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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: 420seriouscat69 on November 27, 2018, 01:54:05 PM
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1. New Orleans
2. Portland, ME
3. San Fran
4. Portland, OR
5. LA
6. Philly
7. Chicago
8. Austin
9. DC
10. Indy (St Elmos)
Didn't make the list: The rest of the Texas cities, Miami, Baltimore, NYC, Detroit, San Diego, Louisville/Lexington, Columbus (OH), Denver, Atlanta, Tampa, St. Louis, Omaha, Minneapolis, Memphis, Nashville, etc.
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Denver has the tastes these buds crave
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New Orleans is the best
Every other US city is pretty similar overall
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I have NO and SF in my top 3 as well. 1&2, actually. Beyond that, nothing stands out to me. Maybe Austin. ??
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NY
LA
Chicago
Houston
San Diego
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Yeah, I feel like NYC should be higher on my list, but I only had 36 hours there.
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I enjoyed every meal we had in Nashville....Chicago is always a fave tho.
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most everything is analogous anymore
LA
NY
Chi
LV
a restaurant group does well in one place and will carry on to a new city with the same concept
the mexican food in LA puts it at the top of my list
never been to SF
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New Orleans
San Fran
Denver
Chicago
Las Vegas
Haven't eaten enough in LA/NYC to judge but I'm sure they have good food.
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the mexican food in LA
Forgot about this. It's pretty noteworthy.
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Is san Francisco just a sea food pick? I've never had an above average meal there.
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Is san Francisco just a sea food pick? I've never had an above average meal there.
No, everything I ate there tasted super good. Random stuff. Like a salad at a bar.
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Outside of the obvious NYC, San Fran, I've had great luck with food in Cleveland, and san Diego.
I don't really get excited about new Orleans cuisine but I've had many a great meal there.
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I guess I've never really fine dined in Las Vegas, except for my 21st birthday where my uncles took me to some belly dancing joint and we had a 5 course meal.
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NO
NYC
LV
Montreal
Chi
LA
Miami
Bos
Houston
SD
Vancouver
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Milwaukee is pretty great, believe it or not.
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I've heard that!
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People who choose Denver :confused:
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It's ranked in the top 10, bud. It shocked me too. Probably lots of good Mexican food and steak houses from what I remember when I lived there. Plus, Casa Bonita! :lol: :love:
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The only city with unique food that I've been to is Miami. Love that sh*t.
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Fans of deep fried animal nuts? I literally can't think of a good restaurant or cuisine in Denver
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https://www.zagat.com/b/30-most-exciting-food-cities-in-america-2017
No. 4: Denver, CO
If major restaurant openings were the only criterion for a hot food city, Denver would be a shoe-in for a top 2017 slot. Nearly every established chef or restaurateur of the past several years either launched or is about to launch a new, landscape-changing hot spot. Case in point: James Beard awardees Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson debuted ?Tavernetta. Fellow recipient Jennifer Jasinski opened Ultreia. Nationally recognized innovators like Justin Cucci, brought us eye-popping penthouse tapas bar El Five, and Robert Thompson, opened a 32,000-sq.-ft. Punch Bowl Social in the control tower of the former Stapleton airport, of all incredible places. And that’s just to name a few.
Meanwhile, luxury and boutique hotels went up all over town anchored by splashy, ambitious destinations like Hearth & Dram, Citizen Rail, Quality Italian, Urban Farmer, Kachina and 20th-floor rooftop bar 54thirty. Still to come are The Ramble Hotel, home to NY-import Death & Co and the aforementioned Super Mega Bien, and The Source Hotel, expanding the groundbreaking RiNo food hall it’s named for. Speaking of food halls, Aurora’s Stanley Marketplace created a thriving outlet for acclaimed and breakout chefs and food producers in a former aviation factory; next year, Zeppelin Station will do the same on the RiNo light-rail corridor — not far from upcoming branches of Tyson Cole’s celebrated Uchi and Shake Shack.
Yet major openings aren’t the only criterion. The executives at Slow Food named Denver the new home of international conference Slow Food Nations, held annually in July. The producers of Top Chef also decided to film Season 15 here. In fact, it was Tom Colicchio himself who observed that Denver’s strong network of cultural support would guarantee its future, nurturing the talents of tomorrow.
