Event Zona @ 790 Moncrief Drive, Tupelo, MS (Behind IHOP) All you can eat pizza buffet and more!
They offer a full range of entertainment for all ages to enjoy, including an arcade, virtual reality ride, bumper cars, bowling, games, inflatables, and Laser tag.
When you first enter the building, proceed to the front desk for prices, information, and more.
Prices: The pizza buffet is $9.99 and is good all day while enjoying Event Zona. So show up at opening, stay till closing, and your set! You will receive a wrist band for the all day pizza buffet.
During my visit, they had a verity of veggie, sausage, pepperoni, and cheese pizza on the buffet, but the real star was the salad bar!
It was loaded with fresh cut veggies, huge hunks of cubed meats, real bacon, and fresh sliced boiled eggs. One of the best salads I’ve had in a while!
To play arcade games, you purchase a game card at the desk with your desired amount loaded onto the card.
***BEST DEAL*** For $27.99 you get a $25 game card AND the pizza buffet! This makes your one Buffet only $2.99!!! The card can be reused for games till empty. Prices subject to change.
BEER!!! Yes, beer is available! I was told their selections may increase, to include draft and craft beers.
Prices for for bowling, bumper cars, and more can be found on the over head screens. Additional price options, and deals, will be reflected on the screens as made available.
There are two bowling areas. The huge general area, and a more private bowling area for special events. The bowling lanes have huge screens in the background with videos playing for added entertainment.
A large section of the building is dedicated for laser tag. And not your run of the mill, verity. We are talking professional grade, straight outta the movies design. When you enter the arena….IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!!!! Check out the walk through video below!!!
This is an exciting new addition to Tupelo and our area, so come on out, have fun and enjoy the ride!
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Nautical Whimsey @ 210 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS. Friday Cajun buffet!
Where else can you indulge yourself with shrimp n’ grits, bacon lobster subs, gumbo, chicken Alfredo pasta, and more for only $9.00!
Today I sampled the shrimp and grits, bacon and lobster sub, smoked beef roast, smoked sausage and chicken gumbo, and Cajun chicken pasta.
But my favorite today is their golden fried catfish smothered with crawfish bisque. Since this is a serve yourself buffet you can mix and match all you desire.
They have a really nice salad bar that looks great with lots of desired selections, and I’m sure taste wonderful. I have to admit though, I’ve never tried it, because when I enter, I head straight for the hot, cheesy, creamy goodness waiting on the hot bar!
The bacon lobster sub is a nice sandwich to get you started. The crawfish bisque is probably my favorite, loaded with crawfish in a rich creamy sauce with just a little spicy kick.
The shrimp and grits is thick and cheesy with a little bit of sweetness to it. I would usually alternate between the two for the different sensations.
The Cajun chicken pasta was full of tender chicken smothered in pasta and cream sauce. I could have eaten just a bowl full of this, If I hadn’t had so many other excellent choices to experience.
Other days of the week for lunch you can find a verity of tasty southern cuisine on the bar and a menu full of mind blowing selections for lunch or dinner that will all have the WOW factor!
Folks, I’ve ordered from their menu and had their buffet on different days of the week, they create some of the finest food I’ve had, not just in Tupelo, but anywhere.
One of my favorite menu items are the homemade mashed potatoes with cheese, cream sauce, crawfish, and a Forest of bacon to top it off! It’s officially called “loaded crawfish mashed potatoes”.
They are always working on something new and make sure you don’t leave without needing to take a nap soon after…or maybe that’s just me!
I challenge you to find anywhere else you can order this meal fit for a king other than Nautical Whimsy in Downtown Tupelo. CHEERS! 🤠✌️
Theo’s Feed Mill Restaurant @ 400 South Spring Street, Fulton, MS. Open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11:00am till 2:30pm. Open for dinner Thursday, Friday, & Saturday 5pm – until. **Menus in photos below**
What I’ve ordered:
Pettit’s Mississippi Rattlesnake eggs $8.00.
“The Big Jim Naden” 16 oz. Ribeye $22.00.
Half pound burger $6.00.
Downtown Fulton is full of historic buildings and fond memories. Much has changed since I graduated from Itawamba Agricultural High School in 1985, but the memories remain.
