Restaurants & Recipes

Here is a list of good (and some not so good) places I have found to eat in various cities and countries around the world. I have tried each place listed here and I would recommend anything with and above with no hesitation. Stay away from the , unless you're curious! The rating scale is five being best, and five being the worst. This page is still under construction, so please check back often!

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Rating	Name	City	Type of Food	Comments
Alabama
	Below the Radar	Huntsville	Brewhouse and Restaurant	Great petite filet!
Alaska
	Service Area 10 Cafeteria	Prudhoe Bay	General	Get Rudy's Lemon Chicken
	Airport Restaurant	Yakitat	Seafood	Try the halibut sandwich
	Pepe's North of the Border	Barrow	Mexican	Not quite Mexican food, but not quite Mexico either!
	Ilisagvik College Cafeteria	Barrow	General	Hey, every place in Barrow deserves a listing!
	Barrow Whaling Festival, July 1998	Barrow	Fermented whale meat, tongue, and mucktuk (skin) with blubber	They told me it was much better with salt, after I finished!
Arizona
	Cafe Poca Cosa	Tucson	Mexican	Menu changes twice daily... Excellent food... Also, don't forget the cupcakes for dessert!
	Mike & Steve's SWSS Cookout Extravaganza	Maricopa	Steak	Mike & Steve are excellent chefs and glider pilots. Both were hosts of a superb cookout of marinated tri-tips, asparagus, mushrooms, salad, bread, and Tate's cookies for dessert at the 2022 SWSS F5J Southwest Classic!
California
	Vasili's	Santa Cruz	Greek	Anything here is good!
	94th Aero Squadron	San Diego	American
	Zuniga's Mexican Food	Watsonville Airport (WVI)	Mexican	Eat chips & fly!
	Crosswind's Restaurant	Borrego Springs Airport (L08)	American
	Casa Machado	Montgomery Airport San Diego (MYF)	Mexican
	Mill Valley Beerworks	Mill Valley	Seafood & Tapas	Fantastic food, and Einstock beer on tap!
	Boathouse @ Hendry's Beach	Santa Barbara	Seafood	Excellent seafood and atmosphere!
	feed	Venice	American	Great French Toast!
Colorado
	Efrain's II	Boulder	Tex-Mex	Nice food!
	Agave	Boulder	Mexican	Another restaurant with great mole sauce!
	Fate Brewing Company	Boulder	Brewery & Restaurant	Excellent beer, excellent food!
	Upslope Brewing Company	Boulder	Brewery	Fantastic beer!
	Brasserie Ten Ten	Boulder	French	Fantastic food!
	54Thirty Roof Top Bar	Denver	Bar	Highest rooftop bar in Denver!
	Fringe Pizza	Boulder	Italian	Very eclectic mix of food, including dessert... Try the ice cream with pepper and herbs!
	El AguasCalientes	Brighton	Mexican	Excellent mole enchiladas!
	El Tequileno	Aurora	Mexican	More excellent mole enchiladas!
Connecticut
	Coromandel	South Norwalk	Indian	Been here twice, great food both times! Try the chicken korma...
	Chocopologie	South Norwalk	Dessert
Florida
	Taco City	Cocoa Beach	Tex-Mex	Excellent! Try a number 4 with bean dip or an Hombre (beef burrito)
	Taco Lu	Jacksonville	Tex-Mex	Excellent food!
	Rusty's Seafood and Oyster House	Port Canaveral	Seafood	The grandchild of Bernard's Surf from Cocoa Beach... Excellent food!!
	Dixie Crossroads	Titusville	Seafood	Try the Rock Shrimp... Excellent!
	Grills Seafood	Port Canaveral	Seafood
	Pier Restaurant	Cocoa Beach	Seafood
	Frankie's Wings & Things (Dial 911!)	Port Canaveral	Bar food & wings	Wings have 9 levels of hotness!
	Fat Boys BBQ	Cape Canaveral	BBQ
	Jonathan's Pub	Cocoa Beach	Bar food	Great Margaritas!
	Amigo's Restaurant and Cantina	Lakeland	Tex-Mex	This is a Sun & Fun tradition!
	Punjab Indian Restaurant	Cocoa Beach	Indian	Worst Indian I've ever had! Don't bother!
	Copperfish	Tampa	Seafood	Excellent food!
