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Originally Posted by Buffy
1) Tommy's Hamburgers: LA-only. Best chiliburger ever. Or go for a Tommy's Tamale. Must include several jalapenos fished from the aluminum vat.
2) In-and-Out: poor substitute for Tommy's, but I only have to drive as far as Silicon Valley.
3) Krispy-Kreme: East coast thing. I had my first "hot" in NYC on 42nd Street. They now have em here.
4) Pinks. There's only one. You see it in the opening sequence of "Joey." On La Brea near Melrose. Hot Dogs and unbelievable combinations of anything you can imagine (or not imagine) on a hot dog.
5) Wimpey. Dead. Ultimate greasy burger. UK only. Gone. With good reason. Sniff anyway.
6) Pizza. Need I say more?
7) Cheesesteak. Only in Philly. Don't bother with ones created anywhere else. Worth the plane trip. (or train trip from NYC, hint, hint)
8) "Lets go out for sushi...and not pay!" (a penny to the person who deciphers that reference!)
9) Doggie Diner. Only in SF. The doggie heads are still around, but are in storage. Hot dogs obviously, but like Wimpey, loooooog gone...
10) Knishes. On the street, NYC. Okay if you want protein, get a polish, but nothing beats a knish.
11) Hurricane to go. Only on Bourbon Street. Preferably after many rounds of hot pepper martinis and andouille sausage at K. Paul's. Start at Pat O'Brien's ("Have Fun!"(tm)) with either a Hurricane or a Mint Julep if you like something stronger, then go to the corner and get a cheap one to go. (Do NOT--under ANY circumstances--eat a "Lucky Dog." You *will* regret it).
12) Barbeque. Many kinds. The ONLY reason to ever go to Kansas City. I like Memphis better. In SF, Flints or Dougs. Ask for the HOT sauce. Ribs with potato salad.
Cheers n' Good Eating!
Buffy
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1) Tommy's is ok. Just that - ok? See #2
2) Still have the t-shirts, even though it's been a few years... I've always loved In-n-out, used to drive from Vegas to Barstow just for one (or two...)
3)I agree, and am VERY glad that they're building a factory right down the road from me... of course, maybe that's not really such a good thing...
4) Not a Hot Dog fan, but will take a good MI-6 from the Spy Cafe any day...
5) Agreed. nuff said.
6) More should be said, like Chicago or not? I mean, if you're gonna talk real pizza, you got get geographic...
7) yes, cheesesteak only in Philly. a train ride might be in order...
8) do i still get the penny if i have a tree-shaped odor-thingy hanging off my mirror? find one in every car...you'll see!
9)don't know that one, my few trips there were spent at the Mark on the Hill, and across the water, eating brunch at Houlihan's, and one very terrifying trip down "THE" street with a drunk mother...
10) the best thing i've ever gotten on the street in NYC has to be either 1-my wallet, a killer knock-off; or 2- hot-roasted cashews...
11) If your gonna get a Hurricane, skip Pat O's and go to the Court. The story of the three sisters is still a classic, the booze flows a little freer, and you don't have to deal with as many tourists. of course, if you want the shirt, go to the Cat's Meow, but that's for another thread... do we have a current one on remembering drunken stupors?
12) One of the things Virginia does better... bar-b-q at Willie's in Colonial Beach is the best, or you could get a crabcake, which is better than just about anything they can make in Maryland (unless you're at Buddy's Crabs and Ribs in Annapolis, nothing beats that place!)
Of course, I love fast food too. And who can convince me that there is any better 'americhinese' than HUNAN in Dahlgren, Virginia? I don't know what they do to the General Tso's chicken, and I don't want to know. I just want to eat it all the time. Plus, that little man is just a doll to my girls, and who can resist that?
