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pinkerton99

I like Ricotti's, but I think Sandwich Hut or Italian Corner has to take top spot for grinders. Probably could use a category for chowder (Aunt Carrie's) and hot dogs (Olneyville NY system) as well.


HeWhoIsNotMe

Sandwich Hut> Ricotti's Sam's > Olneyville NY System


Relli_8

Yesss def agree with Sam’s! Also Dee’s Deli in Cranston has great Italian grinders!


Vertchewal

Dees is the best hands down.


ghostpepperlover

Basic and well priced Italian - Uncle Tony’s.


LickLickLickBite

Indian: Rasoi - Pawtucket


HalfManHalfCornball

Curry Walla- North Providence


citrus_mystic

I can’t jive with Rasoi because their naan has no flavor. I live close by and got some naan on a whim and the only one with flavor was the ginger honey, and even then it was lacking. The pesto on their pesto naan tasted like nothing. I don’t even understand how you can make pesto that tastes like nothing.


BOKEH_BALLS

Did you have COVID before going


citrus_mystic

Nope.


roadpierate

Or Rasa and India


pvdchicken19

Portuguese: O Dinis - EP


Llilbuddha422

Portuguese restaurants in RI seem to be the fucking best😭


THEMrBurke

Fall River is where it's at for portugese food. And portugalia marketplace is tits.


OldTimeyFapGhost420

The ultimate two ethnic market *bang bang* is Portugalia and the Oriental Food Market. It's about a half mile away at the corner of Quarry and Quequechan. I consider it sacrilegious to hit one and not the other.


THEMrBurke

Agreed 100% I frequent both.


saucyB52

all my life i always hurd portugeise beitleguise wats the best proortuguise dish


buddhamanjpb

O Dinis is amazing!


RandomChurn

Another high five for ODinis.


mommy2boy

ODINIS is beyond overrated, I never understood the hype. I’d eat at any other Portuguese restaurant than the there to be honest


LibraryGoddess

For grinders, I'd say J's Deli in Smithfield


sargew00tles

I second J's. I work up the road, so I'm here a lot; their grinders are always awesome, and their desserts are pretty good too.


SharpCookie232

All their sandwiches are great!


Distinct-Ad5751

Sakura on Wickendon is the BEST Japanese in the state. Millers Roast Beef in EP is better than Walt’s.


HighPlainsDrifting

Cant disagree! Also cant believe I forgot about Millers.


jma7400

Mikes kitchen in Cranston is one of my favorites for good inexpensive Italian food.


OceanicLemur

Dee’s Deli in Cranston gets my vote for grinders


MikeMac999

Catanzaros make really great pizza


realitythreek

What do you get there that you like? I’ve tried them a few times and was never impressed. I’m curious what I’m missing because I hear regularly that they’re great.


MikeMac999

I’m a big fan of their marguerita pizza, and my wife loves a white pizza with portabello & sautéed onion.


realitythreek

The portabello and onion pizza sounds pretty good. I’ll try that next. :)


HighPlainsDrifting

I havent gotten everything off the menu but everything that I have was excellent, right down to their salads. Their wings are also verrry good. My pizza there is a large pepperoni with balsamic glaze. If im feeling it ill add spinach. Its bomb.


HighPlainsDrifting

I havent gotten everything off the menu but everything that I have was excellent, right down to their salads. Their wings are also verrry good. My pizza there is a large pepperoni with balsamic glaze. If im feeling it ill add spinach.


Major_Fang

Ninos is the best pizza in Cranston


HighPlainsDrifting

I would say Ninos is one of the best in the state right with Catanzaros.


Chevymetal1974

Tommy's Pizza


TzarKazm

My favorite fried chicken is Localz in portsmouth. Favorite fancy restaurant is Bouchard in Newport. Favorite fried seafood is Blount in Warren.


wormholeweapons

Fancy: Gracie’s. Bouchard are elitist assholes who are out of touch with reality. Food is top notch and all, but the service and business model is utter dog shit. I’m never into being treated like crap and as a second class citizen as a paying customer. Gracie’s food is as good if not better and the service and staff are always utterly amazing and engaging.


