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vilehelm
10 Posts
I'm glad to hear that Bob and Timmy's is still in business though. Amazingly good artisan pizza. If you have a little free time and you want to see something interesting try to swing by the Armory district, adjacent to Federal Hill. This was my old neighborhood and the The Rhode Island Armory is a wonderful old building to see. http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc72/5502352694/in/set-72157624043684410 | ||
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CookieMaker
Canada880 Posts
I've never been anywhere near Providence, never met anyone from Providence, or heard any stories about anyone from Providence. But after this OP, I have absolute certainty that if I strolled into Providence one day that I will be greeted with smiles and rainbows. You sir, give the people of Providence a good name. | ||
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TigerGosu1
71 Posts
Ume http://www.umebuffet.com/ It's an all you can eat buffet with hibachi, sushi, chinese and seafood = crabs. If you happen to have a car go check it out. 30 minutes from the Convention center but definitely worth it in my opinion. | ||
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Jnai
United States442 Posts
On November 17 2011 16:13 XThunderyX wrote: Any good Korean food or Chinese Buffets? I have an issue on trips where I just go to Chinese buffets and eat nothing but crab legs for days >.> The best Korean food in town, which gets RAVE reviews, is Mama Kim's (http://www.mamakims.us/). Conveniently, they have a food truck! I sent them a tweet last night and told them that 100 Koreans and 10,000 people who wanted to be Koreans were going to Providence this weekend, they replied that they might come park outside the convention center one day. So, you should all support them, because a) they are tasty and awesome and b) what could be better than eating Korean food while watching Idra/MMA. =) If you also want them to show up you should send them a tweet (@MamaKimsKbbq). Will increase likelihood of awesome. Also, I think I would avoid Soban if I was on Thayer. I have heard nothing but bad things and if you're on Thayer and want to spend that much on good food go to Andreas. But if someone who has actually been there wants to correct me, please feel free =) | ||
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Insomni7
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Attero
Canada271 Posts
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blakbeard
United States19 Posts
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Vindubs
United States110 Posts
Thayer street is the place you are looking for. its right next to the college and and has a VARIETY of all sorts of food. I reccommend the Bieblos Burger (prob not healthy) at the Bieblos Hookah Bar! | ||
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Vindubs
United States110 Posts
On November 17 2011 17:18 CookieMaker wrote: This OP is one of the most blatant uses of hospitality I've ever seen. I've never been anywhere near Providence, never met anyone from Providence, or heard any stories about anyone from Providence. But after this OP, I have absolute certainty that if I strolled into Providence one day that I will be greeted with smiles and rainbows. You sir, give the people of Providence a good name. I think this ammmount of generosity comes from just being part of the Starcraft 2 Community. In general I work with the public every day out here. and while we arent the WORST people we definately arent the nicest. RI is always moving. people are always in a rush just becareful. | ||
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warbaby
United States510 Posts
On November 17 2011 17:18 CookieMaker wrote: This OP is one of the most blatant uses of hospitality I've ever seen. I've never been anywhere near Providence, never met anyone from Providence, or heard any stories about anyone from Providence. But after this OP, I have absolute certainty that if I strolled into Providence one day that I will be greeted with smiles and rainbows. You sir, give the people of Providence a good name. LOL, perhaps this more reflects on the TL community? IMO Providence, like most other East Coast cities I've visited, has that certain edginess where everybody either seems in a hurry to get somewhere else, is trying to hustle you, or is unreasonably drunk/high/dying from a head wound in public. OTOH, Providence is less intense than NYC, more fun than Hartford, and less snooty than Boston, so it's probably a good city to spend time in compared to it's neighbors  . | ||
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FatalBlur
United States25 Posts
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Afriken
United States11 Posts
Don't know if they are just relative to the Northeast, but it is definitely an awesome place to eat. | ||
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Beorning
United States243 Posts
The Italian can be pretty good, but what you NEED to look for, is a Portuguese bakery, get some sweet bread, or doughnuts, holy jesus those are great | ||
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battyone
United States180 Posts
