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Food Fight, Food Fight!

So it's not really a food fight. Your Quad City Pizza blogger lives in Eldridge. The city of Eldridge put on a food truck soiree in the high school parking lot tonite.

Summer is here with a vengeance after the last few months of flood level rains. Let me just say the wife,kid and I worked up a sweat in the parking lot along with probably another 500 or so  people. Our next door neighbors Jay and Brenda showed up too!

So this event had ice cream,coffee,ribs,tacos,pizza,brats,burgers,macaroni and probably a few things I missed.

This update isn't really much of a critique as it is more of us eating our way thru the trucks and having fun!

Pic heavy enjoy.

The last pic taken. I was sweaty and took a big bite out of Sher's butter brickel ice cream  cone. It was tasty.

So what did we all get?

A wood fired pizza.
Baby back ribs.
Tacos.
Water.
A slushy.

These type of events are a lot of fun. A bunch of people showed up too! My retired eye doctor. A few friends we know and mostly citizens that I think are drawn to these types of events. Everyone was pretty chilled even tho it was hot.

I actually talked to people I didn't even know. We were all hot and sweaty,but no one was complaing.

Good times. I gotta give the city of Eldridge some love. They are moving forward with good things like this.

While 1973 was a long time ago and I was only nine years old. But the vibe was the same. I think we all hunger for coming together. I know I had a good time tonite.

Cheers

Scotty

Something new & Something old

 Good to be back. Seems we got busy with regular old life for a bit. Life has a way of doing that. We have been out for pizza,but weren't worth the effort for a blog post.

That said. I've had a place over in Silvis tickling my taste buds and it's time to check it out.

Also while putting this together. Ever had a catchy tune stuck in yer head and then find a video that just totally reinvents the song?

I think I did. For those of us of a certain age who kinda grew up with the golden age of MTV. Some  songs seems to stick.

Enjoy!

I could do a whole blog post of 80's video too just because the 80's was the best ever.

Okay. But Scotty. Where are we going?

Room 222. Remember that show? Never mind we are going to Tap 22 in Silvis Illinois. It's been on my radar for awhile,but like everything else dollars and time and the ole push pull means we are finally getting around to a visit.

https://tap22grill.com/

I'm on vacation so lets have some fun.

One more awesome song before we leave. The fire in your eyes.

Yours truly getting in the mood.

A quick aside. We are truly astounded when cruising over the I-74 bridge and watching the new bridge take shape. I try and grab a few pics each time. A Billion dollars and change gets you 8 lanes and whatever else. I am really enjoying watching this bridge being built.

Okay. So Tap 22 is right across from Green Chevrolet in Silvis.

The mens bathroom was fairly clean. I give it a 7.

Pics of the menu. We were kind of shuffled off into the far corner. It wasn't very bright and was rather dark. I didn't care for that. The bar area would have been a better place for us. Oh well,live and learn.

Let's get to the chow. The gals ordered water. I got a Coke(tm). Tap 22 looked to have an impressive tap beer selection. Go see for yourself. I stick to rum.

Now. The food. Moll ordered her usual chicken strips. Sheri got the breaded Tenderloin and I ordered the double pepperoni pizza.

So how was the chow? We all agreed the pizza was actually the star of this show. Hand tossed crust had a good yeasty flavor and had a good crunch. What really made this pizza was the sauce. Yeah. I said the sauce. I can't remember the last time we had a pizza this saucy.

It was saucy!

The let down was the chicken strips. They were okay,but a bit under cooked. The tenderloin had good flavor. I wouldn't go back for it tho.

So. Final thoughts. Tap 22 is well worth it for the pizza. I can't say we will be back anytime soon,but I give it a solid 8.

While I'm on an 80's kick .I'll leave you with some Del Fuegos.

As always faithfull readers. We do this for the fun.It's a long slide,for an out!

Scotty

I miss Gary Richrath

Man the dude could straight up play good ole rock and roll guitar. He never got the praise I think he deserved either.

That said. Let's get ready to rock and roll and eat some BPT's and some Zza!

So what does 157 Riverside Ave have to do with our blog?

Today's blog post is my lovely wife's birthday celebration. She got to pick where she wanted to go. We have bandied about this place in downtown Bettendorf. They have pizza and breaded tenderloins on the menu. Let's GO!

https://www.riversidegrillebett.com/


I could not do this blog without my wife. She rolls with changes better than I can. Happy birthday Sher. I love you.

Let's go!

So Riverside Grille is down by the casino in Bettendorf. I don't give a crap about gambling so I won't give cheap advertising.

The menu.

I got ahead of myself. Right down the street from K&K Hardware.

The chow. Moll ordered a crispy chicken wrap with onion straws. Sher ordered a breaded tenderloin with hand cut fries. I ordered a Kitchen Sink pizza with extra sausage.

We first ordered cheddar nuggets. They were fresh!

The tenderloin.

The Kid and a chicken wrap.

The sink.

Let me just say. The pizza is what I have been looking for. QC Style ground sausage on a thin crust. Riverside has a really great thin crust.


Moll love her chicken wrap. The pizza Sher and I give an 8.5. The star of tonite's show is the tenderloin. This tenderloin has a panko breading and we could see it. It really made this tenderloin stand out.

We all agreed we would be back to Riverside for more food. Well worth it if you are in the area.

It feels good to be getting back on track blog wise.

As always. Enjoy the ride with us.

Scotty

One of those bucket list places!

Give me that countryside indeed.So . I have been past Argo Corners quite a few times. Argo Corners is one of those places you might have heard about,but not really sure where it actually is.

It is  north of Pleasant Valley and Lock and Dam 14. And west of LeClaire on Territorial Rd

https://www.facebook.com/Argo-corners-202902876527382/

It has been on our radar for a long time and a bucket list check off.

Our neighbors give Argo a big thumbs up. So we decided to take a quick drive east out of town.

Poured that rum a little too strong.

From my minimal research. Argo used to be town. Maybe. The bar used to be a general store and whatever. I like to think it was a place to gather and get drunk. Cause the clientele were having a good time too.

 Argo is now a bar and grill north of PV and west of Leclaire, Works for me.

We have heard about the burgers there. Sher and Moll ordered burgers. I ordered a tenderloin as usual.

Burgers and Tenderloins.

Sher and Moll loved their burgers. My tenderloin was a fritter
 We all ate most of our food. Argo has a nice breakfast menu too. We will be back for eggs and bacon.

We did like the vibe there,even tho we were outsiders. Bar food. I give it a 8.5 on the Scotty scale!

I am learning to give these off the beaten path places my food money. Cause they do hit the spot.

Sher,Moll and I agreed we would go back to Argo Corners and try out their breakfast.

Cheers!