665486 Sat Nov 07 18:14:59 -0800 2009 4 15 Pennsylvania 0 5164171 We just ate at 1201 Kitchen tonight and think this is now the best restaurant in Erie. The creativity and quality of food is incredible. This restaurant would stand up to its peer in any city in the US. Chef Kern's take on asian fusion cuisine is amazing. Try the roasted romaine or the warm arugula salad. The squash potstickers and fried oysters are excellent and the pumpkin spice creme brulee is like nothing you have ever eaten in your life. Sat Nov 07 18:14:59 -0800 2009 291186 minibites 1 5167604 Just out of curiosity, what was your previous best restaurant? I get up to Erie 2-3 times per year, and I usually eat at Smuggler's Cove purely for the lake perch dinner. I am always looking for a nice place to eat just in case I am there for more than 1 night. Mon Nov 09 11:50:30 -0800 2009 5164171 219381 MrKotter 2 5176810 We still make it a point to eat at Colao's Ristorante which is at the corner of Plum and 28th. It is a nice neighborhood Italian restaurant with consistently excellent veal dishes. My favorite is the veal marsala. Last night my friend and I ate there and had short ribs cooked with vegetables over risotto and lobster and crab ravioli. Both dishes were specials for the night and were very well prepared and well received. Thu Nov 12 14:19:52 -0800 2009 5167604 291186 minibites 2 5185991 MrKotter I am wondering which restaurant you are referring to as there is no Smuggler's Cove here in Erie. There is Smuggler's Wharf that is right on the bay at the foot of State St. near the bicentennial tower and there is The Cove which is only a year or so old that is literally across the street. Mon Nov 16 11:51:25 -0800 2009 5167604 179837 BBurge 3 5191605 Sorry, it is Smuggler's Wharf! Wed Nov 18 09:43:59 -0800 2009 5185991 219381 MrKotter