The Local Color Thread

[Mr. Cluck]

The idea for this thread came from the early discussions in the Fast Food Thread (http://www.losttv-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15397). Basically, share what is local to your area with the others in here and compare what your area has and what it doesn't.

For example:
Philly/South Jersey - Tastykakes, cheesesteaks, ACME, Checkers, Wawa.
We drink soda - not tonic or pop.
We eat hoagies - not subs or heros.

Those are places local to the area. Do you have any in your area? This is the place to post.

[IwannaBlost]

I am from Greensburg, near Pittsburgh PA

We have: Pirmanti sandwiches, Isaly's chipped/chopped ham, and pierogies and Kennywood

[eldirion]

Point Pleasant, NJ

Home of Jenkinson's boardwalk, Jersey Mike's Subs, surf shops, and lots of BENNYs during the summer

[Alibrastar]

I live near Dallas, we have BBQ!!!!!!!
Every soda is a "Coke".


Oh ma Gad! I effing love pierogies!!!!

[DohBoy]

SoCal - Fish Tacos; Carne Asada Burritos. In-N-Out, Tommy's Chili Burgers, and Pink's Hot Dogs.

For authentic asian food, Little Tokyo, Little Manila, Chinatown, Thai Town and Koreatown, all within driving distance. Little Saigon isn't that far off.

[mystjade]

Toronto - Home of all things ethnic

Some good Indian food, World class Asian food and ton's of it - trust me I have lived in China and the stuff here is genrally bettter and cheaper, Good Middle eastern food, Ditto greek. The only thing we lack is Mexican food. No one in town sells good fish taco's. I wouldn't even know they exsisted if not for trips down south

[timbo910]

Ann Arbor, MI - We have hippies

[ILikeLostBrunettes]

podunk alabama

We have roadkill stew...

[SonOfSawyer]

Quebec, Canada
We speak french and we have the "poutine"

[Lyra Ngalia]

Texas -
* yeah, its all "Coke", except possibly the DP (Dr Pepper)
* BBQ is brisket, dammit. (none of this "burgers and hot dogs" business)
* Taco Bell is evil.
* Mmm... Tex-Mex.
* Blue Bell Ice Cream.
* Er... Whataburger, I guess (I don't eat there, personally).

For the Austinites:
* Chuy's
* Amy's Ice Cream
* Kerbey Lane
* Magnolia
* Oasis (except half of it went up in smoke).

[Mattie]

Boston, MA:

Clam cakes
New England clam chowder
Boston cream pie

[Mr. Cluck]

Boston, MA:

Clam cakes
New England clam chowder
Boston cream pie

I eat clam cakes when I'm up in Rhode Island. Do they taste different in any way to your knowledge?

[Momofsamty]

Saugus, MA

Kowloon's Chinese/Polynesian Restaurant - Best Chinese Food Ever

Kelley's Roast Beef & Seafood - Best Seafood & Roast Beef Sandwiches in Metro North

Pollcari"s Italian Restaurant - Fabulous Italian Eatery

[gertie]

Knoville, TN - I've never been a southern-food type eater (parents both from Yankee territory) and I don't think there's anything particularly unique about NorthEast Tennessee food, except the roadkill stuff that ILLB already mentioned.

However, Mayfield's ice cream is as good or better than Ben and Jerry's or Lady Godiva's, and is a hell-uv-a-lot cheaper!

[Canadianchick]

I'm In BC Canada, we have the best beef jerkey out in the valley IMO.. also I have heard BC has the best bud in Canada. :Hippy:

[camelsmoker]

Paris, France. We have arguably some of the greatest restaurants gastronomiques in the world, which I, of course, can't afford.
Just to name a few:
L'Ambroisie
L'Arpège
Le Grand Vefour
Lucas Carton
Le Doyen

I will probably never eat at any of these places, unless I win the lottery. The average price for the chef's menu du jour in one of these establishments is around 250€ ($300) per person, and reservations must be made months, sometimes over a year, in advance.

There are, however, many, many great, affordable restaurants in Paris, and as it is a cosmopolitan capitol, one can find just about any type of ethnic cuisine.

[NokomisIsABadRobot]

Northern NY
We have Michigans!! (go figure)
(Hotdogs on a bun with a tomato type spicy sauce on them!)
We also have redskin hotdogs which are spicy.
This is PEPSI country!

[merry slug]

South Florida -

Although I personally can't eat them (don't eat sandwiches), the big things down here are grouper sandwiches and Cuban Sandwiches:

The traditional Cuban sandwich is made with Cuban bread. The bread is cut in half and buttered on both sides. Dill pickles, roast pork, ham, and Swiss cheese are added in layers. The pork is an essential ingredient and it needs to be slow roasted with Cuban spices, giving the pork a distinct garlic and citrus flavor. The sandwich is then lightly toasted in a sandwich press called a "plancha" until the bread is crisp and the cheese is melted. The press both heats and compresses the sandwich. A traditional Cuban sandwich can include mustard, but never mayonnaise, lettuce, or tomato.

[Shar]

Philly/South Jersey - Tastykakes, cheesesteaks, ACME, Checkers, Wawa.
We drink soda - not tonic or pop.
We eat hoagies - not subs or heros.

Hey Cluck, I'm from SW Jersey! :Cheers:



As for South Florida where I am now...

Pik and Run

Juicy Lucy

Sonic

Hungry Howies Pizza

Publix

Winn Dixie

[merry slug]

As for South Florida where I am now...


