10 Great Restaurants Dishes You Can Make at Home

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Yes, you can make fried chicken at home. It takes a little work, but look at it this way: get this recipe down, and you'll be a fried chicken master for life. Now that's something we should all aspire to. Get the recipe at Food52.

With so many dollar menus to choose from, it's easy to forget how good a home-cooked burger can be. So make a point to remind yourself with this classic recipe. Don't worry, you can still use store-bought ketchup. Get the recipe at Food52.

Eating a plateful of buffalo wings at a bar usually makes us want to go home and put on a pair of sweatpants. So why not just cut out the middle man, grab yourself a six-pack, and enjoy these wings on the comfort of your own couch. Elasticized waitband recommended. Get the recipe at Food52.

Sweet potato fries are terribly addicting. But hey, sweet potatoes are better for you than regular potatoes, right? And these ones aren't even fried. With a dust of spice and a tangy dipping sauce, they're sure to become your go-to side dish. Go on—eat your vegetables. Get the recipe at Food52.

If kneading dough scares you, this is the recipe for you. It won't be ready as quickly as delivery, but after 24 hours of pizza anticipation, it will taste like the best pizza you've ever had. Because it is. Get the recipe at Food52.

If you don't like guacamole, you probably don't have a soul. If you do have a soul, then you should make this. Stat. It's sure to make you the most popular person at any party you bring it to—but it works just as well when eaten alone, as dinner, with a large bag of chips. We won't tell. Get the recipe at Food52.

This is the kind of sandwich that you'd assume you can't make at home. But—sike!—you can. Bahn mi are super trendy right now, and for good reason: the rich pork, crunchy vegetables, and chewy baguette make for everything you could ever want from a sandwich. Get the recipe at Food52.

Pasta. Cream. Tomato Sauce. And tons of cheese. It's exactly the thing on an Italian menu that immediately attracts your eyes when you're craving comfort food. Make this at home once, though, and you'll be sold. You won't find a speedier, tastier baked pasta—and the leftovers will last you for days. Go ahead—roll out that checkered tablecloth. Get the recipe at Food52.

This is what you should do with those rows of takeout boxes filled with white rice sitting, neglected, in your fridge. The dry, day-old (or days-old, we won't judge) rice soaks up the oil perfectly, and the ginger and garlic add serious flavor with minimal work. Plus, you'll feel super thrifty having re-purposed your leftovers. It's a win-win. Get the recipe at Food52.

Pad Thai is a takeout standby—it's the old friend that you call when you're home alone and you just need a bowl of greasy noodles to love you. Well, grow a pair, and make it yourself. We believe in you. Get the recipe at Food52.