/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>17952876
Katz Deli, not worth it at all.
Also I don't know if Johnnie's in Elmwood Park counts but my grandma lived a block from them and we'd always get lunch there. Best fucking beefs and lemon ices you've ever had. Got mentioned on that Ozarks series.

>>17952876
One of the voodoo donuts but not that one. It was shit. Floridita in havana which wasnt bad but not worth the wait if there's a line. About all I can think of now

Downtown Disney, gotta say they were all good though and the waitstaff had plenty of banter.

>>17952876

>>17952914
I got dragged to katz deli- its ok its just not worth the price

i liked the tourist deep dish in chicago

>>17952922
i went to one in portland and it was pretty good - long line but the food was fine - this was years ago tho like 2010 or so maybe

>>17952876
The original Red Robin in Seattle. Still shit. Just more expensive.

>>17953045
I had no idea it was from Seattle. I think I ate there once and don't remember it at all.

I've never been to Seattle! That and um I guess Dallas and Atlanta are the biggest US cities I never been to (and honestly am ok with not seeing).

I just hate the markup for hotel and resort food. I try to make my own food when I travel - where possible - and eat at locally owned small places if I can find them.

>>17952914
>>17952956
I used to walk past Katz all the damn time when I lived in NY but never actually went because I just assumed it wouldn't remotely live up to the hype.

>>17952876
idk if it counts, but my aunt used to live above one of the supposed possible birthplaces of pizza, l'Arte della pizza on Via Santa Maria della libera, Naples. They closed in 2017.

>>17952914
Used to live a few mins from Johnnie's Beef and would go there way more than I probably should have, best sandwich I've ever had. Always a line out the door but it moves fast

>>17953061
I don't trust people willing to even LIVE in NYC. To me you are all damaged goods. Also it smells like cat piss and I hope to never return.

I dunno if DC has like famous tourist traps?

I think fishers and farmers is pretty tourist trappy - zatinya gets lotsa tourists, um old ebbitt grill and anything near the white house is probably a trap

most tourists seeing the monuments aren't willing to walk and so they get shitty food - i think the food trucks are probably the best option

>>17952956
Ya idk I just dont like kool aid and shit on my donuts. Give me a good glazed or jelly filled from the local bakery any day

>>17953068
That's nice, dear. : )

>>17953083
I was on a lot of drugs at the time and I found it quite enjoyable and felt the donuts themselves were nice as well.

They have this chain now of "mochi" donuts - I think they are made from fried glutinous rice flour and they come in weird flavors like passionfruit glaze and they were really good and now I want one.

"mochinuts" is the donut chain - korean owned I think? - NOT a tourist trap!

OH dc has cupcake traps - i think for years georgetown cupcakes had lines out the ass for reasons

i guess georgetown is tourist trap food in general

>>17953093
I'm not going senile just yet!

>>17953096
Oh one thing I really liked in Portland (or) was the street food hot dogs with cream cheese and bbq sauce - i think its a seattle thing too - hot spicy sausage on a bun with cream cheese and bbq sauce - rly gud

>>17953083
wtf ever happened to normal-ass, good doughnuts? A place near me does curry chicken doughnuts. They're good, sure, but I just wanted a plain ol' glazed.

Ive had a coffee at this cafe on Piazza san marco. it was ok but it cost like 25eur. its a cool square but the cafe isnt worth it. I appreciated the napkins they had tho. I like a good fabric napkin with some real weight to it

>>17953108
I paid 4 euro for a bottle of water outside the vatican and I thought it was a lot (20 years ago). Probably wouldn't go back to Italy. That's venice right?

The Varsity in Atlanta.
Most of their food was actually good but the burgers weren’t great. Same goes for their service.

>>17953096
>passionfruit
I often feel I'm alone in my deep, never-ending hatred of passionfruit. Fuck that stuff.
I fucking hate papaya, too, even more than I do passionfruit, but at least papaya's good when it's unripe. Passionfruit, however, is always shit. Fuck.

>>17952876
I live in the California east bay and anytime someone comes up to visit they want to go to San Francisco and visit pier 39. The worst ones are the ones who want to go on the trolley, the line goes on forever.

>>17953114
what? I really like it - maybe you had like artificial flavor?!?!

papaya i've had to learn to love - it's kinda a weird flavor - i think americans get shitty papayas - at least here where its not tropical

what do you hate about passionfruit?

>>17953120
Nope. Real stuff. Just really, really hated it. Tasted like a sour basement. And! For the longest while, I kept forgetting I hate passionfruit so I kept trying it. I mean... it's fucking called "passionfruit." You just expect it to be good.

As for papaya, friend, I spent a significant portion of my childhood in SEA. Trust me. I know papaya and I know I dislike it ripe. I'll fuck up some green papaya, though. Sour chicken soup with taro stem and green papaya is tits.

>>17953141
Maybe the passionfruit you bought were off - also there's different kinds. Did you add sugar? It's not meant to just be eaten by itself usually ppl make a coulis or fruit sauce with it.

r u a gook?

also its just a donut - its a glaze - its not that intense a flavor - they had others and they were all good - mochinut - if you see one - try it

Maidreamin maid cafe in Akihabara.
I couldn't understand what the fuck they were saying (I assumed the staff speaks English well enough to at least take an order) and I basically consented to becoming an employee. When I tried to leave, I was taken to a backroom where these two Yakuza guys explained the whole thing to me and said that I'm one of the maids now. Whenever my contract expires they force me to extend it under the threat of violence. This was in 2011 and I'm still here.

>>17953116
What a fucking shit hole. Hope you guys get nuked soon

>>17953143
Part Asian (dad is half and half AmeriWhite), but not that kind of Asian, no.

I've had passionfruit straight (horrible mistake) as an -ade, as a coulis with yoghurt and as a jelly. Hated it every time.

>>17953152
Oh, and as a glaze on a cheesecake as well as a glaze on a tres leches cake. Just... no. Very no.

