popular famiyl place, on a Friday, and you expected food in under 20 minutes you have lost your mind. So you complained and the waiter bypassed your waitress and got management, which leads me to beleive you were less tha polite...

York, I arrived at the spotted pig about 20 minutes before they opening. They politely told me, offered me a seat off to the side, offered me some water and let me hang out before they opened. No big deal. I agree jlube, They need...

Actually, I find that folks are MUCH more polite at the Market Basket than, say, Whole Foods by Alewife.

. guests arrived and were too polite to mention the pink stain on the walls, floor and dog. DH heated the huge pot of oil in the back yard per my instructions, lowered the turkey, flooded the patio with burning oil , tried to put...

terms, such as “Mod” (in the musical/fashion sense of the word) vs. “Rocker”. Or consider political terms, such as “socialist”, “conservative” or “feminist”. People can...

banquet meals. I’ve had dozens of meals at weddings that must have cost a small fortune but frankly were boring and middling quality at best. Total waste regardless whether parents loved it or not, and of course the guests...

I agree with the Salsas opinion – a lot of food but I choose to not give any of Hectors places my money on principle....after a horrid experience there with the rudest server ever I wrote a letter and placed a call to him...

Ate at Mistral off of the RW menu on Tuesday night. To put it politely, I was underwhelmed. I have given up trying out the top tier restaurants during RW, as it appears they just serve these items like fast food. Caesar Salad was...

Agree on 1 and 3, but as for 2: my deal breaker is having to politely endure food made canned, powdered, or cubed stock. Prefer home made, the thicker the better.

During my first political campaign, I was sent to Minnesota where the locals delighted in feeding me “Minnesota hot pot,” a concoction largely resembling resemble your recipe or Alpo. Maybe both. Initially I...

Most people will not be regionally distinct when describing “Mexican” food — yes, even in Chowhound! Context is important and can be the key to understanding. So can asking questions. If it’s unclear,...

inexpensive AND it’s politically correct (Rain Forest Alliance certfied) makes it my first choice in bar chocolate.

daughter decided to ask her some questions what she was doing. Despite the crowd she was so polite and asked my daughter what she liked. It turns out that my daughter isn’t such a big chocolate fan but said she liked the...

Or you get a pity taste – not from you TDQ! - and a pause, followed by “Oh..that's different”. That is the ultimate MN polite expression of “ick”. But for “general audiences” I try to...

I complain by absolutely refusing to order/eat anything with it in it. I got a kani at a sushi restaurant recently that came made with that stuff. Very politely and discretely I sent it back and reminded them that, that was not...