In rec.food.cooking, wrote:

> I think most of those heavily themed restaurants are overrated. I place
> the Planet Hollywood chain, Hooters, ESP Cafe, and the Hard Rock Cafe in
> the same boat. Great theming, but lousy overpriced food.

Nobody goes to Hooters for the food. It's the service that is
the main attraction.

--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

In rec.food.cooking, wrote:

> I think most of those heavily themed restaurants are overrated. I place
> the Planet Hollywood chain, Hooters, ESP Cafe, and the Hard Rock Cafe in
> the same boat. Great theming, but lousy overpriced food.

Nobody goes to Hooters for the food. It's the service that is
the main attraction.

--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

On 9/72004, EskWIRED wrote:

<snip>

>Nobody goes to Hooters for the food. It's the service that is
>the main attraction.

I go there for the articles. Actually, I don't think I've ever
been to a Hooters. The closest I can recall is about 10
years ago when I went to a conference in Phoenix and
my host took me to a "Hooters-like" place for dinner.
Just can't remember whether it was actually a Hooters.

On 9/72004, EskWIRED wrote:

<snip>

>Nobody goes to Hooters for the food. It's the service that is
>the main attraction.

I go there for the articles. Actually, I don't think I've ever
been to a Hooters. The closest I can recall is about 10
years ago when I went to a conference in Phoenix and
my host took me to a "Hooters-like" place for dinner.
Just can't remember whether it was actually a Hooters.

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:48:13 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
> wrote:

>
>RFC is owned by Landry's, a Texas outfit. One of their other "concept"
>eateries is the GAWDAWFUL Joe's Crab Shack, where I had the worst resto meal
>of my life last summer (I posted my www.chowhound.com review of it here,
>google it if interested). Their Chicago location is now closed ("GOOD
>riddance to BAD rubbish!"), the space replaced by another resto.
>
>Even Landry's corny site sux - BIG time:
>
>http://www.landrysrestaurants.com/home.htm

The Houston area is *flooded* with Landry restaurants. They're
literally everywhere--gazillions of them. The houston.eats ng
frequently refers to the Kemah Boardwalk as "Fertittaville" (named
after Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Landry enterprise), because
just about every restaurant there is owned by Fertitta.

And he's snatching up more and more places everyday...

Mary

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:48:13 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
> wrote:

>
>RFC is owned by Landry's, a Texas outfit. One of their other "concept"
>eateries is the GAWDAWFUL Joe's Crab Shack, where I had the worst resto meal
>of my life last summer (I posted my www.chowhound.com review of it here,
>google it if interested). Their Chicago location is now closed ("GOOD
>riddance to BAD rubbish!"), the space replaced by another resto.
>
>Even Landry's corny site sux - BIG time:
>
>http://www.landrysrestaurants.com/home.htm

The Houston area is *flooded* with Landry restaurants. They're
literally everywhere--gazillions of them. The houston.eats ng
frequently refers to the Kemah Boardwalk as "Fertittaville" (named
after Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Landry enterprise), because
just about every restaurant there is owned by Fertitta.

And he's snatching up more and more places everyday...

Mary

"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message ink.net>...

> But they have a money - making concept, that's fer sure. I've had out of
> towners stop me on the street here in Chicago and ask "Where is the Rain
> Forest Cafe?".

Be very gracious, and with all honesty and sincerity direct them to
445 North Clark Street.

Unless it's a Wednesday, then direct them to 4802 North Broadway, and
tell them it doesn't open until nine.

Greg Zywicki

Tara > wrote in message >. ..
> I remember having to take my little brother and sister to the
> Rainforest Cafe when they were about eight and ten years old. It was
> their favorite restaurant because they were fascinated by the restroom
> attendants.
>
> Tara

2004 Grand prize winner, most disturbing post to RFC.

Greg Zywicki

Tara > wrote in message >. ..
> I remember having to take my little brother and sister to the
> Rainforest Cafe when they were about eight and ten years old. It was
> their favorite restaurant because they were fascinated by the restroom
> attendants.
>
> Tara

2004 Grand prize winner, most disturbing post to RFC.

Greg Zywicki

[x-posted to houston.eats and rec.food.cooking]

"MareCat" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:48:13 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >RFC is owned by Landry's, a Texas outfit. One of their other "concept"
> >eateries is the GAWDAWFUL Joe's Crab Shack, where I had the worst resto
meal
> >of my life last summer (I posted my www.chowhound.com review of it here,
> >google it if interested). Their Chicago location is now closed ("GOOD
> >riddance to BAD rubbish!"), the space replaced by another resto.
> >
> >Even Landry's corny site sux - BIG time:
> >
> >http://www.landrysrestaurants.com/home.htm
>
> The Houston area is *flooded* with Landry restaurants. They're
> literally everywhere--gazillions of them. The houston.eats ng
> frequently refers to the Kemah Boardwalk as "Fertittaville" (named
> after Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Landry enterprise), because
> just about every restaurant there is owned by Fertitta.
>
> And he's snatching up more and more places everyday...
>

I'm surprised that our esteemed "Professor" von Roach has not "weighed" (or
should it be "inveighled") in on the subject...or has he...???

