On Tue 25 Aug 2009 11:53:58a, Andy told us...

> Old favorite restaurant changed for the worse!
>
> I'm BUMMED!!!
>
> My favorite Sunday brunch restaurant officially went down the tubes.
>
> Two *** men bought it years ago and went about making changes. Getting
> rid of the linen tablecloths for paper placemats, no candles, etc. The
> stupidest of which was instead of kitchen oven toasting the English
> muffins and bagels and tossing them in a chaffing dish for the patrons
> to pluck from, they put a few toasters out for them to waste time
> standing there toasting their own. I protested at the idea but they were
> too proud at being new restaurateurs to even consider it a preposterous
> one.
>
> Today, I walk in and all the nice dining room tables are hidden behind
> five foot high walled cubicles. You can't see the rest of the patrons
> once they walk in their cubicle and sit down out of sight. It actually
> made me feel like I was walking around in a rat maze. I said hello to
> two waitresses who always served me well for all of almost 15 years. I
> asked who in their right mind would "privatize" the typical restaurant
> experience like this? They gave me pained smiles, in defense claiming
> the food hadn't changed!
>
> A very anti-social feel to the place, now.
>
> I walked out telling the hostess, "I changed my mind." I'll never go
> back.
>
> They also changed the name of the place.
>
> Andy

Hmmm... Rat maze. Maybe they did this just for you.

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Wayne Boatwright
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Toots Shore's restaurant is so crowded nobody goes there anymore.
Yogi Berra