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Paradise Pup: Burger Joint Review

On Saturday a dream of mine — seriously — came true. I ate at a restaurant featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, which along with Man v Food is the best food porn on tv.

We had just wrapped up Carters first Lil Kickers session which was cute/hilarious. He most enjoyed stealing the soccer balls from the other kids. At some point we figured by the time we drove to Paradise Pup it'd just be opening at eleven. The place is known for lines out the door so we made the call and headed over.

We were there ten minutes early and I should've stood in line to be first but we had the kids and Courtney had to feed Evie so we stayed in the car. Too bad, because the first guy in line first ordered lunch for half a dzen of his Buddies. Anyway, we bellied up to the counter, placed our order and sat at one of the benches outside and waited. Being fourth in line meant waiting a good ten minutes at least and Carter fidgeted a bunch on the bench. The burgers, fries, onion rings and mozarella sticks — for Carter which he didn't eat anyway — arrived and we dug in.

Daddy Driven: 2010 Subaru Outback

For my day job at Cars.com I recently reviewed the 2010 Subaru Outback. Since I own a 2008 I had a pretty good point of reference to judge the improvements and the drawbacks. To me the only drawback is that you give up a little bit of handling chops and being able to lower the rear seats from the hatch. Otherwise the new model is better in every way.

As a parent the biggest improvement is the height of the car. Getting Carter and Evie into their seats is now a bit easier because the child safety seats sit at hip level to adults standing outside. You're not dropping them down into the seat under the roofline, nor lifting them up like in some SUVs. The only problem is if you then lean in after them you might bump your head like Courtney did a few times.

LATCH connectors were a breeze and the added room in the back seat now makes the Outback ideal for two safety seats. Our model forces the passenger — usually me — to move so far forward that your knees are bent into your chest. The new model doesn't require any adjustments.

Check out my video above and the full review here.