Julie's Guide to ... Airport Dining.

Sometimes, you don't have time to read my entire blog.  I get it.  You just want a quick reference.  Thus, I bring you the "Julie's Guide To ..." series.

This is your guide to airport dining, including airline lounges, food courts, and sit down restaurants inside the airport.  To see all my airport reviews, dive into the full list.

US

Boston (BOS)

• American Airlines Admiral's Club: Standard Admiral's Club. (**).
• Air France Lounge: Standard, nothing particularly notable. (**)
• The Lounge: Amazing snack lineup, candy, and good clam chowder too. (***+)
• Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grille: Better than average. (***)
• Wahlburgers: Delicious sauces and tots! (****)
• Stay tuned! More coming soon.

Buffalo (BUF) [ In Progress ] 

• American Airlines Admiral's Club: Standard Admiral's Club, but different snack mixes. (**)
• Queen City Kitchen: Great cooked food, excellent coffee. (***)

Chicago (ORD)

• Romano's Macaroni Grill: Lackluster cheesecake. (*)
• Tortas Frontera: If you like sandwiches, a winner. (***)

Dallas (DFW)

• Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen: Great even for takeout. (****)

Los Angeles (LAX)

• American Airlines Admiral's Club (including Flagship Lounge): It's ... an Admiral's Club. I'm addicted to the snack mix. Meets expectations. (**)
• Qantas First Class Lounge: Not at the same calibre of the lounge in Sydney, but I hear it has gotten better since my visit. (***)

Philadelphia (PHL)

• Aldo Lamberti Trattoria: Shockingly good pizza. (****)
• Legal Sea Food: Decent, dependable. (***)
• Red Mango: Sometimes, you just need froyo. It is fine. (***)

San Francisco (SFO)

• Restaurants
• Koi Palace Express (pre-security, International Terminal): Decent success. (***)
• Giants Clubhouse: Good kale salad! T3, post-security (****).
• Yankee Pier: Great caesar dressing, decent chowder, lame ice cream sundae. T3, post-security. (***)
• Samovar Tea Lounge: Good enough salads, but pricey. Good coffee. International Terminal, Pre-Security (***).
• Where not to get octopus: Cat Cora's Kitchen. T2, post-security (*).
• Lounges
• Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse(pre-security): Excellent food and drink. (****)
• American Airlines Admiral's Club: Standard Admiral's Club. Still addicted to the snack mix. (**)
• Consolidated guide to the other One World Lounges: I like the onigiri from JAL lounge, and scone from Cathay, but these really aren't great lounges. (**)
• The new United Polaris Lounge, where the food looks good and the space is nice, but, United. (*)
• United Club, International Terminal: Yay for snack mix at least. (**) 
• Delta Sky Club: Fairly standard, modern space, eh to food. (**).
• KLM / Air France Lounge, so very mediocre.  Unless you like iced carrots?
• Singapore Airlines Silver Kris Lounge, small but decent snacks (**)

International

Auckland (AKL)

• Air New Zealand Lounge: Nice space, ok food. (***)

Hong Kong (HKG)

• Consolidated guide to Cathay Pacific Lounges: So many options. Great dim sum. Great desserts.  Ridiculous cabanas.  Yes. (****)

London (LHR)

• Concorde Room Breakfast: Not for me since I like buffets rather than plated breakfast. (**)
• Concorde Room Lunch:  Great menu, beautiful plated cuisine, but meh. (**)
• Galleries Business: Slimed down version of the First lounge, mediocre. (**)
• Galleries First: Lots of selection, but mediocre desserts. You can order food cooked to order at least. (***)

Paris (CDG)

• Stay tuned!  Coming soon.

Sydney (SYD)

• Qantas Business Class Lounge: Definitely solid, but if you can go to the First Class lounge, go there. (****)
• Qantas First Class Lounge: Stop everything you are doing and fly to Sydney, just to go here.  Seriously. (*****)

Tokyo (HND)

• JAL Sakura Lounge: Decent selection, fascinating options. (***)