Readers know where to find slice of Florida
We may be a long way from the Florida Keys, but that’s no deterrent to fans of Key lime pie, who came to the rescue of reader Elaine Hutt. Karen Greenberg suggested Landry’s Seafood, 2610 W. Sahara Ave.; Belinda King recommended the Blond Giraffe Key Lime Factory in Key West, Fla., which can be reached at www.blondgiraffe.com or (305) 293-9296; and another reader suggested Red Lobster or Marie Callender’s. …
For Judy Gallegos, who is looking for reader suggestions for the best gyros in town, Reggie Anthony and Christi Levrant suggested Kyklos Greek Cafe at the Galleria at Sunset mall, 1300 W. Sunset Road in Henderson; Barb Roth, John Schrieber and Greenberg suggested Gyro Time, 5239 W. Charleston Blvd.; and Jenette Wynne and Sam Popowcer suggested Stephano’s Gyros Greek & Mediterranean Grill, 4632 S. Maryland Parkway. …
For J.J. Sharbaugh, who is looking for Bob’s Big Boy barbecue sauce, Carl Taylor suggested Albertsons at 575 College Drive in Henderson, and John W. “The Big Kahuna” Taylor suggested Albertsons at 4850 W. Craig Road, where, he said, it’s on the top shelf in the cheese section. …
For Joseph M. Rogers, who is looking for spreadable pimento cream cheese, Donald M. McDonald suggested Wal-Mart. …
For Marianne Anderson, who’s looking for Unique Pretzels Splits, Ken Keiser, Ronald Koch, Carl Minnich, Maryann Barbuti and Kimmie Carey all recommended www.uniquesplits.com, or call (888) 477-5487. …
More on comfort-food treats: Jonathan Strand, Patty Braganza and Levrant recommended Layers at 2708 N. Green Valley Parkway in Henderson and Judy Collinsworth recommended Eileen’s Colossal Cookies, 213 N. Stephanie St. in Henderson. …
More on Thanksgiving-dinner-to-go: Phillip Mlynek recommended Jimmy’s Cafe, 8427 W. Lake Mead Blvd. …
Reader requests: Levrant is looking for cranberry ginger ale. …
Carl Taylor is looking for all-beef natural-casing hot dogs “that do not cost a fortune.”…
John Taylor seeks a cafe that serves “better than average” Cuban sandwiches. …
Aaron Myers is looking for Twining’s Scottish Nog Tea. …
Eve Hedman is looking for Minute Maid frozen lemon juice. …
George McKee is looking for Dad’s Diet Root Beer. …
Dorothy Hobson is looking for 2-pound blocks of Limburger cheese. …
Betty Hunter is looking for Butterball seasoned whole chickens, and Eckrich smoked sausage. …
Pat and Pera McGarvie are looking for a local source for Dennison’s Ham and Lima Beans. …
Stephanie Wilson is looking for dark-chocolate-covered raisins. …
Forrest Darby is looking for Hires Root Beer. …
Robert Miller would like to find Amaro Ramazzotti liqueur. …
And Catherine Hammelrath is looking for Greenwood Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage.
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