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 Dec 6 2008, 01:11 PM
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Really Comfortable  Group: Moderator Posts: 2,315 Joined: 10-February 07 From: Michigan City Member No.: 43  |
Went there for breakfast with morning with a few good friends. Mary runs a tight ship, but seems like a great person. I'm sure there will be other, more experienced reviewers, but I will tell you that the french toast was great.
Tim, I doubt you'll be disappointed with the pancakes. Pictures will soon be posted.  |
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Dec 6 2008, 01:46 PM
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I've heard good things about Mary's since it opened. I went out there once to eat on a weekend I think and they were closed. Gotta make a point of getting out there.
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Dec 6 2008, 03:29 PM
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Really Comfortable Group: Members Posts: 627 Joined: 9-February 07 Member No.: 41 |
Attention Tim: Blood sugar is back to normal. The pancakes while not quite a fluffy as the M&M cakes were, they are just as heavy and filling. My eyes were bigger than my belly (shut up Jenny) and I could not finish them. I justified the pancake order that was done on top of the 1/2 order of biscuits and gravy with two eggs on top as being for some guy named Tim in Japan. I assured Mary that you truly enjoyed them. You would not have been disappointed
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Dec 6 2008, 04:27 PM
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Really Comfortable Group: Moderator Posts: 2,315 Joined: 10-February 07 From: Michigan City Member No.: 43 |
Enjoy the pictures. Better yet, go visit Mary and get the real thing!
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Dec 6 2008, 07:10 PM
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 Really Comfortable Group: Members Posts: 1,829 Joined: 11-January 07 From: Kobe, Japan Member No.: 18 |
QUOTE(JHeath @ Dec 6 2008, 05:27 PM)  Enjoy the pictures. Better yet, go visit Mary and get the real thing! Whoa! That looks like good eatin'! Thanks so much for the self-sacrifice involved! T |
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Dec 6 2008, 08:38 PM
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Really Comfortable Group: Members Posts: 627 Joined: 9-February 07 Member No.: 41 |
QUOTE(Tim @ Dec 6 2008, 07:10 PM) Whoa! That looks like good eatin'! Thanks so much for the self-sacrifice involved! T Let everybody know I took one for CBTL |
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Dec 8 2008, 10:59 AM
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 Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Members Posts: 3,237 Joined: 8-December 06 From: MC Member No.: 3 |
I have never seen starfish served on Freedom Toast before!
You know my stand on hi-carb chow, but that all looks wunderbar. The difference between genius and stupidity is that there are limits to genius. Albert Einstein
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Feb 25 2009, 09:30 AM
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Really Comfortable Group: Moderator Posts: 2,315 Joined: 10-February 07 From: Michigan City Member No.: 43 |
bump. (for Indy Transplant)
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Feb 26 2009, 10:51 PM
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 Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 383 Joined: 10-January 09 From: Michigan City IN Member No.: 870 |
QUOTE(JHeath @ Feb 25 2009, 09:30 AM) bump. (for Indy Transplant) Thanks JHeath. I had missed this. Ok have to go there soooon!  * "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 |
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Jul 27 2009, 10:28 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
Had breakfast at Mary's this morning. OMG!!!! I give it 5 Stars.
First, on the menu you will find such things as fried bologna and corn beef omelet. Never have I ever seen a menu with those two items on it. Which is good, because that is definitely "country" food. Second, Mary herself waits tables and she is terrific. I had an opportunity to chat with her and I really liked her. I made sure she had the address to CBTL before I left so she can see all the wonderful things we've had to say. Third---THIS PLACE HAS THE BEST BISCUITS AND GRAVY IN ALL OF NORTHWEST INDIANA!! (Just so you know.) Tim, when you come home for Christmas, I strongly recommend you eat there. Also, I think we need to plan a CBTL brunch at Mary's. Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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Jul 27 2009, 08:20 PM
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QUOTE(Ang @ Jul 27 2009, 11:28 AM) Third---THIS PLACE HAS THE BEST BISCUITS AND GRAVY IN ALL OF NORTHWEST INDIANA!! (Just so you know.) My wife will be thrilled to here that. She fancies herself a real connoisseur of biscuits and gravy, pork tenderloins and pecan turtle sundaes. Though if you looked at her you would guess something more like tofu burgers and rice cakes. Put simply, mean reversion is a bitch. -Vitaliy Katsenelson
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Jul 27 2009, 11:08 PM
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Really Comfortable Group: Members Posts: 1,829 Joined: 11-January 07 From: Kobe, Japan Member No.: 18 |
QUOTE(Ang @ Jul 27 2009, 11:28 AM) Had breakfast at Mary's this morning. OMG!!!! I give it 5 Stars. First, on the menu you will find such things as fried bologna and corn beef omelet. Never have I ever seen a menu with those two items on it. Which is good, because that is definitely "country" food. Second, Mary herself waits tables and she is terrific. I had an opportunity to chat with her and I really liked her. I made sure she had the address to CBTL before I left so she can see all the wonderful things we've had to say. Third---THIS PLACE HAS THE BEST BISCUITS AND GRAVY IN ALL OF NORTHWEST INDIANA!! (Just so you know.) Tim, when you come home for Christmas, I strongly recommend you eat there. Also, I think we need to plan a CBTL brunch at Mary's. Thanks Ang - funny, but I just asked my mom if she'd been there lately, as M&M was a family staple every since it was at the corner of 10TH and Franklin. She gave it a glowing report. Regarding M&M, I always have my memories -   Mary's just went on my Thngs To Do list for my December trip! |
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Jul 28 2009, 08:50 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 445 Joined: 24-August 07 From: Kissimmee, FL Member No.: 546 |
My wife can make some killer biscuits and gravy. Gonna have to give Mary's Country Kitchen a try to see if they make the grade.
