(02-08-2019 10:27 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  Pretty solid recommendations so far.

I'll second these:

Sushi: Cobo
Pizza: Carolina Pizza Co.
Burger: Cardinal
Burrito: Black Cat
Sammy/Soup: Our Daily Bread
Wings: Tapp Room
TexMex: Coyote Kitchen
Beer: Booneshine
Fastfood: Comeback Shack
Bar: Saloon
BBQ: Woodlands
Southern Food: Proper

Stuff that I like that haven't been listed:

Coffee: Espresso News
Fancy Food: Vidalia
Exotic Food: Mint (Indian)
Sweets: Stickboy
Food in general: The Local

I've been to Vidalia 2 or 3 times over the years. Very underwhelming, in my opinion. Not that it's a bad thing, but you have to leave Boone for "fancy." The 15 minute drive to Blowing Rock will cover fancy. I suggest Gamekeeper or Storie Street, but there's a dozen others that are just as good. Same for the 20 minute drive to Banner Elk, just fewer options.

(02-08-2019 02:41 PM)ComeBackShack Wrote:  Not a fan of Cardinal at all. Best burger in Boone is easily Comebackshack though. I am a pretty big fan of them if you couldn't tell.

A Card burger with come back sauce would be a game changer.

I had a Cardinal double last night. The burger itself is amazing, but they literally just throw the lettuce on the bottom and it spills out.

There's a BBQ place coming to downtown Boone soon, with rooftop seating and night hours. It was in one of the recent papers.

Capone's blows Carolina Pizza out of the water. Carolina Pizza has cheap PBR and is downtown. Capone's left downtown, and is still kicking. That should tell you something.

Comeback and Cardinal both have a place in my heart. It's simple, if you want a beer, you go to Cardinal.

We were in Blowing Rock a few weeks ago and went to The Speckled Trout. It was really good. The new ownership is hitting it out of the park!

(02-08-2019 03:02 PM)alpha_eagle Wrote:  

(02-07-2019 08:25 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  Best Excuse to Bring Kids to a Bar: Boone Saloon (good food, including mac and cheese, Arcade Games, Top 5 seller of PBR in the entire world.

...and that, my friends, explains a lot of things about Boone and its residents...

I guess we must be pretty cool.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/2...99109.html

(02-08-2019 03:25 PM)T-Dog Wrote:  I had a Cardinal double last night. The burger itself is amazing, but they literally just throw the lettuce on the bottom and it spills out.

There's a BBQ place coming to downtown Boone soon, with rooftop seating and night hours. It was in one of the recent papers.

Can't find any info on the new BBQ joint. Sounds awesome. Somebody please fill us in.

It is interesting to me that nobody has recommended Gideon Ridge for the "high falootin" diners. Gamekeeper is a neat place for tourists, but Joe Beef in Montreal ruined exotic meat establishments for me in an incredible I must go back to Montreal way. Try Gideon Ridge sometime if you can find a reservation.

*edit* I had the worse halibut in my life at Gamekeeper.

(02-08-2019 05:37 AM)AppManDG Wrote:  Some of my favorites are Cafe Portifino's, Casa Rustica for Italian, Pepper's for sandwich & soup (Boone staple for 30+ years) , The Peddler for steaks, Mike's Inland Seafood is a lot better than you's expect that far away from the coast, The Rock for bar food with lot's of TV's, Black Cat Burrito for Mexican and my favorite dog & burger joint Hilltop Drive-In a mile or so west of downtown Boone on 321. I hear Capone's is surprisingly good for pizza.

Ditto, you hit my favorites in one post and yes, Capone's is good.

It is fascinating to see why so many establishments that I don't find worthy of my time or money are somehow still in business and favorites of others. Let us look at this as an opportunity to judge each other... I mean... appreciate each other..... or.... wait

(02-08-2019 03:25 PM)T-Dog Wrote:  I had a Cardinal double last night. The burger itself is amazing, but they literally just throw the lettuce on the bottom and it spills out.

There's a BBQ place coming to downtown Boone soon, with rooftop seating and night hours. It was in one of the recent papers.

