for under $15. It may not be authentic but Lemonleaf grill in Carle place is very good thai, very consistent. Its cheap, relatively quick. Its not as cheap as the most authentic place around Sripraphai in Woodside, but for Long...

My favorite places have both entered the realm of ‘Historic Q Joints’ but I miss them! Carl's BarBQ & Dirty Rice on Pico Blvd. and Mr. Jim’s (You don’t need no teeth to eat our meat!) at 54th. & Vermont....

chumly, Those are the two best Chinese restaurants on LI. I have not found one that is even a close third. ~Fred19

Any thoughts on this? There are some I keep hearing about that I haven’t been to, such as Pepe’s in New Haven. Out of the ones I’ve been to, I’d put these 5 at or near the top: Santarpio’s, East...

reference. I’ll start: +Carnitas and cochinita pibil tacos at Yuca’s in Los Feliz +Biscuits and gravy at Eat Well in Glendale +Western Bacon Cheeseburger with Criss-cut fries at Carl's JR (but I will redeem myself by...

Oh yeah, Cafe Formaggio on Old Country Rd in Carle Place...NY Italian type food...good prices, nice people, overall very good.

, but have yet to visit. It was a hard decision to make, as numerous choices were available to me, like the oft-discussed Swinging Door, Dr. Hogly Wogly’s, Bear Pit BBQ, Rosie’s BBQ, Valley Ranch BBQ, Uncle...

I don’t know that I would call it the best ever, but Fred 62 in Los Feliz does good, reliably thick shakes. And I had a surprisingly good malt at the Disney soda fountain next to the El Capitan theatre.

reasonable for what you get. carl

on that later). Venere Ristorante near the corner of Stewart Ave and Carmen Ave in south Westbury and West End Cafe on Glen Clove Rd in Carle Place are both nearby. They both offer outstanding food and really un-suburban...

. Gus' on the way to the Cumberland Head Ferry (off 87 and to VT) has been around a long time, there is also Nitzi’s and McSweeney’s and maybe Clare and Carl's is still around. Why a Michigan? There are many theories...

a real difference, and have to say that my Pie and Burger burger disintegrated also — but I went with it because it was so damn good. By the way, I like my hash browns the way you do, and to my surprise, the cook at Fred 62...

the universe.” - Carl Sagan. I took them on a tour of downtown – all one and a half blocks. We looked at the menu posted at Scala and also Underwood (owned by the Willow Wood folks). The small plates offered at Underwood...

alcohol: Angeli Cafe on Melrose. Another thought: Lulu’s around the corner from the Nuart Theater. Beyond that there’s a mess of places that have cool credentials in the Los Feliz area around Hillhurst—Vermont,...

I too like Tommy’s chili – on a burger or dog, not the type of chili i would have just a bowl of and here goes, I actually like the chili that – ahem - Carls Jr puts on their burger, it has a good bite to it.