Who loves Brussels Sprouts?
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My problem is that my diets never cut out beer, so when I go out to drink on the weekends(mostly around my pay days, really, which I think also add's to the problem
) the inevitable hunger pangs start to kick in. I do so well during the week, since I only drink on weekends, but it's all ruined as soon as soon as that comes around. I'm just running in circles really.
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My problem is that my diets never cut out beer, so when I go out to drink on the weekends(mostly around my pay days, really, which I think also add's to the problem
The only foods I want to try from canada or US (specifically LA) is Poutine and In & Out Burger. Those are on my food bucketlist. for everything else Europe is well represented in the world of cuisine.
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Three words:
Key. Lime. Pie.
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In & Out is really nothing fancy. It's a pretty good fast food burger, that's a good bit fresher than the fast food competition, that's about it. The weird thing is, is that it's not even all that fast, because the lines are always ridiculously long for most of the night.
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I work in the restaurant industry, so I kind of eaten a lot of things in my lifetime. There is a mythos surrounding that burgerplace though, which makes me very curious.
Nowadays I prefer the simple things above any fancy foods anyways. Like those fantastic brussels sprouts you showed. Simple, cheap, healthy and supertasty.
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My other half has for the past couple of years but we're definite foodies for life, and I can say that while it's good there's nothing amazing about it other than the fact that it tastes fresh, which for me, will always be a plus. I'm not much into fast food anyways, so that's probably whats pulling me. In fact, the only times I've willingly bought fast food is when I don't have the ability to make good decisions - or in other words, after a night out of drinking
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My other half has for the past couple of years but we're definite foodies for life, and I can say that while it's good there's nothing amazing about it other than the fact that it tastes fresh, which for me, will always be a plus. I'm not much into fast food anyways, so that's probably whats pulling me. In fact, the only times I've willingly bought fast food is when I don't have the ability to make good decisions - or in other words, after a night out of drinking
It intruiges me that In N Out hasnt changed much over the years and the patties they use are fresh. That is unique in fastfood and fastcasual.
Going off topic here but as a restaurateur myself I find the most admiration in the process of doing a simple dish over and over untill perfection. To me that is the ultimate in cooking. Most high-end places imo are overrated and mostly sell a piece of marketing and sell ingredients a bad cook cant even screw up. Making something cheap delicious is much harder then something expensive.
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It's considerably better than the rest, for a fast food burger. I'm just not much into fast food, and would much rather go to a restaurant if I'm actually looking for a good burger, or a burger in general. That's even with me living within walking distance to one
What I do specifically love about it, is how they use a full slice of an onion, rather than pieces. I'm an onion lover.
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It's considerably better than the rest, for a fast food burger. I'm just not much into fast food, and would much rather go to a restaurant if I'm actually looking for a good burger, or a burger in general. That's even with me living within walking distance to one
Looking at San Gabriel on a map, does the "Beijing Tasty House" live up to it's name?
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It's considerably better than the rest, for a fast food burger. I'm just not much into fast food, and would much rather go to a restaurant if I'm actually looking for a good burger, or a burger in general. That's even with me living within walking distance to one
I very much dislike "restaurant" "gourmet" burgers. They never get the right patty to bun ratio right. And using expensive meats is a waste of good meat.
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From experience, anything that advertises itself as good, tasty, or any variation of that, in the name of the restaurant usually isn't!
I've never actually tried that restaurant, however. I agree, there's only a few spots that I'd go to. One of which is my other halfs job prior to the one' shes at now. The other thing I hate is when a burger has way too much on it, to the point that you can't even bite it.
I apologize to everyone for starting this completely off-topic rant!
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From experience, anything that advertises itself as good, tasty, or any variation of that, in the name of the restaurant usually isn't!
I agree, there's only a few spots that I'd go to. One of which is my other halfs job prior to the one' shes at now. The other thing I hate is when a burger has way too much on it, to the point that you can't even bite it.
I apologize to everyone for starting this completely off-topic rant!
