In Western Connecticut:
Taipei Tokyo: Combination of Chinese and Japanese food. Awesome sushi
You haven't lived until you've had crab rangoon, sushi, and a scorpion bowl. Interestingly enough, I think the people that run it are Korean...
Rancho Alegre: Good food, great margaritas. It's just down the street from my old office - every once in a while, a group of us would get together for an unusually long lunch
Joe's American Bar and Grill: Discovered it while living in Boston. There's one in Fairfield and another in West Hartford, along with a few in and near Boston. Sunday brunch... mmmm
