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    Give me your BEST

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    Ok... So most of us won't eat BBQ or steak out anymore because.... well... Ours is better. 

    That said, when you just don't wanna cook, what's your best ever?? Best brisket? Best steak? Restaurant name? Cut? Size? Price?

    Give me some details and POST YOUR BEST!
    Dallas Texas.
    2 x XLBGE 1 x LBGE.
    Tech:  EggGenius and Thermoworks Smoke w Gateway
    Lump: Rockwood/Fogo
    Wood: Cherry, Apple, PostOak, Pecan
    Meat: Costco, Deep Cuts
    Rubs: Meat Church, HardcoreCarnivore, John Henry's
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      I'll go first:

      Dallas Texas: Lockhart Smokehouse.  Brisket and Mac and cheese is one of the best in Texas ( I love post oak smokey with a solid bark but crazy juicy). 

      Dallas/Houston: Perry's Steakhouse pork chop.  9 inch, fall off the bone.  Amazing mix of smoke and grill.  Done ABSOLUTELY right...
      Dallas Texas.
      2 x XLBGE 1 x LBGE.
      Tech:  EggGenius and Thermoworks Smoke w Gateway
      Lump: Rockwood/Fogo
      Wood: Cherry, Apple, PostOak, Pecan
      Meat: Costco, Deep Cuts
      Rubs: Meat Church, HardcoreCarnivore, John Henry's
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      This does not directly answer your question. I like to eat out Italian food, cause it’s not something I do often or well. Don’t get me wrong, some fresh pasta and a good sauce is a favorite. Cajun food is another one I seldom tackle at home. While I enjoy making breakfast at home, I love to also dine on that out as well. 

      More directly to your question, I have multiple BBQ places near me...and eat at them as often, if not more) than I do Que at home. Steaks, almost never unless at a really nice steakhouse. Generally, I not paying either.

      Being a coastal state (SC), I eat most of my seafood out. I know there are some great seafood prepared on the egg, but just seems to be some good places I like, particularly down along the coast. 

      As for brisket, if not at Butt Blast or at a friends.....hard to find in my area. Mexican /TexMex is another I can’t find decent here. I thy to load up on both when in Texas. You got to give them that.

      Thats what I got. Cheers.
      Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

      Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
      Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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      As @northGAcock said, cajun is a cuisine I let others cook for me; it's not a good choice for single people.  Sushi is another; while it looks fun to make, I'd have to drive 45 minutes to SLC to buy 2 oz of very fresh fish, and I'd feel kinda silly doing that.  
      I'll still go out to eat for other things that I can make, either because its lunch time and I'm at work, or I'm lazy.  I won't go out for breakfast anymore though; there's nothing around here I can't make better, and for a fraction of the cost.  
      This'll be a fun thread!  
      ___________

      "They're eating the checks!  They're eating the balances!"  

      Ogden, UT


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      Some of you Texas BGE'ers are just looking for validation.

      The best brisket I have had is in Central Texas and the level of difference is minimal but there across a few eateries. I traveled well over 1 K miles just to over-indulge in your brisket offerings and will be doing so again next month. A week long brisket debauchery that is well over-due.
      Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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      edited May 2019
      Best tuna dish- 1618 Seafood Grill in Greensboro

      @MaskedMarvel home turf

      Best lamb chops

      Elways in Denver- I know...but try them

      Best fish taco- bear flag fish- Newport Beach, CA

      best Spicy tuna salad- Oki Doki Sushi- Manhattan Beach- dive

      best Ceasar salad- Carbones- Vegas 

      best pasta- the fusilli at La Marea- NYC

      Best burger- there are several but Hopps Burger Bar in Greensboro NC is solid
      Greensboro, NC
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      You can pick an Asian region/country and Houston has at least a few  restos representing each. Oftentimes, you can  pick a place based on which specific dish you are looking for. Korean, Malaysian, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Schezwan, Uighur... And a lot more.

