What's the best restaurant in your city?

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

There are a lot of great restaurants here in DC, but my favorite is Teatro Goldoni (Venetian cuisine).

http://www.teatrogoldoni.com/

[terrya]

1. Supposedly, it's Charlie Trotter's here in Chicago

But that place is way, way, too pricey for me.

[flamingyouth]

14. It's good

But I think Trio in Evanston is better. :)

[Missy Vixen]

16. Another one of the business owners in my building

went to Charlie Trotter's when she was in Chicago last month. WOW. We were drooling over the website!

Julie

[ProfessorGAC]

19. Been There. Our Take.

The food is incredible. Perfectly prepared and presented royally. But, like many restaurants of that type, the seating for small parties (there was just the two of us) is a common bench against the wall and a chair on the other side of the table. Here we were, dropping $220 for two people to eat, and the people at the next table were literally 24 inches away, on both sides. Thought that was a bring down.

We've also been to Le Francais when Banchet was still there. Even better than Trotter's. Seating was similar, but a little more spacing between the tables.

The best haut cuisine restaurant around here that we've been to, though, for the food, service, atmosphere and space, is Tallgrass in downtown Lockport. That's more Nouvelle though, then French. But, it is superb. It's also pricey.

There a little bistro down in Momence (yeah i'm from the boonies) called Dionne's. It's owned by a husband and wife. He's the chef, she's an artist, so the place is a combination haut cuisine restaurant and art gallery. Friendly service (!!!!!) and terrific food. A lot cheaper than the other places i mentioned. Probably down at $100 - $110 for two with drinks and wine.

Yeah i know; who cares what i think!
The Professor

[terrya]

26. Thank you, Professor.

Well, *I* care about what you think. :-)

Maybe, some day, I'll be able to go to Charlie Trotter's. A co-worker described the experience, pretty much as yours...incredible presentation and preparation. He said expect to spend about $100 per person...with drinks. But apparently it is quite a unique experience.

I don't go out to the suburbs very much...but those choices sound interesting.

Maybe someday....

[Ramsey]

69. I prefer Tru

In Chicago. Really interesting food, nicely presented, and a nice dining room.

[kick-ass-bob]

2. At the moment I'm liking Fraziers

http://fraziersbistro.com/

because we just went there for our anniversary last week.

:9

[MissMillie]

3. I'm not staying in my city, but...

I am staying within a 10 mile radius.

I have just come to love a Japanese place called Sakura Tokyo. The sushi bar is AMAZING and though I haven't tried it yet, the menu for the table where they cook right in front of you looks fabulous.

[Shell Beau]

4. My faves are

AJ's---It is a seafood restaurant and is expensive, but it is soooo good that I don't mind paying.

Amerigo's---Italian restuarant, but I just go there for their tiramisu (the absolute best)

Fratesi's---A small homestyle Italian restaurant

[GOPisEvil]

5. I don't know that it's the best, but my favorite is Manuel's.

It's kind of upscale Mexican-style food, but it's really good. :9

[Fleshdancer]

25. Manuel's is great. My favorite restaurant here is Musashinos

I love sushi and they have the BEST saba in town. :D

[GOPisEvil]

53. We need to go have sushi sometime.

I don't have a sushi-eating buddy and I love the stuff.

[Fleshdancer]

63. sounds great!

Have you tried a lot of the sushi restaurants around here? If so, what do you like?

[GOPisEvil]

64. I haven't tried many here.

There's a place near my house called Odaku that isn't too bad. It's a strip mall place, so the prices are low. But, the sushi isn't bad. I've bought the sushi at Central Market and its good.

[Rowdyboy]

6. Small town, my fave is the "Stone Pony" an oyster bar/seafood place

The oysters and shrimp are exceptional.

[flvegan]

7. World class Bern's Steakhouse, Tampa, Florida

Boasting one of the largest wine collections on the planet, Bern's is the top notch eatery in town. Dinner for two is also easily going to cost you (wine and dessert not included) $120. I've eaten there 3 or 4 times over the years.

Granted, not my cup 'o tea anymore, but it's the answer to the question.

http://www.bernssteakhouse.com/

[EwokMyWeewok]

9. .

you want a place that has rocking chicken wings and great sports specials try Snookers up by Tarpon Springs. If you're in st pete, downtown st pete has a good sports bar (also with great wings) called Midtown Sundries. All very reasonable prices.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

77. Lived in Tampa

for 30 years, visited Bern's about 10-12 times total. Our favorite place, red flocked whorehouse wallpaper and all. We also liked the Colonnade on Bayshore. Kinda Red Lobsterish, but we liked it.

