So Eldridge has had a little diner open for a few months now. The Tasty Cafe certainly is a hit here in town . Only open from 6am to 3pm. Every time I drive pass it's always busy.
The wife and I finally gave it a try. We had breakfast and it certainly hit the spot. Kinda hard to mess that up.
We all agreed that we would be back fairly often. Serving mostly breakfast and lunch items.
The wife and I ordered the standard two egg/hash browns and sausage. Hers scrambled,mine over easy.
The kid ordered scrambled eggs/bacon and pancakes.
So how was it? Pretty darn good.
Will we go back? Yes indeed. It's like a thirty second drive from our house to get there too!
Eldridge has needed a little diner type restaurant like this for a long time. And it looks like they
our doing great business.
Confession time. We are visiting a pizza joint I used to visit fairly often way back when. For some reason I quit going there. Not sure why although the vagaries of life do happen.
This QC Pizza Blog update is straight up pizza for a change. We are venturing across the river to Pizza And Sub's in Rock Island.
And so today is one of those dreary spring days. But the wife,kid and I are actually all on the same page and looking forward to this blog update. I mean we are excited to go. I think we might try out a few extra personal size pizza's.
I don't know about you all fine readers,but our dour situation is finally healing and my family unit is getting back to where we were over a year ago. Thank you for staying with us.
We are.
On with the show. Cocktail time.
The wife finally can smile too.
The kid.
Okay and on with the show. Over the river and thru the Saukie woods to Pizza and Sub's we go.
The menu.
The pizza's.
A personal size Taco.
A personal size Pesto Especial.
A medium half pepperoni half sausage.
So let's cut to the chase. The wife and kid seemed to like their pizza's. The sausage and pepperoni I ordered was bland. The crust was the only thing I could say was okay.
Will I go back to Pizza and Sub's? Not likely. I always try and find something to like from a pizza place. I can't give this trip more than a 5.
Sorry. I call it like I taste it. Not as bad as Manny's in Fulton Illinois,but right behind in ranking.
On the way back. We stopped to take a pic from Igor's. Go there instead.
As an aside. I've had a Dairy Queen gift card in my wallet forever. Two vanilla malts were great!
Final thoughts. Sometimes doing this blog we visit a place with high hopes. I always try and find something to be positive about each place we visit. Alas. I did not find pizza goodness today. The wife and kid begged to differ,but this isn't their blog.
As I always tell my coworkers. We shall endeavor to persevere.There is always pizza goodness right around the corner
On a roll I know. The wife is slowly becoming healthy again. Spring is here and I actually had to bust out the lawnmower today.
Moll has a visiting friend over and we were stumped where to go. Thirteen and fourteen year old girls would rather titter,giggle and want chicken tenders.
So Moll and her buddy Maddie decided a 30 piece and fries were what they wanted. Makes my heart warm to see Moll have her best friend over that had to move away due to circumstances. They get to visit about every three months.
Lucy is not impressed.
Cheap advertising? I don't care. I'm not a girl. They wanted this and for the wife and I to leave. They have important girl things to discuss.
Okay. On with the show. As usual. We wrangled and wrestled where to eat. Our first stop was packed and I said I'm not waiting 45 minutes for a table.
But,that was a good thing. Because rightly so. Sheri and I found our newest bestest favorite pizza in the Quad Cities and I am not lying!
The Treehouse. It's down on East Kimberly around the Home Depot area.
I've heard good and bad things about this place and have been by a million times.
What I can say having had the pizza is that it is my newest favorite pizza in the entire QC area.
I do not say that lightly. Those of you that really know me know I take pizza like life and death.
The bathroom was okay.
Alas I did not get any pics of the menu. Although go to the link I provided all is revealed.
And. It's not Heinz. It's not Hunts. It's French's ketchup. I can't recall the last time I have seen this ketchup ever. Dang tasty too!
Let's get to it. I had perused the Treehouse's menu before and I had a pretty good idea of what I and Sheri would order.
