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.

Catanzaros make really great pizza

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.

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

Oh I did not know that, what a shame!

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.

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

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.

Sandwich Hut> Ricotti's

Sam's > Olneyville NY System

Sakura on Wickendon is the BEST Japanese in the state.

Millers Roast Beef in EP is better than Walt’s.

Cant disagree! Also cant believe I forgot about Millers.

Portuguese: O Dinis - EP

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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>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.

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 :/

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

Ninos is the best pizza in Cranston

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.

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.

Basic and well priced Italian - Uncle Tony’s.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Indian: Rasoi - Pawtucket

Dee’s Deli in Cranston gets my vote for grinders

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Marchettis in Cranston for Italian

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.

What about Cappricios?

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

Sandwich Hut is legit

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.

Pizza: Pasquale’s Pizzeria Napoletana - Wakefield

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

Portuguese restaurants in RI seem to be the fucking best😭

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.

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)

O Dinis is amazing!

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.

all my life i always hurd portugeise beitleguise

wats the best proortuguise dish

All their sandwiches are great!

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

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

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

Luigi’s Italian Deli in Johnston is amazing!!

Vicente’s in Pawtucket for CV food

When I went it was 11 bucks for a mid cheeseburger a couple years ago. Never understood the hype

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

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.

Curry Walla- North Providence

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

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.

Bbq- Becky’s BBQ

Sandwiches- J's Deli-Smithfield

Thai- Bangkok Republic-Johnston

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

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.

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

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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!

Pawtucket house for anything but their calzones are om another planet

Another high five for ODinis.

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

Italian corner over ricottis

Dees is the best hands down.

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.

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.

Catanzaros is THEE pizza.

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

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)

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

Tommy's Pizza

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.

Did you have COVID before going

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.

Or Rasa and India

Nope.

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.

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!!

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!

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

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.

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

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!

It was on diners dine in and dives

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