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Wed Apr-04-07 01:19 PM
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| 12. LA's a great restaurant town, so that's a VERY hard question. |
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Edited on Wed Apr-04-07 01:21 PM by Shakespeare
So I'll just name the first one that pops into my head, although there are certainly many others: Gardens of Taxco (Mexico City-style cuisine on a 5-course *affordable* prix fixe menu), and they have the best carne asada on earth.
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| -Best restaraunt in your area and your favorite thing they serve? |
youthere |
Apr-04-07 12:54 PM |
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Smokin Lils in Northhampton MA |
Pirate looks at 50 |
Apr-04-07 01:00 PM |
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Shogun Sushi |
MonkeyFunk |
Apr-04-07 01:04 PM |
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Walleye is terrific tasting fish! |
InternalDialogue |
Apr-04-07 01:06 PM |
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Eastern Iowa... |
youthere |
Apr-04-07 01:15 PM |
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Five houses. |
InternalDialogue |
Apr-04-07 01:19 PM |
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LOL! |
youthere |
Apr-04-07 01:40 PM |
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My kitchen? |
malta blue |
Apr-04-07 01:09 PM |
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He cooks AND cleans the kitchen? |
youthere |
Apr-04-07 01:18 PM |
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I KNOW! Amazing, isn't it. |
malta blue |
Apr-04-07 01:28 PM |
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You are LUCKY! |
KitchenWitch |
Apr-05-07 01:00 PM |
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Marietta Diner in Marietta, GA |
RebelOne |
Apr-04-07 01:10 PM |
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What's your favorite dish there? |
youthere |
Apr-04-07 01:17 PM |
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They make terrific omelets. |
RebelOne |
Apr-04-07 02:01 PM |
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I recall a place called "Vittles" |
BOSSHOG |
Apr-04-07 01:19 PM |
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I work near the Naval Air Station and right across the street from Dobbins. |
RebelOne |
Apr-04-07 02:03 PM |
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Gosh |
BOSSHOG |
Apr-04-07 02:16 PM |
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If you went out the Dobbins gate, you probably exited |
RebelOne |
Apr-04-07 02:35 PM |
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Guess what I found? |
BOSSHOG |
Apr-04-07 02:42 PM |
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My office is not far from there. I'll check it out one day at lunch. |
RebelOne |
Apr-05-07 06:41 AM |
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Best is so subjective. I like Madras Pavilion, a south Indian vegetarian restaurant. |
jobycom |
Apr-04-07 01:13 PM |
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Thai basil and i haven't had anything there i don't like. Their fishcakes |
chimpsrsmarter |
Apr-04-07 01:14 PM |
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LA's a great restaurant town, so that's a VERY hard question. |
Shakespeare |
Apr-04-07 01:19 PM |
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During mryouthere's marine corp years.. |
youthere |
Apr-04-07 01:24 PM |
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We enjoy the Alpine Bistro on Chartres in New Orleans |
BOSSHOG |
Apr-04-07 01:22 PM |
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what exactly IS a po boy? |
youthere |
Apr-04-07 01:26 PM |
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Made with crusty french bread |
BOSSHOG |
Apr-04-07 01:30 PM |
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LOL! Oh how I would love to come down and have one! |
youthere |
Apr-04-07 01:34 PM |
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Oyster po-boys are the best... |
Bridget Burke |
Apr-05-07 08:21 AM |
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Yay, Alpine! |
MorningGlow |
Apr-04-07 01:44 PM |
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Hello My Dear |
BOSSHOG |
Apr-04-07 01:50 PM |
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Just read an article in the local paper about the lack of rebuilding |
MorningGlow |
Apr-04-07 02:01 PM |
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One of the prettiest sights in the quarter |
BOSSHOG |
Apr-04-07 02:08 PM |
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Glad to hear the sense of humor remains |
MorningGlow |
Apr-04-07 02:29 PM |
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I'm headed down to New Orleans in two weeks...it'll be my 6th trip |
likesmountains 52 |
Apr-04-07 04:26 PM |
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I hope you have a great visit |
BOSSHOG |
Apr-04-07 04:46 PM |
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Thanks, I will! Looks like some great recommendations for food..do you |
likesmountains 52 |
Apr-04-07 07:12 PM |
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Our favorite Crab Cake Joint |
BOSSHOG |
Apr-05-07 06:50 AM |
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Too many good ones here to say any one is best. But "Xiloa" on 9th st. is a current fave. |
dicksteele |
Apr-04-07 01:26 PM |
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Yeah, the Hale Tap looks pretty much like a dive.. |
youthere |
Apr-04-07 01:36 PM |
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I think the ultimate dive |
BOSSHOG |
Apr-04-07 01:43 PM |
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Degree of Ambience=Inches of grease on walls. |
youthere |
Apr-04-07 01:49 PM |
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The Nighthawk in Portland Oregon. |
Omphaloskepsis |
Apr-04-07 01:26 PM |
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where the heck is the Nighthawk? |
grasswire |
Apr-04-07 02:09 PM |
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Interstate and Ainsworth. |
Omphaloskepsis |
Apr-04-07 02:21 PM |
