Roadfood: The Coast-to-Coast Guide to 500 of the Best Barbeque Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Much More

Customer Reviews

This is a great idea but don't tell your doctor!

My wife and I do a lot of cross country motorcycling and this is a great book for anyone that likes the tastes of roadside America. We have tried several places in the book, from greasy spoons to ice cream and the book was always dead on with its reviews. If you are a fast food chain lover this is not a book for you. If you want down home, local fun stops then this is it. The only reason why I didn't give the book 5 stars is that the book's web site is more up to date and has more content than the book itself. Thus we tend to use the web site more often. See you on the highways and byways!

Shrinking Guide to Vanishing American Eateries

When the very first "Road Food" appeared more than two decades ago, it was an extremely useful find. We carried it with us on a trip through New England, and had a wonderful time seeking out many of the places mentioned.

Unfortunately, through the years, many of the great "mom and pop" places have disappeared, and the survivors have expanded, changed, etc. In addition, an ever-growing food culture (e.g. Food TV, Bon Appetit, internet food sites, etc.) have all visited many of these same places time and time again.
This is NOT the fault of the authors, but as a result, this edition of their book does not feel all that exciting because most of their "finds" have been so publicized that they've been overrun by tourists.

What readers miss are the discoveries and local legends, that made the earlier editions so much fun. Many of the current entries have been widely featured in various television shows, and can also be found in many books such as Fodor's and Zagat's-- making you wonder, what's the point here?

Great reference

Roadfood and Goodfood: A Restaurant Guidebook
Jane Stern, Michael Stern

Paperback - Combined, updated, and expanded, 1987

Good fun guide book! Many of the restaurants are still open for business- would be great for a writer looking to set a book in the 1980s! Research and reference anthology of coast to coast eating in 1980s America