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Ohio knows Bob Evans as a breakfast preferred choice. From it’s first breakfast of fresh sausage and eggs on the Bob Evans Farm in  Gallipolis, Ohio, Bob Evans Restaurants has grown into a national chain. In 2004, Bob Evans Farms purchased a California chain of eighty plus privately held  restaurants known as Mimi’s Cafe. Founded in 1978, Mimi’s Cafe made even Bob Evans realize how  valued their colorful French cottage locations could become to hungry Americans. Since the merger, Mimi’s Cafe has expanded to an additional fifty locations.

The opening of Mimi’s Cafe on Polaris Parkway in Polaris Mall was an immediate favorite for upscale family dining. Customers can dine in different themed rooms.
Mimi’s Cafe is popularly known for attentive hospitality, warm, tasty fresh cooked meals and charming cafe glamor. Mimi’s is open the whole day, with delectable breakfasts, mouthwatering lunches and sumptuous dinners which have fresh  quality ingredients with healthy options and seasonal offerings.

Every day at Mimi’s Cafe starts with a “Just Enough Breakfast”  such as the Santa Fe Breakfast Enchiladas, Ciabatta Breakfast Sandwich, Eggs Ranchero Bowl, or the Asparagus Florentine Bowl. “House Specialties”, always served with fresh squeezed juice, include Chipolte Breakfast Burrito and Huevos Papas. The “Gourmet Francais” menu includes Crepes Brie Cheese Lorraine, Eggs Florentine Benedict, Cheddar and Broccoli Quiche and Pacific Breakfast Croissant. Three Egg Omlettes (all served with red skin potatoes, fresh baked muffin and fresh squeezed juice) include Capresse Omelette, Tuscan Vegetable Omelette, Crab and Avocado Omelette, Five Alarm Santa Fe Omelette and Mardi Gras Omelette.

And that’s just BREAKFAST!!!

The “Hot Off The Griddle” menu includes Blueberry Stuffed French Toast, Mixed Berry Pain Perdue French Toast, Buttermike Pancakes and Belgian waffles.

Bakery items available in twelve and four packs include Muffin selections, Carrot Raisin Nut Loaf and Low-Fat Blueberry Muffins. Sides of Watermelon, Honeydew Melon, Pineapple, Strawberries, Raspberries, Bananas and Grapefruit add to every breakfast menu choice.

The Dinner Menu offers a selection equal to the breakfast choices. Select homemade soup, fresh quiche, pasta, burgers, steak, ribs, fish and delicious desserts. Even breakfast is better with a dessert choice of Mimi’s Mousse Ensemble, Mimi’s Bread Pudding, or a Tripple Chocolate Brownie.

Polaris area consumers make every day of the week a Sunday at Mimi’s Cafe.

In 1981 two guys in Kent, Ohio had a craving for some authentic New York-style Buffalo wings. Instead of road tripping to New York, they decided to open their own joint. Hence the beginning of Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar. This was the very beginning of a no-holds-barred grill and bar with affordable, top-quality food, including their special award-winning chicken wings. Today, with three core goals of quality food, value pricing and an entertaining atmosphere, there are over five hundred locations in thirty seven states.

One of the newest locations, on Polaris Parkway at Polaris Mall, began serving hungry crowds from the first day they opened.
Buffalo Wild Wings has the casual atmosphere for enjoying great wings, cold beer and sports on the large screen TV’s. Decorated with sports memorabilia, the relaxing eating area and bar make every day feel like a great weekend. Known as BWW to the regulars, it fast becomes a favorite for: “Wing Tuesdays”, “Boneless Thursdays”,  “Night Hunger”, and “Us vs Them Tournaments”.

Buffalo Wild Wings may be ordered with fourteen different sauces, all available to take home in bottles. Choices include Parmesan Garlic, Asian Zine, Caribbean Jerk, Mango Habanero and Blazin. Heed the warning on each Blazin container or order: “keep away from eyes, pets and children”.

