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NB my favourite central London restaurants are:

Kulu Kulu, Brewer St (sushi)
Mela, Shaftesbury Ave (Indian)
Café Pacifico (Mexican)

and I would love to be able to eat at Claridge's every day.

― Mog, Thursday, 9 June 2005 09:49 (eighteen years ago) link

omg i am so going to MILLIE'S PANCAKE HAUS tomorrow. i passed it last week and sorta forgot about it until i started hankering for pancakes just now.

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― metal assembly (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 10 June 2005 03:18 (eighteen years ago) link

how can anything spelled "haus" be bad?

― metal assembly (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 10 June 2005 03:20 (eighteen years ago) link

I think probably West Town Tavern. Have the lamb. Or the potroast.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 03:22 (eighteen years ago) link

yum, i love pot roast.

― metal assembly (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 10 June 2005 03:23 (eighteen years ago) link

ten months pass...

Well we just back from Cay Tre 301 Old Street. Found out that they were outstanding. For a experience of 5 years living in Vietnam, I can tell this one offer the most authentic so far as their menu only has 10% chinese stuff like aromatic duck etc..., The most difficult Vietnamese dish to cook is "Pho", everyone can cook it but just a few make it nice, Cay Tre does it. Viet Hoa and Khoai seem like just half way, they cover the menu by many chinese dish which you can easily find in a Soho restaurant menu.
For the dodgy big spring roll Cay tre does, I can tell you why. Spring roll is differently made through the length of Vietnam. Hanoi Spring Rolls are big, double the size and slightly different with the Saigon version. Cay tre chef must be a guy from Vietname Capitol, Hanoi, as when you go through the menu, you can find most of the dishes are Northen Vietnam, from Hanoi.

― tarbucndge, Sunday, 23 April 2006 14:23 (eighteen years ago) link

OK but the spring rolls made by the chefs that moved to Minnesota were more massive than even Cay Tre's but a million times nicer - and had pork, prawn, bean thread, onion, carrot and spices in them. Minnesota also has a lot of Hmongs amongst its recent Vietnamese immigrants. Is this a coincidence?

We've been raving about Cay Tre for a few years now.

― suzy (suzy), Sunday, 23 April 2006 15:20 (eighteen years ago) link

on the not-cheap-but-not-ourageous tip, my favorite restaurant of the moment is BARBUTO in NYC's far west village. small menu of nontrad Italian-ish dishes: interesting salads*, hearty pastas, a beautiful half roast chicken swimming in herbal green sauce. wine list isn't too daunting though I tend towards martinis, they know how to make 'em. the space itself is a former garage on Washington St, go later this spring or summer when they open up the sides.

*the salad w/squid & black chick peas is nice but ask for the unctious alioli dressing on the side if youre squeamish about richness like me.

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Sunday, 23 April 2006 15:22 (eighteen years ago) link

I wuv Raeburns in Paisley. Been going there regularly since it opened, and have never had a less than excellent meal yet. Friendly staff, fresh local ingredients, cracking house wines, imaginative menus, unstuffy, unpretentious, unhassled. Would recommend it to anyone.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 23 April 2006 15:29 (eighteen years ago) link

Just tried Viet Grill in Kingsland Rd. Definitily this is 2nd branch of Cay Tre. Their Feudal Roast Beef and Honeyed quail with lotus seed broth are fabulous. I've never tried it in any Vietnamese restaurant.
Tips: Go to Cay tre first, ask for Viet Grill. They the will give you a discount card. Bring it to Viet Grill and you'll have 10% off the bill. Found it out last week, when I was waiting for a table at Cay tre.

― huge, Monday, 24 April 2006 15:06 (eighteen years ago) link

Does anyone live near Muenster in West Germany?

The Ruschhaus restaurant is where I want to have the end of my days.

― JTS (JTS), Monday, 24 April 2006 15:44 (eighteen years ago) link

ooh, maybe you can help me. i used to go to this vietnamese place in chicago and my favorite dish there was this kind of beef spring roll. ive mentioned it a couple times on ilx. but anyways, its the kind wrapped in the fresh ricepaper, and has strips of grilled beef, but its a deep red color and has peanuts on it. its fully cooked, but its dark red - not sure how. and then there's strips of carrots, bean sprouts, cilantro, lettuce in it - and you dip it in a spicy fish oil sauce thing. oh god it was good. do you know what this is called in vietnamese? i'd find out from the restaurnat, but they closed down.

