Unknown must visit restaurants in your city

[StevieG]

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I'm beginning to think there are no good restaurants in Baltimore.

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Not true.

Good restaurants:

Charleston (expensive)
The Helmand (very good for the price, and Afghani cuisine is novel for most anyone in the U.S.)
Kali's Court
Soigne (very expensive for what you get IMO, but the food is good)
Petit Louis (a personal favorite)
Brasserie Tatin
Taste (a bit high priced)
Ixia (though the dishes are so out there sometimes you get the feeling they are trying too hard)
Brass Elephant
Brewer's Art (great deal for the money, plus good beer)
Saffron
Carlyle Club

None of those are Michelin star places, although Charleston comes close, and Petit Louis really makes you feel as if you are in a French brasserie (it is no coincidence that James Beard finalist Cindy Wolf runs both those places). Still, I expect a good meal every time I go to those places.


And I have not yet been to Black Olive, The Bicycle, Hampton Inn, or Salt (which I really need to go to), all of which get good reviews.

[SammyKid11]

DALLAS: Sushi Sake in the Richardson area. Hands down the best place in the metroplex for raw fish.

[wet work]

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I'm beginning to think there are no good restaurants in Baltimore.

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Not true.

Good restaurants:

Charleston (expensive)
The Helmand (very good for the price, and Afghani cuisine is novel for most anyone in the U.S.)
Kali's Court
Soigne (very expensive for what you get IMO, but the food is good)
Petit Louis (a personal favorite)
Brasserie Tatin
Taste (a bit high priced)
Ixia (though the dishes are so out there sometimes you get the feeling they are trying too hard)
Brass Elephant
Brewer's Art (great deal for the money, plus good beer)
Saffron
Carlyle Club

None of those are Michelin star places, although Charleston comes close, and Petit Louis really makes you feel as if you are in a French brasserie (it is no coincidence that James Beard finalist Cindy Wolf runs both those places). Still, I expect a good meal every time I go to those places.


And I have not yet been to Black Olive, The Bicycle, Hampton Inn, or Salt (which I really need to go to), all of which get good reviews.

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I liked The Bicycle, but I've only been twice. Hampton Inn is good. The Black Olive isn't very good IMO (my gf is half greek and she's not a fan either.) Haven't been to Salt yet. Some others not mentioned but could be are The Prime Rib, The Ambassador, Pazo, a couple places in Little Italy (I like DaMimmo's, get the lobster tetrazinni it's excellent.) and others, but we definitely have some solid restaurants here.

One I didn't mention earlier that I think fits this thread is Peter's in Fells Point.

[WillMagic]

Time for some south bay knowledge.

Cupertino

Bombay Oven

Superb indian food. The lunch buffet is excellent. I could eat their Chicken Makhni until I die. Great spices, great dishes, and solid vegetarian food if you are into that kind of thing. On Stevens Creek, close to Apple HQ and De Anza College.

Bay Sushi

Technically it's in Sunnyvale but whatever. It's a hole-in-the-wall joint in Loehmann's Plaza that somehow has a hookup to some great fish - I've yet to find better sashimi in the south bay. Good portions of great fish at affordable prices.

Canton Delights

Man I love Asian food in Cupertino. 40% asian population...ship it. And Canton Delights makes the best dim sum in town. Location-wise it's pretty close to Bombay Oven.

San Jose

A.P. Stump's- [censored] Alexander's, this is the steakhouse to go to in the South Bay.

To put things in perspective: I went to Delmonico's. I had the truffle oil potato chips, the bone-in ribeye, pan-fried oysters, etc. It was a great meal. But I'll take Stump's over it.

Make sure you get the cognac peppercorn sauce. To die for.

[HoosierAlum]

Chicago

Crofton on Wells

535 N. Wells

New-American cuisine by amazing chef Suzy Crofton. Small dining room and relatively unknown in Chicago. 4-star prices.

[HoosierAlum]

Chicago

Heat

1507 N. Sedgwick (Blackhawk) right near Old Town.

Japanese/sushi. Sashimi is is killed-to-serve. You can literally choose the exact fish from the tanks neatly placed underneath the sushi bar.

No a la carte options. Your choices are a 7-course menu with either high grade ($45) or premium ($60) cuts of fish, or a chefs tasting menu that starts at $100. The chefs tasting menu is where they kill the fish in front of you. Also, you can choose from 20 different types of sake.

This is obviously not for everyone, but imo Heat is HANDS DOWN the best Japanese/sushi restaurant in Chicago.

['Chair]

Atlanta, GA -- Nuevo Laredo

Greensboro, NC (why you would be in this city...no idea?) -- Yum Yum's Ice Cream (famous for hotdogs and ice cream located on the UNCG campus)

[Misfire]

Nashville - Sam's Sushi. (Sam is the Sushi Nazi, seriously)

[limon]

if you live in los angeles try silverlake. aroma, blairs, rambutan, tantra and gingergrass are amongst the best in their own specialties in the city and relatively unknown.

[BennyProfane]

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This is obviously not for everyone, but imo Heat is HANDS DOWN the best Japanese/sushi restaurant in Chicago.

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Sounds good. My other favorite sushi places in Chicago are Mirai and Sai Cafe.

Other known-only-to-the locals places I love:

Gourmet sausages: Rosemunde in San Francisco, Hot Doug's in Chicago.

Burgers: Red Mill in Seattle and Port of Call in New Orleans (have not been there since Katrina, anyone know if it's still there?)

Indian: Indian Oven in San Francisco, Uduppi Palace in Chicago.

Pizza: John's on Bleeker in NYC, Lou Malnati's in Chicago (if you're visiting, skip Giordano's and Uno, head here), Pizza Metro in Chicago, Bus Stop on Divisidero in SF.

Burrito: La Pasadita, Chicago, Ashland/Division.