I've been wanting fried chicken lately but didn't want to drive very far for it so with Botoms Up closed I decided on Gabbys.  Lisa mentioned Brunzeez mushrooms on the way up and that's all it took to change my mind.  As I've mentioned before we rarely go someplace that doesn't have beer but we went anyway.
We ordered a 4 piece all white and finally decided on two sides of mushrooms.  It's a bit of a wait for fried chicken but they say that beforehand so you're aware.  The chicken was very good but the mushrooms were even better plus there's a lot of them.
Overall a great choice.

On Thursday Lisa wasn't feeling good and said that soup sounded good so after going through several options decided on El Jalisco to get the caldo de pollo that my cousin Joey turned us on to.  After checking out several options I saw steak tapatio which comes with a skewer of shrimp, street corn, grilled veggies and rice plus a sauce to put over the steak.
I called it in and they said 10 minutes and it was almost ready when I got there.  First for the bad, the steak tasted about what you would expect from a mexican restaurant.  Tough and not much flavor.  Not for the good.  The shrimp and corn were great and the veggies were also good.  With all the other food I only had a bite of the rice and it seemed okay.  Lisa's soup was real good but had way too much rice in it.  Next time we order it I'll see if we can get it with no rice and extra broth.  I doubt I order the steak again unless I could sub a couple more shrimp skewers instead of the steak.

We had to go to Menards yesterday and had some time before we grabbed something to eat so naturally we went to 618 Taphouse.  We'd originally planned on going to Sam's but just didn't feel like it so Taphouse won out.
While we were there we decided to get Popeyes and bring it home.  Popeyes used to be one of our favorite places but Carbondales shut down and wasn't very good before that plus they always seemed to be out of things we liked.  I looked online and saw they had a 5 piece chicken all white for less than $10 so we got that and two large red beans and rice and a large coleslaw.  When we went through the drive through I didn't see the five piece so I parked and ordered online.
When I went in the lady started working on our order and it was a good thing I was there because the chicken and red beans and rice would have been wrong.  Once we got home it was still warm enough to eat.  The chicken was good however the slaw wasn't.  I didn't think the red beans and rice were all that good but Lisa did and she's the main reason we got two orders.

Yesterday morning was a lazy kind of morning but we finally got motivated and went to Moonshine Run for a late lunch.  It has become one of my favorite places due to it's menu and quality of food.
I went over thinking ribeye but I changed to a cheeseburger and onion rings.  Lisa hasn't been feeling well but she got an italian beef and side salad.  Mike got a burger and Debbie got a steak sandwich both got fries.
It took an inordinate amount of time for our food to arrive.  With the temp dropping this wasn't a good thing.  When the food arrived mine and Mike's burgers were mixed up, I'd ordered medium and him well done.  We couldn't change because I'd ordered grilled onions on mine and he doesn't like onions.  I didn't care much for the burger, it was dry and the cheese wasn't real great.  My onion rings were great though.  Lisa's italian beef was okay but different from when she got it last time and I didn't think as good.  Debbie said her steak sandwich was okay but I don't think she loved it.  Mike liked his burger and the fries were real good.
Overall my first subpar experience there, hopefully it will be better next time.
On the way home I was worried about black ice and my windshield kept freezing making the long wait for food worse.

Since we were on the other side of Carbondale yesterday we decided to go to Frenchmans Widow only to change our minds on the way over and go to Champs.  We hadn't been there in a while and it seems like they've gone through a lot of new management changes.
When we walked in the place has undergone some renovation with new booths and new floor being the most noticeable.  The booths were not real comfortable so we moved to a table that had a bench on one side and chairs on the other.  I finally decided on fish and chips while Lisa went for the italian beef and onion rings.
When the food came to the table mine was a fish sandwich not the cutups.  I didn't want to wait so I said it was okay but it was mediocre and the fries were what appeared to be frozen crinkle cut.  Once again the fries were just okay and the sandwich was very sloppy, falling apart as I ate it.  Lisa's italian beef was really good as were the onion rings.  The italian beef could have used more au jus though.
In retrospect I should have gone with one of the burgers.