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One notch down from Providence/Melisse - recommendation sought
Will be staying in Century City. I appreciate your help!
One notch down from Providence/Melisse - recommendation sought
Any help would be appreciated. Places with an option to order a la carte would be great.
We have one non-seafooder so a place with great food, but not an emphasis on seafood would be preferable.
New American/French/Cal Ital would all be fine.
Thank you.
Suggestions requested
Going to be in LA next month and was looking for a restaurant not too far from UCLA that has great food without a tasting menu being obligatory.
Really good food is the most important criteria with atmosphere being a distant second or third.
Newer restaurants are great, but established ones are fine as well.
Any food type is fine.
Thank you.
Great meal at Le Verre Vole
Hi,
The chef we spoke to was named Royden K. (that was the name on the business card he gave us).
I don't know anything about the history of this restaurant, but got the impression he was the "chef."
In any event he is a very nice, warm individual that seems to care a lot about his customers' experience.
Great meal at Le Verre Vole
We had a great dinner tonight at a very reasonable price.
Starters -
Tomato salad - Fresh medley of tomatoes complimented by seaweed greens and a perfect vinegrette, 9E
Lettuce salad - perfectly dressed, very fresh greens
Bread was also very good.
Mains - 18E
Le Bauette Boeuf - grilled steak with seaweed (looks like tiny asparagus), fresh peas, carrots, fingerling potatoes in a very subtle, but perfect onion based sauce. Sauce was very light and outstanding.
Dessert -
Mousse de chocolat - simple, great flavor
Wine -
Priced fairly and the selection is good. Had a grenache based wine called Terre Inconnue for 39E (32E if you buy to take home + 7E to have with your meal) that was one of the best wines I've had for the price in a restaurant in a long time
Service -
Friendly and warm. Chef Royden K. came out to see how to say hi.
Le Verre Vole -
http://maps.google.fr/maps/place?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=le+verre+vole&fb=1&gl=fr&hq=le+verre+vole&hnear=0x47e66e1f06e2b70f:0x40b82c3688c9460,Paris&cid=11537081553782396809
Bistros in upper Marais? Advice appreciated.
Menton1,
Thank you very much for your helpful suggestions.
Best regards,
Gary
Bistros in upper Marais? Advice appreciated.
Looking for ideas for non-touristy bistros or brasseries with an emphasis on good food. Fun/casual atmosphere would be great.
Thank you for your help.
Rome - recommendation of best area/neighborhood to stay/eat wanted
Headed to Rome in April and was looking for ideas about slighly less touristed, but still interesting area/neighborhoods to stay and eat.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Finding the Best Fried Chicken in San Francisco !!
I agree. The chicken I had the other night had skin/batter that just fell off in a pathetic lump. The rest of the meal was fine, but the accolades the fried chiken gets are lost on me.
Fat Daddy's BBQ at Kensington Farmers Market.
I couldn't agree more about their ribs. The pork ribs achieved the perfect balance of meat/fat/bone. Not too "meaty," but not too fatty either.
I really liked the BBQ sauce which was a little sweet and a little hot. The ribs were great with or without the sauce (they're served without sauce)
The only side I had was the potato salad which was the best I've had in a long time.
In May I made a pilgrimage to Marietta, Georgia and had Sam's BBQ (amazing), Bub-Ba-Q (merely great) and Dave Poe's and thought I wouldn't have good BBQ for months. Fatdaddy's has changed all that and I'll be back there on Sunday.
Cyrus - worth it or not? Boston hound would like to know.
Thanks for your reply. I would say great and interesting food is the overwhelming priority. Less important is atmosphere, TFL like service, etc.
Any other ideas in S.F. would be much appreciated.
Cyrus - worth it or not? Boston hound would like to know.
Your opinion would be appreciated.
Neptune Oyster
Kbee, you reminded me that for the first time ever we didn't consume every morsel of the fried clams. While they were okay they weren't up to the miracle fry job I'd experienced before. The batter wasn't bad, but didn't have any "interest" to it like previous visits.