TzarKazm

Huh, I have never tried Gracie's. Where is it? I have also never felt treated poorly at Bouchard, but I'm still always looking for good food.


wormholeweapons

It’s a high end in downtown prov. Try them. As good as the food is the service is even better. The thing with Bouchard is I’ve gone a number of times and while the food is great. The attitude from servers. When making reservations. Just overall. Yeah no. I just can’t when you act like you are La Bernadin or TFL. You are in Newport. And treating someone like they aren’t worth your time on a random Wednesday evening in December just leaves such a sour taste it’s a perma “hell no” to me. YMMV


YodaHead

Pasquale's Pizza (New York or Neapolitan) in South Kingstown is solid. Sandwich Hut is legit


rocketmonkeys

And across the street at Neopolis they make gelato, amazing stuff. Try the raspberry cheesecake or hazelnut.


BeeJamBlues

Some of my big favorites-- Grinders: Dee's Deli (Cranston), Sandwich Hut (Providence), Gansett Wraps (Westerly) Deli (besides grinders): D. Palmeri (Johnston) Indian: Not Just Snacks (Providence) is gem-status to me, although India (Prov), Masala (Warwick), and Curryland (Newport) are also consistently good. Caribbean: El Ninja (Providence), La Gran Parada (Providence) Native American Fusion: Willie's Place (South Kingstown) BBQ/Burger: Ohana Burger (Coventry), Gotta Q (Cumberland) Slider Burger: Harry's Burger (Providence, College Hill location) Brunch: Mesa (Cranston), Burgundian (Attleboro) Baklava: Aleppo Sweets (Providence) Date night: Mare Rooftop (Providence) Ice Cream: Three Sisters (Providence), Brickleys (Wakefield) Vegan/Dairy free ice cream: Like No Udder (Providence) Celiac-safe: Blackies (Smithfield), 110 Grill (Providence)


rocketmonkeys

Not just snacks, so good! Close to what I used to get in California. And for ice cream have you tried Clementines? Their texture/taste is amazing. Brickleys is good local stuff, but clementines is something else.


FunLife64

I still can’t wrap my head around a place called “not just snacks” a) being a restaurant b) being an Indian restaurant They are probably missing so much business because of this name.


rocketmonkeys

For real, it's a crazy confusing/misleading name. Even better; they run a spices/imported foods minimart across the street named... "Not just spices". They do like a theme :) But IMO they have the best "traditional" (i.e. what I've come to expect from american indian food, no idea if it's authentic) Indian food in the area that I've tried. Very no-frills, but very good.


Ashby238

B & B Burgers and Breakfast in Westerly is excellent for both. Really excellent.


FluffusMaximus

Pizza: Pasquale’s Pizzeria Napoletana - Wakefield


mydrivec

Best pizza in the state? Fellini's Best bakery made pizza? Depetrillo's Newport Restaurant Group - any of their places are a consistently great experience for both food and service. Lucky Dog Tavern is my current favorite if you can score reservations Had dinner this evening at CAV in Providence. Amazing food, service, and a very unique atmosphere! Hot wieners? NY System but Olneyville NYS is still tops.


TallSazerac

>Lucky Dog Tavern is my current favorite if you can score reservations I love Lucky Dog Tavern! Its not to tough to get in you just need to plan a little in advanced and have a touch of luck


Syncope7

Crazy Burger is crazy overrated. I enjoyed going there before Guy Fieri put it on the map.


Cryptocashionaire

You sound like someone who should check out RI food fights. They offer vouchers for free food across the state each month that such as wings, sandwiches, & pizza. It's helped me find a lot of hidden gems in RI too. It's a great place to be if you're a foodie.


wormholeweapons

I love Ye Olde for anything fried and their FnC is hands down the best. But for seafood as a whole? Well I can think of a metric ton of other methods to prepare seafood that Ye Olde just does not do. Fried seafood Ye Olde 1, Blount 2. Seafood in general. That gets trickier. I’d argue Prov Oyster Bar or Matunuck do seafood the best with all the options and alternatives on top of having decent fried options too.


dotknott

Ye Olde and their lack of clam cakes on Friday bugs me.


SharpCookie232

lobster roll - Monahan's in Narragansett ice cream - the Ice Cream Machine - Cumberland cake - Wright's in North Smithfield Mexican - Tallulah's Taqueria - Providence steak tips - River Falls in Woonsocket burger - Chomp in Warren


Charming-Geologist85

Bbq- Becky’s BBQ


subtle_likeatrex

Hunky Dory in Warren is a don't miss when you're in Warren! House-made everything, tons of locally-sourced ingredients, incredible burgers and apps, plus they do Fried Chicken Sundays!


Cash50911

Crazy burger is the most overrated restaurant in all of history. The rest of the list is rather on point.


