Restaurant Reviews

Three Restaurant Reviews

Pho & Grill is a Pho franchise chain that offers a cafe-style Vietnamese culinary experience with the enticing touch of fine dining but minus the fuss and formalities of having to make reservations and having to sit through a formal meal. Pho & grill manages to mix elegance with a laid-back ambience that brings relaxation to mind. The atmosphere creates the perfect environment to go well with the healthy and nutritious meals you can avail there. Pho & Grill also adds convenience and comfort to the mix, offering full service so you can relax and enjoy the food. As one of the classiest and most elegant franchise chains in the Pho food business, Pho & Grill may not be the largest Pho restaurant franchise, but it certainly has a very unique appeal.

Applebees Nutrition Information on the Cajun Lime Tilapia:

Tilapia is a great tasting fish and is also heart healthy. The Cajun drenched tilapia filet is flavored with generous amounts of limejuice and has 310 calories and six grams of fat. It is served with rice pilaf and vegetables in season. This tilapia meal has two grams of protein.

This sounds like an easy dish to prepare at home. Wash fish and pat dry. Dip each filet in a beaten egg and then in Cajun seasoning. Sprinkle each filet with limejuice and bake or broil in the oven for 15 minutes. Serve with a side of brown rice pilaf and a green salad. How easy is that?

Applebees Nutrition Information on the Grilled Citrus Chicken Salad:

Citrus flavored grilled chicken served on a bed of greens. This also seems like something you could easily create in your own kitchen if you wanted to. Use boneless chicken breast and marinate overnight in your favorite citrus juice such as lime, lemon or even orange juice.

Turn on the barbeque and grill each breast for ten or fifteen minutes on each side. Don’t forget to salt and pepper while grilling. My mouth is watering thinking about this grilled chicken. Cut into bite sized pieces and add to your favorite greens. For the dressing be sure to use a citrus base to help bring out the chicken’s wonderful flavor of marinade.

Applebees Nutrition on the Mesquite Chicken Salad:

Applebees has such a varied menu. You can choose a quesadilla burger at 518 calories or you can choose mesquite chicken salad, which only has 200 calories. Which works best for you? This salad has the least amount of calories than any other item on the menu. You can buy mesquite flavoring in the seasoning section of most grocery markets, or mesquite chips for the barbeque and make this chicken dish at home.

Shanghai Restaurant (San Gabriel)* – As the name of the restaurant indicates, this place serves Shanghainese cuisine, a type of Chinese cuisine that is fast gaining international recognition. The food is flavorful and rich. During lunch time, the restaurant offers an special value lunch menu with over 20 entree dishes from $5 – $8 each. If you like fish, the fried yellow croaker with seaweed is highly recommended. Visit with a group of friends and enjoy a scrumptious family style meal consisting of a variety of dishes.

These are just three examples of restaurants serving good, inexpensive Chinese food. If you visit the five main areas listed at the beginning of this article, you will be able to find similar gems as well. There are several upscale restaurants offering lunch specials or late night specials, making it very affordable to get a good meal in a pleasing atmosphere.

One last tip – bring some cash with you. Most of these places will accept cash only, no credit or debit cards. A number will accept credit cards but with minimum charge requirements of $10 to $20. The good news is that you will be able to enjoy a satisfying meal on the cheap

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Strolling in Central Park or visiting Ameircan Museum of Natural History are two of the most common reasons to visit New York City’s Upper West Side (UWS).

While you’re there I suggest you try some of the small UWS restaurants with awesome, affordable food. From bagels and pastas to fine dining and gourmet chocolate.

One of my favorite places to go to for an awesome, relaxing breakfast or lunch is Georgia’s Bake Shop on the corner of Broadway and 89th Street. They serve breakfast until 4 and I highly recommend their salmon eggs Benedict.

You can get excellent Thai food at very affordable prices at Land Thai Kitchen on Amsterdam Ave between 81st and 82nd St. In this tiny restaurant you can get one of the best lunches on UWS. Try the vegetable dumplings, papaya salad or spicy beef salad. Wash the spicy papaya salad down with some Thai iced tea.

Picking up a bagel with lox and cream cheese for a picnic in central park? Then Zabar’s is your place. Despite the fame they have managed to keep reasonable prices. Awesome!

Max SoHa on Amsterdam Ave at 123rd has fresh pasta and a well-priced wine list. This popular “ristorante” serves fabulous Italian food to affordable prices. I have to warn you though: it gets very crowded after 7 PM.

Not your average sushi. At Neo Sushi on Broadway between 82nd & 83rd they serve their own “fusion” or Americanized version of sushi. No soy sauce or wasabi in site. Instead each piece comes with its own sauce, specially designed to enhance the flavor.

