Restaurant suggestions for T-town?

[BAMMAR]

The beer and the jager are cold at the Houndstooth. And the bar staff is pretty Hot!

 

[jblackb042]

Tut's on the strip has the best calzones and chicken parmigian sandwiches you will eat.

City cafe is a great little place where you can eat till you pop for under six bucks.

Depalma's in downtown has the best italian food in the T-town area.

Cypress Inn is good, but a little over-rated in my opinion and it is pretty expensive.

A great bar-b-que place that most don't know about is Archibald's, it is in northport. Ribs that are more tender and rival Dreamland.

But those are most of the really good non-franchised restaurants.

 

[Billie Bob]

Oh man, I remember when that happened. Whatever you do, don't order the #2! :eek2:

Would you be referring to La Feces!!!!!!
:eek2:

 

[Jon]

Mama Jewel's has ben closed for 9 years. City Cafe is closed on Sat. and Sun. Waysider is great for breakfast on Sat. and Sun. And yes, The GlOBE is wonderful, creamy dill salad dressing I can drink out of a shot glass.

really?

that's a shame

I have been to Tuscaloosa a lot over the last 9 years (left in 96 after my wife graduated) but had not tried to go to Mama's in years, obviously.

Jon

 

[TexasTideFan]

The beer and the jager are cold at the Houndstooth. And the bar staff is pretty Hot!

Roger that. Who needs food :biggrin: ?

 

[rtr1973]

I personally believe that if Archibalds existed in Coach bryants day

Archibalds has been around at least as far back as the late 60's/early 70's when I was a student. I didn't hear of Dreamland until much, much later.

 

[TiderInTally]

My information might be a bit out of date, since I haven't lived in Tuscaloosa for a couple of years now, and don't do much eating-out when in town for ballgames, but . . .

As kayakerjess mentioned, Pepitos is tops in T-town for Mexican food. With school starting, the one on the Strip may be a bit crowded, but the one across the river on McFarland is just as good.

As far as subs go, Firehouse is a good choice, though it is a chain. I recommend the New York Steamer (full size, of course). Non-chain = Tuts is the best, especially for gyros, calzone and pizza.

If you're down on the Strip and need something relatively quick and filling, give Qdoba a whirl. It's deli-type place (think Subway, but serving Tex-Mex, semi-Southwestern style food), and the quality is somewhere in between Toxic Hell and "real" Mexican food. The Steak Queso Burrito is the size of a Nerf football and particularly decadent. Added bonus: Qdoba is right next to Cold Stone Creamery . . .

As far as burgers, if you're not in the mood for chain restaurants, Buddy's Rib & Steak in Northport is one of my favorite grease pit, hole-in-the-wall type places. Buddy ought to hand out coupons for free angioplasty with every fourth meal or so. Surprisingly, Steve's Grill & Billiards also makes an extremely tasty burger. Don't be fooled by the lack of ambiance at either place. City Cafe, while not open on the weekend, makes a mean burger. I went there for lunch once and got the double cheeseburger plate (obviously, a double cheeseburger with fries, PLUS four veggies). It's not even on the menu - you have to ask for it special - but it was SO worth it. My buddies had to roll me outta there.

Skip the subs and the Mexican food, anyhow. Tuscaloosa is a BBQ kind of town. No need to mention the legendary Archibald's and Dreamland, though allow me to rant for a second: I hate the fact that Dreamland has "sold out" by opening multiple locations, serving pulled pork (and even CHICKEN!), and offering SIDES (other than unlimited stacks of white bread). Times change, I guess. Anyhow, Mike & Ed's is excellent. Try the Brunswick Stew. Bottomfeeders over in old Northport is also good. Foxfire (in the Taylorville area south of town on Hwy. 69) used to be my favorite, but something changed - right about the time I walked in to see a couple of teenagers fixing up the BBQ. Coincidence? I think not. I only went to Woodrow's downtown once, and I won't go back. Admittedly, that was right after they opened, and things might have improved since then, but the customer service was bad, and the food was slow, mediocre and expensive (for what you get).

RTR!

 

[Jon]

Archibalds has been around at least as far back as the late 60's/early 70's when I was a student. I didn't hear of Dreamland until much, much later.

really?

I had no idea, man I am showing how much I know about Tuscaloosa on this thread. too much fun while I was there, brain cells are gone

Jon

 

[kayakerjess]

Archibald's is the kind of place that you could drive by 100 times and never notice unless you know it's there. It's not pretty from the outside, but they do have some excellent BBQ.

