/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>16734620
Stop at Bubba Gump Shrimp in NYC.

>>16734620
Frank Pepe's or Louis' Lunch in New Haven, CT.

>>16734620
Come to my home.

>>16734620

In Connecticut:

* New Haven-style pizza. Thin chewy crust, baked in a coal-fired oven. Try Frank Pepe's, a local chain with multiple locations throughout the state. Some locals may prefer other pizzerias, but Pepe's is easy to find and one of the OGs. (Note: The New Haven location can be a shitshow on weekends.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven-style_pizza
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe%27s
https://www.pepespizzeria.com/

*Steamed cheeseburgers
>What makes the steamed cheeseburger different from typical cheeseburgers is the way it is prepared. Instead of being fried in a pan or grilled on a grill, it is steamed in a stainless-steel cabinet containing trays that hold either a hamburger patty or a chunk of cheese. This method of cooking makes the fats in the meat melt away and they are then drained from the tray once the patty is fully cooked. The end result is a moist, juicy burger which is then served by scooping the meat onto a bun and then pouring the melted cheese over the meat.

If you will be going through Hartford on I-91 (rather than sticking to I-95 closer the coast), then try Ted's in Meriden, not too far off the highway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamed_cheeseburger
https://tedsrestaurant.com

Neither of these will be mind-blowing, but they are considered "notable" and you can say you tried them. If you were coming earlier, I might suggest lobster rolls too, but I do not know how many lobster-roll joints will still be open in October.

>>16734644
Is this a meme or is it actually good
I've heard about it for years but I thought it was a joke restaurant

>>16734718
Its a meme

Try a bagel if you're in or around NYC/north jersey in the morning.

>>16734716

Also, since you will probably be coming through New Haven.... if you like beer, then note that several craft breweries are within a few miles off the highway in New Haven and nearby Branford:

https://eastrockbeer.com
https://www.stonycreekbeer.com
https://www.thimbleislandbrewery.com

>>16734660
>Louis' Lunch in New Haven, CT

Still haven't tried that place since it sounds like such a meme (albeit an ancient meme). Are the burgers really any good? With their whole "our way or the highway" thing it sounds like those cheesesteak-nazi places in Philly that you try once as a tourist. (But then again, that's what OP is doing...)

>>16734729
>jersey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkFUL8i9WV8

>>16734620
If you want a nice lunch, Barking Crab in Boston is a larff and legit good food if you want to keep it informal. However, the Union Oyster House is probably the #1 place to go in Boston; it's been there like 200 years and every meal is amazing, plus the atmosphere and vibe of that restaurant is just aces.

If you want something different, the comfiest of Boston food experiences is in the North End (only 10m walk from Union Oyster). Don't be in a hurry, book yourself into one (literally any) of the Italian places and have a proper dinner. Whether you do Union Oyster or a North End place (or both) save your money ahead of time for that meal(s). It's worth indulging the shit is fucking cash and you want to have a good time.

Then after your coffee go for a wander down the brick gas lamp-lit sidewalks of the North End and explore a bit. Boston is best city.

>>16734620

Personally, I recommend sticking to the American national standard: McDonald's famous hamburger restaurant. The thing is, when you're travelling in an distant land, you never know what you're gonna get at the neighborhood greasy spoon. Will they use disgusting "local" ingredients? Will the waitress laugh at your attempt to order without the correct regional dialect? Will the other patrons stare at your outlandish clothing and foreign manners? Will a gang of truckers "run a train" on you in the bathroom?

Why take a chance, when all of your familiar favorite dishes are readily available at the local McDonald's franchise, never more than two miles away? Don't add to the stress of travelling by trying to navigate Yelp recommendations for some sloppa that may give you food poisoning. Instead, treat yourself to a little "home away from home" with a McDonald's hamburger, chicken nuggers, french fries, and a refreshing fountain beverage. And be sure to try the hip new Trayvon Scott Meal (limited time only)! What a great restaurant.

>>16734620
Never telling you my favorite spots in new england because I hate waiting a long time for my food. Suck it, southerner.
>>16734784
Actually a decent suggestion. Not sure if they're still filming some Christmas movie, but you might also get a peek at some fake snow.

