American food??????

Florintina

Hey all love hearing about american food and huge portions, let me know what is the nicest thing over there nd price for it

Dtp79

Florintina wrote: »

Hey all love hearing about american food and huge portions, let me know what is the nicest thing over there nd price for it

Burgers are phucking huge over there. Everything is bigger in the USA. Fries, hotdogs, general portion sizes and bellys as a direct result!!

Florintina

Dtp79 wrote: »

Burgers are phucking huge over there. Everything is bigger in the USA. Fries, hotdogs, general portion sizes and bellys as a direct result!!

lol how huge are we talking for burgers? do u live in usa? i never been there but dying to go mostly pig out on their yummy foods ha but say if i lived there be 40 stone no doubt if all that junk . have real cheap prices to i hear x:D

silja

What the nicest thing is depends a lot on what you like
The great thing in the USA is that there is so much choice, in food and otherwise.

Florintina

silja wrote: »

What the nicest thing is depends a lot on what you like
The great thing in the USA is that there is so much choice, in food and otherwise.

lol well i am defo a food freak i love my comfort food mabey that why i am amazed at the big portitons of tasty junk food and how cheap it is lol. i love way they bring out such amazing advanced technology . nd i love the huge building in new york nd places like that . america is class looking . would not mind living there

clairefontaine

You can order American staples on americansoda.co.uk.

silja

I am rather partial to IHOP/ Denny's all day breakfast stuff, especially hashbrowns and pancakes.

Ruu

There certainly is a wide range of choice and the flavours options vary from state to state which is always interesting. I don't eat out very much because of a gluten allergy and I like making my own food. My weakness is a gluten free pizza from a Midwest chain.

Florintina

Ruubot2 wrote: »

There certainly is a wide range of choice and the flavours options vary from state to state which is always interesting. I don't eat out very much because of a gluten allergy and I like making my own food. My weakness is a gluten free pizza from a Midwest chain.

That is best thing about america great choice of nice yummy foods , i be a danger if lived over there be eating all around me no doubt haha i very bad when comes to my junk food love taste to much .
but i do love home made cooking nd do alot my own dinner

InTheTrees

I love food delivery in the US. Pizza and Chinese are probably the most popular. I think those foods "travel" better than most. Very rare for any place to deliver hamburgers for instance.

Here's the menu from a deliver place we use:

http://www.razzispizza.com/menu/pastas.html

Shedite27

I loved Philly Cheese Steaks (steak sandwich in Irish).

Also, Sushi on the west coast is very good.

InTheTrees

Florintina wrote: »

i be a danger if lived over there be eating all around me

I think something first time visitors notice is the huge(!) amount of over weight people.

Florintina

InTheTrees wrote: »

I love food delivery in the US. Pizza and Chinese are probably the most popular. I think those foods "travel" better than most. Very rare for any place to deliver hamburgers for instance.

Here's the menu from a deliver place we use:

http://www.razzispizza.com/menu/pastas.html

i say its great fun the delivery over there. how much would a starter nd main be for a chinese over there? pretty pricy here it i think but so yummy . i adore chinese food a bit to much at times i think ha

hyperborean

Anywere near either coast, Seafood is awesome.... The biggest crab/lobsters and mighty chowder.

The steaks as well, full of angel dust (bigger bigger bigger)but tasty, they know how to cook their steak.

Florintina

Shedite27 wrote: »

I loved Philly Cheese Steaks (steak sandwich in Irish).

Also, Sushi on the west coast is very good.

oh that sounds so goood nom nom , i hear alot about them being very nice. nd the hot dogs over there seem real creative to i heard peanut butter with butter mmm

Florintina

InTheTrees wrote: »

I think something first time visitors notice is the huge(!) amount of over weight people.

haha i say that i think i fat now my mam like u crazy go over to america and u will know what fat is i like oh really is it that bad

Florintina

hyperborean wrote: »

Anywere near either coast, Seafood is awesome.... The biggest crab/lobsters and mighty chowder.

