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Garibaldi's

Garibaldi's

2346 W Higgins Rd, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169, United States

Pizza • Pasta • Italian • Sandwiches


"I have always driven by this pizza location. I have been told by many friends that they have solid pizza and I need to check them out. The name is Garibaldi's in Hoffman Estates. There are two locations for Garibaldi's. The first is in Arlington Heights and the second is in Hoffman Estates. I chose to go to the Hoffman Estates location to do this review of their pizza. The moment that you walk in it has a vibe like a 50s diner. The menu has so many items on it, such as Italian beef, burgers, hotdogs, and more. They are not only known just for pizza. It was lunchtime when I arrived at the location. The lunch rush was pretty busy. Many of the people that were ordering seemed like regulars. I asked to do a slice of sausage and pepperoni to try both to give a thorough review. I waited about 10 minutes for my slices to be ready. I am not sure if they were made to order or if they were premade. I will say both the slices were huge. I first tried the sausage slice. The crust was very crunchy. The dough did not have a lot of flavor, but I did like the texture. There was a ton of cheese which was good. The sauce also had a forgettable flavor. The sausage tasted like mediocre sausage. My best evaluation would be it tasted very much like Home Run pizza. The pepperoni had better flavor, but was extremely greasy, which was to be expected. The cheese immediately sloughed off and became a pile of cheese mess. The flavor of the pepperoni pizza, like I said, was better than the sausage. I do not think I would make an effort to order from here if I lived in the area. The pizza was just average at best. I may come back to Garibaldi's and try their other items on their menu."

Ole Bus Stop Diner

Ole Bus Stop Diner

64 Mulberry St, Booneville I-41314-8021, United States

Lunch • Diners • Burgers • Southern


"Visited while traveling through Booneville as it seemed to be the only restaurant in town that was open for breakfast; on second thought I think it may have been the only restaurant in town. Parking is shared with the gas station next door, and at 9AM we had no trouble finding a spot, although parking does seem to be rather limited. After coming in the front door I asked the person behind the counter if we seated ourselves, to which was answered with a nod. We seated ourselves in the larger of the two dining areas, where to other parties (one group 6 people and a group of 2. We sat there a good 20 minutes and several passes of the counter-clerk/waitress before I decided to go out to the car to get a drink. A few minutes later the waitress appeared and we placed our biscuits gravy and fried bologna order. After placing our breakfast order we waited another 15 minutes, which isn't incredibly long. The food that we received was underwhelming. Brown gravy, typically meant for a roast or a Salisbury steak versus milk or sausage gravy with frozen biscuits that can only be described as undercooked and gummy. The gravy was incredibly salty, like what you would imagine from a packaged mix you would buy in bulk. We didn't finish them, but still asked for a box in the hopes that our German Shepherd would eat what had been paid for, but even he wouldn't eat it. I had hopes for the fried bologna. It's such a simple, filling, and tasty meal, but again we were let down. The bologna was the super thin sandwich slices so there was no substance to it. The toast was done well, but must have sat waiting for the biscuits to thaw, because the sandwich itself was room temperature. The food was bad, but inexpensive, costing less than $20. Aside from the smell of stale smoke the restaurant seemed clean-ish, but apparently hadn't been inspected by the Health Department since December 2021 if the inspection sheet displayed on the corkboard at the entrance is up-to-date. The service was okay, but seemed understaffed for a Saturday morning. Overall, eat before you get to Booneville."