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18 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

Standout BBQ across the nation

I'm still bummed the original Famous Dave's near Hayward, WI burned down several years back! 

I've eaten at quite a few of those...There's a Rudy's and a Dickey's within about 5 miles of me...Eaten at Corky's (and I order their BBQ sauce all the time), Mission, Famous Daves (I watched the Wat Shot from the one that used to be in Oswego, Il :) ) Full Moon (try the Chow Chow), Smokey Bones (?)...

Gotta plug my favorite though...

Splendora Cafe and BBQ

Best Spare Ribs ever, and their Brisket even my fat averse wife will order (lean, of course)....

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On 2/25/2023 at 8:03 AM, Drroogh said:

Been to a few on that list, but Tokyo Record Bar is probably my favorite - it’s in a little, intimate basement in Greenwich Village. At the beginning of the meal, they hand out little cards with albums/songs available to play that night. Everyone gets to pick one or two songs and then the DJ starts playing them while you have your meal. Pretty cool to wait and hear your song and see how others are enjoying it. 

BUT, no list like that is complete w/o the ULTIMATE SHIT SHOW restaurant. I’m still bummed I missed dining at “Ninja New York” before it closed. 

I think this is still the best restarant review ever written:

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CONFUSING the point of a restaurant with the mission of a "Saturday Night Live" skit, Ninja New York deposits you in a kooky, dreary subterranean labyrinth that seems better suited to coal mining than to supping. You are greeted there by servers in black costumes who ceaselessly bow, regularly yelp and ever so occasionally tumble, and you are asked to choose between two routes to your table.

The first is described by a ninja escort as simple and direct. The second is "dark, dangerous and narrow," involving a long tunnel and a drawbridge that descends only when your escort intones a special command, which he later implores you to keep secret.

I recommend a third path: right back out the door.

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/26/dining/yelping-warriors-and-rocks-in-the-broth.html

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14 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

Best crawfish in Houston

Around here a search for crawfish gives me Red Lobster?!?!

The only one in that list we've been to is Tex-Orleans... It's a local chain, but the mom and pop places have a better boil... Just not spicy enough for us...

Been to Swamp Donkeys a couple of times, and it's awesome too...

It's crazy... Big time stuff around here... HEB Grocery stores even have an outside boil serving all kinds of boil. The one on Northpark Drive in Kingwood must have had 70 people in line the other day

 

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9 hours ago, IUFLA said:

It's crawfish season around here... Love a good crawfish/shrimp boil. They opened this place just down the road from us in February.

Went there last week, and it's really good stuff...BYOB too 🙂

 

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Man I love a good BOB place. Also had a LOT of crawfish back in the day when I visited my Louisiana friends hometown on leave in the Navy. Those were the days! 

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On 1/19/2023 at 11:14 AM, Drroogh said:

Best food in every country

This may take awhile.

If you're feeling adventurous and would like to try something in this list you may be able to find a recipe HERE!

The choice for Indonesia got me searching and found this 50 most delicious foods in the world.

So this week was learning to cook Indonesian!

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Nasi Goreng voted number two, was REALLY good!

Yesterday was beef Rendang.

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Voted number 1!

My first bite was hmm?, never tasted anything like it. Before I finished swallowing I was like “I understand why it is so highly regarded “ 

Will definitely cook again and learn from my mistakes,

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11 minutes ago, Naturalhoosier said:

I'm definitely one of those who thought breadsticks and cheese was a normal everywhere thing. Even a national chain like Pizza Hut had it. But if you select a store in, say, Boston or Seattle, the cheese sauce you can order in Indiana is not on the menu. Now I'm curious to know just how regional this is. Mind blown.

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Just now, Maedhros said:

I'm definitely one of those who thought breadsticks and cheese was a normal everywhere thing. Even a national chain like Pizza Hut had it. But if you select a store in, say, Boston or Seattle, the cheese sauce you can order in Indiana is not on the menu. Now I'm curious to know just how regional this is. Mind blown.

I remember a story that my brother told me a long time ago, 20 yrs or so.  He and his family were vacationing down in Florida (I believe it was a pizza hut) and they requested bread sticks/cheese sauce.  Without saying anything else, the waitress asked them if they were from Indiana because she's only seen Hoosiers request this combo.  lol

I love LOve LOVE break sticks and cheese sauce.  This should be more mainstream!! We don’t see it out here on the east coast. 

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2 minutes ago, Naturalhoosier said:

I remember a story that my brother told me a long time ago, 20 yrs or so.  He and his family were vacationing down in Florida (I believe it was a pizza hut) and they requested bread sticks/cheese sauce.  Without saying anything else, the waitress asked them if they were from Indiana because she's only seen Hoosiers request this combo.  lol

I love LOve LOVE break sticks and cheese sauce.  This should be more mainstream!! We don’t see it out here on the east coast. 

I just tried Pizza Hut stores in Kalamazoo and Cincinnati, they don't offer cheese sauce. In fact, the Pizza Hut in Clarksville IN has cheese sauce while the one right across the river in Jeffersontown KY does not. So this does appear to be a purely Indiana thing. Man, the rest of the country doesn't know what they're missing.

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24 minutes ago, Naturalhoosier said:

Interesting to say the least and thanks for posting! Out of curiosity having lived twenty years in Georgia I opened her video on Georgia. I think she got it mostly right except Lemon Pepper chicken is more a main and Brunswick Stew is definitely a side, usually with BBQ!

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29 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

Grab and Go Tacos has become a favorite for me and my wife...Their Street Tacos are right on par with my favorites from Super Taco Lucy'sScreenshot_20230703-132120.thumb.png.fcaff97d7a461e6248b2497163c90e26.png

I like them simple... Beef, onions, cilantro, Cotija, and a nice creamy, spicy, tomatillo sauce... 

That looks awesome! We've been on a Pupusa and Empanada run this last year. Found this little dive here in Indy after the Greenwood Park Mall shooting last summer. The people who were doing the cooking for that told me to try their restaurant 3 in 1. I'd say we've been there no short of 40x this last year. Mostly takeout....but damn I love all Mexican/Latin/Central American foods.

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/special-reports/greenwood-mall-mass-shooting/fundraiser-helping-pay-funeral-expenses-victims-greenwood-park-mall-shooting/531-bd03c365-f2c2-4f52-9f1a-4cb215c8fc36

https://3in1restaurant.com/indianapolis-greenbriar-3-in-1-restaurant-food-menu

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2 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

That looks awesome! We've been on a Pupusa and Empanada run this last year. Found this little dive here in Indy after the Greenwood Park Mall shooting last summer. The people who were doing the cooking for that told me to try their restaurant 3 in 1. I'd say we've been there no short of 40x this last year. Mostly takeout....but damn I love all Mexican/Latin/Central American foods.

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/special-reports/greenwood-mall-mass-shooting/fundraiser-helping-pay-funeral-expenses-victims-greenwood-park-mall-shooting/531-bd03c365-f2c2-4f52-9f1a-4cb215c8fc36

https://3in1restaurant.com/indianapolis-greenbriar-3-in-1-restaurant-food-menu

I'd have the try that G.O.A.T Pupusa... Candied bacon and goat cheese? Shoot, sign me up... 

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