NNTP-Posting-Date: 23 Feb 2001 23:02:59 GMT X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.74 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en Xref: usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu dc.dining:18861 Luke R. wrote: > Once again I need your dining advice. We will be staying at Frederick, > Maryland, with the intention of going out to eat. I don't know the > first thing about the town or its restaurants. We plan to eat well > while we're there, but we always prefer good tasting food over the bells > and whistles of expensive resturants. So far I've noticed that the two > don't necessarily go hand in hand. So, are there any Frederick experts > out there? We're leaving tomorrow. Thanks again in advance. There is a restaurant downtown called Tarasco (sp) that I have enjoyed a number of times especially if you are a wino. Italian, wood fired pizzas and other good things. Another place I used to enjoy was Old South Mountain Inn but I don't know if it is still open.
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NNTP-Posting-Date: 24 Feb 2001 02:53:16 GMT X-Newsreader: MicroPlanet Gravity v2.30 Xref: usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu dc.dining:18863 Someone wrote: > Hello all, > > Once again I need your dining advice. We will be staying at Frederick, > Maryland, with the intention of going out to eat. I don't know the > first thing about the town or its restaurants. We plan to eat well > while we're there, but we always prefer good tasting food over the bells > and whistles of expensive resturants. So far I've noticed that the two > don't necessarily go hand in hand. So, are there any Frederick experts > out there? We're leaving tomorrow. Thanks again in advance. > > Luke Roan > Luke, My first comment is: "sheesh"! Short notice plus no indication of what sort of food you prefer do not make for solid recommendations... Anyway, if you're into the prime rib/steak sort of stuff, go to the Red Horse. Dutch's Daughter arguably has the best crab cakes and other "Mid Atlantic" type stuff in the area. For Italian, check out Di Francesco's and/or Tauraso's. For Chinese, I like the Lotus, though the China Garden has also come through on occasion. If you find yourself East of Frederick, check out Mealey's in New Market. Bottom line is that there are plenty of very good-to-execllent places to eat in Frederick, literally too many to mention, without some guidance. What's your pleasure -- Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Indian, Grits, BBQ or...?? Good luck, Bob
Luke R. wrote: >Also, on the earlier thread about good pie, Noah recommended trying the >Barbara Fritchie's Candystick restaurant, so we'll probably go there for some >dessert. Hey, thanks for the short-order tips! Oh my. Try 44 North on Market street. That's about the best food:value in Frederick. There are some other possibilities: Hana's for Korean, although she's short staffed and you might have to wait a _long_ time. Wag's on Market street. for sandwiches, burgers and Budweiser. It's smoky. It's a bar. I've heard the Callahan's on Rosemont (Hood College exit of 15) is good, but the smoke level there was too intimidating for me to dine in. Best Sandwiches and funky ambiance is Frisco's over in the industrial park area South of Frederick. Ask for directions. They make excellent, eclectic food and have a fine sense of humor. I eat lunch there often. You could dine in the fabulous Brewer's Alley on Market Street! Slipshod service and half-filled beer glasses. I would not recommend them. Their pizza, if you make it that far, is tired and cliche. Come on, if you're Cajun, you don't eat pizza, now. Does someone have a Marketing degree? Everything there seems to be Cajun. Except the attitude which is extremely superficial, and arrogant in an unsophisticated way. They do have: single malt scotch (wrong ones) and allow cigar smoking -- marketing mode again. The beer, when you're served a properly filled glass, is fair. I'm not going to get into Barley and Hops. Oy! Beware the Benz Street Raw Bar. I was served rotten mollusks there and had to _argue_ over not paying the bill. They also like to serve their draft Guinness in plastic cups. Oh man. From the wine list and wait staff's conversation in the bar, I'd certainly not recommend The Province restaurant. Caveat emptor. Seafood in Frederick? Oxymoron. The Red Horse? Okay, but your steak might taste a little like a Marlborough. Barbara Fritchie's is fair. If you don't know exactly what you want when the waitress takes your order, she'll give you such an intimidating look you might lose your appetite. ;) Tauraso's is overrated and overpriced. Who wants to wait 45 minutes for a four slice, ten dollar pizza? And the wine list? Serious inflation mode. Actually, the best "take out" meal my family enjoys is getting chicken breasts and Greek salads from the Chicken Basket restaurant in the shopping center by the Motter Street exit of 15 North. Near the Weiss market. They are sincere and make very good fried Chicken and awesome Greek salads. Breakfast at Lohr's on the East side of town. Just breakfast. Luke's Pizza is passable. They know how to make and dress a salad and their pizza is pretty good. Best in Frederick (using the pizza is good if it tastes like pizza made in the general metropolitan New York area criteria). The Orchard is often recommended. I've not eaten there yet. Then there's Sheetz... try the Shmuffins... I've lived in Frederick for three years. I love to eat. When dining out, I travel to D.C. and Montgomery county. Traffic on 270 in the eve isn't too bad. Good luck! Adam