The steaks as well, full of angel dust (bigger bigger bigger)but tasty, they know how to cook their steak.

lol i love steak sometimes i think cook mine the wrong way haha. when i watch man vs food mouth does be watering alot as looks so tasty especially with fried onions mmm

InTheTrees

Florintina wrote: »

i say its great fun the delivery over there. how much would a starter nd main be for a chinese over there? pretty pricy here it i think but so yummy . i adore chinese food a bit to much at times i think ha

Here's our local Chinese delivery place (dunno why it says "2010"!). Its great and its only about a mile away so always arrives fresh and hot.

http://www.chefliao.com/

crossy

Have a look at this documentary and you might never eat American food again.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286537/

Florintina

InTheTrees wrote: »

Here's our local Chinese delivery place (dunno why it says "2010"!). Its great and its only about a mile away so always arrives fresh and hot.

http://www.chefliao.com/

The menu seems really nice and some ur starers are cheaper than here. is egg rolls same as spring roll or did i miss that haha .
what ur fav thing order from there

Florintina

crossy wrote: »

Have a look at this documentary and you might never eat American food again.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286537/

haha it seems to long read why what it about? my net is slow downloading videos nd things. i say take alot put me off junk food i love my comfort food. :pac:

rossie1977

Florintina wrote: »

lol how huge are we talking for burgers?

thats a real 2lb burger you can order at the heartattack grill in las vegas



24oz burger at fatburger which have numerous chains across the us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBAjKGWO5PU

Florintina

rossie1977 wrote: »

thats a real 2lb burger you can order at the heartattack grill in las vegas



24oz burger at fatburger which have numerous chains across the us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBAjKGWO5PU

oh my god the size of that wow , mouth watering looking mmm but the heart attack grill what a name do they want people to die or something lol .

Gandhi

Fake ad below, but it sums up junk-food insanity pretty well:


http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/taco-town/n11981/

Florintina

Gandhi wrote: »

Fake ad below, but it sums up junk-food insanity pretty well:


http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/taco-town/n11981/

some reason i cant seem to load that link its taking forever lol

con1421

Mcdonalds dollar menu. You can get a mcdouble for $1. Here in Ireland it's 2euro for a double cheeseburger. $1 refill on soda's. Bigger portions aswell. Are larfpge meal here is an American medium meal over there

McDonald's is so cheap over there I'd recommend it :-)

con1421

Florintina wrote: »

oh my god the size of that wow , mouth watering looking mmm but the heart attack grill what a name do they want people to die or something lol .

It looks like a mountain

Florintina

con1421 wrote: »

Mcdonalds dollar menu. You can get a mcdouble for $1. Here in Ireland it's 2euro for a double cheeseburger. $1 refill on soda's. Bigger portions aswell. Are larfpge meal here is an American medium meal over there

McDonald's is so cheap over there I'd recommend it :-)

wow no way really only that price nd re fills no way would ireland have that. ha think i shud move america so lol. i love macdonalds bit to much quarter pounder nd cheese meal all the way sooo good.

i would love try a supersize meal over there just say i can ha .
They are famous for there donuts i hear to

crossy

Florintina wrote: »

haha it seems to long read why what it about? my net is slow downloading videos nd things. i say take alot put me off junk food i love my comfort food. :pac:

It just shows how all american meat is genetically modified. And how disgusting it is with huge amounts of hormones pumped in unlike the meat we have here in ireland. Also shows how brutally some of the animals are slaughtered in america and the small temporary living conditions they have just until they are ready for killing

Florintina

crossy wrote: »

It just shows how all american meat is genetically modified. And how disgusting it is with huge amounts of hormones pumped in unlike the meat we have here in ireland. Also shows how brutally some of the animals are slaughtered in america and the small temporary living conditions they have just until they are ready for killing

oh god glad didnt look at it so eww that sounds manky it does, i didnt think meat over in america was that bad and its not like that in ireland?

silja

Ireland has far more regulations in terms of labelling GM foods, what you are allowed to feed cows/ pigs, battery hens etc. Of course you can get corn fed chickens and grass fed, non-medicated beef in the USA too (lots of choice, remember!), but if you are going to a fast=-food restaurant, Dennys etc you get the cheap meat, because it is cheap food.