To be fair, the Chinese name has no mention of "tasty". It just says Beijing House.
I am guilty as well. But that said, there arent that much food topics on this (motorsport/gaming) forum anyways, so it isnt that off-topic.
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More-toppings-means-better-burger burgers or fancy-cuts-of-meat burgers aren't foregone conclusions at sit-down restaurants here. The best burger I've ever had at a restaurant was a ground round patty cooked medium-well on a white bun with mayo, yellow mustard-relish, bibb lettuce, white onion and tomato. It was simple, but exceptionally well put together (which was reflected in the price, if I'm honest) and it was phenomenal.
I don't get the fancy meat thing. Those meats are expensive because how they manifest in the cow reflects how the cow is raised and broken down, with loose muscle fibers and good fat distribution, but grinding meat breaks down those tough fibers and the fat content and distribution can be determined during processing, making those expensive cuts unnecessary. The only "fanciness" of which I approve is dry aging, but the more mundane cuts can still be treated in this manner.
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@Eunos_Cosmo lots of chinese customers = good chinese food. Just be prepared that much chinese local food are required tasts.
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I really like where this thread is going.
Also, the burger that is head & shoulders above any other burger (as well as almost every food generally) is the criminally-delicious Frita from Frita Batidos in Ann Arbor, Mi. It's worth going to Michigan just for it. *looks at airline tickets to Michigan*
@Rallywagon can probably support this.
Also, the burger that is head & shoulders above any other burger (as well as almost every food generally) is the criminally-delicious Frita from Frita Batidos in Ann Arbor, Mi. It's worth going to Michigan just for it. *looks at airline tickets to Michigan*
@Rallywagon can probably support this.
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Train derailment. As in the thread about Brussels sprouts is now being used to talk about burgers.What am I looking at?
No doubt. I'm given to understand you're fond of using that thing and wondered if that had occurred to you.
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Having never been to Europe, I'm not sure whether these foods are well represented there. But here are a few American foods that are definitely worth a try:
- Chicken Fried Steak
- New York Pizza
- Chicago Style Pizza
- Texas BBQ
- Clam Chowder
- Gumbo
- Tex Mex
and a really good hamburger. Not In & Out.
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You'll need a lot more than that 'round these parts.
My problem is that my diets never cut out beer, so when I go out to drink on the weekends(mostly around my pay days, really, which I think also add's to the problem
Switch to gin or vodka and soda every once in a while. I intermittently do keto and a gin/soda is my go-to when I've gotta be sociably sloshed.
There are some seriously good poutine places here, but in all honesty, it's best in Montreal.
In & Out is... good. Shake Shack is too, but that's like the '90s rap East Coast/West Coast rivalry of the burger world. We have our own home-grown one (The Burger's Priest, founded by a guy that was studying to be a pastor) that's better
. I'll readily admit — and so will the site — that it's inspired by In & Out, but its fries aren't crap.I think it's about time to add Detroit Style Pizza to the mix too. And don't forget Lobster Rolls!
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The best fries I ever had were from a street vender in...
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Brussels. I know how to stay on topic.
They were double fried and came in a paper cone topped with what they said was tartar sauce. It wasn't like any tartar sauce I have had. I also had a skewer of what I believe was horse. It was also very good.
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Brussels. I know how to stay on topic.
They were double fried and came in a paper cone topped with what they said was tartar sauce. It wasn't like any tartar sauce I have had. I also had a skewer of what I believe was horse. It was also very good.
This is how we normally eat them.
Brussels Sprouts
Brussels Waffels
Fries from Brussels. It seems Brussels is taking credit for all the good stuff.
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I'm not sure whether you're saying In & Out fries are crap here. Sounds like you are. They're certainly a particular style - very fresh tasting. Actually one of my favorite burger places (Houston's, it's an expensive chain, $17 hamburgers, dress code), recently changed their shoestring fries which I really enjoyed to a very In & Out style of french fry, and it was a big step down for me.
Fries are so tough to pin down.
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