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Originally Posted by JL[_3_]
Gorio wrote:
'sf[_9_ Wrote:
;1505599']On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:34:18 -0700, JL
wrote:
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There used to be a MacD's in the SF business district that had mood
lighting, tables with free standing chairs (not institutional seating
with attatched seats), carpeting, wood paneling, crystal chandiliers,
potted plants, and even waiters & cartes d'menu if one desired one
could sit down at a table and a waiter would come and take ones order.
Iirc it never really caught on with the local busness crowd and has
since reverted to a more standard, institutional, caffetiria style
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I remember when the first McDonald's that opened in Palo Alto on El
Camino Real put candles on the table for dinner.
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Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
Popeye's is a'ight. I never could stomach much of what McD's had to
offer. I do seek a proletarian clientele, though, in almost any
establishment I consider. The more human, the better.
I think my first gyros was a magic moment, as well as Ecuadoran fritada,
Sopa de Mariscos, and the Marinara at Miralmar(which includes THE
freshest seafood) on Isla Mujeres
Braised lamb shanks are sublime,as are (lard or bacon fat made) tamales.
The garagantuan tamal called Brazo de Reina in Merida, Mexico is one of
those that trips an emotional trigger. A well-made pho is also glorious.
Most folks on here could go on forever. The foods that involve emotion,
though, might generally be tied to people. Fritada reminds me of my
family in Ecuador, Brazo de Reina: the friendly folks of Merida, Lamb
shanks, my family in WI, etc. When people get together and jointly
experience amazing food; you'll have the sentimental tie to the food,
similarly as you feel for the people with who you shared it.
I am not really a snob, i just play one on the internet 
But i live in the city center of a large metropolitan area and the fast
food places and movie houses there tend to be patronized by a young,
loud and imo rude crowd. So i dont go to them. Im capable of doing so
and one of my favorite anecdotes concerns telling a room full of big
black men in a local fired chicken joint that "i only eat white meat",
but other than that.....
And there are pleanty of inexspensive, independent, down market, working
class resturants, cafes, coffee houses in my area. And what surprises
me is that they are really less exspensive than the McD's & Burger Kings
& etc. to say nothing of better food and ambiance.
--
Mr. Joseph Paul Littleshoes Esq.
Domine, dirige nos.
Let the games begin!
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You're cool. I know what your saying about the little guys actually providing much better value than the big chains. Beef you can actually taste; some pride in preparation. Good stuff. My favorite Greek place is like that. For the price of an "extra value meal" I can get a nice slice of spinach pie and even some baklava for dessert. Beautifully made!! Husband and wife, nobody else. Man, do they run.
Best burger by me is a little, dumpy pub with stained window curtains and beat up floors, chairs, tables, waitresses (JK); it's just beat up. On Thursdays, though, $1 cheeseburgers made with locally grown beef, and $1 fries made with real taters cut right in front of you and made correctly (first deep fry at 320, then, again, at 350.) Still, I'd rather eat some spicy octupus or human made pho. Those treats are almost 1/2 hour away. I try to avoid a rude clientele as well.