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Argentina: Aby’s Bakery

July 1, 2016 by Steve 2 Comments

Dulce de Leche Can Get Messi 765 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford Several visits between 1999 & 2016 When I renewed my promise to myself to write as much original content for CTMQ as I can in mid-2016, I also promised to try to do more food stuff. Mostly these hole-in-the-wall specialty ethnic places. As … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: argentina, Ethnic Restaurants, Food Tour of the World, restaurants, West Hartford

Monkey Farm Cafe

June 29, 2016 by Steve 1 Comment

Just Monkeying Around Here Monkey Farm Cafe, Old Saybrook There are something like 1800 pages on CTMQ. I've done, visited, experienced, eaten, drank, etc. every single thing on every single one of those pages. Which makes this page quite unique. For I have not actually been inside the Monkey Farm Cafe in Old … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Historic Restaurants and Bars, Old Saybrook, restaurants

Pizza at Sally’s Apizza

October 6, 2015 by Steve 1 Comment

The Best Pizza on Earth Sally’s Apizza, New Haven June 2015 Disclaimer: I love Sally’s. I love them more than I love Pepe’s and Modern and every other pretender to the exalted throne that lords over the Connecticut pizza kingdom. Unapologetically. (And you thought that disclaimer was going to be one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Calvin, Damian, Historic Restaurants and Bars, Hoang, New Haven, Pizza, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

The Winsted Diner (Closed)

October 29, 2014 by Steve 2 Comments

A Big Win(sted) The Winsted Diner, Winchester (Winsted) October 2014 The diner closed in 2021. Yes! Finally! The Winsted Diner! Ever since I first saw this teeny tiny little teensy diner right on 44 at the western end of Winsted’s downtown business district, I have wanted to eat here. For a few years, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Diners & True Taverns, Food & Drink Tagged With: Classic Diners, Closed/Gone/Former, Hoang, restaurants, Winchester

Hot dogs at Mr. Mac’s Canteen

October 27, 2014 by Steve Leave a Comment

Miggedy-Miggedy-Miggedy Mac Mr. Mac’s Canteen Monroe "We deep fry our hotdogs and then roll them on the grill, crisp, and put them on a fresh toasted, grilled roll," says Jeffrey McFadden, co-owner of Mr. Mac's Canteen (in a now dead link from the Courant.) And so, as I near the end of this epic multi-year … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Another Freaking Hot Dog, Monroe, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

Aero Diner

September 16, 2014 by Steve Leave a Comment

Love is in the Aero Aero Diner, North Windham August 2014 I should listen to long-time reader and friend Laura more. She has left a few comments on this website touting the virtues of the Aero Diner in North Windham for a few years. “Yeah, yeah, another diner,” I thought, “not exactly earth-shattering stuff for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Diners & True Taverns, Food & Drink Tagged With: Calvin, Classic Diners, Cool Architecture, Damian, Hoang, restaurants, Windham

Hot Dog at Lake Zoar Drive-In

July 21, 2014 by Steve Leave a Comment

Me Hungry. ZOOOOOAAARRR! Lake Zoar Drive-In Monroe It has been a couple years since I’ve been able to enjoy a new Roadfood “Eat Before You Die” entry. Oh sure, I’ve had plenty of repeat items over that time, but no new ones. So when I figured I could scoot out to Stevenson – part of Monroe that refuses … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Another Freaking Hot Dog, Monroe, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

Pizza Works

July 7, 2014 by Steve 1 Comment

Where Everyone’s a Trainee Pizza Works, Old Saybrook January 18, 2014 There are approximately 7,245,900 pizza restaurants in Connecticut (+/- 7.244 million). And, as everyone knows, the best pizza in the country is made right here in Connecticut. This has been stated as the fact that it is by several prominent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Model Trains, Old Saybrook, Pizza, restaurants, unique restaurants and/or food

Mystic Pizza

January 3, 2014 by Steve 2 Comments

This Place Mystic-fies Me Mystic Pizza, Groton October 5, 2013 The things I do for you people. The sacrifices… the pain. Things like eating overpriced so-so pizza at one of Connecticut's few and true tourist traps. It just had to be done once. For the site. And for you. There's really no reason in the world … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Groton, Hoang, Mystic, Pizza, restaurants, unique restaurants and/or food

Portugal: O’Camelo

May 13, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Oh Oh Camelo! Park Street, Hartford April 27, 2013 This was the first event of the CTMQ CT Restaurant Tour of the World. I did it! I got over myself and my introversion and pushed through to organize and pull-off the very first Connecticut Restaurant Tour of the World dinner! I don’t want to get all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Ethnic Restaurants, Food Tour of the World, Hartford, portugal, restaurants

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