Restaurant restaurants in USA
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Ember
Great jazz on the sound system, strange glowing floral-art around the room and creative fusion on the plate. Apptizers include masa pizza (with chili sauce, curtido, avocado and manchega), pulled Kobe beef, warm walnut Brie, and lobster manicotti. Mains include coconut-glazed char with spaghetti squash, and soft-shell crab in lentil crust served with almond cous cous and curried pineapple hollandaise.
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Happy
One of Boulder's better restaurants, Happy serves up what they call, 'Asian inspired comfort food', which means flavors like wok-seared scallops, a bahn-mi (short rib) burger, griddled pork buns, tofu udon and fried brussel sprout leaves (surprisingly memorable). And nobody in town does finer cocktails than the men and women behind Happy's Bitter Bar.
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Apple Tree
Whether you’ve ordered a simple but elegant lunch or a gourmet twist on an old New Mexican classic (mango chicken enchilada), you’ll want to savor your meal on the patio. The fancy surroundings in this historic adobe blend well with fine art, candles and a huge wine list. At lunch an abbreviated to-go menu wraps up simpler, but still stunning fare for a few dollars less than you’d pay to eat inside.
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Josephine’s
Josephine’s features a casual yet upscale atmosphere in a 1911 Arts and Crafts bungalow with an outdoor patio and two fireplaces. It’s run by siblings Tony and Jill (and named in honor of their mother) and offers a menu that mixes and matches culinary influences from around the world – from Mexico to the Mediterranean. Crab cakes and chipotle barbecue beef sandwiches are among the standout lunch choices.
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Golden Lamb Buttery
Dinner at the Golden Lamb Buttery isn’t just a meal – it’s an experience. Guests mingle over drinks, head off for a hayride and then settle into an award-winning prix-fixe dinner. You’ll need to reserve several weeks in advance. Even if you can’t squeeze in a visit to the 1000-acre farm, be sure to drive the few miles up Wolf Den Rd and be rewarded with views of pastoral perfection.
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Cold Mountain Cafe & Gallery
Hands down the best restaurant in the region, this casual café and gallery has an eclectic, changing menu, featuring gourmet sandwiches and salads at lunch and rich bouillabaisse, seafood curry and rack of lamb at dinner. Everything is prepared with the utmost care and nicely presented, but the atmosphere is very relaxed. Be prepared to wait for your table (outside, since the place is cozy). There’s live music from time to time.
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H BurgerCo
Sure, the formidable burgers at this futuristic diner get raves – especially the Angus beef, chili-infused, cheddar-crowned H Burger – but the visionary milkshake menu might be worthy of skipping the main course altogether. The Nutella Marshmallow variety, topped with roasted marshmallows and infused with liquid nitrogen(!) is an icy, creamy wonder. If you're into something with a bit more kick than a milkshake, fear not; there's a full bar.
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Skunk Hollow Tavern
Fear not – there are no skunks on the menu at this tiny 200-year-old tavern 8 miles south of Woodstock, with worn wooden floors that ooze history. You can have burgers or fish-and-chips ($8) at the bar or head upstairs, where it’s more intimate, to enjoy rack of lamb ($24). The same menu is available upstairs and downstairs. It’s a treat when there’s live music (Wednesday and Friday) and the band takes up half the room.
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Skyline Restaurant
At the high point of VT 9, there’s a lookout and the family-owned Skyline Restaurant, where you can dine on homemade soups, a ‘Monte Cristo’ (a grilled triple-decker sandwich made with Swiss cheese, ham and turkey drizzled with maple syrup) and traditional New England comfort foods, all with the backdrop of a marvelous ‘100-mile’ view, which – weather permitting – takes in the Berkshires.
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Cheuvront Restaurant & Wine Bar
It’s a sophisticated spot, but don’t worry if you can’t tell your pinot noir from your pinot grigio. Each dish, including such menu stars as red-wine-smothered short ribs and orange-glazed salmon, comes with its own wine recommendation. Or just pair an entire flight of wines with a sampling of exquisite cheeses and pâtés. Ken Cheuvront, Arizona’s first openly gay politician (currently a state senator), owns the place.
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Game Creek Restaurant
One of Vail's best kitchens isn't in Vail at all, it's on the mountain, nestled in spectacular Game Creek Bowl. Take the Eagle Bahn Gondola to Eagle's Nest and staff will shuttle you to their lodge-style restaurant, which serves an American-French fusion menu with stars like foie gras, elk steak and a succulent leg of lamb.
Or perhaps you'd prefer to snowshoe or ski your way in? Either choice will be unforgettable. It serves a mean brunch on Sundays.
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River Tavern
River Tavern has invariable crowds waiting for a table – clearly they’re onto something. This wood-accented bistro with a bar and dining-room menu serves up impeccable food with a variety of inflections. The menu changes, but if it’s in season you should definitely order shad, caught from the Connecticut River. Soufflé desserts are to die for and must be ordered with the rest of the meal as they take time to prepare.
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Restaurant Jean-Louis
Head to Restaurant Jean-Louis for a meal that neither your tastebuds nor your wallet will forget soon. Jean-Louis and Linda Gerin – chef and manager, respectively – have garnered accolades for their ‘nouvelle classique, ’ with dishes like pan-seared ostrich thigh fillet with polenta and cognac sauce. The five-course tasting menu is the ideal way to taste a variety of offerings, and the prix-fixe lunch menu is a bargain at $29.
