10 Tennessee Restaurants So Popular, Getting a Table Feels Like Winning the Lottery
One of the toughest dinner seats in Tennessee is a spot at a U-shaped counter, five floors up, facing the cooks. You can't just…
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You Haven’t Truly Experienced Texas Steak Until You’ve Visited These 7 Old-School Spots
One Texas steakhouse has a challenge that sounds almost impossible: finish a 72-ounce steak and all its sides in just one hour, and the entire meal is free. That's four and a half pounds of beef before you even count the extras…
Tennessee
This Tennessee Restaurant Actually Floats on a Lake, and the Views Are Unreal
Your table can bob gently on the water while fish gather below, hoping you drop a hush puppy. That's dinner at this floating spot, and I love it already. Boats pull right up to the dock. Folks arriving by car walk down…
Ohio
The Vibrant Ohio Mexican Restaurant Serving Handmade Tortillas Worth Every Mile
Tucked away on Hamilton Avenue in Cincinnati's College Hill neighborhood, Tortillería Garcia is the kind of place that keeps people coming back week after week. With a 4.6-star rating from over 1,100 reviews, this beloved Mexican…
Massachusetts
Forget Another Boring Weekend With These 11 Massachusetts Family Attractions
A green sea turtle named Myrtle has been swimming laps in one giant Massachusetts tank since 1970. She has outlasted lunchboxes, cartoons, and probably your parents' first car. That detail stuck with me. It turns out the state hides…
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Best-Kept Secret Is This Surprisingly Cheap Buffet
A filling lunch in Pittsburgh does not have to empty your wallet, especially when a buffet lets you sample several dishes in one visit. People’s Indian Restaurant on Penn Avenue serves a lunch buffet that draws praise…
New Jersey
This Peaceful New Jersey Lake Is Made for a Leisurely Paddle
A kayak slides away from shore, and the first surprise is how little it takes to leave the day’s noise behind. There’s no route to conquer on Hammonton Lake. You can follow the edge of the water, pause to watch a bird…
Illinois
Families Drive Across the Suburbs for Zeppelin-Shaped Lithuanian Dumplings at This Illinois Cafe
Potato dumplings shaped like zeppelins are the star of the menu here. They're called cepelinai, and they come stuffed with meat, which is exactly as hearty as it sounds. The menu doesn't stop there. Kugelis, potato pancakes with meat…
Tennessee
Taste Generations Of Italian Tradition At These 12 Memphis, Tennessee Restaurants
In Memphis, one of the city's longest-running Italian kitchens puts barbecue on pizza. Yes, smoky Memphis barbecue, sitting right on top of melted cheese. I love that detail because it shows how Italian cooking made itself at home…