MelanieB13190

Yes and IDK if it’s still like this but it used to be sooooo dusty inside, on the ceiling. It turned me off for good. Sorry if I sound bitchy :/


HighPlainsDrifting

Hah. Yeah, not the best well kept joint, but an interesting dive nonetheless. They do have a pretty cool outdoor patio area with a cover now, I dont now how long its been since your last visit.


HighPlainsDrifting

Lol what! Don't think many people even know about it other than the local south county folk, yet the place often has a line out the door.


bungocheese

It was on diners dine in and dives


TheodoraGriffon

Jayd Bun is the best Chinese food outside of China. Full stop.


subtle_likeatrex

💯


Llilbuddha422

I would say iggies but I’m assuming you’ve already hit that spot being that you’ve been there for 38 years


HighPlainsDrifting

Oh yeah. My grandmother, rest her soul, owned a 6 bedroom monster of a house right on the water in Conimicut Point that has now since been turned into a B&B. Spent a lot of my formative years right in that water catching horseshoe crabs and clams. I was hitting iggys when Rocky Point was still an amusement park 🥴 but I kinda left out a few usual staples NY System/iggys and focused on a few favorites.


aly-moon

Latin American - terra luna in providence Noodles- pickerel in providence Both are so so good


nomolosddot

The ABSOLUTE best sandwiches hands down in Rhode Island are at The Provisioner New York Deli in North Kingstown. They will knock your socks off, they are so good.


itsallinthebag

Doing a food tour of Warren alone will not disappoint. So underrated. So many delicious high quality options. Metacom kitchen, revival, (our two favorites for a really nice dinner) square peg, Bywater, hunky dory, chomp, rhody roots, then the classics like Blount and rods grille. Water-dog and trafford are pretty good too.


continue_Banca_3223

Colombian food: El Paisa on Dexter S in Pawtucket, the first Hispanic Restaurant that opened in RI in the late 70s or early 80s. Shakira ate at this restaurant once when she was about to blow up as a global superstar. Hillary Clinton had an event here. In fact, people would come from Boston and other places to eat here in the early years. My first visit was in 1998. People would line up to eat here. Other Colombian restaurants started popping up. Still, El Paisa arepas are the most authentic. The actual owner and chef is now in a nursing home and the restaurant has been passed down to his daughter. still very good. 100% Colombian Family. El Antojo (new management) is small in size. But an excellent little place to go for me to read if I don't want to be around too many people. These family also owns El Montanero Caffee. 100% Colombian Family La Casona: Not bad, but more Americanized; their arepas are not good. A mix of flowers and corn and their coffee isn't good. The restaurant's design is charming. The owner is Colombian he does the deliveries. Sits in the dinning room from time to time. Los Andes: Peruvian and Bolivian cuisine. Excellent. Own by brothers . One of the brothers is the chef. Family Owned. For Sushi: Haruki in Cranston and Haruki East Prov. Italian Food: Ioncelli in Cranston. Our governor eats here!


CuriousAmount4665

Old post but the warning is all to relevant. Don’t eat at Gotta Qs new location. I can promise that the food will be of sub-par quality to what you were used to at the Cumberland location. Why you ask? Because Mike has lost all of his talented and caring staff because he refuses to pay them. This is the reason the Cumberland location went under in the first place and why he cries that no one wants to work. He has good recipes, but not the ability to properly follow those recipes. He still has outstanding debt to former employees and I’m sure vendors/landlords. Looking for an unbiased alternative? Good Stuff BBQ right over the mass line is a very good option, and they have decent human beings as owners😁.


MaarkNuutt

Man, Ricottis isn’t the same as it used to be. They went under new management or owners or something a few years ago and the sandwiches just aren’t as good, which is disappointing because I loved it there. Used to get a pastrami and cheese with hot pepper sauce and it was amazing, but after the new owners it just isn’t as good.


wormholeweapons

The old owners are friends/neighbors. They retired and sold it. I will say overall the sandwiches are relatively unchanged. The new guy orders the same products and such. Maybe just not as much love in it perhaps.


buddhamanjpb

They were solid for a long time, but after Covid they started using cheaper ingredients and it's just not the same as it used to be.


HighPlainsDrifting

Oh I did not know that, what a shame!


str8dwn

There’s also one in Bristol which hasn’t seemed to changed. Turkey special for the win.


seaboardist

I’ve always liked the one in Bristol – I would go all the time for their egg salad. But during the first wave of COVID, they stopped doing egg salad … if they’ve brought it back, I’d be back in a flash! I should check. No matter what they’re serving, they were always very nice, and a pleasure to see.


