Favorite local eateries
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Foran's Irish Pub - Detroit in the old Grand Trunk Rail Way entrance. Great Ghettoblaster **** Battered Fish & Chips, wide selection of Michigan Brews on tap and a **** Bar above with prices $10-$30 with $5 corkage charge, so you can enjoy on the spot. Center of downtown.
Foran's Irish Pub - Detroit in the old Grand Trunk Rail Way entrance. Great Ghettoblaster **** Battered Fish & Chips, wide selection of Michigan Brews on tap and a **** Bar above with prices $10-$30 with $5 corkage charge, so you can enjoy on the spot. Center of downtown.
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I have a few. I avoid chain restaurants whenever possible so here are my favs....
Just ate at Premium Link Upgrade - I get that way about twice a year but I ALWAYS plan a stop there -clean friendly and the food is great.
Premium Link Upgrade - This tiny restaurant is as French as you'll find anywhere in the mid-west and a great place for a romantic date or a casual sidewalk lunch. Try the lobster bisque and the pork medallions. Great **** selection too.
Premium Link Upgrade - After living in Germany for 13 years, the Edelweiss can be a quick retreat into my past. I usually order the FILET MIGNON 'MADEIRA' but I've tried most of the menu. To *****, I usually order a "drecksack" (that's "dirt-bag" in English - Cola and ****)
Premium Link Upgrade - I've been eating at the Silver Pond since 1998. Jenny and her husband run an exceptional place. Jennie runs the front, and her husband does all the cooking. I've eaten almost everything on the menu but I just love the spicy duck.
I have a few. I avoid chain restaurants whenever possible so here are my favs....
Just ate at Premium Link Upgrade - I get that way about twice a year but I ALWAYS plan a stop there -clean friendly and the food is great.
Premium Link Upgrade - This tiny restaurant is as French as you'll find anywhere in the mid-west and a great place for a romantic date or a casual sidewalk lunch. Try the lobster bisque and the pork medallions. Great **** selection too.
Premium Link Upgrade - After living in Germany for 13 years, the Edelweiss can be a quick retreat into my past. I usually order the FILET MIGNON 'MADEIRA' but I've tried most of the menu. To *****, I usually order a "drecksack" (that's "dirt-bag" in English - Cola and ****)
Premium Link Upgrade - I've been eating at the Silver Pond since 1998. Jenny and her husband run an exceptional place. Jennie runs the front, and her husband does all the cooking. I've eaten almost everything on the menu but I just love the spicy duck.
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New York, NY/Washington D.C. - Smith & Wollensky's -> You'll spend a crap-load of $$$$$$; but their service is spot-on. Amazing bar selection...Belvedere ***** Martinis...WOW!
San Diego/Los Angeles - SD -Sky Room - La Valencia Hotel, Cafe Sevilla; LA - Sushi Gen, Versailles, Spring Street Smoke House
Baltimore - The CheeseCake Factory
Miami/Orlando: Texas De Brasil - Last time I went (summer of 2009, Orlando) a single serving (salad bar, main course, desert) as $75 w/o tax and $100 for drinks. But it's a place that will make you bust both in the gut and in the wallet. Mind you, I was with 3 others...We racked up a $750 bill w/ dinner and drinks
Those are my top faves...but if you're in an area that has either a Carrabba's or a Johnny Carino's...those will put Olive Garden to shame any day.
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New York, NY/Washington D.C. - Smith & Wollensky's -> You'll spend a crap-load of $$$$$$; but their service is spot-on. Amazing bar selection...Belvedere ***** Martinis...WOW!
San Diego/Los Angeles - SD -Sky Room - La Valencia Hotel, Cafe Sevilla; LA - Sushi Gen, Versailles, Spring Street Smoke House
Baltimore - The CheeseCake Factory
Miami/Orlando: Texas De Brasil - Last time I went (summer of 2009, Orlando) a single serving (salad bar, main course, desert) as $75 w/o tax and $100 for drinks. But it's a place that will make you bust both in the gut and in the wallet. Mind you, I was with 3 others...We racked up a $750 bill w/ dinner and drinks
Those are my top faves...but if you're in an area that has either a Carrabba's or a Johnny Carino's...those will put Olive Garden to shame any day.
