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[UmphreakDomer]

LA -

As a former resident of the SB area (my parents still live in Granger since we moved there in 1989, where I lived until college), here are some of my recommendations on one of my favorite pastimes (eating):

Eddie's Steak Shed (Granger, a true "midwestern"-type restarant), Uptown Kitchen (Granger/Mishawaka - good breakfast, you may liken it to some restaurants in LA), Barnaby's (Mishawaka/SB - known for their pizza, big time local ND hangout), Lasalle Grille (SB - a "fancy" restaurant - i.e. if you live in SB this is where you go for prom dinner ), Tippecanoe Place (SB - another more upscale and unique location, it is very popular for brunches on holidays), Rocco's (SB - Italian restaurant, a SB/ND landmark, although not my personal fav, still extremely popular), Redamak's (New Buffalo, MI - burger place, I thought of this when i saw Wooly's post regarding MI, it's about a 30-45 min or so drive from SB but worth it. I don't know if it is still like this since it's been several years since I've been there, but they used to only be open in the warm months and closed during the winter, so plan accordingly if you go there).

I went through grade school at Christ The King and high school at St. Joe, so let me know if you have any questions on schools for the kids (don't know if you have any). Feel free to PM me with any questions.

Welcome to town!

oh yes. redamaks is still there and amazing. take a bite of a legend!

 

[loomis41973]

Good luck and a bit of advice...DO NOT send your kid(s) to a south bend public school. They suck. PHM, Mishawaka or private is the way to go.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Anyways, we're hoping for the best out here. Everyone is much more friendly, much less pretentious, much more real. Even the 'ghetto' people aren't nearly as ghetto as the ones I'm used to. Once we secure jobs, we'll be able to buy a real house (no lie, we bought a house in a very good neighborhood...868 sq feet, 6400 sq ft lot, that needed a new kitchen, new bathroom, new floors and windows, landscaping and painting for $320,000, and that was a short sale!!! And at the height of the market, that little house appraised for $472,000!!! We'd be able to buy a friggin' mansion out here w/ that type of dough. I should be able to get a teaching job, and hopefully my wife can get a job working at ND, and we'll be set to buy some nice property.

I always heard the prices out there were crazy but that is nuts! I just bought my first house here in Indy and I paid 2/3 that price for over 4x the sq ft. You definitely could buy a 4,000+ sq ft house with a finished basement for that here.

 

[k1ssme1m1r1sh]

NDnowatND??

I work here in SB, you'll love it, just stay away from the West Side. If you need help finding physicians PM me!!

 

[ACamp1900]

I always heard the prices out there were crazy but that is nuts! I just bought my first house here in Indy and I paid 2/3 that price for over 4x the sq ft. You definitely could buy a 4,000+ sq ft house with a finished basement for that here.

One of my best friends just bought a SMALL two bedroom condo in downtown Los Angeles and paid well over 300,000 for it. He is batshitecrazy I know....

 

[Grahambo]

I'm pretty jealous. Lol

Other then South Bend Police, not sure what else I'd do. Lol judging by comments made in an unnamed thread,hard probably be a bad idea anyways.

Indiana State Trooper?