Re: Places to eat in or near Burke
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Date: October 03, 2017 06:57PM
growingupnova Wrote:
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> Ho's Dynasty was great until it shut down, my
> family found Chinatown which is over by Aladin's
> is pretty good(as close to Ho's Dynasty as we
> could find). Don't eat at Jerry's my brother and I
> recently got food poisoning from them, we don't
> know what it was because it was because we had
> completly different stuff. Cafe Rio, in my
> opinion, is just a more expensive Chipotle, unless
> you have young children(I believe it's under 6
> that gets free quesadilla) or you want nachos. The
> Dairy Queen by Walmart doesn't have normal
> food(things other then ice cream) but the one in
> the shopping center by the belt way does. There is
> of course Wendy's, McDonald's, Chipotle, Subway,
> and Starbucks(they do have pretty good sandwiches
> if you're already there and need to grab something
> quick). If you're not at starbucks and you want
> something quick to grab Safeway actually has a
> good selection of salads and sandwiches right by
> the door(Burke Center location, the left
> entrance). For pizza depending on what you want
> there is Pasanio's, Pizza Hut(only one I know of
> is on Braddock), Domino's, Papa Johns, and
> Vocelli's. If you really want a burger, and I mean
> a good one, you're better off going to Red Robin
> in Fair Lakes. Green Turtle is also really good
> they are on Main Street off of rt. 123, there is
> free parking in the garge you can get from rt. 123
> or University Dr. A good place for soft serve ice
> cream is Woody's it used to be seasonal over by
> where Carlos o' Kelly was but moved to a location
> near Main street and I believe is now year-round,
> if you go to Green Turtle you can just walk.
> Friendly's does have desent food if you are in the
> mood for something off their menu, though I
> suggest carry out(which they do they just don't
> tell you they do), I personaly like their honey
> bbq chicken supermelt, though their fries aren't
> that great, and their ice cream is good if you're
> already there. If you just want the ice cream and
> none of the additional toppings you can pick up
> some of their flavors at the grocery store.
> Another good place is Tong Thai, they are behind
> Brion's grille at University Mall(their's is the
> only pad thai I like). There is also the Japanese
> steak house at University Mall(where the block
> buster used to be), the name is always changing
> but it's the same thing with I believe the same
> employees. Some people like La Tolteca which is
> good they have decently authentic mexican food,
> still not real in my opinion but pretty close.
> There is an Olive Garden in Fair Lakes but it is
> pretty much always busy don't try to go with a big
> group because it will probably be a 30 minute or
> so wait and the waiting area is always crowded,
> except for the few times the place is dead.
> Outback is good but yet again large groups are
> difficult(went with 20+ people a month ago was
> preplanned and a couple of us arrived a few
> minutes before the time we had set and it still
> toke an hour to be seated, it was for a special
> event kind of thing and we decided to go out with
> the whole family instead of doing something at
> home like we normally do). Over by where I said
> Green Turtle is there is also a potbelly and
> panera, closer then the Fair Oaks area. There is
> also Coastal Flats, California Pizza Kitchen, ben
> and jerry's, P.F. Cheng's, and Uncle Julio's Rio
> Grande cafe over at Fairfax Corner, there is also
> a movie theater there. Fairfax Corner also has
> pinkberry for frozen yougurt, there also a few
> clothing stores there and a hair salon and by the
> hair salon(Bubbles) there is a cupcake place. Now
> you are awesome if you have read this far.
A $1 upcharge on the combo specials from white to fried rice??
No thanks.