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At the most Rat's is three or so miles from downtown Trenton. It is on what used to be the old NJ State Fairgrounds. In the fifties we used to get a day off from school to attend the State Fair, which has not been held in many, many years. Rat's is very expensive.

I wish I could attend but I am busy that evening. Is he going to wear a mask?

I don't know if this is what you are thinking of, but I remember Toddle House very fondly. Christine ← There was a Toddle House in Trenton, NJ, open twenty-four hours, and over forty years ago, when I was young, we were there around 2AM, most weekends. The place was tiny, always packed and their tiny hamburgers tasted delicious to a young tongue. The place was demolished many years ago.

I came to the dinner slightly ill after battling the flu for several days, and the food was so good that I as I ate I could feel getting beteer. The duck confit choucroute was delicious and reminded somehow of the food my Mother used to cook many, many, years ago. She was far east of Alsace in easter Poland but there must be similarities in peasant food. The Alsatian apple tart was sweet, smooth and melted in the mouth. Thanks Jim for organizing. I am ready for another tasting of French peasant food.

We had a wedding in Minneapolis in November and had reservations for two nights at the Sheraton, right next to the Midtown Global Market. We were unaware that this was a "dangerous" area and had a great time. The Global Market was great. We had dinner at Victor's Cafe 79, quiet on a Thursday night, and at Quang, packed on a Friday night. Both dinners were very good. We also went to Al's Breakfast. We liked the city very much. Every city has problems.

Amanda Hesser wrote an article about the place in the NYT on November 7, 2001. I still have the article in my file although I have yet to visit there. There is no menu. You call and come to eat for several hours. The food is chosen by them and they ask you for any dietary restrictions, according to the article. Now that you have refreshed my memory this spring we will have to call and make reservations to dine there.

The place might be Cavallo's at 510 S Delaware Ave, Easton, 610-252-2500. Although I have never been there it has been on my list for many years and I assume that it is still in business.

I was almost born in a bakery and love each and everyone. I made a list of the ones mentioned and will visit each one in the next few months. Wherever I travel I always make it a point to visit local bakeries. Thanks.

As someone who grew up a mile away, on Hillcrest Avenue, although I have lived in Bucks County for over thirty-eight years, I second or third Rich's suggestion. I am there frequently and it is a busy shopping center. I also remember Murphy's Chuckwagon. Leo Vegotsky was the owner. Had lunch there many times, mostly courtesy of my employer, but that was more than thirty years ago.

Given a choice I will always select a locally-owned place to a chain. Just returned from five days in Minneapolis and did not dine in a single chain. Every city has ample local restaurants that offer quality and much of the time at much more reasonable prices. Dining should provide a few surprises. What can a chain offer but the same in every city.

Unless my memory fails me I don't think that Carmine's can hold as many as sixty diners. He may have another place to cater lunch. The food is very good.

The Garden State Parkway is a north/south road. You may want to take exit 10 to 287 west to route north and just turn around at Menlo Park Mall, Parsanage Road. I used to be in the Menol Park area often but that was a number of years ago, but I don't recall a Whiate Castel in that area.

How many Italian restaurants can any one area support? Even here in the Burbs there appears to be an Italian restaurant on every corner. I love Italian but some diversity would be welcome.

Isn't there an old maxim that the customer is always right. Even assuming the cusomer made some mistakes and even assuming the customer for one reason or another did not pay the $1.86, the management should have accepted the customer's explanation and avoided any "scenes."

Although I have no idea how many hot dogs I could eat in one day, this event intrigues me and I hope to make it to the next one. My wife highly disapproves of hot dogs but you only live once.

I happen to have a free one year subscription to Zagaots online. It as useful and as reliable as any other guide/critic. It provides an idea of what to expect and more important provides telephone numbers. The only restaurant in Zagat's that we dined in the past few weeks was Lee How Fook and I would tend to agree with Zagat's assesment. The food is good and it is very reasonable.

I have walked in the cold of winter from Penn Station to Brasalia Grill and it is really a short walk and well worth it but you must be hungry.

On Saturday my son made a special trip to Center City to try Naked Chocolate. We had a sampler of four different chocolates and each was sweeter and better than the one before. We also tried the classic chocolate drink, again sweet and good for any ailment. I will return alone one day.

There was a DDC dinner there and an excellent one there about three plus years ago. I think it was in the cold of winter.

We use the Entertainment Book occasionally and have for several years. In our area very few of the restaurants are chains. I would estimate that more than 95% of the restaurants are small, locally owned, trying to boost volume on slow nights. Some do not accept the card on Saturday evening or impose early seating.

We don't go into Philadelphia that often but for this place I will make a special trip. We were in town today but my wife was unwilling to walk from Chinatown. For good chocolate a trip of almost any length is worth it.

Since we live across the Delaware River from Trenton NJ, we have DeLorenzo's on Hudson Street, there are two in town, as a pizza standard. Pizza is the only offering at DeLorenzo's and the pizza is as good as it gets. Since we will be in Phoenix shortly this place we must try. It's on our list for a must visit.

The place was reviewed in Wednesday's, August 29, LA Times. It was given three stars. It is extremely expensive.

As someone who lives five minutes from DeLorenzo's on Hudson Street in Trenton, all I can say it is a long drive from Vineland and getting a seat at DeLorenzo's is not an easy. Vineland is not that far from Atlantic City which, what I have read, offers a number of decent restaurants.

I love chocolate. I am planning to make a special trip, which I do not do that often, just to try this place. Finding good chocolate is not an easy task.