The keilbasa sandwich at Heinz Stadium, and the equally greasy hogie from Danny’s - both in Pittsburgh. At the other extreme, anything from the Inn at Little Washington, a 5 star restaurant outside of Wash, D.C.
In Pittsburgh, do they still have those eaterys called Islays? They used to sell “chipped chopped” ham - sliced so thin you could see through it. A big wad of that ham on a sammich was some good eatin’!
Okay, first take a hamburger patty and fry it up however you like. When it’s a few minutes from being done, pop an onion bagel in the toaster. When the bagel and the burger are done, get some cream cheese and slather it on the bagel (one side, both sides, your preference). Add a little mustard if you like, assemble the sandwich and viola!
Speaking of keel for the buck, there’s a place in Boise called Aladdin’s. They’ve got a falafel for five bucks that is just awesome.
I’m only a Pittsburghian by marriage, so I’m just learning. I do know that they have a lot of bizarre sandwiches - like everything including the kitchen sink with fries on top. Chipped ham does seem to have some sort of cult following up there. My mother-in-law made a trip up there recently and gleefully showed me the baggie of chipped ham she had brought back.
I don’t get it.
Oooooh - I just KNEW some ornery Texan would be by, talkin bout rootin’-tootin’ yee-haw chili involving varmints. The point is to FEED people, not clear their sinuses ;).
Actually, it took me several years to learn to love it. And a Skyline cheese coney bears absolutely no resemblance to the chili dog you’d get at a typical restaurant. That’s like saying the scallops we got at a restaurant in the San Francisco Bay (you guys make an excellent point about freshness) are the same as the Gorton’s Fishermen scallops available in your grocer’s freezer.
When I was at Harrods recently, they had samples of honey macadamia butter. Incredible–the most… luxurious tasting thing (that’s not normally a food word eh :dubious: ) I have ever had.
Skyline beats the hell out of any chili ever made in Texas or even ever dreamed of in Texas.
The spices used in Skyline chili are indeed Greek in origin. Since Skyline is a form of chili, one could say that at least some chili is Greek.
Texas-style chili is yummy, but it just doesn’t hold a candle to Cincinnati-style chili.
“Don’t Mess with Skyline”
Booze.
The sushi at Mori Sushi in West Los Angeles. (The guy grows his own rice for god’s sake!)
The steamed baby mussels at Roku in Santa Monica. So sweet. So good.
The taste sensation of a good red wine dissolving a good stinky cheese off the back of your tongue – the best.
A couple posts reminded me of one of the few things I miss about Chicago. The Chicago Style Hot Dog.
You need to find a place that carries the larger 1/2 pound size Vienna skinless frank. On it, you MUST put ketchup, a slice of dill pickle and (here’s the tricky part) raw AND fried onions.
Chili with ingedients from furrin countries (Mexico excepted) ain’t chili; it’s wierd furriner crap. 
Critter chili and Road-kill chili rate higher on the “Keepin’ It Real” meter than furriner chili.
And this is from a guy who likes, no, loves his Greek food. Gimme Moussaka and Souvlakia and Patates Tiganites with loads of Sadziki, and a plate of Feta on the side, with Baklava or Kataifi and Mavrodaphne for desert, and a cup o’ Greek Sludge to top it all off. Ouzos for everyone! O-Pah!
All right, all right-- call it whatever you want… but that Skyline stuff shure do be reel good and stuff. (and as I said before-- I love Texas chili too!)
A Porterhouse marinaded and grilled to medium with a bottle of Woodbridge Merlot.
Leave off the mustard and that sounds really good!
Ah, then try the still MORE deadly version:
Butter the bagel and oven-toast it. Continue as per the rest of the recipe.
Oh. My. God!
It’s not something you’ll wanna do often, but when you do, you’ll love it.
My favorites: steak from Little Zagreb’s in Bloomington, and my grandma’s mac and cheese. On a good day, I can just about touch the sheer goodness of her mac and cheese when I make it, but the steak - no, never.
Spring rolls with peanut sauce from Kim Son on Westheimer in Houston. Damn fine sesame chicken there too. Oh, and their crab puffs rock.
My father-in-law’s steak. Perfection. So much better than the fanciest, most expensive steaks I’ve had anywhere else. I wish I had one right now.
My great-grandmother’s roast, mashed potatoes and gravy. Put that under “food I can’t get anymore” too.
Chicken parmigiana, excellent examples of which can be found at several local Italian eateries.
Boneless shanghai wings with wasabi ranch sauce from Chili’s.
Cranberry-lemon tuna from the prepared foods counter at Whole Foods Market. I got an employee to give me their recipe for it, but I haven’t tried to make it yet.
Shoi make (tempura sushi) from Miyako, here in Houston. Mmm, and philadelphia rolls. And rock ‘n’ roll. And spider rolls!
Spaghetti and meatballs from Star Pizza in Houston, or Spaghetti Warehouse.
Breadsticks and salad from Olive Garden.
Enchiladas, rice and beans from Chuy’s, preferably the one on Barton Springs in Austin. Their jalapeno ranch sauce is the nectar of the Tex-Mex gods.
Barbecue brisket, extra lean, from Stubb’s BBQ in Austin.
The towering onion rings and delicious sauce from Red Robin. Chains can have good food!
Brownies from Pappas catering. We always have these at my office and I could eat a pound of them.
Turtle cheesecake.
Blue Bunny Raspberry sherbet, covered with Magic Shell and topped with fresh raspberries. Divine!
Man, I really like to eat.
Don’t forget the tuscana and pasta fagoli soups.
All you can eat soup salad and breadsticks, my favorite lunch.
Thanksgiving leftover hot turkey samitch.
MMM MMM MMM
Two pieces of bread (I prefer light rye).
Top with leftover stuffing and mashed taters.
Top with leftover turkey (I prefer the dark meat in this case).
Micro on medium for 2 minutes.
Cover with turkey gravy warmed on the stovetop.
Several shakes of pepper to top it off.
MMM MMM MMM
Go to Wooster St., in New Haven CT…and wait in line for the best pizza you ever had! Fresh shucked clams and mozzarella on a pizza crus…that is heaven on earth! THe place is always packed! One downside…they have a big picture of Bill Clinton …one night, I had to eat my pizza while he was staring at me!
Mmmmm, food…
My mum’s sausage and mash in onion gravy, made with the award winning sausages you can only get in a tiny butchers near my grandma.
Bread dipped in the essence of the beet when you take the roast out the oven.
Ice cream sundaes from the Italian ice cream parlour down the road from us.
The black olive and blue cheese butters served at a restaurant in Greece I loved.
Proper chips made in beef dripping. I haven’t these since people discovered cholesterol when I was a kid, but I can still remember the taste…
Chocolate milkshakes from the gormet burger place in West Hampstead.
This is very beef-and-dairy centered. God bless the cow!