Where do you get the best biscuits and gravy?

[swag]

I get mine at Podnah's Pit BBQ in Northeast Portland.

[Droopy]

1. Holly's Home Cooking in West Carrollton, Ohio

It's just a little mom an pop's joint. Mostly southern type food. Not the healthiest eating, but man is it good.

[JTG of the PRB]

3. Dot's Diner in Boulder, Colorado

I've been a couple time to the place on the Hill near the CU campus and oh. My. God. Some of the best I've ever had.

On edit: I didn't mean to reply to your reply. It happened on accident, I swear!

[Droopy]

5. That's ok

If I'm ever in Boulder I will look up Dot's. :)

[laylah]

13. I ate a lot

Dot's biscuits and redeye gravy in the late '70's when I lived in Boulder. Nothin' better.

[Paladin]

54. Better Than The Ones At LUCILLE'S, There in Boulder?

If they're better than the biscuits and gravy they serve at Lucille's, they must be unbelievable. Guess I better check it out......

[JTG of the PRB]

60. Honestly, I've never eaten at Lucille's.

In fact, I have no idea where Lucille's is. I should be ashamed of myself, I know, I know. :cry:

[Paladin]

87. We Need To Correct That Situation

First, let me get the spelling right: it's "Lucile's"; I slipped an extra "L" into it, previously.

The Lucile's in Boulder is at 2124 14th Street, in a big old house. If you go, go hungry, and if you go on a weekend, be prepared for a worthwhile wait for a table.

They have a website: luciles.com, so you can see what you've been depriving yourself of. The coffee is New Orleans-strong, the biscuits are massive, and Chef Mickey's Sausage Gravy is a religious experience. Enjoy.....

[sasquatch]

20. Where's that in West Carrollton?

[Adsos Letter]

2. Hiway 29 Cafe...just south of Napa...

:9

[swag]

4. Damn. Sorry I missed that on my last trip south.

[fizzgig]

6. damn, that looks good

i'll have to keep that in mind next time i'm out there.

[swag]

9. Shoot up a flare. We'll split some of that and some of the smoked trout hash with you.

[fizzgig]

15. smoked trout hash!

that sounds wonderful

no idea when i'll make it out there next, but i will take you up on that offer

[Aristus]

7. My place.

I make the best biscuits and gravy ever. :9

The secret: Worcestershire sauce and finely diced onions.

[grasswire]

8. worcestershire sauce goes in my chili

....along with some Better Than Bouillon beef base and a handful of masa flour. The secret ingredients.

[swag]

10. Oh, my lord. That does sound good.

[unsavedtrash]

11. from my Mama

2nd best- my kitchen.
3rd- incredible hole in the wall named City Cafe in Northport, AL

[LeftyMom]

12. The ones at Vita are good, but the country-fried tempeh is better.

Strangely enough, I have a shot of them online.

[swag]

30. That place had a really bad fire last April, but they recovered quickly

and now seem to be doing more business than ever.

On nice days, their large patio is always packed.

[LeftyMom]

39. Oh, I didn't hear.

The biscuits and gravy at Paradox were really good, too. Though there my first choice would be the potatoes, whatever they spice them with is addicting enough it should be illegal.

Portland is just awash in good vegan food, ya lucky bastards.

[bridgit]

14. sounds lovely, but we're simple here, just a roll of Pillsbury Grands...

and some country (what is considered 'milk' gravy, maybe some sausage bits, or Smokey Links if you wanna go Big Time!!) gravy that's it, at home of course :9 which affords the home-brewed Irish Coffee very nicely :thumbsup:

[swag]

31. When I was a kid, I would cover half of my biscuits with syrup and the

other half with grave.

I missed out on the Irish Coffee, though.

[kwassa]

16. just the picture gave me a heart attack.

[nemo137]

17. Before it closed

The Oakview Diner and Truckstop in beautiful Rockford, IL. Since then, probably either Comet in Milwaukee, WI or Spring Garden restaurant in Rockford. I think the Palomino Bar in Milwaukee will let you get vegetarian gravy as a side with anything, even their fried pickles (their motto is, "if it's good, it's better fried")

[QMPMom]

18. Either at my Dad's house or here. We both make good bikkies and gravy.

Now I'm hungry and I am fasting for medical tests until 9:00 am.

