Category: Food
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Charcoal Chicken Restaurant- Sides are Better Than The Main Dish
Location: 3552 Crain Hwy, Bowie, MD (Used to be “Lima’s Chicken”) The Yelp rating is 2.5 stars- which is about right. There was no line to order food and the employees were friendly. The restaurant appeared tidy and clean. Although the lighting was a bit dim. Lol! I really enjoyed the side items. The green…
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‘Vibes Southern Cuisine’ Brings Good Vibes To Your Taste Buds!
Located in Upper Marlboro, MD next to the Dutch Market! The wings, side items and sweet tea are delicious!! I ordered the honey old bay wings with a side of greens and sweet potatoes. Joy to my taste buds! The wings are so flavorful! The sweet potatoes melt in your mouth and are a great…
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Don’t Order Biscuits from “The Food Market”- Columbia, MD
I made the mistake of ordering the chicken and biscuits from “The Market”, a restaurant in Columbia, MD. The “biscuits” were exactly like the ones from a can of Pillsbury. And they were over cooked. Not what I expected from a restaurant at all. And the chicken was dry as well. Check out this video…
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Laurel, MD Dutch Market Shut Down For Mask Violations
https://wjla.com/news/local/health-dept-shuts-down-dutch-country-farmers-market-in-laurel-citing-maskless-employees The PG County Health Department closed the Dutch Country Farmer’s Market in Laurel last week after noting all but one vendor had employees without masks. The market reopened today. I’m not sure why these folks can’t just abide by the County’s rules since they want to do business here. Good grief!
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Black Owned Businesses- National Harbor- Prince Georges, MD
I was pleasantly surprised by the long list of black owned businesses at the National Harbor! I love this! Here goes: Mahogany Books CommUnity Love- positive conscious apparel Furlough Cheesecake Messy Treatz (inside of the Westin) The Agency (Financial Education Services) Ashton Global Strategies, LLC- a strategic management consulting firm ZAAF Collection- Handbags, Jewelry, Clothing…
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Disrespectful Looking Establishment- Beijing “Cafe”- Bowie, MD
https://www.restaurantji.com/md/bowie/beijing-cafe-/menu/ I’ll make this quick. I ran into this “cafe” to get a couple of egg rolls for a snack because I was starving. I hesitated to order because the place looked terrible- dirty and unkept. I continued because I was really hungry. I couldn’t believe the lady handed me my egg rolls through a…
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Vote for Denise Smith & Houey’s Shaved Ice!
I was excited to meet with Denise Smith, Candidate for PG County Council District 6, and her sister and campaign manager, Mel Spruill at Houey’s today! We had a blast and grabbed a quick and tasty treat at Houey’s Shaved Ice in Upper Marlboro, a black owned business in Prince George’s County, MD. This spot…
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Huge Liberty Sports Park Coming to PG County- Spring 2022
Get ready! The 76 acre site near the intersection of Routes 214 and 301 (across from Wawa) is going to be awesome! It’s labeled as a premiere sports vacation destination! https://www.prweb.com/releases/2021/10/prweb18281219.htm From the article: Check out the home page for Liberty Sports Park! https://www.libertysportspark.com/
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Blurred Lines: Black Owned Versus Black Founded Businesses
Why is it so difficult to find a database of businesses that are truly black owned? I’ve heard from neighbors and friends that businesses listed online as black owned are too often misrepresented as such. This was a bit frustrating for me, so I decided to do a little research. I ran across an article…
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It’s October! But what is “Oktoberfest” about?
Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Oktoberfest Oktoberfest is an annual festival held in Munich, Germany over a 2 week period ending the 1st Sunday in October. The festival originated in October of 1810 to celebrate the marriage of a German Prince and Princess. The festival has grown over the years to include parades with beer wagons and floats along…
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Shame on McD’s!
A lawsuit filed in May 2021 accused McD’s of discriminating against black-owned media companies. See article: https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/554761-lawsuit-accuses-mcdonalds-of-discriminating-against Per the article, the legal complaint states that in 2019, McD’s spent less than 1% of its advertising dollars on black-owned media companies. This is bad enough on its own, but this is hugely disproportionate to their customer…
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Where does a man do the “cha cha slide” on stilts? In PG County of course!
My husband and I took the baby dog to the 1st annual Festival in Old Bowie, MD today. Yay! We got there at the tail end of the event, but still had a great time! There was a wide variety of arts and crafts vendors and entertainment for all! One of the first things we…
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North Beach, MD- Good Vibes Only!
You can get to North Beach in less than 30 minutes from PG County! My husband and I love to go for a laid back evening out that has the serenity of beach waters. And it’s so close to home! I have a lovely time whenever I’m at North Beach! It’s a very pet friendly…
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My Krispy Kreme Adventures Continue…
Soooo… to follow up on my prior post- I visited the Crofton/Gambrills Krispy Kreme today to compare against my PG County experience (re: free vaccination donuts). The result: I got the heart shaped donut at the Crofton location- but it was cold- like it came out of the refrigerator. Of course I still ate it…
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Krispy Kreme “Vaccination Donuts”- No Proof Was Needed
My husband and I got our “vaccination donuts” this evening from the PG County Krispy Kreme on Central Avenue. First, no one asked to see our vaccination cards. Secondly, the donuts we received were in the normal round shape versus the heart shape advertised. Thirdly, there were no “internal controls” to stop a customer from…
Andy Girl Is In Da Streets! 