The old favorite favorite and probably still kicking butt (haven't been there for a few years) is Hee Been in Landmark.

It's funny how many people comment on the DC metro Woo Lae Oaks and how good they are. I think this is because Woo Lae Oak is the only mainstream Korean restaurants in the area...but the food is mediocre at best. Woo Lae Oak NY is the one to go to if you want Woo Lae Oak. Unfortunately I can't recommend any other Korean restaurants in the area since when the food is good, the service lacks and vice versa...usually it's the service that is :td:

My best advice would be to try to befriend a Korean and get invited for dinner :D

I can't agree with you here. I also found that London's Chinese restaurants to be generally poor. While YVR is head and shoulders above both NYC and LON.

One for the ages
 

Here in Denver there's a place called Brittany Hill. Big Tudor-style place on a hill in Thornton, just north of downtown, right off I-25. Very nice views, very bad food. You know, one of those places prom-date kids like to go. Here's a review from the web:

"The food, like that of its sister restaurants, Chili Pepper and Baby Doe's, is disappointing and overpriced. Beer cheese soup tastes synthetic and seems nearly beerless. A hollowed-out whole-wheat round is wasted on a bland, gelatinous blob of artichoke-spinach dip. Alfredo sauce is gloopy. Marinated in briny vinegar, the rosemary chicken is unpalatable. Prime rib ordered medium-rare may arrive well-done, dry and stringy. Service in the kitschy-quaint dining room is cordial and attentive, but a bit stiff--awestruck, perhaps, by the lofty prices."

Those other two places had terrible food, too, also with nice views of downtown Denver. A theme, perhaps? Don't you hate it when that maxim "great view, terrible food" is true?

The good news is that it's now closed. Drove by there yesterday and it still looks empty.

I agree with with the exception of Nick's Fish Market. I love their lamb and Tristan lobster.

sky chef all countries

Go to Cabana Las Lielas in puerto Madero, Very Good, NYT gave it five stars

Chuckle! Wish I'd seen this post first, it's a perfect description of the dish I had here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...38#post6215938
The place even calls itself "Spices Indian Cuisine"

And I agree that Wong Kei London is to be avoided. I was first exposed to Chinese food here as a child and would go regularly (it's where I learnt to eat with chopsticks). We were usually the only non Chinese family dining at that time. The service was always shocking! However, although the food was good in the late 70s/early 80s I noticed a steady decline, and by the early 90s the food was downright horrid. I haven't been back in nearly 20 years, when the food got as bad as the service, it was easy to draw the line.


I'd also say avoid the 'bento' options at the rapidly expanding British take out chain "Wasabi". The salmon teriaki option in particular is incredibly poor. Out of curiosity I ordered it once - the offering was so anaemic and pathetic I refused to take it. My husband had a yakitori and thought it was dreadful - just like a plate full of stodgy noodles from one of those cheap Leicester Square Chinese buffet places (the non veg ones).

For a wonderful and well priced Bento (or rather 'Donburi') go to the Japan Centre (Picaddilly). The restaurant there has started selling some of its more popular dishes into bento boxes to take away - just on the right as you go in. All are £3.80. I recommend the spicy fry tuna don. There are some magnificent bentos for under £9 that look very good indeed.
Yoshino has a stall in the basement and you can get sushi here from under £2. Both options are cheaper and better than anything 'wasabi' or 'pret' have to offer.

This can be caused by a genetic condition which makes corriander taste like soap to some people.

Agreed, Hype is a wonderful descriptor, Charlie didn’t live up to the hype for me either. Do you think maybe people say they loved it even though it might have been just ok so maybe as not to appear foolish for spending that much $$ for something that was just ok?

Bad food is not made good depending upon who paid. Bad food is bad food.

Blumie, this probably is not the correct thread but if you could share your New Orleans faves it would be very appreciated ^

I too prefer Schwartz’s, for a thread on smoked meat in Montreal, see: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=308989
Also Montreal bagels are the best, see this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=308981

Well we can agree to disagree. But many will agree with me that when it comes to Chinese restaurants, there is no way in the world London can compete with Vancouver. Not even close.

I have sampled many myself and has been invited to many as well by others and I can come to the conclusion that London is one of the worst cities to dine Chinese cuisine. The Abalone at Yauatcha has got to be one of the most bland, tasteless, and greasy piece of dish I have ever had. Same can be said for their Dim Sum.

Don't get me wrong, London has some of the best restaurants a city can house. But their Chinese dining is no where near top notch. I basically have given up eating Chinese here especially when there are many other better restaurants serving other cuisines to choose from.

Those London Chinese restaurant lovers can continue to patronize, but I'll be happy to stay away from them.

It's been a while, but I do love the smoked meat at The Main,
almost right across the street from Schwartz's. It's a down-
and-out place with a down-and-out clientele, but I found the
food superior. Did a head-to-head smoked meat tasting, and
The Main's won hands down.

Couple weeks ago I found Moe's in IAD Concourse D, and as
I had a yen for smoked meat, I had a sandwich there. Utterly
mediocre :mad:

Avoid Pizzicato Gourmet Pizza Encinitas, CA
 

Avoid Pizzicato Gourmet Pizza Encinitas, CA

We went to this restaurant by recommendation. It was just horrible and dirty and the staff took our order and then stood around and laughed as they watched us eat it. Thought the world should know where not to go for pizza in San Diego!

What a shame to read about Charlie Trotters. It used to be a favorite when I lived in Chicago 20 years ago :(

My two cents on the East Side Marios chain: STAY AWAY!

A weak take on Italian where they figure the more calories they can convince you to eat will result in a happy experience. Uninspiring food for the obese.