Where do you go out to eat at?

Folks -- country fried steak, mashed potatos w/gravy, peach muffin, sweet tea -- Woodstock or Marietta, Georgia

Los Galones Mexican Restaurant -- Detroit, Michigan

West Milford Diner, West Milford, NJ
or
Valley View Pub, West Milford, NJ

Portland, OR

Steak -- Ringside
Fish -- McCormick & Schmick's
Burgers -- Calamity Jane's (unbelievable chili fries, too)
Breakfast -- good anywhere in NW Portland
Chicken 'n Dumplins -- Tad's in Troutdale
German -- Gustav's
Hot Dogs -- Nick's Coney Island (Hawthorne Blvd, Portland)

Hard to go wrong looking for chow & a brew (or good glass of OR wine) here.

Texas Roadhouse -- Steak
Ruby Tuesdays -- Hamburgers // Fries
Capital Diner
Olive Garden -- Italian

In Harrisburg, PA

Some of my favorites are:

Olive Garden - Millcreek, PA (Italian)
Hectors - Erie, PA (REAL Italian, best gnocchi in town!)
French Creek Tavern - Clymer, NY/Findley, NY (good ol' bar food and best dang burger in town or out!)

Adobe or La Coretta (Mexican)= Hammond, La.

China King (Chinese) = New Iberia, La.

La Quava (Mexican) = Aurora, Co.

Moma Salvatore ( Italian )= New Orleans, La.

Charlies ( steak house ) Springfield, La.

wow, thanks.

I never did like fagiolis. There pasta sauce tasted too much like tomatoe paste for me.

The outback-anywhere-anytime
Let me see, umm, the outback, anywhere, anytime
Steak N Shake in Altamonte Springs
Most any Olive Garden
The Cracker Barrel, only in florida though. The ones in cities as you travel to and from Florida are not as nice.
Longhorns
Anywhere that I am cooking

I think that is about it...

My all-time favorite place to go out to eat is Mineva in Sioux Falls, SD, my hometown. But, now I live in California, so that's a pretty far drive for my favorite meal of sirlion tips and mushroom crepes. Yum!

In San Bernardino, I love the Mexico Restaurant. I also order the shredded beef chimichanga because it comes with lots of guacomole. That's where I'm most likely to take visitors to my house to.

If someone else is paying, I love to go to Joe Greensleves in Redlands, California for gourmet food.

I've never gotten a bad meal at Red Lobsters.

For Vietnamese nothing beats a Bahn Mi (Sandwich) and Pho (soup) at the Saigon in St. Paul, MN at the corner of University & Dale. Their sandwiches are amazing, I always get the #4, which is pulled pork and meatball. They add pickled asian vegetables and fresh herbs to a french baguette made with rice flour - mmmmm

The Mexican Restaurant in Phoenix AZ...corner of Shea and 32nd street for stuffed chicken breast with the best refries in the southwest.
Mellies in El Centro California for Pot Roast so good they sell out by 9 pm.
R place in Morris IL, for anything on the menu. It is just off I 80 west of Joliet
Toms in Maywood IL, North Central Chicago Metro area. Italian, specialty is Lamb.
Tulip Truck Stop, Holland Michigan for Bar B Que ribs. All you care to eat on Mondays.
The hamburger shop near Dearborn Michigan on Fort Street, across from the Union Produce terminal. BEST CHEAP HAMBURGER SANDWICH KNOWN TO MAN.
The American Cafe in Chinatown San Francisco.
The Queen's Wharf Restaurant, the al fresco place right on the pier is a great experience, and the Food is FRESH AND DELICIOUS.
It is at 555 Pico Av. Long Beach.
The Builtmore Hotel in Phoenix, or the Chuck Box in Tempe. Builtmore, formal. Chuck box Mesquite broiled burgers.
In the midwest, any Big Boy Restaurant is above average family dining.

You want more, I have been all over the country. I do miss White Castle too.

