Official Foodie Thread

[Kung Wu]

First time to YaYa's last night for my wife and I's anniversary and the food was fantastic. The risotto is out of this world good. With an appetizer and after the tip, we were sitting at $80 all in. I'm not usually one for fine dining but that doesn't seem too unreasonable for an amazing meal for these days.

Used to frequent Yia Yia's back in the day. The duck polenta was so good!

[WuDrWu]

Ya Ya's has been consistently way above good for decades now. And yes, the butternut squash risotto is spot on. So is the Figgy Piggy pizza. Up and down the menu, they rarely miss.

The chocolate phyllo dessert with ice cream.....chef's kiss.

[Eric]

They were on Shark Tank about 10 years ago. They're located in a few major cities, in this case, Kansas City. This is the first time they toured down here. Social media pumped them up. if you follow Wichita by EB, he had all of the details of how it went down. They were at the Lowes on Ridge today and lines went clear across the parking lot, all day from 11 to 7. Some people waited over 4 hours in line. We thankfully got a tip about ordering ahead through the app and got a pickup time and bypassed the line. It was good. Would I have waited 4 hours for a $23 6-inch lobster roll? Absolutely not. But we had to try it once. They have a pretty limited and straightforward menu. They definitely hyped it up.

That seems pricy for a sandwich, but a lobster roll at a dive bar on the docks in Maine was 35 a few years back.

[Kung Wu]

They were on Shark Tank about 10 years ago. They're located in a few major cities, in this case, Kansas City. This is the first time they toured down here. Social media pumped them up. if you follow Wichita by EB, he had all of the details of how it went down. They were at the Lowes on Ridge today and lines went clear across the parking lot, all day from 11 to 7. Some people waited over 4 hours in line. We thankfully got a tip about ordering ahead through the app and got a pickup time and bypassed the line. It was good. Would I have waited 4 hours for a $23 6-inch lobster roll? Absolutely not. But we had to try it once. They have a pretty limited and straightforward menu. They definitely hyped it up.

I've had lobster (and love it of course) but what is a lobster roll? Never heard of that.

[shoxlax]

How bout’ a nice greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray?

[WuDrWu]

How bout’ a nice greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray?

Definitely has a place at my table.

[ShockerFever]

I've had lobster (and love it of course) but what is a lobster roll? Never heard of that.

Literally lobster on a roll lol. They have a warm one with butter and lemon and a chilled one with some mayo.

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[ShockerFever]

That seems pricy for a sandwich, but a lobster roll at a dive bar on the docks in Maine was 35 a few years back.

I expect lobster to be pricey. I wasn't even complaining about that. The portion was a little small though. The main point was it wasn't worth waiting in line for 4 hours.

[WuDrWu]

I expect lobster to be pricey. I wasn't even complaining about that. The portion was a little small though. The main point was it wasn't worth waiting in line for 4 hours.

Some time ago I had a meal in Vegas at the Palms. Restaurant was N9NE. Good place. Ate there early and it was not busy at all. I was convinced Phil Ivey was the only other patron in there at the time....still am.

They offered an Australian lobster...the tail was 3 pounds. It was $275. Seriously considered it for our group, but wasn't convinced it was going to be that good. Phil ordered it. It was impressive when delivered to that table. This was Mark's last year coaching...17 years ago? I suspect it would be $1500 today with inflation and Vegas pricing. I regret not taking the leap, but the steak I had was phenomenal. I wish I had been paying attention and I would have jumped at this Saturday.

[ky-mike]

Anybody get out and try the Cousins Maine Lobster truck?

We have one in the Louisville area. No other good options for a lobster roll here. I thought that it was pretty good (I had the warm roll with garlic butter). Waited in line about 1.5 hours. When I do it again, I will order through the app to get a specific pick-up time and avoid the long line.