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After having Pierre Herme in Paris, I was hooked on macarons (like many of the previous posts). I have tried them in the States and have thus far been slightly disappointed... However, on a recent trip to NYC, a friend had brought me some that were absolutely amazing (delicate structure with a refined taste) that took me right back to Paris. I only wish that they would ship these outside of NY! But if you live in the city, do yourself a favor and check out:
www.bisousciao.com

We'll vote twice for Petsi Pies in Somerville, Ma. My son & I are huge pie fans & her pies are way up there among the best we've eaten.

Another Robyn (albeit with one n) who is as obsessed with French macarons as I am! (By the way, only six more days until the arrival of Pierre Hermé's églantine, figue & foie gras macarons.) You have rounded out my macaron education - thank you very much - and I totally agree with your run-down on what makes a good macaron. I will send all inquiries on macarons to your posting, from now on. My office is located between the new Pierre Hermé (on rue Cambon) and Laduree (on rue Royal), so perhaps I'll see you at one of the two on your next trip to Paris!

Robynn (in Paris)

I must say I was shocked to see a list for the Southeast without Smyrna, GA listed...Kenny's Key Lime Pie?
They make all their pies fresh at their facility in Smyrna, better than any pie I've ever had in Key West. They squeeze the fruit fresh on site, make an authentic crust and freeze them directly after juicing. You can taste the difference instantly. Thanks for the southeast list, I'm ready to hit the road! Anybody with me?

Oh my gosh - a garlic restaurant! Brilliant!

eatorama - ever heard of "Cheeburger Cheeburger"? They do something like that, with all the crazy toppings & whatnot. Give 'em a google search sometime, check out the website. We got one in LR about a year ago (or so), but... honestly... when I went there it was all hype and not a lot of delivery.

Pizza! oh...i guess its been done.

Where's the grilled cheese in Ohio??? I wanna go...

Went to S'Mac in Manchester, CT last fall...not incredible, but not bad. Was fun for our kids.

I used to love the chain Noodles & Co. when I worked in suburban Detroit...they had every kind of noodle dish, from pad Thai to mushroom stroganoff, to noodle salads. They also had fresh-baked flatbread served with large pats of butter that was almost yummier than the noodles.

My personal choice, though...mushrooms. Mushroom risotto, mushroom soup, and I imagine you could do all kinds of dishes using portobellos to replace meat...stir-fries, sandwiches, etc. Not sure what you'd do for dessert though...maybe those mushroom-shaped chocolate truffles??

Lobster. Mmmm, I could even eat it for breakfast!

"Garlique's", everything with garlic. Appetizers, soups and main dishes... I'll just bet some creative minds out there would have some dessert ideas too! Maybe baked apples/pears with a melted garlic cheese...

Lemons is a good one too!

OK, I actually went to bed thinking about this last night (sad, I know). I would open a grilled cheese restaurant. Just think of the possibilities. You could have the sample Mild Cheddar or Colby on White bread, but you could also do much more whimsical and creative sandwiches as well. For the vegans you could have Grilled Soycheese. If any of you start this, please cite me in the liner notes of your menu.

Only Small sandwiches on dinner size rolls including sliders, ham and cheese, tuna, chicken salad etc. etc. etc.

You could even have an all you can eat small sandwich buffet.

This would also lead to a large catering and party-size to go side business.

Some college kids in Miami opened The Cereal Bowl across from UM. You can actually add things like Snow Caps and Marshmallow Fluff to Frosted Flakes. I'm slipping into a diabetic coma just thinking about it...

But I agree with PerkyMac - Lemons. Yum!

I'm sure there are plenty of restaurants that do this already but I'd open one that served everything on a stick...cuz almost everything tastes better on a stick.