NORDSTROM E BAR

Well I am late on writing this short review due the fact I went to this place on Friday,this really great place in Providence Place Mall. It's a small place to go get your coffee and they offer a great variety of bakery snack choices. I asked the very nice young black lady behind the counter what new coffee and snacks you have available? She suggested I try a mixology of blackberry and Irish creme flavor shots with milk and sugar. I have to tell you I was feeling really skeptical at first that this combo would be good coffee. Since I know I am not Andrew Zimmerman the king of Bizarre Foods tv show but I thought well ok I will try her suggestion. So, I sipped it slowly and I have to fully recommend this coffee shots flavor combo,it's smooth,creamy and definitely delicious taste,it smells good too. I got to give this place FOUR STARS for creating a new coffee flavor and the same for the two young ladies behind the counter who do great customer service. It's definitely the reason why this place has a long waiting line most of the time and all the tables are usually full. I definitely recommend trying this place for great breakfast or lunch coffee and snacks it's worth spending your hard earned money here. Just be prepared to wait in line because the place during peak hours is a long busy line,still definitely worth the waiting inconvenience which is not the fault of the staff. This concludes my research and review of Nordstrom E Bar.

Keep on Traveling Earth.
John Norton

Dunkin Donuts

Well this morning I thought I would try something new for a few coffee flavors,so I stopped at the local Dunkin Donuts on the corner of Pontiac Avenue and Oaklawn Avenue 1288 Oakland Avenue Cranston,R.I.. the address is listed here on GPS. I explained that I write this food and travel blog that global readers enjoy my critique research,reviews of businesses I go to try new samples. So I asked the young female at the counter for a free sample of your new coffee flavors. She looked at me,telling me that we don't do that here but I will get the manager. So after a few minutes discussion the young blonde hair  manager walks over then asks me what coffee flavor in my cup hot or cold? I replied that it's the new heath bar crunch coffee flavor she just gave me a few licks worth on a cup lid. My first reaction is how stinking cheap this place is considering the billions they are obviously raking in in sales. I have come before to this same Dunkin Donuts and been treated with threats of violence and police arrest me from this same franchise male owner tall with black hair yet I haven't treated him badly.Well last time I did some checking and comes to find out he is using his Donut business to hide a lot of things principally he been busted for illegal drugs distribution,and he is a big part of a major terrorist organization both listed by the US government. So the shocking thing is he is still in business when local police walk into his 2 Dunkin Donuts shops both in Cranston Rhode Island he owns and operates. I walk into many places to do free samples with no problems,most of the time they literally push their products on me because they heard about me. This time this prick told the manager NO No don't serve him and ordered in a threatening manner yelling at me and pointed to me and the door Get Out Now!!! I thought this is very arrogant of him because telling me a member of planetary United Nations government Get Out Now is asking for you to be put in solitary jail confinement for the rest of your life and lose everything. To add to all of it the Feds have busted him before for illegal organized crime activities. That what happens when your United Nations government you know everyone and everything about people. So to finish my research and review of this Dunkin Donuts location and bad prior experience with the same owner at the other Dunkin Donuts located at the plaza next to Whole Foods in Cranston Rhode Island. I would not waste my time and money on going to these two places that this guy owns. Guaranteed you will treated approximately the same with employees that don't know how to help anyone due to totally disorganized lack of training,management arrogant attitude. This concludes my research,review of Dunkin Donuts Cranston two locations.

