What's your favorite restaurant?

[Cookiebaker]

We've had a lot of food threads lately, and I was just wondering how often you go out to eat on average, and what your favorite restaurant is???

We go out about once a week on average, sometimes twice. My favorite restaurant is Fridays; but unfortunately the closest one is 1+hours away from here. Second best is a local place called Jesse's. They are an upscale steakhouse, with the most awesome salad bar anywhere. They have a fireplace right in the dining room. Whenever we have anything to celebrate, we always go to Jesse's.

But "normally" we got to a local diner called the Hitchingpost. They have great burgers, and have the jute boxes on every table. That's a really fun place to go.

What about you??

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

Zhou's Mongolian Chicken...

Mmm...

[wolfsoul]

I only get to go out once a month, because my mom only gets paid once a month. We usually just get Macdonald's ro Wendy's, but my favourite place to eat out is Ruby's. I LOVE smorgs. "D

[Pam]

Red Lobster! YUM!

[Rachel]

For cheap eats, my husband and I like Boston Market, Panera's and Fazolis. There are a couple locally owned breakfast type places that are just pretty good too but you wouldn't recognize the name inasmuch as they are not chain restaurants. Every once in a while I do get a craving for a McDonald's or Wendy's too although getting a tasty burger is not as reliable as it was when they used to make them fresh off the griddle. It really upsets me to see them stick a burger in the microwave. If I wanted something reheated in the microwave, I could eat at home.

We try to be judicious in the number of times we eat at a more pricey restaurant but there are several that we enjoy.

Pam, I have never eaten at a Red Lobster but there is one opening up in my area fairly soon, and I am going to try it.

[lovemyshiba]

I suppose the restaurant where I work doesn't count, because I bring home food from there every day--it is fabulous though--wood fired pizzas, home made pastas, oven baked grinders, and wonderful salads--yummy!!!!

For celebrating things, we like to go to a few local places The Gamble Mill, The Victorian Manor are two we have been to lately.

We eat out a lot, but I just love Otto's (another local place), Allen Street Grill (local again), and Mario and Luigis (local again). I'm really not a big fan of chain restaurants, and we have a lot of locally owned places here.

[Cincy'sMom]

About once a week we will get take out, either a pizza, Chinese or chicken wings.

My favorite resteruants are thankfully not one's I can go to often ( I could never afford it!) They are Emeril's (we've been to the 2 in Orlando and have reservations at one in Vags for Nov) and Fulton's Crab House, also in Orlando.

Another Favorite is Uno's, but the closest is Ann Arbor ( about an hour away) For Ribs, my favortie places are Burbanks (Cincinnati) and Corky's (Nashville/Memphis).

Locally, if we go out, it is often to local resteraunts, not many chains. The include Mancy's (Steak House/Italian), The Real Seafood, Cousno's ( Steak House), Dolce Vita (Italian), Koto Buki (Japanese), El Camino (Mexican), and I could go on

[Kfamr]

I don't really have one.

I'm not much of a seafood person, and my parents ALWAYS want to go to Crabby Bills. I always just order a small salad.

[neko1]

I love Golden Sakura- the hibachi tables are so much fun! And I also love Panera's.

[shais_mom]

I love seafood so Red Lobster is right up there. We have a local place that makes awesome salads. Its called Mugsy's.
Joe's Crab Shake.
Cheddars
Subway.
Findlay (where the dog park is) has 2 fabulous Japanese restaurents that have AWESOME sushi.
And Quizno's.
That is all I can think of off the top of my head!!

[mugsy]

Logan's Steakhouse and Outback Steakhouse.

[ParNone]

I don't eat out much anymore, but there are some incredibly
good restaurants around here, which is probably one reason
for our number 1 fattest city rating.

When I do eat out, my favorite is Mexican food... well Tex-Mex
really. I find the chain ones a lil' too yankeeified, so although
I'll eat at them, they don't rate as faves. I also find it best to
steer clear of Mexican food, once leaving the Texas area, because
you never know what you're going to get. We ate at a place
in Arkansas and the meal had a Soy sauce flavor to it. Yuck!
Also tried a place in Boston that was suppose to be one of
the best in the city. Oh my gosh! Knew I was in trouble when
the chips and salsa, consisted of Doritos. This place would have
been lucky to get 2 stars out of 5 in Texas.

Anyway, my favorite Tex-Mex restaurant is "Mamacita's". No
Doritos here. They make their own flour tortillas and chips
fresh. Mmmmmm.... Love the "Fajitas" there.

On vacation a few months ago, I had an awesome "Tostada", at
a restaurant between Houston and Austin, but can not remember
the name of it. Gonna have to search that place out again on
my next trip towards Austin.

Par...

[Foam]

Areba (sP?) is good..I heart Mexican Food...
Uhhhhhhhhhh..............I don't know

[aly]

I'm a single college student so I eat out too often

I like Olive Garden (Italian), Chick-fil-A, Boston Market, Super Bowl (local Chinese), Guadalajara's (Mexican), Subway, and pretty much all the fast food chains

[dukedogsmom]

Boston Lobster Feast in Orlando. All you can eat Lobster and everything else. They even have steak. Second choice is Olive Garden.