It's no secret that Chinese food is one of my favorite guilty pleasures.

And, specifically, I love going to a buffet and getting a to-go box with a bunch of variety.

And I went to China Chef in Scott Depot recently to check it out.

Once I made my rounds through the buffet, I filled my box to the brim.

Think General Tso's, crab, honey chicken, crab rangoons. The works

Plus they had a low country boil of sorts, too! What's your favorite Chinese buffet in West Virginia?

Have you heard of TCBY? I have, but I only tried it recently for the first time. Maybe because Scott Depot is the only TCBY location in West Virginia.

And, I went with a turtle sundae - yum yum.

In my never-ending quest to try all of the DiCarlo's locations, I found myself in Toronto.

There are still a few more locations further away in Ohio and Pennsylvania, but this is the last one in the general area.

This DiCarlo's is pretty cute in a nice little downtown area. There are just a couple seats inside, and they do offer a couple more items on their menu.

But I was here for the pizza. They use the long shreds of cheese, and topped with pepperoni and mushrooms, it was tasty.

MMMmmm ice cream. If you know me, you know I don't skip dessert.

And so when I saw Aloha Delights along my drive, I had to stop.

And in addition to ice cream, they have sandwiches and more.

But I went for the caramel ice cream, which had pecans and caramel cups, all in a milkshake.

What's your favorite thing here?

Big Shot Bobs House of Wings is making its way into West Virginia. I've already tried the Morgantown location, and I know there's a Wheeling location, and this time - I visited the Weirton shop.

This place features a bajillion different wing flavors, and I wanted to try a couple different ones. So first, is just a simple honey BBQ.

But the second is "Cash Club" which is mild ranch and garlic butter parm. 

Do you have a favorite?

A new Turkish restaurant opened in Morgantown recently.


Istanbul Restaurant is located along Patteson Drive and serves a large menu full of classic favorites.


As I was perusing the menu, the owner gave me a taste of baklava and another sweet treat that I didn't catch the name of.


Wow - both were sweet and delicious.


That made me want to sample more. So I went with a sampler appetizer and a sampler entree.


The sampler appetizer came with ezme, hummus, tabbouleh, shaksuka, dolma, babaganos, tzatziki and piyaz.

And then the combo dinner had chicken gyro and lamb gyro.

So I took these back, and my mom and I had a little feast.

Since the restaurant didn't have all the items in stock, we substituted a few items.

But the lamb and chicken were both delish. And I loved the rice and salad, too.

Each of the appetizers was tasty, too.

And, I particularly liked the eggplant dish.

Just wish we had pita for everything.

Walzzy's Hotdogs is a new restaurant in the Cheat Lake area of Morgantown.


Serving up unique hotdogs, this small shop also features salads, sandwiches, a pepperoni roll, cabbage bowl and deep-fried corn on the cob.


It's an interesting mix, and I was sure to take advantage of some of the unique offerings.


I went with a Walzzy Dog, which is topped with chili, American cheese, slaw, onions and Walzzy's powder.


And a pepperoni roll, of course. And mac & cheese.

PeppeBroni's is one of my favorite local pizza places in Morgantown - but they also have a location in Weirton!

And I had ordered a pizza to pick up: mushrooms, garlic and ricotta. Mmm mmm mmm.




What's your favorite pizza here?

My dad fell ill not too long ago, and we spent a good bit of time in Weirton.


My mom and I tried some new restaurants around the city while in the area.


Spicy Gringo's is a popular Mexican restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.


My mom went for a quesadilla, while I opted for a mini burrito sampler.


The sampler included shredded beef, shredded chicken, chorizo, choricken (chicken and chorizo) and Yucatan Chicken (orange juice, mango, ginger, and chicken).


Have you been?