Bloomington Food Choices

[Hovadipo 57,080]

29 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

No problem whatsoever.

That place had been there forever and was pretty meh.

[Stuhoo 82,126]

21 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

So Mother Bear's has expanded yet Cafe Pizzeria is re-inventing/closing because Cafe Pizzeria had 'not-suckish' pizza? no-nononoooooWay

Now admittedly I am stupid. BUT I AM NOT WRONG THIS TIME!

[Hovadipo 57,080]

15 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

So Mother Bear's has expanded yet Cafe Pizzeria is re-inventing/closing because Cafe Pizzeria had 'not-suckish' pizza? no-nononoooooWay

Now admittedly I am stupid. BUT I AM NOT WRONG THIS TIME!

I’m not surprised that it shut down, but I am very sad. It was a nightmare to get to especially with Kirkwood becoming more restricted and if you didn’t know about it already, they sure weren’t marketing it.

And for the record, I like MB more, but both hold a special place in my ticker. 

[Chris007 46,375]

2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

DO NOT DENIGRATE CAFE PIZZARIA!  That was almost my second home in the late 60's and before you smart off that was the 1960's not the 1860's.

I agree love the Pizzeria. Give me a Mozzarella salad with house dressing and a strom any day of the week. The Webb family are good people. It's the only place in town with some Edgewood jerseys hanging on the walls. One of those could be mine. 

[Chris007 46,375]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

So Mother Bear's has expanded yet Cafe Pizzeria is re-inventing/closing because Cafe Pizzeria had 'not-suckish' pizza? no-nononoooooWay

Now admittedly I am stupid. BUT I AM NOT WRONG THIS TIME!

It closed because the family that owns it wants to retire and spend time with family. Mother Bears has a couple different owners

[Stuhoo 82,126]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

And for the record, I like MB more, but both hold a special place in my ticker. 

That is likely pepperoni reflux 

[Dave from Dayton 3,366]

Remembering old eateries in B'town:

Tao House at Washington and 10th.  Fuchsia plants all overhead.  Trucker sammy. Brown rice. French toast with almond, orange, nutmeg.   Waitresses in jangly jewelry and light cotton flowing skirts with embroidery...blissfully serving food learned from the Ashram. You can get the Tao Cookbook from Amazon but it is published by the Indiana University Press so go there instead.  My SIL is practicing Hindu...and my niece and  her family.  Went to a new Hindu Shrine one hour NE of Philly...recently. And just visited the one on the SE side of B'town.

Rudi's Bakery previously the Ashram Bakery near the Tao.  What was that Hungry Cookie? 

The other bakery across from Teter that had special filled cupcakes to die for.

The Vienna Dog House introduced me to Falafel but I liked their breakfast coffee cake and other vegetarian stuff.

The Gold Rush...with caviar on the buffet...yuk...Reminds me of Tom Hanks in Big.

The Earth Kitchen...and Two Bit Rush...and Runcible Spoon...  Who was that guy that always hung around those first two spots?  Alan?  

Zeus' Gyros...Gables...Tortilla Flat...Mother Bear's...Uptown...

Not to mention the coffee shop below the Memorial Union cafeteria that had weekend folk music...wasn't the Rathskeller...that name I can't recall.

And that concrete block bar/dive rugby club players frequented just west of Mother Bear's.

Love me some Bluebird!!!!!!!

Flashback time:  I got my first radial haircut (Afro-like) at a shop in the complex on Kirkwood.  Miss most of my hair.  At least I still have the 'stache!

 

 

[cthomas 6,522]

5 hours ago, Dave from Dayton said:

Remembering old eateries in B'town:

Tao House at Washington and 10th.  Fuchsia plants all overhead.  Trucker sammy. Brown rice. French toast with almond, orange, nutmeg.   Waitresses in jangly jewelry and light cotton flowing skirts with embroidery...blissfully serving food learned from the Ashram. You can get the Tao Cookbook from Amazon but it is published by the Indiana University Press so go there instead.  My SIL is practicing Hindu...and my niece and  her family.  Went to a new Hindu Shrine one hour NE of Philly...recently. And just visited the one on the SE side of B'town.

Rudi's Bakery previously the Ashram Bakery near the Tao.  What was that Hungry Cookie? 

The other bakery across from Teter that had special filled cupcakes to die for.

The Vienna Dog House introduced me to Falafel but I liked their breakfast coffee cake and other vegetarian stuff.

The Gold Rush...with caviar on the buffet...yuk...Reminds me of Tom Hanks in Big.

The Earth Kitchen...and Two Bit Rush...and Runcible Spoon...  Who was that guy that always hung around those first two spots?  Alan?  

Zeus' Gyros...Gables...Tortilla Flat...Mother Bear's...Uptown...

Not to mention the coffee shop below the Memorial Union cafeteria that had weekend folk music...wasn't the Rathskeller...that name I can't recall.

And that concrete block bar/dive rugby club players frequented just west of Mother Bear's.

Love me some Bluebird!!!!!!!

Flashback time:  I got my first radial haircut (Afro-like) at a shop in the complex on Kirkwood.  Miss looking like one of the Mod Squad.

 

 

I loved the Tao and I have the cookbook. I am a vegetarian so that place was perfect for me in the spring of 1976. I was in grad school and had my three year old daughter with me. We spent a lot of lunches there. She loved the " lellow cheese samiches". Special memories.