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Default Restaurants - Optimist or Pessimist


"sf" wrote in message ...
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:29:50 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:




> Eating in a restaurant doesn't have to be a controlled science
> experiment. Why not just order what you want to eat and go from
> there? I'm a restaurant slut... I eat all around town.
>
>
> --
> I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the
> number of carats in a diamond.
>
> Mae West


My problem with restaurants is twofold:

First I think I have eaten at too many of some of the best in America over
the years.

Second for the most part I am unimpressed with the menu the presentation and
of course the food.

If you live in Mexico for a period of time Mexican restaurants here are for
the most part garbage.

Chicago had the best Greek food
'NYC the best American/Italian & Steaks (well just about everything)
San Francisco the best cioppino
LA well LA - Hmmm Coleslaw from the Pantry & Dodger Dogs
Want Great Pork chops get thyself to Iowa
Want Great Sushi - Torrance California
I could go on and on

My problem now is simple 90% of the time I go to a restaurant I can do it
better at home.

In desperation the other day we stopped at a Marie Calendars for lunch - The
cornbread was hot - nuked dry and the ham stack was the leftover breakfast
ham slices. Oh yes it certainly wasn't stacked they should have changed the
name to a ham FLAT.


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Old Scoundrel (Grumpy today)

(AKA Dimitri)