pgwiz1, thanks for the help!

Original, Tavern or Bar and Grill? Is there a trick to avoiding a long wait? Will arriving at 5pm be sufficient? Your help is appreciated!

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Even though its a local chain, my family and I love Brooklyn's (Lebanon & Legacy) pizza. Its not artisanal, like Fireside Pies (close to Frisco at Shops at Legacy in N. Plano), but good, solid NY style pizza. You can get it by the slice, and they really pile on the toppings.

Another local chain, that I am sure has been written about alot on Chow is Mooyah Burgers. There are two in Frisco, one at Eldorado and 423, the other on Preston. Good burgers, nothing fancy, similar to In N' Out.

We enjoy Best Thai quite a bit. Their fried dumplings are always excellent.

5th Street Patio Café, just south of downtown Frisco on 5th street is a good, "ladies who lunch" kind of place.

I have never been, but have heard many good things about Bonnie Ruth's in Shops at Starwood. TruFire in the same shopping center has been very good the two times we have been. They have a dish called The Crock, or something similar, and it is a pasta with roasted broccoli in a light cream sauce. Excellent.

Babe's is great, and a great place to take out of state guests. It screams "TEXAS", and was rated by Southern Living, I believe, as the best fried chicken in the country a couple of years ago. If you dont know about it, the main dishes are all chicken derivatives (fried, grilled, smoked), along with catfish, and pot roast, I think. The veggie sides (mashed potatoes, creamed corn, green beans, simple lettuce salad with vinegarette) are served family style, and can be refilled unlimitedly. Its also byob, and you will see folks bringing in small coolers, which is kinda funny in hoity toity Phrisceaux.

Villa O on the west side of Hwy 75, across from Trece, where the Samba Room used to be. Ate there last night. The chef surprised us with an off the menu course, which was a jumbo prawn wrapped in angel hair, deep fried and served on a bed of chilled orzo with mint. One of the best courses of my life.

Everything is organic, and the atmosphere, especially at this time of year, is really homey and comfortable.

bulavinaka, did you age the steak according to the askthemeatman article? Did you age an entire rib-eye, and not the individual steaks?