Kitchen Cravings

dpg · 09-11-2008, 08:59 AM

Sounds as though Cravings will give Waldo Peppers a run for their momey.

jtb · 09-11-2008, 09:43 AM

Waldo Peppers is no where even in the same ballpark as Cravings, nor anyone else for that matter. Stop and you will see for yourself that Cravings stands out from everyone else in the area hands down. They make everything onsite using the best products, and everything is made to order. The food may take a bit longer to come out of the kitchen but well worth the wait and then some. Since they opened, they have had a waiting line open to close to get in. Once you eat there you will know why. The place is owned by Bill and Sally Bickford, lifetime residents of Gilford. Bill is the cook and Sally runs the dining room. They both are there 7 days a week, open to close and have a vested interest to make sure everything is as good as it can be. Local owners, great food, awesome place. Check it out. If you can't find anything to eat on this menu there is something wrong with you.

winniplayhouse · 09-11-2008, 03:42 PM

My husband and I tried it for lunch today based solely on the reviews here. We weren't disappointed! Arrived just before 1pm and it was packed. Despite two couples waiting in front of us, it was probably less than a 10 minute wait. By 1:20 there was plenty of seating. The food and coffee were great! My husband esp. liked the fresh whipped cream on his hot chocolate! The only negative I can think of (and I agree with the first poster that the seating was a little odd - we were at a 1/2 table and it was slightly awkward to have a conversation) was that there was waaay too much to choose from on the menu and I had a hard time picking something. Guess we'll have to keep going back to try it all!

angela4design · 09-11-2008, 04:52 PM

Interesting article about the owners from the Citizen (by Cutter Mitchell) last April... only seats 54 patrons, though? Shhh!!! Let's not tell anybody else until we all get to try it!

http://http://www.citizen.com/apps/p...ESS02/87884560

Excerpt:
"Both Bill and Sally are Lakes Region natives, with a background routed in the restaurant industry. Bill owned and operated the Ye Olde Homestead Restaurant in his hometown of Alton back in the 1980s and Sally has done her share of restaurant management, including manning the helm at B. Mae's Resort for eight years in her hometown of Gilford.

The Bickfords took their journeys across the country, having managed a horse ranch in Colorado and a five-star restaurant in the Florida Keys along with a whole host of other unique and different experiences the two had along the way."

09-11-2008, 09:43 AM	#2
jtb Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Kitchen Cravings Waldo Peppers is no where even in the same ballpark as Cravings, nor anyone else for that matter. Stop and you will see for yourself that Cravings stands out from everyone else in the area hands down. They make everything onsite using the best products, and everything is made to order. The food may take a bit longer to come out of the kitchen but well worth the wait and then some. Since they opened, they have had a waiting line open to close to get in. Once you eat there you will know why. The place is owned by Bill and Sally Bickford, lifetime residents of Gilford. Bill is the cook and Sally runs the dining room. They both are there 7 days a week, open to close and have a vested interest to make sure everything is as good as it can be. Local owners, great food, awesome place. Check it out. If you can't find anything to eat on this menu there is something wrong with you.

09-11-2008, 04:52 PM	#4
angela4design Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 353 Thanks: 45 Thanked 54 Times in 38 Posts	Citizen Article last April Interesting article about the owners from the Citizen (by Cutter Mitchell) last April... only seats 54 patrons, though? Shhh!!! Let's not tell anybody else until we all get to try it! http://http://www.citizen.com/apps/p...ESS02/87884560 Excerpt: "Both Bill and Sally are Lakes Region natives, with a background routed in the restaurant industry. Bill owned and operated the Ye Olde Homestead Restaurant in his hometown of Alton back in the 1980s and Sally has done her share of restaurant management, including manning the helm at B. Mae's Resort for eight years in her hometown of Gilford. The Bickfords took their journeys across the country, having managed a horse ranch in Colorado and a five-star restaurant in the Florida Keys along with a whole host of other unique and different experiences the two had along the way."

09-11-2008, 08:59 AM	#1
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,600 Thanks: 154 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	Sounds as though Cravings will give Waldo Peppers a run for their momey.

09-11-2008, 03:42 PM	#3
winniplayhouse Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 205 Thanks: 32 Thanked 58 Times in 41 Posts	My husband and I tried it for lunch today based solely on the reviews here. We weren't disappointed! Arrived just before 1pm and it was packed. Despite two couples waiting in front of us, it was probably less than a 10 minute wait. By 1:20 there was plenty of seating. The food and coffee were great! My husband esp. liked the fresh whipped cream on his hot chocolate! The only negative I can think of (and I agree with the first poster that the seating was a little odd - we were at a 1/2 table and it was slightly awkward to have a conversation) was that there was waaay too much to choose from on the menu and I had a hard time picking something. Guess we'll have to keep going back to try it all!