My wife and two friends stopped for lunch at Grillsmith and while the food was good we had a much different problem with Grillsmith. The bill was $30.97 and my wife left a tip of $5.75 in cash. The $30.97 was put on a debit card...

Dear Chowhounds, How many Westsiders long to move to the San Gabriel Valley, or at least within reasonable striking distance of real Chinese food? It’s a not-so-secret sorrow and even with my sub-ten commute on foot I...

This is the only fast food chain item outside Popeye’s Fried Chicken that has a place in my life. It is not particularly great iced coffee. It is not delicious in any way that I understand. But on a hot day when I’m...

-runner. And for far back context Buttercup Bake Shop in mid-town Manhattan remains my formative standard – why can’t I find frosting like this here? (I swear that is the ONLY nyc whining I will ever, ever do –...

I’d forgotten to have stamped, the attendant replied, “Not to worry, sir. We can do that here.” Ah, the good life. Around 4:45pm we stopped off at The Oinkster on our way Downtown to check on the progress and saw...

next door last time i checked. cantler’s will have a very long wait, and only some tables are outside on the creek...and the other food isn’t all that great.

the beginning, but I like to follow the directions the first time and then play around with it. It called for three chopped fennel bulbs and only 10 TB of liquid, processed in the food processor after cooking. As you can imagine,...

I thought it was pretty good, but I don’t know how “authentic” it is (never been to Philly). I second the opinion that it’s pricey. IMO, it’s over-priced (not very much food for what you’re...

Island, Azorean and Cape Verdeans, especially, have been migrating here since the turn of the 20th century. There are many bakeries throughout this region specializing in Portuguese foods and baked goods, but the bulk of them are...

. Try it! It is on Western on the East Side of the street between Sunset and Hollywood. The Hollywood Farmers Market on Sundays has good food booths. For more upscale, but won’t totally break the bank for a nice meal out, try...

Hi, You all: I am taking out of town guests to Rowland heights. Can you all suggest top three chinese places in Rowland heights area? Any type of chinese is fine, as long as it’s good. thanks much.

I’m hooked on Korean food as well, so I feel your pain. I’ve gone just about every week for 15 years. Lots of good suggestions so far. Personally, I’d take some sort of little gift and present it to the owner...

. If you want a nice breakfast, the Checkers (I think it’s a Hilton now) Hotel has one. And actually, the food at the Omni is not bad, but you could get it anywhere.

the stuffing in the bird." Seems like a good idea, right? Well, we did that, with all the choicest ingredients,and we got sick. Not violently ill, mind you, but we weren’t feeling too fancy after eating interior stuffing. We...

and nutty. Fresh live oysters w/ their briney liquor would have bumped this from good to incredible. Garnished w/ parsley sprig and pinch smoked paprika (thanks to Candy for this tip!). Amazing 5-hour Roast Duck:...