[ARIES3032]

of the resturants in Fort Lauderdale that we attend---stay tuned!

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It's a Fresh Fish market where a lot restaurants go and buy their fish for the day's dinner.
........But what not many people know is they will sell you and COOK you some great Sea food while you wait to eat there or take home.


Located on the corner of 37th Ave & 33rd street (only a few blocks from the soon to be built Frank Sinatra School of the Performing Arts)..and the Museum of the Moving Image.
This NEW Market has the FRESHIST sea food in NYC.
Direct from the Fulton Fish market....Everyday!
Thats the secret with seafood...Fresh Everyday...EVERYDAY!
open Monday to Saturday 6:00am till 8:00 pm.
If your in Astoria try it , you'll like it.

Not sure if you still check this thread......but have you ever eaten at Joe's of Westlake, just outside of SF? I grew up in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area, and that was always our family favorite. The Italian side of our family practically lives there. Great place if you have never tried it.

J

[ARIES3032]

a delightful dinner at the Harbor Beach Marriott with Terri, Rhodalee, Bill and Laraine and their son. I had wonderful clam chowder, plus a wonderful baked Tuna.

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...Great B.B.Q. restaurant...Virgil's on West 44th street off Broadway.
...Great ribs (if thats your cup of tea?)

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If your every in Melville Long Island (borderline Nassau/Suffolk county 25 miiles from Manhattan) their is a NEWLY openned up-scale Steakhouse named BLACKSTONE Steakhouse.
..Located at 110 Pinelawn Road (massive parking available).
...This stand-alone building is as beautifu outside as it is inside.
...The decor is wood and stone with a large fireplace and a large bar as well as a nice size Sushi bar.
...price: expensive.
...This is a corporate use the company credit card joint for sure.
..It's a place if someone says to you "You choose the restaurant , I'm paying"..you want to dine here.
...see: www.Blackstonesteakhouse.com

Be very careful going to this establishment Mark, they serve poison tuna
Tttttony

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tuna at the bar...but the sushi bar was fantastic!


Another great restarant in the Huntington/Melville area is the
...PINE TREE INN ...great old style family Italian food....some great pasta with meatballs....check it out

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Jericho Turnpike Commack (long Island) N.Y.
.....Great food and Service.
see; www.Spareribonline.com

[chadham]

My favorite in New Orleans is The Upperline on Upperline Street just off Prytania. Dick & Jenny's (where Elba and Rhodalee had dinner with us) is also very good. Muriels in the Quarter is also very good, along with Antoine's, Bella Luna, Galatoires, and Emerils.

Almost all have reopened and many are back to their full menus, though the creativity shown in the Katrina Menus has resulted in some very fine dishes. Cudos to those establishments that have reopened and come up with meals that will melt your heart.

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The best tasting most un-health food you could eat.

one of the oldest and most Famous Kosher Deli's in
New York City.
Located on the lower east side of Manhattan.

Several movies were filmed in Katz's Deli

Contract on Cherry Street (Sinatra)

When Harry met Sally (Billy Crystal)

Donnie Brasco (Johnny Deep)

I ate a kosher hot dog , a potato knish

french fries and a Br Brown's Diet Black Cherry soda.

[vinvictory]

you can tell we come from the same area map...i have eaten at most of the places you mentioned.

peter luegers is great...they also have another location on nothern blvd in manhassett but its not as great as the original (something to do with the ovens).

do you know the real story behind peter lugars?...there is a factory across the street called ben forman and sons...they make brass giftware. Many yrs ago peter lueger a big gambler almost lost the resturant but old ben forman bought it and kept peter and everyone else on because he didnt want his fav lunch screwed up. as the yrs went by the brass giftware business has gone down a great deal ...(alot of it due to imports as opposed to domestic), so now the resturant he bought is a bigger business than the orginal brass business he was in.

vinny b.

[vinvictory]

i would like to recomend Maria's Trattoria on Bell Blvd. in bayside , queens (2 blocks south of northern blvd.) Excellent food and service, and also reasonable pricing too. my wife and i had our first date there.


vinny b.

[vinvictory]

i love this thread...sorry i found it so late in the game...

i will tell you the story of the best place i ever went to (no small feat considering i am 48). It was in milford, pa and it was called mark antonios restaurante. It was a mansion that was turned into a restaurant and it was really beautiful. you had several rooms to choose from and a veranda that went around the entire front so you could have your dessert outside. also a piano on wheels that made the rounds of the veranda. Often people would sing and it was really a great time. huge floor to ceiling windows so you could enjoy the landscape even indoors. a game type room with a fireplace and chess sets while you were waiting to be seated (complete with hors 'd' ovres and coctails).

i was friendly with the owner and i know that the decor was all first rate...the drapes were from paris and the chairs we sat on cost $500.00 each. (and i am going back 26 yrs.)

there were no menues...the waiter would come out and tell you everything in categories...veal, chicken, seafood...as i recall they would pretty much make you whatever you wanted whichever way you preferred it. All i can tell you is i ate there several times and it was always great. I am sure it was expensive but i really cant say for certain cause i never paid the bill and there was no menue to see pricing on. (i was working with some very generous people at the time).

unfortunately the place burned down to the ground many yrs ago and was insufficently insured so it ended with that fire. i am so sorry that none of you will ever get to see it cause i will never forget it.

vinny b.

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First off, thanks Vin for your reviews...
I just ate at a Great big German restaurant in Farmingdale Long Island Black Forest Brew Haus located at 2015 New Highway. They brew their own beer....A big place...Wunder-Bar on the web at: www.BlackForestBrewHaus.com

I had the "Jager Schnitzel" and my friend had the "Sauerbraten".

[ARIES3032]

in Fort Myers is where we dined with Sylvia & Bob. Of course, Pete had steak, and I had salmon. I think we shared a dessert. A very enjoyable evening was had by all.

[SYLMML]

I highly recommend "The Lighthouse"...great food, decor and the staff was very friendly and helpful. It was a lovely evening with new friends!

[David Charles]

Which are some of the restuarants (NYC/California especially) that Mr. Sinatra frequented. Some must be gone now. Some must have photos on the wall of their favorite customers. I have heard some mentioned but I am not familiar with New York (been to N.J.) and am eager for any information and history. Thanks.

[Taylor]

DiBella's on 31st street in Galveston.

Not as good as Patsy's, but pretty darn close.

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...Spiga (which is Wheat in English) ....is a wonderful place.
Great Italian food......Great olives, bread, Wine....
718 Central Park Ave Scarsdale NY 10583
914 725-8240.