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Brendan62 Lobster Grilled Cheese RT @RikiRachtman Southpoint may have be the lunch stop anybody else want to join us in Vegas for that pat of the ride
@kylepetty: RT @Scott_Cash: @kylepetty I like a spam burger with BBQ Slaw from RO's in Gastonia...NOW your talkin'...
ttiana Stop the Presses!! I found my Loudon restaurant! Firefly American Bistro & Bar in Manchester, NH. @SpeedEats YUM!
AshleyAllgaier McAlister's Deli for lunch w @J_Allgaier12 & @Jaime_Stambaugh
@maxpapis: Having lobster with my @geicoracing guys and look what happened http://twitpic.com/1zof8a
Just_AP Heading to the shop to work on the COT car for a bit then enroute to New Hampshaa fa lobstaas
@StenhouseJr: Eatin a little dinner here in concord, nh http://tweetphoto.com/28953280
aric_almirola Dinner in lovely NH... http://twitpic.com/1zojo9
RobbyBenton I'm 30 yrs old & just ate brussel sprouts for the first time...wasn't missing out on much.
"Mad" Marion MacDonald is a hero of mine. I never saw him race but there is a reason for me liking him so much. While racing on the beach one year Mario got his nickname for a yummy reason. "I grabbed a hamburger for my pit crew and still made the turn," said Marion.
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This week: Daytona Int'l Speedway (FL)
Next Week: Chicagoland Speedway (IL)
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I WANT A REAL SANDWICH... PLEASE!!!
I'm sick and tired of these wimpy commercial sandwiches and subs that people try to pass off on me. Really? You call that a sandwich. I need to vent... click here
Featured Video: Daytona
The Garlic - The Giant Bowl of Meat!
A short drive from Daytona International Speedway sits a unique little Italian restaurant. The Garlic has become a hidden favorite of many in the NASCAR racing industry. Their outdoor seating, garlic lined walls highlight at atmosphere that is as amazing as their food.
The Garlic
click here for the video feature from Speedeats.com
The name says it all. If you are a vampire, do not enter. If you love great Italian food, it's a Daytona area MUST. Enjoy heaping plates of great italian food in a quaint atmosphere.
The Spuntitori Italiano, aka... the Big Bowl of Meat. MD had it in February and loved it. The Garlic is a favorite if Racing Electronic's Kevin Hughes. Spotter Frank Bolter went to the place for the first time after seeing the speedeats video in February and loved the place.
"I had the Bocce Ball (giant meatball) and it was amazing," said Frank. "It might be my all-time favorite place to eat on the road."
556 East 3rd Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169
(386) 424-6660
visit their site click here
Racing's North Turn
The food is good, the ocean-front deck is breathtaking, and the racing history is tops. It's a mini Hall of Fame of NASCAR and Daytona Beach Racing. In two-trips during 2010 Speedweeks we saw Cotton Owens dining and listening to his grandson play live music as well as Legends Bobby and Donnie Allison eating the restaurant that stands at the original North Turn of the Beach Course.
MD says get the Mad Marion Melt, named after beach racer and racing folk legend Mad Marion MacDonald.
4511 South Atlantic Avenue
Ponce Inlet, FL 32127
(386) 322-3258
visit their site click here
Stonewood Grill and Tavern
Great steak and seafood at a nice sit-down ambiance. best describes Stonewood. The restaurant is so good it has locations open all over Florida now. Stonewood is a favorite of SPEED reporter Bob Dillner.
Ormond
100 S. Atlantic Ave.
Ormond Beach, FL 32176
(386)671-1200
Port Orange
1078 Dunlawton Avenue
Port Orange, FL 32127
(386)760-2282
visit their site click here
The Brickyard
Best Burger in town and in an awesome building just minutes from DIS on International Speedway Blvd. Television's Perrin brothers (Patrick and Scotty) have hyped this local eatery for obvious reasons. Oh, it's the big triangle building in case you didn't know! JJ Yeley was there when we tried this local legend in February.
747 W International Speedway Blvd
Daytona Beach FL
Tel: (386) 253-2270
visit their site (turn volume down bc of loud racing sound) click here
NHMS SPECIAL GUEST
ANDY SEUSS
NASCAR Modified Star and NH Native
Andy Seuss' family has always fed Speedeats' Matthew Dillner at Short Tracks across the east coast. Now the NASCAR Modified driver and Hampstead, NH native shares two of his favorite places to eat near New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
LOBSTA!!!
MD shot a feature with Kyle Petty and Rutledge Wood during New Hampshire Motor Speedway race weekend for NASCAR.com. It's real funny.
SUGGESTIONS?
Daytona has a ton of good places to eat. We have our favorites... how about yours? Let us know by posting on our facebook or emailing speedeats@gmail.com
GUARANTEED FIREWORKS
Make sure you get a ticket to the July Daytona race weekend. Since NASCAR has let the boys police the racing more, the bumping and banging is back. Will this excitement carry over to Daytona? Either way, you'll see fireworks if you go. After the checkered flag falls, the fireworks display in the sky at DIS is impressive.
4th of July Plans?
If you are back in NC go check out the Kannapolis Intimidators play a night game with a fireworks show. It's fun for the whole family. MD and Mike Herman are usually grilling in the parking lot at spot F-1 before and after the game.
CHIGAGO HERE WE COME!
Speedeats.com is excited about Chicago. A great city with great food we are brewing up some good stuff for ya, including a few special guest picks that will make you go mmmmm.
FAN FINDS
Check out what Debbie Elling did for us this weekend for Michigan. Got a great place you want to share? Write a paragraph or three and send it our way. We always love pics too! Send them our way too!
Email is at Speedeats@gmail.com
LEFTOVERS???
Where we've pigged out so far this season. Go back and take a look at our videos and picks from each weekend.
click here for the 2010 schedule
TRUE CAUSE
A great friend of mine, Lonnie Clouse and his family are moving to Mexico to help care for orphans. Lonnie has been a part of Motor Racing Outreach for a while now and a great friend to racing. Go check out his mission and offer up some support, prayer or encouragement!
At "Our Deck Down Under" you can enjoy some amazing fresh seafood while dining on the water under the Port Orange Bridge. The food is tops and the view at sunset is as well.
Daytona July NASCAR Weekend
MD and Guest Picks!
Our Deck Down Under
Best Seafood around and great atmosphere. Everyone knows and everyone goes! Enjoy peel n' eat Shrimp under the Port Orange Bridge. Fried Seafood platters are the best around.
It's a place that MD tries to hit multiple times during any stay in the Daytona area. Make sure you hit "Our Deck Down Under", not to be confused with another seafood place right next door with the word Deck in it's name.
78 Dunlawton Avenue
Port Orange, FL
(386) 767-1881
@SpeedEats
Squeaky Cheese in Wisconsin
Driving down the road with some cheese curds from the Wisconsin Cheese Mart in Milwaukee, it dawned on me how amazing the tasty treats are. The squeaky sound had to be captured. I couldn't believe it actually worked!
