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Rainforest Cafe
We went to Atlantic City today. Nice drive, beautiful weather, what the heck. I dropped $5 into a quarter poker machine, kept most of that and decided, so what's for lunch? Let's go over to Caesars. Walked outside, man, who turned up the heat? All of a sudden, where there was nothing, there was Rainforest Cafe. Huh. This wasn't here before. The woman who seated us said something about being new (the restaurant) and I didn't think she heard me when I said, I didn't think this was here before. She turned around, this was the Warner Brother's store. Oh! Was kinda funny. At any rate, it was a lot of fun. Many tanks of beautiful sal****er fish, lots of flora and fauna (fake, no doubt) and moving rainforest animals that put on a show. Then there was a thunder and lightning storm (no, they didn't include the rain) and I wondered, doesn't this scare kids? Sure enough, plenty of crying ensued. The animated elephants were terrific. I had my usual fajitas, food was quite good. No complaints there. Little mixup with the check (as in, we got someone else's), but it was a fun lunch. nancy |
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previously in rfc, Nancy Young > wrote:
-==snippity snip==- >All of a sudden, > where there was nothing, there was Rainforest Cafe. Huh. This > wasn't here before. The woman who seated us said something about > being new (the restaurant) and I didn't think she heard me when > I said, I didn't think this was here before. She turned around, > this was the Warner Brother's store. Oh! Was kinda funny. > > At any rate, it was a lot of fun. Many tanks of beautiful > sal****er fish, lots of flora and fauna (fake, no doubt) and > moving rainforest animals that put on a show. Then there was > a thunder and lightning storm (no, they didn't include the rain) > and I wondered, doesn't this scare kids? Sure enough, plenty > of crying ensued. The animated elephants were terrific. > > I had my usual fajitas, food was quite good. No complaints there. I went with my young nephews to the Rainforest Cafe in Phoenix a few years ago. We had a great time, although none of us got to eat much because we were following the boys around the animal displays...I remember bringing my bbq sauce/chicken pizza back to the hotel. It was really good. Haven't been back since, but have used the memory of that pizza to serve up similar here many times - huge flour tortilla, bbq sauce, chopped garlic, shredded chicken, cheddar cheese, chopped scallions, bake, voila!  -Claudia |
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CJB wrote:
> > previously in rfc, Nancy Young > wrote: > I went with my young nephews to the Rainforest Cafe in Phoenix a few years > ago. We had a great time, although none of us got to eat much because we > were following the boys around the animal displays...I remember bringing my > bbq sauce/chicken pizza back to the hotel. (laugh) That's funny. It really was cool. > It was really good. Haven't > been back since, but have used the memory of that pizza to serve up similar > here many times - huge flour tortilla, bbq sauce, chopped garlic, shredded > chicken, cheddar cheese, chopped scallions, bake, voila! Wow, I should have had that. Maybe. I really didn't read the menu thoroughly. I did notice *enormous* desserts called Volcanos being delivered around me. I forgot to say, Ron had a fish platter that had an outstanding crab cake (almost all crab), flounder and coconut shrimp. Obviously I cannot speak for all of the restaurants in the chain, and I'm not saying there aren't better restaurants, but only commenting on how pleasantly surprised I was with the quality. Heh, I made my usual silly observation, hmmm, assuming they close at night, do they have one switch that shuts off all of the animated gorillas and chimps? or do they have to turn them off one by one? Ron says, yeah, then do the fish say ... hey! Where is everyone!? (laughing) nancy |
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CJB wrote:
> > previously in rfc, Nancy Young > wrote: > I went with my young nephews to the Rainforest Cafe in Phoenix a few years > ago. We had a great time, although none of us got to eat much because we > were following the boys around the animal displays...I remember bringing my > bbq sauce/chicken pizza back to the hotel. (laugh) That's funny. It really was cool. > It was really good. Haven't > been back since, but have used the memory of that pizza to serve up similar > here many times - huge flour tortilla, bbq sauce, chopped garlic, shredded > chicken, cheddar cheese, chopped scallions, bake, voila! Wow, I should have had that. Maybe. I really didn't read the menu thoroughly. I did notice *enormous* desserts called Volcanos being delivered around me. I forgot to say, Ron had a fish platter that had an outstanding crab cake (almost all crab), flounder and coconut shrimp. Obviously I cannot speak for all of the restaurants in the chain, and I'm not saying there aren't better restaurants, but only commenting on how pleasantly surprised I was with the quality. Heh, I made my usual silly observation, hmmm, assuming they close at night, do they have one switch that shuts off all of the animated gorillas and chimps? or do they have to turn them off one by one? Ron says, yeah, then do the fish say ... hey! Where is everyone!? (laughing) nancy |
