Restaurants Suck!

From http//:www.cookingwithdennay.com Well said Dennay! It’s no surprise that chain restaurants and some independent ones suck! A recent visit to an Olive Garden further solidified something I have always known; chain restaurants are a complete waste of my time and money. The economy is in the toilet, jobs are scarce and service industry hires not only don’t want the job their doing, but feel they are actually entitled to something better. What suffers most is the quality of the food and service. I know; if you don’t like the restaurant, don’t go, right? You are absolutely correct; since you really do in most cases, get what you pay for. Chain restaurants, with photos of what the food should look like on the plate before it is served should not be expected to deliver anything more that mediocre food and service. If you want something better either stay home or go to a restaurant where the prices are nonexistence. I am currently on a one woman crusade to locate “great” eateries in my state, whether it is a chain or not, it does not matter, unfortunately this journey is leading me down a dark and dingy road. My sour experience at the Olive Garden ended with a waiter bringing us all of our food, salad, bread sticks, appetizer and entree at the same time and placing it all at the little “table-for-two.” Here we are trying to eat everything…it was just a mess. It did not help that the size of the lasagna square is never the same, but comes in small, medium and large (depending one who is cutting it) and that getting my sweet tea topped off is never a priority to the wait staff. Look, I know it’s not all Olive Garden restaurants, I can only discuss the location I went to which was at North Park Mall in Charlotte. It doesn’t stop there however; I was on the rather ritzy side of Charlotte, South Park and dined at a Sushi Burger joint that left me feeling just a bit nervous. Why did I stay, well, I want to give every eatery the benefit of the doubt. Unfortunately, the restaurant did not fit the bill. First the joint was hot, not cool or cold, but hot, steamy hot. Look people, if your air conditioning is not working properly and you are serving sushi, close the doors and call the repair man. Second, stop staring, you cannot get a feel for what customers thinks about your food by staring them down, damn. You would have thought these guys were in fear of being shut down. Maybe it was the temperature of the restaurant. HOT! I am not giving up on The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar, I will visit it again when they least expect it, but I tell you what, they better get that damn air conditioning working!