Best restaurant in America?
 

Okay Fodorites....you well healed, well travelled, good looking men and women of these boards...what do you think is the BEST restaurant in America?<BR><BR>My vote: <BR><BR>French Laundry in Yountville, California.<BR><BR> The freshest ingredients, creative blending of flavors, beautiful presentation and just the best food I have ever tasted. How about you?

Irene's in the French Quarter in New Orleans. Outstanding!

Inn at Little Washington in Little Washington, Virginia.

Another vote for the Napa Valley but mine is for Terra in St. Helena. Fabulous!!

1. French Laundry<BR>2. Piccaso

Tough question. So many great restaurants, so little time.<BR><BR>I'll have to get back to ya.

Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas, Texas.

well heeled.

MC DONALDS

I'm with Foody.<BR> <BR>We're two for McDonalds! We're winning!

I have 4 favorites (it's just too hard to choose just one when the selection is this good!)<BR><BR>For Hamburgers: WHATABURGER<BR><BR>For Fries: (Tie) MC DONALD'S and<BR> IN N OUT BURGER<BR><BR>For Shakes & Grilled Chicken Sandwiches: SONIC

Upperline in New Orleans, LA.

Piccaso!!!

The Seafood Barn in Holden Beach, NC Yummy!

White Barn Inn, Kennebunkport, Maine

Lucia's in the Uptown area of Minneapolis. Incredible!

Alice's La-Te-Da in Key West Florida. Food was great, outside dining by the light of moon and pool area. They have great entertainment, and piano bar.

A.P. Stumps in San Jose

The Lincoln Hill Inn in Canandaigua NY. Simply superb.

Easy, The Swallow at the Hollow in North Baltimore. You know, I once saw Boog Powell eat three of their huge roast beef sandwiches and drink two pitchers of beer....and this was BEFORE the game.<BR><BR>I think he went 1 for 4, with an RBI.

Rally's. They become unstoppable when they introduced the Big Buford.

Gotham Bar and Grill, NYC

Tie between Whataburger and Shoney's, but the taquitos may give the edge to Whataburger.

The cafeteria at Wall Drug in Wall, SD<BR><BR>Ummmm....theeee best!

My favorite place is the California Grill at Disney World. The best food I ever had though was at an upscale Basque place in Madrid (whose name I can't recall). The food over there is far better than anything I've had in the states.

Commander's Palace in the Big Easy

Frontera Grill in Chicago. The best Mexican food in the world, including Mexico.

I sent a group of people from my office to Frontera last week and they all hated it.

Aureole (NYC), Seasons at Four Seasons(Maiu), Terra (Napa) - for steaks Peter Lugers (Brooklyn)

Another vote for Inn at Little Washington.

Docks-Seafood & Oyster Bar<BR>& Old Homestead , NYC

French Laundry<BR>Inn at Little Washington<BR>Picasso

Pacific'o in Lahaina, Maui. Dine right on the beach-excellent seafood and service!

Le Bec Fin - Philly

California Grill at the Contemporary Hotel - Walt Disney World

Peter Luger.

Roy's Kahana Maui

Il Mulino in NYC

It's no question.<BR><BR>"The Narrows" at Kent Narrows Md the very best crab cake dinner ever but it's not cheap!!!<BR><BR>Another Great one!!<BR>Paul's on the South River - Annapolis MD - always super fine food- fresh - well presented and great service.

<BR><BR>L'Auberge Chez Francois in Great Falls, Virginia.