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Everyone needs medications at some point in their life. Our little puppy, Rosie, is no exception. Her medications are necessary to keep away those nasty fleas and ticks when she goes outside. We have tried everything, like putting her pill into liver sausage, peanut butter, or her (and Jim’s) favorite, the aerosol squirt cheese in a can. In the end, she will succeed in spitting the pill out on the floor while staring defiantly at us. The irony of this is, when she does go outside, her main diet consists of ants, spiders, and the occasional lightning bug. On our way to the vet to pick up her pills, we passed by a restaurant in Gilberts named Cruisin’ and decided to try it.
Cruisin’
11 Galligan Road
Gilberts 60136
(847)836-7272
cruisingilberts.com
Directions: Take Rte. 47 to Rte. 72 East to restaurant.
Estimated Travel Time: 14 minutes
How appropriate was this? Rosie’s “cruisin’” for bugs outside and we’re “cruisin’ for food on a beautiful fall afternoon. Of course, Jim being the moron that he is, parked the car by the wrong door and we had to walk through the bar area (they had a long bar) to get to the dining area. The restaurant strikes us as a nice neighborhood bar and grill with ten booths and eight tables. They had a lot of automotive memorabilia hanging on the walls.
After Nancy played hostess and we seated ourselves, our waiter came over and dropped off some menus and their Friday Specials list. As we looked at the menu, Jim decided on soup instead of an appetizer, so he ordered the Famous French Onion Soup ($6). This was a piping hot crock of French onion soup baked with mozzarella cheese and croutons. The soup was a very rich and flavorful way to start off his lunch.
Nancy was looking at the Friday Fish Fry menu choices and almost fell off her chair. She spotted the Shrimp and Lobster Combo ($30) and didn’t need to look any further. This was a six-ounce broiled lobster tail with four grilled large shrimp. She asked for the shrimp to be breaded and the waiter didn’t have a problem with that. For her one side she chose the waffle fries (for a slight upcharge). When her meal arrived, she became anxious and tore into her lobster. Her joy was short lived when she discovered the lobster was undercooked. She never experienced this before, so she unknowingly ate it. She found out the hard way later in the day, that eating the undercooked lobster was not a good decision. Now she knows why there is no lobster sushi!!! The shrimp were delicious and the waffle fries were plentiful.
Jim had the EMTs standing by while he ordered the Springfield Horseshoe Burger ($16). This was white toast with a half-pound burger topped with fries and smothered with a white cheese sauce. He went the extra mile and substituted tater tots for the fries. This was a culinary masterpiece. It had all of Jim’s favorites, white bread, a deliciously charred burger, tater tots (for a slight upcharge) and a mysterious cheese sauce. He ate the whole thing and survived!!! There wasn’t a crumb left on his plate.
FYI: This restaurant is not handicap accessible.
If you are near Gilberts and getting hungry, why not stop in and check this place out. The food is delicious, but if it’s a Friday and you want what Nancy ordered, make sure your lobster is firm, otherwise, send it back.
The price for our “cruisin’ for food” was $66.42. Jim not taken away in an ambulance, priceless…
Jim’s take: What a delicious lunch, now it’s time for a nap.
Nancy’s take: No nap for me, the lobster did me in….
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