	Chicanes Restaurant and Bar	Sebring	Seafood	Excellent salmon!
	The Ivy House	Williston	Seafood & Southern	Fantastic food, must try the shrimp!
	The Conch House	St. Augustine	Seafood	Excellent conch fritters!
	Rising Tide	Port Canaveral	Seafood	Excellent food, 60 beers on tap!
	Kawa Sushi House	Dunellon	Japanese & Chinese	Try the rock shrimp appetizer!
	Shells of Melbourne	Melbourne	Seafood	Excellent food, great place for lunch!
	Thai House of Orlando	Orlando	Thai	Try the Smoky & the Bandit, and the dessert tray!
	The Blue Gator	Dunellon	Seafood	Great atmosphere beside the river with great food!
Georgia
	Holy Taco	East Atlanta	Mexican	Fantastic! Try the grilled corn!
	SmokeJack	Alpharetta	BBQ	The Burnt Ends with the mac & cheese side are great!
	The Imperial Fez	Buckhead	Moroccan	Great food and great belly dancers!
	Hola!	Roswell	Mexican	A very nice surprise... Great salsa and great food!
	Bar Taco	Buckhead	Mexican	Neat ordering system and great food!
	The Creme Hut	Chatsworth	Drive-In	Cool little place! Great hamburgers in a beautifully restored 50's-style Texaco gas station.
	The Shell House	Savannah	Seafood	Right off I-95, great place! Phenomenal food!
Idaho
	Brownstone Restaurant & Brewery	Idaho Falls	American	Good microbrews!
	Jaker's	Idaho Falls	American
Illinois
	Pizzeria Due	Chicago	Pizza	Great pizza!
	Johnnie's Beef	Elmhurst	Italian	Sausage and beef sandwiches... Get them dipped!
Indiana
	Trust Your Butcher Steakhouse	Muncie	Steak	Very nice atmosphere and great food!
	Vera Mae's	Muncie	American	Try the French Onion Soup!
Kentucky
	Bella Notte	Lexington	Italian	Nice relaxing evening atmosphere and great food!
Maryland
	Mama Stella's Risorante Italiano	Clinton	Italian	Great food!!
	Topolino Italian Cuisine	Camp Springs	Italian	Try the grilled salmon with mussels
	Crisfield's Seafood	Silver Spring	Seafood	Try the baked stuffed shrimp
	Cubano's	Silver Spring	Cuban	Always good!
Massachusetts
	Casa Mexico	Harvard Square Cambridge	Mexican	Must try the enchiladas poblanos!!
	Rhythm & Spice	MIT/Central Square Cambridge	Caribbean	Excellent plantains!
	Jae's	Inman Square Cambridge	Asian Eclectic	Good sushi... Eat at Jae's and live forever!
	Legal Seafoods	Inman Square Cambridge	Seafood
	Middle East	MIT/Central Square Cambridge	Indian
	The Border Cafe	Harvard Square Cambridge	Mexican
	Ethiopia	MIT/Central Square Cambridge	Ethiopian
New York
	Casa Nonna	New York City	Italian	Fantastic food, highly recommended!
North Carolina
	The Sticky Wicket	Nags Head	Steak & Seafood
	Fishbones Restaurant	Duck	Seafood	Get the grilled tuna rare, when it's in season
	Chilli Peppers	Kill Devil Hills	Gour-Mex
	The Weeping Radish	Manteo	German	Beer brewed in accordance with Reinheitsgebot, German Purity Law of 1516... It's Excellent!
	The Coastal Cactus	Kill Devil Hills	Southwestern
	Awful Arthur's	Kill Devil Hills	Oyster Bar	Not as bad as the name implies!
	Pigman's Barb-B-Que	Kill Devil Hills	BBQ
	Bavarian Dining and Biergarten	Asheville	German	Traditional German food, excellent... And good bier too!
	Mayfel's	Asheville	Cajun	Nice shrimp etouffee & jambalaya!
	The Chocolate Fetish	Asheville	Chocolate	World class chocolates! Worth a visit!
	Cabo Fish Taco	Charlotte	Mexican	Try a fish taco, they're great!
	A Tavola	Greenville	Italian	Great food!
	Chef and the Farmer	Kinston	American	Pretty good food, but not what was advertised on the website...
	Jacks	Wilson	American	Nice mushrooom pasta!
Ohio
	Heist+Co	Harrison	Steak, Pasta	Made from an old bank... Eat in the safe! Excellent food, BTW!
Oklahoma
	Kona Ranch Steakhouse	Oklahoma City	Steak
	Enrique's Mexican Food	Ponca City Airport (PNC)	Mexican	Unique chips!
