Joe's Station House

Joe's Station House
Italian beef roll

One of the great things about traveling to Bloomington is the feeling of going home!  As I flew in Tuesday afternoon it was this awesome feeling ... the streets were familiar, the people were familiar and it has a comforting feeling of knowing what to expect.

And, of course, the places we loved - when we lived there!

I enjoyed a new place that came highly recommended on Wednesday night, Bayern Stube the German restaurant about 40 minutes from Bloomington.  It was delicious!  I had convinced my Italian/German boss, Dean that it was highly recommended and he was all in!  We often swap stories of food and growing up in NY - even though we both live in Texas!

He was as thrilled with the restaurant as I was ... and we took a couple of my co-workers to enjoy the meal as well.  A wonderfully welcome dinner out away from the work and the noise of the meeting.

A trip to Bloomington wouldn't be complete with a visit to Joe's Station House for me.  The Italian Beef Roll is to die for.  And not to worry I got an entire one all to myself .. and I brought the leftovers back to my room just for the smell of garlic and beef!