Favorite Eats – a work in progress

Chips and Salsa – Rancho el Nopal, Old Town San Diego, CA (now defunct)

Fajita Grill, Westbrook, ME

Cocktail – raspberry margarita, Rancho el Nopal, Old Town San Diego, CA (now defunct)

chocolate martini, Madre Tierra, Playa del Carmen, QRoo, MX

some concoction of raspberry vodka and ice tea, Yoshi’s Jazz Club, Oakland, CA

Cole Slaw – Bell’s Restaurant, Lebanon, MO (with honorable mention to Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket)

Dessert (tie) – Bread Pudding, Famous Dave’s BBQ (chain)

just about any pie from Marie Callender’s (chain)

Enchiladas – (chicken in green sauce) CanCun, Waterville, ME

Fries – Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket, Willowbrook, IL

Frozen Custard – Ted Drewe’s, St Louis, MO. Also a Route 66 icon.

Hot Dogs – Rapid Ray’s Saco, ME. Steamed just like my grandmother used to do.

Onion Rings – Red Barn Drive-In, Augusta, ME

Pizza – Pizza by Alex, Biddeford, ME. Thin, crispy crust done perfectly every time.

Queso – Aleyda’s, West Palm Beach, FL

Salad – spinach salad with grilled chicken, Route 9 Diner, Hadley, MA

Sandwich – Carlito’s Way, Portland Pie Company (multiple Maine locations)

Soup - Chicken Tortilla Soup, Rancho el Nopal, Old Town San Diego (now defunct)