[WanderingSoul]

What's the name of the nearest taco truck?

[soup]

Any restaurant that makes something unique and good that can't be had anywhere else.

[DiorHomme]

The place with the giant ramen bowl for $7.95 in Little Tokyo.

[Mentavious]

(06-19-2013 08:01 PM)WesternCancer Wrote:  

I only usually go out for food I can't make myself.

sushi (haven't found a good/cheap sushi joint where I am). I miss the cheapness and consistency of Vancouver sushi, you can get full as fuck for <$15
BBQ - theres a good place called memphis blues around here, as well as some other places which make good pulled pork (had great brisket at this place called chewies in Vancouver a while back)
pho

I can't stand getting generic food at a restaurant. I cringe every time I step foot in a joint that's menu reads "caesar salad, calamari, burger, sandwich, house salad, etc..."

This right here.

That usually means I only go out to eat ethnic food and sea food restaurants.

[Architekt]

Pretty much anywhere with a good selection of meat that isn't fish, and isn't too expensive. I'm not that picky, but I'm not going to bother hitting up a restaurant when I can cook a decent range of tasty meals at home.

[Hotwheels]

Steak places near me;
Fields
House of Embers
Jimmy's DelBar
Want to check out Kaminski Brothers

Local burgers;
Monks
Chalet

The FIB's of the forum probably know where I live now.

Chains
Uno's (I go for the pizza only. Plenty of stuff for your girl on the menu)
Hardee's for the Monster burgers. I think it's called Carl's Jr on the West coast.
Wendy's
Rocky Rococo local pizza chain


Several mom and pop places around Chicagoland that I can't recall the names of. Chicago has some great hole in the wall places with piles of food for cheap. Have never understood how they could do it.

One I do remember is El Famous Burrito in Elmhurst. Burrito's as big as your head.

[Teedub]

I like Nandos, it's a South African chain, specializing in Portuguese-Mozambican cuisine. (Mozambique was a Portugese colony.) There's a few in the States I think, but it's very popular over here.

[el mechanico]

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[Farmageddon]

These are some of my favorite restaurants in Houston and Texas:

For Southern, Texan, and Louisiana cuisine, Haven Houston:
   

Most innovative cuisine in Texas, period. This place deserves a Michelin star. UCHI Austin:
   

Best REAL Mexican food in Texas, fuck that Tex-Mex noise, even though we all love it. Hugo's:
   

Best sushi in Houston, hands down. Kata Robata:
   

Best Pho in Houston. The bone marrow pho is like manna from heaven. The Pho Binh Trailer:
   

...and my favorite restaurant in Houston, the recently deceased Feast. It was our St. John's of London. It is no longer with us as of last Friday. Feast was a traditional English, European joint; think black pudding, fish and scallop pie, bath chaps, deviled kidneys, brains, all sorts of charcuterie, pig's ear cakes, stickey toffee pudding, offal, etc.. Feast:
   

[Merenguero]

Crabcakes: G&M, Linthicum, Maryland

Other kinds of seafood: Lobster House, Cape May, Jersey Shore

Cuban food: Las Vegas Restaurant, Miami (It has various locations, but I've only been to the one on NW 41st Street)

Pizza: Riviera Pizza on Taunton Road, Medford, New Jersey. It has three locations, but I've only been to this one. It's a real low key place and pretty out of the way.

Chinese food: Dragon House, Wildwood, Jersey Shore. This place is so good that the quality has definitely dropped, yet no other Chinese place is even in this place's league. I seriously doubt that anyone who has eaten there will disagree with me.

Cheesesteaks: Geno's Steaks, Philadelphia.

Hoagies: Bonelli's Market, Wildwood, Jersey Shore.

Mexican food: Tacos and Beer and El Fogon, Acapulco.

Italian American food: Criniti on South Broad Street in Philadelphia. I haven't been there in quite some time.

Steaks: For some reason, I don't have a favorite. For prime rib, the best place I have been to is the Library III on Route 40 west of Atlantic City.

Hamburgers: A place at the Jersey Shore that my dad used to own. For obvious reasons, I can't post the name here. If anyone is interested, I can P.M. you the name of the place.

[Merenguero]

(06-20-2013 01:06 PM)Farmageddon Wrote:  

Best Pho in Houston. The bone marrow pho is like manna from heaven. The Pho Binh Trailer:

Isn't this the Vietnamese place that Houston went to the time that the Indian guys were drunk and falling all over the place?

[Veloce]

Hmmm...diggin the pics.
















Too many more to list...

[Sombro]

Fonda San Miguel in Austin TX was pretty amazing. (Real Mexican, not Tex-Mex).
http://dobianchi.com/2009/05/03/the-best...the-world/
Pricey, but Sun. brunch seems like the best deal.

