I have been to all three you mention. Of the three, my favorite by far, is Abe & Louie’s. I think having valet parking, their colossal Shrimp tail, and their signature steak, is by far, one of the best in Boston. JMO.

I was trying to remember the name of another place and it just came to me...Barracuda Grill in Marathon was a nice surprise with some excellent cooking...BBQ Lobster skewers. small place on the right heading south around MM50.

the show — I think it’s a must for any fan of short-order cooking: fried eggs were flipped easy over with a flick of the pan; sauteed veggies were tossed and turned while the cook had his head turned away in...

with Jim’s choucroute, though the size of the serving was colossal. Since we were renting an apartment, we subsisted largely on bread and cheese. Fortunately, where we were on the Ile St. Louis, there was lots of good bread...

Thanks for the heads up about Colossal Cafe. I just joined the board and did not see the earlier breakfast post. Those pancakes at Maria’s need only a fork and mouth to enjoy! De-licious!

'm in Miami... for me it’s actually part of the fun of heading to Miami.

A little help from the CH fam: My mom is going through chemo every 2 weeks for breast cancer, and on her off weeks I take her out for a fun dinner once a week. I don’t have the head for thinking so much right now so...

, if you want a tasty crab “fix” you might want to head over to Piero’s in Union Beach and have their delicious hot crab appetizer. Not what you seek, but chunks of sweet crabmeat in a tasty very delicious...

One of my favorite things to do in Arizona is take the tour of Colossal Cave just east of Tucson. It has been overshadowed these days by the draw of Kartchner Caverns, but I still like taking the 45 minute tour down into the cave...

. There are a lot of places at 48th & Chicago. I wonder how the revamped “neighborhood” Cafe Levain will pan out? Probably will still be a higher pricepoint than Birchwood. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/409170...

to northern NJ. I find it perfectly reasonable that folks might like their cannoli in itself, though. Coincidentally, we were at Colossal Cafe this morning and heard the table next to us asking where they could get a good cannoli....

I’ve always found Ralph’s cakes to be on the drier side – Pavillion’s/Von’s does an awesome Colossal Chocolate Layer Cake, as well as Yellow, Carrot, Tres Leches. While I head to Ralph’s for...

. First off a trip to “Spice I am” in Wentworth Avenue. It has got a little more fancy since the early days, but is still pretty basic. A 40 minute wait for a table which shortened to 20 (and they take mobile numbers so you can...

Thanks! If they are reasonable and available, I will head over.

. It was located on the eastern edge of Route 66 before it simply becomes Route 89 and heads north to Page, AZ. The restaurant is in the middle of a strip mall, west of the big Flagstaff Mall. We parked and entered. The dining...