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If the game you're going to is on Sunday, definitely be sure to stop at Premium Link Upgrade after the game. Sundays are braised lamb shank days there. They are just fucking excellent! Not too tough, not too tender, the sauce is mouth watering, and they don't even have the gaminess that lamb usually have. Tommy's has turned quite a few lamb haters that I've taken there into lamb shank lovers. :drool2:
That's the reason why I started this thread. Any time I go to a place that I'm unfamiliar with I try to pick food based on hotel recommendations. The problem with that is that the food being recommended tends to be either generic, overpriced, or both. I figure that locals can give better advice than paid advertisements. Just remember: if you're gonna ask for dining advice, ask a fat person.
In the Bay Area we have this place called Espetus that's about the same as what you're describing. It's a very pricey, upscale Brazilian steakhouse. A friend of mine went there with a group of people to celebrate someone's birthday. At the end of the night, the group of 20 ran up a tab close to $2500 dollars. :eek:
Speaking of Brazilian steakhouses, I thought of another recommendation: Premium Link Upgrade .
Cleo's is a Brazilian steakhouse on El Camino Real in San Bruno, about 15 minutes south of San Francisco on the peninsula. It serves what has been described by a few Brazilians that I've asked as authentic Brazilian home cooking. It's an all-you-can-eat buffet that features a small bar of delicious Brazilian dishes, plus the "Rodízio", where waiters bring out skewers with different kinds of meats, sausages, chicken hearts, and roasted pineapple straight from the roaster, and cut off a piece on your plate. The food is delicious, and the price for endless steak is quite reasonable, at $15 dollars for lunch, and $20 for dinner.
If the game you're going to is on Sunday, definitely be sure to stop at Premium Link Upgrade after the game. Sundays are braised lamb shank days there. They are just fucking excellent! Not too tough, not too tender, the sauce is mouth watering, and they don't even have the gaminess that lamb usually have. Tommy's has turned quite a few lamb haters that I've taken there into lamb shank lovers. :drool2:
That's the reason why I started this thread. Any time I go to a place that I'm unfamiliar with I try to pick food based on hotel recommendations. The problem with that is that the food being recommended tends to be either generic, overpriced, or both. I figure that locals can give better advice than paid advertisements. Just remember: if you're gonna ask for dining advice, ask a fat person.
In the Bay Area we have this place called Espetus that's about the same as what you're describing. It's a very pricey, upscale Brazilian steakhouse. A friend of mine went there with a group of people to celebrate someone's birthday. At the end of the night, the group of 20 ran up a tab close to $2500 dollars. :eek:
Speaking of Brazilian steakhouses, I thought of another recommendation: Premium Link Upgrade .
Cleo's is a Brazilian steakhouse on El Camino Real in San Bruno, about 15 minutes south of San Francisco on the peninsula. It serves what has been described by a few Brazilians that I've asked as authentic Brazilian home cooking. It's an all-you-can-eat buffet that features a small bar of delicious Brazilian dishes, plus the "Rodízio", where waiters bring out skewers with different kinds of meats, sausages, chicken hearts, and roasted pineapple straight from the roaster, and cut off a piece on your plate. The food is delicious, and the price for endless steak is quite reasonable, at $15 dollars for lunch, and $20 for dinner.
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There's a great place called The Brewery in Newcastle (Australia), it has an outdoor restaurant that overlooks the harbour. The food is excellent and not too pricy and they have a great club inside for partying. .. But I haven't been there for a while and it might be more "touristy" now.
There's a great place called The Brewery in Newcastle (Australia), it has an outdoor restaurant that overlooks the harbour. The food is excellent and not too pricy and they have a great club inside for partying. .. But I haven't been there for a while and it might be more "touristy" now.
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If you come to Kiel in Germany,,,
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There is the "Kieler Brauerei" at the Alter Markt
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They specialize in house-brewed ****, a very tasty one, if you haved a small party, get a small keg, and the food is of the classic ****-garden style, and VERY tasty.
If you want to taste specific seafood from the northern Germany, there's the Hotel Kielerförde, with the restaurant Kielwasser.
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I think everybody coming to Kiel should at least once try it out!
If you come to Kiel in Germany,,,
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There is the "Kieler Brauerei" at the Alter Markt
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They specialize in house-brewed ****, a very tasty one, if you haved a small party, get a small keg, and the food is of the classic ****-garden style, and VERY tasty.
If you want to taste specific seafood from the northern Germany, there's the Hotel Kielerförde, with the restaurant Kielwasser.