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El Taco De Mexico
Forget about ambiance – it's a big yellow counter, florescent lights and a couple of slouching figures shoveling down tacos – but it's all too easy to forgive when you rip into the chilli relleno burrito – a glorious disaster of peppers, cheese, refried pinto beans and salsa verde.
Remember, when the nice lady asks: yes, you want it smothered and yes, you want salsa and onions. This is the best place to get cheap eats in the Santa Fe Arts district, to the west of Capitol Hill.
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Elizabeth’s
While there aren’t many places of interest to eat, Elizabeth’s is a shocking exception. Don’t be put off by its location across the street from a vacant General Electric plant, nor by its deceptively casual interior – chefs travel from New York and Boston to sample Tom and Elizabeth Ellis’ innovative Italian dishes. Elizabeth’s is a blue-porched house on the right-hand side, about 2 miles down East St. When the road jogs, stay right (not over the bridge).
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House of Jerusalem
A fabulous Middle Eastern greasy-spoon haunt, and exactly the kind of place you wouldn't expect to find in Colorado Springs. They do cheap and savory shawarma, felafel and 'chickofel' or 'beefofel' (a mix of meat and falafel) sandwiches as well as tasty kebab plates. Veggies will appreciate the veggie plate, with hummus, tabbouleh, falafel, dolmas dripping in olive oil and lemon juice and served warm, and warm pita seasoned with za'atar spice mix. They have sage iced-tea, ice cream, smoothies and Turkish coffee too!
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George’s of Galilee
Rhode Island's port for car ferries to Block Island is at Galilee State Pier, at the southern end of RI 108 in the village of Galilee, near Point Judith. George’s of Galilee has a takeout window at the port where hordes of sandy people line up for clam cakes that are crisp on the outside, doughy on the inside and studded with bits of clam. On some summer evenings, a bad two-piece band plays cheesy covers (actually, to answer your question, we do not like piña coladas) out of amps that should be turned down.
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Wolfe's Barbeque
Owner Louis Wolfe sunk his life savings into building a custom smoker near Capitol Hill and his hickory-smoked platters of ribs have stained the oxfords of Denver's power brokers for two decades. After ordering at the counter (likely from the curmudgeonly Wolfe himself) find a red-checkered table and begin the lunchtime entertainment: eavesdropping on the Colorado's wheelers and dealers.
Also, vegetarians take note: Wolfe's is far more accommodating to the meatless than most; while your carnivorous friends pig out, you can enjoy BBQ tofu and vegetarian baked beans.
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Kelly Liken
Young chef and cable-TV personality Kelly Liken shows off her skills in the lower lobby of the Vail Gateway building. Cooking with seasonal, and mostly local, foods (Elk Carpaccio anyone?) she blends exquisite ingredients into tasty dishes such as shrimp and grits, pan-roasted duck served with Colorado plums and wild rice salad, and honey-rosemary-glazed local lamb loin.
Sunday's harvest menu features whatever caught her eye at the Vail Farmers Market in Vail Village that morning. Be warned: serving size is small and prices are high, but flavor, presentation and celeb-chef panache should make up for it.
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Blue Star
One of Colorado Springs' most popular gourmet eateries, the Blue Star is in the quiet Broadmoor neighborhood just south of downtown. The menu at this landmark spot changes regularly, but always involves fresh fish, top-cut steak and inventive chicken dishes, flavored with Mediterranean and Pacific Rim rubs and spices.
The colorful bar area, with metal and sleek wood decor and booth or high-top tables, is more social than the open-kitchen dining room in the back. There's occassional live jazz here, and the menu is slightly less expensive. Blue Star also has an impressive 8500-bottle wine cellar that includes organic varietals.
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Amuzé
Set in the spectacular 1936 Fine Arts Center (Colorado Springs' excellent art museum), where you'll see two Andy Warhols on the wall, inlaid murals, parquet floors and exquisite Rocky Mountain views (including Pikes Peak) through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
That's a lot of atmosphere for food to live up to, but chef Bill Sherman works magic in that kitchen. There's tempura-fried tarragon goat's cheese; beef carpaccio with fried capers and avocado Parmesan crisp; and red and yellow beet salad with mixed greens, feta, maple-glazed bacon dressed in sherry vinaigrette. And that bone in the ribeye is massive, with a wild mushroom demilglaze sweetened with palisade peaches.…
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Rocky Mountain Diner
If you're into things 'old-fashioned' and 'chicken-fried', then yee-haw yourself to this comfy-boothed, family-friendly restaurant. It serves sandwiches, salads and hearty American fare, and for the curious (and very hungry), more exotic dishes such as venison soup or buffalo meatloaf.
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Primo
Set in a Victorian home, Primo remains one of the top restaurants in the Northeast. The changing menu features creative, expertly prepared dishes of roast meats and seafood followed by superb desserts. Reserve well in advance or plan on dining in the bar (cozy ambience, same great menu and service).
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Rio Grande Cafe
Always packed, this Tex-Mex institution consistently delivers potent margaritas, sumptuous beef fajitas and an addictive queso dip. Loud and chaotic but remaining family friendly, it has a buzzing bar scene top-side with awesome Flatiron views from the rooftop deck. Happy Hour (3pm to 6pm) deals include $2 tacos and $3 drafts.
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Blue Willow Restaurant
If you’ve greeted the day with bloodshot eyes, get back in gear with high-octane coffee, energy-restoring omelettes or a fiery chorizo scramble at this beloved local institution. Fresh pasta, bulging sandwiches, meat-free choices and daily specials keep the place packed through dinnertime. The patio is heated in winter.
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