Do you have any good restaurants in your town that you would recommend to out of town guests?

Tony Roma’s in Red Deer, Alberta. I like the veggies (broccoli and cauliflower) as side dishes. The ribs are good too.

A Japanese restaurant, but I don’t know the name. It’s the best local restaurant very close to my house in my opinion.

TooJays is a Florida chain, and their deli sandwiches are top notch NY style, and desserts are excellent, so if you’re in the mood for deli I recommend that, but it’s not what I would recommend as the best “restaurant.”

I also have a recommendation for what I feel is the best pizza place, but the best is actually 20 miles from my house, and the place, Big Bob’s, is in a gas station plaza. The best pizza very close to me is also a Florida chain called Flippers, but it’s not 5 star pizza.

My sister loves the Thai restaurant where I live, I’m sure she’d say that’s the best. I find it too greasy sometimes.

Not anymore. There are still a few surviving gems, but for more reasons than there’s time to discuss, my great recommendations are seldom in the city. They’re mostly down the peninsula and well worth the drive.

@stanleybmanly and where do you call home?

Stella’s in Lexington Kentucky. Just an all round great southern diner.

I also really like Shakespeare & Co. They have an incredible breakfast/brunch menu.

Other great places are Athenian Grill, Windy Corner, Coles on Main, and Holly Hill Inn.

There’s Yaghi’s New York Style Pizza.

“We also make our own sausage, meatballs, hamburger, chicken and steak meat in-house from scratch with 100% all natural meat and no added preservatives or artificial flavors – a claim that the competition can’t make. No, it is not an easy task, but we take great pride in serving our valued customers nothing but the best.” http://yaghispizzeria.com

I cannot say enough good stuff about these folks. It’s just about the best kept secret where I live.

I’m in San Francisco, and it’s fascinating to witness the crippling effects of the real estate situation on established businesses of all stripes. But the shakeout in eateries is phenomenal. Of course others step into the blast furnace with big dreams of surviving the realities befalling the displaced, usually with lifespans measured in weeks. The result is that the one dependable aspect of dining in the city is that you will pay considerably more for comparable or inferior fare than you might obtain 15–20 minutes down the road. And I have an interesting story from just last Thursday and Friday when I ate late lunch at 2 different branches of a venerable old SF landmark with identical menus. If you really want to “get the picture”, google up the full menus for “Original Joe’s” in the city and “Original Joe’s in Westlake.” Compare any 2 items and the point will be made. And if you’re looking for a REAL revelation, have a gander at the difference in prices for the steaks!!!

We have a fish house that I love to frequent for their fried shrimp. There are many family owned eateries here. I have only been to a handful of them. We really prefer to eat at home but it’s nice to go out sometimes. I will not touch or be in the presence of raw fish so we have to eat out for that. I saw that Publix is now making fish oven dinners that you can buy and put right into the oven. I might try those.