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Chez Francois RestaurantSee Chez Francois Restaurant Video ($$$$)
(145 ratings)

555 Main St Map It!
Vermilion, OH 44089
(440) 967-0630
www.chezfrancois.com
As Seen On:
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Episode: "All American"
  • Beef Wellington
    center-cut filet mignon, grilled, wrapped in puff pastry with Hudson Valley foie gras, mushroom duxelles and black truffles with sauce Perigueux; looks good
 4.5 out of 5
145 ratings		 French elegant decor (exposed beams and stone-studdd walls)
Big Gay Ice Cream Shop [CLOSED]See Big Gay Ice Cream Shop Video ($)
(1984 ratings)

125 E 7th St Map It!
New York, NY 10009
(212) 533-9333
www.biggayicecream.com
As Seen On:
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Episode: "Street Food"
Guilty Pleasures, Episode: "Tale of Two Sandwiches"
  • Salty Pimp
    soft-serve vanilla ice cream, Dulce de Leche and sea salt capped w/ chocolate dip that contains mixes of cayenne pepper & chilies; "it will be the best soft-serve you will ever have"-Gail Simmons; looks good
  • Bea Arthur (Ice Cream)
    soft-serve vanilla ice cream, dulce de leche, covered w/ crushed vanilla wafers
 4.0 out of 5
1984 ratings		 [CLOSED]; est. in 2009; formerly an ice cream truck at airing, now storefronts (couple in NYC)
Melt Bar and GrilledSee Melt Bar and Grilled Video ($$)
(962 ratings)

14718 Detroit Ave Map It!
Lakewood, OH 44107
(216) 226-3699
meltbarandgrilled.com
As Seen On:
101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown, Episode: "Countdown 60-41"
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Episode: "Messy"
Cheese ParadiseDiners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Episode: "By Request"
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Episode: "Super Sandwiches"
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Episode: "Triple D Nation: Finger Lickin' Chicken"
Man v. Food, Episode: "Cleveland"
  • Melt Challenge
    "monster" grilled cheese featuring 13 different cheeses, 3 slices of grilled bread & a pile of hand-cut fries & slaw (all over 5-lbs); eat all to be awarded a Melt t-shirt or Melt Pint Glass, a $10 gift card your name on online Melt Challenge Hall of Fame; challenge - 5-lb patti melt + fries; Adam won
  • Godfather
    sandwich made of 3 cheese lasagna, fresh fennel-oregano pasta sheets, sun-dried tomato pesto and pureed roasted garlic, provolone served on garlic spiked bread; looks good
  • Parmageddon Grilled Cheese Sandwich
    customer favorite; grilled cheese sandwich w/ potato & onion pierogi, fresh napa vodka kraut, sauteed onions, sharp cheddar; looks good
  • Parmageddon
    local favorite; grilled cheese sandwich w/ potato & onion pierogi, fresh napa vodka kraut, sauteed onions, sharp cheddar; "that is one of the best grilled cheeses I've ever had!"-Guy Fieri; looks good
  • Tokyo Tuna Melt
    tuna steak marinated for 24 hrs, grilled & sliced in muenster grilled cheese w/ wasabi-ginger dressing; looks good
  • Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
    grilled cheese sandwich w/ fried chicken tenders, sweet corn puree, garlic spinach, mashed potatoes & sharp cheddar; looks good
 4.0 out of 5
962 ratings		 #41 (101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown); since 2006; specialize on grilled cheese sandwiches; get an approved Melt logo tattoo (design on its website) & get 25% for life; multiple locations in Ohio
Newport Seafood Restaurant ($$)
(2949 ratings)

518 W Las Tunas Dr Map It!
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 289-5998
www.newportseafood.com
As Seen On:
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Episode: "Voted 'Most Popular'"
  • Beef Loc Lac
    shaking beef AKA Bo Luc Lac; cubed, marinated filet mignon, stir fried w/ house French beef sauce; served on lettuce w/ sliced tomato & lime
 4.0 out of 5
2949 ratings		 est 1989; specializing in Chinese seafood, w/ Vietnamese, Cambodian, & Thai influences
Griffou [CLOSED] ($$$)
(122 ratings)

21 W 9th St Map It!
New York, NY 10011
(212) 358-0228
As Seen On:
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Episode: "Frightfully Good"
  • Venison Tartare
    served w/ deep-fried rice chips; "one of the best things I've ever eaten"-Anne Thornton
 3.5 out of 5
122 ratings		 [CLOSED]; used to be a boarding house where Edgar Allen Poe used to stay at; no longer a hotel; supposedly haunted; "bohemian, creative, stylish atmosphere"
Anne Thornton (bio)   (5 restaurants)