Someone asked me to do this..so here's the compiled restaurant thread...if
you plan on travelling, print this out and take it with you...
At 08:15 AM 6/23/99 , I wrote:
> My favorite place would be Jesse's. I can't remember the address but I
>think it's on Howard in San Francisco. Not a great atmosphere, but the best
>Jamaican food I've ever had.
At 01:12 PM 6/23/99, Miss Becky wrote the best reply:
>One of the best meals I ever had was at an Italian place in LOS ANGELES on
>Melrose Ave., called Corleone's. Fantastic chicken piccata, pasta, fresh
>seafood (tiger prawns - yum) and a killer wine list with great prices
>(coming from MN, the Cali wine prices seemed REALLY cheap). Lots of
>elaborate, fun desserts too, and outdoor seating. It was amazing.
>
>In CHICAGO, I'd have to give it up for Southside Joe's BBQ, an always-packed
>pole barn housing rows of picnic tables and the greatest, tenderest,
>smokiest, biggest BBQ and awesome sauce in the Western Hemi, by the pound
>only. No vegetarians allowed!
>There's also a GREAT Mexican place in the Clark/Belmont area I've forgotten
>the name of, it's across from the big Marshall's next door to Starbucks -
>kick ass margaritas and enchiladas, big and airy and cheap. Super.
>
>In NEW ORLEANS, even though it's become kind of trendy, Tipitina's has the
>best crawfish, oysters, clams, etc. and drink specials plus it's always got
>FREEZING air conditioning on full-blast which is a welcome rarity in that
>area of New Orleans. Also the Blue Crystal for the drink named after it, if
>you finish it you get a medal! (and a cab home). I haven't been there for
>a while, I hope it's still standing.
>
>In MADISON, WISCONSIN, lives my very favorite restaurant in the whole wide
>world EVER - Jolly Bob's Jerk Joint. Who'da thunk Jamaican food so
>well-prepared and spicy could be found in the land of beer-cheese soup.
>Excellent jerk, mango chutney and HUGE portions as well as Dragon Stout on
>tap.
>
>Here at home in MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL I have to be biased and say the best is
>the place my boyfriend works, a fancy-pants steakhouse called Manny's - the
>ultimate in decadence - things like 64-oz. porterhouses, $700 bottles of
>wine, baked potatoes the size of footballs, asparagus the size of curtain
>rods, 5-10 lb. lobsters and lots of manly men in Vuitton and Armani smoking
>cigars and closing deals over cognacs, and the occasional MODSLISTER supping
>alone (Hi Gary Player!) plus the BEST service on the planet!
>
>In NEW YORK CITY it's The Telephone, hands-down, for great food and beer
>plus big time Mod points. I'm a Stilton cheese fan, and they had Stilton
>fritters! Terrific, huge Shepard pies, and Old Speckled Hen! Right Bill?
At 01:15 PM 6/23/99, rmeko/SkaQueen37 wrote:
><< To my knowledge, the best pizza from chain restaurants would have to be
> the Pizza Margherita at Bucca di Beppo. >>
>Oh yummm, I've had this pizza at Bucca di Beppo in Palo Alto, and I must say
>it is FAB!
At 11:26 AM 6/23/99, Leyla McNickle wrote:
>well i found one resturant that is good if you wanna stalk popstars! :)
>ITs called TAste of India, and its in Atlanta.
>The resturant is located right next to a popular concert venue The
>Cotton Club.
>The food is good, but if you arent famous...the service is shit. ITs
>expensive too.
>
>I just need to add a Pub in london. Its at Ally Pally(alexandrea
>pallace,near muswell hill)..the pub is actually a wing of the
>pallace..which is kinda neat.
>and there is an out door terrace, and you can see all of london.,,and
>the grounds around Ally Pally...its breathtaking......
At 01:11 PM 6/23/99, Anja wrote:
>The buffets are all crap but if you want a good burger etc. try the
>"Peppermill" it's great. The food is really good and the atmosphere even
>better, really lounge old school Las Vegas and one of the best Burger
>experiences I ever had (or was it due to my severe hangover?)
