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Topic: Your favorite local restaurant
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NickiG Moderator Posts: 2953 From: Pluto, next to Ami Ann Registered: Jul 2010
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posted January 06, 2011 08:15 PM
i'm talking like the small town, non-chain or non-franchise restaurantsmine is Luigis Pizza they are a very small chain restaurant, but they are family run...my local restaurant, there is a guy there who you can just walk in, go up to the counter, not even say anything and he'll know what you want, he never fails, i swear...and the pizzas themselves are HUGE, like a small is a Pizza Inn large, lol..and the pizza itself is soo delicious..i wish i could go there more often ------------------ put your foot down once, not stomp it over and over IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 5666 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 07, 2011 08:16 AM
Everyone always talks about Olive Garden, and it's good (although the food is flash-frozen, shipped, and microwaved to order), but we have a quaint little REAL Italian restaurant here called Caffe Amici. Everything is hand-made from scratch--including the pasta! ------------------ "No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown." William Penn IP: Logged |
Ami Anne Moderator Posts: 6140 From: Pluto/house next to NickiG Registered: Sep 2010
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posted January 07, 2011 08:37 AM
Oh, pasta from scratch.That must be delicious. I have made bagels from scratch. They looked pretty funky ------------------ Jesus never put his trust in man cuz he knew what was in man. Pluto conjunct Deja ,Bruh. IP: Logged |
Ami Anne Moderator Posts: 6140 From: Pluto/house next to NickiG Registered: Sep 2010
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posted January 07, 2011 08:37 AM
Oh, pasta from scratch.That must be delicious. I have made bagels from scratch. They looked pretty funky ------------------ Jesus never put his trust in man cuz he knew what was in man. Pluto conjunct Deja ,Bruh. IP: Logged |
Ami Anne Moderator Posts: 6140 From: Pluto/house next to NickiG Registered: Sep 2010
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posted January 07, 2011 08:38 AM
There are a lot of small family owned restaurants where I live. I like Thai ,the best,for now. There is a good Greek one ,too. I love Sushi.It is amazing all the things they can do with Sushi rolls lol------------------ Jesus never put his trust in man cuz he knew what was in man. Pluto conjunct Deja ,Bruh. IP: Logged |
LEXX Moderator Posts: 4888 From: Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat.......& LEXIGRAMMING... is my Passion! Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 07, 2011 09:53 AM
It was Lou's Billow Beach, but they went out of business. They had this cruise ship/Titanic thing going.Same for Player's Brown Derby (out of business) where movie stars went after local stage productions. So now...... hmmmm..... do not really have a local favorite. Though love some that are 40 to 90 miles away. Quaker Steak & Lube Hoss's Steak House Ruby Tuesdays Wish we had some good seafood places.
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coconutcancermoon Knowflake Posts: 483 From: A Place of Pure Love Registered: Nov 2010
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posted January 07, 2011 11:41 AM
A shop called Original Pizza here in Canarsie, when you tell them "extra cheese" pie they mean it, there must be atleast 1 pound of mozzarella on that thing, it's greasy goodness! IP: Logged |
NickiG Moderator Posts: 2953 From: Pluto, next to Ami Ann Registered: Jul 2010
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posted January 07, 2011 04:05 PM
oh yes, home made pasta is the best!------------------ put your foot down once, not stomp it over and over IP: Logged |
coconutcancermoon Knowflake Posts: 483 From: A Place of Pure Love Registered: Nov 2010
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posted January 07, 2011 05:07 PM
quote: Originally posted by NickiG: oh yes, home made pasta is the best!
That's because love and care are involved and it isn't machine made I sure would love to try some! IP: Logged |
GypseeWind Moderator Posts: 5116 From: Dayton,Ohio USA Registered: May 2009
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posted January 07, 2011 06:18 PM
Lexx, my friend tried to make it on The Wall Of Flame, at Quaker Steak and Lube.It ended quite possibly the way one would imagine. IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 5666 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 08, 2011 11:11 PM
We have a pizza restaurant here painted with psychedelic colors called The Mellow Mushroom. Yum.IP: Logged |
LEXX Moderator Posts: 4888 From: Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat.......& LEXIGRAMMING... is my Passion! Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 09, 2011 12:34 AM
quote: Originally posted by GypseeWind: Lexx, my friend tried to make it on The Wall Of Flame, at Quaker Steak and Lube.It ended quite possibly the way one would imagine.
LOL! Would love to hear the details! IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 5666 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 12, 2011 11:04 PM
Ate for the first time today at The Pickle Barrel. Bear-batterd fries! So yummy.IP: Logged |
Scorp31 Knowflake Posts: 166 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 20, 2011 11:38 AM
Ben Benson's. Great steaks!IP: Logged |
emitres Moderator Posts: 216 From: Registered: Aug 2010
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posted January 20, 2011 11:52 AM
Padmanadi's - 100% vegetarian but offers "meat" dishes which are created on site... looks like a hole-in-the-wall diner but it's packed every night... so yummy------------------ “Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.” B.Franklin IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 5666 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 20, 2011 06:43 PM
A dive called Players. Yummy food really cheap and pool. ------------------ "Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all." Harriet Van Horne IP: Logged |
NickiG Moderator Posts: 2953 From: Pluto, next to Ami Ann Registered: Jul 2010
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posted January 20, 2011 06:48 PM
a dive? wtf is a dive? what you mean dive? heeee?------------------ put your foot down once, not stomp it over and over IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 5666 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 20, 2011 09:35 PM
Reference: See Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives on the Food Network. IP: Logged |
NickiG Moderator Posts: 2953 From: Pluto, next to Ami Ann Registered: Jul 2010
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posted January 20, 2011 09:36 PM
oooh, ok, lol------------------ put your foot down once, not stomp it over and over IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 5666 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 21, 2011 11:02 PM
A dive is a place that doesn't look they would have great food. lol------------------ "Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all." Harriet Van Horne IP: Logged |
cathy Knowflake Posts: 91 From: Registered: Jul 2009
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posted February 03, 2011 01:27 AM
Randall is that true of Olive Garden? Italian is my favourite.IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 5666 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 03, 2011 01:39 AM
Yep, it's true. The food is cooked fresh and then packed and shipped...and microwaved at the local stores. The pasta and all sauces are made fresh at the stores. The breadsticks are delivered that way. They just coat and heat them. They aren't made at the stores. Desserts come from other places, including the Cheesecake Factory and are shipped in.------------------ "Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all." Harriet Van Horne IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 5666 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 11, 2011 11:31 PM
I like watching The Best Thing I Ever Ate to see what famous Food Channel chefs like at other restaurants.------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged |
BearsArcher Moderator Posts: 567 From: Arizona with Bear the Leo Registered: Apr 2010
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posted February 12, 2011 09:06 PM
My favorite place to eat? Casa de Bear He makes the best grilled ANYTHING Tonight we are having Ribeye, grilled veges and baked potato. Tomorrow night... his delicious dry rub beef ribs YUMMMMY.... IP: Logged |
starzy54 Knowflake Posts: 74 From: Registered: Feb 2010
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posted February 13, 2011 01:56 AM
In my home town NYC,La Caridad 78.Cuban/Cantonese fusion.Delicious! Center cut porkchops and yellows rice and black beans..I can live on itIP: Logged |