Azteca - Fajitas

Red Robin - Cheeseburgers

Spaghetti Factory - Spaghetti with meat sauce

Olive Garden - Manicotti or Spaghetti (just ate at an Olive Garden tonight in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)

I like Pizzeria Uno in Chicago.
Also Lamberts in Sikeston Missouri has the most amazing okra and rolls!

I also like
Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Tampa

Olive garden-popalini camadoro w/chicken-Indiana

Red Lobster for me. yum yum

Med hot chicken wings- Orland Park IL

Red Velvet cake- Golden Corral Joliet, IL

Little Joes Special (eggs, pancakes, saus)- Little Joe's New Lenox, IL

Delux Pizza-nino's Pizza Matteson, IL




Deluxe Pizza - Nino's Pizza - Matteson, IL

Sea Mist Omlette- LA Cafe New Lenox, IL

Lots of great choices! It's amazing -- I got a big survey on restaurants today too! My local favorite is Jasmine Cafe and Gift Shop -- we get food from there about three times a week. Seems like it's the only Chinese restaurant around here that knows what brown rice is! I also love Popeye's Chicken, but my childhood favorite was Tastee-Freez / Big T Family Restaurant. I love their fish filets, hush puppies, onion rings, and grape slushes. Sometimes we used to go to Northpark Mall (Davenport). The other guys in our family would eat at Ryan's Steak House, but Dad and I would go to Big T. It's funny how you crave certain foods at certain ages -- like it imprints on your taste buds for the future! Thanks for posting this -- great idea!!

Olive Garden, Outback and Red Lobster....

Shame on me for not being true to my city.....

OK....For true local flavor....Without a doubt....K-Pauls (Paul Prudomme's original restaurant, here in New Orleans) and Commander's Palace and last but not least Ruth's Chris Steak House.....

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In Seattle right on the waterfront is Ivar's. If you just wanna grab and go, theres a Ivars that you just walk up to, get you fish chips clam chowder yum yum, or if your looking for more romantic, Ivar's a few feet away has a nice sit in dining resteraunt selling the same, and alittle more pricy items--but both places are fantastic! and either one you get a ridiculously great veiw of Seattles water front!!!

I love a place called Caveman. It's a little hole in the wall place with the best smoked turkey and other similar type sandwiches you can imagine. They smoke their own meats and make their own sauces on the spot.

The Space Needle is nice if you want to impress people and the view is spectacular. The food has gotten a lot better over the years as well.

There is a little place in Mill Creek called Thai-a-Rama, but despite the name the food is great. Some of the best Thai I ever had.

And no trip would be complete without a trip to the Dixie Diner where The Man holds court with the best southern barbecue anywhere and a specialty hot sauce that will literally blow your face off, but damn it's good.

I love Los Arcorois in Morganton, NC. The best Mexican food around!

For Italian food, I would have to say Carrabba's in Hickory, NC.

For seafood, we like Red Lobster in Hickory, NC. It is the best we can get around here! LOL

For steak we like Chili's in Hickory, NC.

For just plain good eating, Cracker Barrel in Hickory, NC.

There are not many decent places to eat in Morganton, so we usually end up in Hickory.

Caparelli's - some of the best chicken parmesean or any italian dish around. Several throughout the city of San Antonio.

Tink-a-Taco is a little greasy spoon type diner that has absolutely THE best mexican food. The one on Potranco outside Loop 1604 is the one we go to, fast service, nice people, and the best food, reasonably priced!

Texas Road House----almost any major city in Texas

They have the BEST portehouse steaks! My mouth is watering just thinking about it! lol

Timberlodge Steakhouse..great steaks and fetucine alfredo.

Qdoba- Burritos..big & meaty!

Quiznos-toasted subs

TC Referree sports lounge- Chicken fettucine alfredo or cowboy burrito-beers of any sort

Granite City- Chicken parmesean and micro brew beers!

Johnny Carinos~ Lasagna
(all in Sioux Falls)

Chilis- Fajitas and Quesadillas

Red Robin- Woodbridge Va

For Italian food I generally go to one of our area restaurants where everything is homemade (homemade pasta, fesh mozzerella, etc.) If i do go to a chain italian restaurant, I'll go to Carrabra's. Their stuff is pretty good. Their the only italian food chain that isn't a version on McDonald's.