(02-08-2019 09:14 PM)appsfan Wrote:  

(02-08-2019 05:37 AM)AppManDG Wrote:  Some of my favorites are Cafe Portifino's, Casa Rustica for Italian, Pepper's for sandwich & soup (Boone staple for 30+ years) , The Peddler for steaks, Mike's Inland Seafood is a lot better than you's expect that far away from the coast, The Rock for bar food with lot's of TV's, Black Cat Burrito for Mexican and my favorite dog & burger joint Hilltop Drive-In a mile or so west of downtown Boone on 321. I hear Capone's is surprisingly good for pizza.

Ditto, you hit my favorites in one post and yes, Capone's is good.

Not a big fan of Chicago style, but I'm gonna give it a shot next time in town. The pizza offerings just haven't been the same since Solliceto's closed.

(02-08-2019 03:25 PM)T-Dog Wrote:  I had a Cardinal double last night. The burger itself is amazing, but they literally just throw the lettuce on the bottom and it spills out.

There's a BBQ place coming to downtown Boone soon, with rooftop seating and night hours. It was in one of the recent papers.

Hoping Boone finally gets a BBQ joint with legitimate Lexington Style Que.

Anyone who recommends The Peddler can't be trusted. If you can't cook a steak better than that local chain then you don't belong in the kitchen... or online making dining recommendations.

Amen.


I'd rather cook my steak on the stove top than go to the peddler.

Our Daily Bread is mouth magic.

(02-08-2019 04:30 PM)southcharlotteapp Wrote:  We were in Blowing Rock a few weeks ago and went to The Speckled Trout. It was really good. The new ownership is hitting it out of the park!

I went to high school with Emily, she's really cool, too. I saw they've stepped up their beverage options and live music. Seems like a cool place to go.

(02-12-2019 12:35 PM)APPrising Wrote:  

(02-08-2019 04:30 PM)southcharlotteapp Wrote:  We were in Blowing Rock a few weeks ago and went to The Speckled Trout. It was really good. The new ownership is hitting it out of the park!

I went to high school with Emily, she's really cool, too. I saw they've stepped up their beverage options and live music. Seems like a cool place to go.

It was awesome. The food was outstanding with a good beer selection. The decor is fresh and staff was very friendly. It was cold that day, so we did not get to enjoy the porch, but look forward to having drinks out there this summer. Go check it out!

(02-09-2019 05:13 AM)AppManDG Wrote:  

(02-08-2019 03:25 PM)T-Dog Wrote:  I had a Cardinal double last night. The burger itself is amazing, but they literally just throw the lettuce on the bottom and it spills out.

There's a BBQ place coming to downtown Boone soon, with rooftop seating and night hours. It was in one of the recent papers.

Hoping Boone finally gets a BBQ joint with legitimate Lexington Style Que.

Has anyone ever had legitimate Lexington Style Q west of 77? I love it as much as anyone but it does not travel out of the region.

(02-12-2019 02:46 PM)trapdrawApp Wrote:  

(02-09-2019 05:13 AM)AppManDG Wrote:  

(02-08-2019 03:25 PM)T-Dog Wrote:  I had a Cardinal double last night. The burger itself is amazing, but they literally just throw the lettuce on the bottom and it spills out.

There's a BBQ place coming to downtown Boone soon, with rooftop seating and night hours. It was in one of the recent papers.

Hoping Boone finally gets a BBQ joint with legitimate Lexington Style Que.

Has anyone ever had legitimate Lexington Style Q west of 77? I love it as much as anyone but it does not travel out of the region.

Isn't Shelby known for good old Lexington style places? Bridges?

The NC BBQ trail definitely thins out west of I-77

(02-12-2019 02:59 PM)southcharlotteapp Wrote:  

(02-12-2019 02:46 PM)trapdrawApp Wrote:  

(02-09-2019 05:13 AM)AppManDG Wrote:  

(02-08-2019 03:25 PM)T-Dog Wrote:  I had a Cardinal double last night. The burger itself is amazing, but they literally just throw the lettuce on the bottom and it spills out.

There's a BBQ place coming to downtown Boone soon, with rooftop seating and night hours. It was in one of the recent papers.

Hoping Boone finally gets a BBQ joint with legitimate Lexington Style Que.

Has anyone ever had legitimate Lexington Style Q west of 77? I love it as much as anyone but it does not travel out of the region.

Isn't Shelby known for good old Lexington style places? Bridges?

The NC BBQ trail definitely thins out west of I-77

Shelby is the exception. Alston Bridges & Red Bridges. That being said, the new place in Boone probably won’t be a chopped tray with hush puppy joint which is my kinda place.