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re: Your Top 5 USA Food Cites
Posted on 7/22/20 at 8:15 am to TulaneLSU
Posted on 7/22/20 at 8:15 am to TulaneLSU
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as it is better than all of Chicago’s deep dish eateries. The one place in Chicago that might survive in Brooklyn is Piece, which does produce a good pie.
People that, well, live here swear by tavern-style pizza, not the deep dish you regurgitate to everyone back home.
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Now that Mariposa is closed I have no real reason to eat in Chicago again. Hot Doug’s is now closed too, but its dogs were stomach turning. Sure, Alinea was impressive, but mostly for its novelty. There are now just three restaurants I would recommend: Purple Pig, Portillo, and Sun Wah. That’s not a very good endorsement for a city with ten million.
Again, you don’t know where you’re going. Three of your favorite places are downtown Chicago, and Hot Doug’s closed six years ago. I don’t have time to go through each neighborhood, but if you get back here, come to me for some recommendations — it sounds like you could use the help. I can point you in the direction of Indian restaurants on Devon, for example. Want a $25 meal for two in Chinatown? Let me know. Know where to look in Pilsen? Probably not, but it’s trending closer to West Loop restaurants than any other neighborhood in the city. Want good chicken wings? Well, swing to Birds Nest in Lincoln Park. Small plates? Not short of those in West Loop. Italian? Two of the better spots are in River West, but you wouldn’t know that. Pizza? shite, deep dish isn’t everything, and Chicago’s tavern-style is much different than you’ll find in New York because of its preparation and cook time. Go to Phil’s on the south side or Marie’s Pizza and Liquors on the far north side.
Enjoy the day, friend.
This post was edited on 7/22/20 at 8:19 am
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Posted on 7/22/20 at 8:21 am to GreenRockTiger
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LOL - do you even know what that means?
Uh yeah, it's why I used it. It's so absurd it reads like a written meme used for humorous purposes in discussions.
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Name a few good places in Austin to eat,
To add to his:
Barley swine
Suerte
Uchi and uchiko
Otoko
Lenoir
And that's just "high" end. There's plenty of cheaper food and food trucks that are delicious.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 8:33 am to hoopsgalore
Friend,
Pilsen might have been good twenty years ago, but today it’s not much greater than Pancho’s, which to be fair, is great in its own way. Pilsen’s best, Nuevo León, I like mostly for the free pickled carrots and peppers they bring as an appetizer. The rest of the food is overfried, overcheesed tasty yet terribly unhealthy easy food. There are better taquerias in trucks along the GulfCoast than there are in Little Village.
There is not a single good restaurant in Chicago’s Chinatown. All are tourist traps. Sun Wah is the only decent Chinese restaurant in Chicago, and it is excellent, but again, not in Chinatown. The only reason it is excellent is that it comes from New York, where food is appreciated. That which is birthed in Chicago is, by nature, depressing and lacks the flavor of life, as does the city that gave birth to it.
Chicago’s pizza culture and offerings are abysmal. Friend, next time I am in Chicago I will take you on an adventure of Chicago’s restaurants, highlighting the depravity and utter tastelessness of that city. It will not be pleasant, but I will protect you.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
Pilsen might have been good twenty years ago, but today it’s not much greater than Pancho’s, which to be fair, is great in its own way. Pilsen’s best, Nuevo León, I like mostly for the free pickled carrots and peppers they bring as an appetizer. The rest of the food is overfried, overcheesed tasty yet terribly unhealthy easy food. There are better taquerias in trucks along the GulfCoast than there are in Little Village.
There is not a single good restaurant in Chicago’s Chinatown. All are tourist traps. Sun Wah is the only decent Chinese restaurant in Chicago, and it is excellent, but again, not in Chinatown. The only reason it is excellent is that it comes from New York, where food is appreciated. That which is birthed in Chicago is, by nature, depressing and lacks the flavor of life, as does the city that gave birth to it.
