Hutt One, Hutt Two, Hutt Three Augie and Ray’s Drive-In Restaurant, East Hartford June 2019 Billy Grant worked at Augie and Ray’s. When I decide, sometimes rather arbitrarily, which restaurants to write about on CTMQ I need a reason to do so. After all, there are thousands of restaurants in Connecticut and I … [Read more...]
Pizza at Sally’s Apizza
The Best Pizza on Earth Sally’s Apizza, New Haven June 27, 2015 Disclaimer: I love Sally’s. I love them more than I love Pepe’s and Modern and every other pretender to the exalted throne that lords over the Connecticut pizza kingdom. Unapologetically. (And you thought that disclaimer was going to be one … [Read more...]
Food & Drink Intro
Connecticut Food & Drink Table of Contents Restaurants, Breweries, Wineries, Cheese! Ice Cream! & More! This page now serves as a fairly robust jumping off point for all sorts of food and drink sections of CTMQ. The state has maintained some culinary “trails” over the years and I’ve done them all. I’ve also … [Read more...]
SoNo Brewhouse (RIP)
So, No They Don’t Brew Beer Here SoNo Brewhouse, South Norwalk Multiple Visits [Late 2014 Update: They closed.] I have a love-hate relationship with the SoNo Brewhouse. First I’ll divulge what I hate: I hate the fact that it bills itself a “brewhouse” but doesn’t actually brew any beer. This is especially … [Read more...]
The Griswold Inn
The Oldest Tavern? Oldest Inn? First Three-Story Building in Connecticut? Griswold Inn Essex Essex is such a beautiful town. Really and truly. There’s really not much wrong with Essex. When they write books about “New England charm,” Essex is always at the top of those lists. If I were forced to open a Bed & … [Read more...]
Hot Dogs at (New) Guida’s
Worth a Hike to Get Here 484 Meriden Rd., Middlefield I went to lunch at Guida’s (now officially called New Guida’s) towards the tail-end of an all-day weekday CTMQ day. I was pretty worn out but also pretty darn hungry. I was actually excited for my 10-inch hot dog. Guida’s is one of the rare Roadfood … [Read more...]
Cheeseburger at Shady Glen
I Feel Shady Eating Cow Shady Glen, Manchester As CTMQ readers may know, I don't eat dead cows (or pigs or goats for that matter). However, for the hugely important purposes of the site, I've cast aside my aversion to the meat industry (really, I don't care about the cows themselves so much) in an effort to sample … [Read more...]
Ice Cream at Shady Glen
Made in the Shady 360 Middle Tpke W, Manchester August 2009 Shady Glen makes a few appearances on CTMQ. One for their Unique and delicious fried cheese plate, one for their burgers being one of Roadfood's best burgers, and this one - for its ice cream being on that same Roadfood list. I'm sure … [Read more...]
Polish Food at Polish National Home
ZachwycajÄ…cy! Polish National Home, Hartford June 16, 2009 In researching this write-up I came across the same theme over and over. So I'll follow tradition and dispense with the mild cliché right off the bat - The Polish National Home is one of the worst kept secrets in Hartford. It's hidden in plain sight. I … [Read more...]
Fried Cheese at Shady Glen
It's Cheese. And it's Fried. 'Nuff Said. Shady Glen, Manchester July 16, 2009 This page is going into the "unique food as far as I know it" file... which is very important. That way, I'll feel better about the fact that my son and I ate several pieces of cheese - make that FRIED cheese - for the good of the … [Read more...]