
Recently, I made the long trek to Cuyahoga Valley National Park to mark another national park off my list.

And while driving back, I was starving so I stopped the local drive-in: Swensons Drive-In.

"It's a "regional fast food restaurant chain with locations throughout Greater Akron and Greater Columbus, Ohio. Swensons' signature hamburger is the Galley Boy, a double cheeseburger prepared using two sauces,[1][2] and the restaurant also purveys 18 different milk shakes" (wikipedia)"

After I pulled into a space, a server ran out and put a card on my car to claim me. And I looked over the menu. I ordered the Galley Boy, as well as a grape milkshake (because I've never seen a grape milkshake before?!) and potato teezers.

Initially, I said I'd be staying there to eat so they brought a tray to my car. But then I was annoying because the sun moved and was shining directly into my face so I took my stuff to go.

The burger was topped with an olive, which was fun. And, it really is a damn good burger. It seems like one of the secret sauces is a BBQ, and the other is a mayo or tartar. But all combined, it's a helluva burger.

Grape milkshakes are delicious and should be everywhere.

And potato teezers are like a cheesy hashbrown with some mild jalapeno and all delicious.

I've written about Sandwich U in a few different variations.

But they've moved once again, so I thought it would be a good time to revisit.

I ordered online and went into the store to pick it up - it's now located on Beechurst.

And my sandwich was right there and ready!

The Mountaineer featured gyro meat, cheesesticks, bacon, chicken and secret sauce.

What's your favorite fat sandwich?


Huntington is home to some really great restaurants, and some fun ones, too.

Hibachi Japanese Steakhouse made a name for itself locally when it advertised "all you can eat sushi." And, while this sounds like a dream, on this particular day, I didn't feel like completely gorging myself.

Instead, I opted for an order of pad thai and just one sushi roll.

First, the pad thai. It was in this sweet & sour sauce, which made it much sweeter than usual.

And, I went for the Christmas roll, which had shrimp tempura, crab, avocado, cream cheese, etc.

Both totally filling and tasty. And, they have a sushi counter and teppanyaki if you'd rather try those than the regular dining room. For me? Next time, it'll be the all you can eat sushi.


Pizza to a college town is like lemonade to a hot day. They just belong together.

Fat Angelo's Pizzeria & Pub has a location in Cheat Lake, and they recently opened another in the Westover area.

Fat Angelo's is well-known for their large pizzas.

But one thing that stuck out to me on their menu, of course, was pepperoni rolls!

They're smaller, bite-size ones that are covered in garlic and parmesan. Yummo.
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