Steve and Rocky's House Salad: Assorted greens, pine nuts, grapefruit segments, red onions, dried cranberries, with a honey-mustard vinaigrette). It's a very simple salad, but with a little bit of fresh ground pepper, I can never stop eating it even when my food arrives.
Buca di Beppo's Chicken Marsala: Sautéed chicken breasts and fresh mushrooms in a sweet Marsala wine reduction. Much sweeter than any other Chicken Marsala I've ever had. Until I had Buca di Beppo's Chicken Marsala, I always felt like chicken marsala sauce at other restaurants tasted more like a gravy with a little wine mixed it, but now my opinion has changed! This is what real chicken marsala is!
Zingerman's Roadhouse Mac and Cheese: Homemade cream sauce and lots of 2-year old raw-milk Vermont cheddar caramelized with the Martelli family's artisanal macaroni from Tuscany. I'll never be able to associate the words "real mac and cheese" with "box" ever again.
Sushi House's Lion King roll: Crab meat, avocado, spicy shrimp salad. Toasted, then topped with crunched tempura. Puts a spicy spin on the California roll. Plus, I've never had sushi toasted before.
Beirut La Pita's Chicken Schwarma Sandwich: Aka "Schmarma" or "Schaaa-warma" as we now call it... grilled chicken, tomatoes (not on mine though!), pickles, and garlic sauce wrapped in pita bread and grilled.
Ajishin's Udon noodles: You can't beat a huge bowl of Udon noodles in a broth with crab, seaweed, green onion, and mushrooms for five bucks. Amazing, and you get your money's worth!
Olive Garden's Pasta e Fagioli soup: white and red beans, ground beef, tomatoes, and pasta in a savory broth. Think upper-class chili with pasta, but not as thick as chili. And you know I'm a fan of chili!
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