I also like Thai food and Sushi. I also go to local places for these.

Outback, anywhere
Cracker Barrel (anywhere, contrary to someone else's opinion ;-D )
Sliders (hot wings and beer) Fernandina Beach, FL
Happy Joe's (sauerkraut and Canadian Bacon pizza, yum!) Clinton, Iowa
Silver City Brewing Company, Silverdale, WA
Harris Ranch, Fresno, CA

Top O China, all you can eat Chinese and American Cuisine Buffet; Spokane, WA.
Jack N The Box; Burger joint, Spokane, WA
Burgerville USA; The Dalles, Oregon
Golden Corral; Buffet, Spokane, Wa.
Old Spagetti Factory: Spokane, WA.

Spaghetti Factory Here in Phoenix, The best Mexican Restaurant in Phoenix AZ is La pinata! they have great food 3330 n. 19th ave phx

Subway-subs
Italian food-my own
Chinese- China King
Juicy's-Best hamburger
Starbucks-vanilla bean Frappe All of these are in Longview Texas

The best deal in town is The East Buffet in Hilltop Mall area, California! it is in Richmond and the building used to be Olive Garden. You can still see the murals of Italy on the walls, but the food is great and you can order all you can eat or by the pound for catering, or by the lunch special for 5.99. The weekend buffet has all kinds of food, even American style for the kids who may prefer it. Mine went for the French fries and fresh fruit as well as the ice cream! The older members of my family enjoy the sushi and create- your- own- dish- then -watch- it- grilling area of the restaurant.

Another great place is in Pinole now and is called China House! I like to order the seafood soup and rice noodles. Every single dish will have you oohing and aahing if you allow yourself the pleasure every morsel of food prepared there will offer you!

In San Francisco, there is a buffet downtown across from the Main Library!

In Chinatown, you can buy dim sum and even if you only have a few dollars, you will enjoy the food. I like to look for restaurants where little to no English is spoken! That way the food is no the Americanized version but the most authentic and usually cheaper too! Down the street from the Chinatown Public Library, is a great place where you can buy dim sum as low as 3 for $1.10.

In the mission district of S.F., I like to stop at El Toñayense Taqueria, and compra una taco, carne asada! I was atttending the nearby City College when I dicovered the place.

In the East Bay, right across from City Hall, San Pablo is a new place that originated in S.F., then expanded to include this place. It is called Tortas Y Tortillas #2. Prices are reasonable and the food is great! I savor the pork taco and sip el vampiro! It is delicioso and gives me my fruits and veggies for the day.

I would have to say:

Applebee's - Steak w/ a salad - anywhere

and there is this local place called

Chicken Mary's - Fried Chicken and onion rings, are the best,

also, another local

Otto's Cafe - Pancakes and bacon- all located in Pittsburg, KS.

Estella's ~ Mexican ~ St. Pete (although the original is on Davis Island in Tampa)

Delta Cafe ~ Southern style ~ Portland OR

I like to eat anywhere almost--from traditonal fast food places, to pizza
place, to upscale places. But where I eat the most when I go out, is the
"Olive Garden." It is within walking distance of my house, and like they
say, "when you are here, you are family." God bless, rpw

After reading all these fabulous picks I realized I don't really have a favorite here in Middle TN. I guess I don't go out to eat enough to select. Then too, I'm not really a big food person--crackers and cheese, or most any snack is as good to me as a full course meal. I've got to get out more. Maybe I'll pop over to one of the places mentioned above, if there is one near here, like Olive Garden for soup and salad. I used t like Steak and Ale--I don't see them around anymore.

Here in Newport, RI, the place I always drag visitors to is The Salvation Cafe. This place is in the dictionary as a definition of "funky"! LOL!!! The Salvation Army store used to be next door to where they are on Broadway, and all their china and silverware and decorations and all originally came from there. Nothing matches! The food is the same way - there are some regulars (and their Pad Thai is to die for) but most of the menu changes daily, depending on what the owners bought that morning. Styles range from Indian to Thai to Jamaican to Italian... You get the picture.

