Readers hook walleye in desert

Phillip Mlynek and Mindy Williams recommended OutSide Inn, which is at 9941 W. Charleston Blvd. and 7770 S. Jones Blvd.; Roberta Shulman and Dave Levesque recommended Big Dog’s Draft House, 4543 N. Rancho Drive; and Howard Chatt heartily endorsed The Flame at the El Cortez, 600 Fremont St. …

For David Payne, who’s looking for chocolate-covered coffee beans, Ginny Attisani emailed that she still finds them at Trader Joe’s (in the front, near the registers), Sharon Roybal recommended the Archer Farms brand sold at Target stores and Janet Oberlander said she recently bought some at Cost Plus World Market at 3890 Blue Diamond Road (there’s another Cost Plus at 2151 N. Rainbow Blvd.). …

For Jose M. Gonzales, Roybal recommended the New Mexico ground chili powder available at www.ChimayoToGo.com (800-683-9628), which comes in medium and hot. …

For Robert Nelson, who’s looking for 2¼-ounce bottles of Heinz ketchup, Kathy Salazar emailed that she’s seen them at Cost Plus World Market, and Karen Ericson said she saw them on the deli counter at the Walmart at 1400 S. Lamb Blvd. …

For Evonne Raptis, who’s looking for Smucker’s sugar-free pancake syrup, Sandy Sherlock, Judy A. Stevens and Ralph Lemme reported finding it at Vons, and Doreen Marquez emailed that she found it at Glazier’s Food Marketplace, 8525 W. Warm Springs Road (and as a postscript, Sherlock said she likes Safeway’s own brand just as well). …

And for Jackie Barkhuff, Janet Adelman emailed that Zergut plum butter is available at the International Marketplace, 5000 S. Decatur Blvd. …

Here are more reader requests.

Sherlock: Italian green frying peppers, and fresh (not packaged) sable fish;

J. Warren: restaurants that will have deep-fried turkey on the menu for Thanksgiving;

Pat Zilly: Nestle CoCo Bake, and windmill cookies;

Steve Michaelson: Yogi Tea in peach detox;

Clara Kopp and Marie and Jeff Finney: malt, for making malted milkshakes;

Beth More: solid dark-chocolate mint candies (not with a white mint center);

Anastacio Hernandez: Drenchers Energy Drink, formerly available at Sam’s Club;

Angela Kelly: Paradise tea;

Jerry and Carol Schull: a market that carries barramundi;

And Ruth Whitman and numerous other readers: Canfield’s Diet Fudge Chocolate Soda.

Readers?

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