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I think everybody coming to Kiel should at least once try it out!
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I need to know the location.
Watch the Travel Channel.
Especially, the Food Paradise shows. :drool2: :yummie:
I need to know the location.
Watch the Travel Channel.
Especially, the Food Paradise shows. :drool2: :yummie:
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I used to watch the Travel Channel, but then they just started repeating the same shows over and over and over again.
One show that I've learned of several good eateries from is Guy Douchieri's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Actually, I have yet to go wrong with one of his recommendations.
I'm going to Undisclosed Location, USA.
I used to watch the Travel Channel, but then they just started repeating the same shows over and over and over again.
One show that I've learned of several good eateries from is Guy Douchieri's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Actually, I have yet to go wrong with one of his recommendations.
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A few local joints that aren't national chains are my favorites, but generally, any place that makes good soft tacos, gyros or falfels are my favorites! :yummie:
I also miss the days when you could drive up and park your car in the lot of an A & W Restaurant and a cute girl on roller skates would wheel up and greet you, take your order, and ask you how many root beers you'd like, only to return a few minutes later with your tray of frosty mugs filled with freshly dispensed draft root **** as you wait for your order.
That's what I call Americana!
A few local joints that aren't national chains are my favorites, but generally, any place that makes good soft tacos, gyros or falfels are my favorites! :yummie:
I also miss the days when you could drive up and park your car in the lot of an A & W Restaurant and a cute girl on roller skates would wheel up and greet you, take your order, and ask you how many root beers you'd like, only to return a few minutes later with your tray of frosty mugs filled with freshly dispensed draft root **** as you wait for your order.
That's what I call Americana!
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Adam Richman from Premium Link Upgrade always has the best places on his show too. More so than Guy Fieri IMO.
Someone above mentioned The Cheesecake Factory. That might go against the idea of the thread since everybody in North America knows about it, but it's fucking good. Whenever I'm in a city that has one I have to stop in. Chicago's Cheesecake Factory is just a cool looking restaurant. It's like a cave inside. They have a shimp, sausage jumbalaya there and it's fantastic. Their menu is enormous and I don't even have to mention their cheesecakes...but they're fucking good too. Especially the seasonal ones.
Also, another chain, though not as popular bit owned by the same company as C.F is Grand Lux Cafe. Chicago has one of these too. Very good food. I recommend it.
If you couldn't tell, Chicago is a badass place to visit. I can't wait to go back.
I'm going to Undisclosed Location, USA.
I used to watch the Travel Channel, but then they just started repeating the same shows over and over and over again.
One show that I've learned of several good eateries from is Guy Douchieri's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Actually, I have yet to go wrong with one of his recommendations.
Adam Richman from Premium Link Upgrade always has the best places on his show too. More so than Guy Fieri IMO.
Someone above mentioned The Cheesecake Factory. That might go against the idea of the thread since everybody in North America knows about it, but it's fucking good. Whenever I'm in a city that has one I have to stop in. Chicago's Cheesecake Factory is just a cool looking restaurant. It's like a cave inside. They have a shimp, sausage jumbalaya there and it's fantastic. Their menu is enormous and I don't even have to mention their cheesecakes...but they're fucking good too. Especially the seasonal ones.
Also, another chain, though not as popular bit owned by the same company as C.F is Grand Lux Cafe. Chicago has one of these too. Very good food. I recommend it.
If you couldn't tell, Chicago is a badass place to visit. I can't wait to go back.
Facetious
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Don't they also offer a nice hearty ham & cheese and pork loin sammich too?
kiddin!
Don't they also offer a nice hearty ham & cheese and pork loin sammich too?
kiddin!
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I thought of another good place, this one in the Los Angeles area. The Premium Link Upgrade on Torrance Blvd. just off the 110 freeway in Torrance serves some of the best European cooking I've ever had. The best thing to get there are their schnitzels, but just about anything is great, and the paté that they bring with bread is great. On Sundays they have a champagne brunch with many, many things to choose from, all of it delicious. It's moderately priced, with lunch costing about $10 dollars per person. They also have nightly music and dancing, everything from waltzes and polkas, to salsa, and some rock, if you're into that kind of thing.
