deb4
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Reged: 01/07/07
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Hi, I'm new to forum. Although I've lived in the McKinney area for over 20 years, I admit I don't know much about Allen these days. One thing I've heard is of the increasing number of places to eat. Can you recommend some of your favorite places for me to try? I'm really not looking for any of the typical chain places, I'm more interested in places that are locally owned. Where is the best place for dinner? Who has the best lunch deal? Best sandwich, burger, salad, Mexican...? In advance, thank you for all your time and recommendations!
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BigKev
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Reged: 12/19/06
Posts: 45
Loc: Allen Texas
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I personally like:
Itailian - Joe's Italian Bestro(Bethany & Greenville)
Mexican - Jalapeno's (Greenville & Main)
Burgers - JC Burgers (75 & Mcdermott by the Albertson's)
and Mimi's I guess is a chain, but there aren't very many of them. They have a good variety (75 & McDermott in front of Tom Thumb)
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MsAlyce
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Reged: 04/03/04
Posts: 1589
Loc: Allen,Texas,USA
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My (grown) kids and I agree with Joe's Italian Bistro. They know our names and always remember that one of my sons and I are allergic to mushrooms, and my daughter is allergic to shirimp.
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ElGuapo
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Reged: 03/18/02
Posts: 174
Loc: Allen, TX, USA
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Prima Pasta located in the Stacey's furniture mall (NW 75 & McDermott) is my favorite Allen resturant.
For burgers - JC's Burger House and Scotty P's.
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angiepie
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Reged: 11/11/05
Posts: 20
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Italian - Prima Pasta and Joe's Italian Bistro are the best local places
Mexican- Ricardo's is good (but we usually go to Luna de Noche off Central and Spring creek in Plano),
Chinese- love Tian an Men Square by Target
Thai- Samui Thai is awesome and great atmosphere
Vietnamese- Zander House in Plano off Central is to die for!!!
Burgers - love JC Burger house
Wings, fried seafood- Wings to Go at Bethany and Greenville is VERY good
Two Rows- fun atmosphere and good food
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jogo
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Reged: 08/31/05
Posts: 129
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Italian - got to agree with the others about Joe's Italian Bistro - really good food!
We also like Mimi's and Two Rows - both chain restaurants but they only have a few locations.
I'm sure breadlover2006 will post here soon about what a great place Voila! is but I'll give you an unbiased opinion and say their bread is very good.
Elke's is a great lunch place - though maybe a bit pricey.
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Michael
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Reged: 05/20/02
Posts: 547
Loc: Allen
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My favorites are exactly the same as BigKev....except for Mimi's (never eaten there).
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Dinsdale
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Reged: 08/26/06
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I love Scotty P's. JC's is a close second, but I like Scotty's fries.
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campbellfam
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Reged: 07/12/02
Posts: 947
Loc: Allen, TX, USA
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Our favorite Chinese food is the Lotus Garden Buffet next to Brookshire's on Greenville.
We enjoy El Fenix (in McKinney) when we want Mexican.
Elke's chicken salad sandwich for lunch. 
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deb4
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Reged: 01/07/07
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Thank you for all the terrific suggestions. I will definitely make a trip south to try your recommendations!
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Maurice
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Reged: 12/03/01
Posts: 810
Loc: Allen, TX
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Agree about Joe's, outstanding food and service. I still love Italian Villa but think Joe's edges them out.
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lostyankee
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Reged: 10/28/05
Posts: 35
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Stacey's Chinese Express beats all the other Chinese places by miles... and it's right between McKinney and Allen, east of 75 on Stacey
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shlubo
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Reged: 03/20/01
Posts: 82
Loc: Allen, TX USA
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Is Stacey's a buffet? We used to love Lotus until we found something in our food that didn't belong! (It moved!) We didn't go for a long time and then reluctantly gave them another chance. It seemd the place changed hands or management and the food was not any good anymore. We like buffets for the choices.
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smu03
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Reged: 03/10/05
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That's buffets for you. There's always a surprise waiting, either in your food or a litle after you leave one of those places. Stacy's is not a buffet, but is very good, seems clean, and it's never made us sick. Give them a try.
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starrlac
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Reged: 11/03/00
Posts: 217
Loc: Allen, TX
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We go to Panda Buffet in McKinney for our Chinese buffet fix. Yum!
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Fred The Fisherman
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Reged: 09/11/06
Posts: 13
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Stacy's is almost exactly like Pei Wei, in my opinion, but both are good...and expensive.
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MizK
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Reged: 11/12/05
Posts: 201
Loc: East Allen, TX. USA
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What about Napoli's? I've read ya'lls opinions on Joe's and Italian Villa, but how does Napoli's fare against those two?
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BigKev
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Reged: 12/19/06
Posts: 45
Loc: Allen Texas
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What about Napoli's? I've read ya'lls opinions on Joe's and Italian Villa, but how does Napoli's fare against those two?
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I've never been to the Napoli's in Allen. There use to be one near work that we would go to from time to time. If it is the same, then it was very good, but i like Joe's the best out of the three. But you can't go wrong with either of them.... 
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BigKev
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Reged: 12/19/06
Posts: 45
Loc: Allen Texas
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Vietnamese- Zander House in Plano off Central is to die for!!!
We ate there last night for the 1st time. SO GOOD! We really enjoyed it.
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RayW
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Reged: 12/18/01
Posts: 491
Loc: Allen, Tx, USA
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My current favorite restaurant in the area is Love and War in Texas (Texas De Brazil is a close second). The menu is organized by 5 geographic regions of the state. It�s a carnivore�s dream come true. You can get bison, wild boar, antelope, quail etc. Click on �Texas Food� on the website and then the different parts of the map to see the menu.
http://www.loveandwarintexas.com/
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