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25 minutes ago, GenHeavyHandz said:

pink houses GIF by John MellencampLooks like I'm going to need a translator and imp repellent C'est la vie.  Guess I'll stop by John Cougar Mellencamps' on the way.

Funny coincidence, his childhood home just got approval to be turned into a permanent AirB&B.  Sadly though there is no direct roads to Evansville from the “Small Town”.  So you still have just over a 2.5 hour drive to Ford Center from there. 

 

And watch that time change.

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17 minutes ago, MattM said:

Funny coincidence, his childhood home just got approval to be turned into a permanent AirB&B.  Sadly though there is no direct roads to Evansville from the “Small Town”.  So you still have just over a 2.5 hour drive to Ford Center from there. 

 

And watch that time change.

Bloomington to evansville is 90 minutes on I69

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6 minutes ago, IU89 said:

Bloomington to evansville is 90 minutes on I69

Doesn’t help my route any since it’s a hour get to Bloomington to hit I69.  But the General can just go past “The Cougars” adult residence there to save him some time. 

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4 hours ago, Y2CJ41 said:

To keep this thread alive, what are good restaurants we need to hit up while in the Crescent City? This will be my first time on the banks of the Ohio river and need to keep my figure.

Will be interesting how the Ford Center staff will handle shaking down everyone at the gate, can't wait to see some Region Rats go off as they get frisked and told they can't bring in a pack of gum even... might be worth the $25 Ford Center box of popcorn to watch...

 

Hopefully the Ford Center staff lightens up, they open more entry points and modify the outrageous concession prices. After the EvSS this year, made a deal with myself that was the last time visiting Evansville... I imagine the live stream prices will be even higher than the price of a Ford Center hotdog and Coke, but at least only have to pay that once...

 

On a parallel note, did IHSAA agree to move the southwestern semi state out of Evansville for 2023? Bloomington would be perfect, btw...

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28 minutes ago, indypharmd said:

Will be interesting how the Ford Center staff will handle shaking down everyone at the gate, can't wait to see some Region Rats go off as they get frisked and told they can't bring in a pack of gum even... might be worth the $25 Ford Center box of popcorn to watch...

 

Hopefully the Ford Center staff lightens up, they open more entry points and modify the outrageous concession prices. After the EvSS this year, made a deal with myself that was the last time visiting Evansville... I imagine the live stream prices will be even higher than the price of a Ford Center hotdog and Coke, but at least only have to pay that once...

 

On a parallel note, did IHSAA agree to move the southwestern semi state out of Evansville for 2023? Bloomington would be perfect, btw...

I could be totally wrong here, but don’t the Ford Center and Gainbridge Fieldhouse have the same security rules? I’ve went to both this year and they seemed the same. Prices on everything seemed the same as well.  

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8 minutes ago, awill0352 said:

I could be totally wrong here, but don’t the Ford Center and Gainbridge Fieldhouse have the same security rules? I’ve went to both this year and they seemed the same. Prices on everything seemed the same as well.  

Yep, pretty much. 

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38 minutes ago, indypharmd said:

Will be interesting how the Ford Center staff will handle shaking down everyone at the gate, can't wait to see some Region Rats go off as they get frisked and told they can't bring in a pack of gum even... might be worth the $25 Ford Center box of popcorn to watch...

 

Hopefully the Ford Center staff lightens up, they open more entry points and modify the outrageous concession prices. After the EvSS this year, made a deal with myself that was the last time visiting Evansville... I imagine the live stream prices will be even higher than the price of a Ford Center hotdog and Coke, but at least only have to pay that once...

 

On a parallel note, did IHSAA agree to move the southwestern semi state out of Evansville for 2023? Bloomington would be perfect, btw...


Ford Center will still host semi-state the week prior. 

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44 minutes ago, Wrestlingfan937 said:

I will pull up with my smoker and sell some tacos across the street…

on a real note Taco Bell really is not that bad imo. Some places in Chicago I have heard sell al ágil at Taco Bell also.

Don’t sleep on the AM Crunchwrap 

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17 hours ago, awill0352 said:

Gerst Haus - German food and beer

Copper House - modern gastro pub 

Pangaea - pizzas and Thai dishes 

Bru Burger - burgers and beer 

bunch of cool places on W Franklin St. 
 

 

I'd add 

Biaggi's

Cork and Clever

 

Juicys- excellent seafood 

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Turoni's pizza ( 2 locations in Evansville and one in Newberg close by)

Mr. B's pizza and wings relatively cheap but good

Wasabi hibachi Grill is pretty good

Pizza King (get the stromboli!)

Bandana's bbq (not LOCAL but somewhat regional)

Texas Roadhouse is better than Logan's (again not local but just a heads up I would skip Logan's)

You have to get donuts from Donut Bank

Yen Ching Szechuan you have to try the crab rangoon.

 

 

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On 3/31/2023 at 5:11 PM, MattM said:

Funny coincidence, his childhood home just got approval to be turned into a permanent AirB&B.  Sadly though there is no direct roads to Evansville from the “Small Town”.  So you still have just over a 2.5 hour drive to Ford Center from there. 

 

And watch that time change.

The girl dancing in the vid is John’s wife. This part of the video was shot in Uniontown, IN just outside Seymour. She borrowed a Jennings County Panther’s high school cheer outfit for the vid. I could tell you 100 things about this video.

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On 3/31/2023 at 8:44 PM, Wrestling Scholar said:

But no Taco places?

Los Tres Caminos on 41N, my go to Mexican food. And if you don't get a stromboli from Pizza King at St Joe / Franklin, did you really even visit Evansville? No.

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11 hours ago, Ahap88 said:

Los Tres Caminos on 41N, my go to Mexican food. And if you don't get a stromboli from Pizza King at St Joe / Franklin, did you really even visit Evansville? No.

Sounds really good on Los Tres Caminos.   But i keep hearing Pizza King and there's a lot of Pizza Kings around the state.  Is somehow Evansvilles's PIzza King better?

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Los Bravos (multiple locations)

Hilltop Inn (if you are adventurous get the brain sandwich)

Donut Bank

Comfort by Cross Eyed Cricket (comfort food right just down the street from the ford center)

Roof Top bar and grill just north of the Ford Center on MLK 

Cavanaugh's (a little more upscale steak place at the casino)

Zuki (hibachi/sushi place on main st)

Gerst Haus on Franklin

Smitty's on Franklin

Just my opinion, but the Pizza king on St. Joe and Franklin has gone down hill and isn't nearly as good as it used to be

All sorts of chain restaurants on the east side if you stay out there.  

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