>>16734620
Modern Apizza in New Haven CT, best damn pizza in the country

>>16734620
Seafood.
Blue shell crabs / crab cakes
Clam chowduh
Lobstuh
Fresh fish

Regional dishes.
Baked beans
Philly cheesesteak
Hoagies
Grinduhs
Oven fired pizza

>>16734784
Based Boston Bro

>>16734620
I'll add onto this with some places to go outside of the main downtown area. If you can make it out to the Fenway area you should try:
> Citizens Public House and Oyster Bar
Nice whiskey and Oyster bar thats 2 blocks from Fenway. Can be a little on the expensive side and sometimes busy but its one of my favorite whiskey bars in the city
>Woodys Grill and Tap
Nice little pizza bar just through the fens, maybe 15 minute walk from the park. Really good pizza, good beers on draft, and a nice cozy, baseball themed atmosphere, and my favorite place to watch a Sox game when I'm in the area. Even though its in a busy area, its pretty tucked away so its not super busy except at peak times.
>Timout Market place
Kind of like an upscale mall food court, but its worth checking out. They have rotating pop up kitchen areas where different restaurants come from all around the area to showcase what they're got to offer

If you're looking to go a little farther out I'd recommend heading to Coolidge Corner in Brookline for a day. There's the old theater which is always a good time, you can go to the booksmith, just do shopping at the local stores, or even just head over to the area for dinner/lunch only then head back to fenway (they're about a 30-45 minute walk from each other, or a 20 minute ride on the T)
>michaels deli
Breakfast/lunch deli style sandwich shop. Pretty good stuff but desu I think its a little overrated.
>Allium
Hipster store but their coffee is probably the best you'll get in that area (and arguably most of Boston). Sandwiches are pretty food albeit a little overpriced
>Ganko Ittetsu Ramen
Personally my favorite ramen in the greater Boston area, don't do takeout though, the interior is modeled like an old Japanese ramen house, very comfy and everything is made to order

If you have a specific area you'll be in Boston, I can give some more recommendations

>>16735081
>If you have a specific area you'll be in Boston
staying at the Encore hotel in Boston Harbor
appreciate the suggestions, most of the ones in this thread are either downtown or seaport district so we have no excuse not to try them all

kevin nash had a train run on him in the summer of 92

>>16735081
>Ganko Ittetsu Ramen
My man. I love that whole little area and agreed, Ganko is great. Actually a surprisingly good amount of Asian food within like a mile radius of Coolidge Corner. Fugakyu's pretty decent, there's that new asian grocery shop, that other asian restaurant across from Ganko is solid. People like to shit on Brookline for its snobbery, but it's a great little town.

Bostonchads assemble

>>16735056

Modern is indeed tasty but parking sucks. Not that Pepe's in NH is better. Depending on OP's schedule, the Pepe's in Fairfield could be more accessible if he just wants to try apizza while passing through.

>>16735092

kwab

>>16735081
>Michael's Deli
The restaurant that taught me about Jewish ratings nepotism
Never have I eaten somewhere more mediocre

Bumb

>>16734620
roadtrippin and I wish you saw
sarcastic mister know-it-all

>>16735145
Hard agree, last time I went they fucking microwave their knishes. Maybe it was better before they changed owners but it feels like they still exist because of reputation. Not worth it.

Better off going to New York, or ideally, Montreal whos smoked meat mogs pretty much any pastrami I've had south of the border. Amazing bagels and food in general up there too.

>>16735089
Boston has good Chinese food if that's your thing. Best is in Quincy which is basically where most of the Asians(predominantly Chinese) have setup because Chinatown is way to expensive being in the heart of downtown. It's a bit of a drive tho.

South Garden has crazy good Cantonese seafood/food- salt and pepper anything, surf clams with garlic vermicelli, soy sauce steamed fish, and their crispy garlic chicken. Best I've had outside of Hong Kong. You also pass through Dorchester where a lot of the Vietnam fucking shits live, and obviously has great Viet food.

Likewise, you'd be remiss to not get a fried seafood platter. Woodmans in essex is the classic but it's basically an overpriced tourist trap - still good tho. I usually end up going to New Bedford(Kylers or Genes) for that stuff, and also get your fill of amazing Portuguese food down there but you can find good ones basically anywhere along the coast.

The other "classic" Boston food is the roast beef sandwich - rare roast beef on an onion roll with horseradish, BBQ, cheese. Good, sloppy shit and what arby dreams it could be but don't expect it to be revolutionary. If you find yourself in the north shore or anywhere near nicks, or frankly, anything but Kelly's, it's still worth a try.

>>16736292
Kelly's isn't that bad

>>16736745
It's not bad, but it's very mediocre, and not the place I'd recommend for somewhere to go if they're from out of town.

