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In what city has the best food pertaining to the categories listed? Feel free to mention specific restaurants, neighborhoods, or any categories I may have missed.
Pizza
Seafood
Steakhouses
Italian
Asian - Chinese/Thai/Vietnamese/Indian/Japanese/Sushi etc..
Mexican (or Tex/Mex)
Barbeque
Soul Food
Greasey Spoons/Diners
Hamburgers/Hot Dogs/French Fries/Fast food selection
Healthy Food (produce, organic, vegetarian, you name it)
and anything else I missed, the whole gamut. Clearly this is going to be subjective to personal opinions, keep it civil please.
Last edited by Champ le monstre du lac; 04-03-2011 at 04:12 PM..
[quote=caphillsea77;18569924]In what city has the best food pertaining to the categories listed? Feel free to mention specific restaurants, neighborhoods, or any categories I may have missed.
Pizza - NYC
Seafood - Boston
Steakhouses - Chicago
Italian - NYC
Chinese/Thai/Vietnamese/Indian/Japanese/Sushi - Seattle
Mexican (or Tex/Mex) - San Antonio
Barbeque - Memphis
Soul Food - Atlanta
Greasey Spoons/Diners - Des Moines
Hamburgers/Hot Dogs/French Fries/Fast food selection - Tulsa
Healthy Food (produce, organic, vegetarian, you name it) - San Francisco
I was unsure how Indian is lumped together with sushi.
Pizza - Chicago, NYC, New Haven
Seafood - Seattle or Miami
Steakhouses - anywhere. I'd put Manny's in MSP up against anything.
Italian - NYC easily
Chinese - San Francisco
Thai - LA
Vietnamese - LA
Japanese/Sushi - Honolulu, Seattle, LA, SF
Mexican (or Tex/Mex) - San Diego
Barbeque - somewhere in the Carolinas
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I was unsure how Indian is lumped together with sushi.
Wasn't my intention to be trite with Asian food, just thought I would insert the categories of Asian together, and based on ones preferences select one or more and list where they think the best food is. Forget my list, everyone is free to make there own, mine was just based on suggestions. That's all.
Pizza - Chicago, NYC, New Haven
Seafood - Seattle or Miami
Steakhouses - anywhere. I'd put Manny's in MSP up against anything.
Italian - NYC easily
Chinese - San Francisco
Thai - LA
Vietnamese - LA
Japanese/Sushi - Honolulu, Seattle, LA, SF
Mexican (or Tex/Mex) - San Diego
Barbeque - somewhere in the Carolinas
texmex in san diego?
no, no, no.... tex-mex is all in texas. hence tex-mex. that being said, San Antonio takes Tex-Mex. And clearly Mexican food varies even here in the US from Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California. Personally I'm not a fan of the mexican style of food here in California.... but people swear to me that its good in Los Angeles and San Diego. I just hope it's not Mexican food made for white people.
and for BBQ, I personally think that it deserves its own thread to see which state has better BBQ between Texas/Memphis/N and S Carolina.
Pizza NY/Chicago
Seafood Seattle/Miami/Honolulu/SF/New Orleans
Steakhouses NY/Chicago
Italian NY/Philly
Chinese SF/NYC
Thai SF/LA
Vietnamese SF/LA
Korean LA/SF/NYC
Indian SF/LA/Chicago/NYC
Sushi Seattle/SF/LA/Honolulu/NYC
Mexican (or Tex/Mex) LA/SD/SF or San Antonio
Greek NY/Chicago
French NY/SF
Barbeque Memphis/Dallas/KC/Charlotte
Soul Food Atlanta
Cajun New Orleans
Cuban Miami
Greasey Spoons/Diners NY/NJ/Philly/Chicago
Hamburgers/Hot Dogs/French Fries/Fast food selection NY/NJ/Philly/Chicago
Healthy Food (produce, organic, vegetarian, you name it) SF/Portland/Seattle
Pizza NY/Chicago
Seafood Seattle/Miami/Honolulu/SF
Steakhouses NY/Chicago
Italian NY/Philly
Chinese SF/NYC
Thai SF/LA
Vietnamese SF/LA
Korean LA/SF/NYC
Indian SF/LA/Chicago/NYC
Sushi Seattle/SF/LA/Honolulu/NYC
Mexican (or Tex/Mex) LA/SD/SF or San Antonio
Barbeque Memphis/Dallas/KC/Charlotte
Soul Food Atlanta
Greasey Spoons/Diners NY/NJ/Philly/Chicago
Hamburgers/Hot Dogs/French Fries/Fast food selection NY/NJ/Philly/Chicago
Healthy Food (produce, organic, vegetarian, you name it) SF/Portland/Seattle
This is basically my list...except I would argue almost every major city has a great steakhouse, I consider myself to be quite the foodie, and I have a hard time picking a best.
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Pizza: New Haven, CT, and obviously NYC.
Seafood: Maine, nothing beats a New England clambake on the rocky shores of Maine. Honorable mention to Seattle, great selection of cold water seafood and Dungeness Crab, yum!
Steakhouses: El Paso & Denver, honorable mention to Brazillian churrasco steakhouses, some good ones in Boston. Good steakhouses are indeed found in most major American cities, it's such an American staple. But Texas really stands out.
Italian: Providence, RI (Federal Hill), Boston's North End second, South Philly's a good one too.
Asian - Chinese: New York City
Thai/Vietnamese: Seattle - so many to choose from in every neighborhood in Seattle. Thai food hasn't been the same since I left that city.
Indian: Cambridge, MA (based on my limited experience with it)
Japanese/Sushi: San Francisco
Mexican: Albuquerque/Santa Fe
Barbeque: Austin
Soul Food: Atlanta
Greasey Spoons/Diners: Connecticut, there is something so nostalgic and so good about a CT Diner. Also greasy spoons in the south (a la Paula Dean), particularly for breakfast, can't be beat!
Hamburgers/Hot Dogs/French Fries/Fast food: Southern California, also Green Chile cheeseburgers in New Mexico...yum!
Healthy Food: Seattle or Portland - West Coast produce is simply the best, and these two cities have the best farmers markets and best selection I have seen anywhere.
Last edited by Champ le monstre du lac; 04-03-2011 at 05:06 PM..
no, no, no.... tex-mex is all in texas. hence tex-mex. that being said, San Antonio takes Tex-Mex. And clearly Mexican food varies even here in the US from Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California. Personally I'm not a fan of the mexican style of food here in California.... but people swear to me that its good in Los Angeles and San Diego. I just hope it's not Mexican food made for white people.
and for BBQ, I personally think that it deserves its own thread to see which state has better BBQ between Texas/Memphis/N and S Carolina.
texmex was in parentheses and so I was basically ignoring that. Obviously SA is the hotbed for texmex, but texmex isn't Mexican.
In any event, I might expand my answer there to include most of the SW and Texas as well as LA, which it could be argued might have the best variety of Mexican cuisines.
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