The Great TNL Restaurant Challenge

[Hot Like Wasabi]

Recently the Travel Channel listed the 101 tastiest places to chowdown across the country. No way one person could visit all 101 places but can TNL as a whole visit all 101?

All you have to do is eat at one of the restaurants listed below in order of state and a give a brief opinion on the place. As TNLers visit each restaurant, I will mark off each restaurant with the TNLer(s) that visited.

If you have been to any of the establishments in the past six months, we can count that as well. This is 100 - 41, they haven't shown the last 40 yet


Alabama
The Brick Pit

Alaska
Talkeetna Roadhouse

Arizona
Chino Bandido - Hot Like Wasabi
El Guero Canelo
Heart Attack Grill


Arkansas
* Cotham's Mercantile

California
Daichan Kaiten Sushi
El Tepeyac Cafe
* Fenton's Creamery and Restaurant
Gaucho's Village
Iguana's
Philippe The Original
* Roscoe's House of Chicken' N Waffles - Diff-chan, Josh, Nick, Opaque, Rhydant, James
San Francisco Creamery Co.
Taqueria La Cumbre

Colorado
The Buckhorn Exchange
The Cherry Cricket B-Ri
* Jack-n-Grill

Connecticut
* Louis' Lunch
Pepe's Pizzeria Napoletana - Wildkat or Sally's Apizza

Florida
Munchies 420 Cafe
Yoder's Restaurant

Georgia
The Vortex Bar & Grill - YellerDog, icarusfall

Hawaii
Helena's Hawaiian Food

Idaho
Big Jud's Country Diner

Illinois
* Al's Beef
* Albano's Pizzeria
GCS Ballpark
Giordano's - bbobb
Superdawg Drive Inn

Kansas
The Cozy Inn

Kentucky
Lynn's Paradise Cafe

Louisana
Acme Oyster House
Willie Mae's Scotch House

Maine
Five Islands Lobster Co.

Maryland
Chaps Charcoal Restaurant
Chick and Ruth's Delly - Hubbitron, Rich,Josh,Mykozo
Obryki's - Hubbitron
Steak & Main

Massachusetts
Cafe Fleuri at the Langham Hotel
* Durgin Park
Eagle's Deli - Grave, Rich

Michigan
The Grill House
Lafayette Coney Island or American Coney Island
Slow's BBQ
Tony's I-75

Minnesota
Matt's Bar - Peas

Mississippi
Abe's Bar-B-Q
Doe's Eat Place

Missouri
* Arthur Bryant's
* Lambert's Cafe
Pappy's Smokehouse
Ted Drewes - Yoshi

Nebraska
Big Mama's Kitchen

Nevada
The Buffet at the Bellagio - Diff-chan, MonsterMash

New Hampshire
Markey's Lobster Pound or Brown's Seabrook Lobster Pound

New Jersey
Country Pancake House - Cowutopia
Jimmy Buff's - Cowutopia
RU Hungry - Diff-chan

New Mexico
Cecilia's Cafe

New York
* Anchor Bar - MonsterMash
Chipshop - Ashen Victor
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que - MonsterMash, Mr-K
Doughnut Plant
Grimaldi's Pizza
Juniors - Mr-K, Cowutopia
* Katz's Deli -Mr-K
Max and Mina's Ice Cream
Nick Tahou Hots - Some Stupid Japanese Name, MonsterMash
Sylvia's Restaurant - Mr-K

North Carolina
Time Out Chicken

Ohio
Camp Washington Chili
Schmidt's Sausage Haus - Timber
Thurman Cafe - Timber, Dumptruck

Oregon
* Voodoo Doughnut

Pennsylvania
Bassetts Ice Cream - FirstBlood
Denny's Beer Barrel Pub
DiNic's in the Reading Terminal Market - Advocate, FirstBlood
* Pat's King of Steaks - Grave, Advocate or Geno's Steaks -Advocate
* Primanti Brothers - MonsterMash


Rhode Island
Original New York System - A Robot Bit Me

South Carolina
Hominy Grill

Tennessee
Interstate Bar-BQ Restaurant
* Gus's
Rendezvous

Texas
Big Lou's Pizza
* Big Texan Steak Ranch
Black's Barbecue - Doc Holliday
Cattleman's Steakhouse - Doc Holliday
Goodson's Cafe
Juan in a Million
* Lulu's Bakery and Cafe'
Round Rock Donuts
* The Salt Lick Barbecue
Smitty's Market
Sodolak's Original Country Inn

Virginia/DC
Ben's Chili Bowl - Mr-K

Washington
Beth's Cafe
Paseo

West Virginia
* Hillbilly Hot Dogs

Wisconsin
Kopp's Frozen Custard

[Hubbitron]

Mark off chick and ruths in Annapolis.

[Timber]

Put me down for Schmidt's Sausage Haus in Columbus Ohio. Haven't been there in a while but they do have amazing brats & bahama mamas. They also have an all you can eat lunch buffet that's great for trying a little of everything.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

New York

Nick Tahou Hots

Rochester Represent!

[Rich]

Mark off chick and ruths in Annapolis.

Have also eaten there-- great place. My girl lives about a mile away.

DiNic's in the Reading Terminal Market

Tried to get it for the first time yesterday. Fuckers were out of food.

[Advocate]

Take off DiNic's at the Reading Terminal. Its awesome. Great food and at a reasonable price. They make an amazing Roast Beef sandwich.

[Mr-K]

There is a severe lack of Virginia in this thread.

[Advocate]

Remember Mr. K, they haven't listed the top 41 yet.

[Rich]

Take off DiNic's at the Reading Terminal. Its awesome. Great food and at a reasonable price. They make an amazing Roast Beef sandwich.

Fuck you for not getting the roast pork.

I wanted to lick the empty cutting board yesterday. I was so sad that I stopped off in that shithole of a city for a sandwich and didn't get it.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

amazing Roast Beef sandwich.

There is a severe lack of Vagina in this thread.

It's there, you just gotta look for it.