All day breakfast ('specially if it comes with fried bread). 
Keep in mind, I am posting from Japan.
I always have katsu-kare , which is like katsudon but with Japanese curry.
The katsu are deep fried breaded pork cutlets
A good hamburger. There are so very few here.
Italian Wedding soup.
I think someone else mentioned Rabbit upthread, that’s definitely one of mine as well.
At a Greek restaurant, Saganaki.
At a Thai restaurant, Tom Yum or Tom Ka (unless they only have the 2 person sized bowls… grrr).
when it’s right, it’s right.
If you’re ever in Takayama, check out Center4 Hamburgers. They also have the best chocolate shake I’ve ever had outside the US.
I’m getting desperate enough to consider making one in the comfort of my own home. I typically don’t fry anything because it’s messy, but something has to give. I could always go to Cheddar’s without Mrs. Odesio, but I’m not usually in that part of town by myself, so I’m likely to have her in tow. Althoug she’d eat there if I really wanted to, I can’t do that to her.
I first had the Monte Cristo at Bennigans around 1994-1995. If I wasn’t ordering the cristo I was ordering their smoked turkey on pretzel. Well, time to look into make the Monte Cristo at home. Thanks for the tip.
You’re a good husband. 
My first was in the early 70s at a Red Lion hotel restaurant. It was such a novel experience in those days!
If you’re looking for an authentic recipe, this looks like a good one. I was nosing around after this discussion and found it. It’s a lot of steps, but none of them are hard. I’d be careful to keep a close eye on the oil temperature, else you could ruin it at the critical moment. Too low, your sammie will be greasy and gross. Too high and your sammie will be too crispy.
Please keep us posted on your experience if you decide to tackle it!
That would have been me.
You can find them here in North America, but they do tend to be rare. I’ve only ever found them at British-style pubs that specialize in British delicacies. In other words, if the so-called “British pub” in Anytown USA, also offers fish tacos, chicken fingers, and poutine, it probably doesn’t have mushy peas.
If, on the other hand, the pub offers bangers and mash, a Scotch pie, a ploughman’s plate, and/or a steak and Guinness pie topped with puff pastry; with bonus points going to a place that has all of the above plus a curry or two; then there’s a good chance that mushy peas are somewhere in the kitchen.
Good information.
Alas over the past year I have tried to find British style pubs selling mushy peas when I travel with no luck. The most recent was in the Orange/Charlottesville, Virginia area. Virginia has a lot of taverns to explore but I haven’t found one selling mushy peas…yet.
I will keep looking.
Curly fries.
For some reason I hardly ever see mushu (or moo-shi, depending on the eatery) pork/chicken on menus anymore. If I’m lucky to find myself at a Chinese restaurant and it’s available, I jump right on it.
There’s some stuff I can only find when I travel: I really love the drink that the Brits call “lemonade” which is like a clear soft drink that actually tastes of citrus, unlike 7up/Sprite (I think what North Americans call “lemonade” they call “squash” in the U.K.). So when I’m Over There I order that everywhere I can.
In Springdale there is a British themed brewpub that makes some delicious English Ales and play football on the tellies. Alas, they have no kitchen, just food trucks. If they ever add a kitchen, they’ll have mushy peas. However they are extremely dog friendly and a kitchen on-site would ruin that.
So, I messaged the owner of Leaning Cask in Springdale asking him about locally available mushy peas and he replied immediately that Pipers Pub has them on their pub menu!! They’re on the SouthSide, right on Carson Street.
Beer battered Haddock and fresh chips, served with a side of mushy peas and Tartar sauce $18
I’ve only seen it on Chinese menus. Every hole in the wall Chinese takeout place here has it, with 4 pancakes and white rice. Vegetable, chicken, pork, beef, and shrimp (Imma going to try that one).
Nobody is picking meatloaf.
Huh.
I could never find a meatloaf as good/innovative as my own.
French Onion Soup - I love it, nothing better in the winter, and the soup I make is the finest on the planet. Yet I will try others for ideas.
Potstickers - If made from scratch they can be the best thing available at any SEA spot, and I go to many often. But these are way to much work to make myself.
Chicken parm sub/sandwich. Anytime. Every time.
I hear ya. I do a pretty decent meatloaf myself. Rather, I DID, but since 2022, I only cook for myself. A worthwhile meatloaf will be large enough for meal prep purposes, but I can’t see freezing mashed potatoes and gravy in the single-serving containers I bring to work.
I was going to say scrapple, but I know everyone’s tired of hearing me drool.
Then I was going to say meatloaf, but didn’t want to appear even more pedestrian than usual.
So, never mind.