Publix




LOL - normally I wouldn't include a grocery store in this list, but I used to work next to a Publix that made heavenly quesadillas in their deli! Honestly, if I were going to have a "last meal," that's what I'd pick :)

[Shar]

Awww, but Cluck did. lol

[juanbong]

Sushi in our groceries stores (which may or may not be a local thing. I live in NC and have fresh fish all the time.)
BBQ (all kinds, any flavor. Downhome better than anywhere else, period)
No "pop" or "soda" or whatever. We call it what it is....would you like a Coke. A Dr. Pepper. etc.
A sub is a sub, not a hoagie.
Tea-we have sweet tea which is exactly what it sounds like, sweeten tea. Iced tea can be both, but means tea with ice.
Harris Teeter, Food Lion, and Whole Foods are our grocery stores.
The deep dish pizza here is by far the worst pizza and a misnomer. Deep dish pizza is really about a half an inch thick. Why it is called Deep dish here is beyond me.

[aerosmithchickey]

I'm in Western North Carolina, where are you, juanbong? Anyway, Ingle's, Bi-Lo and Food Lion are our main grocery stores. We call any soft drink by it's name, and most restaurants only serve products from Coke family, or Pepsi family so you have to ask when you order a drink,"do you have Coke or Pepsi?" Then you know which line of drinks you can order from. However, Pepsi was born in the Carolinas!!

We have tons of fresh vegetables here, our very own Farmer's Market where you can get almost anything.

A sub is anything on a long bun, except for a hot dog, which is just a hot dog. BBQ is good here and it should come with cold slaw on it and mayo.

Potato salad is a big picnic side dish, can't have fried chicken and baked beans without potato salad. And our baked beans are just beans with lots of brown sugar to make them sweet.

We also have a growing poplulation of hippies, who love all the organic stuff, but true country folk here aren't into that.

Sweet tea is the only tea to drink.....the sweeter the better!

[and-found]

I'm outside of NYC and we have all the glam...not one fast food restaurant within 15 miles (GD zoning boards). Still love NYC vendor dirty-water dogs with the works! But have to nuke some popcorn afterwards to cover up my burps so my co-workers don't do the "torch and pitch fork" thing.

[juanbong]

Quoted by aerosmithchicky:
I'm in Western North Carolina, where are you, juanbong?

Hello! I live in our capital city, Raleigh. How about you? :wave2:

[phlebotnum]

Central VA:

1. The "Western": a fried egg cooked in a hamburger patty with a hole cut out of the center, smothered in salsa and served over Texas toast

2. Restaurants that serves southern fried chicken, Lebanese kebabs and ricotta-stuffed manicotti on the same menu

3. Yogaville

4. An entire festival devoted to books

[athywithak]

Don't call it "Frisco"! SF, San Fran, OK. Or "the city" even though the Bay Area has two larger cities.

Very few born n raised types here, and it is a big small town, less than 3/4 of a million people in a 7x7 mile city. Before the dot com explosion, everyone chose their residence by what they like / what they are like. So while someone from NYC usually asks about your job, and someone from my hometown of New Orleans asks where you like to eat, someone from SF might ask where you live. We had a neighborhood for everything and preserving neighborhood character is paramount. Some areas even have laws where a chain store must have a public hearing in order to open.

Plus we have sourdough bread and Anchor beer.

If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flower...a sweater! You know the quote, often attributed to Mark Twain? "The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco." Dress in layers, and remember wearing shorts marks one as a bridge n tunnel or tourist, unless you are on a bike! We have excellent bike routes, zillions of bike commuters, and rental facilities if you are visiting.

We have Interesting People and many many cultures, including Chinese, Japanese, Latino and a large swatch of Irish, Russian and Italian. Often the guy with the piercings isn't as interesting as the guy in the business suit. We love coffee more than even Seattle, and have cafés everywhere, a center of neighborhood culture. Once a French guy asked my pal David "Is 2 PM too late to eat breakfast?" to which David replied with the quotable, "New York may be the city that never sleeps, but San Francisco is the city that never wakes up."

We follow local politics like most people follow sports, but I will leave the details on that one out!

And we have astronomical home prices as well as rents. Median home price is over 800K for a single family home, and rent is about $1600 for a one bedroom. Then again, minimum wage is $8.50 an hour, even for waiters.

We have excellent foods of all types, music venues for any preference and artists galore. ETA: and lots of bookstores! as well as the largest independent record store in the US, located in a former bowling alley on Haight.

K

[Wanna-be Buddha]

Maryland, near Baltimore (originally).

In Charm City, it's not "water," it's "wutter." It's not a "dog," it's a "dug." And everyone, regardless of age or sex, is "hon."

[MJBinNC]

And everyone, regardless of age or sex, is "hon."
Born and raised in Baltimore City, here. Could see the buildings in downtown from my front porch growing up. Could even see the cranes at the shipyards..... and on a good night, the Domino's sugar sign.

This is one habit that I CAN NOT break - no matter how hard I try. I've compensated by saying "honey" - but it still breaks through occasionally.

oh - and don't forget that oysters are "urshters" and Maryland is "Mer-lind" and Baltimore is "Bal-mer". And we don't go to the beach - we go "Down-y ocean, hon". And the zoo at Druid Hill Park is "Droodle park".

