Maxine's Chicken & Waffles

Comfort food for some is mashed potatoes or mac n' cheese; for me, it's chicken and waffles.  It all started for me several years ago while visiting friends in LA. We stood in line for The Price is Right, and afterward visited one of the best establishments in West LA, Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles.  Earlier this year, I got another taste of my favorite unconventional dish at Hash House A Go Go in Las Vegas, while there for my bachelor party.  My appetite for this meal is insatiable, & when I heard that Indianapolis had it's own chicken and waffles restaurant, of course my interest was immediately sparked.  I decided that I definitely need to check this place out.

Maxine's House of Chicken and Waffles in Downtown Indianapolis is an eatery

Salty and Sweet - Teriyaki cinnamon chicken!

If you are like me, I don't stock up my fridge very often. I enjoy going to the store right before I cook to make sure I have the freshest ingredients. On occasion though, a tough time constraint added with being tired from running around non-stop really puts a damper on that store trip though. So yesterday I opened my fridge, and discovered a package of chicken, and my stomach started growling. Lately, I have been

Spice box Indy review

 

       "Approachable Indian food" is the theme for Spice box!

As you can tell, we @mealightenment love our food trucks in Indianapolis! I can't decide if it is the originality of the food, the awesome owners, the great taste, or the excitement that a good truck brings to a curb near you! The one thing I do know for a fact is you can certainly find a truck that has tasty food for a good price!

Seoul Grill Indy Review

In Indianapolis food trucks, having a solid identity and offering something truly unique is what makes you stand out amongst the others.  One mobile restaurant really stands out for us here @Mealightenment, and that is Seoul Grill Indy.  The first thing that caught my eye about this truck was the wicked paint job on their truck; and to be honest, as did "Korean."  I had to stop and try it out.

James and the Reuben Challenge

James, my soon to be partner @Mealightenment, went on a food adventure this week while actually just taking a little time off of work. His biggest accomplishment was getting his pal Greg (or Gregosaurus Rex if you like, dude's a beast) into the same room as the Reuben Challenge at Izzy's in 1 of their 2 Kentucky locations. This particular challenge is celebrating their 110 Year Anniversary.  The challenge is an extreme challenge requiring the entire sandwich to be eaten in 30 minutes, and has only been finished by a handful of customers, including famous food-challenge man Adam Richman.

Circle City Spuds Truck Review

Thank goodness for a sunny day and fairly open parking on 4/13, when I went downtown to the One America Building and visited Circle City Spuds, Indy's premier baked potato haven for lunch or dinner.  This day, Heather was luck enough to have a helper on board.  As I showed up and told her helper at the order window who I was, I heard Heather say in the back of the truck, "I didn't think you were gonna make it," as she served me up the last two potatoes of the day.  I'm so glad I made it just in time.

Easy to Make - Shredded Chicken Quesadillas

First of all, just wanted to let you all know this is a slow cooker recipe.  Normally when I make the chicken, I fry the breasts up and then pop them directly in the tortilla.  This was was much less stressful, and significantly took down the cooking and prep time.  Here are the ingredients you will need:

The Food Truck Review (Prezi, Flash Required)

I swear that this has been done for nearly two weeks.  Being the computer illiterate blogger that I am, I finally figured out what I was doing wrong in sharing this link--user error.

For those who don't know, I recently undertook the task of eating at a few Indianapolis Food Trucks, and comparing them in four categories: Taste, Price, Selection, and Speed of Service.  It's not a comprehensive review, just little fact nuggets, and a comparison of the four trucks that were nice enough to let me review them.  Again, I'm not saying any of these trucks is better than the other, it's just my opinion in direct comparison to one another.  Here is the link to the Prezi that I created for my English project, check it out, and let me know what you thing.

Thanks again to @SeoulGrillIndy, @circlecityspuds, @TheNYslice, & @FloribbeanFlair for being awesome enough to give me some info and answer my questions.  Each truck was great, and this was truly an amazing experience interacting with all of you.

Thanks to all involved.  Comments, questions, ideas?  Just let me know.

Eat on,

--J