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Nancy Young > wrote:
> I had my usual fajitas, food was quite good. No complaints there. > Little mixup with the check (as in, we got someone else's), but > it was a fun lunch. To each his or her own. A few years ago, I was part of a group of at least twelve people who ate dinner at the Rainforest Cafe in the Franklin Mills Mall, which is in Philadelphia. The dinner was in honor of a friends kids who have their birthday a few weeks apart. The two boys who were the guests of honor had a great time, but everyone else hated the place. The noise from the forestry props and from the many young kids was deafening. We could barely hear ourselves talk. We had to shout our food order to the waitress and she had to shout at us so we could hear her. The food there was overpriced and mediocre, which probably explains why the Rainforest Cafe in the Franklin Mills Mall went out of business. The service was fine, but good service alone can't sustain a restaurant. 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. |
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Stan 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. > I agree with this psot. 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 I could maybe see going to RFC if I was on a gambling jaunt (like Nancy) just for the "experience" of it, surely they could make a decent burger. But a birthday dinner? No way. I'm getting old and crabby and I simply won't abide loud noise or loose kids in restauarants anymore. 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?". Such a place now ranks in it's own right as a tourist destination...there's a bunch of such places grouped on the Near North Side here, and the places are busy as heck all the time. "Hey! Let's visit Chicago and visit the Sears Tower and the Art Insitute and the Rain Forest Cafe and the ESPN Zone!". I know a lot of people from small towns who would be pretty thrilled to go there.... -- Best Greg "grew up in a cornfield" |
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"Gregory Morrow" >
wrote in nk.net: > Even Landry's corny site sux - BIG time: > > http://www.landrysrestaurants.com/home.htm Cadillac Authentic Mexican????? What is the connection there? Cadillac is the name of a distant collateral of mine, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, sieur de Pontchartrain. Yes, the very same who founded Le détroit and was governor of Louisiane. He married the granddaughter of one of two of my ancestors, François Boucher and Jehan Guyon. -- German to Picasso in front of Guernica: Did you do this? Picasso to German in front of Guernica: No, it was you. |
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Michel Boucher > wrote in
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Michel Boucher wrote: > "Gregory Morrow" > > wrote in nk.net: > > > Even Landry's corny site sux - BIG time: > > > > http://www.landrysrestaurants.com/home.htm > > Cadillac Authentic Mexican????? What is the connection there? > > Cadillac is the name of a distant collateral of mine, Antoine de la > Mothe Cadillac, sieur de Pontchartrain. Yes, the very same who founded > Le détroit and was governor of Louisiane. He married the granddaughter > of one of two of my ancestors, François Boucher and Jehan Guyon. > Hey Michel give 'em a ring - maybe they'll give you a discount coupon or something ;o) Obviously the name "Cadillac" is not a copyrighted brand name, correct? At least I guess you couldn't name a non - GM car a Cadillac but you can use the name for a resto.... Wouldn't it be cool if GM's luxury make had been named Boucher instead of Cadillac? Imagine the possibilities: "Boucher - Standard of the World"..."Introducing the new 1957 Boucher Fleetwood 75 Limousine"....Marilyn Monroe in _How To Marry A Millionaire_ in that scene when her, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall are sitting around their terrace and dreaming of what rich guys they'd they marry, Marilyn dreamily saying "And I'd like to marry Mr. Boucher!". They respond "But there isn't any Mr. Boucher!", to which Marilyn responds "Well, I can dream, can't I...???". -- Best Greg |
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"Gregory Morrow" >
wrote in ink.net: > Obviously the name "Cadillac" is not a copyrighted brand name, > correct? It's a family name in France: Charles Laumet dit Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac Huteau de Cadillac Cadillac is a town in the Bordeaux region where they produce a white wine bearing the name Cadillac. It is suggested by locals that Charles Laumet was not born in Cadillac but he borrowed the name from another family. On the whole, Charles Laumet's reputation was tarnished in France because of a disagreement with the Jesuits as to the management of the colony, where he favoured miscegenation and the Jesuits opposed it. Upon his return to France, he was arrested, presumably to force him to turn over his possessions of mines in the Louisiane to the Crown. A similar thing happened to François Bigot, the last intendant at Québec. Although he never failed to supply troops during the Seven Years War and sometimes resorted to paying them directly from his personal purse due to cash shortages, he was arrested upon his return to France and forced to turn over 2/3 of his sizeable fortune to the Crown (a sum of 1 million livres), or be imprisoned under a new law that forbade officials from deriving personal profit from their appointments. The law was passed *after* he had returned to France, but applied to his situation which was antecedent, obviously aimed at divesting him of this fortune. Bigot, disgusted, moved to Switzerland and never set foot in France again. -- German to Picasso in front of Guernica: Did you do this? Picasso to German in front of Guernica: No, it was you. |
