Which Big East City Has the Best Food?

[Rocktheworld]

idc if there's no strong history between Georgetown and maryland crab and oysters, in no world can you put that meal behind some regional fast food chain in nebraska

In the twitter thread a response from some guy is like “WE HAVE OMAHA STEAKS” like it should be what was in the article, just lol

 

[8893]

Ive heard great things about Gorats's, but no, there is nothing "neat" about Nebraska. Not 1 square inch.

ConAgra has a nice running track around it's headquarters there. Magnolia has a very nice hotel and I got styled with a sweet suite. Had a great business result and an awesome meal so I have fond memories.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Oh my lord this list is insane

“Wisconsin is the best place *in the world* for cheese, and Milwaukee has a great beer scene”

lol sure

I’m not upset about deep dish at the bottom of the list where it belongs

 

[August_West]

and by the way, some of the best meals Ive ever had in my life were in Providence, and none of them were wood fired pizza.

 

[FriarJ]

Downtown Providence has some pretty good food options. NYC of course the top of the list. Not sure what to expect in Creighton...

Storrs is kind of a bad place for food given the location - good thing we’re known for championships

Beef and lots of it.

 

[FriarJ]

I have had some excellent meals in Indianapolis. St. Elmo's is legendary.

 

[storrsroars]

We actually got a Syline Chili meal from Blue Apron and it was pretty good.

I'd have cancelled my subscription.

My $0.02... if considering only what's available within 30 minues of campus: Chicago, NYC, DC, Philly, Providence, Milwaukee, Omaha, Cincy, Indy, S. Orange (only because of Star Tavern), Storrs. In that order.

 

[8893]

I'd have cancelled my subscription.

It was one of the five options from which we select two meals. I consciously chose it because their description sounded good to me:

Cincinnati-Style Beef Chili with Spaghetti & White Cheddar Cheese

You’ll celebrate a Cincinnati specialty by cooking up beef chili with warm spices like cumin, coriander, and cinnamon. In classic, crowd-pleasing fashion, the saucy chili is served over a bed of spaghetti and garnished with cheddar cheese.

www.blueapron.com

We could have easily chosen something else, or we could have skipped a week, which we do more often than not. It was legitimately good imo.

 

[August_West]

It was one of the five options from which we select two meals. I consciously chose it because their description sounded good to me:

Cincinnati-Style Beef Chili with Spaghetti & White Cheddar Cheese

You’ll celebrate a Cincinnati specialty by cooking up beef chili with warm spices like cumin, coriander, and cinnamon. In classic, crowd-pleasing fashion, the saucy chili is served over a bed of spaghetti and garnished with cheddar cheese.

www.blueapron.com

We could have easily chosen something else, or we could have skipped a week, which we do more often than not. It was legitimately good imo.

So not from skyline

 

[8893]

So not from skyline

Correct. Cincinnati Chili.

 

[storrsroars]

It's basically the same tomato sauce you'd use for moussaka, or what I'd call "Greek Bolognese".

Before I decided on attending UConn, I spent a couple of days at U Dayton. The two things I recall most about that trip were Skyline Chili and Blatz beer (the 3.2 version).

As an aside, for those who remember 70s-80s radio, the guy who became "Buzz Knight" (WDRE Danbury) was one of my best buds at Stamford High and he's the reason I looked at Dayton for journalism/communications as he was going there. Also I would've been in classes with Dan Patrick had I went there. I decided that neither Skyline nor Jesuits were for me.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I'd have cancelled my subscription.

My $0.02... if considering only what's available within 30 minues of campus: Chicago, NYC, DC, Philly, Providence, Milwaukee, Omaha, Cincy, Indy, S. Orange (only because of Star Tavern), Storrs. In that order.

S. Orange last for this native of Jersey. You couldn’t pay me to go out anywhere around Newark; not trying to get shot

 

[HuskyHawk]

Oh my lord this list is insane

“Wisconsin is the best place *in the world* for cheese, and Milwaukee has a great beer scene”

lol sure

I’m not upset about deep dish at the bottom of the list where it belongs

Vermont would like a word.