I remember meeting up with classmates for lunch at numerous nearby restaurants, hanging out in the Ford place parking lot on a Saturday night with friends, and grabbing a quick snack while playing a game at Maxcy’s Pool Hall. Ahhh, good times!
Although the ICC campus in Downtown Fulton has grown exponentially over the past 30 years, the number of restaurants have dwindled from around a dozen, down to only a handful.
Theo’s Feed Mill opened around 1945. Since then, the wood framed building has served our community and is known by most everyone. Although it has been sitting idle for some time, that has recently changed!
Theo’s Feed Mill is only a short walk from Matt Moore’s previous Small Chef’s BBQ & Catering location. Since opening Theo’s Feed Mill Restaurant, Matt has has consolidated his services under one roof.
Resurrecting Theo’s historic structure while giving it new life and purpose had been a passion of Matt’s for some time.
I’ve talked with Matt and been given tours throughout the transformation from Feed Mill to Resturant. He has did an amazing job of preserving its history while incorporating all the ingredients of a must visit restaurant destination!
Matt can walk you through the restaurant and tell you the local history of most every photo and display item, taking on the role as local historian as well as restaurant owner.
Everyone of all ages are encouraged to come experience the restaurant. There is also a separate bar room where alcohol is available and only those of legal age are permitted.
Matt has styled the bar like a scene from an old western with whisky barrel tables and a huge mirror behind the bar with some memorabilia from Fulton’s past in the mix.
Although Matt is still serving up some great BBQ by day on the lunch menu, you’ll find new menu items with a Cajun flare, pasta, brisket, prime rib, ribeye, catfish, shrimp, burgers, and a whole lot more among his dinner selections!
For a taste of the lunch menu I dropped by on a Friday and ordered the half pound burger and fries. At half a pound, it was a mouthful especially after I requested it dressed and with cheese! All the veggies were crisp and the hunk of beef was cooked perfectly. A winning combination!
Speaking of the menu, I’m a firm believer that a picture is worth a thousand words, especially when it comes to food. But Matt’s dinner menu descriptions really pulls you in and excites your imagination! You’ll find Brashear’s Boudin Bites, Pettit’s Mississippi Rattlesnake Eggs, and Brown’s “Howlin’ at the Moonshine” Tacos just to get you started!
For my “appe-teaser” I choose the Pettit’s Mississippi Rattlesnake eggs! Although it has nothing to do with rattlesnakes or eggs, it does have quite a nice bite to it. It’s bacon wrapped jalapeños stuffed with a Cajun cocktail smokie, & parmesan, and drizzled with jalapeño jelly. If your wanting a bold beginning to a new foodie adventure then this is a great place to start!
Before digging into your main course, you’ve got to make a trip to Theo’s 12 foot salad bar.
It has enough real estate to accommodate a garden full of fresh veggies including Matt’s popular broccoli salad!
For my main course I was finding it difficult to choose just one. I wanted to try everything, and I wanted it now! So, I decided to go big and order the largest steak on the menu, “The Big Jim Naden”! It’s a huge 16 oz. Ribeye cooked to your specs with a potato and salad or your choice of two sides.
A tender, juicy steak holds its own without having to add extra sauces and my 16 oz. ribeye definitely hits the mark! We’re talking premium Black Angus Beef that’s guaranteed tender! If your feeling adventurous, there are several steak toppers available that will please most palates.
Folks, I have driven by Theo’s occasionally these past several months just to see Matt and the crew burning the midnight oil getting things ready for opening day. That day finally arrived…See y’all there!!!
Mugshots Grill & Bar – Tupelo, MS @ Downtown Tupelo. What I ate: The Gamble Burger with Beer Battered Fries. $9.99.
Mugshots has a verity of atmospheric options to choose from. You can sit in the bar area located in the lower section for a lively ambiance, up front for a quieter meal, or outside on the deck to soak in the streets of Downtown Tupelo where Elvis once strolled.
They also have a diverse menu of pastas, salads, starters, and a huge burger selection! I anticipated it taking me a while to decide, but when I saw the gamble burger I was locked and loaded with my decision!
The Gamble is currently the ultimate chili cheeseburger I’ve had! A huge beef patty drenched in chili, house made rotel, sour cream, jalapeños, and lettuce. The choice to use rotel and sour cream was an excellent decision! In my world, sour cream makes everything better!
