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The purpose of this thread is to find out what is your favorite restaurant is and where it is located. Please also list pricing with $signs. I have a tie for my favorite restaurant.

Bob's Steak and Chop House in Dallas on Lemon and Wycliff. $$$
Excellent food, and usually has a celeb or two hiding out there.

James at the Mill in Fayettville, AR. $$ Fine dining at a pretty reasonable cost.

Now, let me know what I must eat in your neck of the woods, or some great dive you might have discovered during your world travels.

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Just avoid the Olive Garden in Richardson, TX! Poor Bryan!

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No doubt, I know its location. It has certainly been black flagged.

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Just avoid the Olive Garden in Richardson, TX! Poor Bryan!

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Berne's Steak House in Tampa, FL $$$$

Dilworthtown Inn, Dilworthtown, PA $$$$

AOKI, Exton PA $$ (edited to add this)

Jimmy John's Route 202, Concordeville PA 1/2 $

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My absolute favorite restaurant for splurging is the Melting Pot. It's pricey, but the food and atmosphere are worth it. I start off with a California Salad - mixed greens (no iceburg) walnuts, raspberry vinaigrett dressing. NExt is the cheese/bread course. Pick the swiss emmenthaler (sp?). This course also includes apples and some veggies. For the main dish, you can choose whatever styles of meat you like, cooked in oil or broth. Broth is so much better. And for dessert....

Chocolate fondue. Any kind you like, dark & white, turtles, smores, etc. And for dipping, pound cake, brownies, cheesecake, strawberries, pineapples, and sliced bananas.

Makes for an incredible dining experience. I've been there as a two some and as a family or large group. As you can tell from this post, I'm dying to go back!
Jennifer

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Haven't been there in years, but Joe's Stone Crab in Miami Beach.

Also, the Second Avenue Deli in NYC.

This should be an interesting thread -- it should show the different cultural background and world experience of the people in this fourm.

Very red state vs. blue state.

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My absolute favorite restaurant for splurging is the Melting Pot. It's pricey, but the food and atmosphere are worth it. I start off with a California Salad - mixed greens (no iceburg) walnuts, raspberry vinaigrett dressing. NExt is the cheese/bread course. Pick the swiss emmenthaler (sp?). This course also includes apples and some veggies. For the main dish, you can choose whatever styles of meat you like, cooked in oil or broth. Broth is so much better. And for dessert....

Chocolate fondue. Any kind you like, dark & white, turtles, smores, etc. And for dipping, pound cake, brownies, cheesecake, strawberries, pineapples, and sliced bananas.

Makes for an incredible dining experience. I've been there as a two some and as a family or large group. As you can tell from this post, I'm dying to go back!
Jennifer

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Hot Wok Express - Urbana, IL 0.5$
I lived on this food all through college. Lunch and dinner both for $3.50! (They give huge portions. And TASTY!) Whenever I visit IL, I always make a trip down to U of I campus.

ZakeE Mediterranean Eatery - Chandler, AZ $
Best falafel and babaganouj anywhere. And the baklava is to die for!

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Creolina's in Fort Lauderdale, FL $
Pazzo in Hollywood, FL $$
Paradiso in Lake Worth, FL $$$$

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My favorite place is Ron of Japan. It's a Japanesse steak house. They two locations in the Chicago area, one downtown (actually just off Michigan Ave.) and one in Northbrook. I only like the one in Northbrook.

They have a lobster dinner that's just to die for. They have that egg based yellow sauce that they put on top of it and then the teryaki (sp) sauce to dip in. My favorite meal is actually called the Shogun. It starts with a mediocore chicken soup and is followed by a salad with an awsome ginger dressing. This is then followed by the lobster served as an appetizer. What really makes this different than the restaurants of this type is that the lobster is not one of those little 6oz. things. It's at least 12 and probably closer to 14 ounces. The appetizer is followed by a massive helping of vegetables and then comes the steak (filet or sirloin) as the entree.

It's not cheap. I think the last time I was there the Shogun was $53. The other thing I really like about this place is the way the cooking is done. It's typical Japanesse steak house teppan style, meaning the food is cooked at the table. But they don't play around. They don't make a big show out of it. They don't throw the food all over the place. They don't make onion volcanos. They don't flip the shrimp tails in their hat. They just cook the food.

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Mr. Chopsticks - Denton, TX $

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Indigo Smoke, Montclair, NJ $$
Best Kansas City-style BBQ outside Kansas City.

Hereford House, Overland Park, KS $$$
Best steaks in Kansas City

Il Tulipano, Cedar Grove, NJ $$$
Superb Italian cuisine, and no Sopranos around to firebomb the joint.

McCormick & Schmick's, Kansas City, MO $$
Seafood chain way better than Red Lobster, with great stained-glass dome. Chocolate Bag is best dessert I've ever had.

Highlawn Pavilion, West Orange, NJ $$$
Eclectic American cuisine. Almost always rated one of top restaurants in New Jersey. Magnificent view of NYC skyline.

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Boulevard - SF, CA $$$$
Great California-American food. Their foie gras is wonderful. Desserts are also great but I'll miss Heather Ho (their pastry chef who left for WotW at the WTC, RIP).

I've also heard some absolutely amazing things about the French Laundry but they're booked two months in advance so I can never get a reservation. That and they are one of the few restaurants around the Bay Area still with a dress code.

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I'll second Logic88, Boulevard is quite nice. I'd also like to get on the list for French Laundry. My favorite restaurant in SF is the Fifth Floor.

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Keeping it Local, I'd go with:

Nobu - Malibu $$
Granita - Malibu $$
Stonehouse @ San Ysidro Ranch - Montecito $$
Lucky's - Montecito $$$

One of the most extravagant was The Four Ways Inn: Paget($$$$) in Bermuda. Amazing food with an equal price tag $250-400 for two people. We were a party of 8 and it was well over $3K with a few bottles of wine.

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The Saloon in Chicago. Awesome steaks, great atmosphere, fantastic service. Can't be beat for steak or chops. Very pricey $$$$

Here in Charlotte, I like The Tower Club. It's on the 27th floor of the Charlotte Plaza building and you can see out for miles. The food is fantastic and the service white glove. Not too pricey, but you need to be a member. $$$

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Berne's Steak House in Tampa, FL $$$$

Dilworthtown Inn, Dilworthtown, PA $$$$

Jimmy John's Route 202, Concordeville PA 1/2 $

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Regale - Excalubir Hotel & Casino Las Vegas - $$
Cafe Portofino - Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii - $$$
Tony's - St. Louis - $$$$

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by jennifermcb
[B]My absolute favorite restaurant for splurging is the Melting Pot. It's pricey, but the food and atmosphere are worth it. I start off with a California Salad - mixed greens (no iceburg) walnuts, raspberry vinaigrett dressing. NExt is the cheese/bread course. Pick the swiss emmenthaler (sp?). This course also includes apples and some veggies. For the main dish, you can choose whatever styles of meat you like, cooked in oil or broth. Broth is so much better. And for dessert....

My wife is always trying to get me to take her there. We have one in dallas in Addison. But I hate fondue. Maybe I'll try and be a better husband and take her over the holidays.

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