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. Around here, at Flapjacks

Overall, probably at Oktoberain and ThinkBlue1966's house. :9

[rug]

21. Bob Evans

[mcscajun]

82. That's the first place I ever had 'em. As soon as I could, I learned

how to make it at home, courtesy of the ol' Frugal Gourmet.

But, if I don't have the ambition (or time) to make scratch biscuits, Pillsbury Grands are a worthy base for my sausage gravy. :P

[sniffa]

22. i've onLy seen offered in one pLace in my state

"the stabLes" in hadLey, ma.

and since i tried it, i have to say there.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

23. Do you realize there are people who have never had this?

It's unbelievable. It's like, there are people that have never had Chicken Fried Steak! I feel sorry for these people.
Duckie

[Marrah_G]

26. No idea what chicken fried steak is

I did try biscuits and gravy when my ex made them. He had them on a road trip and decided he liked them so much he would learn how to make them. It wasn't bad.

I have to say I prefer New England food. Probably because I was born and raised here. I'm just not big on southern or bqq or southwest types of cooking. I will eat it if I am at someones house, but I wouldn't search it out.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

32. Oh my god.

I didn't realize that was possible.
It's steak that has been flattened by a mallet, breaded and fried. Served with potatoes and tons of white gravy.
Duckie

[Marrah_G]

34. Battered Steak????

Seriously? deep fried? With white gravy?

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[YellowRubberDuckie]

35. You have no idea what you are missing.

It is seriously wonderful.
Duckie

[Marrah_G]

36. hmmmm

Okay, I am going to look up a recipe and make it for my son (he is 15 and will literally eat anything). Any advice on cooking it is welcome!

[CottonBear]

47. This is a major comfort food dish which is great for cold weather.

Serve with biscuits or cornbread, fresh green beans and a yellow squash casserrole (with cheese). Homemade cole slaw and pickles are to be served on the side. Serve with freshly made iced tea with lemon (sweetened is traditional). Dessert would be a blackberry or peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream.

Oh yeah, eat in the dining room using your best china and glassware on a Sunday afternoon! :)

Links to recipes:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Southern-Living-magazines-Chicken-Fried-Steak/Detail.aspx

[mcscajun]

77. Try some at a Cracker Barrel first. They're about the only place I can

think of that will be accessible up there and have this dish on the menu. Mashed potatoes and green beans on the side are a must.

Threadgill's in Texas swears by wet-dry-wet coating method, while most every other recipe I've seen does dry-wet-dry coating.
Threadgill's recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_14346,00.html
Tyler Florence's recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_28351,00.html

Cookin' up the green beans with bits of pork/ham and onions is a good idea, too.

[SoxFan]

38. You infidel!

Chicken fried steak, biscuits and gravy, and fried pickles are the best reasons we have for not selling the South to a foreign investment consortium!

[Marrah_G]

48. O.M.G...... you FRY pickles???????????

Are you people insane?

:hide:

[fudge stripe cookays]

51. Hun, you need to come to the Texas State Fair.

We Texans'll fry anything! Pickles, hot dogs, Oreos, ice cream....

It's an experimental thang. You Yankees wouldn't understand. ;-)

FWIW, reprehensor came from Alberta, and also had no idea what chicken-fried steak was when he moved down. It was quite humorous seeing his reaction when I explained it to him.

[Marrah_G]

52. Yeah but............

Texas scares me...... bushies and all....

hehe j/k

Sounds like I should take a food tasting trip sometime.

[fudge stripe cookays]

61. There are some amazing people in that state.

Hang out with some DUers, and you'll get a feeling of how things USED to be, when it was a blue state. And the Texas forum is one of the most active forums on DU. Activists in Texas are ballsy, outspoken and awesome (see Ann Richards, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, etc)

Besides. You cannot GET better Mexican food anywhere. I have to admit, it's only been 6 weeks and I AM homesick.

[SacredCow]

53. I don't entirely understand how you can make that assertion...

and completely ignore Louisiana cuisine... I'll take properly prepared seafood, jambalaya, gumbo, etc... over chicken fried steak any day (though I do like a CFS every now and again).

Honestly, I thought chicken fried steak was more of a Texas (and/or perhaps a midwest) thing than a "southern" thing. Yeah, I know- Texas is in the south, but the food lines put it more to the west...