>>16734784
>>16735081
fellow boston bro chiming in
i'll suggest alive n kicking lobsters if you can withstand visiting the liberal utopia that is c*mbridge
trattoria il panino is great in the north end. north end kills if for the most part, kinda hard to miss and yeah the vibe is on point as the previous gentleman suggested
also santarpios pizza in eastie is tops for pies but saying that will invariably piss someone off
there's a lot of good food here

>>16736927
oh, and santouka back bay is another good ramen spot

i'm from new york but can honestly say i like visiting boston a lot more. the city is general has a better vibe

>yankee lobster in the harbor [next to harpoon brewery]
>harpoon and trillium breweries
>parish cafe on boylston street
>bova's bakery in north end
my absolute favorites, gotta-go-everytime boston stops

but like people said, a proper NY/NJ bagel and a regional jersey thing is pork roll [taylor ham] at delis

there's such a mindblowing amount of high to top-tier restaurants in the tri-state area it's impossible to suggest a few

oh, and if you're at all a /lit/izen, trident is pretty comfy and newbury street in itself is pretty interesting, right next to the garden, too.

Providence is a great city for food. Try Wara Wara for unusual Asian fusion type cuisine, or any number of the restaurants started by cooking school graduates (mostly from Johnson & Wales).

>>16734620
Fuck off yuppie fag we're full

>>16737002
lmao i'm a good ol boy from the south and a tourist, i have no intention of staying more than a week in my life

>>16736983
>trident is pretty comfy
Sure, but not really worth it for the food (though their grilled cheese isn't bad), fellow rare Boston litmeet /ck/ crossposter

>>16737011
Don’t care. We’re still full so fuck off

>>16737026
true, i don't think the food is bad, but if you want to browse a bookstore and then grab a breakfast sandwich and coffee its pretty comfy vibes

>>16737026
i won't deny it
but it's not bad food
and like i said, browsing for a new book and then getting a breakfast sandwich and coffee is pretty nice, then going for a stroll down newbury and having a smoke in the garden

>>16737093
You sound like a retarded faggot who posts city pics on Instagram. Please go back to where you came from when you graduate.

>>16736983
I've been meeting to check it out. Just moved to the south end from Georgia and there's just too much in back bay to work through. Do they actually carry good books?

>>16737774
South End is best end. Used to live on St. Botolph (right on the border w/Back Bay) and it was the happiest life has ever been for me.

I've never felt comfortable at Trident though, way too pretentious

>>16737002
>>16737030
>>16737618

OP, be prepared for some of this attitude in/around Boston. Massachusetts residents aren't called "Massholes" for nothing. Also be careful on the road, they're known as the worst drivers in the Northeast. Boston in particular is also a sewer of degeneracy, so pack some hand sanitizer (and not because of COVID).

>>16738226
Stop driving like a Nancy faggot and maybe you wouldn't get flipped off for driving like a retard

>and I've never been to Boston in the fall

>>16735081
>Coolidge Corner

Did you ever go to the Regal Beagle? That was the first restaurant that I worked at. After they went out of business a couple of the bartenders took it over and opened their own place, called Parlour. Would strongly recommend any Boston anons check it out, especially if you're catching a show at the theater. Their cocktails are fucking outstanding and the food is much improved over what it was when I worked at the Beagle.

>>16736927
Santarpios pizza was good but their "Large" pizza would be a medium anywhere else. Italian Express in Eastie was hands down the best, and cheapest, pizza I've had in the city, but they suddenly closed down a few months ago.

>>16739818
>>Coolidge Corner
lmao anon any out of towner visiting Boston isn't going anywhere close to there

>>16739836
I wouldn't expect them too, I was responding to someone who presumably lives in the Boston area and generally making a recommendation for any other Boston bros.

>>16739856
Oh I see now. Yeah fair enough, sorry anon I don't do reading good sometimes

Just keep driving past new jersey and nyc their food is meme trash

>>16739836
>>16739856
I have family in Brookline so I would always go there, was shocked to see it mentioned here tho, wondered if all this time it was actually considered a cool place to go. Turns out no

>>16734620
Oyster Club in Mystic Connecticut. Thank me later. Also has an underrated Aquarium, and a museum of the history of Whaling, complete with a fully functioning whaling village and a beautifully restored Whaling ship, the Charles Morgan.

Actually there is a huge amount of amazing food in Mystic. Bring your wallet and don't be black.

>>16735112
By virtue of living in Boston, and Massachusetts in general, you cannot be a chad. Insuffferable leftist cunt sure, bet you love spending the weekends in provincetown.

My ex lives in Boston , works at a Jewish restaurant, and says she's becoming anti semitic. Incredible.

>>16736971
Harpoon is garbage. Do not go there.
Trillium is great. Do go there.

You said all the NE states so here’s my essential Rhode Island food stops (for a tourist):

>Calamari
It’s the official state appetizer. They catch it off Pt. Judith, so I like to get it near there. George’s of Galilee is my favorite spot to eat seafood and watch the waves.

