that remains to be seen...but thank you for the vote of confidence :)

"I've got a couple lunch/sandwich shops. What catagory will they fall under?"

jam band

lets go people...nominations and why.

If we can't think of a nomination can we just nominated Lusting Kay's Mom? (this works really well in a few categories)

how is that place anyway?

Cedar Street Restaurant is actually in Sturbridge, right off of Route 20. Place really is top notch, went there last fall and everything was top notch beginning to end.

http://www.cedarstreetrestaurant.com/

For Southbridge, I would HIGHLY recommend the Vienna Restaurant. It's (obviously) german fare, very high-class and decent-sized servings. Plus their beer of choice is Berkshire Brew, nothing like a 22 oz with your meal!
http://thevienna.com/

Best:

Bang for Buck
Isadore's in Oxford HUGE sandwiches - gourmet ingredients, reasonable prices

O'Connors...see below.

Restaurant to take a date
Bocado - intimate, you share food and wine flights.
Mac's - candlelight, busy, but somehow still intimate (but in the summer they have had a fly problem in the past)
O'Connors - for a date other than the first. the waitstaff usually treats you like family and the menu is huge. You can sit and chat over great beers and great apps before you eat a meal that will make you want to take a nap.

Breakfast
Eller's on the Hill - great service, good selections, food was well prepared.
Silvertone - same reasons as above.

Cafe/Coffee Shop -I haven't found one I'm wild about.

Chinese - I dont get to eat it often so I don't really have a nomination.

Desert - wholly cannoli. Working through their pastry case is the best idea i ever had. their creams are amazingly good and not waxy tasting like many creams are

Dolce has some nice sweets with a good boozy coffe to go with

O'Connor's has this amazing molton chocolate bunt cake.

Diner - haven't found one I'm wild about either. So no real nomination from me.

HotDogs
Coney Island - chilidogs are good.
Hot Dog Annies - sit outside in the summer. Best barbeque dogs ever. 4 for a buck 25 (at least it used to be that) on Weds.

Italian
Leo's - has the best sausage in worcester. Excellent texture and taste. Not gamey or chunky. And an amazing Pasta Gomzola. Like a grown up version of spagetti-o's.

Ciao Bella - nice options and daily specials for lunch. Their pasta is never overcooked and they've got some fresh veggies.
Mexican - not many options that really feel authentic. so I have to go with Tortilla Sam's. I like their food, their salsa is fresh. Everything tastes a little Americanized for my taste though.

Pizza - I don't really love pizza so a nomination in this category from me wouldn't be a great assessment of what's good in worc.

But I'll nominate Ciao Bella's pizza anyway because it has some great options for toppings. Love sundried tomato.

Seafood
Piccolo's - very fresh tasting and very big shrimp. Lots of seafood dishes even though it's not a strictly seafood restaurant.

Sole Proprieter - incredible and perfectly cooked tuna and scallop kabobs.

Steak -
111 They do know how to make it perfectly tender and marry some great sauces with it.


Strangest dish
Rabbit at Boccado - not to often you get that choice. I like it.

Restaurant of the Suburbs
Isadores - Oxford. Can't sit down in there but they make an awesome sandwich. And you can get some gourmet cheese in there too.

Beezers Northboro - ice cream stand so it's seasonal but has some great lunches. Barbeque chicken sandwich with bacon and shoestring fries are phenominal.

Sushi - I haven't tried anywhere around here yet.

Vegetarian - I don't look close enough at the Veg menues to have a real opinion. but the indian place on shrewsbury street is pretty good and I've had a bunch of their veg options.

Lunch place
Eric's La Patiserrie - excellent gourmet sandwiches with special touches like grapes in the chicken salad. Good sweet treats as well.

Lucky's Cafe - homemade soups that sell out so fast you could miss them if you don't call the Lucky's specials hotline. I don't know their breakfast or dinners yet but i think they're serving those now too.

Isadore's see above.

