# Name your 3 (and only 3!) favorite food items **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 7, 2016, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025 "2016-08-07T11:37:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Brodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/21 "2016-08-07T17:34:41Z")
Watermelon Pizza Plantains ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/22 "2016-08-07T17:48:22Z")
Cheeseburgers French fries Root beer floats ---
**Author:** ![HeXen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@HeXen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeXen)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/23 "2016-08-07T18:22:26Z")
Cheese Mozerella Sticks Long John Silver’s fish (actually it’s the fried batter) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/24 "2016-08-07T18:28:11Z")
Ice cream Pizza Anything with peanut butter and chocolate (Actually, anything my doctors have told me not to eat.) ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/25 "2016-08-07T19:56:19Z")
Meat loaf (but only the kind I make) Pizza (ditto) Pasta salad (ditto) Just for the record, the pizza is topped with basil pesto, soft goat cheese, kalamata olives, walnuts, and mozzarella and I have never seen the like in a restaurant. ---
**Author:** ![Proudest\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/proudest_monkey/32/13257_2.png) [@Proudest\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Proudest_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/26 "2016-08-07T21:01:18Z")
Dark chocolate Butter My own, homemade Chex Party Mix ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/27 "2016-08-07T21:05:44Z")
meatloaf lasagne hot sauce ---
**Author:** ![DMGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@DMGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/28 "2016-08-07T21:33:48Z")
Italian beef sandwich Pizza Ice cream ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/29 "2016-08-07T21:58:20Z")
Turkey sandwiches the day after Thanksgiving, made with cranberry sauce and stuffing Biscuits and sausage gravy (the way I make it) Sunday gravy with meatballs (again, the way I make it) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/30 "2016-08-07T22:08:50Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Turkey sandwiches the day after Thanksgiving, made with cranberry sauce and stuffing I thought that was presumed to be a given, and they’re looking for the next three favorite things after that. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/31 "2016-08-07T22:19:14Z")
Tacos Fried Chicken Barbecue (smoked meats) ---
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/32 "2016-08-07T22:23:41Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Turkey sandwiches the day after Thanksgiving, made with cranberry sauce and stuffing Must be made with homemade cranberry relish and cream cheese. Preferably on sour dough. _DROOOOOOOL_ ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/33 "2016-08-07T23:44:44Z")
Scallops broiled with garlic Tamales Macaroni and cheese (baked with breadcrumbs on top) ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/34 "2016-08-07T23:49:01Z")
Pizza Pasta Italian Beef (although the first two feel like cheating, since they provide infinite variety) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/35 "2016-08-08T03:21:13Z")
Ham Eggs Hamburgers Difficult choice. But you can get a lot of meals from these three. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/36 "2016-08-08T03:27:17Z")
[ul] [li]soft boiled eggs[/li][li]beef hot dogs[/li][li]IDK can I get back to you?[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/37 "2016-08-08T07:59:42Z")
Pasta. Tomato sauce. Fried eggs “with lace” (bit of brown at the edges). ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/38 "2016-08-08T15:49:58Z")
Ice Cream (anything chocolate with nuts) Pizza (pepperoni and mushrooms please) An occasional steak (medium well) ---
**Author:** ![yesanything](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@yesanything](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yesanything)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/39 "2016-08-08T16:04:23Z")
Chicago Style Italian Beef Tex-Mex Chicken Chile Rellano Italian Veal Marsala ---
**Author:** ![yesanything](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@yesanything](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yesanything)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025/40 "2016-08-08T16:06:48Z")
Tim, Believe it or not, among the very best Italian Beef sandwiches ever were: Bono’s in Las Vegas of all Places ! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025.md?page=3)