On 12/5/2010 7:11 PM, L G wrote:
> Jerry Sauk wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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.
>>
>> I agree 100% percent. If you go intoa strange town and ask a stranger
>> where
>> is a good place to eat, he would probably look at you real funny and say,
>> hey shit-for-brains didn't you see all the mcdonald's signs on teh
>> highway
>> and, and the great big huge mcdonald's arch's right by the exit-ramp?
>>
>>
> That would never happen.
\

Obviously, YOU have never traveled much!!