Yeah, don't get it outside of Texas.mister d wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 1:44 pmI need to learn more about Tex-Mex. Is there like a good primer?Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 1:39 pmGonna get tex-mex from my wife's favorite place for her birthday next week.
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There used to be a really good Tex Mex carryout place here in town. Was so sad when it closed. Was a great go to for lunch nursing a hangover.Giff wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 2:10 pmYeah, don't get it outside of Texas.mister d wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 1:44 pmI need to learn more about Tex-Mex. Is there like a good primer?Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 1:39 pmGonna get tex-mex from my wife's favorite place for her birthday next week.
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I eat takeout most work days for lunch, and get it probably 1-2x a week for dinner with the family. I've also been doing a ton more cooking, and cannot recommend following @frankprisinzano on Instagram enough. He's fantastic.
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Having a hard time trying to figure out what else to order out that will survive the ride home from the restaurant. Not a whole lot in our small town that will suffice for both adult and kid. Like, the idea of getting Red Robin to get their fries sounds great, but the ensuing ten minutes from leaving the restaurant and driving home would likely ruin them.
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The most common thing is that Mexican food doesn't use cheddar cheese. Other differences are with things like enchiladas and tacos. They're gonna be on both menus, but there are subtle differences (Tex Mex will offer a hard shell taco, while Mex is exclusively soft corn tortilla. Enchiladas have different toppings, too.mister d wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 1:44 pmI need to learn more about Tex-Mex. Is there like a good primer?Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 1:39 pmGonna get tex-mex from my wife's favorite place for her birthday next week.
Most Americans, when they say they're going out for Mexican food... They're eating Tex Mex and don't know it.
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I’ve had fries twice in the last 2 months, and both were ok at best because of the trip home. Put it on the “first order of biz back at the bar” list.DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 3:20 pm Having a hard time trying to figure out what else to order out that will survive the ride home from the restaurant. Not a whole lot in our small town that will suffice for both adult and kid. Like, the idea of getting Red Robin to get their fries sounds great, but the ensuing ten minutes from leaving the restaurant and driving home would likely ruin them.
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Had fries last weekend for the first time in months. The place is only a couple of minutes away and they were still in pretty good shape. Downed them all before I touched any wings.
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Chinese? Usually keeps pretty well in transit.DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 3:20 pm Having a hard time trying to figure out what else to order out that will survive the ride home from the restaurant. Not a whole lot in our small town that will suffice for both adult and kid. Like, the idea of getting Red Robin to get their fries sounds great, but the ensuing ten minutes from leaving the restaurant and driving home would likely ruin them.
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I'm not usually the 'craving' type, but I'd murder for this.
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Chinese places around here seemed to have been hit pretty hard by a lack of business pre-quarantine. My go-to spent some time giving out meals in early March and hasn’t reopened since. Local FB goes nuts whenever someone find another place that is open.
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I think where I struggle is I'd know hard shell tacos aren't Mexican, but I don't know if they're Tex-Mex or just supermarket bullshit.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 3:41 pmThe most common thing is that Mexican food doesn't use cheddar cheese. Other differences are with things like enchiladas and tacos. They're gonna be on both menus, but there are subtle differences (Tex Mex will offer a hard shell taco, while Mex is exclusively soft corn tortilla. Enchiladas have different toppings, too.mister d wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 1:44 pmI need to learn more about Tex-Mex. Is there like a good primer?Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 1:39 pmGonna get tex-mex from my wife's favorite place for her birthday next week.
Most Americans, when they say they're going out for Mexican food... They're eating Tex Mex and don't know it.
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We've ordered fries from two different places. One shipped them in a plastic container and the other used a cardboard container. The cardboard fries were far crispier because the steam from the hot fries was able to escape.
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This surprises me a little because most Thai and Chinese places here (at least the local joints) seemed to mostly do take-out to begin with.
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I thought it was just my place until the desperate FB posts looking for take out started. All 3* in close proximity to home are closed. There are two Thai places, a Korean fried chicken and Vietnamese all open. I think the “Chinese virus” did them in.
