# What are some of the best things you ever ate at a restaurant? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [November 17, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082 "2022-11-17T14:03:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/61 "2022-11-19T05:51:36Z")
I could not begin to list the all the very best meals. They would likely include Japanese fatty tuna sushi, Argentine steak, Grilled fish with coconut rice, Peking Duck, Chicken drowned in Szechuan peppers, Chinese Salt and Pepper Ribs, Real Jerk Anything, good Thai or Kerala food, A good seafood risotto… One of the best meals was Roast Chicken at a Paris bistro. Good moules frites too… ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/62 "2022-11-19T06:13:14Z")
> [@salinqmind1](#): > > Arctic char is by definition one of the finest fish you can eat That’s interesting - I’ve never tried arctic char. So if you like fresh rainbow trout (which I do), but don’t particularly care for salmon (and I don’t - don’t absolutely hate it either, but would never spend money on it), should I search it out or would it be wasted on me? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/63 "2022-11-19T14:02:32Z")
It’s just my opinion, you know. I thought it was sweet and delicate, pinkish in color. Yes, like a combination of salmon and trout! ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/64 "2022-11-19T18:01:14Z")
Is it similar to steelhead? We had seared salmon belly at our local sushi joint not long ago and asked it to be a little more seared than normal due to my SO not loving raw fish. It was still rare enough for me but it was lovely . Unfortunately, even though we’ve asked for it again the same way, its still good but not as amazing as the first time. Last night in London, we were in kind of an odd neighborhood (friend found a cheap hotel in an out of way place) where we couldn’t find a pub that also served food but they would let us bring food so we went to a Pakistani sandwich shop next door intending to bring it over but not only was it the best chicken shawarma pita I’ve had but also one of the best meals ever. The veggies were so crips/flavorful and the shop owners were the only friendly people we met in London so we ate there and had a nice conversation too. Lastly, the best /most favorite dish of all time at a restaurant is the baked lamb (neck) at The Star in Elko, NV. Nothing can beat it- tender, garlicky- and amazing. It’s always a good idea to reserve it in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/65 "2022-11-20T00:08:47Z")
Arctic char is okay. Much better is pickerel. Fatty tuna much better than that. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/66 "2022-11-20T00:17:43Z")
I had a lovely pickerel just the one her night at a local restaurant. Char was better. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/67 "2022-11-20T05:31:24Z")
A crab and shrimp au gratin dish in Savannah. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/68 "2022-11-20T16:19:41Z")
Somewhere near San Diego, I can’t recall the name of the place, but they served a dozen raw baby oysters on the half shell, served on a bed of ice. Each oyster was flavored differently and they were all just delicious. I wish I could remember the name of the place, it would be worth the drive to duplicate that experience. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/69 "2022-11-20T16:29:09Z")
I didn’t think much of sushi until a Japanese businessman with connections to a local sushi spot invited me for a goddamned spectacle of otoro (fatty tuna). I could order whatever else I wanted off the menu, but – for a group of three of us – he had the chef prepare something like 50 pieces of simple otoro nigiri and plenty of sake to go with it. The table was a mesmerizing spread of pink and white. Good Lord, was that so good. I had no idea what otoro even was at the time, but I sure became a fan of it and sushi in general. That was the first sushi dinner I ever felt full at (usually, I had to go to a McDonald’s afterwards to feel I had eaten anything – hey, I was in my 20s) and now I love all sorts of sushi in less gluttonous portions, too! ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/70 "2022-11-20T19:39:23Z")
In Tokyo, a plate of tuna including ample fresh fatty tuna purchased that morning goes for as little as $15 at lunch and $30 at dinner. I would struggle to name anything better. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/71 "2022-11-20T20:02:16Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > **Cheeseburger** > After a 6 day hike through the Grand Teton National Park, eating freeze dried food out of a bag, losing my appetite to altitude sickness, and just generally being over it all, my brothers and I had reservations at Jenny Lake Lodge for dinner. I had the greatest cheeseburger that’s ever been made. I’m sure under normal circumstances it would have still been a really good burger, but with these things context matters so much. Sounds like me when I hiked to the summit of Mt. Whitney. We just stopped at a coffee shop in Lone Pine on the way home, and the cheeseburger tasted sooooo good. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/72 "2022-11-20T20:23:26Z")
You guys have a lot in common with Tony Stark. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3KjBGdkb0NA/maxresdefault.jpg "Tony Stark wants an AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER NOW") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KjBGdkb0NA) ---
**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:** [November 20, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/73 "2022-11-20T22:09:39Z")
> [@John\_W.Kennedy](#): > > Licorice ice cream at Rummel’s in Waterville, ME, back in the 50s–60s When I was a kid, a stop at Rummel’s was always a treat. FYI, the place still exists as an ice cream stand, though the bear is gone and the ice cream is corporate (Gifford’s IIRC). ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/74 "2022-11-21T00:12:42Z")
Wow. That’s impressive. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/75 "2022-11-21T00:19:43Z")
Yep, I’d camp out there and embarrass myself ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082/76 "2022-11-21T03:48:30Z")
Gifford’s the last I looked. But in my day, Rummel’s also had basic food service with indoor seating, so a family could spend the entire evening there. They also had a very basic computer game (implemented entirely with toggle switches and a light) where you could work the wolf-sheep-cabbage-boat puzzle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082.md?page=3)