	Rusty Barrel Supper Club	Ponca City	Steak	Excellent steak!
Tennessee
	Osteria Stella	Knoxville	Italian	Very authentic Italian restaurant. Excellent food, try the Chicken Marsala!
	Elkmont Exchange	Knoxville	Brewery	Excellent beer and charcuterie... Try them both!
	Big Ed's Pizza	Oak Ridge	Pizza	Standard order: Large special with a pitcher of beer!
	Nama Sushi Bar	Knoxville	Sushi
	The Melting Pot	Knoxville	Fondue
	The French Market	Knoxville	French Crepes	Great food!
	The Crown & Goose	Knoxville	British Pub	Get the fish and chips and an IPA!
	Chez Guevara	Knoxville	Mexican	Try the enchiladas puebla
	Restaurant Linderhof	Farragut	German	Try the Chicken a la King Ludwig of Bavaria with a Weihenstephaner on tap!!
	Sitar Indian Restaurant	Knoxville	Indian	Chicken korma with garlic naan is good
	Bombay Palace Indian Restaurant	Knoxville	Indian	Again, the chicken korma with garlic naan is good!
	Bobby Q's	Cookeville	BBQ	Try the lemon tea!
	Barrel House BBQ	Lynchburg	BBQ	Great BBQ Ribs!
	Bar-B-Que Caboose	Lynchburg	BBQ	Good food in a nice location!
	The Country Boy (1968)	Leiper's Fork	Breakfast	Great breakfast!
	Barrios Mexican Cantina	Oak Ridge	Mexican	Great food, excellent Mexican street corn!
	El Jinete Mexican Restaurant	Oak Ridge	Mexican	Excellent food, AKA "El Depot!"
	Chesapeakes	Knoxville	Seafood	Excellent seafood!
	Stock & Barrel	Knoxville	Hamburgers	Best burgers in town!
	Copper Cellar	Knoxville	Steaks & Seafood	A Knoxville tradition!
	Kefi	Knoxville	Mediterranean	Great food!
	Balter Beerworks	Knoxville	Beer & Food	Good hamburgers & great beer!
	Oliver Royale	Knoxville	American food	Great food, nice ambiance!
	Schultz Bräu Brewing Company	Knoxville	Beer & Food	Great beer!
Texas
	Boi Na Braza	Grapevine	Brazilian	Fantastic selection of Brazilian meats! First class all the way!
	Cooper's Old-Time Pit BBQ	Austin	BBQ	Unique family-style BBQ joint... Try the brisket and spicy sausage!
	Stubbs BBQ	Austin	BBQ	Didn't go for the food, but the live music was fantastic!
	Uncle Julio's	Austin	Tex-Mex	Nice enchiladas!
	Iron Cactus	Austin	Tex-Mex	Sunday brunch was great, food excellent!
	La Hechizera Tortas	Garland	Tex-Mex	Great mole enchiladas!
Utah
	Red Iguana	Salt Lake City, Downtown	Aztec	Everything mole!
	Restaurant Mexico Tipico	Salt Lake City, Midvale	Mexican	Restaurant built out of an old Wells-Fargo bank... Eat in the safe!
Virginia
	Katerina's Greek Cuisine	Manassas	Greek	Everything I had here is great! Highly recommended!
	Tandoori Village Restaurant	Manassas	Indian	Excellent food! Nice to find in Manassas!
	Artie's	Fairfax	American	Great food, and nice boat models!
	Iguana Azul	Waynesboro	Mexican	Great food!
Washington
	Ivar's Salmon House	Seattle	Seafood	Excellent salmon!
	Elliot's Oyster House	Pier 56, Seattle	Seafood	Excellent oysters!
Washington, D.C.
	Legal Seafoods	Reagan National Airport (DCA)	Seafood
Wisconsin
	Club 13 Restaurant	Phillips	Bar Food	Nice place, they have a salad bar!
	Harbor View	Phillips	Bar Food	Good food and good beer. Try the New Glarus Brewing Spotted Cow on tap!
	Birch Island Resort	Phillips	Bar Food	Great food, and a salad bar to boot!
	Butternut Ice Cream	Butternut	Ice Cream	Try the Unicorn ice cream, if you dare!
	Norwood Pines Supper Club	Minocqua	Steak and Seafood	Great food!
British Columbia, Canada
	Rupert's Siagon Restaurant	Prince Rupert	Vietnamese
Northwest Territories, Canada
	MacKenzie Valley Hotel Restaurant	Norman Wells	Canadian, Chinese	Excellent salad!
	Finto Motor Lodge Restaurant	Inuvik	Arctic Cuisine	Try the arctic sampler... Arctic Char, Caribou, and Musk Ox!
Quebec, Canada
