Restaurants

For France, see Paris#Eating

For much more, see my Yelp Bookmarks at http://sreeves.yelp.com .

California

San Francisco

See the San Francisco, CA page.

Santa Barbara

See the Santa Barbara, CA page.

Colorado

Denver, CO

Casa Bonita

6715 W Colfax Ave. Lakewood. Not the best food in the world, but an amazing experience, with a courtyard, gorilla-suits, and the trademark sopapillas for dessert. I first went here in 1980.

The Watercourse

17th and Emerson. Vegan diner food, excellent, if salty.

Florida

Pensacola

Sluggo's

101 S Jefferson St. Pinball and vegan everything.

Saint Augustine

Café del Hildago

35 Hypolita St. (pedestrian way). Gelato, salads, panini, coffee. Excellent, maybe crowded; order then sit.

The Floridian

39 Cordova. Freaky fusion, lots of tofu substitutions. Home made pickles.

Casa Maya

17 Hypolita St. (904) 217-3039. Some nice tempeh dishes, like tostadas. Great mexican hot chocolate.

Georgia

Saint Mary's

Riverside Café

Greek specialties, view of the bay, quiet town.

Indiana

Note the indian food at some truck stops.

Elkhart

Golden Egg Pancake House

Just north of I-90. Country style (large portions, undetectable spice) breakfast fare, espresso, and they put italian soda syrup in my sprite (at my request). 6am-2:30 7 days a week.

Iowa

Bettendorf

Seeds Cafe

2561 53rd Ave. Natural foods cafe with salads, wraps, and smoothies. http://www.seedscafe.com

Iowa City

Masala

vegan unassuming. http://masalaiowacity.com

Maine

Augusta

Sweet Chili Thai

75 Airport Rd. The airport restaurant is Thai. Maine.

Massachusetts

Amherst

Black Sheep

79 Main St. A pretty good bakery and sandwich shop.

Brookline

Paris Creperie

278 Harvard St. Delicious savory and sweet crepes, tea. http://pariscreperie.com

Cambridge

Baraka

80 Pearl St. Delicious Moroccan fare in a cramped space. Dark and quiet.

Toscanini's Ice Cream

899 Main St. Perhaps the best ice cream in the world. Faddish flavors but also some unique, and longstanding favorites like ginger snap. They seem to include more flavor than any other maker.

Newton

Karoun

839 Washington St. Very well-prepared Mediterranean. Belly dancing.

Sweet Tomatoes Pizza

Multiple locations. Delicious eponymous sauce.

Comella's

Mushy italian "messes" go well with the salad and an aranciata. Many branches in and around Newton.

Antoine’s Pastry Shop

317 Watertown St. Nonantum. Delicious lobster tails, eckel cakes, bread puddings, and pizzelle, among other pastries.

North Andover

Bollywood Grill

350 Winthrop Ave.

Northampton

Lhasa Cafe

Momos and other Himalayan specialties. Great dal, friendly staff. http://www.lhasacafe.com/

Peabody

Pho Paris

136 Newbury St. You're on Route 1 and you want soup.

Shrewsbury

Udupi Bhavan

378 Maple Ave. Unassuming southern India dosai and uthappam, with a delicious thali and avial. 508-459-5099. http://www.theudupi.com/contact-us.html

Minnesota

Duluth

Sala Thai

4023 Woodland Ave. Far up the hill above town, a friendly quiet place on a busy corner. Cookies from place next door not so hot.

Nebraska

Lincoln

Maggie's Vegetarian Cafe

311 North 8th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508-4605. Open for lunch, cash only. http://www.maggiesvegetarian.com/

Sher-E-Punjab

1601 Q Street, Lincoln, NE. (402) 477-3090. Web site down after April 2010 but before June 2010.

Omaha

Ethiopian Restaurant

2555 Leavenworth Street, Omaha, NE. (402) 345-0265. Attached grocer sells spices. Highly recommended on Yelp! http://www.yelp.com/biz/ethiopian-restaurant-omaha

Wheatfields

1202 Howard Street (Old Market district). This sit-down bakery wins most confusing menu, but quality isn't bad. http://www.wheatfieldscatering.com/

New Hampshire

Portsmouth

The Friendly Toast

The Juicery

Fresh wraps and juices.

