I love soups! One easy way to make a big delicious pot of soup is by using Anderson House, Frontier…read moreSoup mixes. I really love their "hearty soups." They take longer to make but they are economical and extremely nutritious. You can control the salt and fat content of your soup. Among my current favorites are the Ski Country Chili Mix and the Beef Barley Stew Mix. After a while, you begin to create your own version of these. I'll often substitute a lower fat meat like ground turkey or different vegetables than called for. My variations are a creative way to make the soup mine. Frontier includes the seasoning packets so you don't have to worry about that. I love adding unique twists like wine or sherry to enhance the flavors. My only complaint about Frontier is that they stop making some of the recipes, ones I loved so much. For instance the Red Bean Gumbo or the Wheat Berry Chili are no longer available. The New Mexico Mesa Stew was changed to an "instant" variety and it is not nearly as good! They still have great soups available. Try a few of the hearty ones. You'll love them.

"And when I really get to know you We'll open up the doors…read moreand climb into the dawn Confess your passion, your secret fear Prepare to meet the challenge of the new frontier" (Donald Fagen) When a local supermarket abruptly announced they were going out of business they marked down everything in the store to half price. Among the many things we scooped up were two Pacific Rim soup mixes, because I've always been a soup guy. Last month I whipped up a batch of their Pacific Rim Gingered Carrot & Coconut Soup. I had to add 2 whole pounds of cut up carrots, four cups of broth, a TB of brown sugar, and a can of unsweetened coconut milk. It went on the stovetop and an hour later (with an assist from my immersion blender) it was ready. It yielded 8 servings and was pretty good. Today I cooked up my second batch of their soup -this one had the tongue twisting name of "Nebraska Barn Raising Split Pea". I had to add 6 cups of broth and I swapped out some diced chicken from the freezer instead of the bacon they suggested. This time I made it in a crockpot instead of on the stovetop. You can either cook it on low for 4-5 hours or on high for 8 hours. I put it on low in the morning and by the time lunch rolled around at 1:00 i checked it and it was perfect. I was super happy with the way it came out and after it cools down I'll package it into some containers for refrigerating and freezing.

Food poorly prepared: way overfried chicken, cold rice, gummy Pupusas…read more Kitchen very slow even though we were one of 3 tables and the others were already served. Chips and salsa good

Excelente lugar, desde el sabor de la comida hasta la presentación, la atención del staff y el…read moreambiente del restaurante. Lo hemos visitado ya 2 veces y queremos volver pronto. La comida es exquisita, con buen sabor, frescura de ingredientes y con buenas porciones. Las muchachas que trabajan ahí son superatentas y se toman el tiempo para responder cualquier pregunta sobre el menú, hacen acomodos según las necesidades de los clientes. Sus aguas frescas son riquísimas; me gusta mucho la de passion fruit. El ambiente es casual y tranquilo. El parking es cómodo y el restaurante está bien localizado. Lo recomiendo.

Everything was so good! * Food…read more* Service * Parking * Sitting Don't forget to try the deserts. I recommend it.. ...

Heard about Big Ed's when we moved to the area. And the food definitely lived up to the hype. We…read morewere a little confused by the restaurant set up. It's split into two - cafeteria style side and a full service restaurant style. We chose the full service... The wait service itself was solid. Waitress was personable and we were rarely without a drink on hand. But we had to wait 25 min for our dinner. This is the part that dropped my rating to 4 stars. We eat a lot of BBQ and it rarely requires that long of a wait. The food is smoked and grilled hours ahead of time which is why the cafeteria side is able to serve right away. Why is there such a long wait for the same food in the sit down space? Again, the food was great and the atmosphere of the restaurant was ok. But I'd hesitate to select this for dinner out unless I wasn't hungry yet and I had a lot of time.

Called in an order and the service was nice…read more Our order was almost correct for the most part. The dressing for the Italian salad on the menu reads balsamic vinegarette, but we got the Italian dressing. We chose because of the balsamic vinegarette. Facility is nice. Decent location. We chose take out, but there are tables for dining in as well.

Did a quick search for salad locally and found this place and decided to try it…read more We ordered an Italian sub, an Italian salad and a Prosciutto & Fresh Mozzarella Caprese Sub. I asked to add the balamic vinegarette to the sandwich. These were to-go. The Italian sub was served made with mustard which is definitely different. The Italian salad had Italian dressing, not the balsamic that is in the menu. I'm not sure about the caprese sub, something is off. The flavor was not good. Maybe the bread. The service was nice and the transaction was good. The facility is nice, clean. There are tables for dining in as well.

One of the best sandwich spots in Northern Illinois. The variety is great and flavors are perfect…read more We generally order the Sicilian sub, Godfather sub and / or the Italian Stallion sub. The service is always great. There is a reason they've been around for many of years.

I love this sandwich shop ! I have to go there soon! The…read moreItalian is awesome. Their potato salad is the best . Buy a big one yo eat again tomorrow. It is a counter of call in service. A couple of tables. They get slot of bussiness for the school district that is how I found out about . They have street parking and a small lot . Pick your size for your sandwich . Good side choices

Nana was friendly and I love her cookies ! Scones were yummy, too!…read moreOrder ahead is the key !