>Del’s Lemonade
It’s a Rhode Island thing that’s hard to explain to outsiders. There are Del’s locations all over, but it’s best from a truck on the beach.

>Clam Cakes & Dough Boys
Another couple of ‘only in RI’ items. Iggy’s in Narragansett is a good spot for both.

>Coffee Cabinet
It’s like a coffee milkshake. Newport Creamery is good for them. Get an Awful Awful while you’re there.

>Stuffies
It’s a quahog clam stuffed with a bread based stuffing and baked. Finn’s Harborside in East Greenwich has good ones.

>NY System Hot Weiners
or ‘gaggers’. It’s a veal and pork wiener on a steamed bun with meat sauce, onions, celery salt and mustard. Go to Olneyville NY System and get some.

>>16740127
But townies are based. I was eating pizza at an outside table in the North End and a black gentleman went sprinting past me. Not a second later I heard someone yell “GET THAT FUCKIN NIGGAH” and two white fellows ran past in hot pursuit of the melanin man. The family of tourists at the table next to me made shocked noises and left ASAP.

>>16740418
>no mention of 'za strips
Just what are you trying to pull?

>>16737000
i've been to wara wara, the portions were too small for my american standard. Apsara is on the same street (Hope Street) and the portions and prices are far more generous. Cambodian/Viet food, but they serve chinese-american as well

There are also some good indian buffets in providence, also in the same east side neighborhood. Not to mention italian food ; great food city through and through

>>16741437
I was thinking of mentioning Bakery Pizza strips (or party pizza). I’m sorry I disappointed you RI bro.

Rhode Island is objectively superior to Massachusetts when it comes to food, with the exception of southeastern Massachusetts, namely Fall River which is practically Rhode Island anyways. Chow mein sandwhiches baybee

>>16741758
I know it's overused but this is an actual textbook case of cope, Rhode Island food is in every capacity worse than Massachusetts food save for maybe stuffies, which I will concede are delicious

>>16734620
Fisherman platter with my carnitas!!!

I absolutely detest Boston and will never set food in that city again. My first boyfriend was from Boston. His accent annoyed me so much at first but then I grew to love it. He was also abrasive and aggressive in many ways but it was sort of a nice change and I’m more of a quiet type who likes to try to please everyone. He brought me out of my shell and I lost my virginity to him and thought we might stay together forever. We visited Boston a few times but he told me he had no family there. I ended up moving to Boston with him after college and it was six months of bliss although he was often evasive and acted strange when we were out, insisting on avoiding some areas and not wanting to show any affection (even holding hands) despite being all over me where we previously lived.

One day we were out walking at the Boston Harbour and ran into who other than HIS PARENTS. He didn’t even introduce me and I turned white and started shaking, my head was spinning and I couldn’t fathom why he would be ashamed of me like that. I ended up balling and walking away fast and ended up walking all the way to a bar in South End. I got drunk and went home with two guys and it was humiliating when I sobered up. I eventually called him, told him to give me a few hours alone in the apartment and ignored his apologies and explanations. I went to the apartment, grabbed what I needed and moved back with my parents. And here I am still with them depressed in my childhood home while my father tries to convince me to go into conversion therapy. Now I dream about that time I had two dongs in my bussy because it was the last time I had sex, three years ago in November.

>>16734620
>I'm road tripping from North Carolina to Boston next month, and checking out all the New England states for a week after I get there.
You do understand the pandemic isn't over, right?

>>16742385
This is pasta, do not reply, I'm only replying to bump the thread

>>16742403
>This is pasta
Ummm no it isn’t lol

>>16742385
literally none of this has to do with boston or with food but thanks for giving me anxiety and making me feel bad :[

>>16742427
fags out

>>16738226
This is retarded. Nobody will treat you any different unless you go out of the way to tell people you're visiting. Also Mass has genuinely some of the safest drivers according to the insurance companies....you know the people processing accident claims.
We have some rude and shitty drivers, but from personal experience from actually living and driving elsewhere, other drivers are worse. Statistically worse.
>>16739836
Which is a shame if that's true, Coolidge corner is a decent place to stay at for a decent price that's within a walking distance to some great restaurants and within an uber or T distance to anything else in Boston. Last time my power went out and I didn't want to deal with it during winter, I rented a hotel room with a great view of Boston at one of the hotels for not that much and called up an old buddy in the area for a dinner.
>>16740127
Confirmed cuck and they try to tell you at every turn. Ignore them easily and move on.

