If a menu item involves avocado or sweet potatoes, it greatly increases the chances that I will order it. What about you?
Any time there’s rabbit on the menu, I order it. Likewise soft shell crab.
Capers or mushrooms.
Trout
Lamb
Truffles
Lobster
Satay
Shrimp! Or lobster! or crab!
Salmon or shrimp
Clams.
Lobster (if I have the money).
Frog’s Legs
Squab
Anything I’ve never eaten before.
Good one. Also, pistachios!
That’s me, in reverse order.
And duck. Yes, I consider duck to be seafood.
Duck, or foie gras, or venison.
Rabbit or duck or anything else that’s unusual*.
*Yes, duck is unusual for around here.
Ono, and to a lesser extent, mahi mahi.
Pork.
My list usually goes the other way: If “X” is on the menu, I won’t order it. But that is a different thread.
Duck breast.
Rucola.
Squid (except those deep-fried batter squid rings; those are almost never any good)
Squid for me too! I don’t know why, but if it has tentacles, I’m there!
Creme brulee!
Duck breast
Walleye