Have you ever been to a restaurant with no menu? There used to be a small
one here--Me-Oh-My-Jambalaya-- the owner/cook would just whip up whatever
she felt like that day. No menu. Interesting idea, but unfortunately
didn't last long.

"somebody" > wrote in message
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> Have you ever been to a restaurant with no menu? There used to be a
> small one here--Me-Oh-My-Jambalaya-- the owner/cook would just whip up
> whatever she felt like that day. No menu. Interesting idea, but
> unfortunately didn't last long.

Yes. The Waltine (sp?) Diner. It was run in somebody's house. You had to
make reservations. The room where they had the dinner was very fancy. It
was served family style. The lady's son entertained by playing the piano
and making Origami for the table.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "somebody" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Have you ever been to a restaurant with no menu? There used to be a
>> small one here--Me-Oh-My-Jambalaya-- the owner/cook would just whip up
>> whatever she felt like that day. No menu. Interesting idea, but
>> unfortunately didn't last long.
>
> Yes. The Waltine (sp?) Diner. It was run in somebody's house. You had
> to make reservations. The room where they had the dinner was very fancy.
> It was served family style. The lady's son entertained by playing the
> piano and making Origami for the table.

sounds wonderful... Is it still around?

"somebody" > wrote in message
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> Have you ever been to a restaurant with no menu?

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On Sun, 28 Oct 2012 03:01:03 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "somebody" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Have you ever been to a restaurant with no menu? There used to be a
> > small one here--Me-Oh-My-Jambalaya-- the owner/cook would just whip up
> > whatever she felt like that day. No menu. Interesting idea, but
> > unfortunately didn't last long.
>
> Yes. The Waltine (sp?) Diner. It was run in somebody's house. You had to
> make reservations. The room where they had the dinner was very fancy. It
> was served family style. The lady's son entertained by playing the piano
> and making Origami for the table.
>

I like both of those ideas. I'd go if there was one near my house,
done as the first, casual, concept. We have restaurants that do the
more formal approach of the chef cooking that way and it's called a
"special" in real restaurants with menus.

What cracks me up are the "specials" (hand written on a chalkboard)
that are exactly the same as what's written on their menu... no
variation what-so-ever. It's usually some little restaurant out in
the middle of nowhere that doesn't understand the concept of a
special. Just ran into that last night.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On Sun, 28 Oct 2012 09:17:42 -0500, "tom" > wrote:

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> "somebody" > wrote in message
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> > Have you ever been to a restaurant with no menu?
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> http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...is/Capture.jpg

Hahaha! If it's the Karma Cafe in California, their website says they
moved from Northern California to Fullerton... I wonder if they were
located in Berkeley first?

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On 10/28/12 5:52 AM, somebody wrote:
> Have you ever been to a restaurant with no menu? There used to be a small
> one here--Me-Oh-My-Jambalaya-- the owner/cook would just whip up whatever
> she felt like that day. No menu. Interesting idea, but unfortunately
> didn't last long.

Many fine restaurants print a menu, but there are no choices to be made.
It just gives you a souvenir record of what you're having for that meal.

Examples are Chez Panisse, the Inn at Little Washington, and DC's Rogue 24.

-- Larry

On 28/10/2012 10:35 AM, sf wrote:

> What cracks me up are the "specials" (hand written on a chalkboard)
> that are exactly the same as what's written on their menu... no
> variation what-so-ever. It's usually some little restaurant out in
> the middle of nowhere that doesn't understand the concept of a
> special. Just ran into that last night.


There used to be a restaurant in our town that had daily specials. The
owner was a very talented chef. I used to run into him at the grocery
store once in a while and if there was something good on special at a
great price, that was going to be used in his daily special. He used to
over three course fixed price meals for $20-25. The first course would
be a really nice garden salad or one of his fantastic soups and the main
courses usually had one or two each of fish, chicken, pork or beef,
usually with a south American or Asian flair. Unfortunately, he was a
tightly wound guy and had developed a heart problem. He had to close
because he could not handle the stress of running a restaurant.

But.... his daily specials were in deed specials... something that he
got a special deal on that day.


Lots of other places around here have daily specials. We like going one
particular place. I am not in the habit of going out for hamburgers but
their hamburgers are really good, and they use high quality rolls. They
also come with really nice fresh cut fries. They have weekday specials.
We often go on Thursdays because my wife loves their fish and chips. The
"special" is that they are half price. It helps that they are also very
good.

I used to work with a guy who knew what the daily dinner specials were
at one of his favourite restaurants in the town we were working and he
always wanted to go there for supper on the nights they had thei bacon
and cheeseburgers on special.

"somebody" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>
>> "somebody" > wrote in message
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>>> Have you ever been to a restaurant with no menu? There used to be a
>>> small one here--Me-Oh-My-Jambalaya-- the owner/cook would just whip up
>>> whatever she felt like that day. No menu. Interesting idea, but
>>> unfortunately didn't last long.
>>
>> Yes. The Waltine (sp?) Diner. It was run in somebody's house. You had
>> to make reservations. The room where they had the dinner was very fancy.
>> It was served family style. The lady's son entertained by playing the
>> piano and making Origami for the table.
>
> sounds wonderful... Is it still around?

I don't think so. I tried to look it up and got nothing.

On Oct 28, 2:51*am, "somebody" > wrote:
> Have you ever been to a restaurant with no menu? * There used to be a small
> one here--Me-Oh-My-Jambalaya-- the owner/cook would just whip up whatever
> she felt like that day. *No menu. *Interesting idea, but unfortunately
> didn't last long.

Not quite, but here's the deal: My great-uncle was a saloonkeeper,
whose saloon was on the border of an industrial area and a residential
area.

When Prohibition hit, the saloon became a restaurant for the factory
workers, serving one meal each day. Customers either took that day's
special, or they walked another block or two.

On 28/10/2012 6:31 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:

> Not quite, but here's the deal: My great-uncle was a saloonkeeper,
> whose saloon was on the border of an industrial area and a residential
> area.
>
> When Prohibition hit, the saloon became a restaurant for the factory
> workers, serving one meal each day. Customers either took that day's
> special, or they walked another block or two.

About 10 years ago my wife and I were wandering around France and had
been to see Vimy Ridge. It was a cold, rainy day and we decided to go
for a nice lunch. We ended up at a quaint little place in the town below
the old battlefield. There was a three course lunch plat du jour, a
carrot salad, a turkey, tomato pasta dish and flan, and a 1/4 litre of
wine (each) and baguette.... warmed by the fire at the end of the
room. That was it. That was what they were offering that say. It was
delicious.

On Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:46:00 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> But.... his daily specials were in deed specials... something that he
> got a special deal on that day.

That's the way it works here too, except it's something they find at
the farmer's market or something that's not on the regular menu.
>
> Lots of other places around here have daily specials. We like going one
> particular place. I am not in the habit of going out for hamburgers but
> their hamburgers are really good, and they use high quality rolls. They
> also come with really nice fresh cut fries. They have weekday specials.
> We often go on Thursdays because my wife loves their fish and chips. The
> "special" is that they are half price. It helps that they are also very
> good.
>
I'd love it if someplace had specials that were less expensive than
what's on the menu or maybe a menu item for less. If it's not on the
menu, then it's usually in the more expensive price range on their
menu.

> I used to work with a guy who knew what the daily dinner specials were
> at one of his favourite restaurants in the town we were working and he
> always wanted to go there for supper on the nights they had thei bacon
> and cheeseburgers on special.

McCormick and Schmick's has a nice Happy Hour menu - I liked their
half pound burger, but it seems to be off the rotation in favor of
sliders at the moment.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila