You guy's know nothing of fried chicken until you have had it in the south, served cold, and a day old. The BEST way to eat it, and in Houston, Frenchys is AMAZING, its just too bad the original is in the middle of the 3rd ward ghetto, one of the worst ghettos in Houston. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.frenchyschicken.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.frenchyschicken.com/</a> OH, and I am white not black, and I LOVE fried chicken
I've made it very clear that you do not put ranch dressing anywhere near a hot wing hoagie, so I don't know where that came from. Also, you don't use chicken tenders on a hot wing hoagie. Yes, it is breaded chicken, but tenders imply that it's a skinny little piece of chicken. You need a thick hunk of meat on that roll. In any case, unless you have had the hot wing hogies in NEPA, shut your bitch mouth.
Austin has amazing food with enough incredible BBQ (Franklin's, Salt Lick, Rudy's) to satisfy you for years on end, but my one of my absolute favorite things that in Texas, at least, seems to be unique. Spoiler Gourdough's is a donut trailer food server. Don't scoff at trailer. Austin prides itself on its local businesses and food trailers have become ways for chefs to provide delicious niche foods. Gourdough's is no exception. Their giant donuts are made "gourmet" with delicious combinations. Here is a few: THE PUDDIN’: Cream filled, cream cheese icing, bananas & vanilla wafers (My favorite) MOTHER CLUCKER: Fried chicken strip with Honey Butter (I haven't had this yet, but want to substitute honey butter with ranch and see what happens) MISS SHORTCAKE : Cream cheese icing with fresh cut strawberries and to satisfy you Bacon lovers: FLYING PIG: Bacon with MAPLE SYRUP ICING Austin food will rape your mouth with goodness.
Cleveland's known for two culinary masterpieces...and they're both bland as hell, but we still find a way to make them awesome. Gourmet grilled cheese. Fuck yeah. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.meltbarandgrilled.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.meltbarandgrilled.com/</a> Where else could you go that allows you to get a tattoo that gets you 25% off for life? Not to mention the 5lb Melt Challenge- 13 different cheeses...the pinnacle of gluttony. Parma Pierogis as well. The shop doesn't exist, but they still sell in local markets. So good Slick Willy had to stop by during his presidency to try some of the artery-clogging goodness. Also.... Yeah. You're welcome world.
Ribs. My utterly average town has a great "Ribfest" every summer with an amazing but extremely pricey selection, and a pub here in town called The Poacher's Arms has one international titles for rib competitions. We are also the official home of: ...I've always like it over Molson out of the "Big Two" up here. Not a lot of people in this area are Labatt drinkers, though.
I live and grew up in New Mexico, and as someone already said, anything covered in Hatch green chili's is awesomeness. However, I went to school in East Texas and struggled to find Mexican food that reminded me of home. I never found anything like what we have here in NM, but I did find something unique: Spoiler An avocado, halved, fried and stuffed with meat (chicken or beef) and cheese. You can feel your heart struggling to work while eating, but man it's worth it.
DERPPPPPP your words implied that chicken finger subs do use ranch dressing, which is terribly untrue. Add that to the fact that all the chicken finger subs I eat are packed with enough chicken to feed a small African village and that you may be the only person in the entire world to dispute the reign of the chicken finger sub as the greatest thing ever, I'm fairly certain your claim of "hot wing hoagies" being better can be met with a simple response of:
Memphis Blues BBQ in Vancouver, BC, ain't no imitation BBQ. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.memphisbluesbbq.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.memphisbluesbbq.com</a> It's a Sunday tradition around here. The Elvis Platter for the win.
I must respectfully disagree with this statement. Having tasted "Memphis-style" barbecue in places ranging from Evansville, IN to Munich, Germany, it ain't the same once it leaves the 901 area code. To my list of places to eat in Memphis, I must also add Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken: http://www.unclelousfriedchicken.com Not ONLY do they have delicious fried chicken, but they also have excellent burgers, not to mention a badass strawberry banana pudding that makes you hear Mahalia Jackson sing "Amazing Grace" in your head. And for the record, I'm a southern-born white boy. I really loved the very enlightened jokes about fried chicken, though. Way to set the bar.
Dude, you ate at the Corky's in the casino? And you survived to tell the story? Brave, brave man. But you're right. Nothing beats the institutions in Memphis.
Rest assured, I'm a foodie. Big time. I've spent lots of time in Memphis, and had lots of BBQ there. Believe me when I say, as crazy as it sounds, that the Memphis Blues BBQ in Vancouver IS Memphis BBQ. I have had both, and can make the comparison. With all due respect, to you and the religion that is BBQ, until you've tried both, please withhold your judgment.
Memphis BBQ? I'm not sure if anything stacks up to the 'Vous. The Rendezvous in Memphis is probably the BEST I've ever been to. I have yet to find one better.
I'm an Aussie, and therefore our local food kills you in a direct, confrontational manner rather than insidiously clogging up your arteries like some sort of glutinous ninja; typically, what our food lacks in taste, in makes up for in... no, I can't even lie to you, our food sucks. I blame the English: bland food, ugly women, boring gray cities, inbred leaders, etc etc. I'm only posting here to rave about the food in New Orleans. Jesus Christ himself would have rethought dying for our sins if he'd known he could wait around for a while and have blackened Cajun chicken linguine in cream sauce with a squeeze of lime. I don't even remember where in N.O. I ate this, as I was too busy creaming my goddamn jeans like half the stalkers on this board peering in SheGirl's window. (Please note: not intentionally insulting anyone, but it's a TIB law that lurkers must obsessively post about SheGirl, right?) Anyway, it would have been awkward if I hadn't been totally consumed with the spicy, salty, rich creamy goodness of that dish. It was so fucking good, I ate it 6 months ago now and I shit you not, I started drooling midway through this post just remembering the flavour. The 'cajun' food we have here is a pale, pale imitation of the real thing. I just looked up a recipe for it and am going to attempt to make it tonight. PS, if anyone wants to throw me a legit recipe in the Food thread (MrMiracle to the white chef's apron?) you will have the totally bangin' prize of someone you'll never meet's gratitude. Honorable mention: jambalaya, and Doubletree cookies. I never thought I'd pay $2 / cookie and be happy about it, AND buy a tin to bring home. Also, I am dead serious about Aussie food. With the exception of the meat pie which you fools need to import as drunk food, we offer nothing to the world of cuisine.
A california burrito. Originally from San Diego but can be found pretty much anywhere from LA south to the border. Carne Asada, cheese, rice, pico, and french fries. I might walk the two blocks to get one right now.
I've lived in Quebec on and off for a few summers and I made friends from Nebraska who came up to Canada to learn French, they were shocked I never had a poutine, I always bashed them whenever I saw them eating a poutine, it took me until two years ago to have my very first poutine, and I take back every word I've ever said (minus poutine in Manitoba, Canada). Poutine is heaven on a dish/plate. Absolutely amazing, mixture of hot crispy fries, a nice gravy sauce and fresh local white cheddar curds, squeaks when you bite them, and somewhat gooey/soft. It's one of those things you should never trash until you actually try it. Oh and ketchup chips are a great snack, especially by Old Dutch. That's something my Nebraskan friends absolutely refused to try, ha!
It's just soy sauce and a bunch of spices, but there's not a respectable Alabama fridge that doesn't have a bottle of this stuff. And of course, the king of all spice blends: I make home made Chex mix with this stuff. So freaking good.