Sweet tooth? Don’t miss Jacques Torres at 74th and Amsterdam. JT’s chocolate is magical. Try thier thick Wicked Hot Chocolate. It’s made with melted chocolate and hot peppers. It is really thick and incredibly decadent. The shop has a few small  café tables and some comfy leather chairs where you can sit and sip your hot chocolate.

Fine, French and Fancy. Did you ever have foie gras that melts in your mouth? A visit to Jean Georges is something out of the ordinary. If you’re looking for the full blown experience get the tasting menu with wine pairings. A more modest but very popular option is their $26 lunch on the terrace. They are located at One Central Park West (Columbus Circle).

There are two major things that generally result in success in the restaurant sector. If you’re involved in this type of business, you’ would be aware of them. The first thing to remember is that there is very hard work involved. The other piece of the puzzle is to have excellent client service.

The 21st century is known as a time where consumers have no problem to voice their concerns. Restaurant- and other business owners need to prevent this from taking place by having an excellent service in place.
Now of course this ‘effective service’ can come in a variety of different shapes and sizes. Firstly the food that you serve up and the manner in which you serve it needs to be good. Then you also need ensure that you have an interior and exterior that’s makes the guests feel extra comfortable.

If you want to successfully decorate your outdoor space you need to view it in the correct light. See it as an investment which needs to provide you with adequate returns. The return comes in the form of more satisfied clientele which will translate to more revenue in the long run. This makes business sense.
Buying restaurant patio furniture is therefore a very important decision to make. This decision should be taken carefully with consideration given to a few apparent things. This is the following:

• The space you have to work with
• How much money you have to work with
• The general them of the restaurant

It’s common sense to know that limited space in your outdoor area will pretty much stop you from buying large type patio furniture. On the same token, if you have alot of square footage to ‘work with’ your options are more vast on what you can do.

It’s known throughout the business world that cash is king. The way the economy is ‘behaving’ at present, this is particularly applicable. It’s common knowledge that business owners need to be very aware of their bank cash balances. Try to save as much when spending on restaurant patio furniture.

As you can imagine, the restaurant’s theme plays an important role. If your aim is to create a more contemporary look, you may rather wish to opt for retro patio furniture. If you want to instil a theme for a specific country in the restaurant you need these ideas to guide you. It’s important to remember these important points. 

The aim of it all is to have happier customers which will ultimately result in more monet into the business and bigger profits!

Three Restaurant Reviews

Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas can refer to a couple of locations. I didn’t know this until my recent trip to Vegas. There is the PH resort hotel casino and there is also the PH restaurant. I recently checked out the restaurant which is located in the famous Forum Shops in Caesars Palace. Why they have the restaurant in another location is puzzling because the resort is definitely large enough to also have the restaurant.

The day we went to have lunch, we were seated right away, probably because of the time which was around 2:30 pm. I liked the atmosphere right way because of the bright colors, movie memorabilia, structural design and lighting. Our waitress was friendly and seemed experienced.

On your return trip, stop in Ansted and visit Hawk’s Nest State Park. The view is breathtaking and the hotel first class. I contend that there isn’t a more peacefully beautiful spot in the South.

For someone who enjoys history as much as I do, getting to eat dinner at a restaurant located inside such an historical building was a treat in and of itself. The entryway was romantically dim. Despite the fact that we had reservations right at 5:00 (when the restaurant opens) and the fact that there were no other patrons standing in the reception area other than the two of us, I was mildly annoyed that the two hostesses still found a way to make us wait there for a few minutes before someone finally ushered us down into the belly of the building where we were seated in one of the dining rooms. Since it was early, we had the room to ourselves. We were offered a wine list which we declined, and water and bread were served to us by not one but two attentive waiters who stood just outside the dining room throughout the entire dinner. It was comforting to know they were there to attend to our needs, but slightly unnerving that all they had nothing to do but stand there and watch us eat. Even though I think of myself as a princess, I’m not accustomed to actually being treated like royalty.

The menu is eclectic, including a variety of steaks, seafood, and chicken dishes. Salads are fresh, topped with dressings made at the restaurant, and desserts are heavenly, especially the homemade butter pecan ice cream and the bread pudding, which can be ordered as a combo. Service is attentive and polite without being obtrusive, and ordered items come at appropriately spaced intervals to allow you to finish the previous selection, whether it be an appetizer or a salad.

We finished the dinner off by splitting a cheesecake which was just right. Overall, the food was good. The menu is fairly unoriginal perhaps, but has enough diversity to probably make most people happy. The service was satisfactory and competent. The prices are reasonable I thought, with most entrees going for less than $20. I would give the Planet Hollywood restaurant six or seven stars out of ten.

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Have you ever wondered how clean the carpet is in the restaurants where you eat? It makes you wonder how often they need to clean their carpets. You just need to think about how many people travel across those floors in a day and all the servers walking back and forth spilling drinks as they fill your glass. Not to mention all the plates of food they drop. Well, have you thought about how often they clean their carpet?