I miss home. :(

[Bernard]

I'm in OR --- smoked salmon, micro-brews, NW wineries -

athywithak - last time I was in San Francisco, my brother and his family live there - we went to a little sushi restaurant run by a Vietnamese (I think) guy who was just a master -- best sushi I've had outside Hawai'i

and then there's the lovely offerings of Humboldt

[MayBear]

In Western Nebraska:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:alD8RQRhYfnwjM:http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/images/usa/nebraska.jpg
We have corn fed:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:iCXNwQAEImNkgM:http://www.utextension.utk.edu/fieldCrops/corn/corn_images/corn-ear-husked-Web.jpg
http://www.black-angus-beef-cattle.com/images/beef-cuts.jpg
beef
and since I'm not too far from Lake McConaughy, we have some fresh WallEye in the summer, too.
http://505denver.homestead.com/files/Image26.jpg

Hey! Go Huskers!
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:E43HOmiNR8T4_M:http://www.barnaclekove.com/barnaclekove/images/TT-Nebraska.jpg

[athywithak]

I'm in OR --- smoked salmon, micro-brews, NW wineries -

athywithak - last time I was in San Francisco, my brother and his family live there - we went to a little sushi restaurant run by a Vietnamese (I think) guy who was just a master -- best sushi I've had outside Hawai'i

and then there's the lovely offerings of Humboldt

if you are in portland check http://www.groundkontrol.com/news/index.php

and WHERE is this sushi????!!! We have We Be Sushi (originally McSushi but LO twas trademarked) the best cheap sushi one can get...but occasionally I'll pay for the real deal...where where where??

ETA: anyone in providence? headed there this spring...

[sculpey]

Maryland......... Chesapeake Bay blue crabs of course.
And the best burger in the world from Five Guys.

[Jinjur]

Texas -
* yeah, its all "Coke", except possibly the DP (Dr Pepper)
* BBQ is brisket, dammit. (none of this "burgers and hot dogs" business)
* Taco Bell is evil.
* Mmm... Tex-Mex.
* Blue Bell Ice Cream.
* Er... Whataburger, I guess (I don't eat there, personally).

For the Austinites:
* Chuy's
* Amy's Ice Cream
* Kerbey Lane(great call!)
* Magnolia
* Oasis (except half of it went up in smoke).

Yeah that's a good start...AUSTIN BABY!

Spiderhouse cafe
Alamo Draft House...Movies and beer...MMMMMMmmmmm...started here!
Threadgills
THUNDERCLOUD SUBS!!!!!!!! (a personel fave)
6th Street
Live Music Capital!
SxSW
Bob Marley Festival and Eyores B-day party
......Keep Austin Weird!!!

~H

[camelsmoker]

athywithak, I was born in S.F., and I can truly say it's the only city in the U.S. that I would like to live in.

For now, though, I'm pretty happy in Paris.

[phlebotnum]

Star Hill Brewery. Mmmmm...local beer.

[Billy Shears]

Baltimore, Maryland here.
or Bawl-mer as it's called locally. We eat Maryland blue crabs from the Chesapeake Bay. Roy's Kwik Korner even carries a baseball crab cake. About the size of a regulation baseball, minus the "108" stiches
The local beer is National Bohemian "Natty Boh!" It's comparable to PBR or Milwaukee's Best. In other words, NOT GOOD!
We love our sports teams. The Orioles, Ravens, Blast, Maryland Terrapins.
I live about 5 minutes from downtown.
Fells Point is the place to hang out or Pub Crawl.
The Inner Harbor is one of the more beautiful attractions on the East Coast. We have Fuddruckers Hamburgers, Edgar Allen Poes home, and grave. Babe Ruth's birthplace.
My personal fave is Bill Bateman's Bistro. Home of the crab cake covered stuffed pretzel.Great steaks and ribs as well.
For music, there's the House of Rock. It used to be Hammerjacks, a club that was legendary for all hard rock bands of the 70's, 80's and early 90's. They reopened at a new location, but it's NOT THE SAME!
Oh yeah, and THE BLOCK! One street of 30 strip joints. It ends somewhere near the Baltimore City Police Station.

[aerosmithchickey]

Hello! I live in our capital city, Raleigh. How about you? :wave2:


I'm in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina, more specifically, Asheville.

Howdy Neighbor!!!!

[juanbong]

Quoted by aerosmithchickey:
I'm in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina, more specifically, Asheville.

Howdy Neighbor!!!

Must be nice this time of year, with spring around the corner. Howdy!!!

[irishscot]

Anchorage, Alaska

Fresh Salmon
Fresh Halibut
Fresh Moose Jerky

Catch it, Kill it, Grill it.

[irishscot]

This is one of my regular haunts.
http://www.humpys.com/

And this is their claim to Lost fame:
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/ap_alaska/story/6176968p-6052959c.html

[Mr. Cluck]

Maryland......... Chesapeake Bay blue crabs of course.
And the best burger in the world from Five Guys.

I heard you guys sell these at some of your ballgames. Do you know what I'm talking about?

[Lost my mind]

central Ky we have

pop
drive ins
ale 8-one
deep fried twinkies, snickers, oreos, basically anything that stood still long enough
rocking chairs on the front porch, and they're actually used on summer evenings

[Think]

I'm from Georgia...

Although I call it soda, here it is called Coke.
We eat Southern Fried Chicken, Green Beans cooked w/ fat back, Fried Green Tomatoes and Vidalia onions...

[Lost my mind]

oh Think, you're speaking my language!!!

[Think]

oh Think, you're speaking my language!!!

w00t!

[Lost my mind]

you can eat Vidalias like they were apples, yes?

[Think]

you can eat Vidalias like they were apples, yes?

My favorite way is to cut a hole deep into the middle... fill it w/ butter and nuke it until tender... YUM!

[Lost my mind]

:pray: Send samples Please

[Think]

:pray: Send samples Please

:: Think writes in official Vidalia order book ::

And where should I send them to?

[Lost my mind]

"like I need more calories", KY thanx

[Think]

"like I need more calories", KY thanx

As soon as they are in season... they are on their way sweetie!

