re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten!

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (NYPIzzaNut)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:59:13 GMT

Look at item 6 on post # 1.

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (NYPIzzaNut)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:55:51 GMT

You have to ask??????????

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (Foodbme)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:49:14 GMT

NYPIzzaNut

Every so often I dream of their wonderful beignets and chicory coffee.

Who are you referring to???

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (NYPIzzaNut)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:37:33 GMT

Every so often I dream of their wonderful beignets and chicory coffee.

re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (buffetbuster)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:26:28 GMT

Since it has been three years to the day since my last list, it is time for a new one.

1) Bobcat Bite - Santa Fe, NM. This place is # 1 and honestly, nothing else comes close. My cousin Johnny and I were so blown away by our green chile cheeseburgers during our vist here in June, we came back again two days later, just to make sure we weren't hallucinating. The flavor of the beef and green chile combination, while juices runs down your arm? Roadfood heaven! Here is a thread with some photos:

http://www.roadfood.com/F...nta-Fe-NM-m520346.aspx

and the Stern's review:

http://www.roadfood.com/R.../1385-1385/bobcat-bite

All the rest are in alphabetical order.

2) Bon Ton Mini Mart - Henderson, KY. Ate here for the first time just this past Spring with Louis and Cecif. The fried chicken is everything you could want, crispy, delicous golden skin with tender, juicy inside meat. Great country atmosphere and very friendly service, too. But what caught me of guard was the best chess pie I have ever had.

http://www.roadfood.com/R...-343/bon-ton-mini-mart

3) Charlie's Pool Room - Alpha, NJ. Being impatient by nature, usually when I eat in a restaurant, I want to leave as soon as I get done eating. Here at CPR, I would gladly hang out all day with the wonderful Fencz brothers. And those mealies are positively addictive.

http://www.roadfood.com/R...997/charlies-pool-room

4) Dinner Bell - McComb, MS. My favorite type of Roadfood restaurants are Southern boardinghouses. Throw in a lazy susan and I'm in love! Excellent Southern food, all you can eat and you sit with strangers, who are usually just as excited to eating at such a wonderful place, too. Spinning that table to bring the fried eggplant to your side of the table is just part of the fun.

http://www.roadfood.com/R...ew/648-648/dinner-bell

5) Family Pie Shop - Bruce Bilmes once mentioned to me in an email that no place screams buffetbuster like this place and he is 100% right. This place would get bonus points for atmosphere (a little shop, part of the owner's house, in a little town in the middle of nowhere) , but the chocolate pie I had there on the last visit was pie perfection!

http://www.roadfood.com/R...16-316/family-pie-shop

6) Gray Brothers Cafeteria - Mooresville, IN. Have visited here six or seven times now and it still hasn't lost its thrill. The pies, the mac and cheese, even the deviled eggs are something special. When I was driving my girlfriend here about a month ago, I described it as Disneyland for people like me.

http://www.roadfood.com/R...ray-brothers-cafeteria

7) Hob Nob Hill - San Diego, CA. Another place that combines great (coffee shop) atmosphere with excellent food. The daily homemade muffins and coffee cakes are what I go here for.

http://www.roadfood.com/R...1935-2006/hob-nob-hill

8) Red's Eats - Wiscasset, ME. All I had was the lobster roll, but it was amazing enough to put Red's on this list.

http://www.roadfood.com/R...ew/2959-2938/reds-eats

9) Stroud's - Kansas City, MO. The fried chicken, which just may be the best anywhere, would be enough to place it on the list. Then you have the incredible cinnamon rolls, the mashed potatoes, the chicken soup.....

http://www.roadfood.com/R...Review/189-189/strouds

10) Tony Luke's - Philadelphia, PA. As a resident of western PA, it pains me to admit the best Roadfood restaurant in my home state is in Philadelphia. The roast pork Italian w/ broccoli rabe is my favorite Roadfood sandwich.

http://www.roadfood.com/R...w/1232-1232/tony-lukes

Just missing the cut are Lexington #1 (NC), Robin's (LA), Doe's Eat Place (MS) and Pancake Pantry (TN).

And a special memorial for Uglesich's (LA), Mendenhall Hotel Revolving Tables Restaurant (MS) and Hocutt's (WV), three great Roadfood restaurants that are gone that had they still been open would easily place them on this list.

re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (cecif)

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:00:19 GMT

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (carolina bob)

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:07:51 GMT

Thank you, buffetbuster; the feeling is mutual.

