[y66]

 jdeegan, on 2012-March-01, 13:22, said:

You think you have problems? At my advanced age almost everything good is bad for you, and almost everything that is not bad for you tastes like dog food.
This leaves only sushi, well-seasoned broiled fish, properly done roast chicken, stir-fried veggies with various oriental seasonings, vietnamese pho, most thai curry, cerviche, posole, southern-style greens with cornbread and hot sauce. Damn! I could go on and on, but its nearly lunch time.

How's the pho where you are?

[S2000magic]

 jdeegan, on 2012-March-01, 13:22, said:

At my advanced age almost everything good is bad for you, and almost everything that is not bad for you tastes like dog food.

When our younger son was about 5 years old he observed that dogs' taste buds were different from ours because if they were the same, we'd like dog food.

 jdeegan, on 2012-March-01, 13:22, said:

. . . posole . . . .

There's a restaurant in Yorba Linda, CA that serves wonderful posole. I'm headed home tomorrow and will have to go there for lunch next week.

[JLOGIC]

 y66, on 2012-March-01, 13:54, said:

How's the pho where you are?

There are some really good pho places in vegas, but obv NYC was the best of the places I've lived. I know, you didn't ask me

[JLOGIC]

 S2000magic, on 2012-February-27, 13:58, said:

If I were going out to lunch, it'd be sushi or Thai or Chinese.

Seriously. I am rarely awake/hungry for lunch, but whenever I'm ordering sushi/thai/chinese and I see their lunch specials it is amazing to me how cheap it is. Hot and sour soup, an egg roll, fried rice, and sesame chicken for like 6.95 lol.

[wyman]

Mmm pho. Moving from MI to NJ greatly improved my access to quality Asian food. There is some good pho as well as ramen, but man do I love Korean food. We're likely getting a place in NYC starting this summer, which is going to be awful for my diet, as K-town is my happy place.

[JLOGIC]

mmmm korean bbq... ALRIGHT I'M GETTIN HUNGRY. BTW wyman the so called junior house is walking distance from k-town if you wanna hang out with bridge players.

[jjbrr]

my roommate is korean and has never had great korean bbq. she's jelly.

her grandmother makes some elite food tho

[y66]

Arlington Virginia has a pretty decent restaurant scene. Before rents started taking off in the 90s we had a thriving Vietnamese retail community in the neighborhood, including a couple of grocery stores. Most of the old places are gone. But Pho-75, which is a quintessential cheap eats cafeteria with 20 or so pho dishes on the menu, is still packing them in. Best deal in town imo.

[jjbrr]

 y66, on 2012-March-01, 22:33, said:

Arlington Virginia has a pretty decent restaurant scene. Before rents started taking off in the 90s we had a thriving Vietnamese retail community in the neighborhood, including a couple of grocery stores. Most of the old places are gone. But Pho-75, which is a quintessential cheap eats cafeteria with 20 or so pho dishes on the menu, is still packing them in. Best deal in town imo.

I can relate. In Dallas I was a few blocks from a small Chinatown, which offered (for cash only) some great authentic Chinese, and just on the other side of that was a quintessential cheap Indian buffet. <$5 for all you could eat, high quality Indian with rice, naan, and raita.

It was perfect.

All the great food cultures of the world have a great soup or stew defined by flavorful broth, well cooked meats, and fresh accompaniments. It should be quick, cheap, and delicious.

[JLOGIC]

 jjbrr, on 2012-March-01, 22:58, said:

I can relate. In Dallas I was a few blocks from a small Chinatown, which offered (for cash only) some great authentic Chinese, and just on the other side of that was a quintessential cheap Indian buffet. <$5 for all you could eat, high quality Indian with rice, naan, and raita.

It was perfect.

All the great food cultures of the world have a great soup or stew defined by flavorful broth, well cooked meats, and fresh accompaniments. It should be quick, cheap, and delicious.

I miss you bro.

[jdeegan]

 y66, on 2012-March-01, 13:54, said:

How's the pho where you are?

In Dallas and esp. the northern suburb of Richardson (the east side) it is wonderful at most places that feature it. The Asian community in this area is generally very well-off (think MD's and engineers), and they love to eat out. In Richardson/Plano, esp., they follow their favorite chefs from one little suburban restaurant to another. Unless you read Chinese or go to one of the numerous Asian Christian churches, it is not easy to keep up-to-date. I suggest most of the eateries at a Chinese shopping center in Richardson on Greenville Avenue about three blocks north of Beltline Road (aka. Main Street in Richardson) and about three blocks east of Central Expressway.

[G_R__E_G]

I just got back from having pad thai at my favourite Thai place here in town. Yummy!!!

[jjbrr]

 jdeegan, on 2012-March-02, 12:09, said:

In Dallas and esp. the northern suburb of Richardson (the east side) it is wonderful at most places that feature it. The Asian community in this area is generally very well-off (think MD's and engineers), and they love to eat out. In Richardson/Plano, esp., they follow their favorite chefs from one little suburban restaurant to another. Unless you read Chinese or go to one of the numerous Asian Christian churches, it is not easy to keep up-to-date. I suggest most of the eateries at a Chinese shopping center in Richardson on Greenville Avenue about three blocks north of Beltline Road (aka. Main Street in Richardson) and about three blocks east of Central Expressway.

i lived in richardson right off of belt line near 75. yeah, the asian places are ridiculously good

[neilkaz]

Love Asian food, but am afraid of MSG (very allergic) so I rarely eat it for lunch here in Chicago. Back home in the burbs I know a few Asian restaurants that for sure don't use MSG so I eat there.

In the city, I usually have Indian, or Mexican, or Middle Eastern. I rarely eat American food for lunch in Chicago.

Certainly one of my favorites is a Carne Asada Burrito loaded up with habanero sauce. The sauce is hot enough that they don't give it out to gringos unless you ask.

[Elianna]

I usually bring leftovers from dinner. I'm so grateful that my job has microwaves and a fridge available.

Sometimes I forget to bring a lunch. If I could eat anything for lunch, I would like Sushi, but there isn't a good restaurant near my work.

I usually end up going to Subway and having a salad sub. Not a very good lunch, but at least it's food.

[y66]

For NY noodle slurpers