[Lost my mind]

I will anxiously wait by my dusty mailbox

[Think]

I will anxiously wait by my dusty mailbox

Aw... as nice and personable as you are? I am certain your mailbox is not dusty!

[Lost my mind]

you are a charmer, time for this gal to hit the hay, big day tomorrow, catcha later

[Think]

you are a charmer, time for this gal to hit the hay, big day tomorrow, catcha later

Good Night precious!

[kam_teach]

Detroit, MI

Coney Island hot dogs
We drink pop
The car company is called "Ford", not "Fords"
We have the Red Wings, Tigers, Pistons, Wolverines, and....ummmmmm.....oh, yeah, the Lions

[sculpey]

I heard you guys sell these at some of your ballgames. Do you know what I'm talking about?

You're probably thinking of crab cake sandwiches. Eating a steamed blue crab is kind of messy. It would be a fun idea to set up some picnic tables for doing that at the old ballpark though.

[sculpey]

I'm in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina, more specifically, Asheville.

Howdy Neighbor!!!!


wowzer............ I was born in Asheville. Haven't been back in ages though. I saw Jimi Hendrix in Raleigh, which I'm sure confirms I'm very old.

[eldirion]

Summer is almost here, so my town, the beach, and the boardwalks are all going to be swarmed by BENNYs......I hate them

[Lost my mind]

Not to appear ignorant. .but what are bennys??

[LostInWilderness]

I didn't know this was the illegal drug thread.

[eldirion]

Not to appear ignorant. .but what are bennys??


I live on the Jersey shore, so during the summer we are swarmed by tourists and day-visitors from up north. BENNY is an acronym for these people meaning: Bayonne Elizabeth Newark New York. They are easily spotted by their shirt and sock tan lines, the big hats, NY licence plates, bad driving, and general cluelessness. In other words, a Benny is a n00b of the beach. If the person is acting normal and is from out of the area, we don't really care...but idiotic tourists get the entire community tired and by August you can see many cars with 'Go Home Bennys' bumper stickers.

[Lost my mind]

ahhh I see, kinda like the tourists are the ones with big cameras around their neck.

[Jinjur]

SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST!!!!

[Mr. Cluck]

You're probably thinking of crab cake sandwiches. Eating a steamed blue crab is kind of messy. It would be a fun idea to set up some picnic tables for doing that at the old ballpark though.

Nah, I'm almost positive that one of the minor league ballparks sells actual steamed crabs at their games. And yes, I even do remember people eating them at picnic tables.

[Mr. Cluck]

I live on the Jersey shore, so during the summer we are swarmed by tourists and day-visitors from up north. BENNY is an acronym for these people meaning: Bayonne Elizabeth Newark New York. They are easily spotted by their shirt and sock tan lines, the big hats, NY licence plates, bad driving, and general cluelessness. In other words, a Benny is a n00b of the beach. If the person is acting normal and is from out of the area, we don't really care...but idiotic tourists get the entire community tired and by August you can see many cars with 'Go Home Bennys' bumper stickers.

Hey eldirion, where near the shore do you live? I'm about an hour (South Jersey) from my uncle's house in Ocean City. I've definitely heard of Bennys (never benn called one), but shoobie is what my uncle has always called the people who park in front of his house blocking his driveway. Everyone else I know from the area uses shoobie, as well. Is it just an Ocean City thing?

BTW, isn't benny one of those acronyms that appear on train or bus signs? That is what I've heard, at least.

Bayonne
Elizabeth
Newark
New York

ETA: Hah, I'm feelin' like a shoobie myself right now.

[eldirion]

Hey eldirion, where near the shore do you live?

Everyone else I know from the area uses shoobie, as well. Is it just an Ocean City thing?

BTW, isn't benny one of those acronyms that appear on train or bus signs? That is what I've heard, at least.


I have never heard shoobie, so it is probably something from Ocean City. I live in Point Pleasant, about a mile from the beach. I am not sure where the terms Benny originally came from, but that sounds like a plausable explanation.

[HalfRabbit]

I'm from good ole DOWN UNDER, and we have:
battered kangaroo on a stick and Koala meatballs - nah just jokes, but my favourite take away food item is a battered sav, which is a hot dog, deep fried in batter... sometimes on a stick, dipped in tomato sauce....!!!

[Lost my mind]

Corn dogs!

[LostInWilderness]

Chuy's is great local color in the land of SXSW.

[HalfRabbit]

Corn dogs!

no corn involved in battered sav's - and we call corn dogs "chiko rolls".....!!

don't ask.... I dunno.... I was just born here.... I didn't make the rules..!!!

[Mr. Cluck]

I'm from good ole DOWN UNDER, and we have:
battered kangaroo on a stick and Koala meatballs - nah just jokes, but my favourite take away food item is a battered sav, which is a hot dog, deep fried in batter... sometimes on a stick, dipped in tomato sauce....!!!

Sounds like a corndog.

http://www.hormel.com/images/glossary/c/corndog.jpg

[HalfRabbit]

http://www.artistwd.com/joyzine/australia/recipes/main/images/saveloy_l.jpg

mmmmmmmm battered sav....!! Mr Cluck, your pic looks a bit scary and very very battered - so thick around the dog....!! So do yours have corn in 'em, or do you call them corn dogs for another reason....?? Our Chicko Rolls are definitely full of corn.... No dog involved at all...!!