*there used to be a fourth, but it closed and reopened as a taco place, but it was still run by Asians. The food was meh, the lack of house made salsa killed it for me
*there used to be a fourth, but it closed and reopened as a taco place, but it was still run by Asians. The food was meh, the lack of house made salsa killed it for me
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We are also trying to support the local restaurants by getting takeaway food every week and a half or so. We’re lucky. Just about every ethnic food you can think of is available around here. Hope they all make it.
I like Tex-mex and other Mexican, but my favorite is southern Mexican food, distinguished by heavy use of tomatillos.
And, any family place with an old grandma helping run it is probably great.
I like Tex-mex and other Mexican, but my favorite is southern Mexican food, distinguished by heavy use of tomatillos.
And, any family place with an old grandma helping run it is probably great.
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You are not a true Hoosier. It is a pop. Pure and simple. Soda is water, and a coke is a Coke.
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We are bummed because our favorite pizza place has shuttered during the quarantine. I am glad they are doing it because it shows they care about their workers and everything, but damn are we craving their food.
We are also in the same boat as Drug Safety in that nothing really holds up on the drive home. Only one place in town that delivers, and it is just "meh".
We are also in the same boat as Drug Safety in that nothing really holds up on the drive home. Only one place in town that delivers, and it is just "meh".
To quote both Bruce Prichard and Tony Schiavone, "Fuck Duff Meltzer."
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If you've got a problem with Coke people yous gotta problem with me and I suggest you let that one marinate.duff wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 7:05 amYou are not a true Hoosier. It is a pop. Pure and simple. Soda is water, and a coke is a Coke.
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You mean "let that one lowry's"
ETA: Lawry's. Shit.
ETA: Lawry's. Shit.
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I now realize why we called it Nobletucky.BSF21 wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 7:17 amIf you've got a problem with Coke people yous gotta problem with me and I suggest you let that one marinate.duff wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 7:05 amYou are not a true Hoosier. It is a pop. Pure and simple. Soda is water, and a coke is a Coke.
To quote both Bruce Prichard and Tony Schiavone, "Fuck Duff Meltzer."
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Aren't you a region rat anyway?duff wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 7:39 amI now realize why we called it Nobletucky.BSF21 wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 7:17 amIf you've got a problem with Coke people yous gotta problem with me and I suggest you let that one marinate.duff wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 7:05 amYou are not a true Hoosier. It is a pop. Pure and simple. Soda is water, and a coke is a Coke.
(considers starting a hoosierfight thread...)
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"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
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Had this last night. Those are banana peppers and we added garlic sauce.
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I grew up just outside of AndersonBSF21 wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 8:05 amAren't you a region rat anyway?duff wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 7:39 amI now realize why we called it Nobletucky.
(considers starting a hoosierfight thread...)
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While I would like that, it is a non-starter in our house otherwise. My wife does not like Chinese food* and the one time we tried orange chicken (presumably the most innocuous dish of Chinese food) with the kids, it was a bust.brian wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 3:52 pmChinese? Usually keeps pretty well in transit.DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 3:20 pm Having a hard time trying to figure out what else to order out that will survive the ride home from the restaurant. Not a whole lot in our small town that will suffice for both adult and kid. Like, the idea of getting Red Robin to get their fries sounds great, but the ensuing ten minutes from leaving the restaurant and driving home would likely ruin them.
* - My wife claims to not like Chinese food, but also is the only one of us who wants to go to PF Chang's and almost always orders orange chicken at Cheesecake Factory. There are days when I seriously wonder about the alternate timeline created by changing an answer to one question from "yes" to "no".
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Generally, I do not like Chinese food either, but I love almost every other Asian cuisine. I think it's because most Chinese restaurants use pre-made sauces and condiments, so everything tastes the same.DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 9:37 amWhile I would like that, it is a non-starter in our house otherwise. My wife does not like Chinese food* and the one time we tried orange chicken (presumably the most innocuous dish of Chinese food) with the kids, it was a bust.brian wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 3:52 pmChinese? Usually keeps pretty well in transit.DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 3:20 pm Having a hard time trying to figure out what else to order out that will survive the ride home from the restaurant. Not a whole lot in our small town that will suffice for both adult and kid. Like, the idea of getting Red Robin to get their fries sounds great, but the ensuing ten minutes from leaving the restaurant and driving home would likely ruin them.
