Here’s a copy of the Best Bites column that appears in today’s edition of The Daily Journal.

Big Randy’s Bar & Grill reopened Dec. 30 at 2212 W. Station St. in Kankakee. Owner Randy Aitken said he closed the restaurant in July due to the sluggish economy, but he wants to give it another try.

The kitchen is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The menu hasn’t changed, with offerings such as burgers, sandwiches and wraps. Specials include 25¢ wings from 5 to 10 p.m. on Mondays, and $1 burgers from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.

Big Randy’s can be reached by calling (815) 614-3091.

(Thanks to Mike Frey, Metro Editor at The Daily Journal, for that tip.)

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A Dunkin’ Donuts is being built at the southeast corner of North Convent and Bethel Drive in Bourbonnais.

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Kankakee VFW Post 2857 (756 W. Jeffery St.) has new hours. The kitchen is now open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and also from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. They’re closed on Monday. The post can be reached at (815) 939-2431.

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A colleague of mine was in town from Minnesota a few weeks ago. I took him to VIPs in Bradley for breakfast, and he raved about the Denver omelet. “It was the best I’ve had in a month of Sundays,” he said.

When he wants coffee, I take him to Aava Java in Bourbonnais. He loves the coffee and also enjoys the pastries.

VIPs is at 505 N. Kinzie Ave. in Bradley, and also 715 W. Walnut St. in Watseka. Aava Java is at 163 E. Bethel Dr. in Bourbonnais.

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It’s been a month of Sundays since Denise has eaten lefse, and she refuses to try lutefisk, but she still makes tuna noodle hot dish on a regular basis. The Minnesota native can be reached at the phone number above or at drenckens@daily-journal.com.

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