[sculpey]

hey Mr. Cluck, I found this pic from the Aberdeen IronBirds. they play at Ripken Stadium. I might have to try and make it to one of their games.

http://ironbirdsbaseball.com.ismmedia.com/ISM2/MultimediaManager/1880.jpeg.300.jpeg

[Mr. Cluck]

Corn dogs!

Hah, wow. I was slow. I didn't catch that you had already said that.

[Mr. Cluck]

hey Mr. Cluck, I found this pic from the Aberdeen IronBirds. they play at Ripken Stadium. I might have to try and make it to one of their games.

http://ironbirdsbaseball.com.ismmedia.com/ISM2/MultimediaManager/1880.jpeg.300.jpeg


Yes! This sounds right to me. It was featured on the FoodNetwork.

[HalfRabbit]

YEAH BUT... do yours have corn in 'em, or do you call them corn dogs for another reason....?? Our Chicko Rolls are definitely full of corn.... No dog involved at all...!!

[LostInWilderness]

The breading is a corn breading. Ohio State Fair corn dog are the best.

[HalfRabbit]

OOOh AAAAhh..!! corn breading hey..?? Thanks for that..!!
I was talking about "Battered sav's" for so long yesterday, that I had to go and get one... Ours is definitely just a hot dog, dipped in batter (like for battering fish, calamari and the likes) and then deep fried..... YYYYUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMY... It was so so so so good..!! I want an other right now, and it's only 10am in the morning...!!

[LostInWilderness]

Sounds pretty much the same. Nice corn batter, deep fried, and now I want one too.

[Mr. Cluck]

Anyone else got some local color?

[Mr. Cluck]

Reviving this. Help me out, guys.

[mikashuman]

Having lived my life in Florida, I am now in Southern (small town) Virginia.

Things like Brunswick stew, grits, country ham, red eye gravy and sweet tea are staples here. (Go to a restaurant and everything is fried and smothered in gravy)

Of course, I am still laughing that you can buy chitterlings, pigs feet, turkey necks and even fat back at the local grocery store. In order to eat remotely healthy like I am used too, I have to import most of my food. ;)

[stopallot_2000]

Detroit Mi ~~
We have "Faygo" cola ($0.89 for a 24 oz. bottle) and any and every flavor imaginable... orange, peach, moon mist, cola, etc....

We also Have "Vernor's" a local Ginger ale distributed by Pepsi I believe.

"Lafayette coney Island" The best Coney island in the country.. If anyone here watches Jimmy Kimel, Kid Rock and Jimmy went there durring SuperBowl week and it was part of his show that night...lol

Mackinac (pronounced mackinaw) Island Fudge

[stopallot_2000]

Oh I forgot something
"Yellow Haze"
In no other city (detroit Michigan) can you drive on bridges that take you up through the yellow smog!!

[OMG its LFG]

I live on the North Shore, MA. We have the best fried clams anywhere. There are places that most people think are great, that we wont even go to.

Momo is right about Kowloon and Kelly's, but Polcari's not so much!

And I think Salem Willows has the best chinese.

[adognamedjack]

I like in Western Lower MI and We have beautiful Fresh water Beaches where on a clear night you can see the lights from Chicago, We also have the best minor League Baseball Team the Whitecaps. We have ALOT of Hunters, and Dutch Republicans. Oh yeah and speaking of Hunters we have Ted Nugent. We have Winter Sports AND Summer sports which is awesome. And my state looks like a mitten. For those of you who didn't know.

[blue sunrise]

Ann Arbor, MI - We have hippies

:yeah:
And we used to have Hash Bash. People would come from all over the country to well, you know. But it was also about alternative uses for hemp, etc. The city government decided it probably wasn't such a good idea anymore. It didn't stop all that long ago, though- like less than ten years. Timbo, or other A2 locals, does that sound right? Edited to add: I don't smoke myself, but it was always fun to go to Hash Bash.

We do have the largest college football stadium, though. They pack people in there so tightly, if your butt is more than about 10 inches wide, you're in trouble.

And my state looks like a mitten.

Yep. We can hold up our right hand, palm up, and say, "I live right about here."

[adognamedjack]

Isn't it a good thing we don't live in Idaho! Which finger do you suppose that is?

[blue sunrise]

:rotfl:

Not this one :thumbs_up

Nor these I imagine :iloveusig

[Mr. Cluck]

Detroit Mi ~~
We have "Faygo" cola ($0.89 for a 24 oz. bottle) and any and every flavor imaginable... orange, peach, moon mist, cola, etc....

Faygo... I'm pretty sure we have that here in South Jersey, too.

[blue sunrise]

Faygo... I'm pretty sure we have that here in South Jersey, too.

I'm drinking a Faygo Lemon/Lime Sparkling Water as we speak.

As a kid, my favorite used to be Faygo Rock N Rye. It was red pop with about 3 times the sugar (it seemed). Now I use it in bee traps. :)

[Mr. Cluck]

I'm drinking a Faygo Lemon/Lime Sparkling Water as we speak.

Well, I was just drinking Weber's root beer. I do believe that is a local drive-in restaraunt. I've only seen 2, but I could be wrong about the local part.

[blue sunrise]

We have A&W Rootbeer drive-ins. I don't know how local that is either.

[Vitriol]

We have Taco Del Mar and Mr. Eatzo's sushi(yes the name does sound racist).

[winkwinknudgenudge]

Here in the Pacific Northwest we have Mike And Brian McMennamin, originators of the McMennamins Brew Pub empire-Micro Brew, Sandwiches, Burgers, Etc...A typical neighborhood eatery (and yes, I am pretty sure there is one in every neighborhood). But wait, there's more...They also invest in not so typical real estate such as a Masonic Retirement Home, Elementary School and a "Poor Farm" and create unique establishments that include 3 or 4 restaurants, overnight guest rooms, meeting rooms, day spas, movie theaters, outdoor ampitheaters.