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (buffetbuster)

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:00:06 GMT

stanpnepa-
Excellent list! Thanks for bringing this thread back up. Us speaking about it at Tony's Restaurant got me thinking that it was time for a new list, too. I will have to look it over and get something posted later today.

nocarolina-
I'm honored that I sat next to you at your #1 place!

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (Foodbme)

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:05:51 GMT

Here's my Top Ten List in no particular order:

Millers Pub - Chicago - Baby Back Ribs
www.millerspub.com

Gene & Georgetti - Chicago - Steaks
http://www.geneandgeorgetti.com/

Pegleg Petes - Pensacola Beach - Oysters
http://www.peglegpetes.com/

Durgin Park - Boston - Prime Rib
http://www.durgin-park.com/

Pascal's Manale - NOLA - BBQ Shrimp
http://www.pascalsmanale.com/
Wentzells Oyster House - Mobile - Oysters
http://www.wintzellsoysterhouse.com/

Grand Central Oyster Bar -NYC - Oyster Stew
http://www.oysterbarny.com/

Carnegie Deli - NYC - Everything!
http://www.carnegiedeli.com/

Carolina's - Phoenix - Mexican - Machaca Beef & Tortillas
http://www.carolinasmex.com/

Rotier's -- Nashville - AMERICAN - Burgers
http://www.rotiers.com/

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (carolina bob)

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:23:17 GMT

I guess I'll go ahead and list my current Top Ten, although next month's roadtrip down to New Orleans may render this list obsolete: The Beacon, Spartanburg SC - great chili-cheeseburger and o-rings; The Ridgewood, Bluff City TN - my alltime favorite Q; Snappy Lunch, Mount Airy NC - since Pappy was from Mt. Airy, I've known about this little gem since I was a kid; Bob Sykes, Bessemer AL - love those ribs!; Mr. Beef, Chicago IL - the best italian beef there is; Keaton's, Cleveland NC - one-of-a-kind BBQ chicken; Arthur Bryant's, Kansas City MO - wonderful brisket; Loveless Cafe, Nashville TN - country ham and biscuits to die for; Stroud's, Kansas City MO - superior fried chicken; and Doe's Eat Place, Greenville MS - my #1!!...huge steaks and hand-cut fries that you just won't believe. Some other favorites: Al's Italian Beef, Chicago IL; Lexington #1, Lexington NC; Manny's Deli, Chicago; Superdawg, Chicago; George's BBQ, Owensboro KY; and Skyline Chili ( gasp! - a chain! ), Cincinnati OH. Next month I'm hitting McClard's and Dreamland, so this list might be a-changin'.

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (stanpnepa)

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:01:07 GMT

It's been six years since my original post. This internet thing may be catching on after all? :)

Buffetbuster and I were chatting about this last week---and with 200 restaurants experienced, it's time for a new list.

As I revise---the Eddie's (New Orleans) experience is still a favorite, but I'll eliminate, since they have been closed for some time.

So...here's A DOZEN (in alphabetical order---from places reviewed by Jane and Michael or at least by someone in full on this site):

Allie's Donuts, North Kingstown, RI
Blue Heaven, Key West, FL
Cafe Du Monde, New Orleans, LA
Clam Shack, Kennebunkport, ME
Duran Central Pharmacy, Albuquerque, NM
Four Seas Ice Cream, Centerville, MA
Mother's, New Orleans, LA
Nick Tahou Hots, Rochester, NY
Snappy Lunch, Mount Airy, NC
Swan Oyster Depot, San Francisco, CA
Tony's Diner, Kingston, PA
Tony Luke's, Philadelphia, PA

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (cecif)

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:02:13 GMT

I guess it could be an "end of season get 'em while you can" deal... first weekend in December, before TCB closes?? I wonder if Russell's is still open for cider donuts then, usually they are. I'll check. Actually this could coincide with the Crane Estate's Christmas opening which is a fantastic thing to see!!!

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (wanderingjew)

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:54:24 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by cecif

WJ, do you have "best" or "worst" days?? (i.e. only available on a weekend or do you have a different schedule?)

I'm usually available on weekends but I am just so booked up all through November.

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (cecif)

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:52:49 GMT

WJ, do you have "best" or "worst" days?? (i.e. only available on a weekend or do you have a different schedule?)