Additional menu selections include ribs and combos, beefy burgers, greens, flatbreads, sandwiches, wraps and buffalitos, a kids menu and desserts.  The “you-deserve-it” dessert selection includes Chocolate Fudge Cake, New York Cheesecake and Deep-dish Apple Pie. Most locations have a bar for fun and relaxation. It remains, however, the award winning New York Buffalo wings that keep Buffalo Wild Wings as the “winner and still champion” of chicken wings. Either traditional or boneless, America loves chicken wings at Buffalo Wild Wings.

Check out their web site for sample notes to leave when chicken wing hunger sets in. Once you feel the hunger, they highly recommend you leave a note at home or work. Just leave, now, and copy one of their suggested postum notes, such as “had to take  pet penguin to the vet, be back Wednesday” or “found baby on my doorstep, be back Wednesday”. These two suggestions are designed to help you get to “Wings Tuesdays”. For “Boneless Thursdays”, just use the same note and change the day to “Be back Friday”.

If you’re looking for Good Food and Good Times, don’t look any further. One of O’Charley’s restaurants has to be just around the block. With over 230 casual dining family restaurants, their entrance on Polaris Parkway in Polaris Mall has been a favorite choice since opening day.

Tourist and locals find fresh baked, hot out of the oven rolls await as soon as one is seated. O’Charley’s says they are “Pipin hot, golden brown and unsliceable soft”. Just a start of a special determination to make every menu choice a taste above. O’Charley’s menu perfectly matches your cravings, whatever it may be, whenever the mood strikes. Select from the wide variety of the menu choices and appetizers. O’Charley’s offers specialty prepared steaks, seafood,  pasta, combos, sandwiches and soup, chicken, ribs, salads and desserts.

O’Charley’s regulars know each visit will be welcomed by various special values; such as  $20.00 Meal Deal (two entrees and two drinks for $20.00), or a seven ounce steak dinner for $9.99. Their soup of the day selection is sure to include your favorite. Add their “bottomless bowls” for all-you-can-eat soup, salad and rolls. O’Charley’s always offers various special for Brunch, Week Days and Holidays. Anytime you visit, you’ll find more than one tasty special value offers.

Beverage choices include Chocolate, Strawberry or Peaches & Cream Milkshakes, Red Bull regular and sugar free energy drinks, Flavored Teas and Soft Drinks.

The butcher cut premium steaks are part of the O’Charley’s trademark. Offering Grilled Top Sirloin, Louisiana Sirloin, Portabella Garlic Sirloin, Rib Eye, Prime Time Prime Ribs, Filet Mignon and Steak Tips Monterey, each steak is hand cut and prepared for maximum flavor.

Today’s restaurant customers value nutritional information, and O’Charley’s goes the distance. Check out their nutrition chart; a listing of every menu item charting not only calories, but fats, calories from fats, trans fats, cholesterol, sodium, carbo-hydrates, dietary fibers, sugars, protein, Vitamins A and C, Calcium and Iron.

After a meal that meets you total nutritional guidelines, celebrate by choosing an O’Charley’s desert. Ooey Gooey Caramel Pie, Ultimate Chocolate Chocolate Cake, Key Lime Pie and Cinnamon Sugar Donuts are a must taste.

Every menu item, from butcher-cut steaks and fresh salads, to their signature Caramel Pie is available for take-out ordering. Just call ahead and take O’Charley’s home.

Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill is a chain of restaurants for casual dining. Smokey Bones’ headquarters is in Orlando, Fl where they opened their first restaurant in 1999. Today, Smokey Bones owns 68 restaurants in over 17 states in the eastern US.

