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Mejor Que Nada, San Angelo, TX -- sets the bar high for chicken fajitas.
Kopp's Frozen Custard, Glendale, WI -- one taste & you'll never suffer the sight of ice cream again.
Navajo Tacos at Gouldings by the Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, Utah. One's a meal!
Philly Cheesesteaks at Verdugo Pines Christian Retreat Center by Wrightwood, California. I know, a long distance from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but take it from a friend of mine who is a Pittsburgh native and knows the original: it rocks! One's more than a meal. . . It's a monument to sheer indulgence!
In the food category:
Steak at the Best Western Hotel in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Juicy, flavorful, and most likely, just cut from the carcass that day! You haven't eaten real steak until you've been to the wilds of Jasper. Your taste buds will thank you!
Shrimp in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (actually, just over the bridge to the north of Vancouver). Much better and plumper than anything now offered at San Francisco's (very overrated, IMHO) Fisherman's Wharf, and with the seafaring fresh flavor that adds to the experience! Nothing frozen here. Any restaurant located at the bay should do a fantastic job supplying your desires.
And yes, I think these locations are worthy of including on your itinerary. When I was paid to drive foreign tourists to these locations, I looked forward to stopping at 'em! Notice also that I've not mentioned the usual tourist traps (I've seen them a'plenty. . .) such as Las Vegas and San Francisco. They're alright, but not the best food out there.
For dishonorable mention, I would do everything I could to avoid ARA's cafeteria food service operations at the Grand Canyon. How can they make enchiladas so bad and Phoenix can make them so good?
Mexican street food (lamb, tripe, and beef tacos) in Little Mexico (Riverdale) - and the neighboring bakery La Flor de Puebla for sugar & cream donuts
Peruvian Chicken at El Pollo Rico and Crisp & Juicy w/ yuca fries & Inca Kola.
Hand-dipped donuts at the Fractured Prune in Ocean city (and now Annapolis!) Just had the Maple Glazed Bacon flavor - amazing...
Steamed MD blue crabs across the state - yupscale Cantler's on Annapolis waterfront, redneck-y but awesome Gunning's in Brooklyn Park, many more...
Hand-dipped, homemade ice cream - 100s of flavors - at the Daily Scoop in Pasadena.
The BBQ truck that parks on Rt 1 between Muirkirk Rd and the MVA in Beltsville
Huge deli sandwiches at My Butcher & More (Boar's Head meats, fresh veggies, awesome owners) in Gambrills on Rt 450 (also, the best butcher case in the state - Kobe beef & pork chops!)
The Chesapeake Bay Martini!!!! (a 40 oz. Natural Bohemian, poured in a martini glass, garnished w/ a chicken wing!)
Plus other great local treasures like stuffed ham, MD fried chicken (both St. Mary's county favorites and the now ubiquitous fried-oysters. The best versions are found at Charleston in Baltimore and The Inn at Easton, a full meal at either will run you $100+ a head with wine. Both are WELL worth it.
Crab Cakes and Crab Imperial at Snyder's Willow Grove in Linthicum, MD. Play Keno while you're there. Sit in the bar area, the crowd is cool, and I always thought the dining room was too staid.
Italian food at Olive Grove in Linthicum, just up from Snyders. Huge salad bowls, lots of real food.
Pizza at Emilio's in Sterling, VA, just off RT 28 in the Belfort shopping area. Try the Roma. Best in the region.
Cheesesteaks and fries at Philadelphia Mike's in Chantilly, VA.
Chinese at Golden China in Chantilly, VA. Best storefront Chinese ever, they also do the Mongolian BBQ thing.
Burgers at Five Guys, various spots in Northern VA (Skyline, Chantilly, more).
Crab Cakes, Crab Imperial, any crab dish at Dean's in Hampstead, MD. Homemade pies. Karaoke on Friday nights.
Subs and Stromboli's in King's Pizza in Brunswick, MD. Real Italians, from the old country (hey, I'm talking 'bout Brooklyn).
Burgers, chain style, the Double R Burger at Roy Rogers, in Frederick and Brunswick, MD, or Leesburg, VA.
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Tiny little place in Ambler, PA called Rich's Deli makes THE BEST cheese steak on the planet. You can not possibly eat a whole one in one sitting. If you ask them to hold the peppers they will look at you like you have sprouted a second head.
The Hungry Trout in Lake Placid, NY for trout any way you like it (as long as that includes the head still on it when it is served).
The Alpine in Lake Placid, NY for awesome German food and an awesome selection of imported beers. I am partial to the jaegerschniztel.
I've tried to come up with something, but my old haunts are exactly that, haunts
As far as chains, I love Cracker Barrel's Grilled Chicken Tenderloin
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Best food
in Maryland...
and the now ubiquitous fried-oysters. The best versions are found at Charleston in Baltimore and The Inn at Easton, a full meal at either will run you $100+ a head with wine. Both are WELL worth it.