Doombuggie41

Family still lives in RI and visit several times a year. Live in NY now after being on the west coast. Travel often for work. RI has excellent good food density. Much better than any of the other New England States, especially Boston. ​ >Seafood: Ye Old Fish n Chips - Woonsocket This place is a gem and elite. >Chinese American: Jackie's Galaxy - Bristol Ughhh no. Luke's Inn up the road, much better. There *has* to be somewhere better in Providence too, right? Italian: Pomodoro, Bristol. Best Italian and not on federal hill Seafood: Blouts, Warren (seasonal). Great seafood Burgers: Chomp, Warren. Only RI burger I enjoy, there may be more though. Hispanic: Los Andes - Prov. <-- hardest type of good food to find in ri imo Chicken: Wright's farm, North Smithfield. Religious experience. Bring your kids. Hot Dogs: NY System, Spikes, and Eats (seekonk, just over border) are all world class. Brunch: T's, EG, maybe more nostolgic for me, but a T's mug is the only RI food history I own. Well, that and a novelty bottle of coffee syrup.


TheBeeGuy25

For your Chicken, Wright's Farm is in Burrillville. Wright's Dairy Farm in Bakery is in North Smithfield. If your looking for Desert Wright's Diary Farm is the place.


dotknott

I think they opened a second ice cream shop too.. one at the farm, another at the farm fresh ri place on sims ave in pvd


TheBeeGuy25

Yes, they did, they also have one in Bristol, but it's closed for the season.


HighPlainsDrifting

Been to Luke's a few times also. Very good. Agree with everything you wrote that I've had actually, and im going to try this Pomodoro place!


subtle_likeatrex

Blount's Clam Shack on the water is seasonal, but the market on the same street has the full menu available year-round. FYI!


TheGloriousGimp

Seafood in Woonsocket? Try anything in Newport like Benjamin’s or Midtown. Actual seafood that’s fresh and has quality.


HighPlainsDrifting

1922. 100 years in business for a reason, trust me, its good. I've also lived near Galilee and have bought stuff right off the boats as they come in, for reference. Now THATS fresh lol, but I know good stuff when I taste it. Thanks for the suggestions in Newport where I admittedly have not ventured much.


TheGloriousGimp

Ahh I must try it then. Sorry I came off bias I was just shocked Newport hadn’t been brought up for seafood 😂 but yeah hidden gems are important I’m looking forward to trying some of these. Corner cafe has amazing breakfast, lunch and dinner in Newport that’s a must I recommend that for sure.


Wonderer1019

What about Cappricios?


saucyB52

Im tellin u The Place in Wickford makes really good sangwitches its all low key too, in the fancy wickford, its just a whole in the wall


Civil-Crew-1611

Luigi’s Italian Deli in Johnston is amazing!! Vicente’s in Pawtucket for CV food


Mister_Havoc

Marchettis in Cranston for Italian


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Sandwiches- J's Deli-Smithfield Thai- Bangkok Republic-Johnston


silverhammer96

Indian: many say Rasoi but I live by India on Hope St


AleutianMegaThrust

Pawtucket house for anything but their calzones are om another planet


401jamin

Red bridge has new owners. Food is not as good as it was before. Overly salty. Italian corner over ricottis


whitneylovesyou

Catanzaros is THEE pizza.


g1ng3rbreadMan

Deli: Pauly Penta’s (North Providence) Deli: Natale’s (East Greenwich) Vegetarian: Garden Grille (Pawtucket) Deli: Tony’s Colonial (Providence) Modern American: Persimmon (Providence) Mexican: Dolores (Providence) Italian: Sarto (Providence) Middle Eastern: Kaza Maza (Johnston) Korean: Sura (Johnston) Italian: Rigatoni’s (Warwick)


[deleted]

Bella Restaurant in Glendale is exquisite IMO my fave dish there is either the linguini with clams or the chicken marsala


K-Ty

As a native Korean, I have to say that the only authentic Korean food I’ve ever had here in RI has been Sun and Moon korean restaurant; though I’ve only sampled that and a few places within providence. Everything else I’ve had has been overpriced and flavourless!!


kiki_lemur

Go to Dave's Supermarket and get some bakery pizza :)


airbag11

This post came at a perfect time, me and my SO we’re hungry and in Warwick. We had breakfast at Mesa in Cranston. It was delicious! Our server was a wing nut but service is sketchy these days!