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Jungle Jim’s International Market

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  After a steak dinner at Cincinnati’s Jeff Ruby’s Precinct, we decided to visit a place we have always wanted to go to but had never made it.  That place is Jungle Jim’s International Market.

Jungle Jim’s has over 200,000 square feet of space in which they sell over 150,000 items.

Upon entering the store you can either sign up for a tour or just pick up a map to help you find your way.  When we entered we chose the map and started our shopping adventure by working our way through the different countries of the world.  Each country is represented with shelves of foods imported from that country.

From there the food became more as we know it in regular markets, broken down by categories; soups, canned foods, or meat, for example.  But even at this point things are different.  The decorations are unbelievable.  Anything is possible.  Jungle Jim’s has a real navy fire truck to mark the location of the hot sauce and a pirate ship to mark the location of foods from the islands.

Jungle Jim’s also has events such as cooking classes and wine tasting. In their ads they ask you to spend the day and I would guess some people could.  For us it was a fun side to our visit to Cincinnati.

 

Malones Lexington / Travel Blog

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The weekend following our trip to Cincinnati we went to the Eagles concert in Lexington, Kentucky. As planned, we arrived in Lexington with plenty of time to eat a nice meal before the concert. It was very nice in that my wife’s two sisters and their husbands went also.  (I did not get a photo of us so I attached one of Malone’s Steakhouse when my wife, daughters and grandson took my Mother out for her birthday)

Malone’s offers a very relaxed atmosphere with a warm, friendly environment.  The dining room is lined with wood and stone, as well as framed autographs  of people who have dined with them.  I have eaten at Malone’s many times and have yet to find anything that I did not like.

Malone’s is best known for their steaks but they offer a wide selection of food to choose from.  The appetizers include some of my favorites:  the sweet and spicy calamari, spinach dip, and oysters Rockefeller.  My brother-in-law had the colossal shrimp cocktail which comes with shrimp more than twice the size  that you would get in other restaurants.

Malone’s also offers a wide selection of salads, seafood, house favorites including chicken and pork, and sandwiches.  The star of Malone’s menu has to be their steaks.  If you select a steak the price includes an all-you-can-eat Lexingtonian salad and one side item.

On this visit I chose the nine oz twin filets Rockefeller Au Gratin with a baked potato side.  The twin filets were tender and hot.  The Rockefeller Au Gratin was hot and covered the filets with its cheesy flavor.  This was the first time that I had tried this, and I did enjoy it, but on my next visit I may return to my old favorite: the twin filets with Kentucky Bourbon BBQ.

My wife had the  six oz filet with a side of asparagus.  Her steak was great and was well-seasoned. The only down side to any of the food we ordered was the asparagus.  It was very thick and was bit woody closer to the base.

It was a great dinning experience with the good steaks and the good wine.  Most of all it was wonderful to be able to sit a enjoy time with our family.  The six of us have been together for close to forty years. We have raised our children and are now blessed with grandchildren.  So I guess we have earned a night out with a good meal and a concert.