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Best restaurants in Terre Haute back in the day--OFC?
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SycamoreinTexas
The All-American Level
Pizza City!
Bally #50
The JSW Level
They're ALL winners. If we like them and give them our business, they win too. If we get 25-30 responses, we got 15-20 different answers. I picked up a few new ones, heard some old favorites, and I'll keep going to KLEPTZ'S whether anyone has tried it or not! See you all at the game Thursday. I actually ordered my season ticket's today. GAME ON~
Note: It's interesting that nobody wants to talk football at all (or at least a fraction of what it used to get) but we get 40+ responses about what restaurants we like in Terredice. Maybe Jason should merge with YELP. He'd do a better job than they do, that's for sure.
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Kleptz is good - I'm not sure it's the best or anything - but I go probably two or three times a year.
40 responses since 2011... That's a few years ago anyway. I'm not sure why anyone would want to talk about football but I will be in attendance Thursday anyway. Yawn.
If you want to try a good restaurant outside of Terre Haute I highly recommend Fire Fly Grill in Effingham, IL or Bridges in Greencastle, IN both fantastic. Reservations probably a good idea on the weekends.
40 responses since 2011... That's a few years ago anyway. I'm not sure why anyone would want to talk about football but I will be in attendance Thursday anyway. Yawn.
If you want to try a good restaurant outside of Terre Haute I highly recommend Fire Fly Grill in Effingham, IL or Bridges in Greencastle, IN both fantastic. Reservations probably a good idea on the weekends.
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bent20
The Odum Level
I love football as much as anyone on this board. I think in my 11 years posting here I've proven that. But what is there to talk about right now? Let's get some wins, see some guys emerge as leaders and stars and then we'll have some things to talk about.
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Bally #50
The JSW Level
Bridges is on my out-of-town bucket list and has been for a while. Tried once and it was booked. The best steak I have had in Terredice was at the old Black Angus at the Mid-town (isn’t that the guy that owns JFord now)? Lost me when his prices approached St. Elmo-like. Didn’t notice the dates of the early ones. I am not good at details anymore. Don’t get to Effingham too often.
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Bally #50
The JSW Level
No doubt you do love the game. 4 or 5 a day seems apathetic but that may be just me. I hope you’re right. I am ready. Tailgating just west of the Varsity Club lot just off the path around 4pm. Blue Veloster should be easy to find. Stop by if you want!
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Jeez I know this wont be popular with you guys but I thought the food in Terre Haute sucked! Until after a long night out I was taken to Thompson’s for biscuits and gravy, never had them, never heard of them before, loved them! Pizza, you got to be kidding barely edible until I discovered Luigi’s, a small pizza restaraunt located on a North South Street of Locust. Loved it! North of Campus was a bar that sold beef sandwiches, someone may have mentioned it earlier. It had a large sign the simply said “BEEFS” They were good, real good and the proprietor was a nice old guy tolerant of loud mouthed drunk college kids. Chokers is what Coney Island was known at in my day. The “dogs” were toxic but yeah they hit the spot in the early morning hours. You don’t know what a hot dog is supposed taste like until you have had a Vienna beef Chicago style dog from any hot dog stand in and around Chicago. I can remember many a night sitting around with teammates and other students from Illinois or the region lamenting the lack of good food. But when it comes right down to it food is just that food nobody starved that’s for sure!
Sycamore Proud
The Nicks Level
We made it to 51 and ate at Logan's Ribeye. Excellent steaks, great service and one of the best kept culinary secrets in Terre Haute.
As it stands now, my friends and I will try Kleptz for our pregame meal Thursday. Mever been there, any suggestions?
As it stands now, my friends and I will try Kleptz for our pregame meal Thursday. Mever been there, any suggestions?
Service can be a little slow sometimes so you need to let them know if your on a tight time schedule.
The poppers are pretty good appetizers if you enjoy milder things. They’ve got good fried fish and they’ve got good sandwiches.
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Sycamore Proud
The Nicks Level
Poppers and grilled tenderloin sound really good right now. Thanks!
CicrtckySycamore
The Blue Level
Ok, reminiscing... back in the college days, we would order Footers for delivery! For $4 you got 8to10 inch long rectangle pan of baked spaghetti and garlic bread that cover the whole pan it came in. Is Footers still alive and kicking? Besides Coney Island and Pizza $hity, that was our cheap eats.
Footers was still kicking when I was there in the late 90s. All of the pizza places were pretty much similarly priced. Papa Johns had a large 1 topping $5 pizza deal so that was the defacto order for most people I knew.
Other cheap eats when I was there was Ambros and their wing night. I believe it was $0.10 a wing and you'd pretty much see tables of dudes all ordering 50 a pop.
shootingsycamore
The Sycamore Level
A couple of more outside TH and a nice drive is" Andrews at the Westbrook" in Paris and "The Beef House" in Covington.
niklz62
The JSW Level
footers used to have a huge stromboli.
has anyone ever been to Harry and Buds? http://harryandbuds.com/
has anyone ever been to Harry and Buds? http://harryandbuds.com/
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Anyone know the name of the steak place just across the state line where you grilled your own steak? I think it was in Paris but not sure. Was really good and while you waited on your steak to cook you had all kinds of texas toast to fill up on.
I think you're probably thinking of Sam's Steakhouse? Not sure if it's still open or not been three years or so since I had it.
Yes I've been several times.
Here is the run down:
You have to call and get reservations ahead of time. Back in the day if he had his light on you could go in - not really that way anymore. He would turn people away if he was too busy and he got tired of dealing with it I think. I think you have to probably have a party of 4 to 10 people.
No set menu - when you make the reservation he might ask you what sort of things you would like i.e seafood vs. meat vs. pasta. Or he might just decide on his own what he is going to cook.
Price is typically like $50 per person - nothing is going to be itemized.
Typically the owner acts as the cook and the server - sometimes he has help but usually it's just him.
Large portion sizes - you will have left overs.
Each meal usually comes with house baked warm french bread. A Soup. Cheese & Veggie Spread. It's all fantastic. But if someone in the group is a picky eater this is probably not the place to eat. This isn't really a pick and choose / substitution type of meal. You get what he brings out.
BYOB or Wine. He usually has water and tea - besides that you're on your own.
2 hour'ish meal. He will be offended if you come in a hurry and don't sit for 2 hours or more. It's a dining experience and not a fast food experience.
Enjoy! If Anthony Bourdain were still alive - I think this is a place he might visit for a meal. It's not really a restaurant - I would describe as the chef's home way from home / hobby / ??
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niklz62
The JSW Level
that's what it sounded like. somehow this has escaped me for 20 years. I think it's on my to do list now.