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Inspired by therare things to eat... thread from the detroit side
Friends visited last weekend from Philly, and I would have kicked them out had they not brought Scrapple and Taylor Pork Roll.
What food from other places do you wish you could get here?
Chilli from Springfield, Il. Yep, they spell it with two l's.
Real cheesesteak from Aldo's. Just N.E. of Philly.
B.B.Q Pork sandwich. Sliced not pulled from Maitland, Fl.
A Porterhouse the quality of Harry Carey's in Chicago.
chipped ham - from around the Pittsburgh area.
Sweet tea!
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It used to be that Detroit area/style bagels were unique [[in a good way), however, with the advent of national franchising, now they can be had just about anywhere....accept for the original fragels
bubble tea
pinkberry®
[[good quality) sushi restaurants
i do miss good brooklyn bagels - there really is no comparisson
no such thing as "good sushi" either
when I lived in NY, I missed the Detroit area's Thai restaurants -- by and large better than anything out there, in DC or in Atlanta
I love Skyline Chili in Cincinnati. I know they have it at some grocery stores, but I save it for when I'm down there so it's special.
4-way, extra cheese.
Hey, Lnfant, are you from the L.A. area? I live in the east San Gabriel Valley, where we have plenty of these. Trade you for a coney island, decent BBQ place and a good soul food restaurant! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lnfant
wanderinglady, you're in LA, hmm. I live in DC and I found a 95% knockoff of pinkberry® in Maryland. It's called Yogiberry :-) I read that pinkberry® is having many knockoffs and they are pursuing lawsuits [[knockoffs are showing up in Japan too). For those who don't know about pinkberry®, it's a tart frozen yogurt store where you can get fresh fruit or a multitude of various toppings incl sweet kids cereals.
bubble tea explained here: http://www.bubbleteasupply.com/index.php?page=what.html
Jade Red Chicken from Chino Bandido in Phoenix.
It's crispy chunks of chicken with a mouth-watering red sweet & sour [[pineapple & vinegar?) sauce on white rice and either refried or Cuban black beans and a Snickerdoodle or Volcano cookie for dessert. It's served in an aluminum pie plate and eaten with chopsticks.
It's just a hole-in-the-wall joint in a strip mall but the food's so good that they have an enormous and fiercely loyal clientele. Very informal and fun.
I'd be very grateful if anyone could point me toward a similar place around Detroit. I'll take the risk that it's not an exact match.
I used to live in DC. I actually contacted Lollicup and Ten Ren about getting a license from them and opening a bubble tea place in DC near American University [[this was years ago). Didn't pan out. I remember a Lollicup in College Park, near the UMd campus. Maybe it's still there!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lnfant
In that case, forget about the coneys, BBQ and soul food. For a place nicknamed "chocolate city", good BBQ and soul food were hard to find in DC. How about some crab cakes and half-smokes from a street vendor?
Or a kick ass Falafel in Adams MorganQuote:
Originally Posted by wanderinglady
I'll second Skyline Chili. Stopped at one in Columbus last week.
5-way with cracker bombs
Jman, what do Floridians know about barbecue? What kind of sauce was it?
For what it's worth, I would kill to be able to get a couple coneys. Or even White Castle.
BBQ here sucks...We have Sonny's...that's about itQuote:
Originally Posted by ghettopalmetto
Sonny's Smokin' sauce is great!
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Originally Posted by ghettopalmetto
They don't know much but every now and then you run into a place like Bubbaloo's Bodacious Barbeque in Maitland. Three sauces you apply yourself. Regular, Hot and Killer. I find that half hot and half killer is about as good as it gets. They do pork shoulders on a spit for about 12 hours and then thin slice it and stack it high. Add a cold beer on ice out of the wash bucket [[help yourself) or a sweet tea and your living.
I agree with d.mcc, Sonny's sucks. Tried it twice as I thought the first meal must have been a bad day for the kitchen. It wasn't.
Are the "regular", "hot", and "killer" the ketchup-based stuff that you usually find everywhere west of the Appalachians?