Full confession time. Lately we have split our QC Pizza Blog time between pizza and breaded Tenderloins.
So that is what we got.
Well?
Outstanding!!!!!!!
The tenderloin dare I say it rivals Stout's in Clinton. Meaty,moist with a perfect crunchy breading.
The pizza? Now. You all know my love for pizza. Right? Right.
I'll be right up font and say the Treehouse pizza has vaulted right up to Numero Uno as my favorite pizza in the Quad Cities.
A thin tavern style crust. Chunky sausage. Zippy sauce.Could have had a little more cheese,but that is nit pickin.
This pizza is off the hook awesome!
Final thoughts.
Bears. Wooden Bears.
Winter is over,I digress.
Final thoughts. The parking lot is steep. Don't fall down.
Let's get to the end.
Will Sher and I go back to The Treehouse Eatery? Heck yes. Sher has way different taste's in pizza and she loved Treehouse's pizza.
I am gushing like my 13 year old. The pizza is off the charts. The tenderloin rivals any thing around here. I count Stout's in Clinton as a fave. The Treehouse is just as good.
I can say. I had my reservations about The Treehouse Eatery. I'm like you all. I read all the online Yelp,Tripadvisor et al reviews.
My experience was just fine. We were seated promptly. Our waitress was attentive. Drinks and food came out when they should have.
The owner? I had a quick ten second chat. I gave him a quick thumbs up.
On my Scotty scale of food? I give The Treehouse a good solid 9.5 for everything. The pizza alone is well worth the visit.
Wow! Back to back blog updates. The wife is now walking with a cane and going back to work shortly. Hopefully our postings get back to where we were last year before everything turned to dreck.
Last week we were in Clinton County. Guess what? We are going back to Clinton County for another QC Pizza blog post. No pizza this week. My brother in law wanted us to celebrate his birthday with him at Bushwood Country Club in the greater Calamus Iowa area.
Okay it's not Bushwood where the swells hang out. It's Wapsi Oaks. My brothers in law love to golf. I learned long ago about a man and his limitations. My limitation is that I am (according to Charles Barkley) a turrible,turrible golfer. I gave it up to maintain my sanity and an incurable slice.
She's alright finally! Full confession. I just love the jam sessions at Darryl Hall's studio
The best part is the wife can now drive again. That means I get to pre cocktail before we go!
Cheers
The Mrs. You don't know how happy she is to be able to drive the Batmobile again.Can you imagine not being able to drive for 10 weeks or at all?
So, The whole point of this blog update was my brother in law Larry's birthday. He wanted for us to go to Wapsi Oaks for food. Food is what we got.
After a quick 25 minute jaunt from Eldridge to Calamus I had to use the bathroom. Nice and clean.
On with the food. In all honesty I did not get many pictures of food.
I will say.Wapsi Oaks menu is kick ass! I had my doubts. I shouldn't have. Calamus Iowa is kind of out in the proverbial nowhere. We ran into some dear friends of ours we hadn't seen in a few years. Kim and Kirby we need to reconnect!
The wife and I both ordered the same steak. A 14 ounce NY Strip. She had veggies. I had potato,baked.
I did not get many pics of the steak,but let me just say. Wapsi Oaks has seriously a great menu. Our steaks were cooked perfect. Great flavor. Great service.Great atmosphere too.
Sher and I agreed we would go back just for the steak. Seriously.
A bit of our family. My brother in law Larry couldn't be more of a friend and he loves us.
Obviously not a pizza oriented blog update. But. I repeat, but. If you are in the general vicinity of Calamus Iowa and wanting a steak. Wapsi Oaks has a great menu.A great bar. Great staff and food.
Would I steer you wrong? I can't.I can say Wapsi Oaks filled up quickly. that tells me people from around that area know where good food is.
I'm gonna give Wapsi Oaks a 9.5 on the Scotty scale of steak. We will go back there for the food and you should too!
