Best ______(food) in your hometown

[DubaiSis]

I'll start a war but I don't think you can beat Giordano's for Chicago style pizza. Sausage & mushroom or spinach & mushrooms. Order less than normal unless you can store leftovers.

I haven't made it to Sprinkles yet even though I work at Fashion Island. I'm looking for recs for best Lebanese and Persian restaurants inOC or LA. Good Lebanese is worth the drive!

[chitownxo]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

I'll start a war but I don't think you can beat Giordano's for Chicago style pizza. Sausage & mushroom or spinach & mushrooms. Order less than normal unless you can store leftovers.

I was a huge Giordano's fan, but I think the quality has gone down lately. If I'm downtown, I'll go to Uno's; if I'm on the Northside, Malnati's; Southside, Beggars.

We spend a lot of time in Greektown, too. We're a Parethenon family; my husband likes the Greek Isles. Both are good (the Parthenon's better, though).

[barbino]

I'll second Lou Malnati's for pizza in Chicago - there are two locations in downtown Chicago, one in Lincoln Park, and locations in many suburbs. I would suggest that you have Chicago-style pizza at more than one place!

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by barbino

I'll second Lou Malnati's for pizza in Chicago - there are two locations in downtown Chicago, one in Lincoln Park, and locations in many suburbs. I would suggest that you have Chicago-style pizza at more than one place!

IMPORTANT FYI: not all suburban Malnati's locations are sit-down. Visiting out-of-towners get very disappointed arriving with family and being told "this location is take-out only" (not even my Dad knew his local Malnati's did not have sit-down).

[barbino]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

IMPORTANT FYI: not all suburban Malnati's locations are sit-down. Visiting out-of-towners get very disappointed arriving with family and being told "this location is take-out only" (not even my Dad knew his local Malnati's did not have sit-down).

Thanks for the reminder! I always go to one location and it is sit-down, so I forgot about this.

[Mevara]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

I'll start a war but I don't think you can beat Giordano's for Chicago style pizza. Sausage & mushroom or spinach & mushrooms. Order less than normal unless you can store leftovers.

I haven't made it to Sprinkles yet even though I work at Fashion Island. I'm looking for recs for best Lebanese and Persian restaurants inOC or LA. Good Lebanese is worth the drive!

If you like the NB Sprinkles FB page they give out a free cupcake a day. You just have to keep an eye out for the word of the day and head over within 1hr or they run out.

[KDCat]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

I'll start a war but I don't think you can beat Giordano's for Chicago style pizza. Sausage & mushroom or spinach & mushrooms. Order less than normal unless you can store leftovers.

I haven't made it to Sprinkles yet even though I work at Fashion Island. I'm looking for recs for best Lebanese and Persian restaurants inOC or LA. Good Lebanese is worth the drive!

I miss Giordano's. When I got married, we lived around the corner from one. It's awesome pizza. I love the antipasto salad, too.