Anyone tried RIPS Pizza in the Dale? They have a lot of 5 star reviews.
Went and tried the place this evening. Pizza was pretty good. Needed a little more sauce for my taste, but overall, it is worth the money.
Has anyone tried the new African restaurant?
Has anyone tried the new African restaurant?
I keep meaning to try it out but haven't made it there yet. I'm a member of two southern Illinois restaurant FB groups, but I've seen very little buzz about the place, which is odd.
Definitely intriguing!
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I stopped by Zeenah's Palace after the game. Seems to be mainly carry out. It took quite a while to prepare my order, but that's okay, since it was freshly prepared and not just warmed up out of the fridge.Has anyone tried the new African restaurant?
I keep meaning to try it out but haven't made it there yet. I'm a member of two southern Illinois restaurant FB groups, but I've seen very little buzz about the place, which is odd.
Definitely intriguing!
We didn't eat it til I got back to Cape, so it would have been better if we had eaten it fresh. But it was still very good. I thought the tastes were pretty unique, but my wife said they were just familiar things in different combinations. But we both really enjoyed it and will eat there again.
The heat level choices were 1, 2, or 3, and I got it at level 2 and it was too hot for my wife and borderline for me, and I like things on the hot side. It was also a little bit pricey.
https://order.toasttab.com/online/zeenah-s-palace-600-east-grand-avenue-suite-5
Thanks for the report--I will definitely be checking it out soon!
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There's a new Indian restaurant in the Dale.
We ate there tonight after having some take-out from them a few weeks ago. It's pretty good, but my wife and I both prefer Bombay Olive.
I like that they have six Indo-Chinese dishes. I had the veg Manchurian, which was fried veggie balls in a sweet barbecue-like sauce. It was great. Similar to Bombay Olive's gobi Manchurian.
The chai had too much clove, so much so that my wife couldn't drink it and she loves clove. The thing is, clove is a natural numbing agent and she felt like she couldn't taste her food because of it.
My Sprite was very watered down, like the ice had been in it a while and melted. They have a full bar, but I can't drink anymore.
The raita was very creamy and delicious. The samosas were pretty standard and okay.
I had pistachio ice cream for dessert and it was good, but they put chocolate syrup on it which hid the pistachio flavor.
It was certainly very sanitary as the waitress wore a hairnet and gloves. And you could QR code the menu so you didn't have to touch the actual menu.
We would recommend it, but still prefer Bombay Olive.