>>17953152
i guess i support you sorts of mutts populating formerly white areas so i can't really complain but jesus fuck on a deep level you freaks skeeve me out - but- you probably know that and have internalized it

>coulis with yogurt

wat thats all wrong

the most common one is mango puree + sugar + passionfruit juice - try using it as a component and not the main flavor and it shouldn't be a jelly either

i've literally never seen a rich famous asian girl in the us who dated another asian dude - they all go for balding white gingers and I find it hilarious - well at least hes white! - the kids will be guaranteed abominations

>>17953065
Combo sandwich with hot giardeniera, fries, and a tall lemon ice, good god.
I miss my grandma.

>>17953148
Never gonna happen, fly over chud. You shall eternally seethe in whatever irrelevant podunk town you live in.

>>17953145
kek

>>17952876
Hard Rock Cafe. But the 50 dollar t-shirt was cool.

>>17953116
I'm in the exact same situation lol (East Bay and everything)
The aquarium is okay, I guess. Absolutely cockstomped by Monterey Bay, though.

>>17953636
Oh yeah when I was a kid sometimes we would travel and when you were on like a package tour trip somewhere they would feed you all together at a shitty hard rock cafe but I knew I wasn't there for the food.

They took us to a sugar shack outside Montreal and they made us maple candy that was just maple syrup rolled over ice and I didn't like it and commented on it and I'm still a bit embarrassed - they also served us tourtiere - meat pie - that was good

but yeah I guess I ate at hard rock cafe montreal maybe?

worst food I had on a trip -srsly - was the lunch after the auschwitz tour - it was these chicken sandwiches with weird orange gloppy mayo - too much mayo - very little mealy chicken

the food in eastern europe was generally decent - they served like raisin and carrot slaw of some sort with every meal - but holy fuck whatever company made my lunch that day needs to be vanished

>>17953636
I think I ate at one in Phuket, Thailand or San Francisco as a child but I don't remember it at all

place is literally not even good

>>17953673
We had that when I was in LA years ago (20 years ago) and I actually enjoyed it. I dunno - not worth standing in line for - but tasted good.

did u get chili dog with mustard?

>>17953682
I was there in 2001, I remember being disappointed. i got 2 or 3 dogs, at least one had chirri but i don't remember specifics

>>17952876
Opryland in Nashville

I don't have an experience like that, but I can certainly vouch for the hot dog place where the black people yell mean things at you. Cemented my love of a good Chicago dog, which I'll probably never get here in NC.

>>17953682
They were only worth it when they were open 24 hours. Going there when it's empty at 3am was nice. But like many things the kung flu ruined that.

>>17953649
Never been to the SF aquarium but yeah why bother when the Monterey on exists. I'm glad despite the aquarium being famous, the city of Monterey is still prestine and beautiful.

Been to one of the places that claims to have invented the french dip. Bretty good. Don't remember specifics because it was a long time ago.

I had buffalo wings at the original Anchor Bar once because my dad insisted, and they were frankly unmemorable. It was really just an "I went there" sort of experience thing. The wings were just wings.

>>17953796
The inventors of something new never have the freedom to innovate. Buffalo wangs have been perfected over and over again all over the world (except Australia) but Anchor Bar is really straddle to their original recipe.

It the blessing and curse of being first.

>>17953845
I think that the thing. When you say you've had buffalo wings, not just in Buffalo, but at the Anchor Bar, the only description is: they were buffalo wings.

>>17952876
Don't think it's really a "tourist trap" since it's in the middle of nowhere, but a while back I went to Rick Stein's restaurant on the south coast of New South Wales. Was good.

I think the closest thing to a tourist trap restaurant I've been to is innumerable crappy country bakeries that all claim to have won all kinds of awards.

>>17953636
The only hard rock I've ever been to was in honolulu. No complaints about the food, overpriced but so is everything there

>>17953774
I was just there a month ago
had the lamb dip sandwich and it was very good
funny thing I went there once before and it was packed
this time around there was hardly anyone around
also ended up going to Langer's
and Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles

>>17952876
I used to live really close to the one in Eugene and it was never crowded so I got to try nearly every kind they had over 3 years. Novelty flavors (earl grey donut was cool) but really no better quality than what I could get at Safeway. I have since moved to Portland but have no interest in visiting the "real" one. It was also close to Sizzle Pie which is totally not worth it, including the Portland ones.

>>17953108
Makes me depressed to think that this area was once a seat of power and culture. Now its a cafe with a gift shop.
IT ALL COMES TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWN

>>17952876
The Kawaii Monster Cafe in Harajuku. A friend of mine wanted to go and I figured what the hell.
I don't know if it really is a tourist trap but it sure felt like one. It was fun, though, I'm not knocking it.

>>17952876
Kelly's Roast Beef, the original is in Revere just north of Boston and they have a few other places. The roast beef is okay but there are a million other places in New England that do it better. Interestingly their fried chicken is excellent and I'd recommend that over the roast beef any day.

I ate here. It was okay.

>>17952945
say you're a Super Mega head without saying you're a Super Mega head ;)

Not really
Does the Hard Rock Cafe count?
I at a whole chicken at the one in Johannesburg, the whole staff looked appalled by my actions

The Varsity and the Vortex in Atlanta. Varsity is okay for a visit but nothing special, the Vortex is basically if an angsty teen opened an applebees.

>>17953673
This and everything else in Hollywood. It's no wonder people hate this city, if Hollywood is all they've seen of it.

>>17953774
>>17953974
Philippes isn't bad, but I don't remember it being amazing. There are plenty of good places to get a french dip in the city.
Roscoes on the other hand, is shit.

It was good

>>17953247
I went to Ma Poule Mouillée just in front, I think because the queue for La Banquise was too big.
Ate way too much chicken poutine

>>17953774
Last time I had a visitor from out of towm they insisted I take them here. I went up the block to the cajun restaurant and had an amazing po’ boy.

the world's BIGGEST mcdonald's back in the 90's. it has apparently been redesigned since. they had pizza there and possibly pasta as well

>>17953845
>>17953796
i agree, i had duffs and they were medicore. i did however enjoy my time in the queen city very much

lafayette coney island in detroit. it was a very good coney dog comparatively speaking

>>17952876
Port'Alba Pizzeria in Naples. The pizza was good, if a little pricey and with how famous it pretends to be there was no wait to get a table on a Friday night.

>>17955691
wtf, mcdonalds dazzle camouflage

>>17953068
Ben's Chili Bowl maybe? They deserve their good reputation though imo

>>17953774
I don’t consider this place to be a tourist trap, it’s a legit restaurant. Many good memories there.

>>17955283
>Makes me depressed to think that this area was once a seat of power and culture. Now its a cafe with a gift shop.
bro that's litteraly all of italy desu

>>17953247
I've been swindled by this place three times, I wanted to get the hype but it's just so fucking bland. Literally Costco-tier

>>17953113
Seconded. I usually tell people to visit it at least once for the experience but to also try out other restaurants during their stay in the area (partially as I have had diarrhea after eating their food before).
>>17953636
I don't really remember much about my only visit there as part of a field trip except the price part. I do remember all the boys being mindful of pricing when placing our orders, but all the girls splurged out on their orders to the point that they were short on paying the entire bill so the chaperones had to intervene to cover the difference. If I ever return, I'm keeping a close eye on my budget.
>>17953738
The complex itself is impressive, but I can see people wanting to try out the restaurants outside. Even the McDonald's nearby is a themed restaurant which is usually rare.
>>17955408
Seconded. I did enjoy the beer and burger I had for my one visit at the Vortex, but their atmosphere is definitely not for everyone. There's also way more burger joints that have popped up in Atlanta so the competition is alive and well.
>>17955691
Seconded. I remember seeing this design during one of my visits as a child. They have since done multiple interior and exterior redesigns in the past decade or two that I have entered or driven past it on vacation. It's understandable that they would update the place, but the current iteration feels sterile and soulless compared to earlier designs which had more character.
>they had pizza there and possibly pasta as well
A couple decades ago, McDonald's started up an initiative for fast-casual food called McDonald's Bistro Gourmet which included these types of items. I remember seeing multiple locations in Florida offering this extra menu but eventually the project came to end and the menu was eventually gutted at all participating restaurants save for this location. I enjoyed it the few times I ate from this menu and still hope to do so whenever I visit Orlando again.

it was pretty much just owned by sam smith but sam smith is good. the atmosphere was very nice, food selection was disappointing though

>>17953738
It's pretty good but obviously overpriced. Feels like a casino without the gambling.

>>17952876
Ed Debevic's. It was like 25 years ago so I don't remember anything. I think the waitress said something rude to me about my applesauce, literally the only thing that comes to mind.

>>17955619
autistic not eat with your guest...

>>17955691
that's gotta be outside of Disney in Orlando or some shit

>>17953636
only 90s kids get this

If you took a girl here for brunch it was guaranteed poon. granted you needed to be a DC scumsucking piece of shit, but it got you poon.

>>17953108
The old St. Marks Square scam. The trick is to buy a coffee for 2 euro one street over and bring it there to enjoy the atmosphere.

Went to Vegas and got treated to Hell's Kitchen at Caesar's Palace by MIL. It was... Okay. Not at all worth the price, like most food on the strip, but it was honestly the least good of all the places we went to.

Cafe du monde
Lou Malnati's
Chaps Pit Beef in Baltimore

Honestly all were pretty good

>>17952876
When I was maybe 8 or so my grandma took me to Bubba Gump’s Shrimp at Navy Pier in Chicago. She bought me link’s awakening that day, and I tried coconut shrimp for the first time and loved it. Then she took my on the ferris wheel. It was a brisk autumn day, and I remember wearing my winter jacket. Miss you, grandma. I wish you guys could try her fried stuffing patties at thanksgiving. The woman was very obese. One day she took me to a firework store and it was like buy 1 get 6 free because it was the off season and I got six piggly wiggly grocery bags filled with legit fireworks. My parents had a heart attack when they picked me up from grandma’s and I dragged $300 worth of fireworks to the car. One time I remember I ate a whole family sized bag of sour cream and onion chips while watching nickelodeon at her house. Another time, I had a headache and she made me a killer chocolate shake with advil blended into it. When I got my first apartment, she was too old to cook and gave me her pans. She also bought me a blender and a microwave. God bless you, grandma. And thanks for the shrimp!

>>17958010
Your grandma was awesome.

>>17953113
For burgers in Atlanta you gotta go to Vortex. Ann's Snack Bar would've been my 1st recommendation but they went belly up..

>>17955387
????

>>17958001
That coffee at Cafe du monde was amazing.

>>17952876
>survey thread
lol no fuck off with your doxxing shit

>>17955836
Bub and Pops fits this as well. You also get to hear the rants about the evils of credit cards when you pay cash to the lady that owns the spot.

>>17953187
I'm going to step outside barefoot right now and have a 0% chance of stepping on a syringe or human feces

>>17953914
That's pretty cool I think, used to love watching his programs with my family

Chicago has a lot of stuff to see, but I really wanted to go to the supposed creators of deep dish pizza.

>>17952876
I went to Humdingers Burgers and got the beef jew

>>17958145
yeah it's basically the reason I went to it, I was heading down the cost anyway so it was on the way (I went for lunch before continuing down).
The place itself (I don't know if it's still around post-covid) is on top of a giant cliff-face looking over the ocean. Food was good.

>>17955384
gray's papaya is extremely easy on the wallet

Kobe Japanese restaurant Vancouver.
Regular meal is probably not a horrendous deal. 75 bucks cad for dinner, and a show is at least not unreasonable.
But the hundred for a bit of Wagyu seems like a shit way to try it when they cover it, and everything else in a heavy amount of butter, and some I think garlic salt mix. Everything kind of tastes similar, and you really don't get to taste the meat on its own.
Also, don't care for restaurants that are so dark you can't see shit for ""ambiance"". Don't care how boomer that sounds

>>17958001
cafe du monde is the supreme tourist trap in a city full of them. fucking wait in a disney-grade line to eat carnival food

randy's donuts isn't bad, but it doesn't meet the hype. there is always some local place in your hometown that does it homemade and better probably

>>17952876
As a Philly native, I went to Pats and Genos. I prefer Genos because they don't automatically serve it with the neon slime from n*w j*rsey. I also used to get roast pork sandwiches from DiNics before it was cool. Thety do make a bangin' sandwich though, better than most places. John's Roast Pork would be nice if they used broccoli rabe, but they don't because "hurr durr why would i add such a bitter ingredient to my fabulous roast pork!". The sandwich has broccoli rabe and if you can't make a pork to compliment it you shouldn't be making roast pork sandwiches. Rabe is a necessity.
End of my drunk rant.