Chicago’s pizza culture and offerings are abysmal. Friend, next time I am in Chicago I will take you on an adventure of Chicago’s restaurants, highlighting the depravity and utter tastelessness of that city. It will not be pleasant, but I will protect you.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
Posted on 7/22/20 at 9:40 am to lionward2014
Charleston is getting close to NO if not surpassing. NO fine dining is better, Charleston is better for the middle price places. IMO Charleston has more variety in types of food and restaurants; they also have a good barbecue scene that NO lacks.
Savannah is improving but not anywhere close to Charleston.
Greenville is also rising still too small.
Asheville is great, especially for the size of the city.
Savannah is improving but not anywhere close to Charleston.
Greenville is also rising still too small.
Asheville is great, especially for the size of the city.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 10:17 am to USMCTIGER1970
N.O.
Lafayette
B.R.
Rayne
Natchitoches
Lafayette
B.R.
Rayne
Natchitoches
Posted on 7/22/20 at 11:18 am to GreenRockTiger
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Austin is a pretty big food ‘scene’ bc it’s liberal and the MSM push it
Almost every city mentioned in this thread is “liberal”. Do you think this has anything to do with the mainstream media?
Or does it have more to do with population density and diversity producing a better dining scene?
Stop trying to make everything a conspiracy and use some logic.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 11:48 am to BottomlandBrew
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I'm surprised by the lack of Los Angeles on a lot of y'all's lists,
LA has a better dining scene than San Fransisco.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 12:25 pm to tlsu15
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Stop trying to make everything a conspiracy and use some logic.
Don't be stupid. Clearly the mainstream media is using restaurant rankings to take down Trump! It's so obvious!
Posted on 7/22/20 at 1:33 pm to BottomlandBrew
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I'm surprised by the lack of Los Angeles on a lot of y'all's lists, especially when you factor in ethnic foods and fusions.
LA doesn't have a single 3 star Michelin restaurant, but when you take into consideration our ethnic food, especially Mexican, Chinese and sushi/japanese, there's no way LA isn't a top 5 city. All things considered, it's probably #2 behind New York.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 1:40 pm to 632627
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LA doesn't have a single 3 star Michelin restaurant, but when you take into consideration our ethnic food, especially Mexican, Chinese and sushi/japanese, there's no way LA isn't a top 5 city. All things considered, it's probably #2 behind New York.
LA is a top five food city not because of the fine dining, but because of the type of food you can get in a random strip mall in Alhambra
I would have my list as
1. NYC
2. LA
3. San Francisco
4. Portland
5. New Orleans
Posted on 7/22/20 at 2:00 pm to TulaneLSU
Yikes. No changing the mind of an outsider that doesn’t know where he’s going, so going to let this go. I shouldn’t expect you know what the hell you’re talking about.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 4:18 pm to hoopsgalore
Friend,
Recommending any Chicago Chinatown restaurant is abominable. Not knowing about Sun Wah is nearly unforgivable for a self acclaimed Chicago food lover. It is probably Chicago’s best restaurant, and one of, if not the best place in America to get Peking duck. I’ve yet to find a better duck in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, or D.C.
Chicago is the forgotten city in America because it is so bland and boring. It is easily the most Soviet of American cities: concrete, cold, soulless, efficient on paper but inefficient in matters of the spirit. It takes an especially hardened and uncultured person to enjoy life in such a place, so I am impressed by your resolve in the same way I am impressed by the Mariana snailfish surviving at 20,000 feet below the surface. Most Chicagoans, when free from the shackles of limited opportunity, flee that barren land. Jack Ruby and Capone, Ken Griffin and Michael Jordan.
If only you had the taste for life you might become like the shackled cave prisoner who is freed and sees the fire that creates shadows upon which other prisoners are forced to gaze. The Sun’s bright light may hurt initially, but culture is far greater than imitations. May you one day find freedom, friend.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
Recommending any Chicago Chinatown restaurant is abominable. Not knowing about Sun Wah is nearly unforgivable for a self acclaimed Chicago food lover. It is probably Chicago’s best restaurant, and one of, if not the best place in America to get Peking duck. I’ve yet to find a better duck in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, or D.C.