Salad:

Antipasto at Ciao Bella's
Bellmondo at Piccolo's
Spinach salad at Flying Rhino

I was just reminded about how luch I love Vegetarian Indian Food. There was this place in Ashland for years called Udupi that was strictly vegetarian. This place was always busy (awesome fresh to order Nan)so I was surprised when it closed a couple of years ago. Udupi instilled my love for vegetarian indian cuisine so when i get a crving for it i head out to India Cafe in Shrewsbury. Bengan Bhartha has always been my fav.
So my Vegetarian Nom goes to: India Cafe

Quote:

Fanny wrote:
There's an Udupi on Rt 9 in Shrewsbury, in the plaza behind the Chili's.

if I google it, it is telling me downtown framingham near the train station.  I haven't had indian for a while.  We have to check that one out!  Yumm!

I need to know if thats the same Udupi Bhavan that was in Ashland and Framingham. seriously i think i'm gonna cry.....forget vegetarian or non- vegetarian Udupi Bhavan was the best indian food i ever had ever.

Im not waiting im gonna find out right away  

Restaurant to take a date: BaBa, beautiful room, sexy bar, amazing food, kick ass cocktails.

Bang for Buck: Dalat, cheap and just wicked good.

Breakfast: Haven't eaten breakfast in worcester since Theo's closed. Anybody know where the mail men and women of Worcester have been eating breakfast for the last few years, I would like to check it out.

Cafe/Coffee Shop: Espress Yourself in Tatnuck, nothing special but I got to support the new guy in the neighborhood even if they're closed on Friday nights and all day Saturday.

Chinese: Nancy Chang, comes the closest to not sucking, though there is no proper dim sum .

Dessert: Holy Canolli, the Dynamite Stick is pretty out of control

Diner: n/a

HotDogs: Coney Island, there is a booth with initials that my Dad carved in the 60's.

Italian: Cafe Espresso on Wall St off Grafton Street has always had awesome seafood specials with all kinds things stuffed with crabmeat. Though it has not been quite as good since they changed owners a year or so ago.

Mexican: Worcester is unfortunately devoid of edible Mexican, have to go to Border Cafe in Harvard Square for that fare. The only time I ate Mex in w-town was at Tortilla Sams and I broke a tooth on a small rock that was in my burrito, no lie.

Pizza: Toss up Between Ciao Bella and Corner Grille, Ciao's special pizzas are very creative and delicious, Corner has a very unique selection of thin crust pizzas, e.g. Chicken Curry Pizza.

Seafood: Boynton seafood specials can regularly kick ass if you avoid the deep fried stuff.

Steak: Buy some steak tips at Emerald Meats in Tatnuck and grill it up in the backyard.

Strangest dish: n/a

Restaurant of the Suburbs: Shiro's sushi on Berlin/Hudson line, super cheap and excellent prepared and served by a Japanese family in what amounts to their house.

Sushi: BaBa on Park Ave is hands down the most kick-assinest Sushi in Central Mass and can go toe to toe with anything Boston has to offer, the freshest sushi, beautiful decor, the most interesting rolls and most delicious cocktails.

Vegetarian: Dalat, cheap and just wicked good.

 melissa99 said:

 I agree with you about the pakora's. The reason they are so differant is because Udupi is Southern Indian Cuisine and as much as a love the Nan and the Bengan Bartha at Udupi; I also prefer the other style of pakora better. 

I woke up craving BBQ today...

Sadly I had to leave town to get it.

Which is what I have to do when I crave Mexican...

AND wood fired pizza

AND any kind of real sandwich or just great bread for that matter (how do we not have a bakery?) 

AND Chinese

AND Thai

AND Pasta

AND Steak  

Thankfully I can at least curb my sushi cravings at Baba

Jesus we have a long way to go..  It would help tremendously if everyone would stop supporting these mediocre food establishments.  It would also help if the Worcester Magazine and Telegram would actually review a restaurant honestly!!   They hand out 4 or 5's at least 90% of the time.  Now I'm not saying adopt the Michelin Star standard but jesus have some fucking integrity.  

Sorry to thread jack Terrible....I just woke up hungry today! 

Full breast of chicken, not processed. Delicious.

So anytime anyone asks,"Can I cook you a chicken cutlet?" it seems as though the answer should be a very strongly worded NO!

Anyone ever had a chicken cutlet cooked in a dutch oven?