― phil-two (phil-two), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:03 (eighteen years ago) link

We came across possibly the best restraunt in the country, surprisingly enough in Biloxi, Mississippi. According to the head chef, despite it being local, this little place has served billions and billions of people. The menu is strictly "Americana," which suited us just fine because we had our fill of Tibetan cuisine while traveling through Kansas. They served beef, chicken, and fish entrees. No lamb. Thank God! A favorite among us was one of the beef dishes that consisted of approximately a quarter of a pound of sirloin, chopped and pattied, resting in a freshly made, still warm to the touch, sesame seed roll. Another dish that was a big hit with us, also a beef dish, was similar in style, but what put this one over the edge was its "special sauce." (Don't bother asking the head chef for the recipe. His secret stays in-house.) A side of their homemade potato wedges, which they personally salt for you, and an old-style, all-American soda pop complete this dining nirvana. From the get-go the waitron was eager to push the "just like mom used to make" apple pie, which comes in an adorable cardboard sleeve. And to top it all off, they have a ball pit, a slide, and a friendly clown. What more could we ask for?

― Chris Cohen (ath), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:11 (eighteen years ago) link

four months pass...

do you really prefer green papaya to viet house, ed?

i went to green papaya the other week, and the tilapia was very nice, but the selection didnt match up to viet house, i didnt think

i dont go to restaurants as often as i'd like

― -- (688), Monday, 28 August 2006 13:22 (seventeen years ago) link

The great Silverlake food of the moment is Gingergrass

was sorta meh on this, although it was certainly passable. favorite thing there was the papaya salad.

― el borracho (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 28 August 2006 13:28 (seventeen years ago) link

oddly enough this is exactly like several restaurants here too. what are the chances?

― Kim (Kim), Monday, 28 August 2006 14:11 (seventeen years ago) link

That post was incredibly depressing.

― Danny Aioli (Rock Hardy), Monday, 28 August 2006 14:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Three way tie between Sticky Rice, Thai Spoon and TAC Quick. All real Thai food in Chicago.

― wostyntje (wostyntje), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 00:32 (seventeen years ago) link

radio maria in champaign, il.

so good. its basically spanish food with some twists.

― t0dd swiss (immobilisme), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 00:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Pho Han in northernmost Seattle was my favorite last week. $2 bahn mi. $3 fresh pork rolls. Delicious.

― Jaq (Jaq), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 00:42 (seventeen years ago) link

for me, it's still Matagali on Elm here in Toronto. their vegetable pakoras, basmati, lamb vindaloo, sweet, sweet butter chicken and oven-hot naan bread is probably the best meal ever.

― Kim (Kim), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 00:50 (seventeen years ago) link

any place with good pancakes. i am more about diners and pubs. a burger and a few beers at Chumley's is always pleasing.

― kephm (kephm), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 00:52 (seventeen years ago) link

i had some fantastic ceviche at flor's cafe over on the eastside. this is probably hardly a discovery to most ppl. but it was still excellent.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 01:29 (seventeen years ago) link

favorite restaurant of the moment: the lebanese-armenian carousel in glendale. go with friends, skip the entrees, and just basically order everything on the mezze menu.

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― el borracho (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 01:36 (seventeen years ago) link

GROCERY STORE

― broke as fuck (skowly), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 01:38 (seventeen years ago) link

NYC: Lima's Taste - obv Peruvian

― PappaWheelie, Olives, Red Wine, Coffee, Scotch, and Me (PappaWheelie 2), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 01:41 (seventeen years ago) link

My fave NYC Peruvian place is Chimu in williamsburg.

― the eunuchs, Cassim and Mustafa, who guarded Abdur Ali's harem (orion), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 04:01 (seventeen years ago) link

in NYC: Dumont (super-seasonal standards executed excellently, great burgers, greater garden), Financier Patisserie (astoundingly fresh-tasting salads, proper pastries, outdoor seating at North Cove or Stone St)

in New Haven: The Pantry (superior eggs at brunch, wooden tables and diner counter, undergrads meet tough guys, jazz festival posters and jazz)

in DC: Vegetate (high cult of freshness, boho non-scene), Capital Q (real enough Texas bbq, Lucinda and the Blasters)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 06:20 (seventeen years ago) link

special mention for drinks service - Zinc in New Haven

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 06:29 (seventeen years ago) link

Had a glorious meal at Le Bistro in Hornsey, London N8 last Friday.

