A Few Of My Favorite Things
It was inevitable. At some point
direct comparisons had to be made so here they are. Some of the
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BBQ | Beverages | Breakfast | Burgers | Chicken | ||
Desserts | Fine Dining | Hot Dogs | Italian | Mexican | ||
Pizza | Sandwiches, Other | Seafood | Soup | Steak | ||
Taters | Trucks |
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DOCG Scott Conant - Las Vegas, NV The Peak |
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Bern's Steakhouse - Tampa, FL A Whole Room Dedicated To Great Desserts |
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Ladurée - Paris, France So, There Are Some Things About The Frogs I Appreciate |
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Columbia Restaurant - St. Pete
Beach, FL Sensational Guava Tart |
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Al's
Corner Restaurant - Barberton, OH Stupidly Sensational Strudels |
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Brennan's
- New Orleans, LA Flash & Flavor In The Original Bananas Foster |
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Cowell & Hubbard - Cleveland, OH Two Stupendous Desserts |
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Alinea - Chicago, IL Three Desserts Straight From Wonka-ville |
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Commander's Palace - New Orleans, LA Not Sure What Makes It "Creole" But Cheesecake Is Excellent |
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Jeni's
Splendid Ice Creams - Columbus, OH Tub After Tub Of Innovative Frozen Awesome |
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Kiedrowski's
Bakery - Cleveland, OH Snoogle & Loads Of Ṻber-Fresh Everything
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Kozmo's
Grill - Massillon, OH Oh, The Cobbler...
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Taggarts - Canton, OH Simply Perfect Bittner
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Commander's Palace - New Orleans, LA The Only Soufflé Which Didn't Make Me Sad
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Boyd & Wurthmann's - Berlin, OH Amish Pie Glory, Crust to Berry to Cream |
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DiVitis -
Akron, OH Almondy Sponge From Heaven
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Mustard Seed Cafe - Akron, OH Less Icing Than Primo's But Best Carrot Cake I've Had Out |
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Primo's Deli - Akron, OH Half Carrot Cake/Half Cream Cheese Frosting
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Xoco -
Chicago, IL Fresh Churros & Warm Chocolate Dark Enough To Make For Coffee
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Jack Flaps - Cleveland, OH Dessert For Breakfast. Absolutely! |
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A Cookie & A Cupcake - Cleveland, OH Wildly Delicious Options
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Antoine's - New Orleans, LA Part History, Part Huge, All Yummy |
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Comet Ping Pong - Washington,
D.C. Stupid Good Praline Ice Cream
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Balyeat's
- Van Wert, OH Where Else You Gonna Find Scutterbotch?
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Jimmy's Italian Specialties -
Youngstown, OH Perfect Cannoli Plus |
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Jean Philippe Patisserie - Las
Vegas, NV Take Your Pick. We Picked Several. |
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Yonah
Schimmel - New York, NY Killer Knish |
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Greenhouse Tavern - Cleveland,
OH Pot du Creme Must Have Been Good |
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Lola Bistro - Cleveland, OH The 6 a.m. Special |
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Charley's Steak -Tampa, FL Peanut Butter & Chocolate |
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David Burke's Primehouse - Chicago, IL Cheesecake Lollypop Tree? One Of Three Crazy Offerings |
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Pure DeLite Cupcakes - Akron, OH Tasty Sweet Treats With Less Guilt |
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RM
Seafood - Las Vegas, NV The Fat Elvis Is Wild & Scrumptious |
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Sinatra - Las Vegas, NV Terrific Tiramisu |
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L' Atelier du Joel Robuchon -
Las Vegas, NV Layers Layers Layers |
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Burger Bar - Las Vegas, NV The Creamy Cheesecake Burger
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The Hartville Kitchen -
Hartville, OH Warm Blackberry Awesome |
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Dockside Dave's - St. Pete Beach, FL Oreo Crust & Key Lime Shouldn't Work...But.... |
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Eiffel Tower Restaurant
- Las Vegas, NV Stupendous Apple Strudel |
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Roberto's - Youngstown, OH Chocolate Bomba |