>>17958146
gino's east isn't bad, but as someone who used to eat it all the time, it isn't what it used to be. personally, id recommend Lou Malnati's deep dish, but I'm sure there some small place i haven't been to that does it better

>>17953796
I went to Niagara and made a pit stop in Buffalo. Ate here and I actually enjoyed the wings. No, they weren't the best, but they were still better than about 80% of the places I've had wings at.

>>17955553
The poutine at ma poulle mouille is obscenely big.

I think the one thing la banquise has going for it is the variety - which makes it perfect for bringing out of towners. I prefer chez Claudette but la banquise has such a variety that I don't feel nearly as bored. The scooby unironically fucks.

>>17958131
Me too because I live in a nice neighborhood

I went to the rotating restaurant at the top of the Space Needle when I was a kid. It was so bad that even as a kid I was like "these pancakes... aren't good." The first time I ever had pancakes I didn't like.

>>17955294
those are men

>>17958001
Cafe du monde was alright. Only decent cup of coffee I had my entire time in the states which helped and the beignets, well it's basically just a fuckin donut so can't go that wrong with that. Line is pretty bullshit for a cafe serving shit that would be considered average at best in any country with cafe culture

>>17957380
It is

>>17958460
Some of them are, some of them aren't. The cafe doesn't make it a secret, dude.

>>17955468
There used to be a taco truck weekend nights around Miracle Mile that would setup at a carwash or something. was the bees tits

>>17958059
I learned my best hedonism from her. She would have loved to cook for you, anon.

>>17958295
>>17958840
>line
Cafe du Monde isn't inherently a tourist trap but the one in the French Quarter definitely is.

>>17955283
there is a pretty important museum

>>17952876
those grilled ham joints run by gypsies in prague
they sell by weight and they always cut you a MASSIVE FUCKING SLAB of that shit
joke's on them I fucking devoured the whole thing, but they sure as fuck tried their best

>>17958460
hi there, tranny obsessed fren
how's that $0 rent space in your head? still occupied?

I had dinner at the Moulin Rouge once. It was good but fucking seriously expensive. You can get better for a hell of a lot less money.

>>17952876
Went to the original Joe's Stone Crab in Miami and it was damned good.

Auerbachs Keller in Liepzig, one of the oldest restaurants in Europe or something like that
really fancy place, food ok
I went in my best software industry backpacking autist garb and felt really out of place
also expensive, but in a reasonable way

>>17959958
My dad tooke there with my sister and her boyfriend, he wanted the wonders of stone crab with us. Her boyfriend ordered the chicken....

>>17960197
Meant for>>17959932

>>17953108
Italy is literally a giant tourist trap. If you go to some of the smaller towns, you can find people with nazi tattoos, so there's that.

>>17955240
>moved TOO Portland
Opinion discarded.

>>17952876
rain forest cafe, it's really good theming but I'd rather eat a hungry man dinner that their awful food

>>17958010
:')

Tons but this one is my favorite.

>>17952876
I spent a month in central Italy for study abroad and the worst thing I ate was gnocchi near the Trevi Fountain in Rome, just across from the Ferrari shop. It was the one thing I ate the entire month I didn't like.

>>17952876
>Katz`s deli, very good sandwiches but WAY too much money, plus they have these powertripping black door guards that are annoying to deal with, not worth it at all.
>Hard rock cafe a few times, not bad but not memorable at all.
>the one resteraunt in Hana, Hawaii. Not well known im sure, but it was expensive and gimmicky and shitty, had fake native hawaiin food that was just passable, the definition of tourist trap since it was the only way to eat other than some food trucks that were never open, or were $20 for a shitty cheeseburger
>any resteraunt on waikiki beach, only went to one, spend $40 on a burger, fries and a beer and was not worth it. Making my own burger on a shitty grill with local beef was so much better and cheaper.

>>17952876
Anything on Higuera St. in SLO.

The Hotel Viking in Hafnorfjorðr, Iceland. Complete tourist trap but still kind of cool. Some guy dressed in 10th century clothing sung us ballads while we ate

Went to Cattlelacks BBQ in Dallas

Was pretty good but BBQ sauce is more average than I expected

Would go again

>>17958001
Lou Malnati's will even ship their pizza's frozen to you. Its still really tasty but you pay a hefty premium for it

>>17952876
Margaritaville was complete dogshit and it was infuriating to see the boomers in there keeping that shithole alive

>>17953738
I thought they replaced opryland ages ago with a fucking mall. I miss the rockin roller coaster.

>>17953673
and if you go to the one at citywalk, you don't even have to wait in a ridiculous line

Went to Spirits on Bourbon cause I saw it on Bar Rescue. It was actually decent and the appetizers were good, better than a lot of the shitty ass bars on Bourbon Street.

>>17955283
Fallen
Era.

>>17953974
for my money, Langer's #19 is the best sandwich in the world

>>17964127
Texas BBQ isn't very sauce centric. Some places don't have any at all.

>>17964631
went to bourbon street once, and instead of jazz it was all shitty pop music, i have been mad for 13 years

>>17964726
I went last year, it was half pop and half rap. Lots of very loud negros. Still had a good time.

Petes Hamburger Stand in Prairie du Chien. Its okay but the only thing they have is slider size burgers and the only option is onions. No cheese, no condiments. The price keeps going up. Its like $5 for a slider now

>>17964747
>and the only option is onions.
as it should be
>No cheese,
as it should be
>no condiments.
thats a lie you can get mustard
anyway Petes is based, you are not

>>17964752
Its okay, but its a ripoff

>>17964752
Cjeck out Jones' Black Angus in the same town.