	Dera Restaurant	Montreal	Pakistani & Indian	Great tandoori chicken!
	ZBiztro	Montreal	Pizza	Try the Je Me Souviens Pizza... I remember it to be great!
	Cafe Marche de LaVillette Bistro	Montreal	French	Awesome French onion soup and cronuts!
	Reuben's Deli	Montreal	Deli and Steakhouse	Be sure to share the 1 lb Big Bang sandwich... It's a lot of food!
	Gibeau Orange Julep	Montreal	Fast Food, Fast Cars, Fast Bikes, Etc.	Get the orange drink and a hot dog, hamburger, etc... Cool building as well!
Sasketchewan, Canada
	Digger's Road House	Prince Albert	Steak & Seafood
	Venice House	Prince Albert	Italian
Croatia
	Bota Oyster & Sushi Bar	Mali Ston	Fresh seafood	Incredible fresh oysters and mussels!
England
	Dionysis	London, Theater District	Fish & Chips
France
	Some Street Vendor	Paris	Baguette, Brie, Grapes, and Water	One of the best meals I have ever eaten!
	L'Orangerie	Mondorf les-Bains	Catered dinner, fantastic food!	Great food, beautiful restaurant!
Germany
	Naturfreundehaus	Frankfurt	Classic German	Nice find next to the Holiday Inn Express, Frankfurt airport!
Greece
	ΔΙΟΔΟΣ ΑΡΧΑΙΑΣ - ΑΓΟΡΑΣ	Αδριανου 19, Μοναοτηρακι (Athens)	Greek salad and souvlaki	The best Greek salad I have ever eaten!
	Murphy's Irish Pub	Fira, Santorini	Irish Pub	Try a Murphy's on tap!
Italy
	La Cantinola da Livio	via Calabria 26 - Roma	Seafood	Must try!! Best ravioli in the world!
	Sitar Ristorante Indiano	via Cavour 256a - Roma	Indian	Excellent!! Try the Karma Sutra, Cardimum, Rose, Ginger, or Paan Digestivis
	Le Bistrot de Venise	Calle dei Fabbri, San Marco 4685 - Venezia	Italian	Excellent!! Try something from the Historical Cuisine menu!
	Antica Trattoria Dei Leoni	Piazza del Popolo, 15 - Monterotondo	Italian	Excellent food in Monterotondo, of all places!
	Napoletano's	Piazza Della Rotunda, 12 (Pantheon) - Roma	Italian	Excellent pasta!
	Osteria Il Mostrino	via Borgognissanti, 141/r - Firenze	Italian	Excellent!! Try the spaghetti alla vongole and the Tuscan steak cooked in balsamic vinagrette sauce!
	Korea House Ristorante	via dei Mille 18 - Roma	Korean	Try the soy-bean paste (tofu) soup. Stay away from the fish soup!
	Trattoria Accadi	Borgo Pinti 56r - Firenze	Italian	Generally good food
	Pizzaria Al Forno Della Soffitta	via Piave - Roma	Pizzaria	Try the Margerita Pizza!
	Margutta Vegetariano Ristorante	Spanish Steps - Roma	Vegetarian
	Ristorante da Giggetto	Jewish Ghetto - Roma	Roman
	Africa	via Gaeta 28 - Roma	Ethiopian
	Mermaids Tavern	Beachfront - Salerno, Italy	Bar Food	Great Guinness and Brats!
	Enoteca Al Volto Osteria Con Cucina	Calle Cavalli 4081 San Marco - Venezia	Italian	Nice place just off the Grand Canale, great food!
Luxembourg
	Bernard Massard	Great wine, bubbly, and food!	French	Excellent meal!
New Zealand (North Island)
	Izakaya Yatai	316 Featherston Street, Palmerston North	Japanese	Excellent sushi!
	Bangkok Thai	89 Fitzherbert Street, Palmerston North	Thai	Excellent variety!
	Thai Orchid	347 Ferguson Street, Palmerston North	Thai	Save money... Get takeway!
	Rosie O'Grady's Irish Pub	Corner of Ferguson and Fitzherbert Streets, Palmerston North	Bar food	Try the fish & chips... Great St. Patty's Day party also!
	The Flying Burrito Brothers	Corner of Cuba and Victoria Streets, Wellington	Mexican	Try the "Holy Mole" enchiladas!
	Mr. India	79E George Street, Palmerston North	Indian	Good! The "old standbys" (Plank Paneer and Chicken Korma) compare favorably!
	Pompeii	The Square, Palmerston North	Italian	Great Pizza!
Spain
	Restaurante Espana	Calle del Teatro 10, Lugo, Spain	Spanish	Excellent food and atmosphere!
	Canedo Restaurante & Braseria	Estrada Santigo 23, Lugo, Spain	Spanish	Excellent food!

