When asked to review The Carlsbad Tavern, in Scottsdale, Arizona for The Hot Zone Online I was ecstatic. The restaurant is known for purporting a reputation of a burger so spicy that it “may cause temporary blindness or loss of hearing.” This burger goes by simply, the Habanero Cheeseburger. I was excited I had the [...]

Yep, you read that title right. Fatheads Brewery (located at 24581 Lorain Rd, North Olmsted, OH, 44070) is the newest addition to Clevelands brew scene and before you go checking to see if you landed at Beer Advocate instead of The Hot Zone Online, let me explain. In addition to the outstanding beer (brewed by [...]

We loved this article, mostly because it essentially comes from a blog called the Houston Press blogs…and because it touches on an idea we did a while ago called the “Blairburger.” Making a burger fit for a chilehead takes some doing, and this restaurant near Houston has one that we’d really like to try. Check [...]

We usually don’t post reviews for restaurants where we’ve yet to eat, but this one jumps out at us. Lexington, KY is not only the site of Joe’s alma mater, but is also the possible destination for us once he completes his residency in Anesthesiology. Lexington used to be the place to find a whole [...]

Welcome to part four on my coverage of the 2rd Annual Weekend of Fire. In our last edition we left off with me leaving the final day of the event. After a good nights sleep at Joe and Linda’s place (thanks guys!) I was off to CaJohn’s open house tour of his factory in Columbus, [...]

We don’t normally post restaurant reviews of places where we have yet to try the food ourselves, but we couldn’t resist with this one. Almost makes us wish we lived in or near New York. Almost. Check this place out featured in a recent edition of the online Gothamist: Rhong-Tiam Asks, “Can You Take the [...]

Fiesta Jalisco is a place that CaJohn turned us on t Being Friends With Ex Who Has Gf Way To Get Him Back o after the Fiery Foods Festival last month. We all went as a group after the show and had a blast. Aside from the good company, this place was an amazing find. [...]

In a world of Hooter’s, BW3, and other underwhelming choices for dine-in options for chicken wings, it’s nice to see that there’s a place that at least seems to promulgate both concern for the biosphere/environment AND quality food that’s not so full of crappy ingredients that you’re well on your way to your first heart [...]

While we don’t frequently offer restaurant reviews to places we’ve not visited ourselves, we occasionally run across descriptions of ones that may need a little chilehead attention. Such is the case with California Tortilla, a Williamsburg, VA eatery offering a little more than just the usual fajita and burrito fare. A review done in the [...]

We seldom post restaurant reviews on places where we’ve not yet eaten, but this one caught our eye. Besides being chicken wing aficionados ourselves (and have struggled to find good ones locally), we just love what this author from the Memphis Commercial Appeal had to say about this wing eatery known as The Wing Factory. [...]