[DS1]

8. I have no idea

Haven't been able or willing to afford something like that in about 3 years.

[Taverner]

10. ohhhhh soooooooooooo many

I live in the SF Bay Area. And even if you removed SF from the equation, you still have the Gourmet ghetto in Berkeley, Palo Alto (both University and California streets) San Jose Downtown, and all of the small neighborhood mexican spots here and there....

I couldn't even begin...

If you like to eat, SF Bay Area is your Mecca....

[Missy Vixen]

72. San Francisco and food

>If you like to eat, SF Bay Area is your Mecca....<

We were there a few years ago on DH's company's dime. There is NO bad food in San Francisco. Anywhere. He gets to go there almost every month, still on their dime. As a matter of fact, he's there today. (grrrRRRR!)

Have you ever been to Dottie's True Blue Cafe? It's around the corner from the Hotel Monaco in the theater district. Dottie's has about 10 tables, so you have to get there before it opens. They also serve the best breakfast I have ever eaten.

Julie

[Porcupine]

96. Cioppino!!! and Dim Sum and Bread!!! and Salads........

San Francisco is a city where bread and salads are at such a high level of art that people literally have bread dealers like some folks have dope dealers.

There are people in the Bay Area that bake 150 loaves of exquisite earth-oven, slow-rise, wood-fired bread that can only be had by word of mouth and an introduction. In SF I have had salads grown on foggy hillsides overlooking the Pacific that were the essence of fog and earth and green majesty.

If there is a universal religion in San Francisco it is food. There is food available there that cannot be had at any cost anywhere else in the world. The burritos alone are worth the four hour drive from Chico.

[LynneSin]

11. MIKIMOTOS!! Wilmington Delaware!

It's be DU tried & tested not only by myself but also JimmyJazz & GOPisEvil

But it really is a great restaurant!

[Squatch]

12. Todd Jurich's Bistro

It has a pretty nice wine list.

[KitchenWitch]

13. Several in the Twin Cities area that are superb

Murray's - it is a steakhouse...amazing steaks (and prices), Murray's is a downtown Minneapolis institution

Manny's Steakhouse - another downtown Minneapolis restaurant. They used to have a cigar night.

W.A.Frost - close to the State Capitol in St. Paul, this restaurant is a very eclectic and romantic place to eat.

Kincaid's - two locations - amazing food, very pricey, but they often have "coupons" believe it or not.

[Divameow77]

17. My husband took me to

Capital Grill in Minneapolis for our anniversary and I have to say it is my new fav. Perfect food and even more perfect service. It was the best dining experience of my life.

Manny's is really good too.

Prime in the Bellagio Hotel in Vegas is also really awesome.

[jpgray]

95. Have you been to Punch?

Great Neapolitan pizza place just north of Highland on Cleveland.

[Divameow77]

104. I haven't

but I have heard it's good

[Missy Vixen]

15. Our small town and Seattle

Our town: Duvall Cafe. During the day, it's breakfast and lunch with portion sizes so big you won't eat for the rest of the day. At dinner, they go gourmet. My favorites are the bruschetta (garden grown tomatoes, chevre and tapenade on the side,) and roast pork tenderloin with homemade applesauce and mashed potatoes. It's amazing.

If you're in Seattle, try the Metropolitan Grill. The food is tremendous, and it's fun to see the movers and shakers. If you'd like something quieter, try Daniel's Broiler (www.danielsbroiler.com). It's the "special occasion" restaurant at our house.

Julie

[lakemonster11]

67. Daniel's is our "special occasion" restaurant, too.

We've never actually made it to the Metropolitan Grill. Maybe I'll request it for my birthday in a few weeks.

On an entirely different note, my favorite cheap places in Seattle are Thai Tom (in the U-District) and El Puerco Lloron (on the stairclimb up to Pike Place Market).

The best restaurant close to my house (I live on the Eastside) is a new one: Pomegranate. They have wonderful seasonal menus and a nice, but casual atmosphere.

