Steer me towards the best food in town. Fort Wayne.

[seldon14]

So I ended up transplanting to Fort Wayne. Where can the best grub be found? I'm a fan of just about everything (except Chinese food), but especially love good pizza or Mexican food.

 

[Audie Murphy]

For Mexican food I go yo Dos Margaritos on Clinton just off of Coldwater.

 

[XtremeVel]

One of our favorite places... They have great BBQ, pizza, sandwiches. They have a large menu are are very reasonably priced. Family room if you have kids and also a bar side. Located NE side at Georgetown Sq...

Click here: Welcome To Ziffles Rib Bar

 

[Double T]

Coney Island. MMMM.

 

[Bapak2ja]

Coney Island. MMMM.

On Main Street, just east of Harrison. Excellent food. The hot dogs are good. The chili is EXCELLENT. Burgers are better than any fast food shop, and equal to many of the local road/steak houses. There is nothing else that can make me go downtown.

 

[Ripper]

Bakers Street or Eddie Merlots are great choices if you are doing a date night.

Rack and Helen's in New Haven if you like a bar setting (they have smoking, so if it bothers you it may not be the best choice)

Wu's for Chinese

Buffalo wings and Ribs for... do I need to say

I can keep going, but trust me in that I don't miss a good meal

 

[Double T]

Bakers Street or Eddie Merlots are great choices if you are doing a date night.

Rack and Helen's in New Haven if you like a bar setting (they have smoking, so if it bothers you it may not be the best choice)

Wu's for Chinese

Buffalo wings and Ribs for... do I need to say

I can keep going, but trust me in that I don't miss a good meal

Don't go to BWW's, they are a VERY anti-2A establishment. For wings, go to wings etc or hooters.

 

[Ripper]

I go where the food is good and I always try to support local vs. corporate. I have no problem carrying in bww since I mostly CC. To each there own though!

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Mrs E is from up there. Mexican, try Cebolla's. Find Hall's; they have a few different places aimed at different markets, but good stuff. The Rib Room. Zesto's for ice cream, though they're closed for the season. Club Soda is more upscale (& pricey). Cosmo's for breakfast & lunch. We'll see if she thinks of any more, but I doubt you'll starve in the meantime

 

[Ripper]

Pizza - Raimondos on west state

 

[Hookeye]

Coney Island. MMMM.

Wow, I grew up in the Fort and never went there. Hmmmm, might have to go and compare to the one down in K town.

Do they have baked hamburgers?

 

[Ripper]

Mrs E is from up there. Mexican, try Cebolla's. Find Hall's; they have a few different places aimed at different markets, but good stuff. The Rib Room. Zesto's for ice cream, though they're closed for the season. Club Soda is more upscale (& pricey). Cosmo's for breakfast & lunch. We'll see if she thinks of any more, but I doubt you'll starve in the meantime

Cosmos = CLOSED

he sold the property to the culver's corp., but he still has the one his son runs over in the st. Joe shopping center. He is ill and it was to good of an off to pass on, so he took the money and is resting

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

Coney Island sucks, just my opinion though. My wife is from Ft Wayne and we went there once, it was awful.

I guess the question is what are you the mood for. Here are my opinions.

Italian - Biaggis, I like it better than Casa but I think most would disagree.

Steaks - Cork n Cleaver

Seafood - Paulas on Main

Mexican - I like Agave and Cebloilas. The chains suck in comparison.

Burgers - Five guys burgers are good, but kinda boring considering its a fairly large chain.

Pizza - Pint n slice downtown is good.

Wings - Wings etc is good. I also like BWW though.

Tilted Kilt is pretty good too, like a hooters with good food. The hooters in FW is gone too btw, I saw someone mentioned that. FW also has all the chain stuff too.

If you are in the mood for something different Catablu is good too, nice place, kinda spendy.

 

[Mrs Evilwrench]

There are so many unique restaurants in FW, I don't like "chains"... Nick's Rib Room on E State is classic, so is the Acme Bar and Grill and The Candlelight, also on E State. Las Lomos is good Mexican, and there are a lot of authentic little places all over town where they barely speak English but the food is truly Mexican! Sorry to hear about Cosmos, that place was awesome! I think there is still one on Washington center, or check out Liberty Diner for a good variety of good food. King Gyros has good Greek. Hope this helps!!

 

[IrishSon of Liberty]

04DarkShadowGT made some great recommendations, however I do really like Casa's on Dupont. I would recommend requesting a booth in the bar area.

Also, outside of his list I would add Baker Street on N. Clinton for fine dining.

Flanigan's on St. Patrick's Day for authentic festivities and food!

 

[Bartman]

I'm a transplant too! One of the best things I like about living in Fort Wayne is all the different restaurants. With the caveat that these are all completely subjective:

Italian: Biaggi's, Zianno's, or one of the Casa's-there's like 12 of them

Mexican: Agave's is my go-to. Some people love Bandidos but I'm not a fan

Burgers: I used to love the burgers are at Hooters-may they RIP. Red Robin is my burger stop now

Pizza: my wife loves B. Antonio's but the sauce is just a bit chunky for me. still looking for the "perfect" place

BBQ: We like Smokey Bones