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (wanderingjew)

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:23:14 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by cecif

CLAM BOX "warning"...
A little RF clam get-together might be in order before closing... cider donuts at Russell Orchards & clams at TCB. (I know Chris is listening here... WJ??)

That's a possibility- My schedule is extremly hectic through November
Please keep me informed

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (cecif)

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:59:12 GMT

CLAM BOX "warning"...
Y'all have 5 weeks to hit it this year. They close for the season on December 9th this year. (They're also closed on Tuesdays.)

A little RF clam get-together might be in order before closing... cider donuts at Russell Orchards & clams at TCB. (I know Chris is listening here... WJ??)

(edit: did I miss something?? how did "re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten!" turn into political reasons not to patronize someplace?!)

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (stanpnepa)

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:11:55 GMT

Yesterday, I drove by a sandwich shop in a town I USED to work in. They had very good hoagies, but a few years back the owner/operator had some sort of TV news program on that featured student protests. One of the students was protesting torture in his home nation. The owner for some reason yelled "DIE ***** DIE". To me, it didn't even appear to be a joke (ill advised).

So, because of that, there's no reason for me to support their business. I'm pretty open minded, and eat at places where there are signs for politicians that turn my stomach, but open racism in 2007 is ugly and completely uncalled for.

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (danimal15)

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:55:59 GMT

Restaurants with politics one doesn't like is actually a good subject - has it come up before?

I'm thinking in particular of a place in Skokie, Ill., on Touhy Avenue, called New York Bagel and Bialy. This little shop in a strip mall has the best bagels in the Chicago area. The counterman, however, wears a button on his hat that says "Concealed Carry." In other words, he supports a law that would make carrying concealed weapons legal.

Now I don't want to argue with anyone on this topic - my point in bringing it up was to note that although I adamantly disagree with this guy, I haven't stopped going there for bagels. Free expression is fine - though I don't think it's very professional of him to wear that button at work.

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (Duesy)

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:57:35 GMT

I haven't been to most of the "constants" on your all's lists (Clam Box, Blue Willow Inn, etc., etc.)

Numbered out of habit. Like one's children, I love them equally, just for different reasons.

1) TOM'S PLACE SOUL FOOD--West Palm Beach, FL. Why nobody has posted a review on here yet is beyond me. The world's best ribs, French fries, barbecue sauce, collards, catfish, corn muffins...they really don't serve anything that isn't "the best" in my book.

2) GIORDANO'S--Chicago, IL. I know, more commercial than some, but I still love the stuffed pizza. The chopped salad is wonderful, too.

3) SNAPPY LUNCH--Mt. Airy, NC. A national treasure.

4) COUNTRY CLUB BAKERY--Fairmont, WV. Where my grandmother used to buy her bread; hasn't changed much. The end-all pepperoni roll that sets the standard.

5) COLEMAN'S--Wheeling, WV. Better than any seafood I ever had on the coast.

6) TOM SAWYER'S--Boca Raton, FL. Biscuits and gravy, and fresh-squeezed OJ.

7) HATHAWAY'S COFFEE SHOP--Cincinnati, OH. Honestly, the food didn't impress me, but the atmosphere of the place is terrific. Time stands still.

8) PRIMANTI BROTHERS--anywhere in Pittsburgh, PA. Nothing else like it.

9) GRAETER'S--anywhere in Cincinnati, OH. World's best ice cream, and Cokes still made with syrup and soda water.

10)ELLEN'S ICE CREAM--Charleston, WV. Not being able to make it to Cincinnati too often, this is a fine stand-in for Graeter's. The espresso-Oreo is killer.

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (buffetbuster)

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:31:29 GMT

I agree with cecif about the order being The Clam Box, Farnham's and then Woodman's. But to be fair, Woodman's was the fourth place we ate at on the Roadfood bus tour and since we were already quite full, probably didn't get a fair shake.

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (cecif)

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:35:11 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by buffetbuster

ayersin-
Love the list! You have some of my very favorites on there, like Red Eats & Lexington BBQ.

Have you been to The Clam Box? Do you prefer Woodman's to TCB?

Hi guys... My two cents on this one: Clam Box is way above the rest for me, I put Farnhams next and Woodmans third, tied with Lewis'. I hit the others when I have not quite enough time to go further north or it's off-season, of course. Been eating at TCB since I moved here and bought the Sterns' book in 1992. Mmmmmm. But I have never actually managed to finish a whole clam order.

