IrishEyes Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 You all know I just spent time in New York at the Van concert. Without regaling you with how incredibly wonderful that was, I will tell you a bit about the 'extras'...We met a very nice man at the concert. Rick, a native New Yorker, retired to Florida with his wife. She stayed home with the dog and he came up for both concerts. After the awesomeness of Van on Thursday, Rick took me and nemo to dinner. I gotta tell you, I've never had better pizza in my life. Buffy, it was WAY better than anything I ever found in Chicago, and I am telling you, you're totally right about thin crust- amazing!! Rick took us to John's, which is somewhere near 62nd and 3rd. I'm fairly certain we could find it again. I understand there is also a John's in the Village, but we went to the one in the city. Totally awesome, and nemo is already ready to get back there. And the calamari - WOW. Really, it was just really great food, and it takes a LOT to impress me. Ask my husband, I'm just a small bit of a food snob... Anyhow, I want to know about your secret little places, and what makes them great. We talked about 'fast' foods in the other thread, but I want to know about the 'slow' food. Tell me about the little hole in the wall that serves awesome Fettucini Alfredo (if anyone says Olive Garde, expect to be banned!). Tell me about that place that has incredible Enchilads (and don't you dare mention Don Pablo's, ok?). Rave to me about Kung Pao Chicken, and don't you dare say Panda Express! Who makes the best stromboli? Tell me, tell me, tell me! I love to cook, and nemo loves to eat, so we work well together. But I also enjoy sitting down to a NICE meal. Tell me where YOU like to sit down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishteacher73 Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 As for Mexican (Not tex-mex) hands down was this hole in the wall in Galveston, TX. It is called El Napasita's. It is in the middle of the projects (I have been shot at in this neighborhood before...) You would show up in this little gravel parking lot and there were Benz's and BMW's all from Houston. They did not have a menu, you just went in and ordered what they had made that day. (They had tacos and what not too). Devine..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queso Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 by far the best food I have ever had is this hole-in-the-wall chinese food place in a strip mall on the corner of hamilton and san thomas aquino in san jose, california.it's called Tsing Tao. their kim-chi(sp?) is incredible...you get your food so fast, but it's not pre cooked or anything. they are very prompt people, family owned i think.great place, open on christmas :) the only thing that i dislike about the place and something that contradicts this thread is i always feel somewhat rushed when i go in there. the other day i spent like 3 hours in carrows. only ate for like a half hour, picked at for another half. that's a great place to chill. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Buffy, it was WAY better than anything I ever found in Chicago, and I am telling you, you're totally right about thin crust- amazing!!Heh, heh. Course! Lower in carbs too!Rick took us to John's, which is somewhere near 62nd and 3rd. I'm fairly certain we could find it again. I understand there is also a John's in the VillageJohn's good. Go to the Village. more ambiance than that upper east side thing.Anyhow, I want to know about your secret little places, and what makes them great. Mentioned this in the HCNR thread, but my favorite place in the world (if its still there) is Massimo Il Ponte Vecchio on Thompson just north of Bleeker in the village (east side of street, 2-3 doors from the corner). Go down Bleeker till you get to The Back Fence and turn north. Hope its still there. Haven't been to NYC in 3+ years, but it was my regular spot for ten.... If you like sushi, Tokie's in Foster City. It is REALLY hard to find because its in a mini mall in the middle of a residential area. Best sushi outside of Japan. Mexican: Juan's across the street from the Fantasy Record plant in Berkeley. Cajun: No question: K. Paul's in N'awlns. Go before he has a heart attack and keels over. MMmmmmm,Buffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumab Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Best pizza in the world: Boundary Bay brewery in Bellingham. They have a smoked salmon pizza with pesto and some strange cheeses and onions. It's unique, but man, it's the best thing every. Called "the great northwest pizza." Good beer too! Sushi- Place called Muashi in Vancouver BC. Incredible, plus everybody there (including the patrons) only speak Japanese, so it is a cool atmosphere. Although most places in Vancouver have good sushi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niviene Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 Mmm.. food. Some of my favorite places ever... when I lived in New York, there were two little pizzarias I couldn't get enough of - one was Mama Marisa's, the other was Salvatore's. We had pizzas that were those big triangle "normal" slices - smothered in cheese, dripping with grease... most people folded the slices in half just to let the grease run off... but that was the best stuff. Here, they cut the round pizzas in a square pattern. I can't stand that. In Ohio, there was a Japanese place that I loved, called Sapporo wind (haven't been there in a few years, though). We just tried to go there the other day and found it was gone. :-( There is also a little lebanese food place called Aladdins, which I am not sure if it's a chain or not (I don't think so...) but I secretly crave something called a dawali wrap and they make these fresh pure fruit smoothies with banana and honey (or whatever other fruit/veg you want.. even carrot juice!). Oh man, especially when it's hot out.. I could go for one right now. Mmmm! I can't think of any great pizza places here in Ohio... which stinks. I can't stand chain pizza, especially after being spoiled on NY pizza most of my life. (If anybody knows any place.... hook me up.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumab Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 I'd like to also promote the milkshakes at Field Cafe in Fields, Oregon. It's a town of 7 people (literally- the entire town is on the business card), but boy can they cook. Milkshakes especially, from local cows, but also breakfasts to die for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niviene Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 Isn't it funny that it only takes seven people who are good at something to put a town on the map? :D If I ever head out that way, I'm going to look that place up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumab Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 It used to be a cattle drive watering hole, cowboy town... There's a ton of hot springs around there, and some cool ones for the cattle to drink. Its' really quite the place. If you've ever used borax soap (that gritty dry soap), the origionally supply for the first company to sell that stuff (7 mule team soap) was out of fields, at Borax Lake. It's also near the Steens Moutain wildlife reserve, which is incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niviene Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 Sounds beautiful :D Some days I think I'd like to wander away from all this and find a little place like that to live off the land.... if the cooking is really as good as you say, then if I ever do disappear, look for me there :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infamous Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 When I was stationed overseas in Germany, I used to frequent this little place called The Rosen Garten's. If any of you folks have ever eaten German food, you'll know what schnitzel is. Their home grown salads were out of this world, along with their own style of hash browns, seasoned sweet and sour red cabbage, and Vienner schnitzel, and don't forget about that tall mug of German beer. ummmm, umm, ummmmmmmmmm. I'll never forget how good it all tasted to me as a young man in my early twenties. Ahhh to be young again................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niviene Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 You are as young as you would like to be, in your heart, infy :hihi: And it sounds amazing... I don't normally eat meat, but it even sounds good to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queso Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 yum...i am so ****ing hungry. i love how it automatically bleeps that out :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niviene Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Haha!! but it doesn't in the emails it sent me of your post ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queso Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 oops? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niviene Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 nothing wrong with it, it just looked funny to read it that way in an email - because it didn't bleep anything out... it looked like you were testing the system thinking it would bleep it out but then it didn't ;) guess you had to be there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queso Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 haha no i totally get it. and + I WAS THERE! kind of. i was the origin. ;) ;) but anyways, this is a food thread. restaurant food. but hmmm, i have nothing to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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