"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
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>I have a question for this group.
>
> I'm asking because I have three separate business plans and three
> separate concepts done for restaurants. Most of you know I've been a
> restaurant owner. The food business is my first love.
>
> I'm interested to hear from you, fellow foodies, about your thoughts
> on what constitutes 'your favorite place'.
>
You'd really have to interest me in going out to eat. Location, location,
location And I don't mean in the heart of a trendy or business district
where all the "cool people" hang out. Just be convenient, which is
difficult to do where I live.

> What makes a restaurant most appealing to you.

Good food, good service.

> What about the selection of dishes.

Please, not an overwhelming menu. It shouldn't take 20 minutes to figure
out what you serve. And stop with the fusion stuff. I don't want
Thai-Greek (or Texas-Korean BBQ on Tortillas, sorry!)

> Breakfast

n/a

> Lunch

Something light, like a cup of soup and a sandwich.

> Dinner

Varied menu. A couple of soups, salad for those who like salad. Steak &
baked potato. Sometimes grilled chicken or a seafood dish. It's difficult
to say.

> Bar

Some people might like one.

> Staff.....talk about the ideal restaurant staff, servers, bartenders,
> hostesses, etc.

Polite and attentive. I went to a chain restaurant I once worked in and the
hostess (I didn't know her, it was a different location) shoved the menus in
my hand and waved us over to a table that hadn't been bussed. She couldn't
have cared less whether or not we got a clean table and it showed. I
complained to the manager who immediately seated us at a clean two-top.
Well that was all fine and good except a two top barely holds two glasses of
water much less an appetizer and our entrees. I let the manager know I
wasn't happy and filled out a negative comment card. The food was good, but
the attitude of that hostess was a really bad way to start off our dinner.

> Decor

Doesn't really matter as long as it is clean.

> Ambiance

Quiet. No loud music. Soft lighting but not so dark you can't read the
menu.

> Location

Nearby LOL

> Is it one particular cuisine or a selection of dishes?
>
If I want one particular cuisine I'll go to a restaurant that specializes in
it. If I go to an Italian restaurant I don't expect to see "french fries"
on the menu, not even if there is a kids menu. Oh, and I avoid buffets.
You never have any idea how long that food has been sitting there

Jill