The other place I eat around here is in the next town north, Middletown, and it's about the halfway point between home and work for me, so I get a lot of take-out there. It's called Ching Tao, and they're the best Chinese restaurant on Aquidneck Island. As far as I'm concerned they make the best Hunan dishes anywhere. Oh Lord, do I love that hot garlic sauce!

Newport Bay Restaurants in Salem and Beaverton Oregon. The best seafood!

Well I don't eat out much - but I love Senior Tequillas on University Avenue in Little Rock AR.

Probably a home cooked meal with a good bottle of wine would be my favorites. Anything with pesto, grilled ribeye with one of my sauces, and pork tenderloin with a garlic ginger marinade are some of my favorites.

But for a treat and a change of pace, Craigie St. Bistro in Cambridge is great for amazing food that's a level above what I can do myself (I don't have a connection in France for fresh truffles, for instance). And I love Indian food, New Mother India in Waltham, MA, is a favorite.

For the chains, I'm going to the Outback! Just can't beat their pre-cut crab legs added on to their perfectly seasoned sirloin. Also, who could ever do the "Bloomin' Onion" better?

As far as local food, I just LOVED the Brass Lantern up here in Houghton Lake, Michigan, but it is now a frickin' WALGREENS!!!!

If you're ever in Northern Michigan, there's a little town called Lake George, near Farwell and Harrison, that serves the absolutely best bar food; ya gotta try their mushroom swiss burger!

Pho 98: Pho Ty Greenville SC
Monterrey's: cheese dip and cheese enchiladas Greenville SC
Max and Ermas: tortilla soup Charlotte NC
Villa: Pizza Gastonia NC

Home is my favorite, but then I'll need to learn how to cook something beside on the grill...

Out? Well, let's just say that I've worked in restaurants...it's like going to the sloppiest person you know and eating at their house. Few restaurants are careful about how they handle food or clean up their work areas, regardless of what 'ratings' they have posted. They are pretty much rated 'on the curve'

Favorite food places:

American & Seafood - Carrol's Creek: 410 Severn Ave, Annapolis, MD 21403 (http://www.carrolscreek.com/). Not inexpensive, but great food, location and views. Sometimes it is hard to get in for brunch on weekends, but it is a fun place.

Sushi - Whole Foods Market (I know it is unusual, but they have good Sushi...): 1440 P St. NW, Washington D.C. 20005 (http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/). You can buy Sushi to go, or stay in the store in their Sushi bar. I really like their selection / ambiance and it certainly beats the regular work week lunch options.

Cafe like / Everything else: Panera Bread Bakery Cafe: 3921 Bowie Town Center
Bowie, MD 20716 (http://www.panerabread.com/). They have a lot of inexpensive good food, good coffee and good pastries / bagels, as well as free WiFi.

Nelson

In Dallas -
Machu Picchu for Peruvian Cuisine
El Ranchito for authentic mexican
Applebees for their steaks (belive it or not they're great!!)
The green leaf for Thai
The place for sushi
Tapas for tapas
Brothers Pizza for Pasta, and Sandwiches
Pizza Hut for regular ol' pizza
will post more when I think of the names of the restaurants...

Bonnie Castle Alexandria Bay special occasions beautiful view of a castle.

Mos Diner Watertown NY great food great prices great service

Dankes Symrna Delaware Interesting place

Outback in Topeka KS

Jennifer Lee--my home town is Sioux Falls too!! And I LOVE Minerva's--for a small city, Sioux Falls has some great restaurants, but Minerva's is TOPS.
I live in Omaha now, and here's some favorites:
Johnny's Cafe--the original steak house--built in the 20s...awesome prime rib
La Fonda's--Mexican food so good I almost HUM when I eat it!
Hectors--another Mexican original--great food
Greek Island--best gyro's and Greek potatoes anywhere!
La Casa's--GREAT pizza

Then, the chains:
Old Chicago--best burgers in town (my opinion)
Biaggi's--if you're going a little higher end
Granite City-BIG food (there's one in S.Falls too)
and on and on...Omaha is an eating out town!! A new restaurant opens about once a week!