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I grew up on Highland St. just a block and a half away from the Nighthawk. |
Blue in Portland |
Apr-04-07 11:18 PM |
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Aquatini |
Little Wing |
Apr-04-07 01:31 PM |
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Way too many great ones in Chicago to choose. In my immediate neighborhood |
grace0418 |
Apr-04-07 01:35 PM |
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On most of my Chicago layovers I seem to wind up having lunch at |
av8rdave |
Apr-05-07 08:28 AM |
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My favorites are little hole in the wall Mexican joints |
EOO |
Apr-04-07 01:42 PM |
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Those are the best.I never eat at the chain "mexican" restaraunts.. |
youthere |
Apr-04-07 01:48 PM |
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I know, some of the chain Mexican places are horrendous! |
EOO |
Apr-04-07 02:05 PM |
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I really like a place called El Conejo in Irvine! |
KitchenWitch |
Apr-05-07 01:04 PM |
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The pity about Mexican food on the east coast ..... |
kwassa |
Apr-05-07 02:19 PM |
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The Vietnamese food is WAY better in DC Metro than it is in LA or SF. |
Shakespeare |
Apr-05-07 02:37 PM |
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DZ Akins. San Diego. Reuben Omelette. |
maveric |
Apr-04-07 01:48 PM |
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What an awesome idea...a rueben omelette. I'll bet that's delicious! |
youthere |
Apr-04-07 01:59 PM |
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yes, that *does* sound good! I'll have to see how they go at my place. |
Ghost in the Machine |
Apr-05-07 07:22 AM |
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Stanley & Seaforts in Tacoma. |
Aristus |
Apr-04-07 02:03 PM |
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Carabba's. Not a local eatery, I know but |
hippywife |
Apr-04-07 02:17 PM |
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That's my sister's favorite dish there, too. |
Shakespeare |
Apr-04-07 02:45 PM |
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It really is good |
hippywife |
Apr-04-07 07:22 PM |
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Carabba's started in Houston. |
Bridget Burke |
Apr-05-07 08:24 AM |
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I have hated the Olive Garden |
hippywife |
Apr-05-07 09:39 AM |
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The Carrabba & Mandola families have a "history" in Houston. |
Bridget Burke |
Apr-05-07 12:56 PM |
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I'm originally from |
hippywife |
Apr-05-07 01:05 PM |
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Le Bec Fin of Philly - " ***** " |
GalleryGod |
Apr-04-07 02:19 PM |
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Some of the best food on earth |
tishaLA |
Apr-05-07 12:47 AM |
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Oh, yes we do--they just don't get as much press. |
Shakespeare |
Apr-05-07 11:39 AM |
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My place on chicken taco night. |
bbernardini |
Apr-04-07 03:01 PM |
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Decorah, Iowa, my hometown...MABE'S PIZZA! Most of the menu is pretty |
grannylib |
Apr-04-07 03:01 PM |
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I like Ross J's here in Vegas |
judaspriestess |
Apr-04-07 04:40 PM |
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Saigon Grill |
KurtNYC |
Apr-04-07 07:21 PM |
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Nikz At the Top in OKC |
Nicole |
Apr-04-07 07:51 PM |
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Asheville has WAY too many bland "ethnic" restaurants! |
AshevilleGuy |
Apr-04-07 07:59 PM |
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Snoopys for seafood |
alarimer |
Apr-04-07 08:11 PM |
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Without a doubt... |
susanna |
Apr-04-07 10:55 PM |
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Grill 23 |
WilliamPitt |
Apr-04-07 10:58 PM |
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My favorite place is The Front Door in Boise. Pizza and beer. |
Left Is Write |
Apr-04-07 11:08 PM |
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Wow, great question and I've been thinking about it all day. |
GoneOffShore |
Apr-04-07 11:13 PM |
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Lucille's BBQ |
ZombyWoof |
Apr-04-07 11:15 PM |
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Lucille's is a must when we visit my sister-in-law in |
LibDemAlways |
Apr-04-07 11:46 PM |
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Any buffet where I can get a comp |
Awsi Dooger |
Apr-05-07 05:11 AM |
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The Country Star Restaurant - Sweetwater Tennessee |
Ghost in the Machine |
Apr-05-07 07:34 AM |
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Wolf Bay Lodge - shrimp & oysters |
trof |
Apr-05-07 07:56 AM |
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Mike's American, part of the Great American Restaurants in No. Virginia |
bertha katzenengel |
Apr-05-07 08:26 AM |
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The Blue Mesa Cafe in North Dallas |
av8rdave |
Apr-05-07 08:29 AM |
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in chicago, it's Midori- for sushi. |
QuestionAll |
Apr-05-07 09:39 AM |
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Mannequin Pis |
seemunkee |
Apr-05-07 09:41 AM |
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Bungalow 44 in Mill Valley, CA |
BuddhaGirl |
Apr-05-07 09:57 AM |
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Amerigo's is one of my favorites. Probably not the best but yummy! |
Shell Beau |
Apr-05-07 01:05 PM |
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You think I can afford the best restaurant in my city? |
u4ic |
Apr-05-07 02:19 PM |
#90 |
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