In short, as food towns go, the Mile High City has just hit the stratosphere.
—Ruth Tobias
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Every single food item I've eaten in Denver the last 5 years has been between a 5 and 7 out of 7. Burgs, pizza, steaks, breakfast crap, Mexican, all just fantastic. Maybe I just pick well. The hipster fancy crap slyin phil likes doesn't interest me though, so maybe Denver sucks at that.
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Gonna be in Colorado next weekend for fun. Heading to Breck tho. Maybe we can grab something to eat first before hitting the road.
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i bet all major cities have really good food and really average food and some bad food #pipinghottake
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Definitely need to give Denver another shot....it's been awhile since I've been there.
This is why I subscribe to premium gE.
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I've been pretty disappointed in Denver too. All the places that were recommended to us (Snooze, Pete's Kitchen, Rioja, The Fort (Morrison)) were just okay.
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Milwaukee is pretty great, believe it or not.
good call. But I can't edit my list
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re Denver: Hop Alley is maybe the best meal i've ever had at a restaurant. just go with a couple other people and order like 6 things. incred.
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WARNING it's pretty hipstery
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Is san Francisco just a sea food pick? I've never had an above average meal there.
lots of really good high-end restaurants. Oakland is really good too - I had one of the greatest most interesting dishes I've ever had there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgNkWXFAUFc&feature=youtu.be
But I don't know that you can't find similar high-end restaurants in most cities.
Vegas is pretty unique, I guess.
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WARNING it's pretty hipstery
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:D
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Keeping it to American cities, and ones I've dined in more extensively. I've had good meals in all of these places though:
Tier 1:
NYC
Chicago
Las Vegas
Tier 2:
Nashville
Palm Beach/Jupiter FL - nothing distinctive, but high quality seafood /steak
Kansas City - BBQ bump
Atlanta
Denver
Tier 3:
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Louisville
Milwaukee
Tier 4:
Indianapolis
Fort Collins
Colorado Springs
Going to Austin in a month, we'll see where it lands. Haven't been to California since senior year of HS, and haven't done much eating there.
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Wtf is there to eat in indianapolis
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And colo springs is just an enormous olathe
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I ate at Del Taco in Colorado Springs. Not bad.
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Wtf is there to eat in indianapolis
Strangely, a very good Jewish deli. Also had good southern food, half decent Spanish food, and good steaks. They have a handful of breakfast places I’ve eaten at that are as good as any I’ve been to in KC.
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And colo springs is just an enormous olathe
Manitou Springs has some hidden gems
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Wtf is there to eat in indianapolis
Top Ten steak house in the world. No hipster crap, but read the OP’s response.
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Wtf is there to eat in indianapolis
Strangely, a very good Jewish deli. Also had good southern food, half decent Spanish food, and good steaks. They have a handful of breakfast places I’ve eaten at that are as good as any I’ve been to in KC.
They have a way more upscale Crossroads area too.
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Wtf is there to eat in indianapolis
Strangely, a very good Jewish deli. Also had good southern food, half decent Spanish food, and good steaks. They have a handful of breakfast places I’ve eaten at that are as good as any I’ve been to in KC.
They have a way more upscale Crossroads area too.
Referring to Broad Ripple?
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Yes
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Also, a good Indy spot of an awesome “Westportish” area is 1.5 miles East of straight downtown. Great brunch spots!
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upscale and crossroads doesn’t make sense
indy is the midwest city most similar to kc but better in every measurable way
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I think KC is cool and that Indy is super lame.
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Honestly, I can't think of a city lamer than Indy.
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Honestly, I can't think of a city lamer than Indy.
Cincy? :dunno:
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Honestly, I can't think of a city lamer than Indy.
Cincy? :dunno:
Not even close.
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Nobody here has ever been to Memphis???
Protip: if there are lots of fat people around and way more restaurants than the size of the city should be able to support, it's a good place to eat.
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It’s crap, bud.
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Honestly, I can't think of a city lamer than Indy.
Cincy? :dunno:
Not even close.
