Signature Dish

[Cancuk]

If it's Canada:

Tojo's Tuna from Tojo's Restaurant, Vancouver BC. One of the best Japanese Restaurants in North America. http://www.tojos.com/

Shwartz's Deli, Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen, Montreal, Quebec. Smoked meat platter, pickle, cherry coke. http://www.schwartzsdeli.com/

[NorCalJosh]

no, no, no, no, and NO.

i swear to you i will find you and kill you if i ever see this show on food network. the freaking last thing they need is another damn show where you go around looking at places where people eat. rachel rays tasty travels, 40 dollars a day, the food detective guy, road tasted, giada's weekend get away, you could even throw in unwrapped etc in there, ITS ALL THE EXACT SAME THING. AND SO IS THIS.

[Dominic]

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The lesser known Philly staple of Italian rost pork sandwich at Tony Lukes. Line half way up the block at most times there.
Garbage plate at Nick Tahou's rochester, NY
Italian hot dogs, Dickie Dees, newark NJ

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oh my god, I grew up in NJ...the Italian hamburgers and hot dogs at Jackie's in Beleville is amazing, along with their Italian Ice - and in the winter they sell funeral blankets!

[cow_phunk]

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Dom,
For a different take on pizza in Chicago, try The Chicago Pizza and Ovengrinder Company. They do a pot pie pizza where the sauce and toppings are in a caserole dish and the crust is on top. As it bakes, the crust puffs up and the dish looks like a mushroom. You serve it by flipping it upside down and emptying the contents into the crust. Very tasty. For a historical note, its across the street from the St Valentine's Day Massacre.

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already been on the food network show for interesting takes on pizza.

[offTopic]

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no, no, no, no, and NO.

i swear to you i will find you and kill you if i ever see this show on food network. the freaking last thing they need is another damn show where you go around looking at places where people eat. rachel rays tasty travels, 40 dollars a day, the food detective guy, road tasted, giada's weekend get away, you could even throw in unwrapped etc in there, ITS ALL THE EXACT SAME THING. AND SO IS THIS.

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Not if there are porn stars...

[cow_phunk]

the duck fat fries from hot doug's fit the bill, no doubt. lines in the winter, all day saturday. forget where he's the executive chef, but hot doug's is his pet project.

[KJS]

Salumi in Seattle for the Oxtail sandwich.

Salumi is a salumeria that is owned by Mario Batali's father. Not everyone agrees on the one menu item that gets them in the door but is 100% full at all times during weekday lunches. I am sure the proprietor can tell you what sammie is the most popular.

Extra points for the Batali factor I am sure.

Or:

Paseo in Seattle for the Midnight Cuban sandwich. Hole in the wall Cuban spot with room for maybe 15 eat-in customers. Nearly always full at dinner time with insane lines in the summer. I always go for the 1/2 chicken dinner but their pork sammie is probably the signature item.

Or:

Glo's in Seattle for Eggs Benedict. Again, not a huge place and the food is so good and the service so slow that the lines really pile up on weekend brunches.

KJS

[gumpzilla]

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no, no, no, no, and NO.

i swear to you i will find you and kill you if i ever see this show on food network. the freaking last thing they need is another damn show where you go around looking at places where people eat. rachel rays tasty travels, 40 dollars a day, the food detective guy, road tasted, giada's weekend get away, you could even throw in unwrapped etc in there, ITS ALL THE EXACT SAME THING. AND SO IS THIS.

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This was my thinking as well, though considerably more agitated.

[firstyearclay]

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The lesser known Philly staple of Italian rost pork sandwich at Tony Lukes. Line half way up the block at most times there.
Garbage plate at Nick Tahou's rochester, NY
Italian hot dogs, Dickie Dees, newark NJ

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oh my god, I grew up in NJ...the Italian hamburgers and hot dogs at Jackie's in Beleville is amazing, along with their Italian Ice - and in the winter they sell funeral blankets!

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O man.....Italian Hot Dogs. My exgf's parents owned a restaurant in New Brunswick, NJ that made the best ones ever. Their should be a whole thread dedicated to just this.

FYC

[mattsey9]

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Dom,
For a different take on pizza in Chicago, try The Chicago Pizza and Ovengrinder Company. They do a pot pie pizza where the sauce and toppings are in a caserole dish and the crust is on top. As it bakes, the crust puffs up and the dish looks like a mushroom. You serve it by flipping it upside down and emptying the contents into the crust. Very tasty. For a historical note, its across the street from the St Valentine's Day Massacre.

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this is perfect!

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I second this. I'll take Grinders over Geno's or Lou Malnati's anyday.

Sticking to Chicago, Portillo's is the best known for Italian Beef sandwiches, but my vote would go to Mr. Beef.



Sometimes I really miss Chicago...