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Restaurant Name	City	Rating
Navajo Nation Inn	Window Rock, AZ
This is a Navajo tribe owned/operated restaurant/motel. One needs to understand the cultural aspect of this fact. Time is irrelevant to the Navajo. Most of the time the food isn't bad, just mediocre--that is traditional. It is an acquired taste. ... more This is a Navajo tribe owned/operated restaurant/motel. One needs to understand the cultural aspect of this fact. Time is irrelevant to the Navajo. Most of the time the food isn't bad, just mediocre--that is traditional. It is an acquired taste. Go with the flow and enjoy something different than what you are accustomed to in your everyday life. If you want the food, atmosphere, service, and price (slightly high for what you get--but it is a tourist venue after all) just stay home--or at least with what you are most comfortable. The mutton, anywhere on the Rez, to include this establishment, is very good, and the Navaho's most traditional meat. Enjoy! less
Yamato Ya Japanese Restaurant	Anchorage, AK
My first taste of Japanese food. I enjoyed the dressing on the salad so much I learned to make it and serve it at home still.
Pepe's North of the Border	Barrow, AK
Wa-a-a-y North of the border. There isn't much to choose from in Barrow, so Pepe's would not HAVE to be good---but it is, very!
Ivory Jack's	Fairbanks, AK
Ivory Jack's served a huge buffalo steak--I fell in love with the taste and have been eating it ever since, when I can afford it. Buffalo is twice as lean as beef, slightly sweet, and without the dryness of venison. The decor and service complement ... more Ivory Jack's served a huge buffalo steak--I fell in love with the taste and have been eating it ever since, when I can afford it. Buffalo is twice as lean as beef, slightly sweet, and without the dryness of venison. The decor and service complement the food at this very Alaskan restaurant. (It was also the sight of my first date with the man I married at the Pumphouse Restaurant's garden!!!) less
Peking Garden Chinese Rstrnt	Fairbanks, AK
The food is wonderful, the service and attention delightful. It was here I practiced frequently with chopsticks in preparation for my trip to China where, we were told, there would be no forks. The wonderful thing is that I learned here, with the h ... more The food is wonderful, the service and attention delightful. It was here I practiced frequently with chopsticks in preparation for my trip to China where, we were told, there would be no forks. The wonderful thing is that I learned here, with the help of friendly waitstaff, how to truly enjoy Chinese food. I still eat Chinese food only with chopsticks it really does make a difference. less
Peking Garden Chinese Rstrnt	Fairbanks, AK
The food is wonderful, the service and attention delightful. It was here I practiced frequently with chopsticks in preparation for my trip to China where, we were told, there would be no forks. The wonderful thing is that I learned here, with the h ... more The food is wonderful, the service and attention delightful. It was here I practiced frequently with chopsticks in preparation for my trip to China where, we were told, there would be no forks. The wonderful thing is that I learned here, with the help of friendly waitstaff, how to truly enjoy Chinese food. I still eat Chinese food only with chopsticks; it really does make a difference. less
Captain Anderson's Restaurant	Panama City, FL
I have been eating at Captain Anderson's since I was 14 years old--I am now 52. It has not always been consistently good but it has never been bad. On average, it is pleasantly situated and well worth trying.
Shatley Springs Inn	Crumpler, NC
Located in the middle of nowhere about 9 miles north of West Jefferson, NC, Shatley Springs Inn is a well known and beloved establishment. Open only early April thru early November, the sprawling, ramshackle building contains shops, and several dinin ... more Located in the middle of nowhere about 9 miles north of West Jefferson, NC, Shatley Springs Inn is a well known and beloved establishment. Open only early April thru early November, the sprawling, ramshackle building contains shops, and several dining rooms with a 19th century country kitchen atmosphere--long tables and ladderback chairs, families talking, laughing and loving. Across the front is a wide porch--no veranda here--containing antiques and comfortable rocking chairs. Some nights there is music on the porch as well as in the front dining room. You'll need the rockers to sit a spell in the mountain air and digest the wonderful vittles--unless, of course, you happen to have taken a cottage for the weekend. There are three fishing ponds in which you are welcome to try your luck. Situated around the main building are several shops selling crafts and such. But the main attraction is the food--lots of it, all you can eat, served family style in bowls brought to your table by friendly, pleasant, local girls and women. The chicken is probably the best you will have ever tasted--including what your grandma cooked, and they only serve the breast of the bird. Country ham, so salty you'll consume a gallon of the wonderful iced tea, is served with gravy and biscuits. There are bowls of green beans, cabbage, pinto beans, cole slaw, creamed whole kernal corn, and fluffy REAL mashed potatoes. There is chow-chow for the pintos, and to-die-for Garner's strawberry preserves for the hot biscuits. Dessert is ice cream and your choice of cobbler--apple, blackberry, strawberry. Nearby is Healing Springs, an old resort with the spring still open to the public--and it really works for the rhematism!! less
Shatley Springs Inn	Crumpler, NC
Located in the middle of nowhere about 9 miles north of West Jefferson, NC, Shatley Springs Inn is a well known and beloved establishment. Open only early April thru early November, the sprawling, ramshackle building contains shops, and several dinin ... more Located in the middle of nowhere about 9 miles north of West Jefferson, NC, Shatley Springs Inn is a well known and beloved establishment. Open only early April thru early November, the sprawling, ramshackle building contains shops, and several dining rooms with a 19th century country kitchen atmosphere--long tables and ladderback chairs, families talking, laughing and loving. Across the front is a wide porch--no veranda here--containing antiques and comfortable rocking chairs. Some nights there is music on the porch as well as in the front dining room. You'll need the rockers to sit a spell in the mountain air and digest the wonderful vittles--unless, of course, you happen to have taken a cottage for the weekend. There are three fishing ponds in which you are welcome to try your luck. Situated around the main building are several shops selling crafts and such. But the main attraction is the food--lots of it, all you can eat, served family style in bowls brought to your table by friendly, pleasant, local girls and women. The chicken is probably the best you will have ever tasted--including what your grandma cooked, and they only serve the breast of the bird. Country ham, so salty you'll consume a gallon of the wonderful iced tea, is served with gravy and biscuits. There are bowls of green beans, cabbage, pinto beans, cole slaw, creamed whole kernal corn, and fluffy REAL mashed potatoes. There is chow-chow for the pintos, and to-die-for Garner's strawberry preserves for the hot biscuits. Dessert is ice cream and your choice of cobbler--apple, blackberry, strawberry. Every year, for the past twenty, my family and I have dined at the Inn soon after opening and shortly before closing. In between we have introduced dozens of friends and relatives from the far reaches of the U.S. to the wonders of Shatley Springs Inn. We hope you, too, will go and enjoy a most wonderful experience. Nearby is Healing Springs, an old resort. The spring is still open to the public--and it really works for the rhematism!! less
Mountain Top Restaurant	Fancy Gap, VA
Overpriced for the quality of food and service; it's mother motel is up the road a piece.