# Let's open a Comfort Food Cafe - what do you want on the menu? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [September 18, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865 "2021-09-18T10:51:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/21 "2021-09-18T14:11:30Z")
Tuna melt Well-done crispy home fries Thick-cut bacon @Crane’s Boston Cream pie Chocolate shake (or malt) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/22 "2021-09-18T14:15:24Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I would add baked French onion soup. Ooh, good addition. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/23 "2021-09-18T14:18:04Z")
Baked potatoes with toppings available. Mashed potatoes with mix ins available. French fries with toppings and dips available. Homefries, no toppings needed. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/24 "2021-09-18T14:19:09Z")
Looks like someone takes great comfort from spuds! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/25 "2021-09-18T14:20:26Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > My comfort food is butter. Yup. I made my _comfort meal fall edition_ last night: meat loaf, baked potatoes, baked acorn squash (with brown sugar/butter of course) and crescent rolls. Only the meat loaf lacked butter. But when we have the leftover meat loaf as sandwiches, there will be butter. As for desert, @chela is making me drool over that bread pudding. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/26 "2021-09-18T14:44:23Z")
Wonton soup Cha siu bao (bbq pork bun) White rice with fried egg and oyster sauce Beef chow fun (wide rice noodles) Jiandui (sesame ball) That’s a nice 5-course meal right there. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/27 "2021-09-18T14:52:24Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Mac-n-cheese - that’s the first thing that comes to mind when I think comfort food. Mine too, actually. About sixteen different variants, some with pimentos and hot sauce, some with fontina, some with gruyere, and my favorite with the strong cheddar and mushrooms and topped with cheez-its. Sorry, that’s not precisely the kind of thing you had in mind, was it? You want simple foods, unadorned, I gather, no gourmet stuff? In that case, Las Campanas burritos (or similar brand, the frozen burritos in a big bag, not Amy’s though) nuked for 3 minutes, coated in salsa and covered in shredded cheddar and returned for another 3 until the cheese is all melty. Or leftover cornbread crumbled up in a cereal bowl with buttermilk poured over it. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/28 "2021-09-18T14:56:21Z")
Pinto beans, cornbread, and fried potatoes. Sweet tea, but not so sweet it makes my teeth hurt. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/29 "2021-09-18T15:00:01Z")
Banana pudding - the type I make. It’s basically the Keebler elves version, just with a lot more bananas and vanilla wafers. AND, it needs to sit 24 hrs in the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@Old\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Wench)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/30 "2021-09-18T15:04:13Z")
We need condiments, don’t we? Heinz ketchup and Frank’s hot sauce. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/31 "2021-09-18T15:11:14Z")
Hot dish aka tater tot casserole. Pancakes. With fruit syrup. A nice mild chili with onions and lots of saltines. Blue moon ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/32 "2021-09-18T15:24:27Z")
We’ve gone this far into the thread without adding chicken and dumplings? ---
**Author:** ![DirtyHippy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtyhippy/32/107_2.png) [@DirtyHippy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirtyHippy)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/33 "2021-09-18T15:27:18Z")
And chili-mac. And home-made baked beans, thick with molasses, cooked with a hambone. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/34 "2021-09-18T16:01:03Z")
Gotta add pot-roast to this menu. Slow cooked with onions, carrots and red potatoes. And any time is a good time for a [breakfast burrito](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prPjpwsGiws). ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/35 "2021-09-18T18:40:21Z")
Tuna casserole (tuna, cream of mushroom soup, egg noodles, topped with crushed potato chips & parmesan). I know it sounds borderline masochistic, but it made Catholic Fridays in the 1950s bearable. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/36 "2021-09-18T18:46:24Z")
“Fried” baloney sandwiches. Heat baloney on skillet (press with fork, listeo to it squeal), get some char around edges. Then slap on white bread. How many slices would you have? At least 2. I know some people toast the bread and I knew a woman once whose family spread refried beans on theirs. Whatevs. “Fried” cereal. Melt margarine in skillet. Add your choice of Chex (rice or wheat are best) or Cheerios, stir till hot. It eats kind of like popcorn. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/37 "2021-09-18T19:04:26Z")
Chocolate pudding with whipped cream! I know this isn’t a popular opinion, but I also like jello with fruit cocktail (also with a big pile of whipped cream). ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/38 "2021-09-18T19:21:26Z")
Pepperoni pizza. Pad Thai with extra peanuts. Chicken soup with matzoh balls, parsnips, carrots, and dill. Creamed chipped beef on toast. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/39 "2021-09-18T19:24:31Z")
Super nachos with guac and sour cream ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865/40 "2021-09-18T19:27:26Z")
Oven-baked nachos (corn chips, individually smeared with green chile lime refritos, individually cheesed, individually applied fresh hot jalapeno slice) served with a good green chile salsa. Herbert’s Steak Fingers Con Queso (long since gone, but pencil sized strips of sirloin in a lighter batter -think chicken fried steak- and deep fried, smothered in a green chile heavy cheese sauce) Homemade (using a whole chicken and hours of simmering) matzoh ball soup, extra dill and salt, floaters only. Good quality ice-cream sandwiches (like Tillamook) Made from scratch chewy chocolate chip cookies (dark chocolate, light on chips) And something not mentioned much so far, but a wide variety of quality breads - challah, french baguettes, brioche, you name it with several varieties of good butter and a cheese spread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-open-a-comfort-food-cafe-what-do-you-want-on-the-menu/950865.md?page=3)