:-)

--
Best
Greg

[x-posted to houston.eats and rec.food.cooking]

"MareCat" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:48:13 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >RFC is owned by Landry's, a Texas outfit. One of their other "concept"
> >eateries is the GAWDAWFUL Joe's Crab Shack, where I had the worst resto
meal
> >of my life last summer (I posted my www.chowhound.com review of it here,
> >google it if interested). Their Chicago location is now closed ("GOOD
> >riddance to BAD rubbish!"), the space replaced by another resto.
> >
> >Even Landry's corny site sux - BIG time:
> >
> >http://www.landrysrestaurants.com/home.htm
>
> The Houston area is *flooded* with Landry restaurants. They're
> literally everywhere--gazillions of them. The houston.eats ng
> frequently refers to the Kemah Boardwalk as "Fertittaville" (named
> after Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Landry enterprise), because
> just about every restaurant there is owned by Fertitta.
>
> And he's snatching up more and more places everyday...
>

I'm surprised that our esteemed "Professor" von Roach has not "weighed" (or
should it be "inveighled") in on the subject...or has he...???

:-)

--
Best
Greg

[x-posted to houston.eats and rec.food.cooking]

"MareCat" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:48:13 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >RFC is owned by Landry's, a Texas outfit. One of their other "concept"
> >eateries is the GAWDAWFUL Joe's Crab Shack, where I had the worst resto
meal
> >of my life last summer (I posted my www.chowhound.com review of it here,
> >google it if interested). Their Chicago location is now closed ("GOOD
> >riddance to BAD rubbish!"), the space replaced by another resto.
> >
> >Even Landry's corny site sux - BIG time:
> >
> >http://www.landrysrestaurants.com/home.htm
>
> The Houston area is *flooded* with Landry restaurants. They're
> literally everywhere--gazillions of them. The houston.eats ng
> frequently refers to the Kemah Boardwalk as "Fertittaville" (named
> after Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Landry enterprise), because
> just about every restaurant there is owned by Fertitta.
>
> And he's snatching up more and more places everyday...
>

I'm surprised that our esteemed "Professor" von Roach has not "weighed" (or
should it be "inveighled") in on the subject...or has he...???

:-)

--
Best
Greg

Richard Kaszeta > wrote:

> Like you, I think I have to add it to the list of annoying theme
> restaurants. Heck, they seemed to be good at one time, but like so
> many other concept restaurants (Buca di Beppo is coming to mind, for
> example), once they go large-scale quality suffers.

On the upside, the Rain Forest Cafe in the MGM Grand casino in
Las Vegas is a really neat place to shoot amazingly colored photos.
When I was there last March, I shot a great photo of the front
of the RFC which I now use as the desktop photo on my Mac at work.
I had to tone down the colors quiet a bit so I could see objects
on my Mac's desktop, but I never fail to get comments from people
who visit my office for the first time.

I have the back of RFC outside my apartment window. Even though I know that
volcano erupts every hour after dark, it will still catch me by surprise
when I see a burst of flames cover the top half of the new Hilton tower.


wrote:
> Richard Kaszeta > wrote:
>
>> Like you, I think I have to add it to the list of annoying theme
>> restaurants. Heck, they seemed to be good at one time, but like so
>> many other concept restaurants (Buca di Beppo is coming to mind, for
>> example), once they go large-scale quality suffers.
>
> On the upside, the Rain Forest Cafe in the MGM Grand casino in
> Las Vegas is a really neat place to shoot amazingly colored photos.
> When I was there last March, I shot a great photo of the front
> of the RFC which I now use as the desktop photo on my Mac at work.
> I had to tone down the colors quiet a bit so I could see objects
> on my Mac's desktop, but I never fail to get comments from people
> who visit my office for the first time.

I have the back of RFC outside my apartment window. Even though I know that
volcano erupts every hour after dark, it will still catch me by surprise
when I see a burst of flames cover the top half of the new Hilton tower.


wrote:
> Richard Kaszeta > wrote:
>
>> Like you, I think I have to add it to the list of annoying theme
>> restaurants. Heck, they seemed to be good at one time, but like so
>> many other concept restaurants (Buca di Beppo is coming to mind, for
>> example), once they go large-scale quality suffers.
>
> On the upside, the Rain Forest Cafe in the MGM Grand casino in
> Las Vegas is a really neat place to shoot amazingly colored photos.
> When I was there last March, I shot a great photo of the front
> of the RFC which I now use as the desktop photo on my Mac at work.
> I had to tone down the colors quiet a bit so I could see objects
> on my Mac's desktop, but I never fail to get comments from people
> who visit my office for the first time.