Tell me about your favorite restaurant?

[gibsonla]

Hey everyone,

I'm entering into a case competition for restaurant idea pitches and could really use all of your guys' help.

How is this related to photography? If I win it I'll be able to buy some new equipment including an L lens and lighting that I've been lusting after =)

Essentially I want you guys to tell me about your favorite restaurants. What are your favorite dishes there? What makes them unique? What is the atmosphere like? Is there a theme? How expensive are the dishes? Why do you keep going back there? What style food do they serve? Are they niche or broad-based? etc. etc.

I would really appreciate the help and will keep you posted on the results


Thanks in advance =)

[rklepper]

Harry Carey in Chicago.

Manny's in Minneapolis.

Antoines in New Orleans.

[birdfromboat]

Jakes crawfish house in Portland. The atmosphere is unchanged from thirty years ago when I worked there, probably unchanged from 100 years ago. Just a good place, especially the lunch in the bar, one of those places where everyone is on their best behaviour out of respect for the feeling of history and conversations can be lively but not uncomfortable. The seafood is good, but I am a real fan of the sauces and would recommend anything served with a cream sauce, Alfredo, etc.
And if you catch them at a less busy time of day you can check out the photographs of celebs from way back. Sorry I don't know the address, its just up the road from Powells Books, a block south of burnside in northwest.

[number six]

I used to go to Jake's 45-50 years ago! Glad to hear it's still there and apparently unchanged. Next time I get to Portland I'll be sure to go.

I guess my favorite is The Restaurant in Fort Bragg, CA: http://www.therestaurantfortbragg.com/

-js

[asysin2leads]

A few years ago, Outback Steakhouse sent cargo planes full of food (steaks, chicken, bloomin' onions and a lot more) over to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Before then, I had never eaten at Outback. Now we eat there once a week. The food is EXCELLENT and the service is top notch. Now, they're doing Operation Homefront (http://www.operationhomefront.net/highlights.aspx?id=2924).

[FlyingPhotog]

There's a little Italian place near Chandler Blvd and 48th St in Phoenix called Va Bene

A simply outstanding dining experience.

[Darsk47]

Don't know if I have a favorite, but certainly a memorable one was 'Nepenthe'.

It's on California Hwy 1 in Big Sur. You sit on the edge of the world above the Pacific, eating dinner and enjoying the view.