My territories ranked:
1. Chicago (duh)
2. Louisville (fun place, non food)
3. Indy
4. Columbus, OH
5. Lexington
6. Cleveland
7. Cincinnati (chili trash!)
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ProTip2: brunch is nothing but a shitty buffet for drunken slobs
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ProTip2: brunch is nothing but a shitty buffet for drunken slobs
So what’s your favorite spot, bud?
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Bird City, KS
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Perfect 👌
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Honestly, I can't think of a city lamer than Indy.
Cincy? :dunno:
Not even close.
My territories ranked:
1. Chicago (duh)
2. Louisville (fun place, non food)
3. Indy
4. Columbus, OH
5. Lexington
6. Cleveland
7. Cincinnati (chili trash!)
Cleveland is rough ridin' terrible except for the area around the West Side Market from my one week experience.
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Agreed. But they have less shitty mini pubs (small foods) vs cincy.
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Also I’ll take a lakeside view vs a river all day long. Makes the food more tolerable.
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1 osaka
2 sapporo
3 manhattan (ks)
4 tokyo
5 yokohama
6 kansas city
7 kyoto
8 los angeles
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what makes osaka better than tokyo
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what makes osaka better than tokyo
its "the foodie" city so probably was just influenced by hype. also you have a better chance to go somewhere good because there are like 10 million less people trying to go to the same place.
everywhere i went in osaka, i went with japanese friends to guide so we only went good places, but at least half the time in tokyo i am just trying to get hangry tired american friends/family something to eat before total meltdown
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what makes osaka better than tokyo
its "the foodie" city so probably was just influenced by hype. also you have a better chance to go somewhere good because there are like 10 million less people trying to go to the same place.
everywhere i went in osaka, i went with japanese friends to guide so we only went good places, but at least half the time in tokyo i am just trying to get hangry tired american friends/family something to eat before total meltdown
Good reasons!
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and sapporo is above tokyo because i got all you can eat kaiju sized king crab legs
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ProTip2: brunch is nothing but a shitty buffet for drunken slobs
Protip3 .... Never trust food suggestions from someone who think brunch is a buffet meal.
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Cincinnati has over the Rhine which is a straight shot to my bulls eye iykwim
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I need more details on indy... Went there once, nothing caught my interest and every city person I trust has nothing good to say about it (for it otherwise)...
Change my mind
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The Eagle on Mass Avenue is a must. Candy bacon and prime bloodys. It's a neat little street. We hit that place hard on Sunday's when I have to travel the day before. We usually hit up a Pacers game as well.
I need to get my coworker on here, because she's the one who takes me to all these cool places, since she travels more, but st elmos is by far the best steak restaurant i've ever been to. They have these old timey waiters that have worked there for like 30+ years, because they make bank. They're also known for their shrimp cocktail sauce that will put hair on your chest.
http://www.thecurvycarrot.com/2010/12/27/st-elmos-almost-cocktail-sauce/
There’s a steakhouse in downtown Indianapolis which is almost an entire century old. It’s known for its fabulous menu of steaks…..and knock-your-socks-off cocktail sauce. It’s called St. Elmo’s.
I’ve only been to this restaurant once, and I went for the sole reason of trying this cocktail sauce because I had heard of its major reputation. A reputation for clearing out your sinuses with an intense burst of horseradish. Warning: it’s a tad bit (almost) painful on the first dip (go easy with your first shrimp…..), but, it then becomes so insanely addicting and flavorful that you just want more and more…and more.
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I need more details on indy... Went there once, nothing caught my interest and every city person I trust has nothing good to say about it (for it otherwise)...
Change my mind
From Edward Lee’s Buttermilk Graffiti
Would you believe me if I told you the best Jewish deli in America is in Indianapolis, that somewhere between Katz’s Deli in New York City’s Lower East Side and the chandeliered cafeteria of Langer’s Deli in Los Angeles is a palace of pastrami that has been upholding a tradition of kosher cured meats for more than a hundred years? I, too, was incredulous when I first heard about Shapiro’s Delicatessen.
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:excited:
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The Eagle on Mass Avenue is a must. Candy bacon and prime bloodys. It's a neat little street. We hit that place hard on Sunday's when I have to travel the day before.
