Where to Eat in Metropolis, Illinois

Hello, welcome to the guide on where to eat, or maybe not eat depending, in Metropolis, Illinois. Now Metropolis is the home of Superman, but I’m not sure if this is the actual town that the show/movie was filmed in… but it’s Metropolis, Illinois, none the less.

First off, El Tequila. After diving at Mermet Springs all day on Friday, we were trying to decide where to go for dinner. Mark and Jared asked Glenn, the owner of Mermet Springs for suggestions and he said El Tequila in Metropolis. If that’s a suggestion, of course we’ll take it! It had a 4 out of 5 stars on Trip advisor, so that’s good, right?

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Italian Grill on Broadway {Paducah, Kentucky}

Once upon a time, my friends and I took a trip to Metropolis, Illinois, to go SCUBA diving at Mermet Springs. When we were finished one night, we were hungry, so we googled restaurants around after deciding upon Italian and came up with the Italian Grill on Broadway in Paducah, Kentucky, just across the Ohio River.

We loaded up in our vehicles, made the 8 or so mile trek, dropped one of our party members off to go get us a table, and proceeded to find a place to park. We weren’t having luck finding a place to park and then got a phone call from Mark (who was the lucky sole dropped off) that there was a 4-hour wait. Man do we know how to pick restaurants or what?!?!

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Rib Crib {Joplin, MO}

One restaurant that seems to get forgotten in my opinion in Joplin is the Rib Crib. It is on 26th street behind a Braums and a KFC I think. Heck, I don’t even pay enough attention to know what is around them. One day Mark and I were trying to find something for lunch and happened to think, what about Rib Crib, so that’s where we went. OMG, I’m so glad we did. (there’s a reason I’m overweight… LOL).

So I went with the Philly Griller. Mark wished he’d have gotten what I did… YUM! So it’s like Pennsylvania meets Texas. Chopped brisket with mild BBQ sauce, green bell peppers, caramelized onions, and Cheddar, on Grilled Texas toast. I could have eaten two although I was full with one and I really don’t need 2. Then I got a side of Onion Rings. They were the big rings that were nicely battered. Definitely would get this again!

 

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Rancho Grande {Carthage, MO}

A week ago or so when I posted about our meal at Maria’s, that night I really felt like Beef Nachos. Those Beef Nachos at Maria’s are awesome!

Mark got home from work and we were discussing dinner. I mentioned those nachos and we decided to go to Rancho Grande in Carthage. We haven’t been there for a while so it was time to revisit it. We started with Chips and salsa like most Mexican restaurants and ordered a small cup of Queso.

Can you guess what I got? If you guessed Rice and Beans you’d be correct. Oh, wait no I don’t eat any beans but green. Okay okay, so I ordered Beef Nachos. Now their beef nachos are different, different restaurant :). They were good. I have to say I think I like a good Cheddar on Beef Nachos a little better, but there were enough here for leftovers and I ate them a couple of days later for lunch. Yum.

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Stables Casino Restaurant {Miami, OK}

If there’s one thing I’m not crazy about, it’s seafood. That being said, my family and most of my friends love it. For almost a month my mom was talking about wanting Crab Legs. Dad happened to see that stables Casino had a Crab Leg Night on a Wednesday for $19.99 all you can eat + sides and a soup or salad so they asked if we wanted to go eat with them.

I’m pretty sure Mark’s response was is the Pope whatever nationality he is? That meant yes, we’re going. We started off with bread. The Italian bread is excellent. I’m a carb lover sadly….

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Maria’s Mexican Grill and Cantina {Joplin, MO}

I’m sitting here in my nice air-conditioned house, under a ceiling fan that makes the room feel nice thinking about taking a nap. But this time last Friday, I was in the Hot. Hot. sun. Why you might ask? Well, Horses gotta eat! That’s right, I was out in the hayfield helping my dad and husband pick up 189 bales of hay. I have no idea why we didn’t get 190 or 200, but we got 189.

After we picked up the hay, we delivered 10 bales to some friends before diving into their pool. While the pool was a nice 90 degrees, so you didn’t cool off, it was still nice to hop in for a swim. I’ll bet in the same conditions our pool was maybe 84 max. Our pool is never warm!

Anyway, close to 9 pm, we realized it was getting late and we still hadn’t eaten yet so we dried off and headed to Maria’s Mexican Grill before rushing off to fight the crowds at Walmart. Fun Friday night, right? Hey, I don’t mind hauling hay!! and a dip in the pool and dinner was GREAT. It was the Walmart part I might have liked to have avoided.

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Food You Must Try in Monroe/West Monroe, Louisiana

Guys do I have a list of foods you MUST try if you ever find yourself in Monroe/West Monroe, Louisiana. Why do I term these two towns together? Well because there are 2 towns that are next door neighbors just separated by the Ouachita River.

So why do we care about these towns? Well of course if you’re Duck Dynasty Fans you’ll know that Duck Commander is located in West Monroe, Louisiana!

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Olive Garden {Joplin, MO}

Oh goodness I can’t even begin to tell you how crazy last week was. I’m pretty sure there wasn’t a day that I was on the go… Maybe Monday. I can’t remember doing much on Monday. But Tuesday and Thursday I went to help with Try It SCUBA diving sessions during the day, Wednesday was 5 Mile Children’s Camp Try it SCUBA, Friday I was in the hayfield helping load 189 bales (why not 190 I’ll never know), and over the weekend I was at my parents house working on finishing out their basement.

If that’s not enough to make your head spin, I’m not sure what is! Oh, and then my poor momma, she broke her arm on Friday and doesn’t have a drs appointment until this week so she’s miserable! I’m talking miserable. I feel so bad for her.

So that was my life, how are you?

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El Charro Mexican Restaurant {Carthage, MO}

Last Friday night we picked up my step-daughter and then headed to my parent’s house for her to work with her horse. From there we all went to dinner at El Charro Mexican Restaurant. There are multiple Mexican restaurants in town but this has to be one of my favorites.

Friday night I went with the Number 2 combination meal. Does that tell you anything… NOPE. Okay, so it’s an enchilada, a taco, and a chile relleno. I had my enchilada made as a cheese enchilada with cheese sauce because, why not? By the way, VERY Good! Being the night before my birthday, my parents wanted to tell them because here they put a big sombrero on your head and you wind up with whipped cream on your face. I missed out on that experience though.

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Outback Steakhouse {Joplin, MO}

If there’s one thing I can tell you about myself, I was born on my grandma’s 51st birthday. Yup, she got to spend that birthday in the hospital waiting on me to come… Fun, right? Well it has been fun and one of the great things is we get to celebrate our birthday’s together.

This year I called her up and asked her if she had plans, my grandma is a busy lady! She told me no, she was waiting on my phone call because everyone knows we go to dinner together for our birthdays. We debated where we were going to go, and I mentioned that my mom is kicking butt losing weight so we chose a restaurant where mom could eat easily… Outback Steakhouse.

This year I went for the Chopped steak medium rare with a truffle oil sauce and mushrooms. For my sides I had a salad with Ranch and Steak House Mac & Cheese.

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