A quick trip around the internet to look at menus and some pictures leads me to say, damn! That looks like some damn fine food. Hope the restauranteurs know what they're doing.
I've only had goat in Indian restaurants, never had it in my limited experience of African cuisine. Now, yak... Lhasa Cafe, Northampton, MA. Ate there two years ago. Was a little concerned about the source of the yak meat, but the next day as I was walking to Amherst on my pilgimmage to Emily Dickinson's house, the trail passed a farm featuring free-range yak.
that's one fine yak, mister. goat is very N. African and of course Mexican cooking has birria, the delectable baby goat soup/stew.
El Cazador #2, Governors Drive, Huntsville. I've been going here about once a month for a few years. Always been pleased. The image is from www.al.com from a while back. Not me. Also, when I lived in ATL there was this hole/wall place in SW called Home Box. Korean owned, Korean fare. Last time I went there was around 2002, and they still had pictures of Peabo Bryson and Lionel Richie on the walls.
Kerostena that's the Kerostena salad, a good amount of feta and kalamata olives on a bed of mixed greens. i had chicken shawarma, on a savory rice, with a bit of salad and a very large dollop of hummus.
Since I accidentally spent my wedding anniversary last year doing hookers and blow with my bros, I knew I had to to make it up to my lovely wife this year. So this year I took her to the new tapas place in Ann Arbor, called Aventura. http://aventuraannarbor.com/ Disclaimer: I was starving when we got there, so my shoes probably would have tasted great. That said, we had a great meal and a very nice time. The cochinillo (suckling pig) was as enjoyable as anything I've had in a while. I think its name might have been Wilbur. The atmosphere was a little too cheek-by-jowl for my taste, but fortunately everybody around us was nice.
Last Fri. nite: http://www.yelp.com/biz/georges-greek-cafe-long-beach I had spanikopites which didn't look a lot like the pic but were tasty
Eli's BBQ This place is just down the road from my house, so I am a frequent visitor Our city (aka Porkopolis) is hit/miss when it comes to BBQ. These guys are doing it right IMO-the row of smokers behind the restaurant are one sign that they are making the effort. It's a no frills place-all about the food. It's an easy to the stadiums, so if your in the 'Natti for a Reds or Bengals game, it's not a bad pick for a pre/post game meal.
Rocharin Thai Bistro is a fairly new Thai restaurant in Seal Beach. I ordered Massumun curry which was superb. There are about 15 curry dishes on the menu, so I will be back several times. 600 W. PCH, Ste 108
BREW'd is a fairly new gastropub in the Kaimuki neighborhood of Honolulu. Unique, creative menu that includes things like a local spin on poutine using pork adobo, kimchee deviled eggs, and a great selection of sliders (unfortunately they got rid of the duck confit sliders). 16 craft beers on tap and over 100 bottles. The Oktoberfest special food menu included a deep fried, bacon wrapped bratwurst and kraut puppies (hush puppies stuffed with sour kraut, bratwurst, and white cheddar with a beer mustard dipping sauce). http://brewdcraftpub.com/
With the possible exception of "selfie" the word "gastropub" is my least favorite new word of the past few years. But #1) sounds really good, though I'd have to work to get past the poutine part and 2) extremely good, since my all-time favorite omelet was a kimchee omelet over brown rice at a Korean-owned diner that was equal parts greasy spoon as well as macrobiotic.
Bigalora http://bigalora.com/ann-arbor/ Great pizza, nice bar, fun brunch. The evolution of my taste for Brussels sprouts from childhood hatred to adult enjoyment was completed by one of their pizzas.
I have to give a shout out to Mum Mum (means "let's eat"), a new Thai place on the George Mason Manassas campus. A salad in which every ingredient is deep fried is brilliant!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/binh-minh-restaurant-san-jose. Goat nipples and testicles, blood pudding, and a leaf that the Vietnamese refer to as the "Fart Leaf". Mmmmm, sounds appetizing huh? Seriously, this place is awesome for a non-trendy, non-pho, Vietnamese drinking food experience. San Jose has about a million good Vietnamese restaurants but very few serve the type of food you'll find here. My top 3 faves are the Grilled Goat Ribs, Cold Smoked Veal and Grilled Ground Goat on Lemongrass Sticks. You are given a huge pile of various leaves, a handful of hot thai peppers and some lemongrass to munch on with the meat dishes. Usually your mouth is on fire so you tend to guzzle whatever alcohol is handy--beer is typical but red wine goes quite well with it too.
I like going to Piccolo. http://www.piccoloristorante.com/menus Piccolo is across the street from the Bellmore train station. It is a 50 to 57 minute train ride from Penn Station in Manhattan.
I went to the Beerfest in Detroit last weekend with a couple of other guys and afterwards our wives met us at Roast http://www.roastdetroit.com/ This place ain't cheap. For 6 adults who had some cocktails and 2 bottles of wine, the final bill was around $650. But good lord was it good (and fun) food to eat.
Ray’s The Steaks in Arlington, VA. It's a great Birthday place and the beef is grass fed as opposed to grain fed. A bit pricey but worth it. Twisted Vines Bottleshop & Bistro . It's more of a brunch place. We had crab cakes and the Gorgonzola Steak Salad. Top notch place. Boulevard Woodgrill in downtown Clarendon. All American cuisine with a fusion of different regoins. Great place to eat.
A trio of new places here locally and I am loving it. Tapped - a brewhouse for folks not in college here in the college town Martin's Smokehouse, which is the first place I've gone to locally which matches what I eat elsewhere when I travel. Very happy about this one. Ate there twice this week. Rants & Raves Brewery - haven't been there yet but hearing good things.