Inside Columbia

Inside Columbia has long been a great resource for everything Columbia.  See their most recent article listing the top 100 food items in Columbia, a small sampling of which have been featured here.  I have (shockingly) only tried 20 of the 100.  How do you rank?  Enjoy!

http://www.insidecolumbia.net/7147/2012/02/columbia%E2%80%99s-100-must-eat-foods

Osaka Japanese Restaurant

Osaka Japanese Restaurant
120 E Nifong Blvd # A
Columbia, MO 65203

Delivery by www.mydinnertaxi.com

Gyoza

Pan-fried Japanese pork and vegetable dumplings

Spicy Tuna Roll

6 Chunked Raw Tuna Mixed with Hot Sauce

Sweet Potato Roll

5 Tempura (Deep Fried) Sweet Potato

Tiger Roll

8 Deep Fried with Imitation Krab/ Shrimp/ Creamy Mussel Sauce & Spicy Mayo

Big "O" Roll

8 Deep Fried with Cream Cheese/ King Crab/ Avocado & Sweet Eel Sauce

Bangkok Gardens

Bangkok Gardens
811 Cherry St.
Columbia MO 65201

Thai Iced Tea

Thai-phoon Platter

Two steamed dumplings, one pork village roll, one sa-tay, and two samosas

Rice

Moo Taud
Thinly sliced tenderized pork deep fried in a spiced batter; served with stir fried veggies and spiced sweet & sour

Demon Chicken
Stir fried green and red bell peppers, zucchini, carrots, onions, and cashews

Paht Preaw Wan
Stir fried green bell peppers, onions, carrots, zucchini, and a tomato in our homemade sweet & sour sauce

Saam Ka-Sat
Stir fried pineapple, bell peppers, carrots, zucchini, and onions in a semi-sweet thin oyster sauce

Pasta Factory

Pasta Factory
3103 W Broadway #109
Columbia, MO 65203

Deep Fried Mozzarella

(hand cut and breaded, served with marinara sauce)

Peppered Beef Tenderloin (special for the evening)

(Beef tenderloin covered in a pepper crust served with linguine smothered a blue cheese cream sauce with crab, asparagus, and tomotoes)

Tortellini with Peas & Prosciutto

(small doughnut shaped noodles stuffed with meat and tossed with prosciutto ham, peas & mushrooms in alfredo sauce) 

Sycamore

Sycamore
800 E Broadway
Columbia, MO 65201

Crispin Cider

North Coast Brewing "Grand Cru" Beer
(Oak-aged ale w/ agave nectar, 500 ml,12.5%)

Gnocchi
(House-made potato gnocchi with butternut squash)

Cheese Plate
(Artisanal farmstead cheeses from Goatsbeard Farm (Harrisburg). Cranberry relish, buttermilk crackers)

Steak frites
(Grilled Missouri Legacy hanger steak, spicy beer marinade. Thick-cut truffle fries, pickled peppers, house steak sauce)

Trout
(Fried boneless Troutdale Farm (Gravois Mills) fillets. Swiss chard, warm root vegetables in bagna cauda dressing)

Stuffed chicken breast (on special for the evening)

Scallops
(Seared jumbo sea scallops, sesame shiitake lo mein, broccoli)

Stadium Grill

Stadium Grill
1219 Fellows Place
Columbia, MO 65201

Soft Hot Pretzels

(Served with a Guiness mustard dip)

Free Throw

(Burger with pepper jack cheese, guacamole, and chipotle mayo served with a side of fries)

Red Dog Breakfast

(Burger with fried egg, hickory bacon, and cheddar cheese served with house made potato chips)

63 Diner

63 Diner
5801 Highway 763 North
Columbia, MO 65202

7 Oz. Sirloin

(Grilled to perfection and topped with sauteed mushrooms and the Diner's Steak and Spud Butter.  Served with choice of potato, green beans, side salad, and fresh roll)

Chicken Fried Steak (not on the menu, just ask for it!)

Chicken fried steak served with choice of potato, green beans, and fresh roll)

Loaded Cheddar Burger

(Burger topped with diced pickles, onions, mustard, ketchup, and a scoop of cheddar)

Broadway Brewery

Broadway Brewery
816 East Broadway
Columbia, MO 65201

Pretzels

(Two 10" pretzel sticks served warm with beer mustard and porter cheese dip, a cheesy dip of the house porter and artichoke hearts)

Hummus and Pesto

(Fresh basil pesto and creamy hummus with pita wedges and feta cheese)

Polenta Plate

(Creamy polenta cakes covered with a summer vegetable ragout and fresh chevre)

Burger Bar

(Lettuce, tomato, onion on a house made beer bun with choice of cheddar, muenster, Swiss, or provolone - add side of your choice)

Roast Beef Sandwich

(American Kobe roast beef, carmelized onion, muenster, and roasted garlic cream on baguette)

Corned Beef and Cabbage

(House cured beef brisket sauteed with cabbage and served on creamy yukon mashed potatoes)

House Side Salad

(Spring field greens tossed with seasonal veggies, croutons, and your choice of dressing - this one with house made blue cheese dressing)

Babbo's Spaghetteria

Sorry it's been so long, will have two more updates in the coming days!


Babbo's Spaghetteria
1305 Grindstone Parkway
Columbia, MO 65201

Bread & Olive Oil

Bruschetta

(garlic, tomatoes, fresh basil, parmigiano cheese)

Chicken Piccata

Chicken Spedini

CJ's

CJ's in Tiger Country
704 East Broadway
Columbia, MO 65201

Chili Cheese Fries

Medium "sauced" chicken tenders

(at top of picture is their homemade blue cheese dressing)

Hot chicken wings

Hot BBQ chicken wings

B.Y.F.O. (Burn Your Face Off) chicken wings