re: Romano's Macaroni Grill

FWIW, if any of you care to look up this restaurant's nutrition menu, you'll never eat there again anyway.

But the waiters sign their name upside down!!!! That is awsome!

I went there about 3 or 4 months ago and it was awful. It wasn't my choice, as someone was having some type of going away dinner or something like that. Granted we had about 15 people at our table, half of the peoples meals came out wrong, and the other half had cold food. One girl didn't even get her meal until almost everyone was done. I think that will be my first and last time to go there.

but it really seems that any city that isn't pedestrian, public transit, or bike oriented will be greatly lacking in that regard.

You can still get a lot of places in NOLA by the streetcar, walking the quarter, biking etc....esp within neighborhoods. My car doesn't move on weekends on a fairly regular basis.

i don't know. But it does seem like in places like BR, and most of the nation, that places are developed differently. All residential together, all commercial together.....with a few trendy new condos with a sushi place, gym, and dry cleaner nest door.

How is it even possible to have a "neighborhood" place in CCLA, Bocage, Shenandoah, etc when it seems only residential development is allowed in the neighborhood. the only hope was downtown or north BR, and that died a long time ago.....like most of the country.

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As you become a more sophisticated diner you will easily see the vast difference in the chain experience and eating where a person's life dream is on the line.

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Is that condescending? Maybe. But most of us "sophisticated" diners have been there. When I was in my 20's I thought Steak & Ale was great. I joined a professional organization because the monthly meeting were there and the company had to buy me lunch. As I got older and more experienced, New Orleans is a great place to learn, I got more discriminating and much less likely to go to mediocre restaurants, chains or otherwise.

For a city its size, Baton Rouge is one of the best restaurant cities in the country. We are not completely inundated with chains, go to Birmingham and you can see the strangulation by chains, and we have pretty good cuisine diversity.

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But it does seem like in places like BR, and most of the nation, that places are developed differently. All residential together, all commercial together.....with a few trendy new condos with a sushi place, gym, and dry cleaner nest door.

How is it even possible to have a "neighborhood" place in CCLA, Bocage, Shenandoah, etc when it seems only residential development is allowed in the neighborhood. the only hope was downtown or north BR, and that died a long time ago.....like most of the country.

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Oh I understand this. Just don't understand why this is more conducive to having folks dine at a Chilis and Applebees, rather than a Mandinas or Joey Ks.

Chilis is a quality chain.. Southwest eggrolls and 2 for 1 drinks are ok in my book.. I would rather eat there than Mandinas anyday.. (not a big Mandinas fan obviously) BR had Mandinas too it didnt catch on.

i've been 2 or 3 times over like 8 years and i will not eat there!....i don't think it's good and i looked at their nutrition menu...for me to blow a half day of fat grams on two ravioli it needs to taste good!