On 12/3/2010 8:08 PM, L G wrote:
> Retirednoguilt wrote:
>>>
>>> Fast Food is dead. Lone live local, slow food.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>>
>> Sure; but when you are on the road , in an unfamiliar area, on a
>> schedule and hungry, and without reputable recommendations, how much
>> time do you want to spend researching local, single proprietor
>> restaurants to find a place that serves wholesome local food that
>> matches your palate, with prompt service and at an economical price?
>> For me, that scenario is the only time I patronize (a few) chain
>> restaurants. They do have a place, but for me, it is a limited one.
>>
>> As far as fish is concerned, I've occasionally been served old,
>> possibly spoiling fish at highly regarded, quite expensive fish
>> restaurants that repelled me even before the waiter set the plate in
>> front of me. I've never become acutely ill after eating at a chain,
>> although I won't vouch for the possible long term effects on my blood
>> pressure or arteries!
>>
>> With fish almost more than with any other food, quality control is
>> essential. Some chains do it very well even though their preparations
>> are often loaded with salt and/or saturated fat. I tend to eat most of
>> my fish at home. I can see and smell what I am buying, and I am in
>> control of the recipe.
> Ask the locals. You might end up in a place you would never try. I used
> to travel a lot and found some great restaurants that way.

Very unlikely that in a remote area anyone is going to recommend
anything other than a national chain or their relative's place,
regardless of quality.