>>16742463
>Coolidge corner is a decent place to stay
I used to live on the other end of Brookline near Packard's Corner. I fucking love that neighbourhood between Beacon and Comm Ave

man all the nostalgia feels in the world

>>16742330
what exactly is Massachusetts food? Rhode Island food is like a mix of Maine seafood boils with all the culinary splendors of various immigrant groups new and old. Boston can't hold a candle to Providence or Fall River if i'm being frank

>>16742498
well as a major city Boston has all the usual international/cosmopolitan food offerings you'd expect, but of course Atlantic seafood, a very unique Chinese-American food tradtiion, plus at the Cape their big on lobster and clam bakes and such

and beans apparently but I've literally never seen Boston Baked Beans anywhere once, I think it's a meme

also the soil in the North End tastes like molasses

>>16742478
Yeah not to be a Brookline snob or anything, but that's on the shittier side of town and might as well be Allston. Not to say that you didn't have great memories there or that it wasn't fun lol. I lived all over and around over the years and have some awesome nostalgia of just about everywhere memorable lol.

I have an odd random memory of a girl kissing and awkwardly squeezing me close before she told me she loved me in that Coolidge Corner Theater nook somewhere along that ledge and I thought I was gonna pass out. I really liked her and everything, but I was young and wasn't ready for that many emotions all at once.

I have so more weird memories all along Harvard Ave and down the many streets and outward arteries towards Boston. I used to date a girl down in Allston by Great Scott that loved to throw crazy parties. I kind of got the piss beat out of me at one of them and still have a scar from (I think) the coward's ring around my left eyebrow when I lift it years later. My only consolation is that I cracked his cheekbone with my elbow lol.

>>16742566
I spent lots of time in the coolidge crn neighbourhood though, it's like a 10min walk through Brookline which is nicer than going down to scummy Harvard Ave for coffees and junk

>>16742400
>pandemic
It’s the flu you faggotron

>>16734760
Sometimes ancient memes can be fun. Just try it with an open mind. If you like it, great. If you don't, that's cool too. Personally, I like it.

>>16741758
I'm iffy on the RI statement, but agree south coast MA has the best food.
Go to a Portuguese restaurant in New Bedford, or Turks seafood in Mattapoisett!

>>16735092
>92
oh no no no nashbros, even /ck/ knows

I am from Lynn, grew up hanging around Salem. Boston is a fucking shithole and so is the surrounding area. There is NO food worth visiting this place for.

>>16734718
Why the fuck would you go all the way to New York to go to bubba Gump shrimp they have one in South Carolina and in Tennessee (they have a whole bunch of other locations but those are probably the two closest to you)
Also the menu looks like a Touist trap I imagine it'll be like an overpriced Red lobster

>>16742385
This was hot until the second last sentence.

>>16744351
>I'm from Lynn
>Boston is a fucking shithole
Yeah you know what they say about Lynn. It's just a bunch of dumb retarded people that don't matter down there. Go watch your cousin overdose faggot lol.

>>16744351
>Lynn
hahahaha

>>16744547
I have unironically watched my brother. Since then I've escaped to Asia. Fuck that place and the entirety of the north shore.

>Massfags arguing about the nuances of their mediocre food
>Nobody bothers to mention that Vermont has the best food scene in the area
shameful

>>16734620
Hey, if you hit New Hampshire, stay the fuck away from Beach Pea. It's a tourist trap.
Spend a night here in Portsmouth and hit all the local downtown eateries. Breakfast at the Friendly Toast, lunch at Street, dinner at the Goat, drinks/nightlife at the Wilder until last call, then Gilley's for some drunken greaseburger.
If you see a fat gutted young man walking around with a fishing pole (and/or fish) and a cat on a leash, please say hi to me.

>>16744547
Lynn, lynn, the city of sin, you'll never come out the way you went in

>>16744959
>yea OP I know you're not going anywhere near Vermont on your road trip but you should totally travel 2-3 hours one way to go up there
Although I agree I love Vermont and the food scene, hope to move up there some day when I have the money

try some whole belly fried clams
don't fall for the lobster roll meme, it's a ripoff

>>16744969
Second this. Portsmouth is a comfy place to eat and drink.

>>16745615
Just watch out for the merfolk.

>>16734620 MA MA GOOS

>>16734620
In the big apple, ofc

>>16744988
>>16744959
Whats good in Vermont? Might actually go up, we have four days

>>16746835
Maple syrup
Cheese
Ben & Jerrys

>>16744969
I used to run the french cheese shop next to the friendly toast

If you want to sample Maine, try Ogunquit. Quintessential beach town and fantastic food. Try the Crooked Pine for dinner.

Also, for the most picturesque fishing village, go to Bear Skin Neck in Rockport, MA