Shake Shack
Madison Square Park, Se Corner
New York, NY
(212) 889-6600
Cuisine:
Hamburgers, Burgers, Hot Dogs
September 4, 2006
A Pleasant Surprise
On a recent trip to NY, my friend took me to this burger place. The burgers are great and expect to shell out $10-15 for a shack burger, fries and custard/concrete.
The burger was tasty and juicy but could have used some red onions.
Don’t forget the fries!!!
Dishes I tried:
Shack Burger
The burger was tasty and juicy but could have used some red onions.
Fogo de Chao
661 N La Salle Dr
Chicago, IL
(312) 932-9330
Cuisine:
Salads, Buffet, Brazilian Steakhouse
Peter Luger Steak House
178 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 387-7400
Cuisine:
Steakhouse, American, Steak
NBC Seafood
404 S Atlantic Blvd
Monterey Park, CA
(626) 282-2323
Cuisine:
Dim Sum, Chinese, Seafood
Diho Bakery
14130 Culver Dr Ste J
Irvine, CA
(949) 857-6415
Cuisine:
Bakeries
Chantanee Family Thai Restaurant
150 105th Ave Ne
Bellevue, WA
(425) 455-3226
Cuisine:
Thai, Asian
October 11, 2006
Excellent Thai in Bellevue
Being one of my most favorite type of food, I must say that I have been longing for some good thai food for quite some time after living in pittsburgh for over a year now. And Chantanee didn’t disappoint. It’s been mentioned as a local favorite that is hard to find, but when people do, they’re glad they made the effort.
They have a long extensive menu that you can see for youself on their website and you can order every dish up to 5 levels of hotness. I chose 3 “hot” and it wasn’t too bad. Next time I may try 4.
And if you know your thai food, you can also make requests for any dish and the chef will make it special for you. (it’s a family owned restaurant so it’s got a nice homey feel)
Dishes I tried:
Beef Salad
I recently discovered the beauty of beef salad and I loved this one. Must try, it’s not as whimpy as you think!
Crispy Garlic Chicken (King’s Favorite)
Oh, you gotta get this…The chicken is great and they don’t batter it up too much. Served over a crispy bed of deep fried basil leaves the aroma is wonderful!
Golden Prawns
A bit over battered and the prawns were split in a weird manner.
Pad Thai
pretty decent for pad thai. I haven’t had fresh seafood in a while, so the shrimp in this was quite good.
Satay
awesome appetizer. I would get this for myself, it’s so goooood! Oh yeah, the peanut sauce for dipping is lipsmackin’ good.
Zachary's Chicago Pizza
1853 Solano Ave
Berkeley, CA
(510) 525-5950
Cuisine:
Pizza, Italian
September 4, 2006
A great version of chicago deep dish style pizza
Having tried chicago style pizza in chicago, I still prefer zachary’s pizzas. I did like chicago’s pizza for it’s crispy, flaky crust and layered toppings, but I love Zachary’s liberal use of tomato sauce. A combination of chicago style crust and toppings with Zachary’s tomato sauce would make a complete pizza.
Cafe Intermezzo
2442 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA
(510) 849-4592
Cuisine:
Salads, Health Food, American
Rose Tea Cafe
5874 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 421-2238
Cuisine:
Asian, Taiwanese
September 4, 2006
Best Authentic Asian Food in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh isn’t known for great ethnic foods, but this place is a welcome little hole in the wall for those who are used to great authentic asian food in larger cities like LA, NY, Bay Area…
The food is delicious, the prices are reasonable, but the tables are small and service isn’t great.
I Love Sushi
1001 Fairview Ave N
Seattle, WA
(206) 625-9604
Cuisine:
Sushi, Japanese
justin
10/11/2006mmm peanut sauce…