updated | april 25th, 2011
i thought i might compile the food places that i've tried and wrote/raved about so that you can easily find a a specific restaurant in a jiffy. this is updated periodically to accomodate new restaurants. :)
the been there-s & the eaten that-s
united states | chicago
- arami | japanese
- bespoke cuisine | cooking class
- blackbird | new american
- BOKA | new american
- cafe des architectes | french
- coco pazzo | italian
- cooking fools | cooking class
- david burke's primehouse | steakhouse / american
- devon seafood grill | steakhouse / seafood
- eve | new american (closed)
- flirty cupcakes | desserts
- fogo de chao | steakhouse / brazillian
- fox&obel cafe bistro | new american
- fraiche | breakfast&brunch / desserts
- girl & the goat | new american
- hannah's bretzel | sandwiches
- hot chocolate | traditional american / desserts
- hot doug's | fast food / hot dogs
- iNG restaurant | new american
- irazu | latin american
- keefer's | steakhouses
- kyoto sushi | japanese
- la ciudad | mexican
- longman & eagle | new american
- m. henry | new american / breakfast&brunch
- markethouse | traditional american
- mercat a la planxa | catalana
- minghin cuisine | chinese/dim sum
- mity nice grill | traditional & new american
- more cupcakes | desserts
- penang restaurant | malaysian
- province | new american / latin american
- the publican | new american / breakfast&brunch
- purple pig | modern european
- puck's at the mca | new american
- red mango | ice cream & froyo
- sprinkles cupcake | desserts
- spring restaurant | new american
- sprout | french / new american
- takashi | french / japanese
- tapas barcelona | spanish / tapas bar
- the gage | gastro tavern
- urban belly | asian fusion
- wow bao | asian fusion
- xoco | mexican
- xoco revisited | mexican
united states | california
- boccalone | meat shops / sandwiches
- boulettes larder | new american / french
- cherry sushi | japanese
- chou chou restaurant | french
- chowders | seafood
- kara's cupcakes | desserts
- mikuni's restaurant | japanese
- pier market | seafood
- the house | asian fusion / new american
united states | louisiana
- acme oyster house | cajun&creole / seafood
- drago's seafood restaurant | seafood
- parrain's seafood | cajun&creole / seafood
- tony's seafood | cajun & creole / seafood
malaysia | kuala lumpur
- boon wah | hot pot / chinese
- little penang cafe | malaysian
- madam kwan's | malaysian / indonesian
- mun kee's steamed fish head | chinese
- the pressroom | american / french
malaysia | petaling jaya
- korean house | korean
- la cocina | spanish
- puchong yong tau foo | yong tau foo / chinese
- taman paramount garden | noodles
malaysia | malacca
- banyonya | nyonya
the wish list
most of these restaurants are located in chi-town unless stated otherwise.
- alinea (hah! i've gotta save up a lot for this)
- avec
- babbo, new york city
- bento box
- big star
- bistro bordeaux
- bistronomic
- bohemian, new york city
- cafe 28
- chez panisse, san francisco
- cochon, new orleans
- crisp
- davanti enoteca
- del seoul
- doughnut vault
- dmk burgers
- dynamo donuts & coffee, san francisco
- edzo's
- friends sushi
- frontera grill / tapolobampo
- gary danko, san francisco
- gt fish & oyster
- hog island's oyster, san francisco
- hopleaf
- incanto, san francisco
- intellegentsia coffee
- japonais
- kanela breakfast club
- katsu
- kuma's corner
- lula cafe
- marc forgione, new york city
- mado
- melt bar & grilled, cleveland
- mesa grill/ bar americain, new york city
- momocho, cleveland
- morimoto, new york city/philadelphia/napa valley
- mr pollo, san francisco
- next restaurant
- owen & engine
- paris club
- pensiero ristorante
- piece
- pier 23 cafe, san francisco
- q restaurant
- quince
- rino's place, boston
- schwa
- shaw's crab house
- shokolad
- silver palm
- sotto mare, san francisco
- sucre, new orleans
- sunda
- tartine bakery, san francisco
- taste of peru
- the cellar at the stained glass
- tru