Recipes

Here is a set of recipes that I have found to be good and fairly easy to make. This page is still under construction, so please check back often!

Ingredients:

0.25 cup olive oil
Large bunch of fresh broccoli
1/2 jar sundried tomatoes (Delallo brand is recommended)
Pasta (Your choice of type, Fideo is recommended)
1 chicken breast (cut into strips, optional)
Fresh garlic (optional)

1. Use only the broccoli florets. Slice these to about 1/4” thick.
2. Slice the sun dried tomatoes into small pieces.
3. If using fresh garlic, slice or chop into small pieces.
4. Saute garlic, broccoli, and sun dried tomatoes in olive oil over medium heat. To add flavor, pour the oil from the sun dried tomatoes into the skillet also. Cover and keep warm.
5. Cook pasta according to package directions.
6. Drain pasta and combine with other ingredients.
7. Serve with Parmesan cheese.
8. Optionally add your choice of meat.
9. Enjoy!

1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6-12 ice cubes

Mix all ingredients in a blender and whip until smooth. Makes 3-4 mugs worth.

This works great! Good for when all your family is together. The best part is that no one has to wait for their special omelet. Have each person write their name on a Quart-size Ziploc freezer bag with permanent marker. Crack 2 eggs (large or extra-large) into the bag (not more than 2) shake to combine them. Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, onion, green pepper, tomato, salsa, etc. Each person adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake. Make sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up. Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. For more, make another pot of boiling water. Open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily. Be prepared for everyone to be amazed. Nice to serve with fresh fruit and coffee cake; everyone gets involved in the process and a great conversation piece.

Imagine having these ready the night before, and putting the bag in boiling water while you get ready for work. And in 13 minutes, you got a nice omelette for a quick breakfast!

Try it.... It really works!

These are the classic fondue ingredients. Recipe from Gourmet Magazine, 1966.

Ingredients:
1 garlic clove, halved crosswise
1 1/2 cups dry white wine (preferably Swiss, such as Fendant)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 teaspoons Kirsch
1/2 lb Emmental cheese, coarsely grated (2 cups)
1/2 lb Gruyère, coarsely grated (2 cups)

Accompaniment:
Cubes of French bread and Italian Artisan bread (such as Pugliese) and chunks of apples and pears on fondue forks.
Special equipment: a fondue pot

Instructions:
Rub inside of a fondue pot with cut sides of garlic, then discard. (garlic, not the pot!) Add wine to pot and bring just to a simmer over moderate heat. Stir together cornstarch and kirsch in a cup. Gradually add cheese to pot and cook, stirring constantly in a zigzag pattern (not a circular motion) to prevent cheese from balling up, until cheese is just melted and creamy (do not let boil). Stir cornstarch mixture again and stir into fondue. Bring fondue to a simmer and cook, stirring, until thickened, 5 to 8 minutes. Serve with bread and apples and pears for dipping.

Yield: About 4 servings

Ingredients:
3 (3-ounce) bars Toblerone
1/2 cup light or heavy cream
2 tablespoons Kirsch or Cointreau

Instructions:
Break the Toblerone into separate triangular pieces. Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan or small chafing dish. Stir over low heat until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Serve in a chafing dish over low heat. For dunkables serve each person a plate with one, or a combination, of the following:

Angel food cake or ladyfingers, cut in chunks
Orange or tangerine sections
Sliced strawberries or bananas
Profiteroles or puff pastry

Note: This is purportedly the original recipe for chocolate fondue created in the 1950's at New York's Chalet Suisse Restaurant (no longer in business) by Chef Konrad Egli.

Yield: About 4 servings

This classic Russian dish is easy to make; use frozen chopped onions and pre-sliced mushrooms to speed preparation. To maintain a creamy consistency, be careful not to bring the sauce to a boil once you stir in the sour cream mixture. Serve with rice if you need a substitute for egg noodles.

1 (8-ounce) carton reduced-fat sour cream
3 tablespoons no salt-added tomato paste
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 pounds boneless sirloin steak, cut into (2-inch) strips
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 (14-ounce) can less-sodium beef broth
2 cups sliced mushrooms
Chopped fresh parsley (optional)
8 cups cooked medium egg noodles (about 7 cups uncooked pasta)

Combine the first 3 ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, salt, and pepper in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add beef; seal and shake to coat beef with flour mixture. Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion to pan; sauté 2 minutes or until tender. Add beef and flour mixture to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until beef is browned. Gradually add broth, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Add mushrooms; cover and cook 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Reduce heat to low; gradually stir in sour cream mixture. Cook, uncovered, 1 minute or until heated (do not boil). Stir in parsley, if desired. Serve over the egg noodles.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup beef mixture and 1 cup noodles)

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