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Variety stars on Eli's Golden Apple menu If you're looking for a hearty meal, journey to Eli's Golden Apple Restaurant and Pancake House.The restaurant, in Crown Point,  offers diners a large selection of meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner.Whether you have a taste for old-fashioned pancakes or waffles, assorted crepes, egg dishes, sandwiches, quick appetizers, full meals or tasty desserts, you won't go wrong visiting Eli's Golden Apple.The eatery, which is comfortable, and features table and booth seating, also has a bar on the premises. TVs abound throughout the eatery. There are even small television sets at each of the booths for diners' enjoyment.While diners will find a traditional American menu at the restaurant, there's also a menu of Macedonian specialties at Eli's. That specialty menu features items such as Smoked Macedonian Leek Sausage (Lukanci) for $12.95; Chebapi ($10.95);  Pork or Chicken Kabobs ($12.95) and more.We visited Eli's on a recent Saturday … [Read more...] about Restaurant Scene: Variety stars on Eli’s Golden Apple menu

Restaurant Scene: The Simple Greek opens in Munster MUNSTER — Signs on the empty storefront in the town's Centennial Village advertised for months that something fresh was on its way.Diners now can enjoy the simple, fresh ingredients and meals at The Simple Greek, which opened in the new shopping center Monday.The Simple Greek, located on Calumet Avenue, is the first restaurant to open its doors in the shopping center. Diners will find it to be a casual eatery with a food-ordering concept similar to other fast-food sandwich shops and Mexican eateries where patrons can customize their orders.The restaurant, owned by Adam Robertson, offers pitas, bowls, soups, salads, desserts and more. While the menu isn't large, diners may choose from various ingredients to fill their bowls and top their meals with assorted dressings and vegetables.We visited The Simple Greek on Monday, its first day of operation. The lines were long and the wait was understandably longer than it probably will be … [Read more...] about Restaurant Scene: The Simple Greek opens in Munster

Order a quick meal at El Salto Express El Salto Express has been offering its Mexican specialties since the fall of 2015 in Schererville.In addition to the Express location, El Salto has full service, sit-down restaurants in Munster, Chesterton, Valparaiso and Merrillville. At the  Express rendition of the eatery, guests will find a smaller menu.The concept at the Schererville location is similar to the ordering process found at other popular chain eateries that specialize in customizing orders and choosing and 'layering" ingredients to make up certain dishes.For instance, at El Salto Express, guests order in Steps. Step 1 asks to choose your "Item," from a list that includes Burrito Bowls, Tacos, Salad Bowl, Tortas and more. In Step 2, you choose your "Protein" and Step 3 asks you to choose your "Toppings."During a recent Monday night dinner visit to El Salto Express, we ordered the Taco Salad ($6.75). Our choice of protein was Carnitas and toppings included rice, pinto beans, … [Read more...] about Restaurant Scene: Order a quick meal at El Salto Express

Chill out at Bartlett's Fish Camp Bartlett's Fish Camp in Michigan City stars a nautical theme and a menu of appetizing seafood among other dishes.The restaurant, located on the premises of the Michigan City Yacht Club, is owned and operated by the same family who is at the helm of Bartlett's Gourmet Grill and Tavern in Beverly Shores. Bartlett's is the brainchild of husband-and-wife team Nicole Bissonette and Gary Sanders.At Bartlett's Fish Camp, guests will, no doubt, feel like they're on a vacation. The eatery looks out over the waterfront and there are windows  all around the main dining areas and the bar for diners to enjoy the view.As one enters the restaurant, they'll face an open kitchen and a raw bar. To the left is the Michigan City Yacht Club.We visited Bartlett's Fish Camp on a recent Saturday for lunch and enjoyed a leisurely meal in the casual back dining room. Our table faced the water and it was extremely calming to look out over Lake Michigan.Our meal that day … [Read more...] about Restaurant Scene: Chill out at Bartlett’s Fish Camp