Chuy's is good Tex-Mex and has new locations around the country.

Archibald's BBQ in Tuscaloosa AL.
Any BBQ restaurant in Lexington NC.

[thegmanifesto]

One of my all time favorites:

Jacket required motherf*ckers.



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thedude,

Have you ever eaten at Suzanne Goin restaurant Lucques?

I was unimpressed.

(06-20-2013 01:25 PM)Merenguero Wrote:  

Mexican food: Tacos and Beer and El Fogon, Acapulco.

Ever eaten at El Fogon in Playa Del Carmen?

Lights out good.

[booshala]

(06-20-2013 01:33 PM)thedude3737 Wrote:  

Hmmm...diggin the pics.
















Too many more to list...

Great list of off the beaten path joints, Thedude.   

I was going to mention Pa Ord, but saw that you threw that in there... Hoy Ka is another great place for Thai boat noodles and if you like Southern Thai cuisine, Jitlada is very good.

As for Urasawa, it's definitely on the level of stuff in Japan. $350 seems pretty low though, especially if you drink any type of sake. I think it was just under $600 each when I went last.

[Prosal]

I date a lot in Georgian restaurants. It's often very atmospheric and romantic places, perfect for dates. And Georgian cuisine is succulent, Russian women love it ...satsivi, khinkali, shashliks, adjapsandali, tchakapuli, harcho, chahohbili, khatchapuri, lobio, ect, everything is mouth-watering. My n°2 favorite cuisine in the world - after french. Georgian wines - Mukuzani, Saperavi or Napareuli to name a few - are great also.

La Maison Georgienne in Paris:

[DjembaDjemba]

Raided this place 3 times a day a few weeks ago when me and a friend were in LA. Fuck that fancy shit.



Los Burritos. Legendary.

[Farmageddon]

Quote:

Jitlada is very good

That place is very good but it smells like shit. My sister's favorite restaurants are Jitlada and Burma Superstar in SF.

[Prosal]

Hazara - the best indian restaurant in Jakarta.

It's a Jakarta-based company that now has multi-dining complexes branches in Bangkok (fantastic place, worth a visit), Shangai and Beijin.

http://www.facebars.com/en/jakarta/resta...ra-indian/

There is in Hazara a lamb recipe (Lamb Raan?) from northern India, longly marinaded (I remember it was said on the menu that it required some 48 hours of preparation), braised and roasted that was fantastic and that literally melted in your mouth .....and those naans with crushed garlic on top !!! ...mmmm.

[Merenguero]

(06-20-2013 01:58 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(06-20-2013 01:25 PM)Merenguero Wrote:  

Mexican food: Tacos and Beer and El Fogon, Acapulco.

Ever eaten at El Fogon in Playa Del Carmen?

Lights out good.

I've never been to Playa Del Carmen. Does the El Fogon there have the same owner as the El Fogon in Acapulco? The one in Acapulco is open twenty-four hours.

[Veloce]

(06-20-2013 01:58 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

thedude,

Have you ever eaten at Suzanne Goin restaurant Lucques?

I was unimpressed.

Yes I have and so was I. When Suzanne Goin was doing that food 15 years ago it wasn't very common. She was one of a few who brought the SF "simplicity" thing and Chez Panisse mindset to L.A. But she hasn't evolved and it was never that great to begin with. These days there is far better for the same or cheaper price point. I've never been a big fan of A.O.C. either. Just went after their recent remodel, the space is beautiful but the food is totally boring.

[Vicious]

For my NYC trip report I'm actually doing a little write up on Le Bernadine and Eleven Madison Park right now.

[Veloce]

(06-20-2013 02:02 PM)DjembaDjemba Wrote:  

Raided this place 3 times a day a few weeks ago when me and a friend were in LA. Fuck that fancy shit.



Los Burritos. Legendary.

While I've been there a few times, there's definitely far better in the city. For your run of the mill burrito joint I actually like Cactus on Vine. Or the burritos from the El Chato taco truck.

[Veloce]

(06-20-2013 02:00 PM)booshala Wrote:  

As for Urasawa, it's definitely on the level of stuff in Japan. $350 seems pretty low though, especially if you drink any type of sake. I think it was just under $600 each when I went last.

That's 350 per person before tax, tip, or drinks. Last time I got out at $500 per head since I was taking it easy on sake. For a meal like that I actually prefer to BYOB some champagne or sparkling (though his corkage is like $50)

[Merenguero]

(06-19-2013 05:26 PM)speakeasy Wrote:  

I've still yet to find a pizza in L.A. that I'm absolutely in love with.

By far the best pizza I found out there was a place in Long Beach called Stefano's. In New Jersey or New York, it would be a couple of tiers down, but it is by far the best I had in the Los Angeles area.