On Tuesday, December 16, 2014 8:29:48 AM UTC-8, Steve Freides wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
> >> There was (is?) an Italian place on B-way in the low 90's that served
> >> only family style - similarly high prices per dish but everything was
> >> sized for several people. Found it - see
> >> http://carmines2go.com/menu/91st
> >
> > I wasn't able to see the website but it did remind me of working
> > in Manhattan and ordering in sandwiches from the little hole in the
> > wall delis. It could be just a tuna sandwich and it would be the
> > best tuna sandwich you ever had.
>
> One of the questions I never understand is why people coming to
> Manhattan ask, "Where's a really good place to go to eat?" There's at
> least one on every block, IMHO.

Because there are a lot of restaurants on every block, and identifying
which one is the really good one is difficult.

You can spend just as much money on mediocre food as on a memorable meal.