Chinois – Las Vegas, Nevada (CLOSED)
It’s been well established that world-famous chef and restaurant impresario Wolfgang Puck can talk the talk. Chinois, a critically acclaimed…
Mesa Grill – Las Vegas, Nevada
With an upset rematch victory over über Japanese iron chef Masaharu Morimoto in a 2003 Iron Chef competition, (arguably) America’s…
Carnegie Deli (CLOSED)
Father Mark Schultz, the charismatic priest at the San Antonio De Padua church in Penasco, jokes that the reason Catholics…
Spiedini – Las Vegas, Nevada
Spiedini is a magnificent sensory feast that begins when your olfactory senses first catch a whiff of the intoxicating emanations…
Cafe Lalibela – Tempe, Arizona
One of the first things that caught my attention during a 2006 visit to Cafe Lalibela were beautiful, brightly painted…
Cyclo Vietnamese Cuisine
Ultra-chic owner, captivating chef and hostess extraordinaire Justina Duong has the perfect personality to run a successful, cutting edge restaurant.…
Hackney’s – Lake Zurich, Illinois (CLOSED)
The second city doesn’t take a back seat to anyone when it comes to burgers and if you have to…
Siegelman’s Restaurant Deli – Arlington Heights, Illinois (CLOSED: 2011)
Who would have thought that a nondescript restaurant in a nondescript shopping center would feature food beyond description–food for which…
Swedish Bakery – Chicago, Illinois (CLOSED on February 28, 2017)
In New Mexico, which is very proud of its “tri-cultural” heritage, the contributions of Native Americans, Hispanics and Anglo-Americans are…
Culver’s – Lake Zurich, Illinois
Want a better franchise burger? Wisconsin residents might steer you toward the trademarked ButterBurger, specialty of the house at Culvers,…
Lambert’s Cafe II – Ozark, Missouri
In 2004, the Travel Channel, notorious for the compilation of “top-ten” lists celebrating America’s hedonistic excesses named Lambert’s Cafe the…
Johnnie’s Grill – El Reno, Oklahoma
The 2005 edition of Roadfood–Don’t dare leave home without it or you stand to miss out on some of America’s…
Pizzeria Bianco – Phoenix, Arizona
To celebrate the 100 year anniversary of pizza in America, aficionado Ed Levine ate nothing but pizza for an entire…
Lee’s Sandwiches – Chandler, Arizona
For years, the American viewing public has been subjected to the bombardment of the airwaves with the exploits of Jared.…
Topolobampo – Chicago, Illinois
A quote attributed to Marcel Marceau, the French mime famous for his sad-faced clown, aptly describes my attempts at describing…
Bob Chinn’s Crab House – Wheeling, Illinois
Over 900,000 customers in 1999 couldn’t be wrong when they spent over $28M, the third largest revenue for the year…