The Melting Pot in Longwood, for special occasions.
Gators Dockside for chicken wings and beer (actually very kid friendly)

Just about all Olive Gardens (soup,salad, Breadsticks)

Sweet Tomatoes in Plantation Fl.

Beefstro in Coralville Ia

One of my all-time favorites is Fortuna's Restaurant in Niagara Falls, N.Y. We lived in the Falls for five years and probably ate there at least every other week. Can't go wrong with their beans and greens and the eggplant parm.

chicken fried steak as big as your head at the Mega Pancake House in fox lake IL.

My Pi's Pizza in Chicago...haven't been there in more than a decade though..

Birmingham, AL has so many good restaurants, and I frequent quite a few.
. Highlands Bar & Grill is the only place I get oysters on the half shell and crab claws w/ fresh grated horse radish for the oysters and a spicy ginger mayo for the claws. Also the parmesan cornbread, the roasted quail nestled in the cheesey grits with mushrooms, the homemade sweet potato chips at the bar...
. Hot & Hot Fish Club has a salad made with heirloom tomatoes, fresh corn off the cob, whole baby deep-fried okra, etc. drizzled with the airiest vinaigrette.
. Dreamland BBQ for ribs and that wonderfully unsweet sauce.
. Cosmos Pizza - Pizza, of course, and the Bloody Mary Bar on Sunday's
. Surin on Southside for the Larb, and huge Martini's
. Whistle Stop Cafe - Fried green tomatoes - double order
. Chez LuLu's – French country garlic soup, and the bread, the bread from her bakery
and many, many more

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I like to eat just about anywhere that serves food! One of my favorites is Nick's Italian in Richmond Texas!

I used to like Red Robin for their clams, but they stopped making them :(

There's a great thai place in Ferndale, MI we go to called Bangkok Cafe - LOVE their hot and sour soup.

For Italian, I like Papa Vino's
For Mexican, I used to have a thing for Chi Chi's until they closed... now it's Don Pablo's
For breakfast, Bob Evans (DH calls it "Snave Bob"... Bob Evans backwards :)
For chicken, Frankenmuth...
For steak, Mountain Jack's
For ice cream, Cold Stone Creamery
For vegetarian, Inn Season in Royal Oak, MI
For BBQ, Memphis Smoke in Royal Oak, MI (and you gotta love the music!)

I agree with all the Olive Garden fans!
Lulu's Noodles in KCMO -- great people, awesome pad Thai noodles (medium spice)
Town Topic Burger on Broadway, KC
For a good time, call... (j/k) Joe's Crab Shack, Independence, MO
Also Guacamole Live! at On The Border

I have a few places that are great, here in Toronto, Canada

The Old Spaghetti Factory - amazing food from lasagne to canneloni, manicotti and the spaghetti and steak dinners are awesome also.

Hy's Steak House - anything steak!

Outback is terrific!

Quizno's Subs - great toasted subs and now amazing flat bread pizza as well!

I generally try to avoid the chains because I like the creativity of the independent places. Some of my favorites here in the Twin Cities are:

Breakfast - Day by Day Cafe - West 7th Street, St. Paul
Maria's - Franklin Ave., Minneapolis

Buffalo Wings - Sweeney's - Dale Street, St. Paul

Vietmanese - Huong Sen - Grand Ave., St. Paul

French - Vincent, Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

Nice Dinner Out - Zander, Selby Ave., St. Paul
Emma's, Nicollet, Minneapolis
Restaurant Alma, University Ave. SE, Minneapolis

Sadly, I don't get out too often. One reason is a fairly tight budget. The other is that I made the mistake of being a good cook...so my boyfriend always says "Why spend the money to go out when you can make it just as well at home?" Is that a compliment????

