Mark D. wrote: > Top Ten, in no particular order: > Best meal-- Farrington House Nana's > > Best consistent restaurant -- Parizade Nana's > > Best inconsistent restaurant -- Nana's Fishmongers > > Best sushi -- Fuji (hwy 54 and55 in RTP) Waraji > > Best Easter/Mothers Day Brunch-- Parizade > Best Italian meal -- Vespa in 1998 (not as good today and service is now > terrible) Vespa > > Best Chinese dish -- Jan Pong at China Express on hwy 54 in RTP Jellyfish salad at the place next to Colony Movie theatre (damn y2k glitches affecting my memory) > > Best Dim Sum -- Used to be Mandarin House, but that is no longer (yes I > know that it is reopened under a similar name, but not as good), now > China One China One > > Second Best Chinese dish -- Ho Fun at the Orient Garden Jan Pong at China Express if we are counting Korean as Chinese, otherwise Melon soup at the same place mentioned above next to Colony. > > Best Pizza -- Randy's eat-in (huge and fresh slices, but eat in is > better than take-out) Lilly's > > > Honorable mention > Best sandwiches -- Capi's in RTP, Rudino's Eggplant Parmagian Sub, > Randy's subs I'd go with Dalat's Subs - everything else is pretty generic and not too special. Capi's is good, but it's more about bang for the buck than a culinary experience. > > Best Chinese buffet -- Ten Ten in Raleigh > Best NC barbeque -- Bullock's Cooper's > > Best Ribs -- Red, Hot and Blue or annual Rib Festival > Best diner food -- Broad St. Diner or 501 or Park Dinber > Best breakfasts -- Elmo's > Best Mexican food -- none really in Triangle, a major flaw of the area Here's where we got a problem. You have got to go try Taquiera Mi Puebla today! They serve "authentic" Mexican food. This place is one of the true ethnic gems in the Triangle. They are located on 98 at 70 next to the police station. Awesome food. Shame on you for not knowing about this place, and you frequent Durham. > > Best Greek food -- Taverna Nikos Spartacus > > Best Quick Meal -- Foster's > Best Hamburger -- Fat Daddy's ??? I'd have to say Harrison's Bar and Grill. > > Best Greasy Hamburger -- Used to be Top Hat Bar and Grill when they were > on Broad St., Now Char Grill > Best Coffee/Dessert place -- Mad Hatter > Best Ice Cream -- Francesca's > Best Indian food -- Sunam's ??? Bombay Grill > > > WISH LIST: Maybe for the next decade, the restaurant community could > bring us: > Really good service -- anywhere > Great Mexican food We already got it. > > A really great Italian restaurant > Great Thai food > More Chili Cookoff's or Rib festivals. > Great French food > One or two more world-class restaurants. > > Again, just my opinion. Thanks to the restaruanteurs who worked hard to > make a top ten list possible. Would love to hear your opinions on your > top 10 or more > > Happy New Year > > Mark
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