Dude...where is that at???Quote:
Originally Posted by Jman
I'm in West Orlando...I-4 eastbound to where?:eek:
While it is a red sauce, it is not ketchup based nor sweet. A rather thin sauce with a slight smokey taste. Made right on the premisis.Quote:
Originally Posted by ghettopalmetto
d.mcc, from eastbound I-4, get off at Lee Road. Turn right and go about 3/4 to one mile. Small place on the left hand side. It's about two blocks before Lee Road dead ends. Picnic tables outside [[and inside). If you go, please report back as to your findings. In my opinion, it is well worth the trip. If you go at lunch or dinner time, expect to wait a few minutes.
d.mcc, where is this great falafel place? I had given up trying in DC.Quote:
Originally Posted by d.mcc
It's great that someone else knows about Ten Ren! I get most of my green teas there. I also get their bubble tea :-) I discovered that they had bubble tea about three years ago because they put up a large sign. It may have been happening before the sign but you had to be "in the know" about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by wanderinglady
Amsterdam falafelQuote:
Originally Posted by Lnfant
Fries and Falafel...only things on the menu
Döner Kebab - Food of the gods. Even though I'm not a big fan of meat, I would eat DK every day were it here.
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Originally Posted by LodgeDodger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doner_kebab
I plan on making the trip tomorrow!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jman
The wings at Flanigan's are damn good. Chain based in Miami/Southern Florida.
REAL jerk chicken from one of those roadside stands on the road from kingston to discovery bay
Rum Jumby juice from St. Maartin
Ohhhhh, yummy! If anyone knows of a supplier, or is going to St. Maartin, let me know!
Bon Appetit. Get the big sandwich, the small one is for kids.Quote:
Originally Posted by d.mcc
as long as it's not Donner Kebabs...Quote:
Originally Posted by LodgeDodger
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Originally Posted by rb336
Now that's sick. Funny too!
Nah. Those are avaiable only in the Sierra Nevada region of California. ;)Quote:
as long as it's not Donner Kebabs...
If you want sick, try Rocky Mountain oysters. Eeeww!
Jman...
one word...
Fantasmagoric...
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Originally Posted by d.mcc
d.mcc, I'm glad you liked it. I started to worry though. It seems that lately, every time I recommend a restaurant or repair shop or any other establishment, the person I recommend it to comes back with a horror story. Maybe this will break that cycle.
Hilarious!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jman
:D
Jman...
I went yesterday around 2 and took your advice. Except I got half-hot/half-reg and it was awesome, got the beans on the side, throw in a bud light and a nice seat...oh man, it was worth the 25 minute drive and I would def. go back
I forgot about the beans, they are great. Did you pull the Bud Light out of the wash tub filled with ice?Quote:
Originally Posted by d.mcc
If we were 25 minutes away they would see us three times a week. When we go down to Florida for a week, we get to Bubbaloo's at least three times. Last time, we had lunch and dinner there on the same day.
Back in the 90's I use to go to Ottawa, Ont. for computer training twice a year. Another attendee was from Orlando. One evening at the bar we were talking about B.B.Q. and this fellow tells me that if I am ever in Orlando, he can recommend the best B.B.Q. in the area. I told him that I already knew the best spot. When he challenged me, I told him Bubbaloo's in Maitland. He was amazed as that was the place he was going to recommend. 6 months later he arrived at the hotel in Ottawa and had brought me a quart of their sauce that he had packed on ice. I was more than impressed by this gentlemans thoughtfullness.
Side note to Ghettopalmetto, As d.mcc will attest, there are some Floridians that know what B.B.Q. is all about.
Rock shrimp nachos from the Riverwalk Restaurant in Naples, FL. It's located in the Tin City area. Gosh, I'd sure love some of them right now with a cold one!
Love chipped ham! BTW, I'm in Florida, but our local grocery store just started carrying chopped ham, they offer Oscar Myer packaged and also at the Deli. You may be able to find it in one of the larger chain stores.Quote:
Originally Posted by eriedearie
Lferg - Whenever we would visit my Pennsylvania grandparents a stack of chipped ham was always in the fridge for quick sandwiches with grandpa's homegrown tomatoes and leaf lettuce with mayo.
Chipped ham has a certain flavor to it that I've never found around here. I'll be on the lookout though - thanks for the tip! ;)