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  • Kin Shop: The delectable Thai fare at this new West Village restaurant in New York proves that Top Chef alum Harold Dieterle is a champ on and off screen. The Goat Massaman Curry, "rich with shallots, toasted coconut, dry chile," and melt-in-your-mouth braised goat neck, was one of the night's many hits.
  • San Francisco Neapolitan: Flour +Water are only two of the many ingredients that go into the pizza at this San Francisco "Cali-politan" restaurant of the same name.
  • Oddly Specific Pizza: Daniel Zemans has labeled the pies at Joe's Italian Villa in Bridgeview, IL "Midwest tavern thin crust." Similar to Chicago-style thin crust, the shredded in-house mozzarella and "crisp, cracker-thin, yeast-free crust" make the oddly specific pies at this 60+ year old institution worthwhile.
  • Pastrami Burger: The epitome of excess, the gigantic pastrami burger at The Hat in Pasadena, CA, takes a bland patty and turns it into a "salty, rich mess of flavor that delivers one of those deeply satisfying, over-the-tip mouthfuls that define great burgers."
  • Spicy & Tasty: The food at this Flushing Sichuan restaurant in Queens mostly lives up to its name. While some of the dishes lacked sufficient Sichuan peppercorns, the Shredded Dry Beef with Spicy Sauce, "stir-fried with fermented soy bean, celery, chili peppers, and Sichuan peppercorns," was nothing short of "sado-masochistic capsicum-powered self-flagellation."
  • Good Burgers In Chicago: The burgers at Stable Kitchen & Bar in Chicago are more than decent, but the greatness that should come with a $15 burger just isn't there.

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Post a Comment | Posted by Tom Sullivan, November 6, 2010 at 1:00 PM
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  • Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger: It might remind you of Five Guys, but this Ann Arbor, MI burger joint's "super-smashed" burgers are in a league of their own.
  • Bakery Pizza: A potential hidden gem, the pizza at House of Cakes in Chicago unfortunately falls short of excellence with decidedly ordinary cheese, sauce, and way too much olive oil, which soaked through the crust and stained the cardboard box below.
  • Osteria Morini: Ed gives his seal of approval to Michael White's new downtown Italian restaurant in New York.
  • Upper East Side Mexican: Paty's Tacos (not a typo) in NYC serves up excellent Mexican fare to a mostly Mexican crowd. Madison Priest thought the gigantic huarache, with chorizo, queso blanco, white beans, salsa fresca, lettuce, and a few avocado slices was "flavorful and delicious," the best dish on the cart's entire menu.
  • 'Pomo Pizzeria Napoletana: The area's first VPN-certified pizzeria, this Neapolitan-style joint in Scottsdale, AZ serves up a mean pie.

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Post a Comment | Posted by Tom Sullivan, October 30, 2010 at 5:00 PM
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  • $4 Burger Bargain: Four bucks at one sixtyblue gets you one of the best burger deals in Chicago: an enormous Dietzler Farms beef patty on a pretzel bun, served with a side of fries. Toppings, ranging from various cheeses to hunks of fried foie gras, are extra, but it's hard to mind too much.
  • Deep Dish Disappointment: The deep dish pizza at L'asso in New York's SoHo disappoints with a lack of toppings and a crust that was so "crisp and arid that it was hard to cut." The oversauced Margherita DOC didn't fare much better.
  • Back Yard Burgers: It's unclear if they use fresh meat or not, but if they do, the Back Yard Burgers in Ozark, MO, has somehow made it "have the same textural and flavor qualities as frozen burgers." The result? Definitely not as good as a patty from your own grill.
  • The Hurricane Club: Despite the "smack of colonialism and cultural misappropriation" that this new tropical-themed restaurant in Manhattan evokes, the food is seriously delicious. Nick Solares particularly enjoyed the "Jenga-stacked" baby back ribs, which were "glazed in honey and littered with Thai basil, mint, and crispy disks of fried lotus root."
  • Neighborhood Pizza: An unassuming suburban pizza joint in Stickney, IL, Villa Nova Pizzeria serves up a great Chicago thin crust pie. The crust, run through a roller, had a certain "crisp lightness" and an amazing depth of flavor.