I'm salivating at the mere thought of the wild mushroom risotto I had. mmmm

― Daniel Giraffe (Daniel Giraffe), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 09:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Is it that good? We were planning on it last night on the way to the Three Compasses, but we were running late and a quiz needed to be won.

Haandi in Knightsbridge did a fantastic curry on Sunday night and had exemplary service.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 10:48 (seventeen years ago) link

La Salamandre in Najac, south central France. OMG it was a wonderful meal with brilliant service and a perfect view over the sun setting on the wooded mountains. The company was good too :)

― Earwig oh! (Mark C), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 10:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Pete, yeah it really was excellent.

― Daniel Giraffe (Daniel Giraffe), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 11:45 (seventeen years ago) link

My fave NYC Peruvian place is Chimu in williamsburg.

dear god i love this place

― el borracho (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 00:59 (seventeen years ago) link

eight years pass...

https://www.facebook.com/hungerpangnyc
http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/food/new-american-asian-hunger-pang-restaurant-to-open-at-1021-church-avenue

these guys are near my apartment, reasonably priced, brand new and fucking great. Karl Malone take note.

― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Monday, 20 October 2014 04:03 (nine years ago) link

hey, that's near my apartment too. excited to try it. dogwood was pretty good, but i will eat this cuisine/ menu way more often i think.

― mizzell, Monday, 20 October 2014 15:59 (nine years ago) link

The M. Wells Dinette at PS1

― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 October 2014 16:38 (nine years ago) link

Restaurant. A smallish place on 2 levels on a side street in the centre of Galway. It sells very nicely done Caribbean food and is called Jamaica Joe's.
Have loved the 2 dishes I've had there so far, but early days yet. Only opened last month. May be back for more tomorrow.

Take away Kawal's indian stall on the St Nicholas market on a Sunday afternoon. Quite amazing food & he's got a dhawali on next weekend.
But if you're in Galway on a Sunday or Bank Holiday Monday afternoon make sure you go down to his stall. It's lovely and reasonably cheap. He bungs in curry, raita and salad with everything you order.

― Stevolende, Monday, 20 October 2014 16:46 (nine years ago) link

not a fan of the ps1 dinette; too expensive, too pretentious and not particularly outstanding imo

― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Monday, 20 October 2014 16:58 (nine years ago) link

disagree with all three of those points -- reasonable, outstanding, and I wholly enjoy the pretention.

― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 October 2014 17:01 (nine years ago) link

As far as the prices, they usually have a bunch of dishes that are filling and between $10 and $20, so I don't see what's expensive about it unless you're just expecting cheap food because it's super casual and in a museum.

― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 October 2014 17:03 (nine years ago) link

i got a two course meal with two people and it rang up as about 120 with tip, that did not feel cheap to me and i didn't care for the food

― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Monday, 20 October 2014 17:27 (nine years ago) link

Eh fine. You mean two people total or three? With drinks or without?

― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 October 2014 18:46 (nine years ago) link

two people total, i think i had some sort of infused soft drink thing and my friend had a bloody mary. not for me.

― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Monday, 20 October 2014 19:48 (nine years ago) link

The only time I've ever eaten brains (sheep) was there. That was actually probably my least favorite thing I've had there though it was worth trying once. I find the food pretty much always at least surprises me and more often than not is great. They seem pretty inventive.

― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 October 2014 19:55 (nine years ago) link

Had a very good meal at Gunshow in Atlanta a few weeks ago. Pricy, but highly recommended.

― polyphonic, Monday, 20 October 2014 20:01 (nine years ago) link

yeah the dinette is heavy on marrow and sweetmeats and other things that do not match my "having knocked around a museum for two hours, what's for lunch" mindset

― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Monday, 20 October 2014 20:09 (nine years ago) link

NB i do not like french food so that's a large part of my disinterest right there.

― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Monday, 20 October 2014 20:10 (nine years ago) link

http://www.yelp.com/biz/thanh-my-restaurant-westminster

There's plenty of great Vietnamese places in Westminster, but we glommed onto this one. Open very late. Reasonable prices. Can never no wrong with an order of spring rolls and the sour fish soup.

― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 20 October 2014 20:18 (nine years ago) link

I will also plug this place, which happens to be run by friends, but regardless has great great food

http://www.yelp.com/biz/re-union-brooklyn-2

― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 October 2014 20:30 (nine years ago) link

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