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Started by Max Rockatansky, May 10, 2022, 01:58:35 PM

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XamotCGC

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Takumi

Quote from: Rothman on July 15, 2021, 07:52:59 AM
Olive Garden must be stopped.  I must stop them.

Don't @ me. Seriously.

Rothman

Quote from: Scott5114 on May 28, 2022, 10:31:34 PM
Homestyle country cooking is overrated.
Then what is it doing in this thread?
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position(s) of NYSDOT.

Scott5114

Quote from: Rothman on May 28, 2022, 11:39:33 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 28, 2022, 10:31:34 PM
Homestyle country cooking is overrated.
Then what is it doing in this thread?

Ask HB.

Quote from: hbelkins on May 28, 2022, 09:01:49 PM
Cracker Barrel is excellent for homestyle country cooking
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epzik8

Quote from: kurumi on May 10, 2022, 10:31:33 PM
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kphoger

Quote from: vdeane on May 27, 2022, 08:11:34 PM
Food tastes are much more complicated than "this is better" and "this is worse".  Sometimes one craves a specific food, even if there is something considered better.  I like diner hamburgers, but I also like McDonald's.  The two aren't mutually exclusive.  They each offer a different experience.  Similarly, one can enjoy authentic Italian American food and still like Olive Garden.  They're two different experiences which aren't directly comparable, not merely a spectrum of "better" to "worse".

This.

Olive Garden is a reliably good place to get Italian-American food.  Is its food authentically Italian?  No, most of it isn't, but that isn't what I like Olive Garden for.  Are there local places that serve better Italian-American food?  Certainly, but nobody here is claiming Olive Garden is the best–just that it's reliably good.  The atmosphere is comfortable without being super-fancy, and atmosphere is part of the restaurant experience.  Their salad and breadsticks are good, which also contributes to people's opinion.

There are a couple of local Italian restaurants that my wife and I think are better than Olive Garden, but that doesn't keep us from appreciating Olive Garden for what it is.

Quote from: Rothman on May 28, 2022, 04:33:44 AM

Quote from: skluth on May 28, 2022, 12:19:53 AM
St Louis has a number of excellent Italian restaurants, including Tony's which back in the day was the only Michelin 3-star Italian restaurant in the US.

Michelin currently shows no starred restaurants in Saint Louis.  Tony's is just overpriced now?

As far as I know, it is impossible for Tony's to have received a Michelin 3-star rating.  This is because Michelin does not review restaurants in Saint Louis.  Furthermore, the restaurant's website mentions two specific awards, and Michelin is not one of them.  If |skluth| is claiming that Michelin ever reviewed Tony's at all–let alone giving them a 3-star rating–then let the burden of proof be on him.

For what it's worth, Tony's currently has a 4-diamond designation from AAA, along with three other Saint Louis restaurants.  (There are no AAA 5-diamond restaurants in Saint Louis.)
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Male pronouns, please.

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abefroman329

Quote from: Scott5114 on May 28, 2022, 10:31:34 PMHomestyle country cooking is overrated.
Disagree, but it's not like I live anywhere near a restaurant that serves it.

Rothman

Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position(s) of NYSDOT.

abefroman329

Quote from: Rothman on May 31, 2022, 10:37:10 PMOlive Garden is not reliably good.
It tastes about the same to me every time I eat there.  The only variable is whether the breadsticks are overcooked.

Rothman

Quote from: abefroman329 on June 03, 2022, 01:35:38 PM
Quote from: Rothman on May 31, 2022, 10:37:10 PMOlive Garden is not reliably good.
It tastes about the same to me every time I eat there.  The only variable is whether the breadsticks are overcooked.
That would be reliably ungood.
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position(s) of NYSDOT.

XamotCGC

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kphoger

Quote from: XamotCGC on June 03, 2022, 02:06:44 PM
White Castle

That's a tricky one, when some people absolutely love it and some people absolutely hate it.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

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formulanone

Quote from: kphoger on June 03, 2022, 02:16:18 PM
Quote from: XamotCGC on June 03, 2022, 02:06:44 PM
White Castle

That's a tricky one, when some people absolutely love it and some people absolutely hate it.

I missed the 2022-23 Edition of the Proper Ratings Book which states the exact position of White Castle.



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