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Post a Comment | Posted by Tom Sullivan, October 23, 2010 at 5:00 PM
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  • Hill Country Chicken: The "serious, counter-service Southern-fried chicken and pie restaurant" from the folks who brought us Hill Country in New York has a ton of things to choose from on its expansive menu, but the skin-on fried chicken that "exhibits the cosmic one-ness between the crust and the skin" is the menu must-have.
  • "Very Good" Burgers: The Craftsman burgers at 26 Beach in Marina Del Ray, CA are "very good," with a lot of unusual, unique offerings. The Katsu's Original California Roll Burger, a burger topped with a california roll, had a great "salty, soy and seaweed combination" of flavors.
  • Jersey Dogs: Galloping Hill Inn may be one of the few places in New Jersey "that really does use a 'specially made dog,'" writes Hawk Krall.
  • Coco Pazzo: The pizzas on this Chicago Tuscan restaurant's menu offer a variety of excellent, well-executed topping options and perfectly cooked crust. The Funghi e Gorgonzola pie, with mild gorgonzola, butternut squash puree, a variety of mushrooms, house cured pancetta and thyme, was "as creative as it was delicious."
  • Mark Sliders: A new griddle, a new review. Nick Solares takes back his less than favorable verdict on this Manhattan slider joint, citing the new gas-powered grill (with a cast iron top) as doing an "excellent job of cooking sliders to soft, gooey perfection."

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Post a Comment | Posted by Tom Sullivan, October 16, 2010 at 5:00 PM
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  • Almost Southern Comfort: While much of the food at Peels in New York looked great on the plate, many of the dishes, such as the quintessential fried chicken, fell flat due to lack of seasoning. A little salt can (apparently) go a long way.
  • Triple Bypass Burger: Topped with fried bacon and onion rings and sandwiched between two grilled cheeses, this cheeseburger at John Howie Steak in Bellevue, WA, certainly lives up to its unsettling name.
  • Pizza in Buenos Aires: Carey Jones was impressed with the "tender, airy interior" of the thick crust and copious toppings of the unique pizza at El Cuartito in Buenos Aires.
  • Taco Stand Burger: Who'da thought that Yuca's, an LA taco stand, would make a fabulous burger? Not contributor Damon Gambuto, who was surprised by the "heaps of lacy crust" and the "salty crunch" of the barely there patty sandwiched between a forgettable commercial bun.
  • Una Pizza Napoletana: The Slice crew visits Una Pizza Napoletana's new San Francisco location and, unsurprisingly, felt like they were "tasting Neapolitan pizza as they'd never tasted it before." Everything from the "elastic pull of the springy crust" to the "creamy mozzarella" was jaw-droppingly delicious.

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1 Comment | Posted by Tom Sullivan, October 9, 2010 at 5:00 PM
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This Week In Eating Out

  • Ramen Wars: The battle is over, and the ramen at Hide-chan Ramen in Midtown East comes out as the best in New York, with an outstanding broth featuring "bits of flavorful and tender pork fat floating on the surface." Even the worst, however, wasn't half bad.
  • Artichoke Basille's: Maggie Hoffman checks out the new sit-down branch of this popular New York pizzeria. While the pizza was delicious, the erracticly cooked crust, "toasty-crisp, sometimes too stiff to bite through, while the rest dissolved completely," made for messy eating.
  • Mac 'N Cheeseburger: While it seems like a good idea on paper, what you get in reality with this mac 'n cheese topped burger at Dillon's Irish Pub & Grill in Los Angeles is "a good patty covered in some good mac 'n cheese, and the thought that they don't need to be combined."
  • Perplexing Pizza: Daniel Zemans attempts to categorize the raw pizza at Raw in Chicago, but ends up deciding that it "defies categorization." The wheat berry crust and "fresh tomatoes and heatless jalapenos," are only part of the so-called "bad molecular gastronomy nightmare."
  • FoodParc:Ed Levine eats through the great (the "juicy, beefy LaFrieda blend burger" at 3B) and the not so great (the "chewy and not particularly flavorful" Short Rib Bun at Red Farm) eats of this fancy, hyper-modern food court.