[Missy Vixen]

73. Do you like Italian food, lakemonster?

If you do (and you don't mind a drive,) try Nana Carmela's in Monroe. The owner and chef is a Staten Island native who uses all of his grandmother's recipes. He also imported one of the big pizza ovens from New York, as well as the vast majority of his ingredients. His pizza has spoiled us for everyone else's. You must have reservations, or you won't get a table.

Nana Carmela's got the big "thumbs up" from our New Jersey native pals when we took them there. It's like having dinner at Nana's house. Lots of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett playing, people talking and laughing, great friendly servers, and tremendous food. (Try the stuffed pork chops.)

Don't tell anyone ;-).

Julie

[lakemonster11]

74. I love Italian food!

Thanks for the tip---I'll keep my lips sealed. ;)

[Initech]

18. Pink's Hot Dog Stand in LA

I also have to give nods to Philippe's The Original roast beef sandwiches, as well as Roscoes House Of Chicken And Waffles.

Those places will probably give you a coronary if you eat there enough, but they're some of the few places where you can find edible food in Los Angeles.

[kwassa]

21. LA is full of great cheap food, mostly ethnic

best cheap Chinese and Thai that I've had anywhere, same with Mexican, better than many much more expensive restuarants. Cuban, too.

I disagree with your "edible food" comment.

and Pinks, fun as it is, is not food, nor is Phillipe's, either. They are nostalgia, old-time restaurants, very simple and not terribly interesting stuff. Atmosphere only.

[Initech]

24. I'm talking about all the restaraunts labeled as "fusion"

I cant stand fusion restaraunts.

The Chinese and Mexican restaraunts are great too.

[kwassa]

31. What? No Franco-Japanese for you?

I've only eaten at a couple.

Not my thing, either.

[Initech]

34. I had Mexican - Chinese fusion...

Talk about inedible! :puke:

[GalleryGod]

33. I go for PINK'S in a BIG way, when in L.A. !

45 minute line wait is well worth it!

Get the Rosie O'Donell Special !

[Initech]

36. I LOVE Pink's, but every time I've gone there recently...

The line's been way way over 45 minutes!

[GalleryGod]

38. You're probably right...did 45 minutes on a Tuesday night in August

Saturday nights...I'd "pay" some kid to hold my placE:cry:

[KitchenWitch]

48. When we visited in November, my husband took me to Phillippes

LOVED IT!

Their mustard is da bomb diggety.

[Initech]

90. I took my Uncle to Philippe's

While he's not normally a spicy food fan, he loved the mustard as well!

And I love that stuff, I cant get enough of it!

[Greyhound]

102. The Best Cheap Food in LA...

Yea, Pink's!
Try these;
For Japanese peasant food (no sushi ), can't remember the name but tiny shop on the NE corner of Vineland & Burbank in NoHo
Thai has got to be Samnalaung(?) on Hollywood about 3 blocks east of Western on south side of street
You have to go to New York for better Jewish Deli than Canter's on Fairfax (please don't try to say Greenblatt's is as good or better)
Mexican on the cheap try Rigo's tacos. It is a small chain (I think there's about 6 or 7 around, I usually went to one in Pacoima at Osbourne & Glennoaks)
Pizza & Pasta, the only place I've found that's even edible is Vitto's on Western across from LACC (don't fall for the Marcelli's scam, it's awful @ both places. Sauce out of a can, etc. Like many places it is living on it's reputation and has sucked for a long time )
Ya can't beat Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles (if you like that kind of food)
For the best southern cuisine outside of the south goto Johnny Reb's (2 locations)
Romantic interlude? Gotta go to the Japanese Tea Gardens in the Hollywood Hills, if she still doesn't love you after this, it ain't gonna happen.
Upscale and offbeat, goto the Stinking Rose in Beverly Hills (& San Francisco)
Steak? Get a ticket to the Mid-West cause there ain't nothing edible in LA & I don't care how much you spend, even the Ruth's Chris sucks.
Seafood if you can't get to the East Coast can be found in King Harbor (Redondo Beach, can't remember the name) and Maxine's in Port (I'm not even going to try to spell Y-knee-me) in ventura county. Seafood Shop/Cafeteria style and picnic seating at both places. BTW, if you're used to the seafood on the East Coast, there is nothing good on the West Coast.

[Initech]

111. Canter's, YES!

Every time I fly out of LAX, I try to make it a point to stop there on my way back!

