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 | ||
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Taters | Trucks |
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DOCG Scott Conant - Las Vegas, NV Transcendent |
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Trentina
- Cleveland, OH Four Mind Blowing Pastas
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Supper Restaurant - New York, NY Four Ingredients Will Knock Your Taste Buds Clean Off |
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Scarsella's - Youngstown, OH Simple Red Gravy Wins The Day |
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Marcella's Italian Kitchen - Columbus, OH Great Twists On Classics |
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Muscarella's Café - Youngstown, OH Just Plain Delicious Options |
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Cassess's MVR - Youngstown, OH Sauce Wonderful Almost Everything Else As Well |
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Cafe 422 - Youngstown, OH Fantastic Francaise Trumps Less Likable Red Sauce |
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Tre Belle - Akron, OH Dense Flavor |
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SantoSuossos' - Medina, OH Perfect Simple Balance Of Good Ingredients |
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Ange Netta's -
Youngstown, OH Zucchini Parm Is Killer |
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Mulberry Italian Ristorante
- Buffalo, NY Thanks Diners Drive-Ins & Dives |
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Guarino's - Cleveland,
OH Murray Hill Does It Old School |
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Antenucci's Restaurant
- Youngstown, OH Herbaceous Sauces. Will Be Missed |
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Antone's Italian Grille -
Youngstown, OH Monkey Salad |
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Central Grocery - New Orleans, LA The Muffaletta |
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Marie's
Restaurant - Wadsworth, OH Cheesy Classics |
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Mount Carmel Festival (Downtown) -
Youngstown, OH Polenta & Cavs Overcome Some Misses |
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Taverne of
Richfield - Richfield, OH For The Sauce And Nothing Else |
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Flour - Cleveland, OH Some Okay; A Couple Stupendous |
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Nicolinni's - Akron,
OH Some Interesting; Some Great |
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Danny Boys - Canton,
OH Ohhh, The Bread
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D'Agnese's - Akron, OH Surprising Find In Akron
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Roberto's - Youngstown,
OH Interesting Departures
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Sugo Bistro - Cuyahogo Falls, OH Blue Cheese Lasagna? Yes Yes Yes
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Jimmy's Italian Specialties - Youngstown, OH You're Lookin At It
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Papa Joe's - Akron,
OH Slid On Second Trip |
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Dona Vito's Italian
- Youngstown, OH Pretty Good |
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Bugsy's
House of Pasta - Massillon, OH Pretty Good Options Slayed By Disgusting Meatballs |
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Russo's
- Akron, OH Best Of Pasta, Sandpaper Meatballs |
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Vito Corleone -
Canton, OH So Close |
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Cristo's House of Pasta
- Barberton, OH Surprising Improvement On Second Trip |
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Piola - Washington, D.C Better Than Many |
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Margherita's -
Youngstown, OH Miss The Old Place's Food...A Lot |
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Mary Coyle/Michael
Trecaso - Akron, OH Basic |
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Anthony's Italian Grille - Youngstown, OH Some Basics Slipping As Son Takes Over |
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Parassons - Barberton,
OH Ehhhhhhh |
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Craft Beer Bar -
Akron, OH Not A Single Italian In This Kitchen. Bolognese Doesn't Just Mean Meat |
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Angie's
- Barberton, OH Woof. The Lasagna Was Tragic On Second Trip |
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Samantha's Restaurant - Canton, OH Lasagnas Continue To Slide |
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Vaccaro's Tratorria -
Akron, OH Only Redeeming Dish Not Italian |
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Dontino's - Cuyahoga
Falls, OH Unforgivable Meatball Disaster |
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Tomaso - Barberton, OH Burnt Sauce |
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Palombo's Italian Restaurant - Canton, OH Half Burnt, Half Cold. Soup Kept Them Higher |
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Battistas Hole in the Wall
- Las Vegas, NV Sorry Sauce |
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Tim's Pizzeria & Pub
- Cuyahoga Falls, OH Sauce Devoid Of Flavor |
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Mr. G's Pizza - Akron, OH If It's Brown It's Cooked...If It's Black It's _______! |
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Amato's - Barberton, OH
Just Plain Bad |
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Fiore's
Ristorante - Akron, OH Diving For A Tie At The Bottom |
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The Spaghetti
Warehouse - Akron, OH Embarrassingly Gross |
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