      So we tend to pick an Asian joint when we're tired of cooking (which doesn't seem to happen often). But I'd rather eat a boiled egg the way I like it, with the butter that I like, and some homemade bread with a smear of marmalade, than go out to eat.

      Caliqueen  says I'm getting crotchety and cantankerous 😁. 

      #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
      A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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      caliking said:


      I'm getting crotchety and cantankerous 😁. 
      Me too
      Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

      Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
      Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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      Does mom's house count?
      "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

      Minnesota
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      WeberWho said:
      Does mom's house count?
      Only if Mama can cook. lol
      Thank you,
      Darian

      Galveston Texas
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      northGAcock said:
      This does not directly answer your question. I like to eat out Italian food, cause it’s not something I do often or well. Don’t get me wrong, some fresh pasta and a good sauce is a favorite. Cajun food is another one I seldom tackle at home. While I enjoy making breakfast at home, I love to also dine on that out as well. 

      More directly to your question, I have multiple BBQ places near me...and eat at them as often, if not more) than I do Que at home. Steaks, almost never unless at a really nice steakhouse. Generally, I not paying either.

      Being a coastal state (SC), I eat most of my seafood out. I know there are some great seafood prepared on the egg, but just seems to be some good places I like, particularly down along the coast. 

      As for brisket, if not at Butt Blast or at a friends.....hard to find in my area. Mexican /TexMex is another I can’t find decent here. I thy to load up on both when in Texas. You got to give them that.

      Thats what I got. Cheers.
      And that includes deep lasagna casserole?  Not to encouraging. 
      Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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      We don’t have decent local restaurants. This is a “college town” full of fast food places.  That’s why I cook on my BGE 5 days/week.  Pizza is the only thing we outsource.
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      littlerascal56 said:
      We don’t have decent local restaurants. This is a “college town” full of fast food places.  That’s why I cook on my BGE 5 days/week.  Pizza is the only thing we outsource.
      You should consider fixing that. Pizza in the egg. 
      Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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      bgebrent said:
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      And that includes deep lasagna casserole?  Not to encouraging. 
      Nope....I don’t eat Lasagna at Italian joints. Hard to beat good homemade Lasagna. Don’t eat mine.....more for me. 
      Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

      Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
      Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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      In this country?
      "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

      "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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      I'm not much into Italian food but we have place down the road that is phenomenal. It's called Suzettes. Everything is made from scratch. The place itself is an outdated cafe of sorts. The food does the talking. 

      The chef/owner escaped Cambodia after his parents/sisters/brothers were murdered by the regime. Interesting read if you have an extra minute:

      http://www.suzettesrestaurantmn.com/about-our-chef.html
      "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

      Minnesota
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      northGAcock said:
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      Nope....I don’t eat Lasagna at Italian joints. Hard to beat good homemade Lasagna. Don’t eat mine.....more for me. 
      Please bring it. 
      Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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      WeberWho said:
      I'm not much into Italian food but we have place down the road that is phenomenal. It's called Suzettes. Everything is made from scratch. The place itself is an outdated cafe of sorts. The food does the talking. 

      The chef/owner escaped Cambodia after his parents/sisters/brothers were murdered by the regime. Interesting read if you have an extra minute:

      http://www.suzettesrestaurantmn.com/about-our-chef.html
      Have this on my list for my next visit home.
      Thanks
      Thank you,
      Darian

      Galveston Texas
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      BEST (written in capitals) is a menu item in itself, classic of the greasy spoon / roadside cafe. Bacon Egg Sausage Tomato (tinned plum, not fresh) served in a large soft roll. Breakfast in a bun.
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      Fried shrimp at Arnold's in Eastham, Mass.   

      Blackened mahi at The Gumbo Shop in New Orleans.


      XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

      San Antonio, TX

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      Burger- JM Curley,Boston

      High End burger- Minetta Tavern,NYC

      Tuna and Foie Gras- Blue by Eric Ripert, Grand Cayman

      Pizza- Pepe’s, New Haven

      Pastrami- Katz, NYC

      Muffaletta- Central Grocery, NOLA
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