At 01:48 PM 6/23/99, Syd wrote:
>*El Puerquo Lloron*, near the Pike Place Market on the Pike Stairclimb.
FANTASTIC >Mexican food on the cheap. Fresh, free of cheese for most dishes
(except Chile >Relleno, of course), and yummy. Try the chicken tamales.
This place doesn't do >burritos.
>*The Noodle Ranch* on 2nd and Blanchard: Excellent modern Thai (with a bit
of >Seattle fusion cuisine) place with a good mix of vegie and non-vegie
plates. My vegan >friends can eat there, too. I always go for the fresh
spring rolls with rice noodles, >shrimp, cilantro and mint. Also they
recently added Tom Kah soup to the menu and >my spicy food loving friends
say the spicy noodles are to die for.
>
>*House of Hong* in the International District for dim sum - yum! Quick
service, good >dishes and fried shrimp balls. Dim sum makes my world go round.
>
>*Hattie's Hat* in old Ballard: strong drinks, cheap breakfast and not so
much a dive >anymore as they've cleaned it up. They have lutefisk in the
grand old Ballard tradition - >but I'll never try it.
At 05:57 PM 6/23/99, Davy Love wrote:
>Has anyone eaten at The Bombay Palace in London...?
>The best Indian food in Toronto however, still has to be The Nataraj, which
>happens to be across from my house (bad for the wallet). It's North Indian
>Cuisine is very nice indeed.
>
>There is a Pakistani restaurant about 2 doors down run by an ex-pat brit
since
>1966. The front looks very plain with photos of Rod Stewart, Keith Richards
>etc. eating there, but when you walk through the beads at the back it's like
>walking into Crispian Mill's wet dream love nest. Full on Sitar action with
>velvet elephants all over... very Raj-a-rific! The last time I was in
there I
>saw Slade the Leveller from NMA having a meal...
At 03:12 PM 6/23/99, Brian Poust wrote:
>There's another good one called Passage To India (I think) in Little 5
>Points which is also quite good. Very good/friendly service as well.
>
>Other great restaurants I've enjoyed:
>London - Wagamama in Soho, as featured in Wallpaper*
>Leeds - Normans, also featured in Wallpaper* once.
>Brighton - an Indian buffet I can't recall the name of. Very small, very
>good.
>San Diego - that little Italian deli where Deacon took me.
>Savannah - Il Pasticio Italian Cuisine
>Washington D.C. - NOT the Georgetown Grill!!!!!
>San Francisco - The Tonga Room
>
>Back to Atlanta:
>Doc Che's Noodle House on N. Highland
>Rocky's Brick Oven Pizza (had to include it) on Peachtree
>Pad Thai on Virginia
>Burrito Art on McClendon
>Java Jive on Ponce de Leon
>Fishbone Pirhanna Bar
>Trader Vic's (Polynesian Tiki Lounge)
At 06:22 PM 6/23/99, Josh E. wrote:
>Then for the real deal, go to El Cuervo on Washington across from the
>(gasp) Der Wienerschnizel. Voted by me and mine to be the best mexican
>food north of the border.
***ed. note - - The above is, I'm assuming, in or near San Diego, CA***
At 04:22 AM 6/24/99, KattGirl wrote:
>1) Bill and Nada's in Salt Lake City, UT. fabulous 24 hour diner that has
>been open since the later 40's or 50's. (not exactly sure) the uniforms the
>waitresses wear are the same though--talk about a one-time investment! And
>the hours are perfect for the non-Denny's going late-nighter.
>
>2) The Brittania in Columbus, GA. British pub in the strangest of places,
>small town Columbus. First place I'd had bangers and mash since leaving
>England, very good. They even offer an assortment of imported candies and
>the like.
At 02:16 AM 6/24/99, R. Scott wrote:
>Two of my favorite restaurants are located in So Cal. 1)Mossville, Long
>Beach, CA - Killer soul food! Pork Ribs, Jambalaya, Collard Greens, Fried
>Chicken, Cornbread Stuffing....Man, I'm hungry just thinking of it. 2)
>Memphis, Costa Mesa, CA - A new take on southern cuisine. The Popcorn Shrimp
>Tacos RULE!! and if you ever make it there try the Zuni Frybread w/chicken.