Their newer location, on Polaris Parkway in the Polaris Mall, extends their rustic mountain lodge setting to welcome hungry customers looking for atmosphere and fun dining. The wood interior of tall timers, logs, stacked stone and images of mountains create that fresh mountain lodge feeling. Combined with large screen televisions placed through out the bar and restaurant area, with volume controls at various tables, sporting events are a natural. Every night is a special occasion, drawing the hungry and thirsty. Special nights such as College Night, Hump Day, Phat Deal Friday, Sippin’ Saturdays, Bloody Sunday / Euchre Night and Must Eat Mondays make every day very one to look forward to. Live music adds to the atmosphere. At the Polaris location, don’t forget to check out the underground.

Smokey Bones is a barbeque restaurant, which specializes in slow-cooked meats such as pulled pork, turkey, beef brisket and smoked sausage. However, the menu is hardly limited. One can order a variety of items, but the warm atmosphere and wonderful smell of barbeque wafting about makes it difficult to select anything else. Order a steak, which are well-marbled choice cuts which  are fully seasoned and butter brushed then fire grilled. Choose your favorite steak flavor (choices are Steakhouse Butter, Cajun seasoned with Louisiana butter and button mushroom red wine sauce) in a seven ounce Tenderloin or twelve ounce New York Strip.

Having a party is no reason to miss any of the Smoky Bones taste. Order one of their Party Packs and take Smokey Bones to the party. Their Pulled Pork Party Pack is ordered per person and prepared for parties from twenty five to twenty five hundred. There’s always enough for every party guest. Orders for over fifty requires forty eight hours notice. Or order The Pack, which includes hand-pulled pork, fresh buns, and any two sides. Or, if your party numbers one hundred or so, order a Block Party, which combines eighteen pounds of hand-pulled pork with twelve racks of slow smoked St. Louis ribs, eight quarts each of your side choices and BBQ sauce.

Whether looking for a sports bar for “The Game”, a fun crowd, or just plain hungry, Smokey Bones will make sure you leave with full intentions of returning. They cater to fun, food, friends and family.

Over 40 years ago, a tradition was created when Harry J. Hoenselaar  first opened his HoneyBaked Ham store in Michigan. He made sure he selected the best and finest quality bone-in ham, cured it with his secret marinade, and then, for tenderness, smoke it for over twenty four hours hours over a unique blend of hardwood chips. He than added a crunchy sweet glaze that fast earned a reputation as a must for holiday ham. He even invented and patented a machine to slice each ham in a single, continuous spiral.

Now, four hundred stores later, his descendants continue to offer HoneyBaked Hams that remain a holiday must.

A newer location, on Polaris Parkway, adds to the wide selection of menu choices for the Polaris Mall area. Not just a holiday must, HoneyBaked Hams locations offers a daily selection for delicious sandwiches and meals. In addition to an excellent gift, HoneyBaked Hams are a preferred option for catered events and special occasions, such as business meetings, parties and gatherings of all kinds.

The HoneyBaked Ham website, at www.honeybakedhams.com, offers a HoneyBaked recipe page listing soups, salads, pastas, sandwiches, entrees and brunch, with each category listing numerous and complete, delicious recipes for preparing unique meals of HoneyBaked Hams.

HoneyBaked Hams cafe’s now offer BBQ pork back ribs, BBQ pork roast, BBQ shredded pork, chicken or beef, HoneyBaked roast, all with delicious side dishes of cinnamon apples, broccoli rice casserole, green bean casserole, potatoes au gratin, sweet potato souffle, cornbread dressing, macaroni and cheese and garlic mashed potatoes.

Serving the right condiment is almost important as picking the right wine, so   HoneyBaked has a variety of flavors to choose from, depending on your taste buds and the entrée you’re serving.

To add to the delicious main course meal menu, a must try is a selection of desserts. Select their carrot cake, cheesecake sampler, creamy cheesecake, grandma’s cinnamon walnut coffee cake, rich chocolate mousse cake and sumptuous coconut cake.

Each location is an excellent choice for a complete take out meal after a long work day, a tasty lunch or dinner in a warm cafe, a holiday family gathering, a catered event and even a special gift for all occasions, which may be forwarded direct by HoneyBaked representatives.