Author name: Kim Park

P.F. Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a signature starter: savory, finely chopped chicken and mushrooms in a glossy garlic-ginger sauce, spooned into crisp let

Southwestern Eggrolls are one of the best-known appetizers on the Chili’s menu: crisp, golden fried wrappers packed with seasoned chicken, black beans, corn, pe

California Pizza Kitchen’s BBQ Chicken Pizza is the dish that helped define California-style pizza: a thin, crisp crust, a sweet and smoky barbecue sauce standi

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La Madeleine’s tomato basil soup is one of the most recognizable items on a French country cafe menu. It is smooth, brightly tomato-forward, gently sweet and fi

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Mizithra Cheese Spaghetti is the signature dish at Old Spaghetti Factory: plain spaghetti tossed in nutty browned butter and finished with a snowy drift of grat

Beer-battered fish tacos are a San Diego classic, and Rubio’s helped carry the style across the country. The formula is simple: crisp, golden fried white fish t

Qdoba’s 3-Cheese Queso is the creamy, mildly spicy cheese dip that made the chain famous for charging extra on a burrito and still selling out of it. It is smoo

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Insomnia Cookies built its name on thick, bakery-style cookies with crisp, golden edges and a soft, slightly underbaked center, served warm. The chocolate chunk