Chicago is the forgotten city in America because it is so bland and boring. It is easily the most Soviet of American cities: concrete, cold, soulless, efficient on paper but inefficient in matters of the spirit. It takes an especially hardened and uncultured person to enjoy life in such a place, so I am impressed by your resolve in the same way I am impressed by the Mariana snailfish surviving at 20,000 feet below the surface. Most Chicagoans, when free from the shackles of limited opportunity, flee that barren land. Jack Ruby and Capone, Ken Griffin and Michael Jordan.
If only you had the taste for life you might become like the shackled cave prisoner who is freed and sees the fire that creates shadows upon which other prisoners are forced to gaze. The Sun’s bright light may hurt initially, but culture is far greater than imitations. May you one day find freedom, friend.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
Posted on 7/22/20 at 4:37 pm to USMCTIGER1970
Napa
San Fran
Boston
Austin
NOLA
Honorable mention:
Louisville
San Fran
Boston
Austin
NOLA
Honorable mention:
Louisville
This post was edited on 7/22/20 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 7/22/20 at 4:38 pm to TH03
Well it isn’t a written meme - that’s why your comment was absurd. I lived in Austin for a while and the food is mediocre at best. None of it is worth a trip to visit. However, since I’m pretty involved in the foodie world - I’d like to be proven wrong.
Are the places you list actually good or just get good reviews because they push a certain agenda - which is a great way to get noticed in Austin.
Are the places you list actually good or just get good reviews because they push a certain agenda - which is a great way to get noticed in Austin.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 4:47 pm to tlsu15
There is no reason for Austin to be on a top 5, top 10 or top 20 list - there is a reason it makes it on lists, and it’s not because the food is good
I’ve lived in most of the cities listed - so I do know they are liberal - and I do know that Austin is not a foodie destination - it wants to be - it’s just not there yet
So logically explain to me how to put New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Austin on the same food list?
Posted on 7/22/20 at 4:54 pm to 632627
I agree with you on that - even the French restaurants are spectacular - and who would’ve thought that about LA?? However, maybe not #2 spot - but top 5 for sure
Posted on 7/22/20 at 5:09 pm to GreenRockTiger
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since I’m pretty involved in the foodie world
Meaning what? How are you “pretty involved in the foodie world”?
I’m sorry but don’t make an absurd statement like that without backing it up. That’s truly one of the dumber things I’ve read on this board.
This post was edited on 7/22/20 at 5:39 pm
Posted on 7/22/20 at 5:10 pm to GreenRockTiger
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Are the places you list actually good or just get good reviews because they push a certain agenda - which is a great way to get noticed in Austin.
Ah so you ate at P Terry's everyday and never tried any of the good restaurants.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 5:25 pm to GreenRockTiger
It’s 2020 mate. Destination food cities aren’t judged by Michelin star or white table cloth any more.
Austin checks boxes & is pretty firmly in the top 10. Really good 2nd tier food city
Austin checks boxes & is pretty firmly in the top 10. Really good 2nd tier food city
Posted on 7/22/20 at 7:29 pm to TulaneLSU
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Not knowing about Sun Wah is nearly unforgivable for a self acclaimed Chicago food lover.
Didn’t read further than this. Know what Sun Wah is. Been to Sun Wah. Love Sun Wah. I didn’t need to acknowledge it.
ETA: I didn’t self-proclaim shite. I just said, as an outsider, you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.
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Chicago is the forgotten city in America because it is so bland and boring. It is easily the most Soviet of American cities: concrete, cold, soulless, efficient on paper but inefficient in matters of the spirit.
Shame on me for reading further, but I got it now. You just hate Chicago. All good — no one cares about your old arse opinion.
This post was edited on 7/22/20 at 7:33 pm
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