Top
of each category
Best
French - Fringale, SF or Ambrosia,
Best
Continental - Frog and Peach,
Best
in Red Bank, NJ - Rivers Edge Cafe
Best
Best Mexican: Cayote Café, Frontera Grill
Best
Cajun - Ol N'Orlins Cookery,
N'Orleans
Best
Best
Best
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The food ratings are strictly an
evaluation of the food quality and flavor. Some are formal, others are
down-home.
All restaurants listed are Recommended
by the Lester.
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State or Country |
City |
Name |
Food Type |
Comments |
Food Rating |
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Fresco |
American |
Great Crab Cakes |
*** |
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Fringale |
French |
Excellent |
**** |
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Le Central |
French |
Very Good |
**** |
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Italien (northern) |
Good |
** |
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Regional |
Caribou with wild berries, incredible desserts |
*** |
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Coyote Cafe |
Mexican |
Quesalillas with Goat cheese, mango salsa |
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Jasper |
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Regional |
good soup |
** |
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Earls |
Regional |
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*** |
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Table Rock |
American |
Soup was wonderful |
*** |
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Mercer Street Grill |
French |
Duck |
**** |
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BarBQ |
Beef Ribs |
**** |
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BuckHead Diner |
Southern |
Great Veggies |
**** |
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Cudzuh Cafe |
Southern |
Recommended |
? |
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McKinnons |
Cajun |
Good stuff |
**** |
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Murphys |
Southern |
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*** |
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Pleasant Peasant |
Southern |
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*** |
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Southern |
Great Try Chicken Livers |
**** |
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Frontera Grill |
Mexican |
Incredible (2 restaurants together) |
***** |
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RedFish |
Cajun |
Good |
*** |
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Spagos |
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Good |
** |
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K-Pauls |
Cajun |
Really good Long lines No reservation |
***** |
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Lousiana |
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Old N'Orleans Cookery |
Cajun |
Cajun, Duck |
***** |
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Couplands |
Cajun |
Best cajun in East |
**** |
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Mass |
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Ambrosia |
French |
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**** |
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Many Glacier Lodge |
Regional |
best potato soup I ever had |
** |
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Regional |
good soup, Prime Rib |
*** |
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Kelmorey Lodge |
Regional |
wild berries on local fish |
*** |
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St Mary's |
only lodge/restaurant in town |
Local |
great soup, good fish, buffalo |
*** |
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Nevado |
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Cayote Café &Grill in MGM Grand |
Mexican |
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*** |
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Spago's in Ceasars |
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*** |
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Doris & Edds |
Seafood |
Mostly good, expensive |
** |
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Holmdel, Everywhere |
Macaroni Grill |
Italian Nortern |
Chain |
* |
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Little Silver |
Raven and Peach |
Continental |
slow service after 7:30 |
** |
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Joe & Maggies Bistro |
Italian |
Lamb, Fish |
**** |
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Frog and Peach |
American |
Fairly Expensive |
***** |
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Red Bank |
Broadway |
American |
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* |
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Red Bank |
Buona Sera |
Italian (Northern) |
Very Good, mixed (Crab Cakes) |
** |
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Red Bank |
Rivers Edge |
Continental/Italien |
Great Breakfast and Dinner Best soups anywhere |
*** |
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Red Bank, 50 Maple, 732-530-5858 |
Buona Sera, |
Italian |
Slow service, good food |
*** |
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Short Hills |
Dining Room at Hilton |
Continental |
Mostly good, expensive |
*** |
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Jose Tejas |
Mexican |
OK |
*** |
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Albequerque |
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BarBQ |
Beef Ribs |
**** |
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Near Canal |
Burrito Bar |
Mexican |
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*** |
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La |
French |
Good |
*** |
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58th and 1stt Ave also at |
Rosa Mexicana |
Mexican |
Very Good, Good Guacamole |
*** |
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Antonios |
Italian |
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*** |
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Aquario is Portugese |
Portugese |
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*** |
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Laguna |
Italian |
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*** |
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Lisa Marie's" on |
Italian |
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** |
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Stroudsberg |
Everybodys |
Regional |
The best Canadian cheese soup |
** (soup is ****) |
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Copelands BBQ |
BarBQ |
Family
style all-you-can-eat |
*** |
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BarBQ |
Best BBQ Beef Ribs |
***** |
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Lubys |
Cafeterias |
Personal choice |
** |
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Mothers |
Mexican |
Vegetarian |
*** |
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San Miguels |
Mexican |
|
*** |
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Threadgills |
Southern |
Best Chicken-Fried-Steak Great Veggies |
***** |
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6550 Comanche Trail 266-2442 On |
The Oasis (). . .. . |
Regional |
"The view was unbeatable " |
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474-4452 and 10520 N. Lamar 836-3218 |
Chuy's. |
Mexican |
Chili Rellenos and great fresh salsa |
*** |
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Schlotskys |
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Unique |
**** |
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Olympic National Park |
Quinalt Lodge |
Seafood |
Oysters, Cobbler |
*** |
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DC |
Red Sage |
Southwestern |
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**** |