Florintina

silja wrote: »

Ireland has far more regulations in terms of labelling GM foods, what you are allowed to feed cows/ pigs, battery hens etc. Of course you can get corn fed chickens and grass fed, non-medicated beef in the USA too (lots of choice, remember!), but if you are going to a fast=-food restaurant, Dennys etc you get the cheap meat, because it is cheap food.

ah i get u now it really is true depeds on what pay for if you pay cheap for something chances are it was cheap to buy itself and prob not the most healthy thing be going for . the dear things always good stuff which can be a pain as being a student i tend go for bargins and cheap foods ha

rockonollie

Nothing beats Cincinnati Skyline Chili

InTheTrees

Anyone been to New Orleans?

The food there is Incredible. Southern us, creole, caribean and french all mixed up.

They have these amazing sugary donuts called beignets. Almost pure sugar, dusted down with more sugar and washed down by Creamy coffee.

You'll die of happiness...

http://www.cafedumonde.com/

rockonollie

InTheTrees wrote: »

Anyone been to New Orleans?

The food there is Incredible. Southern us, creole, caribean and french all mixed up.

They have these amazing sugary donuts called beignets. Almost pure sugar, dusted down with more sugar and washed down by Creamy coffee.

You'll die of happiness...

http://www.cafedumonde.com/[/QUOTE]

You'll die of something.....probably cardiac related

InTheTrees

rockonollie wrote: »

You'll die of something.....probably cardiac related

There is certainly risk involved.

The thought of sudden death makes it more exciting...

I made the mistake of having fried oysters for breakfast one day and then spent the next 24 hours in the bathroom.

New Orleans is also famous for the "po boy" sandwich (basically all kinds of deep fried food in a sandwich):

http://johnnyspoboys.com/menus/po-boys/

rockonollie

love a good po-boy.......in terms of sudden death, it has actually happened.

A restaraunt brags about the genuine possibility of death by eating, the the point that the waitresses are dressed in skimpy emergency services costumes.......

http://fieldoffaithsanctuary.com/cardiacgrill/menu_quad.html

poisonated

7-11 hotdogs - $1.29...not really, they weren't great. I did like the depdish pizza I got in Chicago though.

rockonollie

poisonated wrote: »

7-11 hotdogs - $1.29...not really, they weren't great. I did like the depdish pizza I got in Chicago though.

There's a reason why 7-11 hotdogs are cheap.....they don't have to factor waste into the price.....they put them in the steamer and they stay there until they're sold

Duvetdays

McDonald's is ten times nicer in America then here. My husband loves Wendy's the burgers are square personally don't get the attraction. I love the way you can go to a pizzeria and buy a slice for a few dollars and they generally taste fab. Ring donuts and chicken gyros from the food stand are also gorgeous.

Thankfully I don't live over there or I'd be monsterous as I'm drooling now just thinking about it.

InTheTrees

I love all the variations of food delivery. We go to this place quite a lot. Its A "drive-in" burger place. You park up almost at the counter and then get out and order. Dick's Drive In:

www.ddir.com

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=47.661365,-122.327644&spn=79.223186,201.796875&t=v&z=3&layer=c&panoid=iWKNuqVbesSPiuSmlwrAtA&cbll=47.661365,-122.327644&cbp=13,-157.50869462249162,,0,2.234535401010021

rockonollie

the whole Sonic chain is based on not having to get out of your car......you park in the bay and a server comes out to take your order and then delivers the food to your car.

InTheTrees

The Best Cuban Sandwiches on the west coast. Paseo in Seattle.