>>17952914
Agreed on Katz, absolutely not worth it. Go somewhere else

Empire steak house in the empire state building. It was actually really good and appropriately priced.

>>17965523
>It was actually really good and appropriately priced.
In New York? Better get a jacket for that cold day in Hell.

>>17953247
This and whatever is across from swartzs

>>17952876
My friends took me to Lamberts Cafe in Springfield MO, the home of thrown rolls. It was some of the absolute worst food I have ever had. I like the style of food they serve, but their food just tasted like shit.

>>17952876
Lived in Portland for years and nobody I knew went to Voodoo more than once to try it. That place was shit and the owner a massive faggot. Literally any other place in town that served doughnuts was better. I preferred Safeway over that place.

>>17952876
I went to voodoo in Portland 15 years ago when nobody knew about it and it was just a shitty vegan donut shop with a penis shaped donut and stale cereal donuts.

>>17966056
you a lie and your bref stank, anon.
Lambert's is great. We made an 8 hour road trip there and we're not disappoint. Well, my buddy might have been because he missed his roll and it smacked him right in the eye.
Yeah, of course I grabbed it and ate it in front of him with that delicious molasses spread

>>17966056
you hit a knock off. The real Lambert's is near Cape Girardeau, no where near Springfield.
t. cartographer

>>17952876
Cafe du Monde
but it was good, and I did like it

Decidedly mediocre fried chicken.

>>17952876
Prince's Hot Chicken Shack. 10/10 would go back for more of that hot chicken leg quarters.

>>17953774
bretty gud indeed. just dont go during a dodger game

>https://www.ekahigrill.com/menu/
i don't think you know what tourist trap really means

>>17967928
>hawaiian food in CO
I mean Hawaiian food is p good but why tf are they importing mahi mahi to CO, it's a trash fish to begin with

>>17961851
That's the Foley location, right?

>>17964599
>go to the one at citywalk

>>17953845
>(except Australia)
you're full of shit anon

>>17953108
Had one of the best espressos of my life in Venice, the place was located at some side street and run by a couple in their mid 30s. Got a double espresso plus freshly made biscotti for 1.5 euros. Tried to find it again the following day but I just couldn't.

Also had a double espresso at the spanish steps in Rome where they charged 6 euros or something for it.

*goes to tourist spot*
>this is awful its like its for tourists!

NYC:
Reuben's, which invented the reuben sandwich. 3/10 not good
Katz's, very very good, anyone who says otherwise is just a tryhard
Magnolia Bakery several times, it's 100% ick, just no
Dominique Ansel several times, it's very very good
Peter Luger, good I guess, steakhouses aren't really my cup of tea though
Nathan's, not good, do not, trust me it is not good

Paris:
Laduree, good I guess, felt a little fake but I guess it's supposed to be?

Singapore:
Tian Tian chicken, very good, would go there every week if I could
Long Bar, go there to say you've been, not my thing though too crowded

Hong Kong:
Atelier del Joel Robuchon, felt tryhard but was fun as a one-time thing, won't do it again though
Under Bridge crab, waited over an hour being ignored after being seated, walked out, can't say if it's good or not but the service is not good

La Habana:
Coppelia, fun but you have to go to Cuba, Cuba is a depressing shithole, don't bother

Puebla:
El Mural de los Poblanos, very very good, too bad Mexico turned into a death trap, wish I could go back

Dubai:
Automatic, pretty good, always remember the best food in the Gulf is never Gulf Arab food, which is bad and should feel bad

>>17968596
t. didn't read the thread

>>17968623
okay, but how badly do you want to fuck your mom because you have weird issues with her owning your ass through cash and credit....

>>17968652
>waaah you can't just be able to afford things on your own! it has to be your mom's credit card! also incest!
Yep, I'm on /neet/ alright

>>17968660
nice, triggered, you do have mom problems. shes not even pretty you loser.

>>17968662
My mom is going to be 80 next year, so yeah I don't think most people would consider her pretty. She was good looking once though, all my high school friends wanted to bang her. What's it like coming from an ugly family? I wouldn't know.

>>17968667
>my friends and i want to fuck my ugly old mom
STOP

>>17968674
You're the one who wanted to talk about incest neetboy

>>17968676
*sent from iphone

The original Din Tai Fung in Xinyi District, Taipei.

I mean it was good, but not really worth the wait and relatively high prices compared to the other great restaurants in the area.

>>17952876
I went to this big old temple quarter in Shanghai and ended up getting food there. Huge mistake. It was like I was in a fucking theme park. Massive buildings with buffet style slop which cost more than the shitty tiny little fanguanr you can find ANYWHERE.
Generally speaking I avoid tourist trap restaurants because I'm adhd (hate waiting) and Jewish (hate spending).

I do like various meme-ish restaurants like St John's or Gaby's (RIP) in London though.

>>17953108
Harry’s Bar in Venice and drank a Bellini half of which came premixed for like 40€.

>>17953068
If it's in that 3000 K street area it's built for tourists. M street is also very touristy but still has some okay places.

>>17968548
anon I've lift in Australia for 17 years and have never had a pure delicious buffalo wing in this country.

I will give props to the Erko in Sydney and Bleachers in Canberra but in both cases they're slightly off and it also depends on who's working. Bavarian is doing what they can but it doesn't cut it, and the Pizza Hit™ wings are trash.

I appreciate the effort in the last 8 years to offer Buffalo wings but 9 times out of 10 it's some honey soy or sweet chili trash, and when they do get it right-ish it's never 100%

>>17964520
Former TN resident. Opryland itself is gone and has been gone since the late 90s. Opryland Hotel is still there. Opry Mills is the mall that was built in the 2000s, was flooded a few years back and had to close for awhile, and then reopened like 2 years later.

Opry Mills is only worth going to for the IMAX. Everything else is bland and the mall is poorly laid out and the parking situation sucks ass. Mall of America is way better in every way.

