Best Friday Night Dinner
 

It's Friday at 5pm, or whenever you get off work, and you're ready for the weekend. You want to start the weekend off right, so what's your go-to dinner on a Friday night?

Being in Philadelphia, mine is typically a footlong cheesesteak with fried onions and mushrooms, with about 12 buffalo wings on the side, washed down with a cold one (usually Moosehead or Moslen Canadian go great here).

Go ahead, make me hungry. What's for dinner on a Friday night?

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I usually have sushi on Fridays from my favorite bar. A spicy tuna roll and yellowtail negiri is my "bread and butter". If I'm feeling in the mood for something different, then I go for a thick steak or tilapia.

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Since it's Lent, and I'm Catholic, the last few Fridays have been seafood. We'll have sushi one night, or baked flounder stuffed with crabmeat over rice, or crab cakes.

However, the go-to meal for Friday night...Pizza. There's a mom & pop place around the corner that serves a decent NY Style pizza, so that's always good to go. The wife will call it in, and I'll pick it up on my way home.

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[QUOTE=GhettoDogAllStars;295054]I usually have sushi on Fridays from my favorite bar. A spicy tuna roll and yellowtail negiri is my "bread and butter". If I'm feeling in the mood for something different, then I go for a thick steak or tilapia.[/QUOTE]
Spicy Tuna is good to go. There is a place we go to here in Frederick that has what they call Maryland roll. It has crabmeat with old bay in it. Definitely one of my faves. And while not traditional, there is always the dynamite roll.

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I really think there will be no wait at Outback tonight. I am doubting commiting a sin.

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I seemed to have timed this thread well with lent, LOL. Pretend it's next Friday night, when you're fine to eat whatever.

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[QUOTE=BDBohnzie;295057]Spicy Tuna is good to go. There is a place we go to here in Frederick that has what they call Maryland roll. It has crabmeat with old bay in it. Definitely one of my faves. And while not traditional, there is always the dynamite roll.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, the dynamite is dy-no-miiiite! :) Here in Florida we have the "Florida roll" ... go figure. It has crab meat just like the Maryland roll, but I doubt it is Chesapeake blue (also no old bay). It's pretty good, but I like them all really. I'm a big fan of old bay, so I'll have to try the Maryland roll next time I'm in MD.

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Mexican from Pancho Villa

Steak burrito smothered in white cheese dip, sour cream and pico de gallo.

Or

Especial de la Cocina - Steak, chicken and shrimp grilled with peppers, onions and mushrooms served over rice and topped with cheese dip.

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I start dinner with several Vodka and Tonics or what ever sounds good. The wife thinks it takes an hour to get the grill going. After a few more V&T's anything tast good. Last weekend a friend came over and I lost track of grilling time and the chicken got a little dry. Good thing the wife had a few glasses of wine because with a little more extra BBQ sauce you could hardly tell. Tonight its grilled hot wings as I watch the last couple hours of the Masters. I'm leaving work so you guys have fun. God its nice to be self employed.

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Pizza or mexican is my ideal Friday night, washed down with a couple of pints of Guinness.

But since I like to hit the gym on Friday nights I'll usually skip the Guinness at dinner and have them later on, but then of course 2 beers turns into 4 or 5 or 12.

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When I was single, beer (tap, can, bottle, etc) used to be my dinner of choice on Fridays with maybe some form of restaurant appetizer.

Now that I'm married with a kid, I guess it's some place like Olive Garden on Fridays.

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schneed, i think i was over your way last weekend. i was in a little pizza joint in manyunk(sp?) that had out of this world cheese steaks. and for me to say that is alot because i think Philly cheese steaks are almost as over rated as Michael Vick. i have already eaten at both Pat's and Geno's, and think they both suck

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[quote=BDBohnzie;295057]Spicy Tuna is good to go. There is a place we go to here in Frederick that has what they call Maryland roll. It has crabmeat with old bay in it. Definitely one of my faves. And while not traditional, there is always the dynamite roll.[/quote]
Is that the place on patrick st.? I can't remember the name of it...


at any rate... it's friday, i'm catholic, and down in outerbanks... so we're making some blackened tuna. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

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[quote=dmek25;295081] i have already eaten at both Pat's and Geno's, and think they both suck[/quote]


Typical Amish person...

:pffff:

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[QUOTE=RobH4413;295097]Is that the place on patrick st.? I can't remember the name of it...[/QUOTE]
We usually go to Miyako (next to Outback) out on the Mile if that's what you're talking about. However, they just opened one where Italian Oven used to be at FSK, so we hit that one now. Great sushi.