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"Gregory Morrow" >
wrote in ink.net: > Obviously the name "Cadillac" is not a copyrighted brand name, > correct? It's a family name in France: Charles Laumet dit Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac Huteau de Cadillac Cadillac is a town in the Bordeaux region where they produce a white wine bearing the name Cadillac. It is suggested by locals that Charles Laumet was not born in Cadillac but he borrowed the name from another family. On the whole, Charles Laumet's reputation was tarnished in France because of a disagreement with the Jesuits as to the management of the colony, where he favoured miscegenation and the Jesuits opposed it. Upon his return to France, he was arrested, presumably to force him to turn over his possessions of mines in the Louisiane to the Crown. A similar thing happened to François Bigot, the last intendant at Québec. Although he never failed to supply troops during the Seven Years War and sometimes resorted to paying them directly from his personal purse due to cash shortages, he was arrested upon his return to France and forced to turn over 2/3 of his sizeable fortune to the Crown (a sum of 1 million livres), or be imprisoned under a new law that forbade officials from deriving personal profit from their appointments. The law was passed *after* he had returned to France, but applied to his situation which was antecedent, obviously aimed at divesting him of this fortune. Bigot, disgusted, moved to Switzerland and never set foot in France again. -- German to Picasso in front of Guernica: Did you do this? Picasso to German in front of Guernica: No, it was you. |
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Michel Boucher wrote: > Cadillac Authentic Mexican????? What is the connection there? > > Cadillac is the name of a distant collateral of mine, Antoine de la > Mothe Cadillac, sieur de Pontchartrain. Yes, the very same who founded > Le détroit and was governor of Louisiane. He married the granddaughter > of one of two of my ancestors, François Boucher and Jehan Guyon. dang! he invented cadillac's and dug lake pontchartrain?!? ;-) |
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Michel Boucher > wrote in
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Michel Boucher wrote: > Cadillac Authentic Mexican????? What is the connection there? > > Cadillac is the name of a distant collateral of mine, Antoine de la > Mothe Cadillac, sieur de Pontchartrain. Yes, the very same who founded > Le détroit and was governor of Louisiane. He married the granddaughter > of one of two of my ancestors, François Boucher and Jehan Guyon. dang! he invented cadillac's and dug lake pontchartrain?!? ;-) |
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Michel Boucher wrote: > "Gregory Morrow" > > wrote in nk.net: > > > Even Landry's corny site sux - BIG time: > > > > http://www.landrysrestaurants.com/home.htm > > Cadillac Authentic Mexican????? What is the connection there? > > Cadillac is the name of a distant collateral of mine, Antoine de la > Mothe Cadillac, sieur de Pontchartrain. Yes, the very same who founded > Le détroit and was governor of Louisiane. He married the granddaughter > of one of two of my ancestors, François Boucher and Jehan Guyon. > Hey Michel give 'em a ring - maybe they'll give you a discount coupon or something ;o) Obviously the name "Cadillac" is not a copyrighted brand name, correct? At least I guess you couldn't name a non - GM car a Cadillac but you can use the name for a resto.... Wouldn't it be cool if GM's luxury make had been named Boucher instead of Cadillac? Imagine the possibilities: "Boucher - Standard of the World"..."Introducing the new 1957 Boucher Fleetwood 75 Limousine"....Marilyn Monroe in _How To Marry A Millionaire_ in that scene when her, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall are sitting around their terrace and dreaming of what rich guys they'd they marry, Marilyn dreamily saying "And I'd like to marry Mr. Boucher!". They respond "But there isn't any Mr. Boucher!", to which Marilyn responds "Well, I can dream, can't I...???". -- Best Greg |
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Michel Boucher wrote: > Cadillac Authentic Mexican????? What is the connection there? > > Cadillac is the name of a distant collateral of mine, Antoine de la > Mothe Cadillac, sieur de Pontchartrain. Yes, the very same who founded > Le détroit and was governor of Louisiane. He married the granddaughter > of one of two of my ancestors, François Boucher and Jehan Guyon. dang! he invented cadillac's and dug lake pontchartrain?!? ;-) |
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Michel Boucher > wrote in
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"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in
