Favorite Meals

Whenever I am in Bloomington, I have four meals that I consistently crave.

The first is the French Toast with cinnamon and powdered sugar at Wee Willies on South Walnut. I don’t know how they do it, for its not really that complicated a dish, but Wee Willies makes the absolute best on the planet, and I crave it in the mornings.

I also crave the House Gourmet Pizza at Greek’s Pizza. The pizza has the best crust of any pizza I’ve ever had in the United States. It’s light and flavorful—and that’s before the toppings. The House Gourmet pizza has feta cheese and gyro meat on it – and it’s worth the trip. It was the first pizza I ever had at Greek’s, and it is the pizza that keeps me coming back.

The next is at Soma—the coffee shop, but it’s not coffee. I crave their Blue Suede Shoes and Zucchini Bread. The Blue Suede Shoes is an all fruit smoothie. Pure fruit: Blueberries, a bit of melon, a bit of banana, blended together with apple juice. It’s dynamite and something that I have ordered more times than I can count. Accompanied by Zucchini Bread, it’s a perfect snack in the afternoon.

Upstairs from Soma is the Laughing Planet, home of my next favorite Bloomington meal: a spinach and black bean California-style burrito. Wrapped in aluminum foil, the burrito is a tasty and filling lunch or dinner.

However, not all places in Bloomington are created equal, paying attention to detail. I stopped by the Scholar’s Inn Bakehouse for lunch today—while waiting for my sandwich to be made, I noticed they had at least three packages of their bagel chips that were at least a week past their “consume by” date on display. I thought about asking for my money back, but instead I pointed out the problem and am thinking about not returning.