On Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:52:14 -0800, Golden California Girls wrote:

> On 11/8/10 4:31 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:56:05 -0600, Damaeus wrote:
>>
>>> In news:rec.food.restaurants, Sqwertz > posted on
>>> Fri, 5 Nov 2010 21:37:31 -0600 the following:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:42:14 -0500, Damaeus wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I like some Chinese food, but I don't like the buffets because the food is
>>>>> always substandard....like it's been on a buffet for way too long.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm going to Dallas next month and I wanted to find out if there are any
>>>>> good non-buffet Chinese restaurants in the Rockwall/Rowlett area. I want
>>>>> to try some dish with duck in it because I've never had duck before.
>>>>
>>>> chowhound.com
>>>> epicurious.com
>>>> yelp.com
>>>> Usenet: dallas.food
>>>
>>> You think I didn't think to try those first? I want opinions on the food,
>>> too. Any restaurant I call from your list will tell me their food is
>>> wonderful, whether they have a buffet or not.
>>
>> Apparently you're [not] at all familiar with any of those sites or
>> groups. So, no. You did *not* try any of those sites/groups.
>
> I believe he is totally familiar with those sites as they exist outside of
> San Francisco and New York. 10 reviews for a place, 4 by the owner and 4
> by the competition and 2 by locals that either don't have a clue or have a
> bone to pick. That is normal for the rest of the USA.

I use Yelp and Chowhound every day for Texas and that is certainly
not representative of your wild-assed, uninformed speculations.
You obviously don't have a ****ing clue, either.

-sw