For Mexican, my personal favorite is El Cholo which has two locations - one in Santa Monica (on Wilshire, past the end of I-10) and one in La Habra (off Imperial).

Not a fan of the upscale places, but that's mainly because I lack the funds to be able to eat at those places.

[Strong Atheist]

20. Also from D.C.

Tom Saris's Orleans house, Mr. Smith's of Washington, Vinnies (in Fairfax)

[XNASA]

22. Topolobampo/Frontera Grill

http://www.fronterakitchens.com/restaurants/

[AngryAmish]

23. I'm more of a Ixcapuzalco man myself

I haven't been there since the move to Western Ave. though.

[Burma Jones]

27. My DC Area Favorites

Clyde's Tower Oaks Lodge - Rockville
L'Augerge Chez Francois - Great Falls, VA
Cashion’s Eat Place - Adams Morgan
New Fortune - Gaithersburg
Roy's Place - Gaithersburg
Vidalia - Downtown
Georgia Brown's - Downtown
Lauriol Plaza - Dupont Circle
The Olney Ale House - Olney
Black's Bar and Grill - Bethesda
Cafe Miletto - Germantown
Tachibana - McLean, VA

[seemunkee]

39. Mon Ami Gabi in Bethesda

Old Anglers Inn in Potomac
Manneqin Pis in Olney
Tako Grill
Ben's Chili Bowl for a late night half-smoke and chili fries


I live near the Olney Ale House and I think the quality of the food has gone WAY done in recent years. I would go there for a beer but not to eat. Just down the road in Ashton there is a family run restaurant called El-Andariego that is very good.

[Burma Jones]

41. I agree about the Ale House

but, I've been going for thirty years and it's more about the atmosphere than anything else for that place, but yeah, Beer and Chips and maybe the stew...

I like Mon Ami Gabi too

I have yet to go to Manneqin Pis, but I hear many good things about it

In my single days, after partying, I liked the Silver Spring Tastee Diner (now sadly defunct)

[kwassa]

44. Tara Thai, Thai Farm, Benjarong ...

Rockville and Gaithersburg. My favorite local Thai restaurants.

Dogfish Head has opened a brewpub in Gaithersburg. Food is good, beer is great.

I didn't care for Mannequin Pis, the style of food doesn't reach me. I tend towards lighter fare.

And Jaleo, downtown and Bethesda. Love tapas.

[Burma Jones]

50. Good Thai Places, Indeed - also try Thai Derm in Sliver Spring

Haven't been to Dogfish Head, but it's my 23 year old Brother's favorite place

Haven't been to Jaleo yet either......

If you like Dim Sum - you HAVE to go to New Fortune in Gaithersburg for a weekend lunch...

[kwassa]

54. where is New Fortune in Gaitherburg?

warning: I've been spoiled by dim sum palaces in Los Angeles that seat over 300.

[Burma Jones]

56. It's on 355, the Walnut Hill Shopping Center

Across from a Lutheran Church, there's a County Liquor Store in there too, and another Thai Place...

If you're lucky, you can have dinner in there while they're hosting a wedding in their cavernous main room.........

[kwassa]

57. thanks, I know the rough location ...

near the express DMV.

[seemunkee]

58. Love Jaleo and Tara Thai

We need to all meet at DFH one night.

[seemunkee]

49. Not defunct. Moved.

It's now on Cameron street just a few blocks away on the other side of Colesville road. The move made it into Zippy

My brother, cousin and I ended up there the night(morning) of my bachelor party.

Manneqin Pis is very good. They have a special on Mondays of their mussels.

[Burma Jones]

51. Oh Thank You, Thank You, Thank You

I hope they still have the same wait staff........

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

97. What?! Tastee is NOT defunct!

I live across the street from it and go there every weekend!!

[Burma Jones]

105. Thank you, I have since learned of its move

I was away for several years, as Silver Spring became Silver Sprung......

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

106. Yeah, it's a totally new place.

It's actually quite nice there now. It was a cesspool when I first got to the DC area around 7 years ago.

[Burma Jones]

107. I am of the Cesspool era

when the Eat and Drink Castle produced the Gyro "Extra Extra" - the stinkiest sandwich ever made

When the Local Korean BBQ place was emptied out at lunch once by about a dozen rats

When a McDonald's employee give a number of people Typhus

When you could get stinking drunk at the Quarry House and get a great Burger - oh wait, you can STILL do that......

