If I came to your city, where would I eat?
 

If you were here in Orangeburg. This is a small lil country town.

I'd take you to:

Piggly Wiggly - The Deli sells Soul Food. Turkey Wings, Ribs, Fried Fish. Good eating.

The Walnut Room - The Faculty Dining Room at SCSU where the menu varies. Shrimp, Baked Chicken, Baked Fish. Our dining hall caters for events in the city.

Another Pea Patch - More Soul Food. Best cakes and pies.

Ms Tooky's - Home of the One Dollar Breakfast.

There is a new seafood resturant. I've been there twice but I can't remember their name. Lunch menu is a steal.

If you came to New Jersey (south Jersey to be exact) I'd take you to:
Tony's Baltimore Grille- they have the best pizza

Chef Charles- He serves the BEST soul food around

El Coqui- they have really good Puerto Rican food..of course I'd order for you!!!

Maple Wood-elegant dining, great seafood

Wash's Inn- great fried chicken, and we could "Step to the Name of Love" too!!!

The Library- great food!!!!

The Waterway Inn- nice chill spot, over looking the ocean, great food

The Crab Trap-GREAT SEAFOOD!!!!!!!!!!!

Kinda disgusting, but this is the one place you'd have to try, should you ever come to Pittsburgh: Primanti Brothers.

You'd get this:

http://www.primantibrothers.com/imag...dwich-view.jpg

If you came to south central Kansas, you'd have to go to:

Yia Yia - Nice Eurobistro (especially if you like French food)

Saigon - The BEST asian food. Its Vietnamese and I love it ten times better than any chinese food place anywhere.

Pig In/Pig Out - Barbeque - owned/cooked by some country boys from Arkansas. :)

Freddie's Frozen Custard - steakburgers and shakes (can't get any better than that) YUM!

Ben's Chili Bowl

In Downtown Cleveland, Ohio :

Phil The Fire : Home of the Chicken and Waffle.

Paninni's on W.6th : Home of the Famous Overstuff Sandwich.

Alexandera's : The Best Soul Food in Town.

Fat Fish Blue : Best New Orleans Food anywhere.

Okay...Ben's Chili Bowl is a Howard favorite hangout! The best!

If you came to NYC...for soul food-
Spoonbread
Pink Tea Cup
Amy Ruth's

Japanese-
East

Vietnamese
Saigon Grill

Thai
Lemon Grass Grill

...more later
:)

Yes, Primanti's IS Pittsburgh.

You would also have to go to Mad Mex for Mexican, Mariani's Pleasure Bar for Italian, Jimmy Tsang's for Chinese and the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern for Polish food.

NYC:

Le Perigord
Maryann's
Rue 57
Sushi Samba
Sylvia's

I'll think of a few more later.

Don't forget Grimaldi's (formerly Patsy's) - they make brick oven pizza. Yummy. :)

They changed Patsy's?! I haven't been there in a year, but that place is great!

Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles
Harold and Belles
Lousiana Chicken (South Central baby) for the dawg in ya!!
Any bruh's house if he got any hood!!!

Re: If I came to your city, where would I eat?
 

What about the Brown Derby or that spot that is hidden on Goff St. Just past the Highrise...hole in the wall type joint...Cant remember the name, but they have the BOMB smothered chicken!


In Greenville......
Sara's Kitchen- Good old "Grummah" cookin'
Silver Bay- Great seafood
Steak Out or Back Yard Burgers- both have "cookout" tasting food.

Re: Re: If I came to your city, where would I eat?
 

The Brown Derby is closed. Taxes

Lamar's the spot on Goff is closed too. Man did you ever have their Stone Stew?

That place is good!! People from around the city flock to this place. Fried chicken and chinese food. Only in the hood!

My favorites:

Grand Lux Cafe
P.F.Chang's
Kabuki
Bombay Cafe
Havana Mania

For Soul food...TOURISTS go to Sylvia's
 

But, there are soooooooooo many better eats. (good to see other NYCers on the site! Rue 57 is cool!...more later!

Yeah, if you go to Grimaldi's down @ DUMBO (part of Brooklyn Heights - Old Fulton Street), they have a whole history of Patsy/Grimaldi's. I believe for legal reasons, the name had to be changed.

Mike Anderson's- Mike Anderson's specializes in fresh South Louisiana Seafood.

Tony's Seafood-http://tonyseafood.com/tdeli.html

Chicken Shack- serves delicious Soul Food and Po-boys

Bet R Supermarket- Serve the best hot plate soul food lunches this side of the Mississippi river.

Wait I'm in Louisiana I can take you to my Grandmother's kitchen!:D

Now the pink tea cup is my jam! Where is the Spoonbread and AMy Ruth's?

As for Thai... I think I would take you to Peeps. But then we would go uptown for some seafood at my one of my favorite two joints, Johnny's and Sammy's.

@ Laidbackfella and BigChill06...where do ya'll eat when you come to Columbia (if you do).

I don't really know many good spots other than the chain restaurants.

But, I would take you to:


Carolina Wings & Rib House
Carraba's Italian
Travinia (sp?) Italian

or Casual spots:
Stuffy's (USC's mainstay)
WG's Wings (Spring Valley)

Bert's Grill across from Benedict

The Varsity

Lizard's Thicket on Elmwood

Captain George's

Update!
 

Spoonbread has 2 locations- both uptown-
547 Lenox Ave., between W. 137th and W. 138th Sts.,
366 W 110th St near Riverside Dr.

Amy Ruth' also uptown
113 W. 116th St.
Between Lenox and Seventh Aves. 212-280-8779 www.amyruth.com


My new favorite Sushi spot-

Ruby Foo's at Time Square! (they also serve Thai)

fave local Imma eat by myself if I feel like it Thai spot- Bangkok Thai- on in midtown

Okay, so I've never eaten there...but I'm gonna go ahead and say that most any mom & pop joint in a 2 block vicinity of a HBCU HAS to have good grub!

Athens, GA

Weaver D's "Automatic for the People" (where REM got a title)
-soul

Achim's K-Bob
-German/Turkish - doesn't sound all that great but OH it is!!

Johnny Carino's
-chain Country Italian - mmm mmm gooooood!

Columbia was my 2nd home during my college days. I went back in 2001 and I went to California Dreaming. The food was soooo yummy. I loved the decor as well.

Re: Update!
 

Then girl you need to check out SPICE. There are several locations and they all have like this ecclectic vibe. Peeps is soho-chic but Spice has an identity all its own.

I am gonna check out Amy Ruth and Spoonbread.

GIRLLLLL...the croissants are to KILL for! :D I will go to California Dreaming just to get an order of bread. :o I love their salads also. Where did you do your undergrad?

I went to Spelman. But, my roommate was from Columbia, so we would go "home" all the time.