 Welcome to the Michigan City Area Schools, we are over budget, over paid, overwhelmed ... |
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Jul 28 2009, 12:13 PM
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I've been to Mary's a couple of times now. I'm limited in what I can get there, but my mom said the biscuits and gravy breakfast was really good. What I've gotten has been fine but regular (grilled cheese, breakfast sides like hash browns). The prices are dirt cheap, so I love that about it.
Memo's is still my favorite breakfast place (mmm, pecan waffle). Looking forward to trying Sophia's House of Pancakes soon--maybe this week. |
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Jul 29 2009, 10:35 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
I've eaten at Memo's, but IMO the service there doesn't compare to Mary's. The portions are huge at Memo's but the quality of the food is better at Mary's. I'll have to try Memo's again soon to do another comparison, haven't eaten there since my Feb 08 trip, but I think I'll still be partial to Mary's.
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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Jul 29 2009, 04:26 PM
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Really Comfortable Group: Members Posts: 1,829 Joined: 11-January 07 From: Kobe, Japan Member No.: 18 |
QUOTE(Ang @ Jul 29 2009, 11:35 AM) I've eaten at Memo's, but IMO the service there doesn't compare to Mary's. The portions are huge at Memo's but the quality of the food is better at Mary's. I'll have to try Memo's again soon to do another comparison, haven't eaten there since my Feb 08 trip, but I think I'll still be partial to Mary's. The real question is which restaurant offers the cardiac-arrest-inducing small bucket of butter like the one in my pic? |
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Aug 5 2009, 11:42 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
hmmmm......
Mary! It IS a Country Kitchen afterall Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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Oct 16 2009, 10:24 AM
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 Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,421 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...ArticleID=26417
QUOTE East Side restaurant closes, then reopens Laurie Wink The News-Dispatch MICHIGAN CITY - Mary's Country Restaurant, formerly M&M Restaurant at 1608 Michigan Blvd., has been open nearly a year and, after closing on Sunday, it was back open Thursday. Mary Bell, restaurant owner, posted a sign Sunday indicating the restaurant was closed because of the economy. But Bell's landlord gave her a break with the rent, so she's back to serving up breakfast and lunch from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. seven days a week, she said. Bell is still hoping that business picks up. "It's very slow," she said. "The economy has really hurt us." The restaurant has a loyal following, she said, and one person actually cried when she decided to close. Another person, 5th Ward City Councilman Willie Milsap, who thought Mary's restaurant had closed, said people in the neighborhood would be hurt. "That's really tough on people who live here," Milsap said. "It's a neighborhood diner. It's a loss to people who live in the immediate area because it's very convenient." Milsap is one of her customers, Bell said. Her specialty is "Mary's mess," a concoction of potatoes with onions, bacon, sausage and cheddar cheese topped with two eggs and served with toast - gravy is optional. Her omelets are popular as well. Bell said she offers daily specials, and customers can order either breakfast or lunch anytime when the restaurant is open. "People love our food and love our prices," she said. Bell said she's wanted to own a restaurant since she was 14 years old. She learned the business from the long-time owners of M&M, who hired her at the age of 17 to be a waitress. Now her daughter, April, waits on tables at Mary's, along with her sister, Cookie, and another woman, Laurie. She opened the doors of Mary's Country Restaurant on Nov. 4 - election day - last year. It's a day she remembers well. A place nearby was a designated polling place and people were parking in the lot, so they couldn't miss seeing the restaurant. "We were packed," she said. Contact Laurie Wink at lwink@thenewsdispatch.com. |
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Oct 16 2009, 06:28 PM
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Really Comfortable Group: Members Posts: 1,829 Joined: 11-January 07 From: Kobe, Japan Member No.: 18 |
I'm hoping she'll be open during my six day visit in December.
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Oct 16 2009, 10:04 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
QUOTE(Tim @ Oct 16 2009, 07:28 PM) I'm hoping she'll be open during my six day visit in December. Speaking of which... When is that so we can plan a get together? Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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