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re: Your Rule of Thumb for Dining Out
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:31 am to PapaPogey
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:31 am to PapaPogey
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Does it piss you off when I order a beer at a fine dining place?
No. Order what you like. I don't care. But for me, if your beer list is the who's who of light beers, it tells me that's not the only place you're willing to cut corners.
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Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:32 am to saint amant steve
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Your Rule of Thumb for Dining Out
Don't be a dick to the employees
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:34 am to saint amant steve
Don't be an a-hole to the server.
Expect people to have bad manners and try to not let it piss me off
Expect people to have bad manners and try to not let it piss me off
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:37 am to BMoney
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The ones worth a damn have figured out that there's more to beer than shitty light lagers.
Except the ones that concentrate on their wine program, where they can make more money and contribute to a better dining experience.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:43 am to Bear Is Dead
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Except the ones that concentrate on their wine program, where they can make more money and contribute to a better dining experience.
If they can't have a handful of carefully selected craft beers on hand, I don't need to eat there.
Wine doesn't contribute to a better dining experience for me.
A nice example of a place that does both well is Mansur's.
This post was edited on 5/8/15 at 10:45 am
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:45 am to PapaPogey
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Buncha old senile frick food snobs
1. How old are you?
2. Do you actually know anyone's age here?
quote:
Buncha .... food snobs
Can't argue that is sometimes the case. But heck, it's like family. You get to know everyone's quirks and personalities and have fun with it.
Based on this one post, you don't sound like a barrel of fun yourself.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:45 am to BMoney
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But for me, if your beer list is the who's who of light beers, it tells me that's not the only place you're willing to cut corners
I don't see that situation the same way. I suspect beer doesn't have the same level of demand as wine or cocktails at most fine dining restaurants. That's on top of not being able to be marked up at the same rates. It's not laziness, it's business.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:46 am to NOFOX
quote:Good one.
If the food menu is more than 3 pages, odds are that I won't like the place.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:47 am to LouisianaLady
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How else would I mix up a cocktail sauce for a dozen raw?
You don't. You make a mignonette instead.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:50 am to BayouBlitz
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order basic items
I do this at some places.
BBQ places. Pulled pork sandwich.
TexMex-cheese enchiladas
I am a sucker for cole slaw and I am somewhat committed to trying it anywhere I go.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:53 am to Tigertown in ATL
If the restaurant has a gun library or selection of baseball bats on display, skip it.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:55 am to saint amant steve
If the chef isn't fat I won't eat there.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:58 am to hungryone
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If the restaurant has a gun library or selection of baseball bats on display, skip it
this is a given 
Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:59 am to Mo Jeaux
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You don't. You make a mignonette instead.
When did casual seafood shacks start leaving shallots and vinegar on the table?
This post was edited on 5/8/15 at 11:01 am
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:02 am to BMoney
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If the restaurant obviously spent a lot of time and effort on a well procured wine and cocktail list, yet their beer list looks like something from a college frat party, I won't eat there again.
this
so much this
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:04 am to saint amant steve
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saint amant steve
So far, you're leading with the most dumbass post of the day! Good luck! Only 13 more hours to go for sweet victory!
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:06 am to LouisianaLady
Fair point. Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:09 am to OTIS2
Y'all some picky SOB's.
Higher than 3 star review online.
Higher than an 80% on the health inspection.
Higher than 3 star review online.
Higher than an 80% on the health inspection.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:11 am to BMoney
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If the restaurant obviously spent a lot of time and effort on a well procured wine and cocktail list, yet their beer list looks like something from a college frat party, I won't eat there again.
Do you have an example of this? I have to admit, I'm more of a cocktail and wine person to begin with, so I will usually be ordering those anyway, but I can't really think of a place that would have a well procured wine and cocktail list and not have at least a couple of decent beers.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:11 am to Oenophile Brah
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I don't see that situation the same way. I suspect beer doesn't have the same level of demand as wine or cocktails at most fine dining restaurants. That's on top of not being able to be marked up at the same rates. It's not laziness, it's business.
I'm not saying you need to have 30 taps or a huge bottle selection. But if your beer list is Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light, Michelob Ultra, and Heineken, you're doing yourselves and your patrons a disservice. You can certainly mark up most craft beers at a higher rate than the domestics. I'll drink a few bottles of Canebrake at $5 per versus just sticking to water if you have nothing but BMC. It adds up.
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