Andrew Fenton

Fear and Loathing at Denny's, I guess...

That's my bourbon of choice, too. I also like Jack Daniel's: but less of a "sipping and enjoying" whiskey and more of a "getting trashed at a bar and waking up in another state" drink. I lay the blame for that solidly on my childhood adoration of Slash.

Dang, gabe, that sounds good. And not just because it's almost noon and I haven't eaten yet today; also because I haven't had a good cassoulet in ages. It's a little bit ridiculous that even though I live two blocks from the Dark Horse I haven't eaten there yet. Gotta change that, ASAP.

She was moderately cute. I think they brought her in to deal with their expanding gringo clientele. First time I've seen that, as far as I can remember.

Secret spot? I wish! The tacos weren't terrible, just not as outrageously good as most of their other tacos are. I'm willing to try them again; in the past, I've gotten some meat that has seemed to come from the end of a batch (either very fatty or very dry) and I suspect that was the case with these.

The tacos al pastor? Meh. A little disappointing, to be honest. When I had them, they weren't too different from the regular carnitas, with just a little bit of pineapple. And they were kind of dry. They have some problems with consistency there, though, so your mileage may vary.

El Azteca, feh. I used to go there (occasionally, during the pre- Lupe, Veracruzana, Plaza Garibaldi days); it's pretty generic Americanized Mexican. Not awful, but way outclassed by its competition. The best comparandum is with Plaza Garibaldi, in my opinion (that is to say, a restaurant, not a taqueria.) But PG is miles better. By the way: has anybody noticed the changes at La Veracruzana lately? Fancier menus (with some more expensive dishes), for one thing. And there was a non-Mexican waitress when I was there a couple of weeks back. (I think it was her first day: she really didn't know what she was doing...)

Golden Monkey also suffered from the same infection as the V10 ( in the large bottle ) -- it could have been a bad one. No, I've had it on a couple of occasions. Just don't care for it much, that's all.

Novelty is quite good (especially for their fantastic $25 midweek prix fixe menu); I'm sure they'd do a good beer dinner. As for Victory beers, I like all that I've had (especially Hop Devil and that smooth drinkin' Prima Pils). Maybe with the exception of the Golden Monkey: I can't get into those fancy-schmancy spices...

"For the jokes." Hee! At least you didn't try nuking a lobster, Mamster.

Pshaw, rockhopper: I wouldn't order a "cannolo" at Isgro's any more than I'd order "due etti di prosciutto" at Di Bruno's. It's "half a pound of prozshoot", "two cannolis" and so on. When in South Philly, after all!

My introduction to the wonderful world of sweetbreads was at Dante and Luigi's. Crispy on the outside, creamy and almost melting on the inside: I'd get them again any time.

I too would like to salute the new Co-Overlord of the Pennsylvania Boards... All hail Katie!

Isn't Western Sizzlin' a chain? I haven't been to one (and haven't heard very good things about them, honestly); does the Pooler location have a different menu or something? Anyway, lots of good opportunities for southern vegetables in Savannah...

No, I'm not kidding. I'm sure that many people will be charmed by this article; but while I believe Holly when he says it's not accurate, I nonetheless found it obnoxious.

I don't think that losing the tallow was done for the sake of Hindus (or more likely, vegetarians: there are many more of them than there Hindus in the US)- remember a year or two back when it turned out that the fry oil had some beef products in it? Rather, the switch was done for (dubious) health reasons. [by the way, welcome to eGullet! And here's a tip: when quoting text, use the QUOTE tags. Makes it easier to tell which ideas are yours, and which are the other guy's.]

Rosanne Cash also used the line back in the '80s, when she was trying to break away from her dad's image. Johnny was not amused...

Y'know, while I like the food at CCK, that profile makes me not want to go back. No feeding cops? Whatever.

A fifty-year-old pork loin? Sounds mummylicious!

I'm ready for my closeup, Mr. Pawlak...

I can't add much to the lists already given, except to second the Ten Stone recommendation; went there recently and was entirely impressed. Good burgers, as well as an appetizer menu with items- in particular, their quesadilla- that can easily double as a meal. Plus it's a nice, cozy setup with friendly staff (but only a so-so jukebox, alas.) Plus they have a dart board. But for the food/beer tag team combo, you can't beat Monk's, can you?

JiB is pretty foul. Plus they had all those e. coli outbreaks a few years back. Plus they had those annoying ads with that annoying "Jack" character. I don't know which is worse.

no, no me, no Beth, no pudding, no pie. sorry...

I'm afraid I'm going to have to deRSVPify myself; for the same reason I've pretty much cut myself off from eG for the last month or so... damn you, dissertation! Why won't you write yourself?

(Probably it was also a mistake to feed her tripe without her knowing it. I doubt I'll ever be forgiven for that one...)