Best Bites column (Jan. 21, 2010)
Here’s a copy of the Best Bites column that appeared in today’s edition of The Daily Journal.
Liquor Zone opened today at 963 N. Convent St. in Bourbonnais. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. The new store is next to Culver’s, near the intersection of Bethel Drive and North Convent Street. It’s owned by Peter and Lucky Vachhani, who also own Liquor World in Kankakee. The phone number is (815) 936-1444.
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El Mexicano (503 Riverstone Parkway, Suite 201) in Kankakee will be holding their grand opening celebration on Tuesday. The restaurant opened last month in the strip mall in between Walmart and the Hilton Garden Inn, near Exit 308. Inside, you’ll find colorful decor, plenty of booths for seating, and a full bar in the back. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Lunch specials are available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The phone number is (815) 933-5426.
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Saturday’s episode of “Barefoot Contessa,” a popular show on Food Network, is expected to feature a question from a Kankakee reader. A reader named Bill has been told that the Food Network star will be answering his submitted question during an episode expected to air at 12:30 p.m.
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Several new merchants have joined, or will soon be joining, our Let’s Eat Out program. We would like to welcome Savannah’s Southern Bistro (Kankakee), Jimmy Jo’s BBQ (Bourbonnais), Firehouse Twenty-Eight Cafe (Momence), Bull’s Pit Smoked Barbecue (Kankakee), El Mexicano (Kankakee) and Best Buffet (Kankakee) to the Web site. Go to i57life.com/letseatout to find coupons, menus, hours and more for every participating restaurant. The coupons are also accessible from smart phones at the same link.
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The owners of Soul da Soul and Cheezer’s Pizza Buffet told me this week they hope to open very soon. Look for the latest information online at blogs.i57life.com/dining or in my column next week.
Denise Renckens is general manager of online operations for The Daily Journal. She can be reached at the phone number above or at drenckens@daily-journal.com.
January 25th, 2010 at 7:03 am
We went to El Mexicano on Friday night. We were not impressed. The waiter did not understand us very well. It took three tries to get a Miller Lite. The food was ok and small portions.
I will continue to go to the one on Court street by the donut place. It is not real pretty, but the food is very good.