The restaurants listed below are ones I have
been to and would go to again. Some are very casual and some are upscale. Other
than the listing by city, the list is in no particular order. Unfortunately,
some of these restaurants may no longer be in business. I'm slowly adding links
as I find them. Comments and suggestions are welcomed.
A good source for restaurant info for the
Boston area (with links to a few other cities) is http://www.bostonchefs.com.
Tucson, Arizona
El Charro
Cafe Terra Cotta
Cafe Poca Cosa
Ocotillo Cafe
The Gold Room (at the Westward Look
Resort
Casa Molina
New Mexico
Sadie's, Albuquerque
Frontier Restaurant, Albuquerque
High Finance, Sandia Peak
The Monte Carlo, Grants
The Mine Shaft Tavern, Madrid (it's an experience!)
Blue Corn Cafe, Santa Fe
Cafe Pasqual, Santa Fe
Coyote Cafe, Santa Fe
For great margaritas (La Ultima served by Robert): the bar at the Old Town Inn
in Albuquerque
For margaritas and sunset: the Bell Tower Bar at La Fonda, Santa Fe
San Antonio, Texas
Boudro's (the prickly pear margaritas are
a must!)
La Mansion (for Sunday brunch)
Zuni Grill
County Line BBQ
Presidio
Manduca
Bill Miller's BBQ
New Orleans, Louisiana
Emeril's
NOLA
Commander's Palace
Court of Two Sisters
The Gumbo Shop
Mother's
Galatoire's
Brennan's
Mulate's
Alex Patout's
K-Paul's
Mr. B's Bistro
Rita's
Cafe Du Monde
Central Grocery (for take-out muffulettas)
Napoleon House
Cuvee
Arnaud's
Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse
The Palace Cafe
Bourbon House
Belle Forche
Acme Oyster House
Broussard's
Cobalt
Herbsaint
Restaurant August
Muriel's
Orange County, California
Napa Rose
Bluewater Grill
Oysters
Roy's of Newport Beach
Chimayo Grill
Y Arriba, Y Arriba
Aysia 101
Hook's Pointe
Vancouver, British Columbia
The Fish House in Stanley Park
Rain City Grill
Liliget Feast House (First Nation cuisine)
Seattle, Washington
Dahlia Lounge
Obachine
"The Restaurant" at the Hotel Edgewater
Chicago, Illinois
Mantuano's
Frontera Grill & Topolobampo
Blackhawk Lodge
Chicago Chop House
Heaven on Seven
Philadelphia, PA
Circa
Magnolia Cafe
Ithaca, NY and the Finger Lakes
Just a Taste
Belhurst Castle (Geneva, NY
Kayuga
Madeline's
Turback's
The Nines (good pizza memories from my college days)
Stonecat Cafe
Stella's
Village Tavern, Hammondsport
Esperanza Mansion
Maxie's Supper Club
New York, NY
Haveli
Tapika
Pomaire
Victor's
The Russian Tea Room
Las Vegas, NV (Don't Ask)
Border Grille
Coyote Cafe
Emeril's Fish House
The Grand Wok
Denver, CO
Vesta Dipping Grill
The Fort
Denver Chop House
Cadillac Ranch
Rock Bottom Brewery
Dixon's
Denver Buffalo Company
Rocky Mountain Diner
San Francisco, CA, the Bay Area, Napa, and
Sonoma
Aqua
Bix
The Stinking Rose
Prego
Mackey's (Palo Alto)
Madrona Manor (Healdsburg)
Brava Terrace (St. Helena)
Il Fornaio (Palo Alto)
Nola (Palo Alto)
Nashville, TN (Don't Ask)
Wild Horse Saloon
Jack's BBQ
Old Hickory Steakhouse
Big River Grill and Brewing Company
Orlando, FL (all at WDW)
Flying Fish
Maya Grill
Marrakesh
Boston, Cambridge, and surrounding areas
East Coast Grill
Jae's Cafe
Elephant Walk
Grill 23
Rialto
Salamander
Cottonwood Cafe
Midwest Grill (Brazilian BBQ)
Narita
Sakura Bana
Guyahama
Boston Beer Works
Back Bay Brewing Co.
Legal Seafood
Legal C Bar
The Barking Crab (best when it's warm enough to sit on the patio)
Turner Fisheries
Anago
Village Smokehouse
Redbones
Bison County (Waltham, MA)
Dixie Kitchen
Woody's
Magnolia's
Chez Henri
Koreana
Blue Ribbon BBQ (primarily takeout) (Arlington, MA)
Pho Pasteur
Laurel
Torch
Baja
Morton's
The Oak Room
Tennessee's (BBQ - takeout only)
Kokopelli Chili Company
Taberna de Haro
Austin Grill
Mary Chung
Sel de la Terre
Olives
Kingfish Hall
Emma's
Ginza
Icarus
Bricco
Salts
Bomboa
No. 9 Park
Locke-Ober
75 Chestnut
Maison Robert
Stars on Huntington
Hamersley's Bistro
Blu
Jer-ne
Biba
Metro
Brasserie Jo
Bonfire
Harvest
Sibling Rivalry
Orleans
Elsewhere in New England
Agora (Providence, Rhode Island)
Harraseeket Lunch & Lobster (South Freeport, Maine, aka, So.Free.ME)
Harraseeket Inn (Freeport, Maine)
The Broad Arrow Tavern (Freeport, Maine)
Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier (Kittery Point, Maine)
Ogunquit Lobster Pound (Ogunquit, Maine)
Portsmouth Brewing Co. (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
Federal Jack's Brew Pub (Kennebunkport, Maine)
Jonathan's (Ogunquit, Maine)
The Cliff House (York/Ogunquit, Maine)
Maine Diner (Wells, Maine)
Barnacle Billy's (Ogunquit, Maine)
just about any clam shack along the coast of New England
The Maritimes
Baddeck's Lobster Suppers (Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia)
The Water-Prince Corner Shop (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island)
Savannah, Georgia
Bistro Savannah
Sapphire Grill
The Old Pink House
Charleston, South Carolina
Peninsula Grill
Magnolia's
Poogan's Porch
Hilton Head, South Carolina
Charleston's
The Old Oyster Factory
Hudson's
Juleps'
Red Fish
Charlie's Crab
Beaufort, South Carolina
Saltus River Grille