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That's one of my top 3 places that I want to visit to eat at.

1. Never been to Philly and always wanted a real philly sandwich
2. El Bulli
3. Alinea in Chicago

kyomu · « **Reply #58 on:** July 02, 2008, 07:18:48 AM »

Quote from: mon_of_steele on July 02, 2008, 07:12:26 AM

That's one of my top 3 places that I want to visit to eat at.

1. Never been to Philly and always wanted a real philly sandwich
2. El Bulli
3. Alinea in Chicago

At first, I was underestimating them because of eating many strange combination of materials..
But hey, i understood why they are said NO1.
Their food tasts are sooo original and VERY GOOD.
Many trial and error, trial and error.

One plate is copying my product.

In stead, they showed me everything about el bulli.
Above all, Ferran and his brother Alberto are very cool guys and nice to me.
Their lab is like a toy box for me. Very interesting.

Playboy · « **Reply #59 on:** July 02, 2008, 07:24:55 AM »

Quote from: sevastase on July 02, 2008, 07:04:12 AM

If getbig would be a who's taller competition guess who wold come in dead last ?

If getbig had a swimmers build competition guess who would place 1st with honors?

Fucking troll.

Cleanest Natural · « **Reply #60 on:** July 02, 2008, 07:46:26 AM »

Quote from: Playboy on July 02, 2008, 07:24:55 AM

If getbig had a swimmers build competition guess who would place 1st with honors? Fucking troll.

jaejonna · « **Reply #61 on:** July 02, 2008, 07:49:28 AM »

Quote from: mon_of_steele on July 02, 2008, 07:12:26 AM

That's one of my top 3 places that I want to visit to eat at.

1. Never been to Philly and always wanted a real philly sandwich
2. El Bulli
3. Alinea in Chicago

a philly cheesteak is nothing special .... Pat's is the place though for them ...

I like going to the restaurants in Borgata Atlantic City... Peter Leugers, Mortons and some Sushi place at the Maritime Hotel in the city.

BroadStreetBruiser · « **Reply #62 on:** July 02, 2008, 07:52:54 AM »

Quote from: jaejonna on July 02, 2008, 07:49:28 AM

a philly cheesteak is nothing special .... Pat's is the place though for them ...

I like going to the restaurants in Borgata Atlantic City... Peter Leugers, Mortons and some Sushi place at the Maritime Hotel in the city.

Pat's?!?!

You nerd, tony lukes or any other place.

drtodd1 · « **Reply #63 on:** July 02, 2008, 08:39:33 PM »

where is hys steakhouse, heard of it , never been there.in chicago gibsons is excellent steak and awesome scenery

temper35 · « **Reply #64 on:** July 02, 2008, 08:47:27 PM »

Quote from: BroadStreetBruiser on July 02, 2008, 07:52:54 AM

Pat's?!?!

You nerd, tony lukes or any other place.

Tony Lukes is trash. Especially at Citizens Bank. BLEH..

and Jaejonna....you live in Philly? Oh christ

stuntmovie · « **Reply #65 on:** July 02, 2008, 09:34:16 PM »

Cheftim, surprised to see someone on this board mention The French Laundry! You got class! And good taste! At first we needed a six month reservation but I've been there a few times now and can get in at anytime with a phone call.

Big secret place among the STARZ is in Laguna Beach called MON PETITE FLEUR and has to be the best in the world according to reports I've gotten. Hope to be fine dining there sometime soon one an invite arrives. I've heard that each course is a work of art. One of the fish courses is served in gold leaf.

Keith, you forgot to mention Ellis Island and the Sushi place over in Henderson that we all like so well.

Best prime rib so far is the prime as served at the House of Prime Rib on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco.

Best chicken pot pie of all time was served at the Pot Pie House at the beach in San Francisco, but it's closed down now. Each pot pie was 35 cents.

