With its granite counters, pendant lighting and classical music, the Marlton Bistro offers a made-to-order menu including grilled vegetable panini, Bucks County Coffee espresso and Hershey's hand-dipped ice cream - along with McDonald's traditional fare.

NCBuy Weird News: Long John Silver's Makes A Fishy Promise - 2004-01-16: "The restaurant chain has announced that if NASA discovers evidence of ocean water on Mars -- which is defined as one contiguous body of water covering a minimum of three percent of the surface of Mars, or 5 million square kilometers, whichever is greater -- on or before Feb. 29, the restaurant will provide one free giant shrimp to each American."

Fear of mad cow disease hasn't kept customers from eating the deep-fried cow brain sandwiches served Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004, at the Hilltop Inn in Evansville, Ind. The delicacy is traced back to a time when southern Indiana newcomers from Germany and Holland wasted little. Some families have their own recipes passed down over the generations.

"Today marks the long-awaited (by both owners and curious patrons) opening of a brand new restaurant near Copley Square in Boston called b.good. It's a much-needed alternative to ordinary, gut-punching McFast food joints, serving up healthy menu items for calorie-conscious downtowners and travellers looking for something different."