:toast:

[CottonBear]

68. Here in Georgia our variation is called country fried steak.

It's a little different gravy and cooking method for the steak.

link to a link about the difference between chicken fried and country fired steak:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7032582&mesg_id=7034431

[CottonBear]

46. Yes indeed! If you're ever in Athens, GA you should try some (with sweet tea of course!)

:) It is so damn good!

We have a Southern variation called country fried steak. What's the difference between chicken and country?:

The gravy. In Country FS, the seasoned, floured meat is sauteed with onions, spices, etc., and other liquids, and is then cooked over low heat until fork tender. Chicken FS, per se, is fried. Gravy added later. I have often heard that Chicken FS is a (Southern) adaptation of the traditional Weiner Schnitzel (pictured below). IMO, all are delicious. I just happen to like Country FS better. A must with all CFS is of course home made mashed tater's.

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3438&whichpage=6

[Marrah_G]

49. What is sweet tea? is that like iced tea?

I'm going to try cooking some of this tommorrow night.

[CottonBear]

67. It's sweetened iced tea. Tea in the South comes sweet or unsweet. n/t

[TommyO]

69. Most importantly, it's sweetened while the liquid is hot.

[CottonBear]

72. Correct! It's good to add mint leaves when it has been chilled! n/t

[riderinthestorm]

63. (raises hand timidly) I have never had them

nor have I ever had Chicken Fried Steak.

Although I've spent more than my fair share of time in the south, I was never "in the mood" for that kind of food when I was at a restaurant that might have offered it up. I always seem to gravitate towards greens or ribs or cajun or mexican when I go south. Biscuits and gravy just looks so, so, heavy and I dunno - are they bland? They just don't look as though they have enough "kick" for my tastebuds.

Anyone know where to get a good plate of biscuits and gravy or chicken fried steak in the western suburbs of Chicago, hell - I'll even drive into the city if anyone has a good rec - my curiosity is piqued now.

I'm going to bookmark this thread so I can find a place for this kind of food next time I make a trip south.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

75. Is there a Chili's there?

THey have a fabulous Chicken Fry. As for Biscuits and gravy, if it's bland, someone made it wrong. It should be peppery, and in most cases, the gravy should include sausage for an extra bit of flavor.
Duckie

[Lyric]

24. Here at home

I make them myself :)

[Burma Jones]

25. Tastee Diner, Silver Spring, MD

With over easy eggs, hash browns and scrapple.....

[SteppingRazor]

27. Pretty much any diner within a 500-mile radius.

:shrug:


It's funny how geograpically aligned the answers are. Here in the South, I'm like, "doesn't everyone serve biscuits and gravy?"

And then you've got folks from Massachusetts that have never had them.

[xchrom]

28. god do i love biscuits and gravy.

and i'm always on the lookout for a good place to get them.

i usually have to make them myself the morning after chicken fried steak.

i haven't found great biscuits and gravy here in the bay area. -- they don't understand it.

the other things i'm always in search of and will drive miles and miles for are -- ceasar salad, chinese chicken salad -- and an old fashioned cobb salad.

[DrDan]

29. my house . . . with some steaming hot coffee

[QueenOfCalifornia]

33. This thread is

making me hungry!

[datasuspect]

37. at mrs. dixson's house in vidor, texas

[redqueen]

40. Oh gawd... again with the biscuits and gravy...

I want! :bounce:

[swag]

43. Sorry to spam the web with biscuits and gravy.

[redqueen]

44. I know you're doing it just to torment me.

Don't even try to lie.

[JuniperLea]

41. Home...

I have never found them anywhere that are as good as those Granny taught me to cook.

[auburngrad82]

42. From my Aunt Pearl nt

[CottonBear]

45. My momma's biscuits and sawmill gravy and also her redeye gravy. YUM!

She got her recipes from my Nana (her mom and my grandmother) who was an incredible Western NC mountain woman cook! It's not that healhty but every once in a while it's so good!
:)

There are some very good local restaurants and diners in my area that make traditional Southern biscuits and gravy. This dish is especially popular with deer hunters here in NE GA. They stop for coffee and biscuits with gravy (sawmill) at local rural establishments after a very early morning weekend deer hunting trips.

[KamaAina]

50. It is, in fact, possible to get this dish upon the sacred 'aina

at the Harbor Pub in Waikiki, within shouting distance of the Ala Wai Boat Harbor, from whence the S.S. Minnow departed on the legendary three-hour tour.