New Mexico

Santa Rosa

Comet II Drive In & Restaurant

217 Parker Ave. Tuesday-Sunday. This food at this place looks good, I would like to try it.

New York

Ithaca

See the Ithaca page.

Jamestown

Labyrinth Press Company

12 E 4th St. I really want to try this place the next time I'm in Jamestown.

Middletown

Saffron

130 Dolson Ave. Delicious and diverse.

New York City

See separate page New York City.

Capital Region

Karavalli

9 Johnson Rd # B, Latham‎. Specialities from multiple regions of India, some rare dishes. Avial-Yum.

Oneonta

The Autumn Café

244 Main St. Good hippie comfort food.

Syracuse area

Eva's European Sweets

1305 Milton Ave, Solvay. (315) 487-2722. Tue-Thu 11 am - 8 pm; Fri 11 am - 9 pm; Sat 12 pm - 9 pm. A Polish restaurant, some vegetarian, highly recommended by Yelpers. http://www.syracuserestaurants.com/base-website.asp?sn=evaseuropeansweets

Strong Hearts Cafe

719 E Genesee St. Vegan cafe, known on Yelp for its sass. Mon 8 am - 6 pm; Tue-Thu 8 am - 12 am; Fri 8 am - 2 am; Sat 10 am - 2 am; Sun 10 am - 12 am. Also at the Marshall Square Mall off M-Street. http://www.strongheartscafe.com/

Funk'n Waffles

727 S Crouse Ave. Ste 8. Specialty waffles in an underground dive in the alley behind M-Street. Buckwheat and vegan and crazier varieties.

North Carolina

Beaufort

Beaufort Grocery

117 Queen St. 252-728-3899. The one place around the beach communities that includes vegetarian items front and center. Sunday brunch; delicatessen; pies made on premises. Closed January and Tuesdays between Labor Day and Memorial Day.

Aqua

114 Middle Lane, behind Clawson's. 252-728-7777. http://aquaexperience.com

Durham

Elmo's Diner

9th street. Hip eclectic diner with homemade soy sausage. Also in Carrboro. Often a wait for seating.

Greensboro

Saffron Indian Cuisine

1500 Mill St. A nice buffet.

Yum Yum Better Ice Cream

1219 Spring Garden St. A hole in the UNCG wall.

High Point

Thai Chiang Mai has closed after more than a decade of enjoyable food.

Biscuit Factory

2103 Kirkwood St., near Eastchester and Main. A local fast food biscuit joint, with one-size booths for up to four.

Pittsboro

S&T Soda Shoppe

85 Hillsboro St. M-Sat 11-7:30. Many flavors of ice cream and sodas, lunch fare, counter, antique drug store furniture. 2010-12-31, using ammonia to clean tables, the only downside.

Rockingham

Bella Italy

107 West Broad Avenue. Very cheap.

Raleigh

NeoMonde Mediterranean Cafe and Market

3817 Beryl Road. Excellent Lebanese pita sandwiches, combo platters, and a grocery.

Ohio

Akron

Chrissie Hynde's Vegiterranean. http://www.thevegiterranean.com/

Bowling Green

Squeaker's Cafe

175 North Main Street. All vegan sandwich, soup, and salad joint with a health-food store. (419) 354-7000

Cincinatti

Myra's Dionysus

121 Calhoun St. A most splendiferous restaurant with personal flair, with an amazing list of soups (only about 5 are available any given day). It's like a combination of two of my favorite closed restaurants, Apple Blossom Cafe (Ithaca) and The Starving Chef (Exeter). http://www.myrasrestaurant.com

Cleveland

Noodlecat

234 Euclid Ave. Salty and special. 216-589-0007. http://noodlecat.com/

Flaming Ice Cube

140 Public Square. Vegan deli and restaurant. http://www.flamingice.com/

Milan

Coffee Station

4 W Church. Very friendly, smoothies and pastries. Try the nearby birthplace-of-Thomas-Edison museum.

Aladdin's Eatery, Toledo

Toledo

Aladdin's Eatery

Vegetarianist Lebanese, friendly. a chain from NC to OH.