You can hit it hard on Sunday's when you have to travel the day before in Columbus, Louisville, and even at the original location in Cincinnati as well.
https://www.theeagleotr.com/locations/
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:thumbsup: :ROFL:
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my goodness
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Parkus Meters hur hur
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Santa Fe
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Santa Fe
Yes. I would include this on my list.
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There is nothing you can eat in Denver that you can’t find better in Dallas.
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There is nothing you can eat in Denver that you can’t find better in Dallas.
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Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying Dallas is a great city but it does have good food.
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Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying Dallas is a great city but it does have good food.
i don't think i've ever eaten in dallas, but i've eaten well in arlington many a time. arlington and vegas would really be the only us cities that i'd mention as being better than any others i've eaten in.
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Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying Dallas is a great city but it does have good food.
i don't think i've ever eaten in dallas, but i've eaten well in arlington many a time. arlington and vegas would really be the only us cities that i'd mention as being better than any others i've eaten in.
This rough ridin' guy
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Does Arlington have like a good strip mall ethnic food scene?
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I ate at Guy Fieri's in Vegas. It was amazing. And the food was okay, too. One day of Vegas was enough for me, so I only ate at one other place. In-N-Out by UNLV. It was kinda shitty, which is weird because they tout their quality control.
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Does Arlington have like a good strip mall ethnic food scene?
No. Arlington is the definition of a soulless, chain-dominated suburb (a Ft. Worth suburb, no less). He's just conflating Arlington and Dallas so he can guffaw from his Ionian white and gold throne in Sacramento (am I recalling this correctly?).
It's a play on beems's Dallas = LA thing, ergo Arlington = LV. He's just being a scurrilous little crap, as usual.
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Vegas is interesting because there is amazing food right alongside incredibly shitty overpriced food on the strip. It's kind of crazy
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Vegas is interesting because there is amazing food right alongside incredibly shitty overpriced food on the strip. It's kind of crazy
It is incredible how much the city can pound suckers and they don't come away hating it.
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Does Arlington have like a good strip mall ethnic food scene?
yes!
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No. Arlington is the definition of a soulless, chain-dominated suburb (a Ft. Worth suburb, no less). He's just conflating Arlington and Dallas so he can guffaw from his Ionian white and gold throne in Sacramento (am I recalling this correctly?).
It's a play on beems's Dallas = LA thing, ergo Arlington = LV. He's just being a scurrilous little crap, as usual.
:lol:
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vegas has really great, authentic asian food outside of the strip. shang artisan noodle :lick:
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Does Arlington have like a good strip mall ethnic food scene?
No. Arlington is the definition of a soulless, chain-dominated suburb (a Ft. Worth suburb, no less). He's just conflating Arlington and Dallas so he can guffaw from his Ionian white and gold throne in Sacramento (am I recalling this correctly?).
It's a play on beems's Dallas = LA thing, ergo Arlington = LV. He's just being a scurrilous little crap, as usual.
tf?
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People who choose Denver :confused:
Acorn is really, really good. Sushi Den and that guys other places have quality that you shouldn't be able to get in the middle of the state (very reasonable happy hour). UNCLE and Euclid Hall are two of my favorite casual spots.
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re Denver: Hop Alley is maybe the best meal i've ever had at a restaurant. just go with a couple other people and order like 6 things. incred.
let me add Q House to the denver recommendos. not quite as best as hop alley, but still pretty best
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also michigan or somebody else tell me where to eat in nola. i will be there for like a week in january. tia
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nola
I haven't been here in ages, but it was awesome at the time.
https://irenesnola.com/
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also michigan or somebody else tell me where to eat in nola. i will be there for like a week in january. tia
Nola (Emeril's place), Felix (less busy than acme), domilise po boy
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Willie Mae's Scotch House for life-changing fried chicken. I know I've mentioned this before.
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cochon butcher is pretty good in nola
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I'm going to share a PM from @WonderMeal in unedited form. It might be out of date but it's probably pretty good.
Rusty-
Glad to see you're coming to NOLA. It's a land of EMAW and delicious everything. Here's a guide to New Orleans that I send to all friends and goEMAW elites who are coming to the city.