I would imagine that any number of establishments near the military bases serve it as well (that's how we get decent BBQ hereabouts).

[TK421]

55. One of my favorite comfort foods

Actually, my sister has an awesome recipe for it. I've had it at restaurants, and it doesn't even come close to hers

[mike_c]

56. at my house....

And dayum, I think I'll make some tomorrow morning!

[Ava]

57. from my momma's kitchen

she makes the best homemade biscuits and gravy. "cathead biscuits" are the best!

[Sonora Nora]

58. best biscuits & gravy

Coach's in Green Valley AZ. Thick country gravy w/sausage bits/grease, lovely light biscuits... half order about $2.00! Great lil brekky!

[triguy46]

59. At our house when wife feels homesick.

[martymar64]

62. I prefer Star Seeds in Austin at 4 AM

Also with some migas and Chicken Fried Steak. Mmmmmmm!!!!

BTW, what the hell is scrapple? I saw that upthread. Not an appetizing name . . .

[OzarkDem]

64. Dukumm Inn

Legendary restaurant in Sullivan, MO. Great home cooked food, esp. fried catfish.

[LearnedHand]

65. Well it SURE as hell ain't in Albuquerque New Mexico!

Day-um! These are somma the meanest, gnarliest, hardest little sorry-ass pretender biscuits I've ever seen in my LIFE! I swear to god, I've had better biscuits in MAINE-fer-crissake than here in beautiful ABQ.

[Skittles]

66. uuuuu

lookls like someone barfed on your bread :puke:

[Eurobabe]

70. I make 'em, secret family recipe from southern Virginia

:hi:

[TommyO]

71. This thread is useless without your time-tested family recipes!

Sheesh, some of us Yankees love biscuits and gravy and can't always make it south to get the good stuff.

[mcscajun]

79. Best recipe I've ever used came from the ol' "Frugal Gourmet"

both the scratch biscuit recipe and the gravy recipe are in "The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American" - you can pick up a used paperback copy incredibly cheap. The book is out of print.

[Cathyclysmic]

73. Homemade.

I know this sounds gross, but I actually like mine with a drizzle of maple syrup.

[mcscajun]

81. You're right; it *sounds* gross, but hey, whatever works for ya'!

:hi:

I drizzle maple syrup on hot crisp bacon. :D
But my homemade biscuits and gravy I keep on the proper side of savory. The weather is Almost close to cold enough to make that some fine Sunday morning soon. Yum!

[Carrieyazel]

74. Can't believe nobody said Hardees!!!

[Wapsie B]

80. Yeah me either!

I love their Biscuits 'n Gravy.

[Lethe]

76. from my grandma

RIP

She made the absolute best biscuits and sausage gravy ever on this planet.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

78. Joel's Diner on the NW side and Bo-Peeps on the SW side.

Don't know too much about the east side.

[ashling]

83. I makes 'em myself

made from scratch biscuits wit bacon gravy (none of this sausage ravy or redye gravy crap}

mmmmmmmm! I think I'll go make some now!

[Generic Brad]

84. Only in my dreams

My biscuit and gravy days are long gone.

[davsand]

85. I never thought of this stuff as "Southern" cooking.

I live in Illinois and these foods were always just a part of life (a good part!)

Now something that might be regional is a Haystack. Think of a mound of grilled hash browns with a sausage patty with melted cheese laying on top and sausage gravy over it all...

It is as close to heaven on a plate as it gets. Its long on fats, carbs and calories, but one of the biggest joys in life. I get misty eyed just remembering!

As for chicken fried steak, I have to to say it is still one of my guilty pleasures. Give me a plate with CFS, real mashed potatoes and white gravy and I just might eat until I bust--especially if you make some green beans with onion and bacon as a side.

You can keep that Sweet Tea however. It might be the house wine of the south, but that is one thing I never developed a taste for. If I can have a bottle of Miller High Life instead with that plate I promise I'll die a happy woman!

I swear, this is all comfort food to me, and just thinking about it makes me feel good!


Laura

[JBoy]

86. Never seen biscuits and gravy ANYWHERE in Canada

Had it for the first time a few years back on a trip to California - at a crappy motel breakfast buffet. But they were great. Man, I'd love to try some really GOOD biscuits and gravy!