A informal survey for the Orono area (Portland: live, restaurants)

[msina]

"Hooters" in Maine,.. in winter,.... hmmmm... you have a "point" (or two).

[Zymer]

LOL, no apology necessary, I knew it was inadvertent.

Sorry, I knew it was the DW! I apologize.

I was just poking a little fun.

And I suppose I should cut this short since this is L&R's thread and I'm hijacking it. So, on that note, a few menu selections that I like to see:

Burgers

Meatloaf

Bangers & Mash

Beef Stew (made with Guinness, and with plenty of veggies- corn, peas, string beans, onions and maybe a little turnip...not just carrots and taters)

Filet Mignon (yeah, I'm spoiled, none of the other cuts really do it for me anymore)

Chili con Carne (y con queso)

Shepherd's Pie (beef, not lamb, plenty of gravy, with corn and peas)

A good Fettucine Alfredo (with peas and cubes of ham)

A nice, plump breast...of chicken, grilled (teriyaki or bbq baste optional)

A nice, thick Ham Steak

Plump, baked Pork Chops w/applesauce (baked in a light tomato sauce optional)

Sides:

Carrots (baby carrots in brown sugar sauce are nice)

Corn

Peas

String Beans

Taters (mashed, w/skin, plenty of butter & milk, onions, fresh-ground Tellicherry pepper and cheese, with a hint of sage) (sometimes I do Pepperjack instead of Jack or cheddar, and sometimes a healthy dose of Paprika...but my DW says the color it gives them is a bit odd)

[Submariner]

Originally Posted by Fort Lauderdale mermaid

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I think you can still smoke at the Legions, Elks and VFW's but not sure. Might want to check on that. But Smoke N Joes sounds good too!

Correct on all three.

Depending upon a vote by all members of each private club, American Legion posts, VFW posts, and Elk lodges, are all allowed to smoke if their membership votes on it.

[Submariner]

Originally Posted by Zymer

And I suppose I should cut this short since this is L&R's thread and I'm hijacking it. So, on that note, a few menu selections that I like to see:

Burgers

Meatloaf

Bangers & Mash

Beef Stew (made with Guinness, and with plenty of veggies- corn, peas, string beans, onions and maybe a little turnip...not just carrots and taters)

Filet Mignon (yeah, I'm spoiled, none of the other cuts really do it for me anymore)

Chili con Carne (y con queso)

Shepherd's Pie (beef, not lamb, plenty of gravy, with corn and peas)

A good Fettucine Alfredo (with peas and cubes of ham)

A nice, plump breast...of chicken, grilled (teriyaki or bbq baste optional)

A nice, thick Ham Steak

Plump, baked Pork Chops w/applesauce (baked in a light tomato sauce optional)

Sides:

Carrots (baby carrots in brown sugar sauce are nice)

Corn

Peas

String Beans

Taters (mashed, w/skin, plenty of butter & milk, onions, fresh-ground Tellicherry pepper and cheese, with a hint of sage) (sometimes I do Pepperjack instead of Jack or cheddar, and sometimes a healthy dose of Paprika...but my DW says the color it gives them is a bit odd)

We used to eat at a restaurant in the basement underneath a stone castle that served a wonderful 'hunter's pie. It was a pie crust with four sections. One quarter of the pie was venison, one was rabbit, and two sections were different game fowl.

Around here I am sure that you could easily get: moose, bear, venison, chevron, game fowl, rabbit.

Yumm

[Zymer]

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

We used to eat at a restaurant in the basement underneath a stone castle that served a wonderful 'hunter's pie. It was a pie crust with four sections. One quarter of the pie was venison, one was rabbit, and two sections were different game fowl.

Around here I am sure that you could easily get: moose, bear, venison, chevron, game fowl, rabbit.

Yumm

Hey, I could go for that.

[K-Luv]

Originally Posted by Zymer

2) Places that try to be "high falutin" with a whole bunch of fancy "crap" on the menu like "Arugula and bean sprouts with fennel and pine nuts and a raspberry viniagrette dressing"- gimme a salad with Iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, onions, plenty of cukes and a little radish, with a choice of French, Thousand Island or Italian dressing.

Seriously, put some gorgonzola and raisins, oh wait, I mean currants on that thing and remove the bean sprouts and you have a serious salad! Uh.....drool......

[AustinB]

Originally Posted by Zymer

Hey, I could go for that.

Great to hear that! They'll need somebody to pick the stuff up beside the road. Thanks.

[dmyankee]

Originally Posted by AustinB

Great to hear that! They'll need somebody to pick the stuff up beside the road. Thanks.

LOL!

The roadkill moose go too quickly up here. You can order Maine raised deer and bison from Breakneck Ridge in Blanchard though!

[starwalker]

Originally Posted by Zymer

Don't put some kind of fancy sauce and mushrooms on my Filet- a good piece of meat *cooked right* (the way I ask for it***) doesn't need any additions, they only detract from it.

***(I went to a well-known chain restaurant and asked for "medium rare", they said "we don't do anything less than 'medium well'". I'm usually pretty laid-back and "laissez faire" but in this case, I think I am persona non grata in that particular establishment. Other places I've been don't seem to know what constitutes a particular degree of "doneness", when I ask for medium-rare, I don't want something that I could use to re-sole my work boots.)

AMEN, brother!! We like our meat rare to medium-rare at the most done... get a lot of "are you sure??" comments and when we eat at Golden Corral or the like, we have had the grill guy be a smart aleck and offer something he barely had put on the grill... love to watch them drop their jaw when we say, "thank you". LOL

[Lynn and Russ]

Thanks to everyone for the feedback and a good chuckle!