I thought of another good place, this one in the Los Angeles area. The Premium Link Upgrade on Torrance Blvd. just off the 110 freeway in Torrance serves some of the best European cooking I've ever had. The best thing to get there are their schnitzels, but just about anything is great, and the paté that they bring with bread is great. On Sundays they have a champagne brunch with many, many things to choose from, all of it delicious. It's moderately priced, with lunch costing about $10 dollars per person. They also have nightly music and dancing, everything from waltzes and polkas, to salsa, and some rock, if you're into that kind of thing.
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Lemme see....I haven't been to dine at the following places but I suspect they would sit at the top of my list;
Jayden Jaymes' ass....lol
Miss Hybrid's pierced pleasure box
Marry Queen (for the buffet)
Kathia Nobili
Got Gisele (for the curvy thighs)
Carrie Du Four
Just to name a few....
Lemme see....I haven't been to dine at the following places but I suspect they would sit at the top of my list;
Jayden Jaymes' ass....lol
Miss Hybrid's pierced pleasure box
Marry Queen (for the buffet)
Kathia Nobili
Got Gisele (for the curvy thighs)
Carrie Du Four
Just to name a few....
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Hey! I'm going to Houston at the end of September. I'll have to try one (or more) of these suggestions. Thanks!
What are some other good places there?
Hey! I'm going to Houston at the end of September.
I'll have to try one (or more) of these suggestions. Thanks! What are some other good places there?
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Slow's BBQ in Detroit. Jesus H it's good. Southern style BBQ and home of the famous orange pop BBQ sauce. Fans of Man Vs Food may have seen this place featured. I saw it and had to go.
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The Michigan Roadhouse in Windsor/Lasalle. Home of the Mich Burger. Their broasted chicken is also tops!!
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Slow's BBQ in Detroit. Jesus H it's good. Southern style BBQ and home of the famous orange pop BBQ sauce. Fans of Man Vs Food may have seen this place featured. I saw it and had to go.
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The Michigan Roadhouse in Windsor/Lasalle. Home of the Mich Burger. Their broasted chicken is also tops!!
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Anyone been to mccormick and schmick? Best seafood restaurant ever cheaper and a 1,000 times better then red lobster.
Anyone been to mccormick and schmick? Best seafood restaurant ever cheaper and a 1,000 times better then red lobster.
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Ok, now that this thread was bumped, I have 2 Mediterranean recommendations at opposite ends of the Bay Area.
In Berkeley, there is Premium Link Upgrade on College and Ashby. Actually, there are 2 other locations in San Francisco, but I've only been to the one in Berkeley. It's a bit on the pricey side, with average tabs of about $15 for lunch and about $25 for dinner per person, but it's well worth it. Their pommegranate chicken is great. I normally get the sampler platter for 2, since I always go with someone. It's about $32 bucks, if my memory serves me right, and it comes with enough food to fill two people with large appetites.
In San Jose is the Premium Link Upgrade on Stevens Creek about a block east of 880. It has regular drive-in fare, like burgers, fries, and shakes, and it also has some pretty decent Mediterranean food, like shawarmas, koubby, and gyros. The best deal on the menu is the falafel and banana shake combo for $8 bucks. Their falafel is nice and moist, contrary to what some other places serve, and one pocket is pretty filling.
There's another Mediterranean spot in San Jose that's pretty kick ass and not too pricey, but I can't remember the name. It's on the corner of First and San Carlos about 2 blocks from SJ State.
Ok, now that this thread was bumped, I have 2 Mediterranean recommendations at opposite ends of the Bay Area.
In Berkeley, there is Premium Link Upgrade on College and Ashby. Actually, there are 2 other locations in San Francisco, but I've only been to the one in Berkeley. It's a bit on the pricey side, with average tabs of about $15 for lunch and about $25 for dinner per person, but it's well worth it. Their pommegranate chicken is great. I normally get the sampler platter for 2, since I always go with someone. It's about $32 bucks, if my memory serves me right, and it comes with enough food to fill two people with large appetites.
In San Jose is the Premium Link Upgrade on Stevens Creek about a block east of 880. It has regular drive-in fare, like burgers, fries, and shakes, and it also has some pretty decent Mediterranean food, like shawarmas, koubby, and gyros. The best deal on the menu is the falafel and banana shake combo for $8 bucks. Their falafel is nice and moist, contrary to what some other places serve, and one pocket is pretty filling.
There's another Mediterranean spot in San Jose that's pretty kick ass and not too pricey, but I can't remember the name. It's on the corner of First and San Carlos about 2 blocks from SJ State.
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