What Genres are In or Out?

I'm ALWAYS ready for Italian, though Mexican is becoming a favorite now as well.

Can I qualify "buffalo wings" as a genre?

I'll always go for Italian and Mexican but lately I've had a yen for Indian. Luckily we have quite a few good Indian restaurants here in the Triangle (NC). Nothing like some good Chicken Tikka yuummm!!

Indian is great for vegetarian eating too. Sometimes when I go to Indian places I do vegetarian by accident. There's a lot of good stuff at Mediterranean places too.

I hate hate HATE Indian food. Cannot eat it at all - Jason gets mad

Have you/will you guys eat at Sanaa?

One thing to consider with Indian food is that it's very varied. I don't know how much of it you've tried, but there are a lot of varieties. For example, I wasn't a big fan of curry at ALL initially, so I never tried Indian food again for a long time. Then I went to a buffet were I could try a lot of different things and it really turned me around. You probably had a broader experience than I had, but I have really changed my tune on Indian. Oddly I like curry now too, but that's another story.

We love Mexican, Japanese, Chinese, and Italian. DW is a big fan of Indian food, but I'm not convinced I love it yet. I've had three or four different dishes and the flavors were all very similar (and I like spicy food). We've been talking about having Indian soon, so we'll see how that goes.

As a related aside, DW and I had a rare lunch date yesterday and decided on Chipotle. It's like Subway, only Mexican and full of fresh, natural, and organic ingredients. You choose your protein, then all the 'fixins' you want. One burrito, for example, is more than enough for a meal - they are HUGE. The standard burrito setup is your protein of choice, cilantro lime rice, black beans, sauce or salsa of your choice (some interesting choices too, like the delicious roasted corn salsa), cheese and/or sour cream, and lettuce or other veggies of your choosing. Yesterday we also got chips (fresh cooked with salt and lime) and salsa, both freshly made and excellent. The prices are very reasonable as well. If you enjoy fresh Mexican food and have one in your area, I would highly recommend paying them a visit.

We love Chipotle. It's actually similar to a place we had in college called FreeBirds, but Chipotle is more of a Mexican bent. What do you get on your burrito LifeIsForLiving? I like them all, although chicken is probably my least favorite. Love the chicken as a quesadilla though.

I love Chipotle...DH likes Moe's so we usually have to flip a coin!! Or decide based on how far we do or don't want to drive!!

MMM Chipotle.

And i have tried a bunch of different things at an Indian buffet that had a wide variety and i didn't like any of it.

I normally get the pulled beef, beans, rice, corn salsa, cheese and sour cream. This time though I got the chicken, beans, rice, mild salsa (for the fresh tomatoes), bit of hot salsa (for a kick), cheese and sour cream. I actually liked the chicken a lot more than I thought I would. It was well seasoned, cooked on the grille, and charred just a bit for flavor. It was awesome except that all the hot salsa ran to one end of the burrito so the last few bites were rough.

I ate chicken forever until I tried the steak one day and I've never really gone back. Chicken is good but steak is better. I go through phases where I do Barbacoa with the green sauce too.

Thanks to this thread, had burritos at Moe's tonight! Joey Jr. with chicken, pintos, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, cheese, black olives and jalapenos! Yummmmmm....

Haven't been to Moes but I've heard a lot about it, actually! I wonder if there's one around here...

Also, pork quesadilla at Chipotle is amazing!!

Pinto beans?!?!? Does Moe's not offer black beans?!? I can come up with no other explanation for your behavior!

mmmm...pork quesadilla...mmm...

Yeah, quick, simple, easy, but I don't know HOW they make that stuff taste so good. I want their recipe for that pork. I have a feeling it has a lot to do with fat level, but...

Did anyone mention PF Chang's? That's where we're headed for lunch, and I'm a big fan of their version of Chinese. I know -- mass produced -- but it's good!

At at PF Changs just once. I was not impressed..that said I've always been lucky enough to live in areas with large Chinese populations and great independent restaurants. We had a great noodle house in the last city I lived in. YUUUUUUUUUUMMMM!!

I like PF Chang's mostly for their dumplings -- those things are great.

LOVE fried dumplings!! The university I work for has lots of Asian students and the dining hall across the street serves a variety of Asian foods...it's run by a Korean woman but she tries to satisfy as many of the students as possible.

Sounds like a great resource, Millie! When can I come for lunch?

I had crab rangoons (crab delights at the place we went) for the first time Friday. I wasn't real excited about it, but DW insisted I try them. They were awesome!

Good authentic Chinese or good Westernized Chinese?

You guys are making me hungry.

I love most foods. Living in Miami we have lots of exposure to different cultures.

I've learned to like a whole array of foods like, Jamaican, Haitian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Mexican (probably my favorite), Cuban, Italian, Greek, Arab, Dominican, Brazilian, Nicaraguan, and others I can't really think or right now.

Can you tell that I like to eat.

What kind of Thai do you like? I'd love to get "into" Thai food...

Just found out about genghis grill and I LOVE IT. Has anyone tried it?