In Middle Tennessee the best place top get a great steak at a reasonable price is Demos in Murfreesboro.

My favorite places to go in Prescott Valley, AZ are:
In & out burger- good burger place
China buffet- all you can eat chinese food
Danny D's- good breakfast place

We have a Spaghetti Warehouse here in Tulsa! It has been a while since I have eaten there. I like their lunch specials.

Ryan's in Tulsa - they have a wonderful steak buffet.

China Star in Muskogee - salt & pepper shrimp & butter shrimp are my favorites

Oops! I forgot I have to add

RED LOBSTER! My husband & I love to catch the shrimp fest (haven't seen that one for a while) and right now they have their grilled special going on.

A couple of favorites here in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada:

Red Lobster: seafood
Swiss Chalet: chicken
Gino's: pizza
The Old Powerhouse Restaurant: breakfast or brunch
Hutch's: fish and chips
Black Forest Inn: German food
Golden Dragon: Chinese food

Anywhere and everywhere! With friends, family, alone, doesn't matter. All kinds of foods from all over the world. I love to cook, I get ideas from restaurants, I hate to cook for one so I eat out lots! I could go for anything from the least expensive arches place to the most expensive highest places in hotel towers. Food is good, good food is better! lol

Primanti Brothers is a Pittsburgh staple for awesome sandwiches.

By far though, my special treat is Spinach and Artichoke Dip at Olive Garden

Yeah Swiss Chalet does have awesome chicken..

Andoulies (think that's how it is spelled) ~Pizza~Charleston SC

We had lunch at Carrabba's and couldn't eat it all (it seems that servings are large), so we brought some home for dinner. I guess it was good that we brought it home for dinner tonight. The complaint my wife had was that it didn't have enough seasoning in the meat sauce. So, she added a jar of tomato and olive oil with garlic sauce that was in the cupboard, and she fixed some of the Texas Toast Garlic breads that we also had. Tonight, we had a very filling meal from the lunch earlier.

Thanks for inspiring me today.

Pequods (best deep dish pizza in Chicago)
Bono's (best BBQ in the South) in Jacksonville, FL
Wildfire (Steaks and Chops) Chicago
Harry Caray's (Chicken Vesuvio you will kill a family member for!) Chicago
Village Pizza (best thin crust pizza in the world) Carpentersville, IL

Red Lobster....seafood....best in Lubbock, TX

Buster's....BBQ...Gladstone, OR

My Backyard in Chicago, I love to cook and am not really the restaurant type. (Read that as I am cheap)

I have been all over this great nation, and I have two favorites:

In Salem Missouri, Stephens Steak House is all-you-can-eat home cooking. If you like floating the river, hiking, and caves, this is an awesome place to go.

In Portland, Maine the Weathervane is the absolute very best seafood I have ever eaten.

Woodys Little Italy - Mckeesport, PA

Carraige Inn - Elizabeth, PA

Zapatas - Pelham, AL

Cozumel - Pelham, AL

Long Johns Silvers - anywhere - I only eat the chicken fingers there though, I hate seafood..LOL...

Zaxby's - Pelham, AL

Most places in Pittsburgh area have excellent food !!!!

In Houston, i highly recommend skewers and the hobbit cafe!

Gyros

Los Tacos - Sopes - Pasadena, CA
Sushi of Naples - All types of Sushi, great Miso soup - Pasadena, CA
Good Times Pita Kitchen - Chicken Kebob Plate - Pasadena, CA
Amy's Patio Cafe - Blueberry Pancakes - Altadena, CA

Those are just a few of the places that I love...

Hmmm...gotta think about this...

For hot wings/buffalo wings, I like a place called Fricker's. The one on Woodman Lane in Dayton, Ohio is the best location I've been to, followed closely by the one on Chambersburg Road in Huber Heights, Ohio. We always order drumettes in "hot" sauce, potato wedges, and unsweetened iced tea. They have loaded brew city fries that are really good as well.

