JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
> "Just Visiting" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:27:01 GMT, "Julie Bove" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>"Just Visiting" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >>> On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:49:49 -0500, Dave Smith
> >>> > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Just Visiting wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Ok, I learned that CF doesn't serve Dr. Pepper. Well, they don't serve
> >>>>> fettuccine alfredo on the side either! At least the waitress was nice
> >>>>> when she said, "We don't serve it like that." I thought it was a bit
> >>>>> unusual but not enough to spoil the meal. I'll just have to get it at
> >>>>> another restaurant that does serve it on the side. I can hardly wait
> >>>>> to see what I can't order the next time!
> >>>>
> >>>>Try ordering pecan pie. That's not on their meny either.
> >>>>
> >>>>If you are having trouble getting a meny from the waitress perhaps you
> >>>>should look it up online:
> >>>>
> >>>>http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/menu.htm
> >>>>
> >>>>If the waitress does give you a menu, perhaps you should have a lok at
> >>>>it
> >>>>and make your selection from one of the items listed. I am absolutely
> >>>>positive that you would get a more sympathetic response in this group if
> >>>>you had been ordering items from the menu and they were always out of
> >>>>those things, but you keep harping about not being able to get items in
> >>>>a
> >>>>franchise that are not on their menu.
> >>>
> >>> I ordered something that was "indirectly" on the menu. The ingredients
> >>> are right there in the kitchen! It's about accomodation. Cheaper
> >>> restaurants do it! In fact, I've had salad dressing prepared for me
> >>> when the restaurant didn't actually serve it. Now that's service!
> >>
> >>How do you know the ingredients are in the kitchen? I'd be willing to bet
> >>their pasta dishes come frozen and pre-portioned.
> >>
> >
> > Not as fancy as they would like it to appear, eh?
>
> You'd be amazed at what comes out of a box or bag nowadays.

One reason to go for a chain place that has an open kitchen setup like
Macaroni Grill, where you can at least see much of the cooking process.