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This is why we go to Super Pollo - maybe the chicken isn't as perfect but the sides are good. I love the yucca and my son loves their beans. And I think the slaw is good - but the fries are not.

Thanks - we ended up at Coastal Flats - lowest common denominator. It was fine - I had crab cakes that comes with fresh slaw and cauliflower mash, which was tasty.

Downtown Crown is in regular rotation . . . thanks for the suggestion.

Tried the Guide (is Le Palais closed?) and am struggling. Some adventurous diners, one confirmed meat and potatoes guy. Was also thinking of Il Pizzico, if they'll take a reservation. I'd love to go to Silk Road but not sure if the unadventurous will find something there. Thanks in advance.

http://www.one2onephysicaltherapy.com/ - she's awesome. Not sure what her insurance deal is but I recall paying up front and being reimbursed.

Lunch today with friend/colleague. Garden rolls, shaking beef and caramel chicken in hot pot. No complaints, really good. And leftovers! Mosaic was hopping today . . .

Met a friend/colleague for lunch today at Mosaic (more on that in another thread) and she turned me onto this place. Bought 4 cupcakes, ate the Dulce de Leche while finishing work at home and OH.MY.GOD. I do admit to having a sweet tooth so bear that in mind when I tell you that this was like crack. Caramel filling, moist cake and really lovely decorations. There are three more in the fridge (two for my son) and a Red Velvet that i will have to earn via lots of exercise in the next 24 hours.

Just got mine and I'm charging up a storm.

Booked us at the Axel Guldsmeden for 4 nights - it's in Vesterbro and looks really neat. More after our trip! Thanks for all the tips.

I am taking my son to Copenhagen for spring break in 2017 - I've never been (neither has he - he's 7). We'll start in Amsterdam and will stay with friends there, then fly to Copenhagen on Norwegian Air (so cheap!) and stay for 4 nights. I'm looking at two relatively cheap hotels right now - Cabinn and Hotel Kong Arthur, but would welcome any suggestions of well located, not too expensive places to stay. Honestly, we won't be in the room much. And food recs too - I love the ones above, and my son is a good eater (mostly) but Noma and Geranium are not on my radar. Thanks!

Finally ate here last week with a friend. We kind of screwed up the waiting part but the staff was really kind and bought us a round of drinks. Memorable items were the pork and lychee salad, the catfish, the bucatini with the tomato reduction sauce and sirloin with green papaya sauce. I am so, so glad we ate here and I look forward to going back. But will be more strategic about the wait/timing. A totally babysitter-worthy dining experience.

My friend chose Kinship and we had wine - nice ones (a rose for me and I forgot what white she had). It was quite, bartender was unobtrusive and we talked easily. Thanks for all the recs! I look forward to eating there soon.

Thanks - think we'll hit Kinship - Columbia Room looked great but not open on Sundays.

Thanks - just tried - no luck

I like the bar there but was hoping for something different before we meet up with the group. Thanks.

Dear friend in from out of town - dinner is at Zaytinia with others but we've got the opportunity to meet for a drink beforehand - and talk incessantly. I am tragically unhip these days so I welcome your suggestions. Thanks.

Try the neighborhood across Wilson - I've had luck on Wakefield.

Yay, yay, YAY!

Was in Minneapolis for work over the weekend and had an excellent meal at 112 Eatery. Friend and I opted for smaller plates - pounded small lambchops (scottadino) in basil pesto sauce, carrots roasted with honey, pan fried gnocchi, and yuca empanada w/ tomatillo & queso fresco. All excellent. Drinks were martinis with blue cheese stuffed olives that went down easily and we shared a dessert - it was a budino/pudding that had caramel on it - divine and delicious. Service was perfect and they were kind enough to squeeze us in last minute on a Friday night. Really outstanding.

Ate here with a friend a few Fridays ago and had a delightful meal. We split the mezze platter - everything I like on a plate, including fried cheese. The server was really helpful with choosing wines - I've always been skeptical of Lebanese wines but she brought us tastings and my friend and I each found one that we liked. Dessert was ache, a milk pudding that I wanted to crawl into and sleep in. So, so good. Can't believe I hadn't been here before - won't make that mistake again.

I just switched from Blue Apron to Home Chef. Like the choices better, less prep (I'm always rushed at night, unfortunately) and less expensive. The Blue Apron options were getting weirder and weirder, and I didn't like that I couldn't blend vegetarian and meat choices. I do skip a lot of weeks but think that Home Chef will work better for me in the long run.

That review is the polar opposite of every experience of every person I know who has eaten there. I went once for drinks and appetizers with friends and the best comment i could muster was meh.

A quick summary of our trip as I'm slammed at work & still on west coast time - so, so tired . . . Children's Museum in Phoenix is a must if you've got kids from 0-8/9. It was awesome. I can't remember what we ate that day. Sedona food was unmemorable - we did eat a late lunch at Oak Creek Brewery & Grill that was quite good - burgers and beer after a hike really hit the spot. The Pink Jeep tour was awesome and we hiked with the kids at Cathedral Rock, down to the forest section. Also went to Jerome one afternoon - wish we could have spent more time there - a very unique place. Kids panned for gold, saw goats and walked around. Ate dinner at Grapes - it was fine, nothing memorable, needed to feed the kids pronto and it served the purpose. From Sedona, we drove east to the Petrified Forest National Park. First we stopped at the meteor crater on the way, which was way more interesting than I had expected. Worth the stop. In Winslow, I had to stand on a corner and have my photo taken - nice to see the candles and flowers left for Glenn Frey. We ate in Winslow at E & O Kitchen, which was hard to find but worth the effort. I had the special enchiladas with their homemade posole sauce - yum. The server was really nice and good with the kids too. We then went to the Petrified Forest National Park - we didn't get there until 4 pm but this was a highlight - amazing views, broad expanses and a really nice hike through a portion of it. When we left, we saw the moon rise - strikingly beautiful. Stayed in Tuba City - a dry town, and you can get fined for even bringing alcohol there because it's part of the Hopi reservation - oops - both the Hopi and Navajo are dry. The only reason we stayed there was because, the next day, we had a private guided tour of the Hopi reservation. Totally eye opening, both the culture and some of the history we saw - our guide showed up petroglyphs that were incredible, and we visited with some of the Hopi artisans and people. Ate a traditional Hopi food made from blue corn called pika (sp?) - tissue paper thin and rolled up. Then the Grand Canyon - ate breakfast every day at the El Tovar, where we were staying. Dinner there one night - the dishes sounded delicious but were kind of bland - and then grabbing food at nondescript places in or near the Grand Canyon village. Don, you were right about those - nothing special. We tried, on the way back to Phoenix, to eat at Gabriela's - but it was closed. My friend and I both kind of forgot it was Easter. Everything in Camp Verde was closed, except for fast food, so we skipped lunch that in anticipation of our last night in Phoenix - we ate at Bink's Midtown. My friend and I both had the butternut squash soup and the bolognese with handmade pasta. Really, really good. Loved that they had a kids menu too, with good choices. A truly memorable trip - thank you, everyone, for all your suggestions!

Thanks Don - really just wines. I've never seen her drink a cider - once, she had a beer. And martinis, but I think nonalcoholic vodka is an impossibility. I'll send Ferhat a message.

I know, I know - but a truly dear friend is dealing with a serious health issue and is now on a med that forbids drinking any alcohol, of any kind. And she adores wine. Is there such a thing as a palatable nonalcoholic facsimile of wine? It cannot have any alcohol in it at all.