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Burgers to Try Before You Die
All-American Drive-In -- Long Island, N.Y.
http://allamericanhamburger.us/
A famous and delicious "double double" for only $2.10? Fantastic!
Chris Madrid's -- San Antonio
http://www.chrismadrids.com/
Try the "Tostada Burger" with refried beans, chips, cheddar and salsa.
CityGrille -- Denver
http://www.citygrille.com/
Go high-end with a Steakburger, or local with a Buffaloburger.
Dick's Drive-In -- Seattle
http://www.ddir.com/
It's all about their famous special sauce with zingy bits of pickle.
Goldyburgers -- Chicago
Serving 'em up hot, huge and cheesy since 1926
In-N-Out Burger -- Los Angeles
http://www.in-n-out.com/
The perennial favorite also won in Vegas, OC and San Diego.
Jack's Old Fashion Hamburger -- South Florida
Hand-shaped, charbroiled perfection served up your way
O'Connell's Pub -- St. Louis
Juicy, charbroiled nine-ounce burgers for more than 40 years
Peter Luger -- New York
http://www.peterluger.com/
Prime dry-aged beef and signature steak sauce from a famed steak house
Roaring Fork -- Phoenix
http://www.roaringfork.com/
Try the "Big-Ass Burger" stacked high with green chiles.
Stanich's -- Portland, Ore.
Try the amazing "Special" topped with a fried egg, ham, bacon and cheese.
Tessaro's -- Pittsburgh
Fresh meat ground daily in-house and flame-broiled on a hardwood grill
Thurman Cafe -- Columbus, Ohio
Thurman Burger = a 3/4 lb patty, ham, mozzarella and American Cheese
Val's Burgers -- San Francisco
You think you can handle the One-Pound Behemoth at Val's?
96th St. Steakburgers -- Indianapolis
http://96thstreetsteakburgers.com/index.cfm
Perfection with ground steak cuts and buns grilled with mustard
Trailer Park
271 W. 23rd Street/8th Avenue
A question for you reader-eaters: What's worse than going somewhere lame? After dining at Trailer Park, I've found the answer: being the only person to think it's lame. Folks, I've been on the bench long enough to have witnessed countless perjuries, but Trailer Park is a real sham, and believe you me, deserves the maximum sentence. Life in solitary, if I had my way.
Now, in my experience, restaurants are set up so that you can go in, eat some füd, and if lucky, have a little fun in the process. Yet, there's a sinister, persistent pattern of restaurants that try and force-feed you their unique ideas of "fun," usually more than you can stomach. Ever paid to be slapped around by an Ed Debevic's waiter? Ever see a Benihana chef twirl his knife, cut himself and then bleed on your steak? (I have. It was awfully sad, but the steak was tasty.) Did David Lee Roth's old codpiece make your meal at the Hard Rock Café? Fun, huh? If I remember correctly, the last time restaurant fun was served was at my 11th birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese, and I think that was only because I got all the G.I Joe's I had asked for. It sure wasn't the animatronic rat.
Trailer Park is oddly situated in Chelsea, around the corner from testosterone-packed Big Cup coffeehouse and Rawhide bar. This area has plenty of quality, somewhat fancy restaurants (Chelsea Bistro, Bottino, Monster Sushi, 18th and 8th) many of which have some offshoot fusion cuisine, or things that require garnish of some sort. I should have known from the brand-new retro sign not to walk in. Once inside, my dinner buddy Katie and I were assaulted by the mish-mosh of kitch, camp, crap, and irony. Ooh look: a bamboo-lined bar, old country LP's on the wall, a clothesline strung up with funny slogan t-shirts and...BJ and the Bear? Ha! I loved that show! Basically, it was filled with everything you can buy at the "vintage" shops near St. Mark's Place.
Given the décor, you'd think Trailer Park would have gone all out with the menu. But no such luck. No Pork Rinds, Frito Pie, Twinkies or our beloved corn dogs -- that actually might have changed things for me. But instead, just burgers, hot dogs, mac and cheese and chili. I ordered a burger with grilled onions, fries and coke.
We sat. And waited. And watched the trashily-uniformed waitresses make their way through the crisp, fabulous, tucked-in lower Park Avenue advertising crowd, all laughs and smiles, beers and high-fives and action-packed. How were they having so much fun? What the hell is wrong with me? Should I have watched Joe Dirt? We waited some more.
I noticed the pretty girls. Katie noticed the cute boys. We looked around at them noticing each other. And no one noticed us. And after thirty minutes, my burger came, already cold. It sucked. Big and juicy looking, but really just wet and tasteless, and not even worth the measly $6.95. Grilled onions usually make for a great burger. Unless you can tell that they had been grilled 13 hours before. I also have the feeling that the seasoned fries would've been delicious, had they not already formed a sticky mess at the bottom of the plate. And that's when it finally dawned on me: This wasn't about the füd at all. Trailer Park is just a bad sitcom: The joke was on me and I wasn't even looking for one. Not fun at all.
Postscript: Okay, so I've heard from other people that the chili is pretty good, as is the mac and cheese (despite being described as "Fiskar's orange-colored"). Katie liked her burger well enough, but it certainly wasn't anything to seek out. Really though, don't waste time or money eating here. There's a Boston Market, a BBQ, and Subway nearby that'll do the trick for the same or less money. Drink if you want. From the looks of it, you'd probably get lucky. Well, luckier than me.
http://www.fudcourt.com/tavee004.html
Sounds like my kinda eatery excel!!!!!
FWIW, i just made a pilgrimmage to Phoenix for my chile fix at Los Dos Molinos. Awesome!