There's a place in Gaithersburg at 28 and 124 called [url=http://www.newtokyorestaurant.com/]New Tokyo[/url] (2 doors down from Fuddruckers) that has incredible sushi. Traditional pieces along with some awesome intrepretations (I highly suggest the Hawaiian Volcano Roll).

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[quote=dmek25;295081]schneed, i think i was over your way last weekend. i was in a little pizza joint in manyunk(sp?) that had out of this world cheese steaks. and for me to say that is alot because i think Philly cheese steaks are almost as over rated as Michael Vick. i have already eaten at both Pat's and Geno's, and think they both suck[/quote]

I'm going to guess you were at Delessandro's. They are the best in Philly, IMO. Manayunk has a couple other good places.

And I concur, Pat's & Geno's are way overrated. Though if you get them to use american cheese or provolone instead of the awful cheese wiz, then they're better.

I can never understand cheese wiz when you can have gooey melted american cheese all over your sandwich.

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[quote=BDBohnzie;295101]We usually go to Miyako (next to Outback) out on the Mile if that's what you're talking about. However, they just opened one where Italian Oven used to be at FSK, so we hit that one now. Great sushi.

There's a place in Gaithersburg at 28 and 124 called [URL="http://www.newtokyorestaurant.com/"]New Tokyo[/URL] (2 doors down from Fuddruckers) that has incredible sushi. Traditional pieces along with some awesome intrepretations (I highly suggest the Hawaiian Volcano Roll).[/quote]
Thanks, I'll definitely check that out. I live right at 28 and Muddy Branch (midsummer dr.). I just had some pretty good tuna w/ pineapple sushi that was beast down here in obx. All the food down here is so good.

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Small world. Growing up, I lived across the street from the Muddy Branch Giant...from time to time, I still hit Fingers and Claws down that way.

Best Italian is Il Porto in the Festival Shopping Center...

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it was Delessandro's. my brother in law grew up about 2 blocks from there. man, that was some good stuff

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[quote=Schneed10;295060]I seemed to have timed this thread well with lent, LOL. Pretend it's next Friday night, when you're fine to eat whatever.[/quote]

bump

did shrimp scampi with PORKLESS carbonara tonight.. :(

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Had fish tacos tonight and a big Margarita... just woke up from a 2 hour nap lol

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I usually head to Angie's for all you can eat Chicken Pot Pie with a side of gravy fries.

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Tonight... Chipotle!

I feel like I have a brick in my gut. But man was it worth it!

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[quote=WaldSkins;678941]I usually head to Angie's for all you can eat Chicken Pot Pie with a side of gravy fries.[/quote]Cripes, is Angie's short for angina?

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I'm also Catholic so my options were limited. But I just ordered a bunch of shrimp-filled Chinese food. I like to think Jesus would have enjoyed sweet and sour shrimp.

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Every night is friday nigh when you're single. Salman Burger, Chicken Skewers, or Chicken Alfredo Pasta at The Tap House. 160 beers on tap and TVs tuned into sports with a buddy or two can't be beat. One friday a month is poker night and no one knows what will be served and you dont ask.

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[quote=Schneed10;678945]Tonight... Chipotle!

I feel like I have a brick in my gut. But man was it worth it![/quote]

Had the barbacoa tacos for lunch and have been paying for it ever since

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[quote=Mattyk;678936]Had fish tacos tonight and a big Margarita... just woke up from a 2 hour nap lol[/quote]

yum.. made those last week

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I'm not even Catholic but the roomies are

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;678946]Cripes, is Angie's short for angina?[/quote]

haha

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[quote=firstdown;295069]I start dinner with several Vodka and Tonics or what ever sounds good. [B]The wife thinks it takes an hour to get the grill going[/B]. After a few more V&T's anything tast good. Last weekend a friend came over and I lost track of grilling time and the chicken got a little dry. Good thing the wife had a few glasses of wine because with a little more extra BBQ sauce you could hardly tell. Tonight its grilled hot wings as I watch the last couple hours of the Masters. I'm leaving work so you guys have fun. God its nice to be self employed.[/quote]

yup, boy i must spend a good hour in the back yard watching the dogs, drinking beers, putzing around before i actually start the grill. saturday we did these real nice filets we got from our butcher, grilled big cuts of olive oil & herb brushed zuccini and squash, bbq shrimp skeewers.

the problem was i was trying kingsford's new "competition briquets" which are ready to cook on faster and burn at a higher heat = coals wont last as long. i literally had to start cooking within 10 minutes of firing the grill up.

i went thru a bag of this real charcoal from france last week. burned slow, took a while to start but once it got started you could add charcoal chunks as you grilled which was nice b/c i do alot of different foods on one grilling, so each food needs different time on the grill, different hot spots if you are searing vs slow cooking/smoking it out with hickory wood chips.

man, we need a bbq thread. ive already gone thru 2 big bags in just a few weeks. i havent been able to find live lobster yet in bmore, man i want to grill some lobster tail.