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (mayor al)

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:43:48 GMT

WJ
The one place I visited a couple of times in your area that came from the Stern's book, was the Rocky Point Shore Dining Hall. What a neat experience that was. The food was "OK" or maybe "OK plus", but the concept was linked to an era that I never experienced, so eating their shore dinner and (clear) Clam Chowder was like looking into the past. It was a great experience.

Is there a R.I. specialty in the Mexican food area? Scrod Tacos? Fried Whole-Belly Clam Burritos? They could put a whole new spin on the traditional "Beans and Franks" Saturday Night Supper. I won't mention the Brown Bread.

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (wanderingjew)

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:16:17 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Davydd

quote:
Originally posted by Al-The Mayor-Bowen

Yeah, We could drive Wandering Jew Crazy if one day we were to relocate some of the favorites on the lists here to a single location...Nashville or Tulsa or maybe even Reno...and hold a roadfood get together to hit several of the best each day for a week. Imagine Fried Whole-Belly Clams in Nashville, Shrimp Po'Boys and Gumbo in Reno, or a Lobster Roll in Tulsa. Yep WJ would starve rather than do that !!!

Yeah, it's a rough life being a Fundamentalist Roadfooder.

Absolutely, although here in RI it's pretty much anything and everything. The only thing I refuse to do here is Mexican and BBQ and that's because it's bad...really...really bad....

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (Davydd)

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:13:56 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Al-The Mayor-Bowen

Yeah, We could drive Wandering Jew Crazy if one day we were to relocate some of the favorites on the lists here to a single location...Nashville or Tulsa or maybe even Reno...and hold a roadfood get together to hit several of the best each day for a week. Imagine Fried Whole-Belly Clams in Nashville, Shrimp Po'Boys and Gumbo in Reno, or a Lobster Roll in Tulsa. Yep WJ would starve rather than do that !!!

Yeah, it's a rough life being a Fundamentalist Roadfooder.

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (ayersian)

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:59:14 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by buffetbuster

ayersin-
Love the list! You have some of my very favorites on there, like Red Eats & Lexington BBQ.

Have you been to The Clam Box? Do you prefer Woodman's to TCB?

Tough choice, BB -- do I have to pick? They're both very, very good and distinctive for Cape Ann fried clams. If I had to choose, then Woodman's...but I love them both. And my stomach is grumbling, just thinking about them...

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (mayor al)

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:07:17 GMT

Yeah, We could drive Wandering Jew Crazy if one day we were to relocate some of the favorites on the lists here to a single location...Nashville or Tulsa or maybe even Reno...and hold a roadfood get together to hit several of the best each day for a week. Imagine Fried Whole-Belly Clams in Nashville, Shrimp Po'Boys and Gumbo in Reno, or a Lobster Roll in Tulsa. Yep WJ would starve rather than do that !!!

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (Poverty Pete)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:39:44 GMT

Clam Box...Woodman's...Farnham's...I'd be very happy to see any of them in Nashville. Farnham's even serves Moxie.

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (buffetbuster)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:17:58 GMT

ayersin-
Love the list! You have some of my very favorites on there, like Red Eats & Lexington BBQ.

Have you been to The Clam Box? Do you prefer Woodman's to TCB?

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (Poverty Pete)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:12:45 GMT

Back in the fifties, my uncle Dee owned and operated a cafe at the KC stockyards called the Hog House. He used to serve a one pound burger. To an eight year old, fresh from a Kansas City A's game, a one pound burger looks as big as a flying saucer.

RE: re: thanks jane and michael---all time top ten! (desertdog)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:02:37 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Poverty Pete

I just drew up my list, and was surprised to find that three out of ten were in Kansas City. I don't really think of KC as a great food town, but there it is.
In no particular order...
Stroud's fried chicken in KC
Barney Greengrass in NYC for breakfast
Hob Nob Hill in San Diego for a smoked pork chop breakfast
Swan's Oyster Depot in San Francisco
Jess 'n Jim's steakhouse in KC
Maine Diner in Wells, Maine
Mosca's, just south of New Orleans
Arthur Bryant's in KC
Three Brothers in Milwaukee
Anyplace in America with Al, Janet, Paul, Bushie and all my Roadfood pals

You don't think of KC as a great food town