Former TN resident. Opryland itself is gone and has been gone since the late 90s. Opryland Hotel is still there. Opry Mills is the mall that was built in the 2000s, was flooded a few years back and had to close for awhile, and then reopened like 2 years later.

Opry Mills is only worth going to for the IMAX. Everything else is bland and the mall is poorly laid out and the parking situation sucks ass. Mall of America is way better in every way.

>>17953636
I actually enjoyed the food at Hard Rock cafe, the two times I've been there
It really is overpriced as fuck though

>>17958840
I watched a cooking demo while in New Orleans and the chef said he just waits near the exit until a table leaves. I tried it and took a table after just a couple minutes

I regret nothing

>>17964677
yeah. they make it easy. there's suggestions even on the menu that everyone orders the #19 so you don't have to think about it too hard

>>17969638
loving the pickle
hates how it's sliced in half

>>17968623
>Paris:
Laduree, good I guess, felt a little fake but I guess it's supposed to be?

Laduree is 100% fake and it is a well-known fact that their macarons are provided by the same factory that does macarons for French McDonalds.
It’s most definitely a tourist trap.

I’d add:
>Café de Flore / Deux Magots
Forget about meeting the next famous writers, only American girls and grannies spend their time there.
Food is not bad, but not special. Coffee is bland, like most of French coffee.

Jizz Lord's Salty Semen Saloon

>>17964726
That's because you should have been on Frenchmen

Cabbage Key in Florida is the inspiration for Jimmy Buffet's Cheeseburger in paradise. Been there many times... It is boat access only so not too touristy, but they do shuttle people in these days. Food has always been fine as far as I remember. Drinks are fucking expensive but you can expect that when boating.

>>17968651
Based and sopapilla pilled.

>>17952876
SADS now? Sudden ADULT death syndrome? Oh god this is too good. What's that? Your kids were jabbed too? Oopsie daisy, no refunds. HAHAHA.

You and your kids are going to die scared on the steps of a completely overwhelmed and military guarded hospital with thousands of other stupid assholes. I hope it hurts. You enjoyed making my life hell for two years. Your kids are going to die terrified and in pain because you are a FOOL.

Say it with me.
No refunds.

Does this count?

>>17953096
>shilling non-Cambodian donuts

>>17955283
>power and culture.
same thing. sluts only fuck winners.
don't worry, mediterraneanan sea power will be back when all the oil is gone.
>but it might be turkish

>>17970974
Wrong board, faggot.

>>>/pol/ is that way

Gladys Knight's Chicken and Waffles, got dragged there and as soon as we got out of our car, we were accosted by negros wanting money. Said they would take care of our car for us as there were a lot of bad people around.. essentially a not so veiled threat. Dude who drove us gave the talking leader negro some money. Food was alright, staff had an attitude all around, car was untouched when we came out.

Hard Rock Cafe, went twice many years ago. It was okay and had a fun atmosphere.

Vortex, went twice and was disappointed both time. Major pain in the ass in just parking, getting a table, getting food and then being disappointed by the food. Hipsters hyped it up way way hard back in the day and it's pretty much coasted on that for like 2 decades.

Shakespeare Tavern, kind of a restaurant and I think it's a recommended tourist thing for Atlanta. Nice vibes inside but they "ran out" of certain meals but I got the impression they didn't run out so much as they just didn't have it at all and just wanted to fluff the menu.

The Varsity, it's like cafeteria food. Used to go there occasionally on the way to a show at the old Masquerade. Don't bother unless you just have to get your picture taken inside wearing their paper hat.

>>17958321
Went to Philly for a wedding about 20 years ago with my parents, and made a point to go out of way to Pats & Genos. The most bland, massproduced tasting sandwiches I've ever tasted. One was definitely better than the other, but the other was complete shit, so it's not a good review of the other.

DiNics pork and broccoli rabe sandwich was amazing. Just needed a bit of salt, for my taste.

Hard Rock Cafe during the NBA All Star Weekend in Las Vegas.
It was the only way to escape the shootings, muggings and general bum fuckery. Idiots I was with thought that was a better idea than hiring a cab and going back to the hotel to party.

>>17970974
meds now

>>17969638
AWOOOOOOGAH

>>17958001
Chaps is legit.

>>17967992
It was probably one of maybe five places along that stretch of peak worth a fuck to eat. I'd definitely recommend it desu. Preferably somewhere off the interstate if they have other locations... Which I'm sure they do

>>17953247
I live in Ottawa and have been to Montreal like 10 times still never went there, fucking shit cannot be worth it

>>17952876
I went to the Voodoo Doughnut in Florida's Universal Studios right before we left to go back to where we were staying and all the fucking donuts melted on the drive back

>>17958001
i was in Baltimore on a business trip. i lobbied to get pit beef, but no one was backing me up. my loser boss dragged us here. it was a terrible meal.

>>17953108
I tossed a hairy Italians salad in that square

>>17952876
i went to skycity, the restaurant at the top of the space needle, before it closed. the food was bretty gud, standard nice contemporary american, but the rotating view was awesome

When my dad went to NYC, he went to the typical "best pizza" restaurants, and some famous bakery. I think the bakery even had its own TV show for a while. He liked the pizza places but was very unimpressed with the bakery. They prioritized huge, flavour-less fondant cakes, had a poor selection of cookies, pies, muffins, the small stuff. I think he ended up paying something crazy, maybe $40 USD just for a dozen cookies and a slice of cake. They were your everyday, bland sugar cookies and a cake that tasted like it came from a box. He told people not to stop there.

>>17966142
My wife grew up in Cape Girardeau, and she keeps telling me we're going to go there some day. I hope it's worth it.

>>17968651
I miss this little nigga like you wouldn't believe.

>>17968881
You've clearly lived in the wrong state anon

>>17955619
Lol fucking freak

>>17961851
Hate that place

>>17953068
Clyde’s of Georgetown is the original tourist trap

>>17972453
But I don't want to live in Victoria

>>17952876
Canter's Deli in Los Angeles. First place I ever had an actual good Reuben. Going late at night when your party are the only customers feels like a time warp. The pastries and cookies are good, too; always used to get some to take home.

