"Orlando Enrique Fiol" > wrote in message
. ..
> jmcquown > wrote:
>>Please, not an overwhelming menu. It shouldn't take 20 minutes to figure
>>out what you serve. And stop with the fusion stuff. I don't want
>>Thai-Greek (or Texas-Korean BBQ on Tortillas, sorry!)
>
> I agree, but for a different reason. Unless the chef has an extensive
> background in those fusions, chances are good that shortcuts and
> stereotypical
> seasonings will be used. I'd rather eat authentic food, regardless of
> where
> it's from.
>
>>Something light, like a cup of soup and a sandwich.
>
> I can have that at home and don't want to pay retail for such simple food.
>
Despite my rep as the Soup Queen, I don't always have fresh soup on the
stove For lunch, a cup of soup and a toasted or grilled sandwich is
enough for me.

>>Varied menu. A couple of soups, salad for those who like salad. Steak &
>>baked potato. Sometimes grilled chicken or a seafood dish. It's
>>difficult
>>to say.
>
> This too seems excessively ordinary to warrant my hard earned dollars.
>
Sometimes you can't be at home. You still have to eat. I don't want to go
to Burger King. You still have to eat. I want a comfortable place with
familiar dishes.

>>If I want one particular cuisine I'll go to a restaurant that specializes
>>in
>>it. If I go to an Italian restaurant I don't expect to see "french fries"
>>on the menu, not even if there is a kids menu.
>
> I tend to favor restaurants specializing in one cuisine or a related group
> of
> cuisines, since I know the cooks won't have the ingredients or knowledge
> to
> prepare many cuisines well.
>
> Orlando

I agree... don't mix cuisines unless you really know what you're doing and
can make it work.

Jill

Jill wrote:

> Sometimes you can't be at home. You still have to eat. I don't want to go
> to Burger King. You still have to eat. I want a comfortable place with
> familiar dishes.

In the situation you describe, you're eating out because of NECESSITY, as if
eating at home is not an option, for some reason. I think Sitara is asking
about places you'd go to eat just because you WANTED to go out to eat.

Bob