When you could get the seafood they didn't sell at Crisfields the next day at Captain White's - oh and get your leg peed on by Johnson, the one-eyed drunk

Where, when it was quiet, you could hear gunshots from the Shepard's Park area.

When Shepard Park was the nastiest strip joint you had ever seen.....

When you could smell the odor of baking Cinnamon Buns from the Giant Food bakery - and on some days, mingled with the odd Barbecue Smell of the Crematorium on Gist Avenue.

I used to live at 825 Gist Avenue, about three blocks from the Takoma Park border. Silver Spring of the 80s and 90s was a very interesting place.....

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

108. I'm glad to see all the Montgomery County, MD people representing on this

thread...

I'm from there and am very familiar with many of the places mentioned.

Definitely check out New Fortune. Excellent dim sum place, in the burbs.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

109. There's a Tastee in Bethesda also. I used to go there early in the AM

for hash 'n' eggs 'n' coffee as a pre-exam ritual when I was a student.

[Missy Vixen]

43. Okay, DC people,

what happened to Bread and Chocolate?

We were there in 2002; we stayed at the Washington Marriott. We visited Bread and Chocolate across the street from the hotel several times. I keep looking them up in the Zagat guide. They must be gone.

Bummer. :cry:
Julie

[Burma Jones]

52. Look Here

http://www.iexpediter.com/demo/brdnchoc/wwa.htm

[Missy Vixen]

75. Thank you!

If I ever go back there, I know where to have breakfast! :woohoo:

Julie

[northzax]

83. for sheer 'best'?

as in "I have an expense account, and I'm not afraid to use it?"

Cashion's, of course.
the Back Bar at Galileo
Galileo, in general
tenPenh
IndeBleu
Bistro de Coin, for the cassoulet alone.
for late night post drinking munchies, Joe's Steak and Egg.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

98. Galileo is awesome

What I like best about Galileo is that they have a really cheap front bar menu that is an incredible value. I'd love to eat in the Laboratorio someday!

I just recently heard of IndeBleu and am dying to try that.

Used to love Steak and Egg during my AU days.

I'll throw another good'n out there - Zaytinya. Tapas-style greek and middle eastern cuisine. Good times indeed.

[northzax]

112. I've had bad experiences at Zaytinya

but I have friends who swear by it. And the other branch of the Steak and Egg is only four doors down from my apartment (9th and U) mmm, late night munchies.

Best Ethiopian food: Etete.
Best place to have a large food party: Marrakesh
Best Steak and Wine: Charlie Palmer's.
Best Dessert: Little Fountain Cafe/L'Enfant Creperie (tie)
Best Pizza: Two Amy's


should I go on, or weill I just salivate too much. where to put Komi? who's the bestr Sushi? ribs? vegetarian? too many options.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

113. Charlie Palmer's is indeed heaven.

I'm actually planning on going on a triple date to Marrakesh in the near future - never been there before.

Best sushi? I happen to like Sakana's in Dupon Circle. Ribs? I can't comment - haven't done much of that. Nor vegetarian really.

[northzax]

114. Marrakesh? take cash. they don't take CCs

you'll need 50-75 bucks, if you drink wine. Many a person gets caught up in that.

Sakana's, huh? haven't done it yet, I'll put it on the list, thanks for the heads up.

two more for you: Johnny's Half Shell, and the insanely decadent CityZen. Ever been? Don't hit CityZen unless you have $150/person to spend though...

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

115. I'm surprised I've never even heard of CityZen

And I won't be able to afford that any time soon.

I've heard that about Marrakesh - talk about sketchy!

Here's a good romantic restaurant - La Miche in Bethesda

[northzax]

116. CityZen is in the Mandarin hotel

south of the Mall.

There is an ATM inside Marrakesh, I wonder how much of the money never leaves the building, simply recycled between the atm and the register.

I don't do Bethesda, I must admit, I consider the uptown (ooh, Buck's, forgot about them) a long trip!

[hobo_baggins]

92. Grapeseed in Bethesda

they match all their foods to a specific wine, and its delicious!

[driver8]

94. Is the Red Sea still around?? I used to love to eat there. n/t

[Arugula Latte]

28. Portland: Hard to say. A lot of people say Higgins ...

I don't know. There are too many good ones.

[northzax]

82. ClarkLewis, maybe?

I ate there last week, absolutely fabulous.

