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Why do some Restuarants choose to ignore the Noise issue?
Posted on 8/18/18 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 8/18/18 at 4:00 pm
Off the top of my head, I can name three, but I'm guessing there are plenty.
Walk-ons, Cane's, and my most recent experience, Willie G's on Coursey.
I get that Walk-ons is marketed as "sports bar", so it's a little more forgivable, Cane's is fast food, so I guess they don't care if their environment is crap.
WillieG's is a decent place, decent food, at prices that match. I enjoy their menu, and usually sit on the patio because I don't care for their indoor environment. Last night I went with a couple other people who preferred the A/C. It's crazy how everyone in there is speaking SO loudly to be heard over each other. It's basically like a middle school gym.
Some simple sound absorbing panels on the walls and/or ceilings would make this place so much nicer. Am I just getting old or what?
Walk-ons, Cane's, and my most recent experience, Willie G's on Coursey.
I get that Walk-ons is marketed as "sports bar", so it's a little more forgivable, Cane's is fast food, so I guess they don't care if their environment is crap.
WillieG's is a decent place, decent food, at prices that match. I enjoy their menu, and usually sit on the patio because I don't care for their indoor environment. Last night I went with a couple other people who preferred the A/C. It's crazy how everyone in there is speaking SO loudly to be heard over each other. It's basically like a middle school gym.
Some simple sound absorbing panels on the walls and/or ceilings would make this place so much nicer. Am I just getting old or what?
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Posted on 8/18/18 at 4:03 pm to Grassy1
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Walk-ons, Cane's, and my most recent experience, Willie G's on Coursey.
You're issue with restaurants is much bigger than noise.
Posted on 8/18/18 at 4:11 pm to Grassy1
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crazy how everyone in there is speaking SO loudly to be heard over each other. It's basically like a middle school gym.
Were people getting wedgies? The worst is the atomic wedgie.
Posted on 8/18/18 at 5:00 pm to Grassy1
Superior Grill is like being on a carrier deck during flight ops. Never ever go there.
Posted on 8/18/18 at 5:04 pm to Grassy1
Olive or Twist and City Pork are two that immediately come to mind. And I still think it's one of many reasons why the Pelican House didn't do well.
Posted on 8/18/18 at 5:52 pm to Grassy1
You forgot the most obvious one, the Bistro Byronz on Government Street. It's like trying to sit down and dine and hold a conversation during an LSU/Alabama game in Tiger Stadium.
Posted on 8/18/18 at 5:59 pm to Grassy1
You are at a rock concert at Peche’
Posted on 8/18/18 at 6:55 pm to Grassy1
Mason's Grill .... love the food but the noise level there is terrible.
Posted on 8/18/18 at 7:08 pm to Grassy1
There are restaurants that I will only go if I can sit outside. City Pork on Jefferson is one.
Posted on 8/18/18 at 9:52 pm to Grassy1
Rama
Posted on 8/18/18 at 10:39 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Parrionns can get noisy at lunch
Posted on 8/19/18 at 8:14 am to Grassy1
Overpass Merchant at peak times is the loudest restaurant I have ever been in. I will never again sacrifice my hearing for fried chicken skins!
Posted on 8/19/18 at 8:25 am to Grassy1
Pelican Club was the worst. If I am spending$150 on dinner then I want a atmosphere less loud than a sports bar.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 10:12 am to Grassy1
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Both Zagat and Consumer Reports surveys have found that excessive noise is the top complaint diners have, ahead of service, crowds, or even food issues.
Tom Sietsema, the restaurant critic for the Washington Post, also told me noise is “by far” his chief complaint about the restaurants he reviews. “I’ve been harping on this for a decade by now,” he said. “It’s a constant — a constant irritation.”
Why restaurants became so loud — and how to fight back
There is a new app, iHearU, that measure the decibel levels and lets you share the info yelp-style with other diners. LINK
We took a tour at NBC. Jimmy Fallon's studio has wood panels with little holes that absorb the sound. The whole tour group screamed, and there was no echo. Just flat. I immediately named a couple of restaurants that should buy the material.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 11:44 am to Twenty 49
As the article states, sound absorbing materials that meet the modern design ethos are expensive. With that said, there is absolutely no excuse for the volume of piped in music I've experienced at some restaurants. Whenever I've inquired, almost invariably, someone like the bartender is in control of the music for the restaurant. Because they don't have a direct proprietary interest in the space, I find they frequently play what, and at what volume, they like, even if it utterly otherwise clashes with the vibe of the restaurant.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:14 pm to Joshjrn
This is my personal pet peeve.....I recently went to Banana Blossom Thai in old Gretna. What an unbridled ruckus.....painfully loud, and I was dining with two hard of hearing folks. We enjoyed the food very much, but lip reading was the only was we would communicate. Bare floors,bare tables, big windows, the whole place is a giant echo chamber. Despite liking the food, decor, location, I won’t be back. It’s a problem all over.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:26 pm to Grassy1
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Some simple sound absorbing panels on the walls and/or ceilings would make this place so much nicer. Am I just getting old or what?
I don't think so. Who wants to have to damn near yell at each other to be heard in a restaurant. I purposely avoid loud restaurants for a business lunch.
One of my favorite places in Sugar Land is a place called Japaneiro's at Town Center and the noise is off the hook. Avoid it or we just go early. Seems like some of the restaurant owners have decided that noise equals some kind of ambiance and it is not.
Agree with your post.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:36 pm to Grassy1
Am I in the right place for an old grumpy person meeting?
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:45 pm to Grassy1
I’ve never really noticed, but that isn’t something I really pay attention to. I enjoy a “lively” atmosphere.
But, my wife deals with these complaints a lot, as she’s an audiologist
But, my wife deals with these complaints a lot, as she’s an audiologist
Posted on 8/19/18 at 1:01 pm to kingbob
Agreed on Byronz. We had a table of four during brunch one Saturday and had to yell to order.
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