 

[Dr. Van Nostran]

Archibald's is the kind of place that you could drive by 100 times and never notice unless you know it's there. It's not pretty from the outside, but they do have some excellent BBQ.

You're right, I only notice it when the wind is out of the south because it blows so much smoke across M.L.K. Blvd. that you can't see. During the week only, The Waysider has the best meat and three in ALL of Tuscaloosa. But on weekends its breakfast only. There is also a Japanese restaraunt above Tut's, I forget the name but it's great. Good sushi too, if that's your thing.

 

[Nash-Bama]

I suggest Yazoo Grill which is just off Bryant Dr. on 7th Ave. They have great steaks and a great grouper dish. The new steak place on the strip of which Kenny Stabler is a part owner is called Bones. Haven't been there yet but heard they charge by the pound and it's rather pricey but good. El Rincon on the strip (in old location of Hale's Tavern) is pretty good for Mexican. There is a new restaurant opening soon downtown on Greensboro Ave. by the owner of Harbor Docks in Destin. I was told it will be called Chuck's Fish. Harbor Docks is great so I expect this will be good as well. Cafe Venice and DePalma's are also good for Italian. Kozy's is also good for a special evening (great food and atmosphere). It's on Loop Rd. The Globe is great too. There are all kinds of really good places here and lots of them have already been mentioned.

 

[BamaFanKyle]

Hooligan's... Great Mediterranean food. I'll let BigLittleLittle go into more detail about them because he has the entire menu memorized haha

Its on University right when you start getting into the downtown area by the Capstone Church

 

[BamaLaw]

I suggest Yazoo Grill which is just off Bryant Dr. on 7th Ave. They have great steaks and a great grouper dish. The new steak place on the strip of which Kenny Stabler is a part owner is called Bones. Haven't been there yet but heard they charge by the pound and it's rather pricey but good. El Rincon on the strip (in old location of Hale's Tavern) is pretty good for Mexican. There is a new restaurant opening soon downtown on Greensboro Ave. by the owner of Harbor Docks in Destin. I was told it will be called Chuck's Fish. Harbor Docks is great so I expect this will be good as well. Cafe Venice and DePalma's are also good for Italian. Kozy's is also good for a special evening (great food and atmosphere). It's on Loop Rd. The Globe is great too. There are all kinds of really good places here and lots of them have already been mentioned.

Snake's restaurant's name has already been changed to "12." Trademark problem with the other name.

 

[BamaLaw]

There's a lot of good info and good suggestions on here. I'll add a bit. First of all, for those that don't know, Woodrow's is related to Archibald's. I'm not sure of the family relationship, but they are family and the sauce is the same. Both are excellent. Also, I've not been yet; however, I've heard great things about a new place downtown on Greensboro Ave. called MugShots. Heard they have the best burgers in town. They'd have to be pretty awesome to beat FoxFire's, Buddy's, RamaJama's and a couple of other great burgers in town.

 

[NashvilleTider]

I don't think anyone's mentioned Jimmy John's on the strip. Or Wings--

 

[JHHALL1]

try mugshots and get the mcdonald it is the best hamburger in town!

 

[edpatton]

I'll throw in my 2 cents after living in Tuscaloosa for 17 years.

Bento is the Japanese place above Tut's. It is awesome.

My parent's ate at the opening of 12 and said it was horrible. Overpriced, and not even good.

The owner of Harbor Docks in Destin just opened up chucks seafood where the Mezzaine used to be. They also serve sushi and it was quite good.

Globe is pretty good. My parents love it.

Cypress Inn is really good if you ask me. Your not even gonna see Drew Henson so it doesn't really matter what his personaility is, although he has been nothing but nice to our family.

Pepitos is good, but for dinner it will be mighty crowded at both locations.

Fast food, you can't beat Taco Casa anywhere.

 

[BamaLaw]

:eek2:

Not sure I'd go that far, but man, how that statement reminds me of how much I miss the mexican food in Texas.

Any particular cities/restaurants in Texas you'd care to mention. I absolutely love Jorge's Uptown Enchilada Bar in Austin. I also love the Casa del Rio on the Riverwalk in SanAntonio.

 

[bamatad]

Mugshots in downtown Tuscaloosa. Some of the best burgers you will ever have. I love it!

 

[Nash-Bama]

Snake's restaurant's name has already been changed to "12." Trademark problem with the other name.

Thanks for the update. I was in Destin for a week and hadn't heard that yet. :smile: I like that better! By the way, Pita Pit on the strip is also a great place to eat.