L88
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Post by L88 on Mar 24, 2024 8:44:42 GMT -6
Just came back from a 5 day vacation to the Historic area Savannah GA
There must be a 100 restaurants and specialty food shops in the Historic Area of Savannah and another 400 around the area.
Beautiful safe walking areas.
High, Low and Middle cost levels.
Going by locals recommendations didn't have a bad meal. Written reviews about these restaurants seem to be written by tourists in a hurry so don't go by those entirely.
The food and environment seasoned with music are fantastic. To me, the experience is everything New Orleans or Memphis are hyped up to be.
Recommend going during the "Shoulder Seasons", I guess they get pounded pretty hard during the summer and major events.
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Post by DJ Davis on Mar 24, 2024 9:06:49 GMT -6
Can’t go wrong with New Orleans
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Post by wb on Mar 25, 2024 14:53:28 GMT -6
Just came back from a 5 day vacation to the Historic area Savannah GA There must be a 100 restaurants and specialty food shops in the Historic Area of Savannah and another 400 around the area. Beautiful safe walking areas. High, Low and Middle cost levels. Going by locals recommendations didn't have a bad meal. Written reviews about these restaurants seem to be written by tourists in a hurry so don't go by those entirely. The food and environment seasoned with music are fantastic. To me, the experience is everything New Orleans or Memphis are hyped up to be. Recommend going during the "Shoulder Seasons", I guess they get pounded pretty hard during the summer and major events. We'll be in Savannah, and then Charleston, in late May, do you have any recommendations? The main reason for the stops are to do the touristy visits of the old mansions, but hey, we gotta eat, too! |
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Post by Cool Papa Con on Mar 26, 2024 4:06:22 GMT -6
Just came back from a 5 day vacation to the Historic area Savannah GA There must be a 100 restaurants and specialty food shops in the Historic Area of Savannah and another 400 around the area. Beautiful safe walking areas. High, Low and Middle cost levels. Going by locals recommendations didn't have a bad meal. Written reviews about these restaurants seem to be written by tourists in a hurry so don't go by those entirely. The food and environment seasoned with music are fantastic. To me, the experience is everything New Orleans or Memphis are hyped up to be. Recommend going during the "Shoulder Seasons", I guess they get pounded pretty hard during the summer and major events. I loved my trip (albeit brief) to Savannah. I’ve recommended it to anyone as a cool place to venture around. It was pre-pandemic, but my wife and I hit up Paula Dean’s restaurant. The food was excellent. I’m sure we had a decently long wait tie, I just don’t remember. I don’t remember it being Lambert’s bad. What I do recall is enjoying the “Southern Cooked” and feeling the “Southern Hospitality” of the joint. To stay on subject, Las Vegas has got to be the Capital of Food Vacations. I’ve been there a few times and the options are vast and amazing. Obviously, there’s going to be buffets. I’m not really a buffet person, but I do like them when getting introduced to a new, more culturally specific restaurant (think Japanese, Chinese, Indian, etc). It’s really a great introduction to try out and best understand what it’s all about, and which you’ll like. So, there are those options Vegas and then there are the signature restaurants. It felt like ALL the celebrity chef’s had places down there. Some with multiple places. I had a burger at Gordon Ramsey’s burger joint, and it was one of THE best burgers I’ve ever had. Giada has a place, Martha Stewart has a place, Guy Fiere has a place… I’m probably leaving tons out, simply because I don’t follow chef shows. These are just some of the names I know. To top it all off, while the food is great, the environment is often top shelf, too. It’s Vegas, so if you’re going to an Irish Pub (once went there for St Pat’s right in the thick of March Madness) and you feel like you’re in a pub in Galway. If you drink enough, you’re probably certain of it |
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Post by striker on Mar 29, 2024 6:44:44 GMT -6
There is so much good food to be had when you travel. The OP offers the two most important tips. Stay away from where the tourists go. Find where the locals go. Research, find the apps that steer you where the locals go. If you are out of town and you go to an Olive Garden, you suck and you should never participate in a food thread. And stay away from the reviews on yelp and TA. If you are deciding where to eat based on the "review" of some rando wanna be food blogger, again, you suck and you should not participate in food threads.
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Post by 28mm05 on Mar 30, 2024 8:38:41 GMT -6
New Orleans I would further add is excellent. Can't really go wrong with any of those coastal colonial towns. Savannah, Charleston, St. Augustine etc.
There are some sleeper towns beyond the usual NYC etc. Buffalo has great wings, the z-man at Joes in KC is one of the best things I've ever eaten, but I don't know if a couple of good places to eat are reason alone to go to these towns.
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Post by str8shooter on Apr 1, 2024 17:37:53 GMT -6
I think Memphis was mentioned. Kansas City has several great places to eat.
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Post by Bighorn66 on Apr 14, 2024 16:06:11 GMT -6
New Orleans I would further add is excellent. Can't really go wrong with any of those coastal colonial towns. Savannah, Charleston, St. Augustine etc. There are some sleeper towns beyond the usual NYC etc. Buffalo has great wings, the z-man at Joes in KC is one of the best things I've ever eaten, but I don't know if a couple of good places to eat are reason alone to go to these towns. I’ll throw my hat in on St. Augustine and recommend a bar—The Tini Martini Bar. Martinis are obviously their specialty and they live up to it. I’m going to the gastronomical center of north central Indiana. It’s alway fun to explore new areas with your palette. Don’t tell Striker I looked things up on Yelp. The Denny’s sounds like a really good value. |
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