Neptune Oyster
Went there last week and had perfectly amazing Pemaquid oysters. The lobster roll conversely was very salty and the meat was uninspired to say the least. Fries were cooked fine, but average at best. Uni crudo was ok.
I think the food has dropped off considerably since I was there this summer.
Help - ideas needed for good food, casual atmosphere on Cape
Any part of Cape and any food genre is great.
Thank you.
The Independent, Somerville - worst meal in a long time
Funny you should ask. The margaritas were too sour the first time. When some of us ordered again we asked that they add more triple sec. They came out the same way.
As to the title, that was my experience. I'm glad yours was different.
The Independent, Somerville - worst meal in a long time
Here goes:
Mixed greens - bitter greens, benign, practically tasteless dressing
Fish and Chips - good french fries, tired fish that was almost inedible. Fry job had a weird beige/yellow color and tasted like it looked
Steak salad - small amount of dried out meat on greens
Cheeseburger - prepared properly and while average, was a least edible
Service was nice, but two of the entrees arrived about 10 minutes after the first two arrived
The temperature of the restaurant went from too warm to freezing and back again at least twice.
Cinnamon rolls - help me with my search
I have a craving for just about any type of cinnamon roll. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thank you!
Brown's Seabrook Lobster Pound, Seabrook, NH - Avoid
Went there this afternoon.
Steamers were very gritty and tasteless.
Fried shrimp was rubbery
Fried clams and onion rings had the same greasy flavor and the clams were mostly batter
Lobster was cooked okay, but not particularly sweet, just not terrible like the rest of the food.
Fried chicken in Alabama or Mississippi?
We are doing a driving tour of Alabama and Mississippi in the next few weeks. Any help on where to get great fried chicken would be appreciated. Also if you have a favorite(s) BBQ place that would great as well.
Thanks for your help.
UBurger?
I agree, I like them more compact as well. I would say theirs is comparable to quarter pounder in size and pretty good at that. The fries are very, very good.
Carlo's Cucina - still getting it right!
I think their simple salad is really good. It has the perfect blend of olive oil and vinegar. I should also add that my attempts at home to replicate such a simple combination have resulted in utter failure!
Tremont 637 Eh
I had a horribly amateurish meal there this summer. It would have been laughable had it been free!
Coast Cafe- Cambridge- Now I understand!
You might want to try their fried haddock as well. It's the best fried fish I've ever had.
Amazing lunch - May's Cafe in Allston
Had one of the best meals I've had in awhile at this pristine little place in Allston.
Started with Fresh Steamed Greens in a subtle, yet tasty light sauce as well as Five Spices Calamari with cilantro that was also simple, but very, very good.
We also had Formosa Spicy Yaki Ramen with shitake mushrooms that was the best noodle dish I can remember having.
The second "main" was Sauteed Udon with Veggie and Basil which we also liked a lot.
I can't wait to go back and try more things from this very friendly place.
May's Cafe
97 Glenville Ave.
Allston, MA 02134
617-782-1688
Dinner on Monday night - suggestions please
I'm open to an cuisine, just looking for an interesting place in any price range other than Per Se, etc.
Thank you.
All Star Sandwich's diet special
Got there at 11:25 a.m. and was seated promptly. My bottomless iced tea arrived very soon, unfortunately that was not to be the case for the BLT.
After about 25 minutes I was told they had a big takeout order and that they would get things going. The good news is that I got a refill of the iced tea that I had been trying to get for awhile.
I finally gave up and left at 12:05 and went to Taco's Lupita where I had a really good steak taco and a pupusa.
Suggestions needed for NYC visit
I would like to try some new places for on my next visit. I've been to Craft, Hearth, Blue Hill and enjoyed them all and am looking for some new ideas.
Also any places of the Ivo and Lulu (very casual, but good food) ilk would be of interest as well.
Thank you.
Ideas needed - good food, fairly casual atmosphere in SF
Will be in SF in a few weeks and was looking for ideas for places with really good food, but not high end. I've been to Firefly and Chapeau! and was looking for something of that ilk.
Thanks for your help
