Mike F. wrote: >We're going to spend the weekend in Charm City (Baltimore, hon) next weekend. >We've had some blah meals in Horrible Place and some good meals in Fell's Point. > But we want to expand our horizons a bit. Can anyone recommend any good cheap >to moderately priced restaurants in Baltimore. Any cuisine is find, although >I'd be especially interested in hearing about Mexican and Greek. Thanks!! If by "expand our horizons" you mean some different neighborhoods, you might try one of the following: o Banjaro's in South Baltimore (somewhere around the 1100 block of South Charles Street, I think) has great Indian food. And if you have time, you can head around the corner and get some great locally-brewed beer at Sisson's brewpub on Cross Street. Sisson's also has good food, but it might be a bit on the expensive side. o Ikaros, on Eastern Avenue in Greektown (east of Highlandtown which is east of Fells Point) has possibly the best Greek food in Baltimore. There's also two new Mexican places in Fells Point: Lista's in Brown's Wharf on Thames Street (where Surfside Sally's used to be if you remember that horrible place), and El Taquito's on Eastern Avenue (I think, it's possible it's really on Fleet Street). I've been to Lista's and it's mostly pretty good, although it was uneven at times (it was only their first week). Their Chile Verde Soup is to die for, and the Menudo's pretty good too! I also recommend the Chipotle Pepper Chicken. I haven't been to El Taquito's myself, but some friends of mine love it. It sounds a lot less fancy then Lista's, and I'm not even sure if they have a liquor license. Hal Laurent Baltimore Maryland [email removed]
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>>We're going to spend the weekend in Charm City (Baltimore, hon) next weekend. >>We've had some blah meals in Horrible Place and some good meals in Fell's >>Point. >> But we want to expand our horizons a bit. Can anyone recommend any good cheap >>to moderately priced restaurants in Baltimore. Any cuisine is find, although >>I'd be especially interested in hearing about Mexican and Greek. Thanks!! > o Ikaros, on Eastern Avenue in Greektown (east of Highlandtown which > is east of Fells Point) has possibly the best Greek food in > Baltimore. a fine suggestion for Greek... the food is great, the helpings are enourmous. and it's inexpensive. the appitizers are wonderful, but are usually the size of a normal main course. they range from $4-$7 i think. the entrees range from $7-12 i think. you'll still have either lunch or dinner the next day. i've never had a chance to try dessert, although they all sound wonderful. the fried calamari is BAD for you, but it tastes oh so GOOD. >There's also two new Mexican places in Fells Point: Lista's in Brown's ^^^^^^^ >Wharf on Thames Street (where Surfside Sally's used to be if you remember >that horrible place), and El Taquito's on Eastern Avenue (I think, it's ^^^^^^^^^^ Lista's: haven't tried this place, but i get the impression that it's Ameri-Mex. for REAL Mexican in Fells Point, try the El Taquito Mexicano (or something like that) on Eastern Ave. between S. Broadway and S. Anne. they're food is wonderful, AUTHENTIC and really INEXPENSIVE. they're cheese tamales are to die for ($4 for 3 large tamales), and their soft tacos (choice of bean, chicken, beef, pork, tongue...) with cilantro are out of this world. they're also about $4. the most expensive thing on the menu is $6 i think. yum. the most authentic Mex i've had outside of Mexico. no liquour license, although they MAY allow you to bring your own. alekz
I have to agree with Alex and Hal on their choices of greek and mexican food. Actually any of the restaurants on eastern avenue in greektown are good, but ikaras is probably the best. I would also reccomend PETEs pub in fells point, its on allicana street, and it's really just a hole in the wall with about 5 tables. each night they have three items on the menu and the food is superb. They offer a soup (which can be a meal it's so big) and two entrees which come with salad and excellent homemade bread. They usually offer a tex-mex dish on the weekends. The bar itself is a biker bar, not the traditional one you have in mind, but definately the thirty something bmw/harley set. Interesting place with great beers. try it. *************************************************************************** This message was sent via digitalNATION On-Line Services 703.642.0453 dN: The Largest Free On-Line Service Known to Man!? Send [email removed] for more information! ***************************************************************************
Mike F. wrote: >We're going to spend the weekend in Charm City (Baltimore, hon) next weekend. >We've had some blah meals in Horrible Place and some good meals in Fell's Point. > But we want to expand our horizons a bit. Can anyone recommend any good cheap >to moderately priced restaurants in Baltimore. Any cuisine is find, although >I'd be especially interested in hearing about Mexican and Greek. Thanks!! > I'm partial to an extremely informal Italian place (in Little Italy) called Amici's. Very casual, cozy, friendly, delicious, inexpensive, gargantuan portions, and not far from the Baltimore Brewing Company brewpub.
This is my first posting to a newsgroup, so I ask for a certain degree of tolerance for my errors.
I remain very partial to Bertha's at Broadway and Lancaster Street in Fell's Point. Its owners, Tony and Laura Norris, were the seeds of the revitalization of that area, beginning more than twenty years ago. In addition to really good seafood, their paella is exceptional for its quality and almost-ancillary entrees [Chicken Bartholomew, for one] are flavorful. One thing that impresses me greatly is the longevity and loyalty of the staff, which is reflected under almost the most trying of circumstances in superb service and a friendly demeanor. Some staff came to Bertha's years ago as working students and have continued there far beyond their graduate educations -- one has an M.F.A. and another has a Ph.D. in Classics and teaches Latin as another job. The ambiance is interesting from a number of viewpoints, not least the eclectic decor -- but, for me, it is the realization that the establishment -- which occupies basically three old houses -- is in some of the oldest structures in Baltimore. Recently, one of the local historial groups prepared a map showing the sites of all the buildings extant in Baltimore that were built before 1800 -- and at least two of Bertha's buildings were among them. The "old dining room" [first on the left as you come into the dining area] dates from about 1790. In spite of the extra care the Norris's take to ensure high quality and good preparation, it is still possible for two to have dinner for less than forty dollars. No pretensions here -- unlike so much of dining in Washington -- just good food, well prepared.
Thank you for the time for this message.
Frank Young