Shedding Off One More Layer Of Skin

The wife had won a gift card last year sometime for a newish place over in Bettendorf. Hey 25 bucks is a good start for a meal.

A musical interlude before I get going.

If this song isn't a clue. Let me explain. So we have a gift card to the Tangled Wood over in Bettendorf.

https://thetangledwood.com/

Now The Tangled Wood appears to have a rather diverse menu. Burgers,Sandwiches,BBQ and Pizza plus more.

You know me. I'm going to try the pizza. The Wife and kid aren't quite sure what they are getting.

Let's go!

Btw. The is one of those fake phony weather days where it is well above normal temps. I've seen people out in shorts and flip flops already
Supposed to snow Tuesday,I digress.

Cocktail time. The wife and I have been working too many hours.

Upon arrival.

Some type of bicycle rack and air pump.

The bathroom. Men's only and it was pretty clean for 430 pm on a Sunday afternoon mid winter. Although I did say the weather was fooling us all.

A few interior shots. While we were the fairly early it was nice and quiet. I like that compared to some boot scoot and boogie places.

The menu. Some things on there I will go back and try.

Okay. On with the food. I mean isn't this why you read this blog? I've got to say a few things right now. I tend to read alot of reviews. Whether they be good or bad it's how we play the game.Right? I mean who wants to waste money on  food anymore?

I had read the yelp's and tripadvisor for The Tangled Wood. Mostly middling and underwhelming. Service and such lacking. Thoughts down page.

The food.

Moll ordered a Californian sandwich. Turkey,bacon,advado,lettuce and garlic.

Sher got the breaded tenderloin.

I got pizza(duh). A Tavern Style thin crust sausage and pepperoni.

A few pics of us sharing and caring.

The outside patio area.

The to go pizza box. I have never seen a box like this ever!

Final thoughts. I'm like you all. I want to get some value for my dining dollars. A gift certificate helped us out today.

Reading some reviews I had my doubts of this place in Bettendorf.

Let me say. I loved the Tangled Wood.

The breaded tenderloin was as good as we have had any where around here,except for maybe Breitbach's battered tenderloin. I'll go back just for a tenderloin.

Moll loved her sandwich.

The zza?

The crust was almost,almost as good as Zoey's in Marion Ia. The sausage was not QC Style ground. But similar in a way. The cheese was the surprise. A lot of it and not skimpy.

The only ding was the sauce. Needs just a little more kick to it.

Overall I am happy today with our visit to The Tangled Wood. We did see other food coming out of the kitchen that looked good too.

So. I had my doubts. The joke was on me.

Driving home. We saw this cloud. Crappy pic,but it sort of looked like an angel if you squint really hard and believe.

Thanks for tagging along today. It was a good one with the promise of warmer days,patio time,family and some live music coming our way.

Scotty.

A steady diet of gov't cheese!

Now well what do you want to do with your life?

Well duh. I just want to eat pizza!

Lol. So our last update from last year kind of went sideways on us, gift certificate fail.

Well it's time to try again. This time we are heading to Van's location in downtown Davenport. We have now been to the Harrison St and Bettplex Van's. We shall see what the trifecta brings us.

So might as well head down by the river. Feeling kinda grungy today for my musical selections.

https://www.vanspizza.net/


I had intentions of doing this blog post mid January. We did drive downtown only to find out that Van's was having their company Christmas party that day. ARRRRRRGGGHHHH!

I'm beginning to think this gift card has a curse upon it..

As ever let us endeavor to persevere. We'll try again. I mean I've got a gift certificate to use.

Let's go!

It's supposed to be some Tom Petty Full Moon Fever tonite. The moon is bright.

The downtown Van's. The downtown scene tonite was happening. All kinds of people out for the car show. The Adler Theater had something going on to.

I had front loaded as usual.

Van's bathroom was pretty dang clean for a Saturday. We got there around 6ish so the bathrooms haven't been slaughtered yet.

I started this blog in 2016 of some month and my then 10 year old enjoyed playing along. Going on 15 years old. This is what I get.

Oh well. She's been a good sport. And her palate is still chicken tenders for the most part!

Van's menu. I gotta start taking better pictures too.

So we ordered A small Taco. A medium double sausage. And the old Pat McGuires Nacho's. Van's took over the Pat McGuires on Harrison St.

 Your's truly.

So? We have now completed the Van's Quad City Trifecta. I've gotta say. I love Van's Pizza. Van's thin crust is as good as there is around the Quad Cities.

The old Pat McGuires nacho's were off the hook.

Hopefully this blog get's going again. Stops. Starts. Aches. Pains. As always life does get in the way of fun,but.

Tonite we had a good time.

I hope you all follow along with us you faithful readers.

Scotty

BTW. Since we were down by the river.

The Middle Of The Road

Is there a private cul-de-sac? Let's find out.

I know. I know. I've been a lazy laggard for a few months. There is this sports complex over in Bettendorf with some newer joints to eat at. Located at Middle & Forest Grove Rd in northern Bettendorf.

https://www.tbkbanksportscomplex.com/

Among these places is


Foundry Drink + Tap
Cheesy Cow Mac & Eatery
Freshii
Subway
Oscars Pub
Nitrogen Ice Cream
Hurts Donuts

I just had to add this video. I mean who doesn't love donuts?

And last but not least. A new Van's Pizza. This locale is strictly a carry out operation.

https://vanspizzaandmoreia.com/

Full confession time. We got a Van's gift card for a Christmas present. So we might as well check it out. I mean free pizza is a good thing.

The Bettendorf location has a picture of the menu on their website.

So it's Saturday the 28th of December and a real crummy weather day outside. But it has been awhile since we ventured forth for pizza. And well the holidays just seem to consume cubic dollars.


So we ordered some pizza we thought was going to be free(more on that later) and hopped in the car.

Cheers! It's been kind of a rough year and here's hoping the new year turns out better.

This Bettplex area we cruised around to see what we could see. I did mention the weather is foggy and crappy.

I did not get any inside pics of Van's.

Home and the pizza on the counter.

We ordered a Taco,Sausage and Pepperoni and a double Sausage and Onion. We got a free order of bread or nuggets of some sort.

How was the pizza?

Great. Thin crust. Sausage is on point. The sauce has a good kick too it. Wife and kid say the Taco is better than about anyone else's. That's a bold statement. The QC is known for it's Taco pizza.

Van's has three QC locations.

Now. Let me vent for just a bit and I will move on.

Like I said earlier. We got a Van's gift card for Christmas. I guess I should have been a little more proactive about gift cards and such. One would think a Van's gift card would be good at all three QC locations right?

Wrong. Van's gift cards don't work at the Bettplex location. Had I known that or been more proactive and asked. I would have used said gift card at the Harrison or Brady St locale.

My bad and I was pretty pissed for a bit. I hadn't planned on spending my money.

But. We now have a gift card for the downtown Van's!


Okay. Van's Pizza is really good and my bad experience today does not reflect upon their pizza.

I give Van's a 9. So we still have a Van's gift card to use.

DLR says!