Each bite of the burger was a mouthful. Plus, throw in their large serving of tasty fries and you’ve got a total tastebud party going on! Add a root beer float and we’re talking legendary!!
The Lost Pizza Co. of Tupelo @ 1203 North Gloster Street Ste J, Tupelo, MS in the Crye Leike Plaza.
My first takeout from Lost Pizza Co. Fat Boy Bacon Cheeseburger on thick crust, The Cujo on thick crust, and pepperoni on thin crust. Also some of their homemade ranch on the side for dipping.
They have many locations and have been named best pizza by several publications throughout Mississippi. With that kind of recommendation and their extensive menu I decided to give them a visit.REPORT THIS AD
I ordered the trio to get a sample of what they have to offer and also as the main course for my dad’s birthday dinner. And I have to say that they didn’t disappoint. With my small family gathering, everyone had their favorite.
The first couple of selections were tasty and don’t require a lot of details. We had the single topping pepperoni pizza on thin crust which is always one of our favorites. The Cujo is basically a supreme pizza with a nice thick layer of familiar pizza topping which held together well and was very gratifying.
The Fatboy’s Bacon Cheeseburger on thick crust was the more unusual of the three. Along with the hot items including seasoned ground beef, bacon, red onions, and cheddar, it also had a layer of mustard, ketchup, cool fresh lettuce, sliced pickle chunks, and sliced tomatoes. Also ask for some of their homemade ranch to drizzle over the fresh veggies and to dip the remaining crust with. The little details can make a big difference!
The restaurant has a welcoming, open atmosphere with antiques and Tupelo memorabilia throughout including an Elvis statue on display as you enter the building. It seems like a nice place for a family meal, or a night out with friend with beer available if desired.
They have an extensive menu of starters, sandwiches, custom pizzas, pasta, salads, and deserts. For menus and more visit them @ https://lostpizza.com/menus/tupelo/
What I ordered: A fried catfish fillet, fries, and a Ribeye steak sandwich with cheese and bacon.
Perfect as always! Both the fries and fish still had a little bit of crispiness left after arriving home. Most items are prepared with little or no salt, so I added some seasoned salt to both, mixed a little catsup with some hot sauce, and then had a perfect combination!
That would have been plenty but I hadn’t had one of their famous Ribeye steak sandwiches in a while so I added one with cheese and bacon. Pure awesomeness!!!
Although this is take out, please remember to tip the nice young people coming out to fill your orders. They were on the spot, and came out about as soon as I pulled up.
Coronavirus reminds Americans that pursuit of happiness is tied to the collective good
At its core, the United States Declaration of Independence argues that all human beings have “unalienable rights.” These include right to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
What is more, the Declaration says that “to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men.” In other words, the primary objective of government is to afford citizens the opportunity to exercise these rights; the right to be left alone and to be free to pursue their own notion of happiness.
These ideas – that all people have the right to freely pursue their own self interest, and that government is concerned primarily with defending that right – show that the United States is, speaking philosophically, a very liberal society.
I have been researching questions about American political philosophy since I was a graduate student studying social ethics in the 1990s and those questions still occupy my research. With the advent of the coronavirus pandemic, one question in particular has emerged as front and center:
Is a society founded on liberal principles able to preserve itself when confronted with an existential threat, such as the coronavirus pandemic?
For example, John Rawls (in my opinion, the most important American political philosopher of this time) argued that liberal society required as much freedom and as much equal distribution of resources as possible. Any inequality or restriction of rights was only acceptable when it made society better off.
It’s not about individual rights
This philosophical debate, in my view, is suddenly very relevant again.
As the coronavirus spreads, appeals about social distancing, washing one’s hands and the like appear to be focused primarily on the individual’s self-interest of not falling ill.
But the pandemic is at the same time demonstrating that these kinds of appeal are not enough. Just a few days ago, for example, Today’s Parent magazine offered the following advice about how to talk to children about the coronavirus and washing their hands: “Assure them that kids don’t tend to get seriously ill with it, but other people in society are more susceptible, and they can do this small thing to help others stay healthy.”
Data is still sketchy, but it appears that for young people, the mortality rate from the coronavirus is not much different from seasonal flu. But even so, they can still transmit the virus to those who are more vulnerable – especially older people and those with underlying health conditions.
