July 20, 20232 yr and yep, I like Guy and think he's a good guy. When his sister died, he adopted his nephew and changed his last name. He did a lot for small restaurant owners during COVID. Have heard he can be a pre Madonna, but I don't know that for a fact. Back on subject, how many DDD restaurants have you eaten at and are there any that you recommend or are wanting to go to? I dined at a few of the places he recommended by when I lived in Denver. Highland Tavern - was about as good as advertised. Elevated bar food. Got the loaded tots I think. Prohibition - Had the braised short rib burger. It was definitely as good as advertised. Dae Gee - Unlimited Korean BBQ. Not bad but nothing special Denver Biscuit Company - great biscuits. However, did order the fried chicken skins. Sounded great, but they were ice cold, and no flavor at all. Have had better.
July 20, 20232 yr Well, I imagine I've eaten at most of the Austin joints. Beyond that, I doubt many, save perhaps some in Santa Fe or St. Louis. He did an episode in Georgetown with McConaughey at Monument Cafe, I don't think I've eaten there. OneTaco, Counter Cafe, Noble Sandwich, SLAB BBQ, Green Mesquite, Home Slice, Maria's, Casino El Camino, Pieous, Magnolia . . . all were good to great save Green Mesquite, which is just not a very good Q joint.
July 20, 20232 yr I have no idea who or what DDD is but I have been to the Denver Biscuit Company and enjoyed it.
July 20, 20232 yr Damn I need to take a min to look but I’ve been quite a few. Couple companies ago my PM had the app that shows you all the locations and that’s all we would eat on our work trips.
July 20, 20232 yr Author 14 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Well, I imagine I've eaten at most of the Austin joints. Beyond that, I doubt many, save perhaps some in Santa Fe or St. Louis. He did an episode in Georgetown with McConaughey at Monument Cafe, I don't think I've eaten there. OneTaco, Counter Cafe, Noble Sandwich, SLAB BBQ, Green Mesquite, Home Slice, Maria's, Casino El Camino, Pieous, Magnolia . . . all were good to great save Green Mesquite, which is just not a very good Q joint. Casinos burgers are excellent
July 20, 20232 yr I'm on the Leo's BBQ episode in OKC. Season 1. Guy was actually really cool. Cattlemen's in OKC (tourist trap similar to the Big Texan) Nic's Grill in OKC. Best onion burger on the planet Saucee Sicilian in OKC - very good Neapolitan pizza Ingrid's in OKC - good german place that the owner's retired and closed Eischen's in Okarche, OK - good to great fried chicken and okra Magnolia Cafe in Austin Twisted Root, Carne Rosso, Maple and Motor - Dallas The Fold in Little Rock - upscale mexican Tune Up Cafe in Santa Fe Rizzo's in Memphis Pie Town Tacos in Nashville
July 20, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said: Well, I imagine I've eaten at most of the Austin joints. Beyond that, I doubt many, save perhaps some in Santa Fe or St. Louis. He did an episode in Georgetown with McConaughey at Monument Cafe, I don't think I've eaten there. OneTaco, Counter Cafe, Noble Sandwich, SLAB BBQ, Green Mesquite, Home Slice, Maria's, Casino El Camino, Pieous, Magnolia . . . all were good to great save Green Mesquite, which is just not a very good Q joint. I live in Georgetown and Monument is definitley legit, especially for breakfast. Great biscuits and homade preserves. Pancakes are incredible too.
July 20, 20232 yr I was chillin' in a Tampa hotel room years ago, flipping channels, and saw him hanging out with an old buddy of his at his buddy's new Ramen joint. "Gee, I wonder where this is?" Turns out it was in downtown St. Pete. Hit it the next night. Met the owner, told him his episode aired again last night, got a tour of the kitchen, drank some high-end whiskey cocktails. Had an amazing time. Will be there again in a few months when I'm back in Tampa. Name of the place was Buya Ramen, by the way.
July 20, 20232 yr I don't have the time to wade through the hundreds of places Guy's visited on DDD. But I need to do a better job of checking his site before I take a trip somewhere to see if there's something worth catching. My 12-year-old son likes Guy and we used to watch DDD more regularly, and I often dig the places he features. But for the Austin places listed in his site, I've been to Foreign & Domestic, Magnolia, Slab, Green Mesquite, Home Slice, Noble, Casino El Camino, and Taco Xpres.,
July 20, 20232 yr 3 that I know ofCasino El CaminoNorthern Waters Smokehaus in Duluth MNPsycho Suzis in Minneapolis I have 5 in my town I haven’t been to lol
July 20, 20232 yr Austin: Magnolia San Antonio: Tip Top Cafe Houston: Niko Nikos, Marini's Empanada House, The Original Irma's, Cuchara, Toasted Coconut, Pit Room, Be More Pacific Denver: Steuben's, Sam's No. 3, Denver Biscuit Company, Blue Pan
July 20, 20232 yr I do some research before I travel. I have hit quite a few. There have been hits & misses and meh in there. Top of my list would be the Red Iguana in Salt Lake City. There big claim is mole'. Probably been there more than 5 times but less than 10 on our trips from West Coast. We had an amazing experience at Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Waiter was very knowledgeable about beer. Thai Beef Ribs were the headliner and we had two other dishes that were great as well.