>>17968094
Yeah. My aunt lives there.

>>17964387
>>17958001
>lou manalti
>loumanalti
>illuminati
CONFIRMED

>>17972041
>>17968651
didn't matt and trey literally buy this place to keep it afloat?

>>17972676
never been. how does it compare to Langer's?

>>17952876
Schwartz's, or Montreal (((Hebrew))) Delicatessen, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
It is a bit more pricey, but not crazy. A smoked meat sandwich, poutine, and a cherry coke will run you about $20 CAD (and these are exactly the things you should order). While it is touristy it's also 100% worth it and you should go.

>>17974141
it doesn't

>>17955836
Does it? I live 5 minutes from Ben's and frankly it's mediocre. I can appreciate it as a historical spot but as food it isn't that great.
It was funny how for years the restaurant was basically one big advertisement for Bill Cosby, who has put a ton of money into it. But after his allegations they basically don't know what to do anymore.

>>17955387
did you phone auto correct MAGA for you troon?

>>17958315
This, the best donut around my town some little asian lady owes. They make killer giant cinnamon rolls and they rest is always fresh and delish. They also make giant apple fritters, but they do chince out on the apples and you mostly get a giant heap of fried dough.

Lived in Califagia my whole life and never been here. Is it worth the hype?

>>17974495
is this the place waaaaay up north on highway 101?
went there years ago and only remember an outstanding french onion soup ifI have the right place

>>17971824
lol, phillips is 100% tourist trap. i'm sure they were once a good place to get legit maryland crabcakes or steamed crabs but it's literally red lobster-tier these days.

>>17974495
Fuck no man. I live in LA but make the trip up to SF almost once a month. And passed by this place for years. Finally tried it and the food was fucking garbage. Dennys tier shit. And the pea soup they have is literally their canned version you can buy anywhere. Soup was mediocre

>>17974535
the original one in ocean city went out of business this year

>>17974495
flavorless slop. portions are big

>>17953057
>>17953045
Last time I went to Seattle we ate at Ivar’s and thought it was bretty gud.

>>17953116
The only places I remember eating and really liking when I visited SF was Ghirardelli Square and Lori’s Diner.

>>17953774
One of my relatives always sends us their sandwich kits in the mail through GoldBelly for holidays. I have to thank him for introducing me to pickled eggs.

>>17974701
As for Pike’s Market, it was mostly good. Beecher’s Cheese was great, the coffee was average, the bakery was amazing, the guy selling Apple juice under an EZUP was good, the herbs in jars are good when I’m lazy making a pot roast. The Starbucks Reserve is a neat experience but it’s still mostly Starbucks. I preferred the Cherry Street place a block from there for actual food.

>>17974495
Not at all. I went on a whim once and it's basically a glorified IHOP.

>>17953113
I actually really liked The Varsity when I went several years ago. However, definitely stick to the chili dogs, onion rings and orange freeze thing.

>>17953113
It’s filled with a bunch of mopey, useless niggers that struggle to slap together meat and two buns. Almost ALL of them are ex-cons and will pocket your change.

>>17952876
Cafe Du Monde, pay good money to have a bunch of gooks shriek and throw your food at you.

Makes me satisfied that we went over there and killed a ton of them in Vietnam.

Went to Bog Bob Gibsons chicken in Decatur, AL. Was EXTREMELY disappointed by the vibes in there, you could just tell that it was full of bible thumping, racist trumpvoters that could not wait to eat their disgusting greasy chicken coated in vinegar sauce

Alabama should be nuked

Charlie Vergo's Rendezvous

Really not bad.

They are kind of drunk uncle charcoal finished ribs as opposed to slow smoked fall off the bone, so it's up to what you prefer.

Great dry rub.

>>17957374
>>17972473
I'll eat with you when you get some taste.

>>17968623
>Katz's, very very good, anyone who says otherwise is just a tryhard
the food is awesome. it's still a tourist trap. also one of the last of the famous New York delis still standing since Stage and Carnegie are now gone....

>>17957424
Walked by this place visiting DC a while back. From the name I imagine only the most insufferable people go here. The clientele certainly looked it.

>>17974141
Never been to Langer's.

>>17974495
Nooooooooooope.

>>17972676
>going to canters with my dad after i had surgery at the hospital by the scientology center
My dad always got reuben and I'd get breakfast.

>>17975412
Sounds comfy af.

>>17968623
Nathan's is great, it's the best fast food hotdog, it's just expensive now

Michie Tavern, Charlottesville, VA

Ed's Warehouse in Toronto, ON
run by "Honest Ed" Mirvish

>>17976069
rip honest eds. their vinyl store and the village was great

Ben's Chili Bowl in DC. The chili "Half Smoke" was a uniquely good taste. Is it a sausage or a hotdog? Don't care it was good.

>>17975412
>tfw got sepsis from a burst appendix and after 8 days in the hospital I had to take a taxi home

>>17972037
If you're talking about Gape Girardeau itself, it's not worth it. If you're talking about Lambert's, it's alright. The rolls are pretty good or at least they were when I went there and the fried okra was pretty legit. I did get asked by some black woman if me and the stranger behind me were twins and we both simultaneously said no, which I thought was funny.

>>17971031
I think Rainforest Cafe is like the king of tourist traps imo.

Only thing I can remember is going to Red's lobster shed in Maine. Lobster roll was good, but nothing particularly amazing. Made worse by zero chance of sitting and eating it, so I ended up bringing this massive lobby roll to the car and ate it there which really enhances the aroma.

>>17960241
>TOO
schizopost

>>17960241
ngmi

>>17975151
loved this place

Wienerwald. They turned wiener schnitzel into shit.

>>17975243
I'm starting to wonder if /pol/ was right about you-know-who

>>17964631
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UzSykdATx4

>>17974779
Whenever I'm in seattle I try to go to pike place and get pork buns at mee sum pastry.
>>17974701
Ivar's is probably my favorite local chain. Love the cajun style cod and salmon chowder.