For Mexican, I like a place called Rio Bravo in Mason, West Virginia. I usually order the fajitas and the queso blanco cheese dip. I have tried their Camarones a la Diabla (Devil Shrimp) and they were excellent, but almost too hot for me to eat. They have a good freshly made salsa for the chips as well.

As far as Chinese food, the local places aren't all that great. China One in Gallipolis, Ohio and the buffet in Athens, Ohio are both pretty good.
The local place is Peking Buffet in Mason, West Virginia and they are acceptable, but not great. I like their General Tso's chicken and Hot & Sour soup (carry out). The shrimp egg rolls are good.

For BBQ, I like a place called River City Smokehouse in Gallipolis, Ohio. They have excellent pulled pork sandwiches. They leave bottles of BBQ sauce on the tables so you can pick what you like and add as much as you want.
I also like a place called Smokey Bones in Dayton, Ohio. They are owned by the same company as Red Lobster and Olive Garden. Anyway, they have a couple really good sauces. Everything I have had there has been good. Their specialty is the fresh donuts for dessert.

For pizza, there is a place called Hoagie's Pizza in Dayton, Ohio that is really good. They also have a sandwich called a spider that is well worth it.

Dunaway's in Troy, Ohio has the best roast beef sandwiches I have ever had. They are huge, hand carved roast beef sandwiches, worth every penny. You have to order pickles to go with them because their pickles are really good. The place is an Irish pub, so children aren't really welcome in the evenings, but the carry out is worth the effort.

Locally, for home cookin' there is Millie's in Pomeroy, Ohio (Bradbury). The food is delicious and the portions are huge. Price is totally reasonable.

In Huntington, West Virginia, there is an Indian food buffet that is really good, but I can't remember the name of it.

When I lived in Savannah, GA I liked to go to Williams' Seafood on Tybee Island. Everything I ever got there was good. Very casual, reasonable prices.

I also liked an Italian place called Il Pasticcio. I had their squid linguini alfredo with shrimp and broccoli and it was excellent. I don't know if they are still open or not. They were a higher end restaurant. The fruit pizza was also very good.

Elizabeth's on 37th had excellent food, but I never actually ate at the restaurant. I had it through several different catered affairs. Everything I had was excellent. Chef Elizabeth Terry is terrific and has at least one cookbook out now.

Mrs. Wilke's Boarding House is another place that I never actually ate in the restaurant, but had the food at catered events and from their "back door" carry out. Gotta have the fried chicken. It is excellent.

Wang's Chinese restaurant had excellent carry out. We always ordered from the one in City Market. Everything was excellent.

For pizza, try Vinnie Van Gogo's. It was very good. Delivery is very local because it is done on bicycle. They are located in City Market. Next to the Crepe Cafe', another excellent place to eat. They make the crepes while you watch. Order any flavor and enjoy. (Not sure if Crepe Cafe' is still open).

The Pirate's House was overrated. The food was ok, but their best feature is the ambviance (sp?). The building was used to film a Blackbeard movie and it is said that there are pirate tunnels below the restaurant. They boast a 40 item dessert menu, but I never stayed long enough to order from it.

Huey's on River Street has really good New Orlean's style food. I highly recommend the shrimp or oyster po boys.

That's about all I can think of at the moment.

On the rare occasion I give the healthy eating lifestyle a miss I go to Pizza Express

Hey Nelson L. I also like Whole Foods. I like their sushi too. I also love their salad bar!

Here in TN my fav is MINGS in Tullahoma or LEGENDS in Shelbyville.
BUT my all time fav resturant is a little MEX resturant in KUNA IDAHO!

Baton Rouge, LA

Jones Creek Oyster Bar and Cafe - Soft Shell Crabs

Outback Steakhouse - Filet and Lobster

The Cathouse - Fried Catfish

Gino's - Lump Crabmeat over Angel Hair Pasta with a Cream Sause (my favorite!)

No where!