July 20, 20232 yr I’ve eaten in quite a few. X indicates if I would go backOklahomaNic’s Grill OKC. XCattlemen’s OKCRock Cafe Stroud. XEischen’s. Okarche. XXThe Diner. NormanLeo’s. OKCTexasChop House Burgers. ArlingtonLouis Mueller bbq. TaylorLouie’s. Dallas. XChef Point Cafe. Watauga XXTwisted Root DallasFred’s Texas Cafe. Ft worth XLankford Grocery. Houston XXX!Prince Lebanese. Arlington. XXMaple & Motor. Dallas. Monument Georgetown XCane Rosso Dallas XPecan Lodge Dallas XTaste of Europe. Arlington. YuckOriginal Irma’sCrushcraft Dallas XValentina’s. Austin. XXJamaica Gates. Arlington. YuckMac and Ernie’s in Tarpley is the one I always wanted to get to and haven’t. TennesseeCozy Corner. MemphisLeonard’s. MemphisMarlowes. Memphis. XCaliHanks creek side. Santa Rosa XHodads. San Diego. XGeorgiaFox bros bbq Atlanta. XOregonByways cafe Portland Otto’s sausage Portland XPine state biscuits PortlandColorado Foolish Craig’s BoulderSams no3 Denver. XThe Sink Boulder MississippiThe Shed. Ocean Springs Memphis barbecue company horn lake. XLouisianaCasamentos. New Orleans. X
July 20, 20232 yr Author 5 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said: I’ve eaten in quite a few. X indicates if I would go back Oklahoma Nic’s Grill OKC. X Cattlemen’s OKC Rock Cafe Stroud. X Eischen’s. Okarche. XX The Diner. Norman Leo’s. OKC Texas Chop House Burgers. Arlington Louis Mueller bbq. Taylor Louie’s. Dallas. X Chef Point Cafe. Watauga XX Twisted Root Dallas Fred’s Texas Cafe. Ft worth X Lankford Grocery. Houston XXX! Prince Lebanese. Arlington. XX Maple & Motor. Dallas. Monument Georgetown X Cane Rosso Dallas X Pecan Lodge Dallas X Taste of Europe. Arlington. Yuck Original Irma’s Crushcraft Dallas X Valentina’s. Austin. XX Jamaica Gates. Arlington. Yuck Mac and Ernie’s in Tarpley is the one I always wanted to get to and haven’t. Tennessee Cozy Corner. Memphis Leonard’s. Memphis Marlowes. Memphis. X Cali Hanks creek side. Santa Rosa X Hodads. San Diego. X Georgia Fox bros bbq Atlanta. X Oregon Byways cafe Portland Otto’s sausage Portland X Pine state biscuits Portland Colorado Foolish Craig’s Boulder Sams no3 Denver. X The Sink Boulder Mississippi The Shed. Ocean Springs Memphis barbecue company horn lake. X Louisiana Casamentos. New Orleans. X Exotic ethnic stuff can be hit or miss. Here's the one I wanted to goto but it's closed apparently: https://www.dinersdriveinsdives.com/BIG-and-littles-Chicago-IL
July 20, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said: I’ve eaten in quite a few. X indicates if I would go back Oklahoma Nic’s Grill OKC. X Cattlemen’s OKC Rock Cafe Stroud. X Eischen’s. Okarche. XX The Diner. Norman Leo’s. OKC Texas Chop House Burgers. Arlington Louis Mueller bbq. Taylor Louie’s. Dallas. X Chef Point Cafe. Watauga XX Twisted Root Dallas Fred’s Texas Cafe. Ft worth X Lankford Grocery. Houston XXX! Prince Lebanese. Arlington. XX Maple & Motor. Dallas. Monument Georgetown X Cane Rosso Dallas X Pecan Lodge Dallas X Taste of Europe. Arlington. Yuck Original Irma’s Crushcraft Dallas X Valentina’s. Austin. XX Jamaica Gates. Arlington. Yuck Mac and Ernie’s in Tarpley is the one I always wanted to get to and haven’t. Tennessee Cozy Corner. Memphis Leonard’s. Memphis Marlowes. Memphis. X Cali Hanks creek side. Santa Rosa X Hodads. San Diego. X Georgia Fox bros bbq Atlanta. X Oregon Byways cafe Portland Otto’s sausage Portland X Pine state biscuits Portland Colorado Foolish Craig’s Boulder Sams no3 Denver. X The Sink Boulder Mississippi The Shed. Ocean Springs Memphis barbecue company horn lake. X Louisiana Casamentos. New Orleans. X Big Thumbs Up for Otto's in Portland. The wife and I eat there, but I remember it more for picking up various proteins to take home and cook myself.
