This is interesting, for sure. Not that this comment makes me want to cross this off my 'bucket list', but I would probably be making the trip just for El Bulli, so every negative I hear moves it down a bit further. Would love to hear more about this..

My votes:

Blackbird - Foodie friends say this is one of the 'real' best restaurants in Chicago, pastry chef just spent a year at the French Laundry, yadda yadda yadda. But when I went a few years ago the atmosphere was just terrible - noisy, bland - like a train station. Service was mediocre. Food was just okay. Couldn't wait to get out of this place.

Fountain - Zagat has (had?) this as the top place in Philly, and I'm just not buying it. My companion ordered the pheasant, I believe, but whatever it was, it was overdone and tasteless. The menu was just sort of... meh. I had a hard time finding something that looked good, rather than deciding between many great options.

While I like Nobu London, I'm not surprised that people have listed it here - but one poster had it dead on - while doesn't quite live up to the hype, there are some dishes that are just to die for. Call me cliche, but the black cod... oh my...