But they might be very helpful for someone else – health care professionals, for example, need their patients to wear masks so they don’t get infected. Because of their repeated interactions with those same sick people, they are in more frequent need of the hand sanitizer as well.
Obligations to each other
This crisis makes it all too clear that pursuing one’s own self-interest is not enough. While every one of us has the legal right to purchase as much hand sanitizer as we can find, if that is all we think about, the welfare of others and society itself are at risk.
Like the Communitarians from 30 years ago, Americans need to challenge the idea that everyone is just pursuing their own happiness as individuals. When we live together in society, we depend on each other. And therefore we have obligations to each other.
As the coronavirus spreads and demand for medical gear far outstrips the supplies, doctors in the U.S. may have to choose who among their patients lives and who dies. Doctors in Italy have already been forced to make such moral choices.
In a recent article in The New York Times, six doctors at five of the major city hospitals said they were worried they would soon have to make painful decisions regarding who should come off lifesaving ventilators.
In addition to the moral anguish of this decision, they also outlined their concern about potential lawsuits or criminal charges if they went against the wishes of a patient or family.
The nature of these decisions shares many parallels with those that we studied in soldiers. These decisions not only involve life-and-death consequences, but they involve long-term psychological trauma.
Decision-making against values
After the number of COVID-19 cases in Italy began to overtake the number of available ventilators, the Italian College of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care published guidelines for the criteria that doctors and nurses should follow in terms of deciding who gets life-saving treatment.
The principle of the guidelines were utilitarian or “informed by the principle of maximizing benefits for the largest number.”
However, the document did not hide from the fact that the moral choices that the Italian doctors now faced were similar to wartime triage required in “catastrophe medicine.”
These kinds of decisions could mean that people are forced into making choices that go against their values, or beliefs that are deeply important to them.
In the training of doctors, one value that is especially pronounced is to “do no harm.” Marco Metra, chief of cardiology at a hospital in one of Italy’s most significantly affected regions, stated in The New York Times that choosing between patients “goes against the way we used to think about our profession, against the way we think about our behavior with patients.”
Patients’ lives are paramount, and the professional responsibility of acting for the benefit of the patient is viewed as a sacred duty that all physicians owe their patients.
In choosing who gets treatment, doctors will be forced to sacrifice a deeply held belief. This will likely carry long-term trauma.
Moral injury
The nature of these decisions is analogous to what I, along with fellow psychologist and long-term collaborator Laurence Alison, have studied on military decision-making. Our work looks at how people make decisions that involve multiple potentially negative outcomes.
We look at how to train people to make the “least-worst” decisions, rather than avoid the decision. Our research has also highlighted the link between having to make a least-worst decision and a form of psychological trauma referred to as moral injury.
Moral injury happens when soldiers witness or engage in acts that transgress their own morals or beliefs. These could include using deadly force in combat and causing harm to civilians, or failing to provide medical aid to an injured civilian or service member. It could also be that a soldier changes beliefs about the necessity or justification for war, during or after serving.
Researchers are increasingly focusing on the psychological harm that can occur when such action damage the sense of right and wrong and leaves soldiers with traumatic grief.
The invisible costs of COVID-19
The threat and costs of COVID-19 are increasingly being likened to being “at war” with the disease.
President Donald Trump has vowed to “win this war” against the coronavirus, and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has declared himself head of a “wartime government.” French President Emmanuel Macron too has repeatedly declared that “We are at war.”
Some projections show that COVID-19 could kill more Americans than died in combat in either World War I, Vietnam or the Korean War.
As the “war” against COVID-19 continues, and if efforts to flatten the infection rate curve falter, medical professionals who are on the front lines will increasingly be forced to make life-altering, least-worst decisions. It would require many of them to violate values that are held as sacred.
Director of the Mental Health Core of the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiological Research and Information Center at the VA Boston Healthcare System Brett Litz, who was the first to conceptualize moral injury in soldiers, argued in the past about the need to realize the lasting damage of decisions, or bearing witness to those that “transgress deeply held moral beliefs and expectations.”
To this date, however, experts do not fully understand moral injury, or how to treat it.
But even with this limited understanding, I believe, it is important to support the medical staff fighting against COVID-19 and their decisions.
The decisions doctors will be making are perhaps unavoidable given the size and scale of the current pandemic. But what is critical is that the costs of making these decisions on those who have to make them are not forgotten, nor diminished.
