A friend's mom posted on Facebook about going to Los Tacos in Oklahoma City. There are only one or two of them. It's a cheap, local taco place that is just off the hook. There's also a long standing place called Del Rancho that has the best chicken fried steak sandwiches in the WORLD. I miss both of them.

I loved Sonic as a kid, but the closest is 50 miles from here. I know they're more national, but Sonic and A&W and Dairy Queen are "home" for me. DQ's are just ice cream places in a mall now.

Locally here in Albany is Ted's Fish Fry that is the best fried fish around. Also Gene's Fish Fry is just as good.

What are some of your local eatery haunts that are exclusive to your area? (This all reminds me of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on Food Network.)

ernestsewell said:

here in chicago it's gotta be portillos ( the most magical food ever!!)

if you like italian beef and hot dogs !

insatiable3 said:

Portillo's!

Sweetie always gets the Italian beef. I always get a dog. Bases covered.

Genesia said:

do you live in illinois ?

insatiable3 said:

Wisconsin. But we get to Chicago many times a year.

Genesia said:

awww so you get to taste the awsomeness a lot lol!!

Come home Ernest! I will take you to Dairy Queen and buy you a dilly bar, and get you a root beer float and cheese curds from A&W and buy you a cherry limeade from Sonic!!

Penny's Noodle Shop in Wrigleyville by the Cubs stadium has amazingly good Thai. So I recommend that.

Durham, NC - Bullocks. Best fucking bar b que! North Carolina style, vinegar based, not syrupy ketchupy shit you get every where else. And the hush puppies! Dammit I love NC!

KatSkrizzle said:

I made Carolina style pulled pork once. Chris was like "WTF is this shit "

He prefers the syrupy ketchupy shit you get everywhere else.

PunkMistress said:

His loss. I love pulled pork sandwhiches with the sauce and cole slaw on top. The Wendys in NC actually have a Carolina Classic burger, which is burger, cheese, chilli, and slaw. We love the slaw!
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In Scottsbluff Nebraska, where I was born and raised, there are two places I love!

Scotty's- makes the best fried mushrooms and cinnamon cokes!




Runza- makes yummy cabbage burgers!

MoniGram said:

Runza still does the whatever the temp is thats how much a runza is in the winter!

As in most places in Thailand, there are probably well over 50 restaurants within a 2km radius of where we are, none of them chains. I don't remember most of the names and just refer to them as 'the som tam place' or 'yum tuna place'

I really like one restaurant called 'Seua Rong Hai' (Crying Tiger - actually named after a particular dish).

They do very good som tam (spicy papaya salad), nam tok (minced pork salad), and really good soups like tom yam, tom khaa kai and tom saep. You can get 4 or 5 dishes plus drinks for about $15.



If I'm craving western food then I like Mulligans in Khao San Road. Even had Christmas dinner there last year, which was nice. Roadhouse BBQ on Rama IV is good too, though very pricey by Thailand standards! If I crave something western I do like a nice air-conditioned sports bar, grillhouse or Irish themed pub. Most of the time I eat in small local restaurants though.

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I don't know the name of the place.
And the name is actually written in Chinese, so I can't even read it and sound out the name.


The food is pretty good, I guess. I go there when I'm in the mood to lust after this one Chinese dude there. I want to fuck him so hard sometimes.


Other than that, I prefer local Thai places here because they're cheaper than the commercial places. I'm fortunate because I never much cared for western food, which is quite expensive here. Bottom line: Who gives a fuck what the food tastes like when the person serving it to you has a tight ass.

TheVoid said:

I'd rather have good food.

CarrieMpls said:

Oh please!
He could serve you left-over pie, and you'd frequent this place honey!

He's pretty!

TheVoid said:

They have a bakery here called 'Spaldings', and they have donuts that can kick Kripsy Kreme's ass!! And any other donut for that matter. Folks line up around the building for them joints! They are sooooo GOOOOOD

This one vegetarian food place I actually ate at today

It's so amessing

Genesia said:

Italian beef.

I thought this thread was about food.

They invested into their food, not their website, okay?

http://www.burgerinn.com/Menu.htm

Tommy Thai is one of my favorite local spots.
http://www.tommythairesta....com/index

Before moving up a year ago we Brasa's (Peruvian) was our favorite.
http://www.brasasgrill.com/

OH and Del Mar Taco. YUM!
http://www.tacodelmar.com/
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NATIVE FOODS.

http://www.nativefoods.com/

delicious, incredible vegan food, even by my primarily non-vegan standards.

evenstar3 said:

Is that...a tofu salad?

I love love love veg food, and I'm a fan of tofu, but that looks...undelicious.

tinaz said:

I miss eating Runza...I can make my own cabbage burgers, but the work. easier to run down there and buy them.

insatiable3 said:

Yup! Enough for Sweetie to get tired of my Portillo's chant.

PunkMistress said:

noooo! they have these bowls full of random delicious things; that one has 'chicken' made outta seitan. i had one with fake gyro meat that was beyond good.

MoniGram said:

I'm originally from Omaha, NE. I love Runza! Those crinkle fries! YEAH!

KatSkrizzle said:

You're both missing out-mustard based barbecue is the ONLY bbq! (Okay, not really, I do like the ketchup and vinegar based as well). As far as local haunts, we have Lizard's Thicket around here. Southern cooking--meats and veggies. A new one opened about six months ago a mile down the road from my house. It seems to have better quality food than many of the others around town. Another is Zesto. Absolutely awesome fried chicken.