>this thread
Is it just my impression or have american restaurants which become well known an above average chance to decline into overpriced tourist traps serving slop?

>>17977352
it depends where they are. i have some effing great places in my hometown which are locally famous but will never transgress to selling out or becoming tourist traps, because frankly I live in the middle of nowhere.

but, any place that survives and becomes a local tradition in a major city is at risk of becoming a tourist trap. especially true for any place that was around in the "golden era" of said city.... look at the deli's in NYC, Pinks in LA, all those weird bourbon street places.

>>17972608
Who said anything about that shithole

>>17952914
Johnny's Beef, Russell's Ribs, Go further down North Ave to that funky intersection at Oak Park and there's Mike's Beef House. Best steak sandwiches you can find out there, on a plate of fresh cut fries.

>>17964127
>BBQ
>Texas

theres yer problem son, real barbeque is only made in the state of North Carolina

>>17952876
>Voodoo Donut

Yo, seriously fuck this place. A girl I was seeing in Denver just haaaaaaaaad to go here because she saw it on social media. Waited in line for 45 minutes with her just to get a dry donut with Cap'n Crunch on top.

I mean. I guess good on them for getting retards to buy their mediocre overpriced donuts. I was just trying to get laid.

>>17952876
Yankee Lobster in Boston.
Shitty lobster.

>>17953796
Yeah, its pretty well known in Buffalo that the Anchor Bar is mediocre.
Duff's is considered better. As are most pizza places to be honest. The 9-11 Tavern was the best, but the owner died a few years back.

>>17953673
>Mommy, why do we have to wait so long?
>its hot here
>why are you posting to Instagram?
>it's just a hot dog mommy
>13 likes on your Chicago Dog picture?
>that's great mommy
>my feet hurt

>>17974083
Yes. They hired a real chef too I believe. Once they relaunch the food might be worth eating.

bump

>>17971158
I went to Shakespeare a few years ago in Atlanta. Saw Macbeth.

>>17975243
Lol what the fuck can they do if you lost a ticket? Make you pay $50? I would walk out

>>17952876
margaritaville
cafe du monde
bubba gump shrimp co
rainforest cafe
your mom's bedroom

>>17955384
I like the one on the upper west side, it's nearby, dirt cheap, and the staff is real quick so there's never a line. great spot.

>>17952876
Are there any actually good places near hilton head island to do a low-country boil such as pic related?

>>17978489
That's a midget.

>>17980192
The proper term is munchkin

>>17979761
Call the cops, which they should. What kind of idiot loses the ticket. Only women

>>17952876
In Croatia. Chicken filet, french fries and ketchup was like $12 or something. Also a cafe in my country Sweden that was shit and expensive.

Coastal Cravings in Duck, NC. Sucks ass, overpriced, bad service. They capitalize on the fact that they were in an episode of DDD.

>>17952914
Why would anyone go to a literal kike restaurant?

>>17952914
do you still live in the chicagoland area, do u wanna hang out

>>17980417
No. Go fuck yourself.

>>17980428
fuck you and your shit takes on beefs too then

>>17966142
Sikeston, specifically anon. I'm at a drury inn like half a mile away from it rn for work. Ate there yesterday, the country fried steak was incredible but what really stood out to me, surprisingly, was the fried okra. I couldn't get enough of it and the fag server with the kettle kept avoiding my table.

Even with being fucking starving from swimming and hiking all day it was just pretty good. Honestly don't get how this place got to be such a must-try, especially in a city with literally a thousand other options

>>17952876
any michael schulsen restaurant in philly is a literal shithole. some italian place next to parc was a nightmare. the "strawberry gelato" was a crunchy strawberry jam flavored ice cream with shards of ice in it. That guinea dago wop ruins every god damn cuisine he "interprets" and my braincel gf still makes me go.

>>17977880
well you couldn't possibly be talking about the others

Ben's Chili Bowl + Old Ebbitt in D.C.
Alioto's in SF.
Heart Attack Grill in Vegas (every restaurant there is a tourist trap, so I tried to pick the most egregious).

>>17974495
No. It's a denny's with pea soup.

>>17952945
Went to the one in New Orleans. I discovered I despise sesame oil there.

>>17961851
UNLIMITED FRIED OKRA

>>17971211
>Complains about tourist traps Pat's and Geno's
>Praises tourist trap DiNics, located inside a massive tourist trap

>>17970603
Did that place steal McGuire's Irish Pub's gimmick?

>>17982327
Also, My submission to this thread.

>>17982327
No, because that's not an original idea.

Both while in Denver:
Voodoo Donuts: didn't have to wait in line but I have had tastier donuts from the gas station
Hard Rock cafe: waited way too long and cold food

Went here while I was driving through Philly. Neighborhood was full of blacks playing loud music and screaming, the cheesesteak wasn't even good either, just plain steak and some cheese.

>>17955384
>I ate here. It was okay.
There's a ton of these hotdog papaya juice places and they are all basically the same. Crispy hot dog, brown mustard, relish, onions, and a papaya drink.
It's cheap and tasty, but it's not life changing.

>>17980326
>>17979761
>>17977190
Tourists probably try to steal them as a souvenir

>>17964520
They did, but the Opryland hotel is still intact. That restaurant is inside the hotel.

Pic related is the biggest tourist trap in Nashville though. Go to Prince's, Bolton's, or Slow Burn. They're ghetto as fuck, but that's how it's supposed to be.

can't really call it a tourist trap because nobody outside of the military would come here, but Burger Bar in Roy, Utah is the fuckin tits man. Fry sauce is great, they've got bison burgers and whatever the exotic meat of the month is. One time it was ostrich. pretty good desu

>>17982635
Fry sauce is such a fucking meme. Midwestern/Ohio faggots need to cut it out.

>>17982409
satco has always been a good time. I haven't been to nashville in like 15 years though I grew up there

>>17958321
>As a Philly native, I went to Pats and Genos.
Same. And they were both indistinguishable from pizza place cheese steaks.

>>17982705
Fry sauce is a glorious desert delicacy. Midwesterners stand no chance against the glory of Utah fry sauce