Restaurants to Try (as of 7.27.07)

i realize now that food is one of the few relatively affordable luxuries i have in life...so i keep finding more places i want to try but i always forget about going to them...so my solution is to blog so i can actually remember to go to these places! add yours to the list too!! =)

Green means "go to these restaurants":

• The Melting Pot - i know it's quite expensive for just fondue, but a person at my school said it's really good and i am intrigued!

• The Stinking Rose - i want to see how garlic-y it gets & how much i can actually eat.

• Lawry's - kim said the prime rib is quite good & i want to taste!!

• Pink's - the best hot dogs around?
  

• Wingnuts - i heart chicken wings (especially BJ's...so far the best i've had) and this place has a lot more flavor than the boring bbq & buffalo sauces

• The Boiling Crab - kim blogged this...and it looks so yummy!! i heart crab & it might be the place to try some crawfish!

• Sevens Steakhouse - talking to a person who went to both ruth's chris & sevens, she said sevens wins hands down!! save your money cuz this steak is pricey!!

• The Cravery - a restaurant devoted entirely to pot pies?? well, they do have salads & baked sandwiches...BUT looking at the menu, the pot pies sound awfully good!!
  

• Cafe Hiro - on cerritos & valley view...fuses japanese & italian flavors, with a splash of french (so a food blog i read described it...who also raves that it is one of his absolute favorites)

• California Fish Grill - also on cerritos & valley view...whenever i pass by, i think it'll be super expensive like market broiler or king's fish house BUT it seems to be more in the vicinity of wahoo's or baja fresh.
  

• California Shabu Shabu - it feels like i'm the only one who has not been here...but one day that will not be the case!

• Elephant Bar - one of those places that i always say i'll try, but never go to...i will eat here!!
  

• Agora Churrascaria - another brazilian bbq place?? i know, it's cruel...but this place in irvine seems a bit different. downside = no ox tail or alligator meat here, fried bananas & cheesy bread at your table (not at the "all you can eat" salad bar), costs nearly $40 for dinner. possible upside = filet mignon, filet mignon wrapped in bacon, PORK tenderloin and eight other meats...meat coma is sure to happen so i am not 100% on going =)
  

Red means "stop! my stomach has been filled here":

• Amazon Brazilian BBQ (7.14.07) - yummy!! i like this place more than green fields in long beach...the decor is nice but not overwhelming, the food is soooo good and the fact that we didn't have to wait to be seated on a saturday night is a enough for me! gold stars for: ox tail, cheesy brazilian bread nuggets, fried bananas & cooked pineapple!! =)