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I also could have read more about Dolcezza or the criminally underrated Northside.

Also, @LizLemon: your complaint about Peregrine is one I've heard from many in the district (and at both locations). However, my old, corporate law working, non facial hair having self has never been on the receiving end of any condescension or blatant acts of hipstery there ordering in my work clothes. And I most definitely have at some of the other places mentioned here *cough*CHINATOWN*cough*. I wonder what it is that makes the place so off putting to some.

Kreuz please!

A few of my favorite things:

The dungeness crab, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich at Ivar's in SEA is awesome but only available mornings.

Noshville at BNA has the goods delivered over from the actual restaurant, meaning you can get a killer pastrami on rye with pickles to go for a flight.

There is an Acme before security at MSY if you need a last minute poor boy or dozen chargrilled oysters.

Salt Lick is worth the praise if you're killing time in AUS, but the brisket I had at Cousin's in DFW was even better. Now if only Houston would step up their game.

For dogs, CVG has a Gold Star Chili, and MDW has a Superdawg. I've been known to fly into MDW on purpose for that but now I need to the Bayless joint.

I'll echo the praise for One Flew South in ATL but I can't help but mention that the single best order of Popeye's I've ever had was in terminal A. The constant stream of customers meant you were getting chicken as fresh as they could make it.

SE - you could/should totally do an airport eats column... airport eating guides are not easy to come by.

shockingly, Jack Daniel's TN Honey is not bad at all

@capitolheel

Couldn't have said it better myself. The restaurant isn't aiming to appeal to locals so much as workers and tourists looking for a cheap bite that isn't Cosi or Starbucks. And that's a perfectly fair business model that I can't begrudge, the food is middling at best (although at least a whole pie gets you melted cheese). Like you, I don't know of anyone who goes to WTP or GSE for anything other than a soda, shake, or a surprisingly cheap (for the hill) draft beer.

Kenji - did you have any issues with the WTP menu, whose toppings combinations read to me as a 'greatest hits' collection of other, better regarded, pizzerias? I know there are only so many toppings out there in the world, but still...

Spike's response on twitter: "@Sharkbitenyc hamburger today has no clue, the reference to not having to rest the meat is hilarious... just keep eating leave cooking to us"

The stretch of Pennsylvania Ave where Spike's burger/pizza joints are is right on capitol hill and super close to tons of people looking for a cheap(ish) quick(ish) lunch. It's also been a bit of a culinary wasteland for a long time. Good Stuff is good at best, but it still raised the bar for people who work in that area. Aaaaand, that's about the nicest thing I can say about the place. "Good Stuff - totally better than Cosi."

Anyone with a car/better work location knows there are real burgers in the DMV worth making a pilgrimage to. This is definitely not one of them.

Are you hinting that tomorrow we get a grill tandoori chicken recipe?

*crosses fingers*

The funny thing about this is that since Katrina, Willie Mae's (your first post) is actually the bigger tourist trap.

Not including the hom bao from Mee Sum Pastry is fightin' words by omission! While your picks are all good choices, I'd also suggest the breakfast sandwiches at I Love NY Deli and roast beef sandwiches from Three Girls Bakery. But that hom bao. Oh man...

I agree with Pag's and Northlake, and I'd add in Atlantic Street Pizza as well.

In Tacoma, Cloverleaf and Katie Down's are the old standbys, but Puget Sound Pizza and Harmon Hub get a lot of media love as well. All 4 are worth checking out if anyone ever heads to the South Sound.

Pretty sure the "Asian slant", $6 price point, and leading off with Ba Xuyen are just continued internet butthurt over the Times article from 2 weeks ago. We get it. It wasn't a great blog post. Trying to shoehorn slices of pancakes and buns into a sandwich slideshow is pretty silly though.

Why don't we all call a truce over that egg and potato sandwich - good lord that looks pretty awesome.

Why has the food section of The Stranger always been so lousy? I've never understood but it's always hype and big-upping places where the staff goes to drink.