restaurant. The blow-up of the LA Times rave review on the wall was reassuring too. We moseyed right in and ordered one chicken and one grilled beef sandwich. So far so good. Then we got our sandwiches, and the confusion began....

not get an easy ticket out of the way while some other persons steaks are grilling? I’m not saying the waitress might not have messed up, again I wasn’t there. I’m just telling you how it works, having been in...

a small, foil-lined grill pan with two thin skewers around which were wound small, charred bundles of what I can only assume were eel guts. I would guess that the total serving was less than an ounce, probably less food (I...

I appreciate what you are saying and will explore these options if they become available to me. But aren’t there are exceptions to every rule? Can’t we agree that typically Chinese cooking uses more oil, more ingredients and...

a double cheeseburger with bacon and avocado on sourdough bread with seasoned curly fries and a beer. I’d rather work out and suffer through that than ever give up my favorite foods. I think it’s natural to be at...

There is the example of Bruni’s working as a waiter for a week at Boston’s East Coast Grill. I think he called it a very humbling and enlightening experience. I’m surprised you didn’t cite your industry...

; or Bagel Haven (Bathurst and Steeles, way up north, but worth it!grilled</b>, not like in NY... Happy eating"/>!!!

Agreed, ElsieDee! I went to Border Grill recently and ordered the special which was a beet salad with goat cheese fritters. The plate arrived with 2 goat cheese fritters and 4 small sections of grapefruit! I thought it was a...

I was there once. in a party that was friends with the owner. although no butter was used everthing had come in a pool of olive oil. we were shown the first white truffles of the season but none were used. for the price I would...

. Tartar sauce and tail sauce were homemade although the french fries were frozen. The menu looked interesting: fresh broiled rockfish stuffed with crab imperial ($24.95), fresh grilled tuna stuffed with crab imperial ($24.95),...

in the menu): *chicken satay—not any better than lemongrass grill. the peanut sauce was mediocre at best *beef skewers—didn’t try them but heard they were good *pork skewers—nicely flavored, nothing too...

wasn’t her choice or preference. Could you, the “order-nazi,” have thrown in a little tempura? This couldn’t have been a totally traditional sushi-only place — you only mentioned rolls, not even any...

I just want to be entertained. There’s nothing wrong with a little mindless entertainment every once and a while. ' Same with food for me. Sometimes I want a processed cheese grilled cheese sandwich. A substitution just...

(with some grilled items served with rice/beans etc, I think), with pride of place given to their huaraches, the pambazos etc. The tortillas tend towards thick rustic goodness permitting that incomparable perfume of nixtamal...

. abalone season is usually great there too. have had some good dishes at 20 mott too — especially like their jellyfish and their ribs. still, i rarely eat chinese food in nyc b/c it usually is a great disspointment. look...