Mexican food: Los Dos Molinos, two locations in the Phoenix area (one on Central in Phoenix, the other on Alma School in Mesa). Their salsa (red & green) will singe the skin off the roof of your mouth. They truck their chiles in from Hatch, NM the absolutely best chiles in the world! Try their green chile plate (green chile with tortillas on the side). If you are a real chile head like me, ask them to substitute "chile beans" for their normal refrieds (you won't find this on the menu). For chile beans, they add red chile ... and they are HOT!
Their "Killer Margaritas" are just the thing to reduce the fire to steam!
I moved to southern AZ but still make the pilgrimmage to Phoenix to get my chile fix!
If you ever go to Sandusky Ohio (Cedar Point) and you like ice cream go to Tofts Dairy. They make amazing ice cream.
http://www.toftdairy.com/
Also, Ryans Family Steak House has an awesome buffet.
Ah, sounds like you know East Providence well, lol. I will keep the palate prep in mind next time.
Raz, please keep in mind that you had your NY System Wieners in East Providence where the main ingredient is cat. Ya gotta go to Smith St. in La Prov for the real deal.
Also, they are a culinary experience best enjoyed when one is either extremely drunk or completely stoned.
That's a rhode island weirdness thing too. Like grinders, the virus is spreading north. It's dehydrated celery mixed with salt. It's good in a bloody mary. I like onions and mustard and hot pepper relish on a dog. Chili cheese dogs are good, but you need a shower afterwards, they are so messy.
I think I mentioned this once before.
I had a hot dog in Massachusetts one time and they put celery salt on it.
What the heck is celery salt anyway?????
The "New York System" or "Coney Island" hot dogs I had in RI were kinda weird. First of all, the dogs are really small. Not going anywhere with that. Secondly, the gruel they put on top had this strange flavor like they used allspice to season the meat. It was a little sweet also. Not a chili dog at all.
Shula's. 48 oz. Porterhouse.
http://www.donshula.com/48oz.asp
I heard that!
It took me a couple of days but I did hear it!
I have to admit that those hot dogs look really good!
Saw Beths Cafe in the I-box. WOW! What a surprise to see that.
Brings back memories.
If you ever visit Seattle don't leave without experiencing it!
Green Lake icon that's been serving hearty breakfast fare to hungover 20-somethings since 1957.
The Scene
This "home of the world-famous 12-egg omelette" could also be called "home of bussers who smoke while clearing tables" or "home of funky, alcohol-induced wall art." The 24-hour diner serves lunch and dinner, but is famous for its breakfasts, judging by the lines that regularly form outside the modest establishment late on Sunday mornings.
The Food
The six-egg omelette comes folded on top of itself and draped over a plate of grease-heavy hash browns. The famous 12-egg omelette, too big for a plate, is served on a pizza pan.
Beth's owner Larry Rains, 57, the cafe's fifth owner since 1954, said his Green Lake cafe goes through about 375 dozen eggs a week, or 4,500 single eggs. Of them, 75 dozen are cracked open on weekends alone.
Rains feigns a look of horror when someone suggests that this healthier view of eggs might transform Beth's into a health food cafe.
No chance. Joe Woodeward, a perpetual-motion cook, splashes six eggs across ham, potatoes and other ingredients to make a Full House omelette, with thick bacon and hash browns sizzling nearby. Taped to the grill's overhang, a question asks: "If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?"
In the background, an old jukebox churns out an eclectic mix of tunes on real vinyl 45s, not CDs, and at eight tunes for a buck. As the place hums with business, the staff and customers nestle into booths beneath scores of customer's drawings on 8 x 11 pieces of paper, controlled graffiti of love notes, philosophies, fantasies, and reflections on Beth's eggs:
"Bran is for irregular sissies," "Cholesterol city," and a drawing of a chicken exclaiming "12 eggs?!?! I didn't squeeze for a week for one meal."
Nearby, Aaron Donohue, his wife, Angela, and Michelle Shirley aren't affected by the study.
"We don't eat here because it's healthy, we eat here because it's good," Aaron said. "I usually just come in for coffee and conversations. Everybody can worry about their health too much."
A&K Lick-a-Chick.... the best fried chicken in Canada on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. It doesn't look like much but it is an Island institution. And for desert you can cross the street for a frozen delight at the Lick-A-Treat (I kid you not).
Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplins, Fried Okra, Creamed Spinich, now that is eating, and a heart attack all in one!
Yeah, but Whitey's has "Real Food".
So does the "flying J" a lot of them have the all U can stuff yer face with buffers too! Fresh cut meat & Greeeens! (Traveling roadfare...Dressed up truckstop.
http://www.flyingj.com/
Thanks for recommending this place....oink
Whitey's has great breakfasts...
Speedway! New meaning to "Stopping for Gas"
http://www.speedway.com/index.asp?bhcp=1
Their "Jalapeno Hotdogs" are great for a bite on the run!
13 coins, Seattle WA mmmmmmmmmmm good!!!! The chefs are fun to watch also, especially at breakfast, with the eggs flying around LOL
http://www.13coins.com/
No, one must make a pilgrimage to an official NY Systems dive. The most "official" one of them all is right near the RI Statehouse...which explains a lot about Rhode Island politics.
Not at all. Does Del's carry these?
I hope that you're not suggesting that "weird hamburger gruel" has negative connotations.
NY system? Those are what I had in East Providence and they were called Coney Island hot dogs. Weird hamburger gruel stuff on them. I bet this really confuses the New Yorkers which is always a bonus.
If you'd like to have a cholesterol count number that has a comma in it, try four or five of these puppies:
http://www.pagesintime.com/ri/nys-recipes.html
A red chili burro from El Norteno on 7th Ave and the 202 in Phoenix....It's the dirtiest little dive in the world with the best CHOW!
Chef Matt's Tallahassee Southwest BBQ
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