Sushi Roll Takeout from Hachi Hachi Express

A few days ago I decided to visit a local restaurant called Hachi Hachi Express. They specialize in sushi and hibachi styled meals at a decent price. They are somewhat between a chain fast food restaurant and a full restaurant. The seating area is without a waitress, but their food and prices are a bit above what you would pay at somewhere like McDonalds or Burger King. It's really easy to spend $20 on a full meal of sushi rolls. My order consisted......

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Food on my Arizona 2013 trip.

I stayed in Arizona from January 4th through 11th. The first three days I attended Taiyou Con in Mesa, but for the remainder, I just enjoyed the time with my aunt and uncle I was staying with. In tradition with recent CVFTA articles on local restaurants, I photographed some of the more interesting meals we had. The first restaurant we visited was their favorite pizza placed called Oregano's due to its classic Italian Chicago styled fare. We had......

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Restaurant Excursion: Salamone's Italian Pizzeria

The entire CVFTA team visited Salamone's Italian Pizzeria on Saturday the 12th 2013.  You can learn more about their restaurant on their Facebook page and website. Salamone's is a traditional Italian styled place in a small town that is east of the largest city in the area called Rockford (currently at 103 S. Cherry St., Cherry Valley, IL). We had originally planned to visit a pizza restaurant for none other than pizza, but ended up making......

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Taiyou Con 2013 Photos and Report

Convention Photos: Facebook (tag-able): Friday, Saturday, Maid Cafe, Masquerade, Sunday I was able to attend a convention far outside of my usual stomping grounds. I found out the convention existed through a fan page of one of the guests. It seemed like a good way to start a visit with my aunt and uncle that I occasionally see while they are living in Arizona. I might as well mention the added bonus that I've used twice before. My home city has......

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