The fact that you are planning a meal at Jacque Imo's is a good sign. Tips: they take reservations only if your party is 5 or more, and as of last week they were currently closed for the summer. I have no idea when they're reopening, so be sure to call first. (Lots of nice places are closed for a few weeks during the summer, so I would call every place before you go.)
Basically, just don't take any of Wacky's advice and you'll be fine.
-WonderMeal
Here's the list:
Fancy Pants/Delicious Food:
-Jacque Imo's (West side of town, off Carrollton)
-Dick & Jenny's (off Tchoupitoulas)
-Luke (near French Quarter/Central Business District)
-Any of Emeril's restaurants (French Quarter or CBD)
-Cochon (CBD)
-Commander's Palace (French Quarter)
-Galatoire's (French Quarter)
Delicious Food That Is Not As Fancy Pants, But Might Be A Little Bit Fancy Pants
-Parkway Bakery and Tavern (President Obama's po'boy of choice, Mid-City)
-Butcher (sandwiches/lunch, Central Business District)
-Wandering Buddha (Vegetarian/Korean/Vegan, Bywater/near French Quarter)
-St. James Cheese Company (some veggie options, Uptown)
-Cafe Abyssinnia (Ethiopian, on Magazine St.)
-Rum House (tacos/caribbean, Magazine St/Garden District, always fantastic and pretty cheap)
-Milk Bar (sandwiches, Garden District OR Carrollton)
-Norma's Bakery (Central American food and sweets, Mid-City)
-Juan's Flying Burrito (Magazine Street or Mid-City)
-Brocato's Gelateria & Italian Bakery (Mid-City)
-Creole Creamery (Ice cream, Uptown)
-Cafe Du Monde (beignets, French Quarter)
-Coffee Pot (full breakfast, French quarter)
-Tartine (frenchy breakfasty place, near Audubon Park/our house)
-New Orleans Cake Cafe and Bakery (Marigny, near French Quarter)
-Guy's or Domilese's Po'Boys (Uptown near the Whole Foods, open for lunch only)
Things to see/do in NOLA:
-French Quarter (shops, art galleries, food, Congo Square, music, Bourbon St. You can see the River/boats near Cafe Du Monde)
-Jackson Square (located in the French Quarter)
-Jazz music at Preservation Hall (French Quarter) or on Frenchman St
-WWII Museum (Central Business District)
-Drive up and down St. Charles Ave: Christmas lights, mansions, street cars, Drew Brees
-Audubon Park (running/birds/trees/zoo, near our house). If you go to "The Fly" in Audubon, you'll be able to see the river.
-Tulane/Loyola (across the street from the North side of Audubon Park)
-New Orleans Museum of Art (located in City Park, in Mid-City)
-Magazine St (antiques, art, food, New Orleans Saints gear, etc)
-Aquarium or Insectarium (French Quarter)
-New Orleans African American Museum (Treme, near the French Quarter)
Things to see/do outside of NOLA:
-Zydeco Breakfast at Cafe Des Amis (Breaux Bridge)
-Music and/or drinks at Blue Moon Saloon (Lafayette, LA)
-Crazy cajun meat at Poche's Meat Market (Breaux Bridge, LA)
-Swamp Boat Tour at McGee's Landing (Breaux Bridge, LA) or other swamp boat tours in Henderson, LA
-Any of the festivals
-Angola Prison Rodeo (April and October only)
-You can take a steamboat ride on the Mississippi, but I always thought that was kind of meh.
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TY everyone! :love:
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New Orleans is so overwhelming to me, because there's so many damn awesome places to eat, drink, and listen to music, but you just can't make it to all of the hot spots in one trip.
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haven't read but just going to say NYC and leave it at that
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San Pedro Town Ambergris Caye Belize.
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San Pedro Town Ambergris Caye Belize.
:surprised: (will be there in Feb.)
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San Pedro Town Ambergris Caye Belize.
:surprised: (will be there in Feb.)
Elvi’s kitchen mark it down, Thursday night hit the Chicken drop at Wahoos another must do! Get there early and go thirsty cause it’s a riot!
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:eye: (won't be there on a Thursday evening unfortunately)
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1. Leawood
3. (tie) Kansas City, KS
3. (tie) Shawnee Mission
4. Kansas City, MO
5. Lenexa
Obviously I couldn't vote for my home city of Overland Park