Dishes

The dishes we eat define who we are. Familiar or exotic, regional or universal, what's on the plate is an edible portrait of those who eat it, cook it, serve it, and grow or gather it.

Opened and ready-to-eat littleneck clams in a bowl of white wine sauce with pasta and herbs

Clams

One big, bright red, ready-to-eat lobster perches atop a pile of steamer clams on a paper placemat.

Lobster

Long, slender tube of bread with light tan surface

Baguette

Baked potato heaped with BBQ, cheese, butter and sour cream

Baked Potato

Green-checked paper holds brittle-crusted broasted chicken along with equally crisp broasted potatoes

Broasted Chicken

Caesar Salad

A triangle of dark, supersweet chocolate cheesecake drips with Kahlua and raspberry puree

Cheesecake

Pieces of fried chicken are piled atop a waffle, pitcher of syrup in the background

Chicken & Waffles

Styrofoam container holds hot dog bun filled with chili, onions, and mustard ... but no hot dog

Chili Bun

Close view of chorizo sausage well mixed with scrambled eggs

Chorizo & Eggs

Country Fried Steak

Puffy, oven-baked pancake forms abowl that contains fresh fruit and powdered sugar.

Dutch Baby

Great hunks of golden fried hogfish perch on the bottom of a bun, accompanied by garnishes and a bowl of fresh-cut fruit.

Fish Sandwich

Velvet-soft gnocchi glow with tomato sauce.

Gnocchi

Styrofoam cup of tea is crowded with chopped ice

Iced Tea

Cross section of a hoagie with salami, ham & provolone, garnished with lettuce, tomato, and onion, sprinkled with oil and spice

Italian Hoagie

Paper cup holds light tan ice cream dotted with pistachios and spice

Kulfi Ice Cream

A big meatball and length of Italian sausage loll in red sauce in a deep dish

Meatballs & Sausage

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Plate of fried calamari mixed with pickled vegetables and chili sauce

Calamari

  • 17 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Crisp circular potato chips on a red-checked tablecloth

Chips

  • 65 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Buttery, creamy chowder is packed with shrimp, clams, and fish

Chowder

  • Soup
  • 34 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
A bowl of thick, creamy chowder, loaded with clams and sprinkled with green onion

Clam Chowder

Opened and ready-to-eat littleneck clams in a bowl of white wine sauce with pasta and herbs

Clams

Styrofoam bowl holds dark purpble blackberries and chunks of pastry crust.

Cobbler

  • 110 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Crab legs top a Lowcountry boil of shrimp, potatoes, corn and sausage

Crab

Close view of a lump crab cake, broiled ... Maryland crab cake heaven

Crab Cake

Heaps of large lump crabmeat full a bowl of Maryland crab soup.

Crab Soup

  • Soup
  • 8 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Cafeteria tray holds a square meal of BBQ chicken, mac & cheese, collards, cornbread, sweet tea, and banana pudding

Dinner Platters

  • 175 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
A huge hunk of puffy-crisp crusted fish is perched on a bed of thin truffled French fries

Fish & Chips

Fish tacos made with grilled mahi-mahi are dressed with cilantro-avocado sauce and sided by chunky papaya relish

Fish Tacos

Crisp-edge, creamy-center French fries sprinkled with salt

French Fries

  • 219 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
A thick halibut steak glazed with butter/caper sauce comes with jasmine rice and vegetables.

Halibut

Scoops of strawberry, pistachio, and vanilla ice cream accompany a slice of 4-layer chocolate cake.

Ice Cream

In a car cup-holder, plastic cup of lemonade reveals fresh lemon halves inside.

Lemonade

  • 31 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
A bowl of steamed-open mussels in a pool of white wine and garlic

Mussels

In a red drive-in basket, onion rings are crisp and golden-brown

Onion Rings

  • 126 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
A dozen raw oysters on the half-shell

Oysters

Bread cubes added to veggies make panzanella salad unique.

Panzanella Salad

  • Salad
  • 4 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes

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