El Rodeo- Aunthentic Mexican food (love that place) Go on a Marachi band night
Olive garden- Italian food

Those are my top 2 in Harrisburg PA

Jordan's rooftop (wonderful place...located on the top of hotel with an ocean view)
(steak and seahouse)

The BBQ Pit ( small little place in OC, Maryland..great food)

Those are my top two at Ocean City Maryland

Pete's Tavern in Mahattan, loved their sea scallops and linguine , Lombardi's in Little Italy for pizza, they've been there since 1905, had it once and it was outrageous
Milford, CT has a ton of great restaurants , StoneBridge( Seafood, Steaks), SBC( Seafood,Steaks, Bella Napoli( nice local pizza place), Scribners( loved their Catfish Lobster Piccata, catfish was breaded in a white wine sauce covered in capers and picked lobster meat) Too bad though, last time I was in Scribners they replaced the catfish with talipia. Sloppy Jose's for Mexican, they've been there since 1948, Tung Hing II has best Chinese in town...Archie Moore's makes the best buffalo wings, they even sell the sauce in the local super markets.
Finally Alaskan King Crab legs on my grill :>)

Applebees, Cheeseburger - North Olmsted Ohio

I eat a lot of places in my travels with work. We usually try appetizers & desserts at some of the best and expensive restaurants wherever we are. Or Mom & I will share a meal along with the others.

Particular favorites are:
Cafe Marebelle in Portsmouth, NH ... best French food this side of France
LaNotre in Paris France ... during the week we had free samples of wine and
raspberry tartlettes but they also offer take home meals... we
at there 3 days in a row.
In Houston TX: The Good Company for Barbeque
Aries for a splurge of being treated like a queen
Mikinos Island best Greek food and "Bogatsa" dessert
Woods Fish Market in Plymouth, MA... They are BEHIND the seafood
chain restaurants on a pier near Plymouth Rock.
The Orangerie in Knoxville, TN ... try the lobster crepes.
In Columbus, OH: Paul's (5th Ave) home cookin' & bread pudding w/rum sauce
Wings (E. Main St.) oriental food (they have been there 45+ yrs)
Barcelona (E. Whittier St.) they try different things
BD Mongolian Barbecue... pick your own stir fry ingredients &
sauces, take it to the cooks habachi & watch it cook.
Cafe Du Mond in New Orleans, LA for biegnes (french style doughnuts)

We love to eat at PapaLeno's, a locally-owned Italian place here in Berea, Kentucky. Our favorite is the "Chicken and Vegetable Stir-Fry," an original creation by one of the owners. Yum!
Other favorites include the Old Post Office on Edisto Island, SC especially for their grits, Difabio's in Madisonville, KY for their steaks and the creme broulee, and Mr. Souvlaki's in Tarpon Springs, FL for their signature "Greek Chow Mein."

We have some great places in Washington.

In Lacey I love Lylan - a Vietnamese restaurant with wonderful Pho and Chicken Curry.

Also in Lacey, WA is a great family owned mexican restaurant (actually there are three of them but we like the one in Hawk's Prairie) called Mayan.

I agree with another poster who recommends Ivars in Seattle. There's also one in Tacoma. Yummy fish & chips.

I love food..so this could get long if I let it... :)

Red Lobster - shrimp & crab legs

Olive Garden - almost ANYTHING there...

Biff's (Spring Lake Park, MN) - Mainstreet (Hopkins, MN) - Skinners (St. Paul) - Cajun Wings

Panera Bread ~ Potbelly Sandwich Works ~ Cosetta's in St. Paul ~ Downtowner Woodfire Grill, St. Paul ~ P.F. Chang's ~ Schlotzky's Deli ~ Zantigo

Steak: The Palm Bay Harbor, FL or The Old Homestead, NY
Italian: Bella Luna, Aventura, FL or Anywhere in Boston's North End!
Fish: Butter, NYC
Latin: Calle Ocho, NYC
BBQ: Blue Smoke, NYC
Deli: Bagelworks, Boca Raton or Carnegie, NYC

Giordelli's in Chicago, IL has the best deep dish pizza I've ever tasted!
Kooma in Columbus, OH has wonderful sushi and their calamari is cooked to perfection!

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