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Alien Chain Mystique
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1. In-N-Out Burger
This is truly "Woohoo! As good as it gets!" when the "it" = "American fast food."
Not all that long ago, when I was but a youngin, the Laguna Niguel branch, sparse on facilities as it is, was the holy land.
Without franchising, In N Out stubbornly…More »
2. Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 663-6173
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Bars
Neighbourhood: Silver Lake
Ever since In-n-Out expanded south to San Diego, I thought my days of hundred-mile pilgrimages for food were over.
Then my favorite coffee source in the world opened a California branch. Road trip! While you can order beans online, sometimes I'm…More »
3. Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse
Dallas, TX 75202
(214) 744-5928
Category:
Barbeque
Neighbourhoods: West End, Downtown
Speaking as someone from a "real barbecue"-bereft town, and further, as someone who generally checks in to Sonny's after a 25-hour no-doze road trip from California...
Stagger in. Since you're ordering combo-plate style with the meats, get the…More »
4. Potbelly Sandwich Works
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 644-9131
Categories:
Sandwiches,
American (Traditional),
Delis
Neighbourhoods: Near North Side, River North
My favorite sandwich chain.
Yes, they make sandwiches. Yes, they make many kinds of sandwiches, and feature meats and cheeses that almost certainly includes something you will like on a sandwich. They are fine, wholesome ingredients, toasted…More »
5. Les 3 Brasseurs
Montréal, QC H3B 1B9
Canada
(514) 788-6333
Categories:
French,
Brasseries,
Gastropubs
Having driven the long jag from southern Maine to Montreal, I checked into my hotel and was pretty much dead on my feet, and several nearby eateries had already closed for the evening.
Luckily, my hotel was around the corner from this. The menus are…More »
6. Restaurant Suntory
For relaxing times...
I was surprised to see a Suntory-owned restaurant, so naturally I had to try it. It was here I began my cook-off between the three major purveyors of teppanyaki around Waikiki.
Ordering the standard chicken with shrimp, with…More »
7. Tanaka Of Tokyo West
Of the three Teppanyaki restaurants I sampled while in Honolulu, Tanaka of Tokyo wins the gold.
All all three, I ordered the same basic lunch -- chicken and shrimp -- for ease of comparison. The variables then were the ingredients, the…More »
8. Ruby Tuesday
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 943-2525
Category:
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Ala Moana
A veritable poster child for Alien Chain Mystique. Like Sonic, they advertise heavily on basic cable, and while nominally open in 90% of the country, their locations get pretty sparse when you leave the southeast.
This one in Honolulu was the first…More »
Recently updated lists from Josh M.
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The Chilaquiles Hunter (47)The breakfast that's simple and exotic, chilaquiles.As the list expands, I've seen that there are three basic kinds of chilaquiles: traditional, upscale, and approximate. I strongly prefer the first two. |
On the Road (17)Spots visited while traveling. |
Three and a half stars (17)Better than most threes, but not a four. |
Respectable Taps (13)Quality, not quantity, on draft. |
The Hall of Meh (24)Honoring the difficulty of the two-star review, because it's hard to write about places that can't leave a noteworthy impression.Like a movie you forget you saw on cable in 1998, these are places you forgot you went to. Last week. |
Near SDSU (8)Grub on and around SDSU |
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San Diego, CA
Yelping SinceJuly 2007
Things I Lovebalboa park, beaches, coffee, craft beer, current events, football, giant robots, late nights, learning, mockery, movies, political science, reading, road trips, stoicism, sushi, taco shops
Find Me InSan Diego
My HometownSan Diego
When I'm Not Yelping...I'm studying a number of esoteric disciplines.
Why You Should Read My ReviewsYou have something better to do?
My Second Favourite Website The Last Great Book I ReadWhat the Dog Saw
My First ConcertNIN @ Montezuma Hall (actually, some awful, forgotten coffeehaus band in 1992)
My Favourite MovieDepends on my mood
My Last Meal On EarthThe way things are going, probably a mangosteen.
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...I'm all bark.
Most Recent DiscoveryMignonette sauce
Current CrushThat new girl in homeroom.