Kind of a different yet similar vibe: Blackie’s.

Bullshit.

I just had Pho Horn’s Bun Bo Hue for lunch today! I agree 100%. Broth is anise-rich and tasty, but not the dish I know. And the beef in it was not good quality. Also, their noodle bowls need mint, cilantro, and fried scallion.

Supe’s not gonna make it to 2040.

If you like older things, try Mike’s Estate Services.

Is this for resale or are you prepping for the Porkopalypse?

Tell me more.

Check out Small Point.

Joe Pera definitely got me feeling a bit amorous, too. He’s the sexy bad daddy of comedy.

Commonwealth BBQ in Wrentham is pretty good. Served out of an old gas station. They have East Carolina-style sauce as well as South Carolina-style in their lineup, which is nice.

Slow Rhode, Oberlin, Avenue N, Courtland Club, or even Troop. Royal Bobcat is good, too, then go down to Olneyville New York System. Just please not Red Stripe, that’s like Gregg’s in disguise.

The only two places on the list that I'd recommend are Gracies and maybe Xaco Taco. I agree that the list isn't super hot this year.

SoClean in E. Prov is pretty good.

EDIT: except today they broke a $100 mug and tracked shoe poop in. So maybe not.

Fearless is the only place I trust to assess sushi grade. I've ordered there before only to have him tell me the fish came in not up to his standards, so he unfortunately can't sell it to me. A+

Fearless Fish is the best. Stu sends out weekly newsletters where he talks about how and why he buys certain fish, and how the ecology, industry and marine laws work. I don’t think you can get better fish in RI without buying from a fishing vessel (or catching it yourself).

Andrade’s in Bristol is also good. Tony’s Seafood in Seekonk is good for clams and oysters. You can also find many fishing vessels on Facebook (they all typically have ‘F/V’ in their name. For example F/V Briana James is one). RI changed some regulations during the pandemic, and you can often buy directly from the boats, now.

I moved here a few years ago and spent a lot of time wrestling with this same conundrum: it should be so much easier to get quality local seafood. But it’s a lot like shoreline access: there are a lot of regulations and established practices designed to enrich various business entities above all others. But with the places listed above, I’ve been able to affordable access amazing local, sustainable catches that never show up in big stores: Skate, tautog, John Dory, monkfish, sea robin, cape shark, razor clams, even whelks and urchin. All caught here.

Get a crazy Khmer platter from Pailin. It’s fantastic, unusual, not very expensive, and really delicious. You won’t know what half of it is, and you won’t care (there’s no mystery meat or anything weird). Just call them and tell them how many people you need to feed.

Put your nice perfume on, hon, I’m taking you to a memorable evening at Veggie Fun.

I wish Bubbie’s was better, we deserve good Jewish food.

Wanna know a crazy plating technique for this dish? Put your curry in the bowl without rice. Take a ladle and press your rice in to form a dome shape, then invert and pop it out on top of the curry. Garnish with cilantro or scallions or bean threads etc and bam: super impressive. Add $8.

I think Borealis is currently doing the most consistent beans.

So is the miso company.

I know a little boutique place called Whole Foods.

The quahogs were hung by the chimney with care, in the hopes that Saint Buddy soon would be there.

I think my aorta closed up just looking at this photo. 10/10

I agree with you. I really wanted to like it but it was just not great cooking.