Breakfast/Brunch
1. Breakfast Klub
2. Breakfast Klub
3. Buffalo Grille
Lunch
1. Telephone Thai
2. Bamboo House
3. District 7
Dinner
1. Da Marco
2. Le Mistral
3. Reef. Good seafood. Better gin martinis. Plus a wine list that’s extensive,
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Dessert
1. Le Mistral. The Grand Marnier souffle rules.
2. Café Montrose, for the candy apple crepe.
3. Reef. Best gin martinis in town. Yeah, you heard me Chauncey.
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French
1. Le Mistral
2. I didn’t go to any other French restaurants this year. Le Mistral really kicks ass though.
3. Café Montrose was Belgian, and Belgium is France Jr. But it’s closed now, probably because patrons grew tired of their snooty France Jr. ways.
Italian
1. Da Marco. First, save up about $300. Then, go there.
2. Palazzo’s. Italian comfort food. Not exactly fine dining, but my wife and I find ourselves there over and over.
3. Ibiza. Does this count as Italian? I don’t know, but it sure is tasty.
American
1. Ron’s Pub. How much more freedom-
2. Houston’s. I had never been until recently, and I was very impressed, although
Adam definitely out-
3. Café Annie. You can’t argue with sustained excellence. Well, you can, but you’d be an asshole.
Mexican
1. Hugo’s
2. Cyclone Anaya (mostly for the margaritas)
3. Canyon Café (entirely for the margaritas)
Asian
1. Himalaya. This is a Pakistani restaurant. Pakistan is in Asia. Thus, Pakistani food qualifies as Asian food. I know this is not what Robert means by Asian, but I am lawyering him and he will just have to take it.
2. Indika. Indian fusion food. See above.
3. Mak Chin’s/Bamboo House (tie)
Other
1. Oceannaire for Most Overpriced. The sea bass was good, but not $47 (exclusive of sides) good. Glad the firm was paying on that one.
2. Flying Saucer for Best Pretzel. Holy bananas it’s awesome!
3. El Pupusodromo. Best Salvadoran food – it’s delicious, fatty and cheap. Plus, you’ll be the only person in the place who speaks English (including the waitstaff).
4. The Grove for Biggest Waste of My Time and Money. Bad drinks. Mediocre food. Ginormous bill.