And many of these are Haunted!

[Seaicilin]

Sushi in our groceries stores (which may or may not be a local thing. I live in NC and have fresh fish all the time.)
BBQ (all kinds, any flavor. Downhome better than anywhere else, period)
No "pop" or "soda" or whatever. We call it what it is....would you like a Coke. A Dr. Pepper. etc.
A sub is a sub, not a hoagie.
Tea-we have sweet tea which is exactly what it sounds like, sweeten tea. Iced tea can be both, but means tea with ice.
Harris Teeter, Food Lion, and Whole Foods are our grocery stores.
The deep dish pizza here is by far the worst pizza and a misnomer. Deep dish pizza is really about a half an inch thick. Why it is called Deep dish here is beyond me.

Hello fellow North Carolinian....you forgot grits...plain grits, cheese grits and shrimp and grits...and livermush (don't ask)...and it ain't sweet tea if your teeth dont rot and your spoon doesn't virtually stand up in the glass.

And ditto for the pizza....it is a struggle...if you get up to Sylva, NC you can score a good one from Speedy's...best I've had in the state.

[TheTempest]

Springfield - Eugene, Oregon

Whelp...

We have a few claim to fames:

Home of Animal House
Stand by me
U of O Ducks
Ken Kesey -- Cuckoo's Nest Fame
Phil Knight -- Nike
Danny Ainge -- MLB/NBA
Todd Christensen -- NFL
Steve Prefontaine -- Track Olympian
The Cherry Poppin Daddies
Home of The Simpsons (Shelbyville is Eugene)
50.9" of rain a year...
and a whole lotta Hippies

But food???

Maybe -- Burrito Boy, The Electric Station and Adams Place??
Geez I miss Seattle...:(

[rosalind711]

Faygo... I'm pretty sure we have that here in South Jersey, too

Yeah, we got that here in Indiana too.

central Ky we have

pop
drive ins
ale 8-one
deep fried twinkies, snickers, oreos, basically anything that stood still long enough
rocking chairs on the front porch, and they're actually used on summer evenings

We have all these things too, but we are 10 mins. from Kentucky, soooo.


I can't really think of much original here. We have something every year called the "Fall Festival", which is the second biggest street festival in the country. Mardi Gras is first. Lots and Lots of nice fattening food. Everything is deep fried. http://www.nutclub.org/

[Mr. Cluck]

and livermush (don't ask)...

Actually... lol I am gunna ask. I'm quite curious now. What is this livermush?

[Seaicilin]

It like a liver paste that is lumpy and kinda granular (gross, huh). It comes in a rectangular wedge wrapped in waxy paper...you can then slice it...lots of folks eat it with eggs or make a livermush sandwich...And some people break it apart like ground beef.

I dont even know if it is beef or (gulp) and I apologize Mr. Cluck (I am trying to be a good clucker here) but it may be chicken....All I know is I don't eat it...but my dad (a yankee - go figure) and my hubby (big ole southerner) just love it.

[Mr. Cluck]

I dont even know if it is beef or (gulp) and I apologize Mr. Cluck (I am trying to be a good clucker here) but it may be chicken....All I know is I don't eat it...

lol. That made me smile, Seaicilin. Thanks for your attempt at discreetness.

[blue sunrise]

We have Michigans!! (go figure)
(Hotdogs on a bun with a tomato type spicy sauce on them!)

Hi Noko! That is funny! Do you have any idea why they call them Michigans? I only ask, because I can't think of anything like that here! :confused:

The closest would be a coney, but that's chili, of course.

[vonnegut]

I live in Richmond...

What do we have that is original to only us...

Um no idea.

Except that we are all living in the land of the no left turn. My boyfriend makes a joke that he had a friend who was writing a book about the city called "Richmond: The Left Turn and Other Local Myths".

And of course, if you don't know what the Fan is (or why it is called the Fan), you are not a Richmonder.

And then there is the statue on Monument Ave of Arthur Ashe beating the children. That's a purely Richmond inside-joke.

[adognamedjack]

Oh I just thought of some things. I Live in the Town of American Pie, The guy who wrote the original Movie is from here to so when we watch it we get all the inside jokes. I try not to watch it. The hot dog hang out is actually called Yesterdogs and they have the BEST hot dogs on the Planet. They also have Pics of all the Famous ppl who have eaten there over the Years. Gerald Ford and Gillian Anderson Were both born and Raised here which kinda sucks cause everything is named Ford this and Ford that and he was only President by default anyway. And when I worked on that side of town ppl would ask me if I was related to Gillian Anderson ( I bare a slight resemblence) I would say no politely and think to myself " If I was would I be ringing up your Groceries you Idiot?"

[solat]

I live in Baltimore - the home of all things CRAB.

[vonnegut]

I live in Baltimore - the home of all things CRAB.

Oh, blasphemy. Deltaville (town of my birth) is home of all things Crab. And not just crab... we're talking Chesapeake Blue Crab baby.

(I take it you're another Chesapeake baby).

[blue sunrise]

I just thought of another one for Michigan, but it's not food related.

Just to confuse visitors and tourists, we have the "Michigan Left."

If you need to turn left at some intersections, you actually start from the Right turn lane, turn right, drive for about a 1/4 mile or so, merge into the left turn lane, make a U-turn around the median, and PRESTO, you've turned left!

[Mr. Cluck]

I just thought of another one for Michigan, but it's not food related.

Just to confuse visitors and tourists, we have the "Michigan Left."

