If there is one dish that I always order at a restaurant, given it's on the menu, it is scallops. Without fail. Every. Single. Time. They're so sweet, succulent, pretty, and easy to prepare. They also don't need very much embellishment to make them delicious.
Five Ingredient Tomato Soup
Tomato soup is one of those things that I love, but only if it's made well. Not too runny, not too creamy, not too sweet, not too sour. All of the other ingredients should complement the tomato and bring out the flavor, not cover it up. The simplicity of this soup is what makes it so great. It only has five ingredients (not counting salt, is that cheating?).
Pickled Onions
There are some items that hold a permanent spot in my refrigerator. Hot sauce, mustard, mayonnaise, jam, eggs, milk...you know, the typical stuff. Something that's perhaps not so typical is an assortment of pickles. I usually have regular pickles on hand, but I also make pickled onions and (occasionally) pickled carrots and radishes.
Head-On Shrimp Pad Thai
For the past three years of my life, one of my most consistent meals has been Thai take out. Yup, once a week almost every week. Shortly after moving to Chicago, I found my local Thai restaurant. They happened to be a five minute walk from my apartment which was a nice perk. I was making my way through their menu, having gotten more than halfway through, but sadly we had to part ways when I moved to Brooklyn and now I'm still searching for my new place.