July 20, 20232 yr I think 2 Fat olives in flagstaff Paradise valley burger company in Phoenix I think he went to the. Frontier in albuquerque. I been there as well. Edited July 20, 20232 yr by Butch Had Not
July 20, 20232 yr Over 100. Most have been really good. A few stinkers but all from the early eps where he was actually visiting dives.
July 20, 20232 yr 19 minutes ago, 4th&Five said: Over 100. Most have been really good. A few stinkers but all from the early eps where he was actually visiting dives. Agree with most of stinkers are from early episodes. Some of the BBQ related joints have been disappointing--but there are other online sources to consult for bbq recommendations. That is one of the things that brought me to surly world.
July 20, 20232 yr Quite a few, we'll try and hit one up if in an area he's visited. My favorite is/was/will be Nic's Grill in OKC love that burger and joint. 4 hours ago, After irth said: A pre-Madonna, huh? Borderline at best.
July 20, 20232 yr Author 4 hours ago, After irth said: A pre-Madonna, huh? Better to be a Pre than Post-Madonna, I'll tell you what.
July 21, 20232 yr Big Thumbs Up for Otto's in Portland. The wife and I eat there, but I remember it more for picking up various proteins to take home and cook myself. Yep. We went to Otto’s mostly as a meat market and bought sausages to take home but they have some great sandwiches. A great Reuben and meat loaf sandwich. Those writers are killer.
July 21, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, elfenix said: 10 hours ago, After irth said: A pre-Madonna, huh? New surlyism
July 21, 20232 yr 18 hours ago, After irth said: A pre-Madonna, huh? He needs to take a Holiday from Surly. It would be, it would be so nice.
July 21, 20232 yr 16 hours ago, MonkeyDoughnut said: Cool Running Jamaican Grill - Houston... loved it That might be the only DDD restaurant I’ve eaten at. It was fine. There’s something about jerk chicken in the Lower 48 that they just can’t get quite right. Once you’ve eaten it in the Caribbean, you can’t go backwards.
July 21, 20232 yr I generally don’t seek out a ddd restaurant except in north Texas or okc. Most of my list was eaten at before his show from various travels. Unless it’s my boss and he likes seeking them out. He is in San Diego and doesn’t get our distances. “Hey this bbq place is on ddd. Let’s go there!” Uhh that’s in Taylor. A bit of a drive. I’ll tell him it’s 8 hours away even if it’s an hour away. “Well fuck I wanted to go there”
July 21, 20232 yr Texas - Magnolia Cafe, Home Slice, Lankford, Magnolia Pancake Haus, and Casino Colorado - The Sink, Sams No 3, The Roost, The Post, Beau Jo's Pizza, Samples Bistro; Blue Pan Pizza, Hops & Pie, The Feisty Pint, Audrey Jane's Pizza Garage, Taco Party Kentucky - Parkette Drive-in Edited July 21, 20232 yr by CO Horn
July 21, 20232 yr I dunno if OP deserves this much credit or not but pre-madonna is kind of in the pop culture sphere right now (ignore the captions)
July 21, 20232 yr On 7/20/2023 at 5:03 PM, Underdog said: Quite a few, we'll try and hit one up if in an area he's visited. My favorite is/was/will be Nic's Grill in OKC love that burger and joint. Borderline at best. Last time i was at Nic’s, a guy ordered a triple. That’s probably 2 pounds of meat. Maybe more. Nic says “you eat another one and fries and it’s all free”. Dude plows that and asked for a third. I left before he finished the third
July 21, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, CO Horn said: Kentucky - Parkette Drive-in RIP 48 minutes ago, ocugolf said: Last time i was at Nic’s, a guy ordered a triple. That’s probably 2 pounds of meat. Maybe more. Nic says “you eat another one and fries and it’s all free”. Dude plows that and asked for a third. I left before he finished the third Damn! My fatass barely choked down a double. IIRC, that episode mentioned fried chicken but I think it was only once a week, would've loved to try it.