No sign on the building but there's always a line out the door.

http://www.paseoseattle.com/index.php/menu.html

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=47.658429,-122.350008&spn=0.001561,0.002859&t=m&layer=c&panoid=VAHmCAxNLt8oDCdMyLGm-w&cbll=47.658519,-122.350006&cbp=13,265.85,,0,-5.74&z=19

Rented Mule

rockonollie wrote: »

There's a reason why 7-11 hotdogs are cheap.....they don't have to factor waste into the price.....they put them in the steamer and they stay there until they're sold

poisonated wrote: »

7-11 hotdogs - $1.29...not really, they weren't great. I did like the depdish pizza I got in Chicago though.

If you're in Chicago, you can go to any neighborhood 'hot dog joint' and do far better than a 7-11. I cringe at the thought of eating one of those.

The 'deep dish pizza' thing is also funny. People always talk about this being a big deal in Chicago. Most of the locals (including myself) would never think to order a deep dish pizza. It is something that is marketed to the 'tourists'. Now don't get me wrong, a nice deep dish Geno's East pie would be nice right about now. It's just not a 'staple' in Chicago.

InTheTrees

rockonollie wrote: »

the whole Sonic chain is based on not having to get out of your car......you park in the bay and a server comes out to take your order and then delivers the food to your car.

Nice. I didnt think we had any up here but apparently there's one 30 miles away.

http://www.sonicdrivein.com/

Ruu

There are a few really good drive in restaurants left around if you don't want to go for the Sonic chain, on a related note, look for an old fashioned drive in theatre. Hundreds were closed this year because they couldn't afford the digital transition (film companies no longer produce reel). There are some that have managed to survive. If you are like myself and get annoyed by the slightest thing at the movie theatre not to mention the prices, you will love the comfort and old American charm of a family run drive in.

InTheTrees

Pizza can be a very individual thing based on your location. I dont think there's any right or wrong way just what you get used to, and thats usually one of your local delivery places.

http://ballard.palermorestaurant.com/zgrid/proc/site/sitep.jsp

kupus

If its good enough for Heidi Klum, its good enough for me!!!

Imo the best of the takeaways in the US, burgers are dripping with juiciness and are messy to eat!!
http://www.carlsjr.com/

InTheTrees

Ruubot2 wrote: »

on a related note, look for an old fashioned drive in theatre. Hundreds were closed this year because they couldn't afford the digital transition (film companies no longer produce reel). There are some that have managed to survive. If you are like myself and get annoyed by the slightest thing at the movie theatre not to mention the prices, you will love the comfort and old American charm of a family run drive in.

Yes! Up here in Seattle I dont think there are any (too much rain?).

But I used to live near one in California and it was sooo much fun. Familys would wrap up in blankets in the back of pickups, kids would be making out on first dates. People would bring chairs and sit outside. Each parking spot (they were on a hump so the car faced up towards the screen) came with a Box on a wire with a speaker and a volume control and you could put it in the car. Sometimes you could tune in to a specific FM channel and get the sound too.

Sadly I went and checked and the one we used to live near has closed.

http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/21176

rockonollie

Off topic from the food.......or can we talk about the good old "let's all go to the lobby" song.

Thankfully our local drive-in is still open......it's built on a slight slope so there's no issue seeing over the cars in front.....they've updated to FM transmitted sound, which is awesome since it allows you to keep your car windows closed on colder nights.

The digital conversion has hurt small theatres.....i've heard that it's $60000-$70000 per screen, which will be a strain on many small drive-ins

Gandhi

Apparently the enforcement of Daylight Savings Time was one of the things that killed off most of the drive-ins back in the '60s and '70s. By the time it got dark enough to show a movie outdoors, it was too late for anyone to go to a movie.

There is only one (AFAIK) in my area and it is more of a novelty than a real cinema. Normally shows vintage horror movies instead of the latest blockbuster releases.