HDPhysiques · « **Reply #66 on:** July 02, 2008, 09:39:00 PM »

Quote from: mon_of_steele on July 02, 2008, 06:34:24 AM

Morton's Steakhouse
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
Smith and Wolensky
Todd English's Bonfire Grille
George's by the Cove
Hy's Steakhouse
Mesa Grill
Burger Bar Mandalay Bay

more and more..... I worked as a consultant for 4 years so I got to travel a lot and eat at great places.

Hell yes, on Burger Bar. The 2nd one just opened up here in St. Louis at the new Lumiere' Place Casino - it's oustanding!

Best Breakfast: The Maple Tree - Virginia Beach, VA
Best Italian: Giana's - East Rutherford, New Jersey (just north/northwest of Giants Stadium)
Best Steak: Still gotta go with Morton's - the double filet is incredible
Best Seafood: Michael's - Timonium, MD (best crab cakes in Maryland, along with G&M over near BWI Airport)

Knowledge · « **Reply #67 on:** July 02, 2008, 10:04:48 PM »

Grill 225 and O.A.K. Steakhouse in Charleston, SC

Emmortal · « **Reply #68 on:** July 02, 2008, 10:11:37 PM »

French Laundry - SF
Boa - LA
Mastro's Steakhouse - Beverly Hills

onlyme · « **Reply #69 on:** July 02, 2008, 10:14:39 PM »

Yes Stunt Ellis Island is great. I was just thiniking of that place yesterday. Uncle Joe is having his birthday party this Friday at Michael's. Black tie affair. Ain't going cause he said I needed to dress up. So forget it.

Also, an unreal place for ribs and huge portions is RJ's for Ribs in Beverly Hills. Had a big party there after the Special Olympics once and all the celebrities came. I remember them telling me to save room for the dessert. When you order cheesecake the piece weighs one pound and the chocolate layer cake had 9 layers. It was great.

My favorite place in Kona is The Big Island Grill. Awesome food and portions

Alexanders on Maui is the best lace in the world for Fish and Chips. You get to pick what kind of fish and then coating you want. They always have about 6 to 10 different fish available. Love it

I also like the Polo Lounge I saw someone mention.

Tapeworm · « **Reply #70 on:** July 03, 2008, 01:29:46 AM »

There will always be a spot in my heart for Hogie Haven in Princeton, NJ. Probably went out of business years ago tho.

Also any Jersey pizzeria. It's unholy how much oil they can get onto a single slice.

@Brandon · « **Reply #71 on:** July 03, 2008, 03:25:56 AM »

Some of my favs are not really restaurants.
Some Hotel Room service food, can taste fantastic.

Here is one of my favs, excellent food and an excellent place:

Mydavid · « **Reply #72 on:** July 03, 2008, 03:30:55 AM »

Quote from: Brutal_1 on July 02, 2008, 04:42:33 AM

But lets not forget about the one and only....ROSCOE'S CHICKEN AND WAFFLES!! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OM!!!

Which one do you go to?

kyomu · « **Reply #73 on:** July 03, 2008, 03:34:23 AM »

Quote from: cheftim on July 02, 2008, 09:08:37 PM

I do every aspect of gastronomy. The thing thats so fortunate of El Bulli is that no one will ever go there and every Chef on the planet has heard of it. And of course it's the greatest place on Earth! The place is make believe! Classical Cuisine reigns supreme and will always the cushion for these "Fads" that fall short. Molecular Gastronomy is jerked off!

Yeah. Telling the truth. We(me and my wife) had to eat in their kitchen.(Actualy better.)
Because the reservation of Bulli is occupied for couple of years. CRAZY...

@Brandon · « **Reply #74 on:** July 03, 2008, 03:44:58 AM »

Quote from: kyomu on July 03, 2008, 03:34:23 AM

Yeah. Telling the truth. We(me and my wife) had to eat in their kitchen.(Actualy better.)
Because the reservation of Bulli is occupied for couple of years. CRAZY...

Cool, Kyomu you will probably be the only getbigger ever, past and in the future
that visited and ate there.

But how can the restaurant itself operate at a loss since the year2000
and only make money on their books?

They charge over 400USD for a meal, how can they lose money?