that fail to impress or don’t live up to the hype: Carnegie Deli, Tavern on the Green, Russian Tea Room (in its day), 21 Club, Joe’s Shanghai, etc. Also, most institutions, even the good ones, have a few items on their...

I’ll add Saravanaa for Indian lunch vegetarian buffet. I do not like my greens in general, but the curries are amazing.

- most folks would prefer takeout. The mac 'n cheese was of the classic African-American style and good although it was microwaved and a bit congealed on top. The collard greens were outstanding – the best I’ve had in...

Mobraw Pie! Yay! Will also try the deep-fried haggis! May also get to Mrs. Bridges for pies. 7. Hakka! Narrowed this down to Danforth Dragon or Yueh Ting, but would appreciate recent feedback for Lin Garden. Someone also suggested...

that there IS good Chinese food still in this old world. My guest had Broccoli Beef. I tried to interest her in the other beef dish with Chinese broccoli, but she would have none of it. Her non-Chinese broccoli was crisp and...

brain empanadas at El Colonial (plenty of discussions here on this) or the taco of tongue in green sauce (handmade tortillas) at Monica/Rubi’s. This taco is for me a benchmark taco, I once called it the best in the city but...

Hey Cathy, You know, they did give me a little folded paper pouch of sport peppers (to go along with Polish, hamburger and pork chop sandwich that I walked away with). These little green nibs were surprisingly good. I’m...

with its graceful aroma was unforgettable. There was nice support from the pea shoots for their contrast of sharp green flavor as well as the echo of the sea fromn the mirugai. But the slice of mushroom held center stage, its...

for breakfast, food is nondescript – no meal there is worth the hopelessly neglectful service. Green St. East (Pasadena) - ditto Dish.

. the one vegetable he ate was tomato. so we started from there. the first thing we did when we started living together was to make pasta sauce from fresh tomatoes. he liked that! then i started sneaking in onions, green and red...

'd like. They’re very different experiences, and both are good. ETA: I remember now it wasn’t in Chinatown (though went there too) but at Koi Palace in Daly City—REALLY good food and tea. They were making dragon...

Sez who? It STILL has plenty of meaning for me. For example, if I eat at a Vietnemese restaurant in the US, and they substitute cheaper and blander US ingredients for their leafy greens and vegetables, I would say that is not...

... red, yellow, green curry. I posted a while back on this and it got a lot of hostility from even long-time chowhounds. We LOVE xxx, why should we order anything else? I don’t think it has to do with a lack of pride in...

They do good Egg Messes, of which my fave is the one with all the green chiles and cheese and potatoes and stuff. I love the food at Kathleen’s, but I have a major comfort problem with the decor. This is something that...

dude tell me about Dungeons & Dragons while I drink most of his Guinness pitcher. Those were the days... ha, ha, ha. I have so many stories. Again, not my proudest moments.