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Kingman Restaurant Review: In-N-Out

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 In N' Out was one of our favorite places to eat in both Manteca and Kingman.  In N' Out is a chain restaurant out of California but they are slowly expanding to the east.  I know they are now in Utah.  They are in Texas and Colorado as well.  However they are not in Nebraska. There hamburgers are excellent.  Their fries are always newly cut potatoes.  You can watch them cutting the potatoes.  They serve nice shakes and the hamburgers have thousand island sauce.  They also have their own ordering codes: animal style burger the patty is cooked in monster, animal style fries they add cheese and grilled onions to the fries,  protein style burger it is wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun, fries can be light, regular or well done.  Well done they come out crispy and light they are soft but absorb less oil.  You can choose a 2x2 or 1x1 on the menu, two patties two cheese slices etc.  But you can also order 3x3 and 4x4 for more p...
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Omaha Restaurant Review: Cracker Barrel

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 On thing cool about Cracker Barrel is that the let you stay overnight.  We did this in Kansas City when we went to the temple.  We ate dinner in the evening, and then spent the night and went back for breakfast.  Cracker Barrel makes a very good breakfast.  There are a couple close to me where we live in Bellevue.  The closest is actually in Council Bluffs, and then there is on the I80 but farther west.  They seem to be throughout the country close to freeway exits.  As for dinner they make a very good fried chicken.  The also have country fried steak, pot roast and meat loaf.  This is not our most favorite restaurant, but it is up there. One thing cool about Cracker Barrel is the country store in each location.  The have orange and raspberry sticks, and many other selections of candy.  They have what would be called old fashioned candy which is good for me.  I am old fashioned.
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Omaha Restaurant Review: Cold Stone Creamery

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 After a day at the Luminarium and Discovery Playground I suggested ice cream, thinking we would go to Coneflower which is pretty close.  However in the end we went to Cold Stone.  It is in the Aksarben by the movie theater.  It is cool the way they soften the ice cream on the stone.  This also allows them to mix in any toppings.  Chocolate chip mint was a big hit with the kids.  I had a berry ice cream.  One thing I didn't know was that they also sell chocolates.  Cold Stone is a national chain.  Thee was also one in California where we lived.
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Kingman Restaurant Review: Stromboli's

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 Stramboli's is in an old hotel on Andy Devine not far from Hualapai.  It has a fat Italian Chef in front.  Because it is in a hotel, the dining area feels very constricted and crowded.  However their pizza is good.  You can get your food to go.  The stromboli is the best thing on the menu.  This is a pizza folded on itself so the good stuff is inside.  I really like them.  
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Cold Springs Ward July 4 Breakfaast

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 everyone is invited, friends and family.  Even though it says pot luck the pancakes and meat are provided.
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Elkhart Restaurant Review: Steak n' Shake

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 This is a restaurant we visited while we were in Indiana.  I have looked and there is not one near Omaha.  Closest is a couple hundred miles away, Kansas City.  They brag about their fries and tater tots being cooked in beef tallow.  Their website talks about them transitioning away from seed oils.  Apparantly this is to avoid heavy processing and polyunsaturated fats.  The food tasted OK but the restaurant itself smelled of the tallow fats.   I enjoyed by grilled cheese, I wasn't in the mood for a burger.  Sheri had a burger and said it was very good.  I had a large order of tater tots and they were very good.  We all had shakes.  I had the butterfinger and it was excellent.  Most of the kids had Oreo shakes or cookies and cream.  They also had chocolate chip mint and Snickers.  It was a bit pricey with the shakes but overall a good experience.  Their first store was on Route 66 in Normal, Ill.
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Rest Area Grinnell, Iowa

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 This restarea is along the I-80 in Iowa.  It is between Des Moines and Iowa City.  There are a couple historical bulletins, talking about the city of Grinnell and the university in Grinnell. 
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