Pho Dalat - Portland, OR

CLOSED June 30(?). 2025

10232 NE Sandy Blvd
Parkrose 

Visited October 9, 2013

Pho Dalat held true to the quintessential Utilitarian Restaurant Decor 101 pho shop model. Even a turd floating in the toilet greeted me.

Rebel BBQ - Blythe, CA

CLOSED June 30(?), 2025 

181 South Lovekin Blvd

Established 2010

First Visited October 23, 2012

Guy Fieri needs to showcase this oasis on the California Arizona border.  How can such a fantastic BBQ/Pastrami joint exist in the middle of nowhere? Every time I've been in town, I have made at least one stop here.

Luella's Southern Kitchen - Chicago, IL

CLOSED June 30, 2025

https://www.facebook.com/luellassouthernkitchen 

4609 N Lincoln Ave

Established 2015

Visited June 22, 2019 

Luella's has been featured nationally on Cheap eats and locally on Chicago's Best.  If what I ordered is reflective of their menu, it deserves the spotlight plus more.

A LA Kitchen - Markham, ON

CLOSED June 30, 2025

11 Fairburn Dr, Unit 11

Established 1997 

Visited December 31, 2010

At lunch time, customers packed the place with a queue extending out the door. With so many restaurants in the area to choose from, I saw the queue as sign of good food. The inside is small holding maybe about 50 people.

Phillips Seafood - Harrisburg International Airport MDT

CLOSED mid June (?), 2025

Established April 2011

Visited October 19, 2012

The Harrisburg airport is small with limited restaurants so it was surprising to find an "upscale" Phillips present. Of course the food was priced at extortion airport food prices.