[Arugula Latte]

89. I've never eaten there, but I ate at a "Ripe" family supper

(same people as ClarkLewis) and it was so fabulous. They also have a restaurant called "Gotham Building Tavern" which is quite delicious as well.

Lucy's Table on 21st is wonderful; perhaps our favorite in the city ...

[Montauk6]

29. I love Big Nick's on Broadway/77th and Virgil's BBQ @ W 44th St (NYC)

Honorable mentionables:

Ollie's Noodle Shop (the best soy sauce chicken)
Brooklyn Diner
BBQ 2000

[GalleryGod]

35. Brooklyn Diner ! I Agree!

I love that joint!:patriot:

[alkaline9]

30. in the surrounding NJ area...

...my favs are:

1. Jose Tejas (Woodbridge, NJ)
CHEAP TexMex with great variety (vegetarian menu too)
...Great bar too

2. "The Grease Trucks" (Rutgers Parking Lot, New Brunswick, NJ)
If you could pile anything you could think of (mozz sticks, fries, etc) on a cheese steak and have it named after you... You'd be at the Grease Trucks!

3. Surf Taco (Point Pleasant, NJ)
I guess I'm partial to texmex, but this is another great place to eat! Cheap and good variety.

4. The Windmill (Long Branch (West End), NJ)
The original foot long hotdog place... The building is one block from the beach and it's actually in the shape of a windmill... open till 3AM for all the drunkards to sober up at.

5. Mahogany Grille (Manasquan, NJ)
A nice new addition to the shore... Excellent deserts!! (too pricey for me most of the time though)

[KamaAina]

59. Mom and stepdad's weekend place is one block down from the Windmill

yet we have never been.

Could this have anything to do with the fact that stepdad is a repuke? :tinfoilhat:

[GalleryGod]

32. Le Bec Fin !

Georges Perrier is a certified genius !
:woohoo: :applause: :applause: :woohoo:

[Ramsey]

70. See below!

Sorry, The Fountain is much better for haute French!

[Left Is Write]

37. I haven't eaten at enough of them to really know, but...

the best I've been to:

The Piper Pub (excellent pub grub, beautiful city view, great selection of beers)
The Ram (fantastic burgers and desserts, wonderful beer brewed onsite)
Murphy's (steaks and seafood)

My husband wants to take me to the Manhattan Grill. He has been there, but I have not. He'd actually be a better person to ask about restaurant quality. He's probably been to every restaurant in town.

These are Boise restaurants.

[Aristus]

40. I live in Puyallup, where the best restaurant is The Hungry Goose.

It is a European-style bistro with great cuisine and a terrific atmosphere.

But nobody's ever heard of Puyallup, so I'll tell you the best restaurant in the nearest large town, Tacoma. And the winner is: Stanley and Seafort's; it's an upscale steak and seafood place on a hill overlooking the Port of Tacoma and Commencement Bay.

My favorite dish of theirs is the roast of lamb with asparagus and a savory sauce. A whiskey sour before dinner, a nice strong red wine with dinner, and coffee and a potted brownie for dessert. Good eatin'! :9

[Strong Atheist]

42. Also, Ernie's Crab house is supposed to be great,

if you like crabs (yuck! x( ), and if it still exists ...

[kwassa]

45. Crabs rule!

Though I like the joints down by the bay, like Harris's on Kent Island, and some place up some backwater river that I no longer remember the name of.

[Strong Atheist]

47. Hate seafood!

x(

[kwassa]

55. Seafood is the meaning of life.

I eat anything that comes underwater in a shell, and love all of it.

Ray oysters! Yum! Lobster, crab, clams. Heaven.

Love sushi. Salmon, most fish

[Strong Atheist]

60. I thought 42 was the meaning of life! You mean I've had it

wrong all these years?

[kwassa]

61. indeed, you can't believe what you find at the end of the universe.

You must eat seafood until you explode, as in Monty Python's "Meaning of Life".

[Strong Atheist]

62. Ugh. No thanks, to both. nt.

[seemunkee]

65. Cantlers in Annapolis is the best

Right on the water with their own holding tanks. Too bad the place is so jammed its hard to get a table on a nice weekend.

[kwassa]

99. That was the place I was trying to think of .... great crabs

It is a tough place to get into.

[scarlet_owl]

46. My favorite is the Courier Cafe.

The food isn't fancy, and I love the decor.