If you need to turn left at some intersections, you actually start from the Right turn lane, turn right, drive for about a 1/4 mile or so, merge into the left turn lane, make a U-turn around the median, and PRESTO, you've turned left!

Uhh... I can't comprehend that much. lol. I'll need to remember this when I visit Comerica Park this week.

[Mr. Cluck]

Oh I just thought of some things. I Live in the Town of American Pie, The guy who wrote the original Movie is from here to so when we watch it we get all the inside jokes.

I used to love that series! Just curious, though... what "inside jokes" are there that us outsiders wouldn't know?

[adognamedjack]

Saywer oats-That is known as a Dutch Turn. I don't know why. I live by M-37 and that is the only way you can turn left on that road. Its a bit annoying.
Mr Cluck-There are several refrences to Rivalries between High Schools, Tall Oaks North is an actuall town called Forest Hills North which has a Serious Rivalry with East Grand Rapids. ( The actuall town the boys live in) They are both Upper Class areas but east GR is more of an "old money" area. I don't remember the name of the Beach town they go to but I know it was Grand Something is actually Grand Haven which is the Consumate Beach town. I have a cousin who went to the Band Camp refrenced so memorably. Interlocken is a famous music school here and runs that camp. There are lots of other things but I havent seen those movies in so long that I cant remember them right off the top of my head. If I remember any more I will Post it

[Mr. Cluck]

Saywer oats-That is known as a Dutch Turn. I don't know why. I live by M-37 and that is the only way you can turn left on that road. Its a bit annoying.
Mr Cluck-There are several refrences to Rivalries between High Schools, Tall Oaks North is an actuall town called Forest Hills North which has a Serious Rivalry with East Grand Rapids. ( The actuall town the boys live in) They are both Upper Class areas but east GR is more of an "old money" area. I don't remember the name of the Beach town they go to but I know it was Grand Something is actually Grand Haven which is the Consumate Beach town. I have a cousin who went to the Band Camp refrenced so memorably. Interlocken is a famous music school here and runs that camp. There are lots of other things but I havent seen those movies in so long that I cant remember them right off the top of my head. If I remember any more I will Post it

So far, it sounds pretty interesting. So, the kids from Forest Hills North aren't really mentally challenged as they were in American Pie 2 I'm guessing.

[stopallot_2000]

:yeah:
And we used to have Hash Bash. People would come from all over the country to well, you know. But it was also about alternative uses for hemp, etc. The city government decided it probably wasn't such a good idea anymore. It didn't stop all that long ago, though- like less than ten years. Timbo, or other A2 locals, does that sound right? Edited to add: I don't smoke myself, but it was always fun to go to Hash Bash.

We do have the largest college football stadium, though. They pack people in there so tightly, if your butt is more than about 10 inches wide, you're in trouble.

Yep. We can hold up our right hand, palm up, and say, "I live right about here."

And we also have the "Naked Mile" where the hippies would run naked through Ann Arbor to raise awarness for something every year...lol

I went to Hash Bash A bunch of years in a row, i dont smoke either. Talk about a party. there were wierd mess up people everywhere..lol

[adognamedjack]

Mr Cluck-:rotfl: Well the Guy who wrote the Movies is From East GR and is probly misplacing some deep seated hatred for his life long rivals, so no they are not all mentally challanged.

[blue sunrise]

And we also have the "Naked Mile" where the hippies would run naked through Ann Arbor to raise awarness for something every year...lol

How could I forget! It was mostly college students, actually. I think it was more of a end of finals thing. They don't allow that anymore either, I don't think. :(

[imjusthatawsum]

I am from Hyde Park:

-The hometown of FDR
-Yeah, that's it

[blue sunrise]

I am from Hyde Park:

-The hometown of FDR
-Yeah, that's it

I'm geographically challenged. Where is Hyde Park?

[Son of Locke]

Quote:
Originally Posted by adognamedjack
And my state looks like a mitten.

Yep. We can hold up our right hand, palm up, and say, "I live right about here."
Um, yeah. You do know that the same hand, flipped over, is what we cheeseheads use to map our Wisconsin origins; turned over (thumb down), it's Illinois (yup, I now live in Chicago, up at the knuckle of my thumb), flip it over one more time it's Indiana. As I'm sure Colonel Smuckers might tell you, the founding fathers mapped the territories of the 1787 Northwest Ordinance that way on purpose. The territorial governor of Wisconsin suggested that the unfortunate folks from the three other states would find it helpful...

[blue sunrise]

the founding fathers mapped the territories of the 1787 Northwest Ordinance that way on purpose.

They must have taken the idea from the Italians. ;)

[BubbleBoy13]

Im from Louisville, kentucky. Down here in Kentucky we have a little thing called KFC and Bourban. We've also got Gorillas in the zoo. And finally, were on a diry polluted river where some people can still catch 40 pound cat fish out of it.

[LPU]

Don't forget Ale-8-1 BubbleBoy!

[BubbleBoy13]

OHahhaa yeah Locke Push Ups, cant get Kentucky unless you got Al81

[imjusthatawsum]

I'm geographically challenged. Where is Hyde Park?

Hyde Park is in New York near Poughkeepsie (about 1-2 hours north of NYC)

[BubbleBoy13]

Hey Locke Push Ups what part of Kentucky are you from? Maybe we've met each and not known it....:)

[LPU]

Churchill Downs, Louisville Slugger, Muhammed Ali, UK, Johnny Depp, Hunter S. Thompson, Natural Bridge, Mammoth Cave, Corvette, Woodford Reserve, Dwight Yoakam, Bluegrass, Mint Juleps...

