Food Chat thread - for general convo by food forum regulars (Florida, Fort Lauderdale)

[fresnochili]

Originally Posted by Rubi3

Recently bought Progresso's Chicken and Dumplings soup. The label said it tastes like homemade. Yeah, right, I thought, but it did! I've never bought it before in any brand and expected it to be all right, but it was still canned soup. It was a nice surprise and I'll buy it again. I'm so glad I tried it.

That is so good to know. Because a couple days ago while I was shopping at Winco they had
Progresso soups on a big , attention grabbing display for only 89c each.
So I bought my usual clam chowder, then I saw pot roast soup, bought it.

But as I was walking away my eye caught the chick n dumplings, and I had to do a dbl take
cuz I'd never seen it before. Altho I didn't buy it, I will next time.

I'm really surprised at how good they are. I usually just make my own soups.

[acercode]

I have to say Homeland Steaks that I bought off Groupon.

I was pleasantly surprised by their quality and taste.

[P47P47]

Buckhorn Exchange, Denver, Colorado

[TabulaRasa]

Jess & Jim's, an old school steakhouse in Kansas City. Been around since the 1930s.

It's the place that Calvin Trillin reviewed favorably in a Playboy article back in the day, which is something they still play up.

[Londoncowboy30]

Orlando on international drive a " joint " called Ronnies I believe

T- bone! More like T- Rex! Huge it was

[ccm123]

I've eaten great steaks at a few steakhouses:

1/ Hap's (Pleasanton, CA)
2/ Taylor's Steakhouse (La Canada and Los Angeles)
3/ Bone's (Atlanta, GA)
4/ Stoney River Steakhouse (Vinings, GA)
5/ Longhorn Steakhouse (Hagerstown, MD)
6/ Ruth's Chris (Pasadena, CA)
7/ Ruth's Chris (Portland, OR)
8/ Houston's (Manhattan Beach, CA)
9/ Houston's (Pasadena, CA)
10/ Alexander's (Cupertino, CA)
11/ Saki's Spin A Yarn (Fremont, CA)
12/ The Golden Steer (Las Vegas, NV)
13/ Durant's (Phoenix, AZ)
14/ Clearman's Northwoods Inn (San Gabriel, CA)
15/ Alex Madonna's Gold Rush Steakhouse (San Luis Obispo, CA)

[tangelag]

Many years ago. Argentinian restaurant in Georgetown, Washington, DC many years ago. Churrasco style. Never forgot it. Nor the salad!

I am a vegetarian now. Go figure.

[mainebrokerman]

great thread!!!


tough to pinpoint the best or one steak that was so much better than the others


I've had many prime grade porterhouse steaks and rib-eyes..

those were like butter ,,

ive had better ones at home...tho I haven't been to many of the better steakhouses as others have,,

one year before Christmas.

I took two prime grade bone in ribs and aged them 28 days in the cooler..(dry-aged)

one of the ribs was prime rib for Christmas, dinner ,and the other rib,,,,i sliced thick and we had on the grill
those were awesome,,,,from flavor to texture... a priviledged eating experience....

[AnonChick]

A Brazilian barbeque place, I -think- it was San Antonio, Texas. The bacon-wrapped filet mignon were amazing. I really wasn't much of a meat-eater then - whenever we went to a steakhouse I always preferred the lobster, shrimp, or chicken entree and never intentionally picked the beef. But this place converted me. I actually LIKE steak now. But I still prefer it just slightly pink in the middle. Just a degree or two cooler than medium-well.

[RestArea]

Not Outback.

I think probably at the Porterhouse in Anchorage. I wonder if it still exists.