Honey's Frozen Yogurt

Are you looking to take your ice cream experience to the next level? Then Honey's Frozen Yogurt is the place for you! Located in Linway Plaza in Goshen, Honey's is the perfect spot to get dessert after you have enjoyed dinner at one of the nearby restaurants, or makes a great pre-movie treat! You begin your ice cream adventure, by deciding if you want a "bottom" in your cup baked within walking distance at the Dutch Maid Bakery, this can mean cake, brownie, or whoopie pie. Next fill your cup with delicious frozen yogurt, choose from unique flavors such as Ooey Gooey Cinnamon Bun, Old Fashioned Peanut Butter, Sea Salt Caramel Pretzel, Dreamy Dark Chocolate, Pomegranate Energy; don't be afraid to mix a couple flavors like I did with the California Tart and Mango Sorbet. Finally your journey will take you to the glorious topping bar; you get a sense of whimsy as you turn the knobs on the old fashioned gum ball machines and are delivered morsels of candy and cereal to top off your icy treat, but if you're not in the mood for sweets step over to the buffet of fruit for a fresh summer treat, I piled on the strawberries and blackberries...okay, okay, I may have added a few cheesecake bites as well! The beauty of the self serve frozen yogurt bar is that you control your cost, your cool creation will be weighed at the check out, and you pay $0.45 an ounce. If frozen yogurt isn't your thing, maybe tea is, Honey's has 22 varieties of loose leaf tea for your sipping pleasure. Now,If the tasty yogurt, myriad of toppings, and fine tea aren't enough to lure you in, the late hours are sure to do the trick; when the rest of the county has shut down at 9:00pm Honey's will still be open for three more hours offering you tasty treats and a charming little room with couches and cafe tables to catch up with friends or add a sweet ending to date night.

DC's Burgers and more

Please know that it is a bit painful for me to write this review, when Michael picked up a midnight snack for us the other night, we had such high hopes, and they were completely dashed. We love DC's pizza, they have amazing, quality ingredients, and a unique menu, so we expected the same for DC's Burgers and more, we had seen promises of "local, quality ingredients," but after a few bites, we weren't convinced that is what we received. I'm a sucker for fish and chips, so when I saw "beer battered," I knew what I wanted Michael to bring home for me. I can forgive the soggy fries, after all, they did have a seven minute drive to cool off; what I cannot forgive is fish "filets" that are all the same size and shape. I told Michael I was sure the fish was pre-made and frozen, although he informed me that the uniformity of shape and size was not enough proof, I think I convinced him when I told him, they tasted exactly like the fish the hospital cafeteria serves (which, admittedly, isn't terrible, but I certainly am not paying $7.99 for three measly pieces of it). As I am griping about my late night "treat," I catch a glimpse of my husband's Ulti-meat burger, which is described as two hamburger patties, with a chicken breast in between, onion ring, bacon, cheese, fry sauce and pickles, and can't help, but notice that his chicken breast is, a chicken patty; I'm talking Tyson, elementary school cafeteria, formed meat, chicken patty, and for $11.99, you better believe we expected more than processed, and shaped chicken. As we were discussing DC's advertisements of quality, local products versus what we received, Michael said "this is almost too bad to be true, I feel like we got punked." We didn't feel this way because the food tasted terrible, or was undercooked, or even overcooked, but because the food was low quality and overpriced.

Sauk Trail on 17

Last night was date night, so we chose a restaurant that is quite literally two miles from our house, and completely new to us. We walked in to a beautifully decorated restaurant, and were greeted by a hostess who looked like she was ready to hit the gym (think black stretch capris, black t shirt, and tennis shoes), as we saw more staff members it became clear that each was told they had to wear black, but were given no other regulations. I understand black is thought to be sleek, and almost professional looking, but not when it is shorts or tank tops (by the way...tank tops in the kitchen, big health code violation!). I will say that despite the dress code, or lack thereof, the staff was all very friendly. We were seated at a table that had bench seating on one side, chairs on the other, and as we waited for our appetizer I examined the bench seating and was thankful Michael chose that side to sit on, I doubt the upholstery has ever been cleaned. Imagine one of those crime scenes where they turn on the black light and you can see all of the traces of blood, this is exactly how the bench looked. Our fried pickle chip appetizer came out quickly, and it was delicious, we loved the addition of fresh dill in the breading of the pickles. As we waited on our meal, I can honestly say that our water glasses were never empty, and it wasn't just our waitress, but all of the staff who would fill our glasses; as someone who drinks water like it's going out of style, I appreciated this! When we got our meal, the first thing Michael saw was onions on his pulled pork nachos, which he asked to be left off...the food runner was very accommodating, and took the nachos back and fixed them for him. I do have to say that for $9, the full size pulled pork nacho appetizer was well worth the money, although they would be even better with tortillas fried in the restaurant, rather than store bought. I ordered the Smoker combo with hesitation as it was $17, but I wanted to be able to sample their smoked meats. My plate came with 4-5 smoking hot ribs, a warm pulled pork slider, and a slice of smoked sausage that probably cost fifty cents at the grocery store; I also got a salad, and a side of macaroni and cheese that Michael told me was really good and cheesy.  The ribs were blackened on the outside and perfectly moist on the inside, some of the best I have ever had; despite not being very warm, the pulled pork slider was delicious as well; and as for the smoked sausage, well it was more like a piece of Oscar Meyer kielbasa cooked on a grill, I had really hoped for a fresh sausage link that they smoked in house themselves. All in all, it was not enough meat to be worth $17, it was good, but not enough to warrant the price. My conclusion, Sauk Trail on 17 has great food, good service, and a poor ambiance, next time we might just have to try take out, so we know that the stains we are sitting on belong to us!