July 25, 20232 yr On 7/20/2023 at 2:21 PM, MNLonghornFUKM said: 3 that I know of Casino El Camino Northern Waters Smokehaus in Duluth MN Psycho Suzis in Minneapolis I have 5 in my town I haven’t been to lol Well, I've been to at least one. Upon some internet review -Smokey D's, Des Moines -Flying Mango, Des Moines -George the Chili King, Des Moines -Al's, Minneapolis -Casper & Runyon's Nook, St Paul -Blue Door, St Paul -Smack Shack/1029 Bar, Minneapolis
July 25, 20232 yr I've eaten at most of the Austin ones, including the ones that are closed. Also, my wife's a Tri Delt, so there's that.
July 28, 20232 yr I've done a 180 on Guy. Yes, he can be a clown but I heard great things about what he did for fellow food-service industry folks during COVID and that's pretty fucking cool. I also generally enjoy DDD for the most part. It's a great landing spot when not much else is on. Everything about him is absurd and I doubt I'll ever patronize one of his concepts. I've inadvertently to been to some places he's been to. TEXAS CrushCraft Thai (Dallas) One90 Smoked Meats (Dallas) Tacos Mariachi (Dallas) La Panaderia?? (San Antonio) Smoke Shack (San Antonio) Valentina's (Austin) Tip Top Cafe (San Antonio) Maple & Motor (Dallas) Magnolia Cafe (Austin) Louie's (Dallas) Fred's Texas Cafe (Fort Worth) Avila's (Dallas) Louie Mueller's Barbecue (Taylor) Green Mesquite (Austin) Magnolia Pancake Haus (San Antonio) Pecan Lodge (Dallas) Cane Rosso (Dallas)
July 28, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, C-Man said: I've done a 180 on Guy. Yes, he can be a clown but I heard great things about what he did for fellow food-service industry folks during COVID and that's pretty fucking cool. I also generally enjoy DDD for the most part. It's a great landing spot when not much else is on. Everything about him is absurd and I doubt I'll ever patronize one of his concepts. Agree with all of this except I've ended up at his place in the Cancun airport when it was the only choice. It was horribad, but I wasn't expecting anything amazing in the fucking Cancun airport. Overall, I feel like he's a caricature and he's also in on the joke. He's just a guy living his dream and doing it the way he wants to which just happens to benefit a ton of small business owners.
July 28, 20232 yr Jesus…aren’t there any Ted Lasso fans on this thread?? The “pre-Madonna” is from that. The only one I know of is Mike’s City Diner in Boston. It was a legit diner which is one of my absolute favorite things in this world.
July 28, 20232 yr Agree with all of this except I've ended up at his place in the Cancun airport when it was the only choice. It was horribad, but I wasn't expecting anything amazing in the fucking Cancun airport. Overall, I feel like he's a caricature and he's also in on the joke. He's just a guy living his dream and doing it the way he wants to which just happens to benefit a ton of small business owners.His wife came up with the “Guy” persona before he was on Next F N Star. She said he needed a personality to match his cooking for the show, so she dyed his hair and gave him the wardrobe. It’s amazing how he was initially ridiculed by the likes of Bourdain and now he pals around with Jonathan Waxman, Eric Ripert, and Nancy Silverton. Look at him in early DDD. No tats. No persona. He sits these owners down and they prepare them for handling their business when their epp airs which could be many months away. He’s good for business.
July 28, 20232 yr A whole bunch in DFW, quite a few in Austin, a couple in Houston, Atlanta, Charleston, Taos, and SoCal.
July 28, 20232 yr Also wanted to add that The Best Thing I Ever Ate is another solid list that I check when I’m on the road.
July 28, 20232 yr DDD is worth watching to observe kitchen technique, if you can ignore the dad jokes. I find Guy tolerable, and as others have pointed out, he's done some seriously good things for his industry and his communities. Lord knows he's gotten rich as shit in the meantime.
July 28, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Hate said: Jesus…aren’t there any Ted Lasso fans on this thread?? The “pre-Madonna” is from that. Hmm, pretty sure "pre-Madonna" has been a thing long before Ted Lasso, especially on this site and its predecessor. Along with "uphauled," "French benefits," and "mind bottling," among others.
July 28, 20232 yr Man, I’ve been “here” since 2009 and don’t recall anyone saying “pre-Madonna”. Oh well.
July 28, 20232 yr Just now, Hate said: Man, I’ve been “here” since 2009 and don’t recall anyone saying “pre-Madonna”. Oh well. Maybe you joined "post-Madonna."
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