Keep on Traveling Earth.
John Norton

Southwest Chicken Wrap

Your master gourmet chef,food and travel critic is hunted down some interesting places to try samples of yummy tasty morsels. I love my writing job it's got mouth watering benefits of puddles of delicate delights to put in my mouth. So,for the first place I am at Providence Place Mall where I captured my browsing fancy by going to many different shops. I find this mall to be difficult to access first of all with several elevators you have to use to gain access to the first floor. Personally I much prefer a much better mall design than this one where access is just one elevator to get to everywhere. I looked around to see if it's got disability persons access in any way,I didn't find any on the property which would make it hard for anyone disabled to shop here. In my search I found no disabled electric sit on carts for folks to sit down on while they shop here. A clear violation of building business codes for public business locations to not offer public access and disability carts to allow shopping to the disabled public shopper. I next decided to go sample hunting for good tasty treats,so I chose Southwest Wrap Grill in Providence Place Mall. The first thing I noticed is the service people behind the counter where complicated by total lack of organization. I actually stood at the counter waiting for ten minutes or more while the manager helped one customer total at the counter and completed the order. He basically ignored me standing at the counter and so did the rest of the employees except for one young women with black hair who pulled the manager aside to argue with him to get him and staff to help me. She finally convinced the manager and staff after ten plus minutes waiting to help me place my order for a few sample pieces. I can only imagine what I or anyone else have to do if it was a large order meal from their menu. The service totally sucked and the staff didn't know how to solve basic problems with my order. I didn't think I would get any service after standing for over ten minutes with only one family in line ahead of me. Having said that I did manage to try their Southwest Chicken Wrap sandwich which I found is a four stars rating for taste,tender meat with southwest sauce complete with Mediterranean style cheese carefully wrapped in a pita bread. I did try several samples of this sandwich most of it to the objection of taking more than one piece from both manager and staff. I was given a separate piece of their finished meat product which I do like because it is sweet and tender good taste well done cooked. Overall my I rate this place a two stars place to spend your money for convenience for a fast food shop. I would give it higher ratings due the the quality of their foods but when you add the service it just makes sense to drop the rating to a two stars place. I would not bring my family here to eat unless I had a large amount of time to wait watching other people being helped and service the same as me.

Happy Trails all Wanders,
John Norton

Food,Travel Critic Reviews

Well,I just really realized that I have talking to the local deli woman clerk at. Whole Foods how long I actually been writing this interesting blog. I write a lot of stories for major newspapers,magazines on a variety if topics of interest to both me and my readership. Today I thought I would reinvent the wheel by writing a few important reviews about some new tasty food I just sampled. Funny thing I walk into local stores,shops and travel places and I am recognized. Hey you. .You that roaming food and critic everyone heard about in passing conversation. Gosh. .it's certainly an honor,pleasure to finally meet you in person. I hope you write us a awesome review of our place of business. Well,first on my roaming travelers agenda today is to sample some delectable morsels from Whole Food store in Cranston,RI.. I walk up to the coffee department,where I am greeted by a pleasant young female who asked me,how can I help you? I said admitted that I am the coffee conisor,ok I admit I thought I was being slick hiding my motivation asking her about what coffee samples do you have available today. I found this little female got laser precision focus on my taste buds,quickly hands me some of the best brew I ever tastefully swilled down my throat. It's actually called Arabic dark roast from my over the counter vantage point. It's smooth,not bitter and strong on the nose makes it the perfect perk me up drink when your trying to wake up after a long flight or drive. Yup it's great for that morning adventure to work propping your eyelids open with toothpicks running out the door half dressed in a mad scramble to punch that time clock with two minutes left until your late. So,next I ambled over to the cheese counter asking for a sample of your finest cheese. The older nice woman behind the counter hands me politely two pieces of what I thought I heard Cheddar cheese. It's a delightful sample to swallow which is mild taste combined with a defined age,very wonderful indeed. For my last part of my Whole Foods adventure I decide to go over to the Deli counter to try some new items they have available. I am greeted by a friendly and knowledgeable staff that helps me with selection of new samples of food to try tasting. The young man who steps up to serve me is very helpful and chatting about all the benefits of the food in the showcase. After listening to him,I decide to try a few wonderful samples of new items available. First up,the chicken with cheese sauce,it's cooked in a marble glazed exterior which is really would taste great in a sandwich or as shredded in a colorful decorated casserole dish. Next I try the Sweet Salmon which is so heavenly I got to this one four stars for how smooth it tastes combined with lightly sweet marinade cooked already to serve. Its definitely the highlight of my cooks tour of Whole Foods grocery store. I tried samples of the roast beef,tuna salad,regular chicken salad and also special made in the store chicken salad with walnuts,red grapes and other ingredients. My impression of all the other samples are definitely winners,I would overall recommendation to try different products and buy from Whole Foods store. Yes,the prices are higher than other grocery stores in the Rhode Island but if you want tasty quality items,then this is the store to buy from for yourself and your hungry family.
Keep on Traveling Your Adventure Road. 
Peace. .
John Norton