I live in Lexington, BubbleBoy.

[BubbleBoy13]

Ahh ok, been down there plenty of times to see the Wildcat games

Albert Einstein also lived in Louisville for a short period of time.

[Son of Locke]

There's a hot dog stand named "Wiener Circle" in a fashionable part of Chicago called Lakeview. Small, nondescript, decent fries. The great part is going in there around weekend bar time. All the servers are ornery black women, and most of the customers are drunk white 20-somethings. When your order's up, the servers yell something crass at you, like "come get your f#$&*in' hot dog, mother-F#&$*er!" And sometimes the drunk white boys will holler back, and sometimes it seems like a fight might break out.

The funny thing is, that's the perpetual ambience of the place. It's known for its "snappy" service! Ya gotta check it out when you're in the Windy City. It can seem a bit creepy at first, but folks seem to have a good time with it.

[imjusthatawsum]

There's a carnival in my town this weekend!

[rosalind711]

Im from Louisville, kentucky. Down here in Kentucky we have a little thing called KFC and Bourban. We've also got Gorillas in the zoo. And finally, were on a diry polluted river where some people can still catch 40 pound cat fish out of it.

ohh I know that dirty polluted river. It is here in Indiana too. How I love you Ohio river.

[Mr. Cluck]

There's a hot dog stand named "Wiener Circle" in a fashionable part of Chicago called Lakeview. Small, nondescript, decent fries. The great part is going in there around weekend bar time. All the servers are ornery black women, and most of the customers are drunk white 20-somethings. When your order's up, the servers yell something crass at you, like "come get your f#$&*in' hot dog, mother-F#&$*er!" And sometimes the drunk white boys will holler back, and sometimes it seems like a fight might break out.

The funny thing is, that's the perpetual ambience of the place. It's known for its "snappy" service! Ya gotta check it out when you're in the Windy City. It can seem a bit creepy at first, but folks seem to have a good time with it.

:rotfl: I wish I heard this earlier; I just got back from the Windy City to see the Cubs play and to take a tour of US Cellular/Comiskey. I would have def stopped by.:)


ETA: I just thought of something... is Auntie Anne's just a local South Jersey pretzel shop chain or is it a national thing?

[blue sunrise]

Woohoo! Next week is the Ann Arbor Art Fair (http://www.artfair.org/)!

[Mr. Cluck]

Hey I heard about that on the way through Ann Arbor on my baseball trip.

[blue sunrise]

I went yesterday. So fun.

How many fields have you been to?

[Mr. Cluck]

Hmm, let's see...

The Major League stadiums I've been to:

Veterens Stadium (Phillies)
Citizens Bank Park (Phillies)
Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Orioles)
Yankee Stadium (Yankees)
Shea Stadium (Mets)
PNC Park (Pirates)
Great American Ballpark (Reds)
Wrigley Field (Cubs)
US Cellular Field/Comiskey Park (White Sox)
Tiger Stadium (Tigers)
Comerica Park (Tigers)
Rogers Centre/SkyDome (Blue Jays)

There were more I was supposed to visit, but the trip had to be cancelled. Oh well. It happens.

[roswellian]

Ann Arbor. A short drive from GR.

[Mr. Cluck]

Hah. Jin Ju. Is that what you were getting at?

[TheTempest]

Not a Bad place to eat (http://www.adamsplacerestaurant.com/menus.html)... Especially since I Decorated the Interior....:D

[Son of Locke]

Not a Bad place to eat (http://www.adamsplacerestaurant.com/menus.html)... Especially since I Decorated the Interior....:DNot bad...it does have a sort of simple country flair, doesn't it? :D j/k. I do prefer my cheddar Wisconsin-style, myself.

[TheTempest]

Not bad...it does have a sort of simple country flair, doesn't it? :D j/k. I do prefer my cheddar Wisconsin-style, myself.
It's the best us country folk can afford...

*steps back in trailer*

[Mr. Cluck]

It's the best us country folk can afford...

*steps back in trailer*

That's why we love Wawa over in South Jersey. We worship it.

[TheTempest]

*trips over lawn darts and grape soda*You think loading the dishwasher means getting your wife drunk...

You've been married three times and still have the same in-laws.

[TheTempest]

It's cause my mother-in-law is the hottest one...Was she the model (http://www.prankplace.com/turleen.htm)for this?

[Mr. Cluck]

Cluck-bump.

[blue sunrise]

I was just going to look for this thread. Thanks for doing the work for me, Mr. Cluck!

Is anyone in and around Michigan going to the Woodward Dream Cruise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodward_Dream_Cruise) this weekend? Here are some past photos (http://dreamcruisephotos.com/).

[Mr. Cluck]

No Prob, oats. :)

How about the Philadelphia Folk Festival? It starts tomorrow. Well, the concerts start tomorrow. The camping has started today. I've been going for 17 straight years now, but this year I'm only going for one day and it's depressing when I can't camp there and enjoy the entire experience. Anyone who attends annually as I do knows how amazing it is. Everyone there is a huge family much like we all are here at this forum.

[solat]

NATTY BOH!

http://fool.zoto.com/img/40/65f8fb4356581c5005d433a096e27b26-.jpg

[LostVoyeur]

OK south Florida has been represented with the exception of the Garlic Festival.....good stuff, the South Florida Fair where everything is deep fried including the oreos and snickers !

I am originally from Maine soooo

Lobsters
Red Hot Dogs and the buns come in a loaf so you can toast the outside
subs= italians
Cole Farms (a true Stephen King fan will know this restaurant)
french fries with vinegar

ayuh... thats all I can think of