In article >,
Peter A > wrote:
> In article >, sf says...
> > On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:25:52 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
> > >
> > >Vote now! (or not)
> > >
> > >Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
> >
> > Andy... what happened to "preview the menu"? We ask to see a menu
> > (before sitting down) and glance into the dining room when deciding if
> > we want to eat there. I'm so used to the California practice of
> > putting the menus out where people can see it without even entering
> > the restaurant, it's a bit of a culture shock when I have to be
> > proactive.
> >
> >
> >
>
> This survey leaves out 3 of the most important answers, at least for me.
> Most large cities have dining guides, such as Zagats, that are
> invaluable sources of information. Almost any city or sizable town will
> have restaurant reviews in the local paper. Finally, many areas have
> newsgroups that are devoted to local restaurants.
I accessed zagat.com to see what they had for Vietnamese restaurants in
Seattle. They didn't have anything for Tamarind Tree (our favorite).
Several of the ratings were for different branches of the so-so Pho Than
Brothers chain. Then (out of curiosity) I checked into what was listed
under North Carolina. Peter, you'd best get cracking. Almost all of
the listings are for Charlotte. There's nothing listed in the Triangle
or the Triad, not even Saigon Cuisine in Greensboro.
Newspaper listings are reasonably good. We used to consult the
Greensboro News & Record when we lived in NC. Now we look at the
Seattle Times, P-I, and Weekly websites.
Seattle.eats is up and down in our estimation. Posters have pointed us
toward good places; then again, we've been pointed towards real lemons.
The Chinese restaurant in the International District that hadn't been
remodeled since it was an opium den in the early 1900's (with grim food
to match) was a good example.
Even though there are more resources than ever, sometimes you just have
to go on instinct and intuition to find a place to eat. We've done
reasonably well with that system wherever we've lived.
Cindy
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