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[danielle]

For those who really want to go all out, Durant's has such amazing steaks I am drooling all over myself right now thinking about it.

Durants is my all time favorite. I love the atmosphere, I love that leek bread, and I love the steaks. And it is just nice to go to a bar where you don't have to tell the bartender how to make a certain drink. The kobe sliders you can get at the bar are also delicious! I wish I got to go more often.

[Tony]

For those who really want to go all out, Durant's has such amazing steaks I am drooling all over myself right now thinking about it.

Durants is my all time favorite. I love the atmosphere, I love that leek bread, and I love the steaks. And it is just nice to go to a bar where you don't have to tell the bartender how to make a certain drink. The kobe sliders you can get at the bar are also delicious! I wish I got to go more often.

i gotta say, i've been to durants a couple of times and while it's definitely good, i don't think it's the best steak in phoenix. the atmosphere makes up for a ton of it. but i haven't been blown away by the food.

[Quezo]

here are my 5 favorite restaurants on the planet, in no particular order:

L'Atelier Joel Robuchon, Las Vegas
Gary Danko, San Francisco
In-N-Out Burger, Various Locations
Barrio Cafe, Phoenix
Lon's at the Hermosa, Phoenix

i've had spectacular meals at other places, but if we had to get down to it, i think these are the top 5.

Barrio Cafe kicked my ass the last time I went there. Had the duck. Really good

[capharnaum]

L'Atelier Joel Robuchon, Las Vegas

OMG fucking robuchon! what did you eat there?
and don't tell me you've eaten at the french laundry
or else i might have to kill out of jealousy.

everytime i go back home i have to eat here a couple of times so fucking good!

[chadk]

we went to mesa grill in las vegas, super good duck and pork loins

[capharnaum]

not a big flay fan at all and i hate squeeze bottle ecclectic
array of 5 different garnish sauces all of which are citrusy/peppery combo.
i don't want art on my plate i want substinance

[Tony]

L'Atelier Joel Robuchon, Las Vegas

OMG fucking robuchon! what did you eat there?
and don't tell me you've eaten at the french laundry
or else i might have to kill out of jealousy.

everytime i go back home i have to eat here a couple of times so fucking good!

au pied de cochon! never been, but heard great things about it. my parents went to montreal last year and went there.

so l'atelier is a little different than the robuchon dining room. it's sort of like a sushi bar, where you sit up at a counter around the kitchen. it's supposed to be his "small plates" restaurant, so the concept is that you can go and get 3 items instead of one main meal. they also have a tasting menu, so of course i did that. i don't remember every course off the top of my head (i actually have notes at home, though), but there were some standouts.

there was a langoustine carpaccio, which was particularly good. one of the earlier courses was an egg custard with mushrooms (the closest comparison would be that it was a very buttery mushroom omlete, but that's not even coming close to doing it justice) and it was served in a martini glass.

my main course was a seared duck breast - i remember the sauce being ridiculously good. oh, and the desserts were straight up retarded. so good it made me angry.

we went to vegas about a year and a half ago (which is when i ate there) for the sole purpose of eating at a bunch of really good restaurants and doing nothing else. we also ate at daniel boloud, which was good, but not as good as we expected. i had a $35 burger there, which i felt was something i needed to do if for no other reason than to say i ate a $35 burger. the view, though, was totally worth it.

oh, and no, never been to french laundry. tried to get reservations and were denied.

[fatguyaz]

DENIED!!

[chadk]

i don't want art on my plate i want substinance

yea thats kinda what i like, art, and since my stomach is the size of a pea, it's a win win situation

[Quezo]

I'm with Fred, Bobby Flay can suck it

[John MFer]

You people who dis Flay have never been to Mesa Grill. Even Bourdain liked it. It's awesome, one of the best meals I've ever had. A trip to Vegas and dinner there is perpetually on my birthday/Christmas/Father's day lists, nobody ever gets me that though.

[TaylorTrash]

I haven't been to any of these places. Well except for Famous Dave's which I really enjoy. What is wrong with me?? I need more culture or something!

Here are some of my favorite eats:

YC's Mongolian Grill!!!!
Stax Burger Bistro (they serve sliders in all sorts of different meats)
Chino Bandinos (Chinese Mexican food... yeah)
The Herb Box - In DC Ranch
Roy's Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine
Kona Grill
The Farm Grill (in Gilbert) is an amazing place where almost everything you eat is made on their farm. Tons of outdoor seating. You can bring your dogs. It has a really nice family feel to it. Retro looking decor. VERY cool place, and well worth the trip.


I love food so much.

[Jacki O.]

The Farm Grill (in Gilbert) is an amazing place where almost everything you eat is made on their farm. Tons of outdoor seating. You can bring your dogs. It has a really nice family feel to it. Retro looking decor. VERY cool place, and well worth the trip.

oooh i've been hearing good things about this place recently. i need to go.

[Quezo]

You people who dis Flay have never been to Mesa Grill. Even Bourdain liked it. It's awesome, one of the best meals I've ever had. A trip to Vegas and dinner there is perpetually on my birthday/Christmas/Father's day lists, nobody ever gets me that though.

You know how a person's personality can ruin your view of their art?

Yep. I mean, just from what he portrays.

Plus, his hack and slash pairings of traditional foods done up in faux southwestern chic is nauseating.

Rick Bayless can't stand him and he's the nicest guy on television. With talent.

My dream meals include going to any of Lydia Bastianich's restaurant. Now there's a chef!

[chadk]

he Farm Grill (in Gilbert) is an amazing place where almost everything you eat is made on their farm. Tons of outdoor seating. You can bring your dogs. It has a really nice family feel to it. Retro looking decor. VERY cool place, and well worth the trip.

not the farm at south mountain right, that place rules!