message nk.net... > > 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. <snip> Although I don't think I really qualify as a foodie, I'm as cranky as the next person when it comes to sub-par chain restaurant food and service. The Joe's in the town where I lived until about 3 years ago was so bad I don't know how or why they stayed open--the parking lot was consistently almost deserted even on Friday and Saturday nights. OTOH, a couple months ago I had quite a decent--if relatively plain--meal at the one where I live now. Main dish was breaded, fried oysters which tasted quite fresh and were cooked to a perfect degree of doneness. There was some kind of potato thing--maybe smashed--which were very tasty, too. The decor is kind of nauseating, and DH and I were glad to be finished up and leaving shortly after 6 p.m., when the servers formed into some kind of long conga line and circled through the restaurant singing something I've mercifully erased from my memory. I was embarrassed for them. |
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Chloe wrote:
> > "Gregory Morrow" > wrote in > message nk.net... > > > > 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 > > Although I don't think I really qualify as a foodie, I'm as cranky as the > next person when it comes to sub-par chain restaurant food and service. The > Joe's in the town where I lived until about 3 years ago was so bad I don't > know how or why they stayed open--the parking lot was consistently almost > deserted even on Friday and Saturday nights. OTOH, a couple months ago I had > quite a decent--if relatively plain--meal at the one where I live now. > > The decor is kind of nauseating, and DH and I were glad to be finished up > and leaving shortly after 6 p.m., when the servers formed into some kind of > long conga line and circled through the restaurant singing something I've > mercifully erased from my memory. I was embarrassed for them. The only time we've eaten at Joe's, about 5 yrs. ago, the staff leapt onto the tabletops at a signal (honest to God!) and began singing and dancing the Macarena. It was disturbing enough to convince us not to go back, even if they began serving two pound lobsters for $3.99. gloria p |
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Chloe wrote:
> > "Gregory Morrow" > wrote in > message nk.net... > > > > 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 > > Although I don't think I really qualify as a foodie, I'm as cranky as the > next person when it comes to sub-par chain restaurant food and service. The > Joe's in the town where I lived until about 3 years ago was so bad I don't > know how or why they stayed open--the parking lot was consistently almost > deserted even on Friday and Saturday nights. OTOH, a couple months ago I had > quite a decent--if relatively plain--meal at the one where I live now. > > The decor is kind of nauseating, and DH and I were glad to be finished up > and leaving shortly after 6 p.m., when the servers formed into some kind of > long conga line and circled through the restaurant singing something I've > mercifully erased from my memory. I was embarrassed for them. The only time we've eaten at Joe's, about 5 yrs. ago, the staff leapt onto the tabletops at a signal (honest to God!) and began singing and dancing the Macarena. It was disturbing enough to convince us not to go back, even if they began serving two pound lobsters for $3.99. gloria p |
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Gregory Morrow wrote:
> > Stan 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. > I could maybe see going to RFC if I was on a gambling jaunt (like Nancy) > just for the "experience" of it, surely they could make a decent burger. Oh, it was great to see it, it was just right there. Atlantic City, I feel like you have to carry a dousing stick to find a place that I will like. Would I wake up one day and say, let's go to Rain Forest today!!! No. But I have to say, the food was surprisingly quite good. Very fresh and very nicely presented. Very nice guacamole and other condiments, the chicken was nicely grilled, the service was terrific, I have no complaints. And a fish platter that was faultless. Yes, it did occur to me that if you worked there, you should be concerned about your hearing. The fountain alone was quite loud. (laugh) I did see one couple sitting right by it getting a facial. Probably thought, did we take a wrong turn and wind up in Niagara Falls? I didn't find it to be inordinately pricy. nancy |
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"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in
message nk.net... > > 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. <snip> Although I don't think I really qualify as a foodie, I'm as cranky as the next person when it comes to sub-par chain restaurant food and service. The Joe's in the town where I lived until about 3 years ago was so bad I don't know how or why they stayed open--the parking lot was consistently almost deserted even on Friday and Saturday nights. OTOH, a couple months ago I had quite a decent--if relatively plain--meal at the one where I live now. Main dish was breaded, fried oysters which tasted quite fresh and were cooked to a perfect degree of doneness. There was some kind of potato thing--maybe smashed--which were very tasty, too. The decor is kind of nauseating, and DH and I were glad to be finished up and leaving shortly after 6 p.m., when the servers formed into some kind of long conga line and circled through the restaurant singing something I've mercifully erased from my memory. I was embarrassed for them. |
