mystery meat more times than I can count. If you find yourself in the same situation, let me recommend the macaroni & cheese and a Chimay Ale.

in California you’re going to want to try Goi Cuon which are shrimp spring rolls. The rice dishes are good too, but I usually just do Pho. I’d also suggest La Vic’s on San Carlos near SJSU. Get the regular tacos...

for burned out and abandoned ‘cue joints. L. P. O. T. (Little Piece of Texas) and Rod’s Hickory Pit had already closed up shop before I got here, leaving behind only long vacant stores, smoke-covered walls and -eyed...

to the fancy-schmancy Beverly Hills restaurants that these are on par with? Here in LA, I don’t think I’ve ever spent over $100 on a meal for just two people, and that’s for a very special occasion (like a...

Depends what you mean by ethnic. I mean, take pizza for example. I must have ordered hundreds of pizzas in as many restaurants. Some have been good, others not so, but few were boring. I’ve had all kinds of toppings,...

We’ve been on a kick with Rene Barbier Mediterranean Red....learned about it in a recent Spanish wines class we took & have been addicted ever since. Bonus is we have a wine shop a few doors down from our apartment that...

of these are for the food alone, some are a combo of atmosphere/clientele/history/etc., and yes, Tommy’s gives most people heartburn): Musso & Frank Dan Tana’s Langer’s (pastrami) Nate 'n Al’s (Beverly Hills...

with muenster cheese, steamed green beans, fresh tomatoes, salt, pepper, hot sauce, and avocado spread. It’s a wonderful sandwich that I have never found anywhere else. (There’s another place in the Allston...

with ice chips, what seemed was chopped watermelon and bits of crunchy water chestnut. Both were served in soup bowls. I provided a ride to and from the event for Chowvisitor Steve D. from Atlanta. He expressed his admiration for...

-owned restaurant. Boulder real estate is expensive whether you’re leasing or buying, so yes, they don’t have an enormous amount of space in the dining area or the kitchen. However, neither does Z Cuisine in Denver or...

that are maybe a little too pedestrian. Theme is French Bistro; menu is cheese puffs, stovetop potatoes, flank steak in a (kind of) red wine sauce, and profiteroles. Upside: pate choux is usually a little ambitious for TV chefs,...

Once at Trattoria on the Hill in Cleveland last year we had a dinner to remember. It started with Bruschetta and some great bread. And then more of the same. I carried a case of that Bruschetta onto the jet going home to L.A.....

pm, 5-9pm Draw: $8.95 lunch buffet Sonoma Chicken Coop 31 North Market Street San Jose, CA 95113 Phone: (408) 287-4098 Draw: wonderful roast chicken dinners Chaat Cafe 834 Blossom Hill Rd San Jose, CA 95123 Draw: tasty, cheap Indian

thank you for the great report. My husband is not a chowhound- eats to live only. so uninterested in food. When I have nothing for dinner-or actually any time at all, he loves a can of sardines for dinner with a tomato, some...

's, and perhaps some beef of seven courses. For the places you’ve picked, I’d pick Mako Beverly Hills over Orris and Haru-Ulala over Musha. Another Place I’d add to the list is Sapp Coffe Shop for the boat...