[maveric]

66. San Diego. DZ Akins.

http://www.dzakinsdeli.com/aboutus/
A kosher style New York restaurant. Very extensive menu. The meal portions ar huge and the sandwiches are the biggest and best deli-style you'll ever see.
There's always a line to get a table. Once you et in you can peruse the head-shots on the wall all around the interior. Many local sports and TV celebrities as well as big name stars.
When the famous come to San Diego hey always eat at DZ Akins.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

101. Laz and Haele and I used to rendezvous there

when I was working in SD a couple years back

[Ramsey]

68. The Fountain

It's at the Philadelphia Four Seasons. I am lucky to live a mere 3 blocks away. It is haute French. It is way better than the more famous Le Bec Fin, IMHO.

[bleedingheart]

71. Pittsburgh

The Carlton in downtown Pittsburgh is really great and they have free limo service to the theatre district if you eat there...

There are loads of other good restaurants as well...but I am drawing a blank right now...

[slackmaster]

76. Hard to call any single restaurant the best, but I recommend...

Jack and Giulio's in San Diego:

http://www.jackandgiulios.com

This looks like Scampi a la Giulio, one of my favorites:

[Zambero]

78. Canter's on Fairfax Blvd. in L.A.

The best deli sandwiches and bakery on earth. And a disverse clientele ranging from orthodox Jews to punk rockers and everything in-between. Sort of a New York atmosphere but on the west coast.

[GalleryGod]

87. Canter's vs. Jerry's Famous...A titanic struggle!

I Luv 'em both when in L.A. !!!

Jerry's in Marina DOES get the Porn Star clientele from the Valley, though:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Zambero]

93. Sounds like a definite tie breaker

In favor of Jerry's. I'll have to happen by there some time. Hope my heart can stand it!

[Floogeldy]

79. Nomad II

Italian-American cuisine handed down from Jack Sussy, who opened a restaurant here 40-50 years ago. The sauce is magnifico. Good steaks, too.

[EstimatedProphet]

80. Bob Evans

[Oeditpus Rex]

81. Wendy's

At least it was before it became a KFC, then burned down.

[spooky3]

84. Kinkead's in DC

[greatauntoftriplets]

85. Anyone been to Oceanique in Evanston, IL?

Another great one is Pasteur on Broadway in Andersonville (Chicago).

[StaggerLee]

86. probably Restaurant Villegas

We don't have a lot to choose from. I visited a few years ago and it was awesome.


http://www.restaurantvillegas.com/

[jobycom]

88. Mr. Naturals, and Mother's Cafe and Garden in Austin

Both vegetarian. Mr. Naturals does creative Mexican food with lots of sauces and flavors, plus incredible baked goods. Mother's is more traditional vegetarian fair, with a mushroom stroganoff worth the drive.

I also love Madras Pavillion, a vegetarian Southern Indian cuisine, but they've got restaurants in at least three cities, so that almost seems like a chain.

[SmileyBoy]

91. Fargo: Paradiso Mexican Restaurant

Best chips and salsa anywhere.

[noonwitch]

100. The Rattlesnake Club in Detroit

I had filet mignon when I went there a couple of years ago for X-mas lunch. It was so perfectly done that it melted in my mouth. I also had a side dish of garlic mashed potatoes and three kinds of steak sauce to choose from.

The Whitney is also really good. Both places are very expensive and I have only been to them for lunch, because I can't afford to eat dinner there.

On the lower price scale-Roma Cafe in the Eastern Market is the best italian food in town. The local Andiamo chain is second place to them. I'm not a Mario's fan, but lots of people like their food.

There are plenty of the best middle eastern restaurants around. La Shish is a good local chain of restaurants-I've eaten in several of their locations and the food quality is consistent at all. Their garlic sauce is excellent.

[Greyhound]

103. Phoenix, Arizona? If you'll only eat good food

you'll starve.
I guess Durant's is pretty good.
The original Honey Bear's (on Van Buren the one on Central has been toned way down for the white folk)

[Dora]

117. HONEYBEAR'S.

Oh, I miss them.

Texas just doesn't do barbecue like Honeybears does barbecue. :hide:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

110. Dallas: Pappas Bros. Steakhouse

http://www.pappasbros.com/main.html

Lot of good restaurants in town but I think this is probably the best I've been to here.