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Post a Comment | Posted by Tom Sullivan, October 2, 2010 at 5:00 PM
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  • Bacon, Bacon, and more Bacon: Nick Solares ate his way through FoodParc's decidedly bacon-filled offerings in Manhattan, ranging from a Benton's bacon egg roll to a bacon pastrami sandwich.
  • Budget Ramen-ya: Hide-chan Ramen's basic tonkotsu ramen has a great porky broth, but the "flavorful tender Berkshire pork neck" from the Pork Toro appetizer was the clear winner of the evening at this New York restaurant.
  • Weiner and Still Champion: The incredibly juicy burgers at this Chicago favorite are delicious, but the deep fried sides on the regular menu, ranging from bacon to gyro, are even better.
  • All Aboard the Pizza Train: Conveniently housed in an Amtrak station in Michigan, Silver Beach Pizza serves up a great Midwestern-style pie with "a rich, airy, crisp golden crust that featured some nice crunchy bites around the outer edges."
  • "Towering" Burgers: The ginormous 1/2 pound Meyer Ranch Angus Beef burgers at Blueprint Cafe in San Diego are a several-napkin affair, made all the better with the addition of asiago-blend mac & cheese.

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2 Comments | Posted by Tom Sullivan, September 25, 2010 at 5:00 PM
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  • A Hidden Gem: Adam Kuban discovers some of the best pizza in the U.S. behind an unremarkable facade at Tomatoes Apizza in Farmington Hills, MI. The New Haven-style pies have a great crust: "thin, crunchy-chewy, flavorful, and strong enough to stand up to the generous amount of sauce ladled on and mozzarella cheese laid atop it."
  • A Great Burger In Mexico?: Apparently so. Rev. Dave Ciancio of Burger Conquest unearthed a great burger at Wicky's in Playa del Carmen. The huge patty, covered with avocado, pepper jack, and chipotle mayo was a great break from his original eating plan: "tacos, followed by more tacos."
  • Non-Kosher Small Plates: Appropriate given the Yiddish meaning of the restaurant's name, Traif's small plates involve a lot of pork, cheese, and shellfish. J. Kenji Lopez-Alt raved about the "well seasoned and perfectly crisp" sweet potato fries (best he's ever had), but felt that the mozzarella-stuffed squash blossoms were nothing more than "expensive mozzarella sticks."
  • Overcooked Burgers: The inventive toppings, ranging from smoked cheddar to Hatch chili, on the H Burger at H Burger Co. in Denver, CO, unfortunately couldn't save the overcooked, bland Angus patty.

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Post a Comment | Posted by Tom Sullivan, September 19, 2010 at 5:00 PM
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  • Fried Everything: Honeychiles in Williamsburg, including The O.G. po'boy, essentially a French fry sandwich, soaked through in roast beef gravy.
  • Juicy Burger: This Los Angeles burger joint offers a great product, but in the end seems like too much of an amalgamation of other burger concept restaurants.
  • Carb and Dairy Coma: Maggie Hoffman finds out that the pies at Loui's Pizza in Hazel Park, Michigan, are definitely all about the gooey cheese and buttery crust, and you don't really need more than a slice to get quite full.
  • A Burger Fit for a King: While Kat Robinson didn't try the King Kookamonga burger, she did have the regular Kookamonga: the char-grilled patty is up to two inches thick throughout, nicely crusted, and slightly charred with a little give.
  • Back to Flushing:Lingbo Li takes us on another Flushing adventure, this time to Flushing Mall's Food Court where every Asian cuisine, from Taiwanese to Japanese, seems to be equally represented.

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Post a Comment | Posted by Tom Sullivan, September 11, 2010 at 5:00 PM
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  • More Than Gin: While the cocktails at Vandaag were notable, Carey Jones was more interested in the food at this roughly Dutch restaurant. "I left with a renewed faith in New York's restaurants to produce something novel and exciting," she writes.
  • Meanwhile, In Chicago: Daniel Zemans checks out the traditional burger at Longman and Eagle, which was "simply phenomenal... grilled rare to perfection."
  • Salerno Pizza: SE'r Gianluca files a report on Pizzeria da Riccardo in Salerno, Italy, where "the pizza lives up to the hype."
  • US Open: Headed to watch tennis? Check out our reviews of the concession stands—and, even better, our guide to great eats in the neighborhoods around the stadium.
  • Half-Great: Traxx in Los Angeles, Damon Gambuto writes, "makes a great patty, but undermines its burger with a substandard bun."

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Post a Comment | Posted by Tom Sullivan, September 4, 2010 at 5:00 PM
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