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The Black
Pig - Cleveland, OH Funny & Delicious Bacon n Eggs |
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Rosewood Grill - Hudson, OH Even Better Than It Looked |
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The Waterloo - Akron, OH Yes. That's A Cream Puff Next To The Full Sized Pie |
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Border Grill - Las Vegas, NV Pastel Rufina Was Stupendous |
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Mama Jo
Pies - Medina, OH Passable Pies With Great Fillings |
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Chez Francois - Cleveland, OH Tart With Paired Wines |
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Momocho -
Cleveland, OH New To Me Capirotada |
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Charlie Trotters - Chicago, IL Upscale Raspberry Vacherin |
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Crave - Akron, OH Excellent Bread Pudding |
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Obrycki's
Seafood - Baltimore, MD Perfectly Balanced Key Lime |
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Diamond Deli - Akron, OH Cakes Of Cheese & Carrot |
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Tomaso -
Barberton, OH Fresh & Chocolaty Cookies |
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Hodges - Cleveland, OH Brownie In A Bowl Was Tops |
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French Loaf Bakery - Columbus, OH Classic French Pastries |
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Bacchus Lounge - Akron, OH Bread Pudding With Makers Mark Bourbon Sauce |
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Sweet Henries - Barberton, OH Cobbler Saves The Day |
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Mary Coyle/Michael Trecaso -
Akron, OH Butterscotch & Banana Sundae. Scutterbotch!
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Milk and Honey - Canton, OH Turtle Sunday |
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Papa Joe's - Akron, OH Good Cannoli In Akron |
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Whole Day Café - Wadsworth, OH Loaded With Strawberries |
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Paralax -
Cleveland, OH Interesting Profile In The Ginger Cheesecake |
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Peter Shears - Canton, OH Chocolate Fair But Not Enough To Redeem |
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Crepes DeLuxe - Cleveland, OH Citrusy Crepe |
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BB Kings Blues Club - Las
Vegas, NV Banana Bread Pudding |
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D'Agnese's - Akron, OH Bought In But A Good Buy |
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Edgars - Akron, OH Topping Aided Cheese Cake |
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Netty's -
Sandusky, OH Floating On Rootbeer & Cream Soda |
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Harbor Inn - Akron, OH Nice Apple Tart |
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Welch's Dairy - Copley, OH Tasty Frozen Yogurt |
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Mulligan's - Canton, OH Irish Cream Cake |
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Main Street Cupcakes - Hudson,
OH Functional At Best |
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Boss Frosty - Wadsworth, OH Ice Cream & Sorbets |
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Berry's - Norwalk, OH Less Sweet Rice Pudding Only One I Haven't Hated |
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Aladdin's - Montrose, OH Got The Taste Of Meal Covered |
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Blue Canyon - Cleveland, OH Cobbler Was Better Than Giant HoHo |
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Fahrenheit - Cleveland, OH Mascarpone Stuffed Éclairs Much Better Than Sorbet |
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Flour - Cleveland, OH Dry Limoncello Cake |
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Thanos -
Barberton, OH Not Bad Pie |
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Heavenly Cupcakes - Kent, OH Uninspired & Mediocre |
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Corkscrew Saloon - Medina, OH Something's Off |
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Darby's 59 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH Bad Idea |
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Crop Bistro - Cleveland, OH Blondie's Elvis Smokier Than An AA Meeting In The 70's |
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American Heritage Restaurant -
Seville, OH Bad Filling Bad Crust |
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Washington Place Inn & Bistro -
Cleveland, OH Cones So Salty, Deer Wouldn't Eat Them |
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Kiflis
Restaurant & Bakery - Cuyahoga Falls, OH Baklava Is Not Meant To Sweat |
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