>DAMN!
> Also, great Italian, Indian and Mexican all over the LBC.
At 07:24 AM 6/24/99, BILL LUTHER wrote:
>Miss Becky posted that the Telephone Bar in NYC is the best restaurant in
>NYC, close but actually my numero uno NYC eatery pic is by far Tartine, a
>French eatery, (it's BYOB thats why we didn't go Becky!) followed closely
>by The Telephone, Fierellos (across from Lincoln Center...if it's still
>there) for Italian, Moustache for Middle Eastern etc.
>What about best pubs? Hands down THE best pub in NYC is DBA, known for their
>cask conditioned ales and a wide selection of Brit beers,the likes of which
>no Yank has ever seen on these shores, closely followed by Brit expatriate
>and girly man hangout The Telephone, home of NYC's BEST Shepherd's Pie and
>fish n' chips as well!
>NJ's best pub...The Inn Of The Hawk, best beer, best fish and chips best
>b&b...etc
>P.A's best pub? Dicken's in Philly!!! They've got Tetley's (the beer,not the
>tea,silly)on tap there.....
At 11:15 AM 6/24/99, Gene wrote:
> Oh, what the hell--the Cafe Gitane on Mott
>St. is a hip, smart spot with fantastic coffee. It's great for a light
lunch
>or dinner, too. And it is so unusual for NYC in that you can sit there for
>as long as you like and the server won't ever plop the check down on your
>table until you ask for it.
At 12:53 PM 6/24/99, Richard wrote:
>The creme brulee with Wild Turkey sauce and fresh
>mint at Pinot, the incredible sashimi at Noshi Sushi, El Chollo's green corn
>tamales, Puran's Kalamata olive stuffed salmon, Phillipe's french dip,
>Sawtelle Kitchen's vegetable croquettes, Uncle Darrow's Soul
>Kitchen's.....well, Uncle Darrow's everything. If I ate etouffe I would be
>in heaven.
At 09:26 PM 6/24/99, Heidi wrote:
>Great SF and Bay Area restaurants, in my opinion:
>
>Thai Cafe--Geary Blvd(near The Wherehouse)
>Gaylord's Indian Cuisine--Embarcadero Center
>Akagi--El Camino Real, San Bruno(near Tanforan Mall)
>Massawa's--Haight and Ashbury Streets
>Marnee Thai--Sunset District
>Gandhi's Indian Cuisine--El Camino Real, San Mateo
>Yank Sing--Chinatown
>ABC Seafood--East Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City
>Mai's(Vietnamese food)--Clement Street, SF
>Hong Kong Tea House--Chinatown, SF
>
>Great jook(congee, or rice porridge): Hing Lung--Chinatown, 19th Avenue
>Great coffee: Caffe Trieste, North Beach
>Great breakfast: Kate's Kitchen, Haight-Ashbury district
>Great burritos: El Faro's, Mission district
>Great pizza: Round Table, various locations; or Victor's, Polk Street
At 12:21 PM 6/25/99, Ed. wrote:
>Good thread, this. Always good to hear of places to eat out. Oxford
>has one or two nice places to eat, as well. the Al-Shami Lebanese
>restaurant is very good indeed - wonderful flavours and plenty of
>options for vegetarians - little on the pricey side, though. I've also
>always enjoyed the Hi-Lo for Jamaican food. The Bangkok House is an
>excellent Thai restaurant, well worth a visit.
At 10:27 AM 6/25/99, Jim wrote:
> Lee beat me to the reccomendation, but I have to agree that St.
>Dymphnas does the best Fish and Chips and Shepard's Pie that I've had in
>the city and the Guiness really is incredible.
***ed. note - - above is in New York***
There, that should be most of them, if not all the posts on
restaurants...actually I think I'm missing Gary Player's post.
Cheers,
Andrew McCullough
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