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I have never been to Portland, ME but am a HUGE fan of Portland, OR. They do the basics right in PDX, meaning many restaurants serve outstanding artisanal bread (either from Ken’s or Grand Central Bakery) and they do a great job selecting and offering excellent wines by the glass—most from the nearby Willamette Valley. If you can’t do the basics right, odds are the stars of your menu will fall flat as was the case with the last West Coast city I moved from. PDX is one of my favorite restaurant cities.
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I sure hope the Portland mentioned is Portland, ME.
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I have never been to Portland, ME but am a HUGE fan of Portland, OR. They do the basics right in PDX, meaning many restaurants serve outstanding artisanal bread (either from Ken’s or Grand Central Bakery) and they do a great job selecting and offering excellent wines by the glass—most from the nearby Willamette Valley. If you can’t do the basics right, odds are the stars of your menu will fall flat as was the case with the last West Coast city I moved from. PDX is one of my favorite restaurant cities.
Fair enough. I have been to both a fair amount, and I'd take Portland ME in a heartbeat straight up, never mind per capita.
I think NYC, LA, and Bay Area have a lock on top three , but Houston has a good argument after that with maybe a few other contenders.
Thats very fair. Those three are definitely the top. I think Houston would make a good case for next place along with Seattle. IMO, the Asian food in Houston is better than Chicago or Boston. DC is an up and comer though in Asian food. Id probably give Seattle the nod for 4th place and Houston for 5th in Asian food. DC, Chicago, Boston, San Diego, and Dallas probably after that.
Thats very fair. Those three are definitely the top. I think Houston would make a good case for next place along with Seattle. IMO, the Asian food in Houston is better than Chicago or Boston. DC is an up and comer though in Asian food. Id probably give Seattle the nod for 4th place and Houston for 5th in Asian food. DC, Chicago, Boston, San Diego, and Dallas probably after that.
I feel Chicago is up there as a contender with Houston, Seattle, and Honolulu. Honolulu’s a weird one though because it’s so small in comparison, but it really goes heavy on Asian and Asian-derived cuisine.
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Not so sure about placing Houston above Chicago, overall, or right after it. Definitely not placing San Diego 6th or 7th overall (maybe Asian)....as far as Asian, very few cities do Chinese well, many do Thai and Japanese well, some do Indian well, not sure how widespread the apparent love for Vietnamese is for the majority of the country (I could name at least a dozen cuisines that I prefer before Vietnamese comes to mind, if at all). Asian, outside of Chinese, certainly seems to be a higher criteria for West Coasters/western half than East Coasters.
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Thats very fair. Those three are definitely the top. I think Houston would make a good case for next place along with Seattle. IMO, the Asian food in Houston is better than Chicago or Boston. DC is an up and comer though in Asian food. Id probably give Seattle the nod for 4th place and Houston for 5th in Asian food. DC, Chicago, Boston, San Diego, and Dallas probably after that.
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Not so sure about placing Houston above Chicago, overall, or right after it. Definitely not placing San Diego 6th or 7th overall...as far as Asian, very few cities do Chinese well, many do Thai and Japanese well, some do Indian well, not sure how widespread the apparent love for Vietnamese is for the majority of the country (I could name at least a dozen cuisines that I prefer before Vietnamese comes to mind, if at all). Asian, outside of Chinese, certainly seems to be a higher criteria for West Coasters/western half than East Coasters.
Having lived in Chicago and Houston, Houston definitely has better Asian food IMO. I would say Chicago is a better food city overall, but not in Asian cuisine.
Its not really about whether a person likes Vietnamese food less than Chinese or Korean or whatever. They all have to be taken into consideration when considering it.
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Ok...you were talking Asian cuisine only.
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Having lived in Chicago and Houston, Houston definitely has better Asian food IMO. I would say Chicago is a better food city overall, but not in Asian cuisine.
Its not really about whether a person likes Vietnamese food less than Chinese or Korean or whatever. They all have to be taken into consideration when considering it.
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