park city utah

I had the opportunity of going to Park city utah for 3 days and wanted a breakfast that didnt cost 30 or 40 bucks at the hotel...so got in the car and went down main street in park city looking for a place and lo and behold , opening at 7 am. was the MainST.Deli...had eggs, bacon, good coffee and sourdough toast and with tip was 10...i hate being ripped off by hotels and i will drive a few miles and spend the gas money not to be overcharged for a couple of eggs...while in park city we also ate sushi at another restaurant on main st and asian fusion upstairs in the mall on main street..both were great but pricey....

Ozone Park, NY....great Italian joint..

was out of town for a week in China and picked up the car at JFK and then started looking for a place to eat before driving back to DC....On Cross Bay Blvd 5 minutes from JFK by car is this small joint at the corner of CrossBay Blvd and Summer? street called Josephines Pizza...6 tables, one unisex bathroom, a pizza counter and Josephine in the kitchen and her daughter waiting tables....I ordered a bowl of Pasta Fagole soup and spaghetti bolangnese and my wife ordered a "small " salad and pasta marinara...our friends ordered eggplant parmigana and the other order was for sausage and green pepper with pasta....first off, home cooked, second off, delicious and third off, wrapped it up to go home..couldnt finish the portions at all....josephine came out of the kitchen to introduce herself and was this delightful woman as were her daughter....so, if you are ever at jfk and have a means of getting there, the place is great...probably if you asked josephine would probably deliver it to jfk though I am surmising here.....

boston and the Stuart Street Grill

In Copley Sq. at the Westin hotel for a meeting, had to find a crummy but good and did..a few blocks away on Stuart Street is the Stuart Street Grill..cafeteria like...good quick breakfast and good sandwiches for lunch..considering what hotel meals cost, it wasnt bad and considering that the only other choice in the area was a Burger King, I am grateful that we found this place...

montauk, long island...Salivars..

returned from a fishing trip in montauk, long island and discovered the ultimate "crummybutgood"..Salivars is open from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. ..what more can i say..great breakfast and the only people in the place are fisherman (or fisherwoman) ..cant tell you the address but everyone knows where it is; all you have to do is ask...the omelet was almost unfinishable; the oatmeal was great and I was even asked if i wanted it with water or milk?...a great joint...

Laguna Beach, California...

out in Laguna Beach looking for a xmas time rental and came upon, the ultimate "crummybutgood"..the Pelican cafe and Malt shop..on the main drag..S.coast highway, number 981...family owned for 40 someodd years...tattooed "waiter", really couldnt call him that..more like the jokester and partner and owner with a delightful lady whose name I didnt catch...but there we were at 7:30 in the morning on Labor day...I had a ham omelete and fresh squeezed o.j.!!! and barb had a chile omelet which she said was great...the test always is the home fries and they were good as well..the coffee was hot and the ambience was terrible, as it should be!!!...hope we can find a place for xmas reasonably so we can go back and have breakfast again and again...

Niagra on the Lake , Ontario

just got back from a trip to Niagra on the Lake , Ontario which is a great town in the middle of wine country in Ontario and just lovely ...the George Bernard Shaw theater festival is there as well...we discovered the most unlikely crummy but good there.....The Stone Road Grill is in a strip shopping center right outside the historic section and had the most unbelievable food and wine that we had on the whole trip..if you saw the place from the outside, you would never consider it to be worthwhile but having said that...if you ever go there (to the town) dont miss this restaurant...expensive but worth every penny and the wine selection is fantastic..I had the Lamb made 3 different ways and I licked the plate..my wife had Tuna nicoise and she licked her plate......when we left the town to come back to the USA, we went via the Peace bridge and into Buffalo and on the way to the airport, we got off 33 east at Union road, rode about a mile and came upon the Holiday Showcase restaurant on Union Rd. in the town of Cheektowaga..had a great breakfast and then went onto the Buffalo airport...however, you have to get on 33 west to turn around to get on 33 east and then to the airport...

crab cakes...

I was told about a restaurant near BWI airport...its on CocaCola Drive near the airport...the best crab cakes i have ever eaten...i couldnt finish the second one and brought it home...its off rt. 100 going towards ellicott city and off the 295 towards washington....you turn left on cocacola drive and you can see the restaurant off to the left...the restaurant is called TIMBUCKTOO...