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.

wrote:
> 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.

I think you missed my point, unless you're trying to disagree with.
There is a _really good_ restaurant on every block in Manhattan. Bad
restaurants don't last in NYC, mediocre food the same. Even the pizza
from the pizza joints is good.

-S-

On 12/16/2014 7:46 PM, Steve Freides wrote:
> wrote:
>> On Tuesday, December 16, 2014 8:29:48 AM UTC-8, Steve Freides wrote:
>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.
>
> I think you missed my point, unless you're trying to disagree with.
> There is a _really good_ restaurant on every block in Manhattan. Bad
> restaurants don't last in NYC, mediocre food the same. Even the pizza
> from the pizza joints is good.
>
> -S-
>
>
I think *you* missed the point. I've never been to Manhattan. There
may be a fantastic restaurant on every block but how would I know which
ones were good without asking? I wouldn't.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/16/2014 7:46 PM, Steve Freides wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, December 16, 2014 8:29:48 AM UTC-8, Steve Freides wrote:
>>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>
>> I think you missed my point, unless you're trying to disagree with.
>> There is a _really good_ restaurant on every block in Manhattan. Bad
>> restaurants don't last in NYC, mediocre food the same. Even the
>> pizza from the pizza joints is good.
>>
>> -S-
>>
>>
> I think *you* missed the point. I've never been to Manhattan. There
> may be a fantastic restaurant on every block but how would I know
> which ones were good without asking? I wouldn't.
>
> Jill

Perhaps I did, but they are all good - you don't need to ask, just walk
down the street and find something that looks interesting. It's part of
the fun of eating out in NYC or, for that matter, large parts of Queens
and Brooklyn, too.

-S-

On Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:16:03 -0500, "Steve Freides" >
wrote:

> Perhaps I did, but they are all good - you don't need to ask, just walk
> down the street and find something that looks interesting. It's part of
> the fun of eating out in NYC or, for that matter, large parts of Queens
> and Brooklyn, too.

That's how we choose where to eat no matter where we are. We look at
the menus first and then the interior of the restaurant.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

sf wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:16:03 -0500, "Steve Freides" >
> wrote:
>
>> Perhaps I did, but they are all good - you don't need to ask, just
>> walk down the street and find something that looks interesting.
>> It's part of the fun of eating out in NYC or, for that matter, large
>> parts of Queens and Brooklyn, too.
>
> That's how we choose where to eat no matter where we are. We look at
> the menus first and then the interior of the restaurant.

Yes, and it harkens back to the days before we had Yelp and other online
reviews.

-S-

On 12/17/2014 6:36 PM, Steve Freides wrote:
> sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:16:03 -0500, "Steve Freides" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Perhaps I did, but they are all good - you don't need to ask, just
>>> walk down the street and find something that looks interesting.
>>> It's part of the fun of eating out in NYC or, for that matter, large
>>> parts of Queens and Brooklyn, too.
>>
>> That's how we choose where to eat no matter where we are. We look at
>> the menus first and then the interior of the restaurant.
>
> Yes, and it harkens back to the days before we had Yelp and other online
> reviews.
>
> -S-
>
>
I'd rather just ask someone. As spamtrap said, "You can spend just as
much money on mediocre food as on a memorable meal." Why pick a place
that turns out to be just so-so?

Jill

On Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:36:33 -0500, "Steve Freides" >
wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:16:03 -0500, "Steve Freides" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Perhaps I did, but they are all good - you don't need to ask, just
> >> walk down the street and find something that looks interesting.
> >> It's part of the fun of eating out in NYC or, for that matter, large
> >> parts of Queens and Brooklyn, too.
> >
> > That's how we choose where to eat no matter where we are. We look at
> > the menus first and then the interior of the restaurant.
>
> Yes, and it harkens back to the days before we had Yelp and other online
> reviews.
>
I still find it works for me. Yelp can help, but you have to wade
through a lot manure to find the pony in there and I don't have the
patience to do that.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 2014-12-16 19:46, Steve Freides wrote:

>> 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.
>
> I think you missed my point, unless you're trying to disagree with.
> There is a _really good_ restaurant on every block in Manhattan. Bad
> restaurants don't last in NYC, mediocre food the same. Even the pizza
> from the pizza joints is good.
>
>

I don't think he missed the point at all. Someone who is new to
Manhattan can hardly be expected to know which restaurants have been
there for a long time and which are new.