* - My wife claims to not like Chinese food, but also is the only one of us who wants to go to PF Chang's and almost always orders orange chicken at Cheesecake Factory. There are days when I seriously wonder about the alternate timeline created by changing an answer to one question from "yes" to "no".
ETA: Chinese food tends to be much less spicy than Thai or Vietnamese food, and I much prefer spiciness over blandness.
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I too can't stand chinese food, although I'd like to try Mission or a similar place and see if its just because I don't like most takeout and have never "eaten in".
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I will say Ala Shanghai in Albany is the best Chinese food I've ever had. It's not even in the same league as your typical Chinese take out place.
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Blasphemists, all of you.
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I love good Chinese food and can't stand the bad shit.
Sadly, no good ones in my neighbourhood.
Sadly, no good ones in my neighbourhood.
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I grew up in the Albany area and this is stunning to me — I definitely would not expect it to have an incredible Chinese restaurant. (Apparently Ala Shanghai opened about 18 months after I last lived in Albany.)Sabo wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 10:04 amI will say Ala Shanghai in Albany is the best Chinese food I've ever had. It's not even in the same league as your typical Chinese take out place.
I’m not a big fan of Chinese food either (I prefer Japanese and Thai) but will say the best I’ve ever had is at a dim sum place in San Francisco Chinatown.
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The former editor of the Albany Business Review spoke fluent Mandarin and would go to China every year as part of a journalism outreach program. And every so often, some Chinese journalists would come to Albany and the editor would take them to Ala Shanghai. Apparently they would rave about the food. Every time I went to Albany for work, the editor would take me and anyone else there and order for us, and we were served amazing food. It's one of those ethnic restaurants where you enter and you see the place is packed with folks of that ethnicity. That's always a good sign that the food is excellent and authentic.
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I'm just assuming they've never had good dim sum.
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So, years ago, my wife's "work husband" was a Chinese-American guy. One night, he invited us to join him and his wife in San Francisco to get some "real" Chinese food. We have lots of Asians and Asian food in our little suburb, so I didn't think it would be much different. We ended up in the bowels of San Francisco Chinatown. My wife and I were the only non-Chinese in the building. The host greeted my wife's friend warmly, in what I assume was Cantonese or Mandarin or something, seated us in the corner, and took off to the kitchen. Wife's friend said, "we aren't going to order - the owner is picking out some entrees for us." Holy shit. I didn't recognize anything on the table after that. It was pretty good, but I was amazed how different it was than what I was used to from garden-variety Chinese restaurants.
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Most Americanized Chinese food is crap, but it's about the only crap food I eat. I've found some really good places, but it's almost impossible to find a place that actually serves spicy food. I don't get it. I had a summer internship in Boston that was near Chinatown. Worked with a Chinese guy who was thrilled to take me to authentic places. Always a great sign being the only White person in a restaurant, pretty much regardless of ethnicity of patron or type of cuisine. At first he would just try to gross me out for his amusement by ordering things like giant prawn heads and congee soup which is a porridge/soup hybrid with the consistency of a bowl of mucus. I'll try just about anything, and learned that shrimp really should be served with heads on, because that's where all the flavor lives, so he gave up quickly and just ordered us the best dishes at each restaurant. It was glorious. I never understood why places like this don't offer their authentic dishes on the English menu. I'd try to take friends to these restaurants and the menu was the usual takeout greasy slop by the usual names. I used to go to an authentic Chinese place near Rockefeller Center that did offer English translations on their Chinese menu, but the descriptions were super bare minimal. "Chicken in good sauce," "salty shrimp" so I never knew what I was going to get, but that's half the fun.
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I’m gonna pound this bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon while I make fajitas. Just fucking because.
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What I learned was - fuck it. Why not.
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Wow. 3 minutes.
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Also. Wine is good sometimes. This is one of those times.