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best friday night dinner - ny strip at peter's inn in fells point, with an order of their garlic bread and braised pork belly for starters. hands down for me.

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I need to get my propane tank topped off, we're looking at weather in the mid to high 70s by the end of this week. Definitely time to fire up the grill!

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[quote=Mattyk;295075]Pizza or mexican is my ideal Friday night, washed down with a couple of pints of Guinness.

But since I like to hit the gym on Friday nights I'll usually skip the Guinness at dinner and have them later on, but then of course 2 beers turns into 4 or 5 or 12.[/quote]

I'm a Friday night pizza guy myself. I haven't tried drinking a Guiness with Pizza yet.

[quote=Mattyk;679391]I need to get my propane tank topped off, we're looking at weather in the mid to high 70s by the end of this week. Definitely time to fire up the grill![/quote]

My neighbor gave me the idea of keeping 2 filled propane tanks around the house so that you aren't in that awkward situation of having to stop cooking an run to the store for a refill.

It is definately time to fire the grill up. I would have imagined that you would have done it when we had that beautiful weekend 2 weeks ago. That's when I started.

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[quote=Mattyk;679391][B]I need to get my propane tank topped off,[/B] we're looking at weather in the mid to high 70s by the end of this week. Definitely time to fire up the grill![/quote]

I did that on Saturday, but my propane tank (and reserve tank I always keep handy) were both empty from grilling all winter.

There is no such thing as grill season for me, it's a year-round way of life. :D

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Since it's warming up here I grab a couple ribeyes and fire up the grill while I tossing back Dos Equis lager. That's possibly my favorite summertime brew.

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;679416]Since it's warming up here I grab a couple ribeyes and fire up the grill while I tossing back Dos Equis lager. That's possibly my favorite summertime brew.[/quote]


I love the Amber, best.

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[quote=over the mountain;679389]yup, boy i must spend a good hour in the back yard watching the dogs, drinking beers, putzing around before i actually start the grill. saturday we did these real nice filets we got from our butcher, grilled big cuts of olive oil & herb brushed zuccini and squash, bbq shrimp skeewers.

the problem was i was trying kingsford's new "competition briquets" which are ready to cook on faster and burn at a higher heat = coals wont last as long. i literally had to start cooking within 10 minutes of firing the grill up.

i went thru a bag of this real charcoal from france last week. burned slow, took a while to start but once it got started you could add charcoal chunks as you grilled which was nice b/c i do alot of different foods on one grilling, so each food needs different time on the grill, different hot spots if you are searing vs slow cooking/smoking it out with hickory wood chips.

man, we need a bbq thread. ive already gone thru 2 big bags in just a few weeks. i havent been able to find live lobster yet in bmore, man i want to grill some lobster tail.[/quote]

Thats funny you posted this because last night I used some of those new kingfords briquest last and i hate them. They light real fast and get really hot. I cook a London Broil last night and I could not take my eyes off it because I was worried it would burn. I even had all the vents closed off at one point and still had issues. Do you use a Charcoal Chimmy? If not you need to buy one as they are great and you do not need to use any light fluid. Here is a link to what they are and you can find them at any Lowes. The bigger one on the left is more $ but it light better and will out last two or three of the ones on the left. I have both gas and charcoal grills.
[url=http://www.firepit-and-grilling-guru.com/charcoal-chimney.html]The Charcoal Chimney Starter[/url]

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[quote=Buster;679412]I did that on Saturday, but my propane tank (and reserve tank I always keep handy) were both empty from grilling all winter.

There is no such thing as grill season for me, it's a year-round way of life. :D[/quote]

Is that you SBF?

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man a broil on those coals? thats asking for trouble. i didnt know about them either and figured id give it a go. im a kingsford man.

i would have seared it, done some in-direct heat cooking with maybe a tin pan on the bottom next to the coals with some beer or water/vinegar mix. but, until you cook with them coals, you dont know what your dealing with.

funny, i had to close the vents to try and slow down the heat/fire too which i didnt mind b/c i had hickory chips in there. but i was cooking 2 filets, etc, not a freakin broil!

and charcoal starters? man that stuff is for single moms.

you should try those natural charcoal chunks i grilled with last weekend. ALOT OF FUN if you like playing with the grill like me. they have some french writing on them so that kinda sucks right there. takes a good 30 mins or more to get it going, needs constant supervision but burns like a champ and you can always add more as your going so you can bbq all day, not just a one time window like with briquets.

those competition briquets are for straight steak cooking. burns hot and hard so you get a great sear to it, grill marks.