 

[storrsroars]

S. Orange last for this native of Jersey. You couldn’t pay me to go out anywhere around Newark; not trying to get shot

Fair enough. I like Star Tavern as it's the next best thing to a Colony pie. And I'm not really sure where South Orange begins and ends, but Star is the midpoint of E. Orange, W. Orange, S. Orange and Montclair, and it's not in a bad neighborhoood.

 

[Ratso]

If they are going by the immediate zip code of the school, NYC, Chicago and Philly are all great food towns with weeks worth of eating options that are top notch. If you want to expand to the surrounding area, it gets more subjective. Seton Hall is very close to NYC but it still can be a heckuva commute and Seton Hall's immediate area isn't much to brag about.

St John's
DePaul
Villanova

Huge Gap

Georgetown
Providence

Huge Gap

Marquette
Xavier


The Rest

Creighton, Butler, UConn, Seton Hall have nothing in their zip codes or city limits.

I really don't know much about Marquette or Xavier, but their in cities of a decent enough size where something has to be good to eat.

i think DC should be tier one as well, the food there is no joke

 

[Rocktheworld]

Vermont would like a word.

If we are talking about best *in the world* for beer *and* cheese I’m going to somewhere in Switzerland/Germany. Vermont is a solid second not too far off though.

 

[superjohn]

Chicago has pretty much the best mexican in the country. Why does no one get that?

And Ive lived and done business millions of times in So. Cal.

Yep, most people who don't spend a lot of time in Chicago don't know that about it. I definitely eat more Mexican than any other cuisine. When it comes to fine dining, innovative cooking, and great options for every cuisine imaginable NYC and Chicago are top of the list, I don't really know LA at all but I'm sure they are right there. San Fran was always known as one of the meccas as well. My favorites would have to be New Orleans and Philly because I love all the stuff they eat all the time all over those two cities.

Big East blows away all other conferences in terms of food just because they have NYC, Chicago, Philly, DC, and Providence.

 

[superjohn]

S. Orange last for this native of Jersey. You couldn’t pay me to go out anywhere around Newark; not trying to get shot

The Ironbound is safe and has really good Portuguese/Spanish/Brazilian food.

 

[8893]

My favorites would have to be New Orleans and Philly because I love all the stuff they eat all the time all over those two cities.

Big East blows away all other conferences in terms of food just because they have NYC, Chicago, Philly, DC, and Providence.

AAC gets you New Orleans and Philly, plus East Carolina (great chopped BBQ), Annapolis (crabs), Houston (great Vietnamese food--seriously!) and Memphis (BBQ).

Probably the best thing that can be said about that conference.

 

[superjohn]

AAC gets you New Orleans and Philly, plus East Carolina (great chopped BBQ), Annapolis (crabs), Houston (great Vietnamese food--seriously!) and Memphis (BBQ).

Probably the best thing that can be said about that conference.

Yes but good chance you throw it all up after watching the games.

 

[Rocktheworld]

AAC gets you New Orleans and Philly, plus East Carolina (great chopped BBQ), Annapolis (crabs), Houston (great Vietnamese food--seriously!) and Memphis (BBQ).

Probably the best thing that can be said about that conference.

Okay how many Vietnamese places have you been in Houston

 

[8893]

Okay how many Vietnamese places have you been in Houston

One. A former colleague moved there several years ago and that's where he suggested we meet to eat when I was there for the 2011 FF because he said it was some of the best and his favorite cuisine in town, apparently owing to a large Vietnamese population. I had no idea, but it was great, and most of the people eating there appeared to be Vietnamese. No idea where or what it was though.

I also had one of the best Mexican meals I've ever had at Hugo's while I was there.

And Goode BBQ, which was very good.

 

[David 76]

Had it once while driving through Cincinnati. The waitress put a bib on me and gave me a heaping plate 5 way. What could go wrong? I love chili, cheese, spaghetti...

The spaghetti was overcooked mush which I could overlook if the chili wasn't so disgusting. Who the hell wants cinnamon chili?

Not interested in the chili but I am curious on how the 5- way worked out.

 

[storrsroars]

i think DC should be tier one as well, the food there is no joke

I'd much rather spend a week eating in DC over Philly.

 

[August_West]

I'd much rather spend a week eating in DC over Philly.

Dc has good stuff. Philly better