St. Louis Style Pizza?

I had heard of St. Louis BBQ, but not pizza, but on a referral, a co-worker and I tried out St. Louis based Imo's Pizza.  You can read Imo's story here, but their signatures include Provel cheese, thin crust, and square slices, and lastly fresh, never frozen ingredients piled edge to edge, with  their homemade sauce.

Buffalo Chicken & Deluxe Pizzas from Imo's

 We got two lunch size pizzas to share, we opted for the Deluxe and a Buffalo Chicken pizza, plus the lunch specials came with some nice fresh starter salads and a fountain drink.  They were both quite good, topping to crust ratio was spot on, we both left full and satisfied, pretty good bang for your buck as well!

If you like thin crust pizza and find yourself in Missouri, check out Imo's!

An Canteen is On Point!

My turn to pick a dinner spot came around again, I spent some time on my phone doing some research on Dingle restaurants.  Based on what I read, An Canteen fit the bill for type of food and a little easier on our budget.

 The actual restaurant is pretty small, so either go early or make a reservation!

Our two selected local Micro Brews!

  We started off with a couple micro-brews, the only brews you can get here, very good bears, nice change of pace.  As usual I cannot remember, what my vegetarian sister-in-law had for dinner, but it was seafood and she liked it.  My wife raved about here starter salad and I had a great Seafood chowder, best of the trip and I had it like 5 different times.

Best Seafood Chowder of my Trip!

I do recall, they were out of one thing I wanted to eat, so been gone from home so long I got the wings, they did an awesome job knocking off an American Classic!  Chips/fries were done well and the side salad was very tasty.

Great Buffalo Wings

The two others got a chicken dish that they both devoured and raved about it afterwards.

Chicken Dish

We did not spend a ton of time hanging out, as we went to a local folk music at a nearby church.  I would for sure be back to this restaurant if I ever return to Dingle!

HOLA Arepa Food Truck = Yum!

Not too long ago, some co-workers and I hit up the Tap Room after work at the Fulton Brewery.  For most Twin's home games they have a rotation of food trucks in their parking lot.  So you have the option to grab a bite and bring it in to the Tap Room and enjoy it with a great pint or get a Growler to go.

HOLA AREPA Food Truck

The night we went, it was the HOLA AREPA truck specializing in Latin Street Food, mainly Arepas which are ground corn bread pockets that are filled with savory Latin ingredients. 

Chorizo & Peppers Arepa

I went for the Chorizo & Peppers Arepa, it was over flowing with  Peppers, onions, Argentinian style Chorizo, cheese, pickled cabbage and much more.  They had several choices of salsa to pair with the Arepa as well.  It was super tasty!  Check out Hola Arepa out on Twitter, make sure to check them out next time you are hunting Minneapolis or St. Paul food trucks!

Fresh Seafood - Dingle's Best Catch!

Based on our B&B's recommendation, we made reservations at Out of the Blue for my wife's birthday dinner.  It is a pretty small place and their menu is limited to what is brought in that day by the fishermen.  So if it is a stormy day and the boats don't go out, they don't open their doors for dining.  The menu has not meat on it, it is written on black boards daily. 

Don't let the outside fool you

The decor is nothing fancy, but they had some nice touches, like seashells for butter dishes.

Potato Crusted Pollack - Menu Mainstay when they catch'em!

They had a smoked mackerel pate that came with the complimentary bread that was really delightful.  We skipped any appetizers for this meal as we had a late snack at another pub earlier.  The other three in my group all got a Potato Crusted Pollack dinner, they all seemed to really enjoy it.  One interesting thing, is that most of our plates came with different sides, even people that ordered the same entree.

My great Tuna meal!

I had a grilled tuna that was cooked perfectly.  All our dishes came with a multitude of small and well prepared side dishes, a little something for everybody.  We also has some desserts, they were out of what we wanted and what we ended up with was just okay, but you come here for the seafood!  It was a little pricey, but portions were large and in the end, only a few Euros more then some of our other dinners elsewhere.

Wendy's "W" does not stand for winner...

Taking a break from the Ireland food adventures.  Awhile back, I needed some quick food for me and the my young girls.  We bopped through the local Wendy's drive through.  Kids got their usual chicken nuggets/strips/fingers etc they always get at fast food places.

What the Menu Showed...

The "W" burger caught my eye, so I decided to give it a try.  Clearly a direct competitor to McDonald's Big Mac.  In my eyes, pretty ordinary, not as good as a Big Mac and not as appetizing to look at as the picture on the menu.

What I opened when I got home...

In short, not getting this one again, usually I like Wendys, not impressed this time.  I knew I should have got a Frosty!

Fenton's Of Dingle

 Our first night in Dingle we dined at Fenton's based on the recommendation of our B&B (Milestone).  We had the option to eat inside or in the outdoor seating area in back which was like a little outdoor garden patio, nice but there were a few bugs.

Overall the food was pretty good, my favorite part was a smoked mackerel pate that they brought out to our table as a starter.  I believe our group has one fish entree, two chicken and I got the Chargrilled Kerry striploin of (Beef) Steak.  Others very much liked their chicken, my steak was just okay, flavor was okay, but definitely overcooked as I requested Medium Rare and got Medium Well, I am kind of picky when it comes to over cooking steaks.  There was no pink left in this steak :(

Steak overcooked and not overly large portion

Coffee Ice Cream

The sides came family style, they were quite good.  My wife enjoyed her coffe ice cream, but the highlight of the meal was the rhubarb crumble for dessert, we almost returned just to have that again!

Overall, food was pretty good, little pricey for the portion sizes, I'd go again for the crumble.

The White House - Kinsale

Night two in Kinsale was my choice for dinner, so after checking a handful of reviews on TripAdvisor and a few other sites, and reading some menus on the faces of the restaurants, I elected for us to dine at The White House.

They had a nice variety of food on their menu and some multi-course early bird options.  As a bonus they had Coors Light on tap, I very much enjoyed the Irish beers on my trip, but it was nice to have US "Domestic" lager with this meal.

Seafood Chowder

My meal consisted of a very nice seafood chowder and the Half Lobster.  The chowder was very delicious, probably my favorite of the trip, nice large pieces of clam and seafood.  The side salad was well done and the lobster was prepared perfectly.  A very filling meal that did not weigh me down.

Half Lobster & Side Salad

I don't recall what everyone else ate, but all were pleased with their meals and feeling good enough to take in the Kinsale Ghost Walk, which was comedic and entertaining, while allowing us to walk off our meals and then go out for drinks and music afterwards.