Ontario, Canada

Toronto

Ethiopique. http://www.ethiopiques.ca/

227 Church Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1Y7. (416) 363-0884.

Addis Ababa Restaurant‎ http://addisababa.ca‎

1184 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M6J 1J5. (416) 538-0059 Highly rated food but bland decor.

Pho Hung

200 Bloor Street West, Toronto‎ ON‎ M5S 1T. 416 963-5080. Sometimes voted best vietnamese restaurant in Toronto, but maybe the better word is popular, probably because of the efficient, if impersonal, service, and certainly because of its location across the street from the Royal Ontario Museum. The food was commendable when we went in 2011, but the atmosphere not unlike an airport food court.

Pizzeria Libretto. http://pizzerialibretto.com/

221 Ossington, Toronto, ON. 416-532-8000. Crowded and hipsterish, but pretty good.

Hamilton

WASS Ethiopian Restaurant http://www.wassethiopianrestaurant.com/

207 James Street South, Hamilton, ON. (289) 389-5294. Good food, quiet, dark, and small, underground. ATM across the street (phew!).

Oregon

Portland

See Andy and Erin's guide to absurdly larded dining: http://m.nypost.com/p/entertainment/travel/portland_believe_can_fry_1No3XpTBPSnZexBZ23hXoM

Pennsylvania

Camp Hill

Cedars Lebanese Restaurant

2153 Market St. A varied menu and belly dancing with loud music. Sketchy hookah bar next door.

Thai Palace

3608 Market St. Delicious and fresh, with special dishes not found elsewhere.

Daleville

Kay's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria

Pennsylvania 435. Every meal comes with sticky buns.

Erie

Raj Mahal

2740 West 12th St. Also in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Balti is a specialty. There are significant coupons on the web site: http://www.rajmahal.us/

Lewisburg

Cherry Alley Cafe

21 N 3rd St. Lots of veggie sandwiches and salads.

Selinsgrove

Emma's Food For Life

11 S. Market St. (570) 374-0178 Not open too late.

South Carolina

Cheraw

El Sherif's

Mediterranean buffet. Not yet tried.

Florence

Chutnee

137 East Palmetto Street‎. Buffet lunch, plenty of vegetarian fare, like any Indian restaurant. Ironically, the chutneys are not that good. The dal and pakoras are good.

Santee

La Fogata

9086 Old Highway Number Six. Don't rely on Google's map of the address; it's 200m east of I-95 on 6. Cheap, friendly, salty, tasty, with a vegetarian section of the menu.

Utah

Torrey

Chilizz

155 E. Main St. Burger joint, video games, bathroom, nice service, black bean veggie burger.

Virginia

Bristol

A nice little downtown with on-street shady parking. On the state line with TN

Java J's Cafe

501 State St. Vegetarian options; gelato. http://javajscafe.com/

Burger Bar

This greasy joint isn't the most sanitary, but it does have Gardenburgers and sweet potato fries.

Harrisonburg

Lil Grill

621 North Main Street. Hippie joint. First Wednesday nights of the month, all you can eat Indian fare. Monday – CLOSED; Tuesday – Friday, 7am – 9pm; Saturday, 7am – 3pm; Sunday Brunch, 9am – 2pm; Call before traveling, (540) 434-3594. Cash or check only. http://littlegrillcollective.com/

Pennybackers

Downtown, 14 E. Water St. (540) 432-3360. Lots of portobello mushroom sandwiches, good greasy fare. http://www.pennybackers.com/

Fancy Hill

Fancy Hill Korean Diner

4832 South Lee Highway. Haven't tried it, but it sounds intriguing enough to print.

New Market

Jalisco

9403 S Congress St. (540) 740-9404. Large variety of Mexican plates.

Warfield

Nottaway Restaurant

20316 Boydton Plank Road. Route 1 north of town. Cheap homey fare, good veggie soup, grilled cheese, fresh biscuits, and a platter of veggie sides.

Winchester

Cafe del Sol

50 Featherbed. 540-535-2275. Unique and tasty fare, a bit greasy, a few vegetarian selections like grilled veggie panini and hummus wrap, pizzas. a chain of four. http://www.delsolcafes.com

Cantina D'Italia

242 Millwood Ave. (540) 535-2055. Recommended by Dick and Carol Correnti.

Sona

2900 Valley Avenue. "Experience India." http://www.sonacuisine.com/