Texas Chili ground top sirloin & chuck w/ spices, plus tomato sauce, baked & topped w/ cheese & onions; "some of the best [chili on Triple-D]" -Guy Fieri; looks good
Pumpkin Pancakes topped w/ pecan-brown sugar-butter; looks good
Cracklin Beer Can Chicken blending of Korean beer house and Peruian chicken; chicken brined overnight, put in rotisserie, cooled then deep fried to get crispy skin; served w/ kimchi, century egg, salsa roja and verde; "to get your hands dirty" (on menu); looks good
Adam Bomb 6-lb sandwich w/ fried chicken, pulled pork, jalapenos, eggs, SPAM & bacon served between two grilled cheese sandwich buns; served /w chicken nugget as a garnish; if you can finish in 30 minutes, it's free
Double Dragon Burger named for classic video game; fried chicken topped w/ "drunken" pulled pork, hoisin BBQ sauce, muenster cheese, fried egg, Asian slaw, bacon & Tapatio sauce on a toasted brioche bun
Kraken Burger 2 lemon pepper & garlic fried soft shell crabs w/ pickled ginger, sriracha sauce, avocado, roasted seaweed & bacon; topped w/ Asian slaw on a toasted brioche bun
Wolverine Burger Angus beef patty w/ sharp American cheese, bacon & fried onion crisps; topped w/ Asian slaw & sriracha mayo; on a toasted brioche bun
#66 (101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown); since 2011; food truck serving "Asian-fusion gourmet hangover food" -Adam Lee (owner); known for it messy foods; check website to find location
#3 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Thanksgiving); New American cuisine offering comfort food with big flavors and sustainable ingredients, for carnivores and herbivores alike
opened in 1998; vow to only use the finest ingredients and prepare each dish with an infusion of passion and creativity; all dishes are made from scratch
Red Velvet Fried Chicken signature item; 3 pieces of brined chicken soaked in red velvet cake batter, then deep fried in red velvet breading & deep-fried; served w/ cream cheese mashed potatoes & cocoa-infused slaw
[CLOSED]; "a little East Coast formal (a GM in a suit and a chef who likes her vegetables brunoised) and West Coast casual (painted plywood floors, hawsers strung from the ceiling and diners in jeans)"
Tiramisu lady fingers soaked in Italian espresso infused w/ brandy, layered in scratch-made mascarpone, dusted w/ cocoa powder, topped w/ raspberries & mint leaves
[CLOSED]; opened in 2008; accolades include Food & Wine Best New Chefs of 2009, two James Beard nominations, Rising Star Chefs by Star Chefs and Wine List of the Year by GQ Magazine
wine bar & restaurant founded by 3-time James Beard Award winning chef Suzanne Goin & James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Restaurateur of the Year 2018 Caroline Styne
since 1947; U-shaped counter w/ 26 stools surrounding cooking station; same throwback decor from 1940's; down the street from Fox Studios...frequent celebrity sightings including John Lithgow, Julia Roberts, Warren Beatty, Sigourney Weaver, Jonas Brothers & Leonardo DiCaprio
"Arc" Burger bacon infused burger w/ cheddar, tomato, red onion, pickled Fresno chile, lettuce, garlic aioli on a toasted bun; "so rich it could buy a house in Beverly Hills!" -Simon Majumdar