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Gregory Morrow wrote:
> > Stan 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. > I could maybe see going to RFC if I was on a gambling jaunt (like Nancy) > just for the "experience" of it, surely they could make a decent burger. Oh, it was great to see it, it was just right there. Atlantic City, I feel like you have to carry a dousing stick to find a place that I will like. Would I wake up one day and say, let's go to Rain Forest today!!! No. But I have to say, the food was surprisingly quite good. Very fresh and very nicely presented. Very nice guacamole and other condiments, the chicken was nicely grilled, the service was terrific, I have no complaints. And a fish platter that was faultless. Yes, it did occur to me that if you worked there, you should be concerned about your hearing. The fountain alone was quite loud. (laugh) I did see one couple sitting right by it getting a facial. Probably thought, did we take a wrong turn and wind up in Niagara Falls? I didn't find it to be inordinately pricy. nancy |
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"Gregory Morrow" >
wrote in nk.net: > Even Landry's corny site sux - BIG time: > > http://www.landrysrestaurants.com/home.htm Cadillac Authentic Mexican????? What is the connection there? Cadillac is the name of a distant collateral of mine, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, sieur de Pontchartrain. Yes, the very same who founded Le détroit and was governor of Louisiane. He married the granddaughter of one of two of my ancestors, François Boucher and Jehan Guyon. -- German to Picasso in front of Guernica: Did you do this? Picasso to German in front of Guernica: No, it was you. |
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"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in
message nk.net... > > 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. <snip> Although I don't think I really qualify as a foodie, I'm as cranky as the next person when it comes to sub-par chain restaurant food and service. The Joe's in the town where I lived until about 3 years ago was so bad I don't know how or why they stayed open--the parking lot was consistently almost deserted even on Friday and Saturday nights. OTOH, a couple months ago I had quite a decent--if relatively plain--meal at the one where I live now. Main dish was breaded, fried oysters which tasted quite fresh and were cooked to a perfect degree of doneness. There was some kind of potato thing--maybe smashed--which were very tasty, too. The decor is kind of nauseating, and DH and I were glad to be finished up and leaving shortly after 6 p.m., when the servers formed into some kind of long conga line and circled through the restaurant singing something I've mercifully erased from my memory. I was embarrassed for them. |
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Gregory Morrow wrote:
> > Stan 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. > I could maybe see going to RFC if I was on a gambling jaunt (like Nancy) > just for the "experience" of it, surely they could make a decent burger. Oh, it was great to see it, it was just right there. Atlantic City, I feel like you have to carry a dousing stick to find a place that I will like. Would I wake up one day and say, let's go to Rain Forest today!!! No. But I have to say, the food was surprisingly quite good. Very fresh and very nicely presented. Very nice guacamole and other condiments, the chicken was nicely grilled, the service was terrific, I have no complaints. And a fish platter that was faultless. Yes, it did occur to me that if you worked there, you should be concerned about your hearing. The fountain alone was quite loud. (laugh) I did see one couple sitting right by it getting a facial. Probably thought, did we take a wrong turn and wind up in Niagara Falls? I didn't find it to be inordinately pricy. nancy |
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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 |
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[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 |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Stan 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. > I agree with this psot. 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 I could maybe see going to RFC if I was on a gambling jaunt (like Nancy) just for the "experience" of it, surely they could make a decent burger. But a birthday dinner? No way. I'm getting old and crabby and I simply won't abide loud noise or loose kids in restauarants anymore. 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?". Such a place now ranks in it's own right as a tourist destination...there's a bunch of such places grouped on the Near North Side here, and the places are busy as heck all the time. "Hey! Let's visit Chicago and visit the Sears Tower and the Art Insitute and the Rain Forest Cafe and the ESPN Zone!". I know a lot of people from small towns who would be pretty thrilled to go there.... -- Best Greg "grew up in a cornfield" |
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