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Craving Kelly’s Roast Beef in Revere, Massachusetts

My friend, Dave and I would be driving along the east coast of Boston and then up to Portland, Maine with our home base in Saugus.  We picked up the rental car, spent a couple of hours sightseeing and I had become so hungry that even seeing food signs along the roadways were giving me stomach pangs.   Passing the “Leaning Tower of Pizza”, was pure torture.

Along the coast of Revere Beach is my go-to restaurant for a hearty roast beef sandwich.  By the time we had arrived, I could have eaten a whole cow, but it was much easier to order a delicious, melt-in-your-mouth roast beef which has made Kelly’s Roast Beef famous for years.  The restaurant opened in 1951 when Frank McCarthy and Raymond Carey invented the roast beef sandwich and it continues to serve thousands of locals and tourists each year.

According to the story, both McCarthy and Carey owned a hot dog stand  and worked together at a local restaurant which catered weddings.  So when the restaurant ran out of food for a wedding celebration, the two decided to take the leftover roast beef from the restaurant, put it between two slices of bread and invented the Original Roast Beef Sandwich.  The wedding mishap resulted in McCarthy and Carey going into business together and today they have  twelve locations throughout the coast of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Florida.

Kelly’s Roast Beef loves to make their customer happy, so their menu is made-to-order, just the way you like it….and I like it just the way it is.

Have you been to Kelly’s Roast Beef?  What did you order off of their menu?  I would love to hear about your visit if you would kindly leave a message in the comments section below.  Wishing you many Happy Travels!

Where to Eat: 

Kelly’s Roast Beef
410 Revere Beach Boulevard
Revere, MA  02151
Telephone:  781 284 9129

 

Alum Creek Lights is now Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights

For nearly twenty years, Alum Creek has hosted a spectacular light show for the Christmas holiday.   Hundreds of cars arrive for the drive thru event which features piped in music and thousands of lights on display.  Visitors are invited to stop by Cross Creek Camping Resort to visit Santa and enjoy free cookies and hot cocoa.  The event, now known as Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights, begins on November 17, 2016 until January 1, 2017.

Fantasy of Lights

Rejoice!

Noel Display

Joy to the World

Santa’s Ship

Snowball Fight!

More Snowball Fun

Nativity Scene

Holiday Lights

God Bless the USA

Twelve Days of Christmas

Christmas Lights

Happy Holidays!

What to See and What to Do:

Butch Bando’s spectacular light show is open Sunday through Thursday from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM.  Weekend hours for Friday and Saturday are 5:30 PM to 10:30 PM.  Entrance fees for the event are calculated per vehicle as follows:   Cars (Monday – Thursday): $20; Cars (Friday – Sunday): $30; Limos, Large Vans and Motor Homes:  $40 while Motor Coaches up to 30 people:  $60;  Buses and Large Motor Coaches:  $100

Alum Creek State Park
Lewis Center, Ohio 43035
Telephone:  740 548 4631

Cross Creek Camping Resort
3190 S. Old State Road
Delaware, OH  43015
Telephone:  740 549 2267

Where to Stay:

Staybridge Suites Columbus Polaris
9090 Lyra Drive
Columbus, OH  43240
Telephone: 614 880 9080

Where to Eat:

House of Japan
8701 Sancus Blvd
Columbus, OH  43240
Telephone: 614 781 1776

This is my favorite restaurant close to home in Dublin and I love to stop here when shopping in Columbus because they have the freshest sushi.

Here are more of my favorite Columbus Classics:

  • Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream:  Known for her unique flavor combinations, Jeni Britton Bauer has made ice cream famous in C-Bus!
  • North Market:  A one-stop shop for universal cuisine, Columbus’ North Market is worth a stop in the Short North District of the city.
  • The Thurman Cafe:  The Thurmanator is the burger of all burgers at this longtime local cafe in German Village.  There may be a wait all burgers are made to order.
  • Schmidt’s Sausage Haus and Restaurant:  While the sausage at Schmidt’s is the official food of Columbus, it’s the amazing Cream Puffs that have the locals lining up at the door.

What to Read: 

  • Columbus: The Story of a City, by Ed Lentz
  • Columbus, Ohio: A Photographic Portrait, by Randall L Schieber and Robin Smith
  • Ohio in Photographs: A Portrait of the Buckeye State, by Ian Adams
  • Secret Columbus, by Anietra Hamper

Photo Guide for Columbus: 

  • Coffman Park: small ponds, bridges, white barn, pavilion, landscaping, public art
  • Columbus Museum of Art:  the grounds, inside artwork and special exhibits
  • Everal Barn and Homestead:  landscaping, white barn, beautiful lake
  • Frank Fetch Park:  gardens, brick paths, beautiful trees and landscaping
  • Franklin Park Conservatory:  beautiful gardens, artwork, flowers and special exhibits
  • Gantz Park:  barn, beautiful trees,
  • German Village:  brick streets, landscaping, parks, charming architecture, Old World charm, historical buildings
  • Grove City:  brick roads, small town, shopping area
  • Hayden Falls: wooden walking path, waterfall
  • Historical Village of Hilliard:  a small village to include a schoolhouse, train car, chapel, log cabin, covered bridge, gazebo and granary
  • Homestead Park in Hilliard: walking path, covered bridge, barns, trains, tractor, pond and pet park
  • Inniswood Metro Gardens:  gardens, lily pond, herb garden, play area for children, secret garden
  • Ohio State House: rotunda and landscaping (photo permit required)
  • Ohio State University:  campus, landscaping, Mirror Lake, Ohio Stadium (you can pay a small fee to take photos inside)
  • Park of Roses in Clintonville:  various types of rose gardens
  • Riverfront Park:  city view, Scioto River, landscapes, fountains, walking paths
  • Schiller Park:  gardens, walking paths, stone columns, wooden bridge, small lake
  • Scioto Mile:  city views, Scioto River, landscapes, fountains, walking paths
  • Scioto Park in Dublin:  statue of Chief Leatherlips, river views, landscaping, and paths
  • Short North:  restaurants, italian village, shops, city views, murals
  • Topiary Park:  depiction of George Seurat’s 1884 painting, landscape, fountains, small pond, gazebo

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