On November 18 2011 05:48 Beorning wrote: I guess the food is the best thing, since the real draw of Rhode Island got shut down http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Rhode_Island The Italian can be pretty good, but what you NEED to look for, is a Portuguese bakery, get some sweet bread, or doughnuts, holy jesus those are great Not that i would go myself but some light gooling has shown a large number of..errr...full service massage palors. Apparently it's not as dead there as one would imagine. | ||
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Beorning
United States243 Posts
On November 18 2011 06:24 battyone wrote: Not that i would go myself but some light gooling has shown a large number of..errr...full service massage palors. Apparently it's not as dead there as one would imagine. Yeah, I guess massage can be pretty widely interpreted. | ||
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Jnai
United States442 Posts
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doh_grenny
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XThunderyX
United States367 Posts
On November 17 2011 23:09 Jnai wrote: The best Korean food in town, which gets RAVE reviews, is Mama Kim's (http://www.mamakims.us/). Conveniently, they have a food truck! I sent them a tweet last night and told them that 100 Koreans and 10,000 people who wanted to be Koreans were going to Providence this weekend, they replied that they might come park outside the convention center one day. So, you should all support them, because a) they are tasty and awesome and b) what could be better than eating Korean food while watching Idra/MMA. =) If you also want them to show up you should send them a tweet (@MamaKimsKbbq). Will increase likelihood of awesome. Also, I think I would avoid Soban if I was on Thayer. I have heard nothing but bad things and if you're on Thayer and want to spend that much on good food go to Andreas. But if someone who has actually been there wants to correct me, please feel free =) Done ;p hopefully they come, I've never had food truck food before. | ||
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ZeaL.
United States5955 Posts
Korean food: I was going to recommend Solomon's on Benefit St. but apparently its closed down now? I loved that place, one korean mom made all the food and the dad served it. According to Yelp there's a place called Sun and Moon that looks pretty good, it should be just down the street from a tiny korean market named Asiana that I used to go to all the time (it has the staples but PVD isn't really the place to be if you want to get korean groceries). SE Asian Food near Brown: I know there's Phonatic and Spice near Brown but the best imo is Sawaddee on Hope St. Pretty small place and very good food. Angkor is close by on Thayer if Sawaddee is full (which is likely to happen) and offers really fucking good Cambodian food. I don't really know what Cambodian food is but whatever they serve at Angkor is good. Federal Hill: I don't think you can go wrong with any of the places, the popular places can get packed really quick on the weekends and with MLG there I'm going to guess its going to be reallllllly hard to get into them. Honestly, its all really good Italian food and if you don't want to to wait, wander around cause there's a ton of restaurants up there. I would recommend visiting Pastiche for dessert though, especially if you have a ladyfriend. Water St.: Bacaro: If you want Italian off of Federal Hill and don't mind spending a little more, Bacaro is really good too. Definitely a classier/pricier establishment, lots of sausages of different kinds to eat, very good. Hemmenway's: Probably the most famous seafood restaurant in PVD, if you like raw clams go there because they have a great selection of fresh clams. Other than that, its pretty expensive and about on par with other expensive seafood restaurants (i.e. you get what you pay for, $$$$ equals =DDDD) College Hill/Thayer: I personally think the majority of College Hill restaurants are overrated. I ate a shit ton of pizza at Antonio's and wraps at East Side Pockets but I don't think that they're particularly special, just convenient. -Bagel Gourmet: If you get a chance to, a bacon egg and cheese bagel from bagel gourmet (the one on Thayer, NOT the Hope st. one) is worth it, their burritos are not bad too. -Andrea's: Andrea's is hit or miss in my opinion, though I would kill for the fried calamari appetizer. The saganaki cheese appetizer is pretty interesting and actually really tasty too. -Via Via: Despite the fact that this place is sketchy as fuck and is probably a front for some sort of italian mob thing, the pizza from Via Via is actually amazing and I prefer it to Antonio's. If I want a good old pizza Via Via is where its at, Pizza Pie-er if I want a ton of weird "healthy/fancy" toppings. I know most of you guys are going to be at the convention center and the immediate area of downtown providence but if you're feeling adventurous and need a breath of fresh air, the East Bay bike path is a well maintained path that you can walk on which goes through some really pretty parts of providence/RI. If you can't make it out that far a walk down the river in downtown providence is pretty nice too, especially since it cuts through parts of RISD and there's sort of a running path/park thing down there. You can see where its starts from Providence Place Mall/train station and it runs down to water st. | ||
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RiceAgainst
United States1849 Posts
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