo hippee, a little pushy too, but she was good. I also had the Italian with Everything Sandwich and it was very delicious. Everything just tasted so fresh!

Famous Buddy's Salad: 3.95

Basically just a pile of iceberg lettuce with an occasional bite of pepperoni, salami, and provolone.

Italian Sausage with Everything Sandwich: 5.55

A sandwich with a delicious italian sausage patty and some other italian-y stuff like pepperoni, salami, and provolone cheese. Well worth the money.

The Quickie:
Service: A bit hippy-ish, slightly pushy, but good service.
Prices: A bit pricey for casual dining $10-$25/person
Quality: Absolutely delicious and fresh.
Portions: Average. Salads are huge.
Atmosphere: Fun decor. Small spaces.