Kansas Crimson

Yellow Sub was the most overrated spot in Lawrence.

Fail.

pdub wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:04 pm

KUTradition wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:44 pm speaking of…Yellow Sub’s chicken parm used to be phenomenal

Meatball grinder was one of the best I can remember.

yes

their bbq too

Cascadia wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:53 pm Yellow Sub was the most overrated spot in Lawrence.

sorry, but no

not saying it’s one of the best by any means, but it’s in the top half (at least for me)

Cascadia wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:53 pm Yellow Sub was the most overrated spot in Lawrence.

I would say Zen Zero by a good margin.

White midwesterners first foray into eating "Asian" food that's not grocery store Chinese food.

Well, by that same logic - “Asian” food that’s not grocery store Chinese in the Midwest, it’s overrated relative to…?

I like Zen Zero but Thai Siam lands some dishes, particularly their Panang, much better.
Jade and Plum Garden were around well before Zen Zero.

Speaking of Lawrence food, I hadn't been to El Potro yet ( I know the Lawrence location is not the original ) since it opened around the movie theater ( what, 3 years ago ) and it was everything I wanted.

my parents love that spot

we go almost every time i’m back in town. their queso blanco is great.

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:57 pm

Cascadia wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:53 pm Yellow Sub was the most overrated spot in Lawrence.

I would say Zen Zero by a good margin.

White midwesterners first foray into eating "Asian" food that's not grocery store Chinese food.

Oof, yes Zen Zero was hot garbage

KUTradition wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:44 pm speaking of…Yellow Sub’s chicken parm used to be phenomenal

Turkey club Sammie. Mmmmm.

My wife managed the Sub for a couple years in the mid 80s.

We stopped going to Panera a couple of years ago. The sandwiches are awful, portions small and overpriced. The black bean soup and tomato soup in a bread bowl is good but that’s it. Still overpriced.

Yello Sub vegetarian sandwich was awesome - one of my favorites in Lawrence in the mid 80s

I’m a Jimmy Johns fan…

I always liked Zen Zero. Schlotzky's is gross. Ifin' I'm eatin chain sammichies, it's Jersey Mike's.
Favorite OG Larryville places are (And I'm biased)

Cornucopia
Tin Pan Alley
Paradise Lunch
And when completely hung-over... Village Inn

Cascadia seems not to like anything at all.

"Hot garbage".

So miserable.
Like the Scrooge of the West.

All those places long gone 99.
I used to eat at the Village Inn and Cornucopia growing up.
Another good one was the original Casbah.

I also ate a ton at Furrs Cafeteria.

Firrs rocked it for a 'farmer's dinner.' And John (can't remember his last name) entertaining the masses with his mini casio keyboard! John's hang outs were Prima Tassa and the train tracks in NoLaw.

I had forgotten about La Prima Tassa. I’m trying to remember exactly where that was.

Don’t forget Vista burger on 6th.
Buckys on Iowa.

Paradise Cafe used to have the best breakfasts in Lawrence. was a sad day when they closed

Sunrise sucks, and Milton’s has seemed pretty meh

Wheatfields was decent, i guess

Milton’s wasn’t good but The Roost is.

Bacon and sausage both tasty.
Biscuits and gravy.
Toast from Wheatfields I think.
Solid variety of Bloody Marys.

But if I was going to pick a restaurant that wasn’t worth the wait, only because the wait is so long, it’d be The Roost.