Got some sweet ass treats from this bakery in Mundelein. It has quite a few things to get including…read morecustom orders for parties. Nana's main specialty is rum cakes, with many flavors of these. Also just come in and get something at breakfast or at lunch. There's things like coffee and zucchini bread among the menu offerings. Cool little bakery. It's pretty unassuming, but the product is not. The main thing is the rum cakes, which is just one of the treats. Comes in a few flavors. The rest of the menu features other baked items. It's about $3 for coffee. This stuff is pretty basic, so just get it to go with a cake or pastry. It's about $7 for a loaf of the zucchini bread. This has a few vegan friendly flavors interestingly. For sure it's a pretty good local bakery, where they bake things fresh. It's closed Sundays and Mondays. The zucchini bread has a few flavors okay for vegans, so they have everyone covered it seems.

The fresh ingredients drew me to try this place out for a late lunch. Such a great location in…read moreMelody Farms. The menu boasts so many fresh options, it was hard to decide. I ended up doing the Try 2 Combo - a full sandwich and cup of soup. The sandwich was flavorful, but the filling felt lacking. I ended up taking off the top slice of bread to even out the ratio of bread to meat and I'm glad I did, because the lettuce on the sandwich was wilted. The chickpea and vegetable soup was packed with vegetables and had a flavorful broth. The bread and chocolate covered strawberry included were a nice touch and made it feel like you were getting a lot for your money. The interior of the restaurant is huge - lots of seating available. The staff was friendly and welcoming.

We love this place. The food is all very flavorful and its consistently good everytime we come…read more Staff is nice and seating is comfortable.

I ordered the 3 carne molida tacos for the BOGO deal on DoorDash. It comes with 3 tacos, rice,…read morebeans, and chips. The rice tasted sweet, too sweet for my liking. The beans were great! The tacos are good but I'm not a big fan of how the tortillas were made. They tasted a bit greasy. Otherwise great presentation and good value with the DoorDash deal. I can't speak on the service or ambiance since I just got delivery.

I would give this place more of a 3.5, so I rounded up. It is connected to a gas station, so…read moreparking is limited. When you enter, it is a small place that has a few tables, the main counter/deli, and then a few slot machines. Depending on how many people are in line, it can take a while. There was only one lady working when I went, and there was one person ahead of me, and his order wasn't huge but took a while because of the variety of things they offer. I ordered an Italian beef quesadilla, 12 inch sub, and elotes. I like that you can choose any of their deli meats to put in your quesadilla, and they are not skimpy on the amount they put in, which is nice, especially for the price you pay for a quesadilla. The sub was my favorite. You can choose your deli meat and options to put on it. I've had the sub before because a place had gotten subs catered from there. That's why I went to see where this delicious sub came from. I should have stuck to the subs that was tasty. The elotes, on the other hand, were not. If I knew they didn't use roasted corn, I wouldn't even have ordered. The corn was soggy, and the toppings of mayo, butter, and chili powder didn't even have a great taste. The ingredients were there, but it tasted like nothing. Which is unfortunate. It's close to home, so I'd come back for another sub, but idk if I would get anything else. They do have horchata, but it's just the pre-packaged mix, so I didn't even bother to get one. They have the potential to be a good neighborhood spot

When I walked in I loved the smell of everything cooking and baking …read more The workers owners were so friendly and nice . I had soup . We bought cookies and dessert's The sparkling water San Benedetto was yummy! We will go again for lunch or a meal. We just came from the dentist next door! Yummy taste and smells Cute inside also .

I was here a few years ago and always wanted to go back. We went last week and I'm sorry I waited…read moreso long. Food, service, and ambience were outstanding. I asked about cannolis and they only had one left so they made a few more for my dessert! I had delicious eggplant Parmesan. Enough for a second meal. My friend had a delicious veggie sandwich. It's a great small place. Prices are reasonable. I'm definitely going to keep this in mind when I'm looking for a great local lunch spot.

Neat little family owned place, the staff were all nice, and quite a lot of seating. We did takeout…read moreboth times, and I think overall the food is pretty good, but I guess it didn't leave a big impression. I wish they made the spring rolls a bit more fancy like with more herbs. The pho flavor was pretty good, but I think the meat slices were a bit too big for our liking. When it's a bit too big, it also gets tough too. The banh mi wasn't bad, but again I don't recall it standing out too much. This means we will have to order it again to try a third time! Maybe we will try to eat in next time.

This used to be my favorite place to eat. After 5 years of being away I finally came back and my…read morefriend wanted a bowl of pho and I said I know a great place! Boy was I wrong! We walked in and we were told my the server to sit anywhere. We both ordered the number 31, Pho Dac Biet as well as an order of spring rolls. It was about 15 minutes until our spring rolls arrive and about 30 minutes until we got our bowl of pho. The spring rolls smelled like they were rolled on a dirty rag. They smelled bad. They were also missing ingredients inside them. The pho broth was way too sweet, it had too much ginger. There was very little meat and they gave me half the noodles they were supposed to be in my bowl. It's clear they are choosing profits over quality now.. It was so disappointing because I remember this place once being the go to for pho. That's not the case anymore... We also had to wave the server down because she was not very tentative to us. I love supporting small businesses but when they deserve it. To give me half of what I paid for is just plain theft. Overall. Dont waste your time.. there is better pho out there.. just make the drive.