On Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:46:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> Is this sort of place becoming more common in your area?

No, but I haven't moved to other nearby areas because of the generic
"chain restaurant in a mall" concept.

> Seems there are
> very few places here any more where they do cooking from scratch. And all
> of the food seems the same from one place to the next.

We ate in a historic downtown area in the Sierra foothills today. I
ordered a burger & fries ($5 lunch special). The fries were
fantastic, obviously cut on the premises and cooked just the way I
asked: crispy. I do not like fries that have been "altered" but these
came with a seasoning other than plain salt... OMG, so freeking good!
No idea what the seasoning mix was (our waitress is his wife, but she
says he won't tell her) but part of it was powdered chile (no heat).
OTOH, although the burger was cooked the way I wanted - but I'd bet
money it was a prefab, frozen burger before it went onto the grill.
What a stark contrast between the burger and fries!

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