I know what you may be thinking… this all depends on how much business they have. I have been a commercial carpet cleaner for fourteen years, and believe me I know.

THEY DON’T CLEAN ENOUGH.

Let’s compare your house against restaurants, easy enough. The carpet manufacturers say you should clean your carpet in your house every six months for your health. Wow! I bet that was a shocker. Ok, that gives us a number to work with. Say you have four people living in your home that leave and come back five times a day. This is equaled to twenty people a day entering your doorway. Now times that by thirty (now I am testing your math skills). This is equaled to six hundred people walking through you door a month. That is three thousand six hundred people in six months walking in your door.

Now let’s compare this to a restaurant, say a buffet, I know you have been to one of these. There is a average of four thousand people a week. We will do the math, which comes to about five hundred seventy two people a day. This leads me to believe that restaurants should clean their carpet every week, and not the standard once a month. That is right, most restaurants clean ONCE A MONTH for your health. Keep that in mind the next time you eat at your favorite restaurant.

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Our lesson for today is identifying that your favorite restaurant needs to clean their carpet. This is an easy one, first pick the restaurant that you would like to enjoy a meal.

Second, arrive at the restaurant of your choice; this next step is the most important one.

Third, when you open the door take a deep breath, what do you smell? If you do not smell food, I suggest you go to another restaurant. Now the reason I said that, you should smell food, I think that is fare to say it is a restaurant. If you opened the door and smell smoke from cigarettes, maybe you should suggest they should install a smoke eater to filter the air you breathe. The most familiar reason is if you open the door and smell a funky smell, which could be they used a dirty mop to clean the floor. The most common problem is soured or mildewed carpet. This problem is caused by the carpet being wet to long after being cleaned, the result is a musky wet dog smell. This smell is actually mold spores growing in the carpet.

This is the restaurant’s problem for the poor cleaning they receive, I have seen the managers trying to hide this problem they spray deodorizers around the restaurant. Some even put those little plug in deodorizers in the walls, just look around, be nosey at what you favorite place to dine is doing.

I guess this is a plea for help for the professional carpet cleaners who invest time, money, training, into their business. These restaurants try to sacrifice your health to save money by using a cheaper cleaning company, I do not think so. Do not be embarrassed to tell them the truth that they have cleaning issues, remember you are PAYING THEM.

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Italy is known for their Food, fashion, opera, art and interior and furniture designs. More and more people are learning to Talk Italian to be exposed to the wonderful culture and tradition of Italy. A great way of experiencing Italian culture is by getting into and Learning Italian Cuisine.

Italian food is one of the most popular and tastiest food in the world. That is why many culinary students would like to master cooking Italian recipes. Similar to learning language, learning Italian food can reach immense heights and success through immersing or washing oneself in the country’s culture.

Italian cuisine also evolved through various influences by neighbouring regions, conquerors, high profile chefs, and political upheavals. With all these influences, Italian cuisine was formed into what is known today as one of the premiere cuisines in the world.

Ingredients are not the same in the entire Italian cuisine selection. There are some regional cuisine that became national and spread across the country in the present day. Cheese and wine are important players in Italian cuisine, there are many variations and they may play different roles in each region. Coffee, and more specifically espresso, has become highly important to the cultural food of Italy.

Italian meals usually have no fewer than 3-4 courses. Aside from immediate sustenance, meals are seen as tie to spend with family and friends. Daily meals are much loner compared with other daily meals in other cultures. Family feasts and holiday celebrations tend to last for a long time.

Traditional Italian cooking is mainly reserved for special events like weddings or holiday feasts. Everyday meals would include first and second course, the side dish and coffee. Modern Italian food includes single courses (all-in-one courses), providing carbohydrates and proteins at the same time like pasta and legumes.

Meal structures in Italian cuisine includes the aperitivo which serves as the appetizer before the large meal or antipasto which are also appetizers that can be hot or cold. Primo is the first course offered which is usually the most filling meal. Primo dishes would include pasta, risotto or polenta.

The seconda (second course) is the main dish. It is traditionally pork and chicken. Fish prepared are those which are caught locally. The contorno is the side dish that may be a salad or cooked vegetables.

Dessert may be formaggio e frutta (cheese and fruits) or dolce (cakes and cookies). Coffee is also offered in every meal. While digestive or liqueur is also offered after the meal.

For travellers and locals alike that would like to dine out, each establishment has a defined role and they traditionally sticks to it. These are the following cuisine establishments common in Italy:

• Agriturismo – Working farms that often offer accommodations and meals. Bar/Caffé – Locations which serve coffee, soft drinks, juice and alcohol. Hours are from 6am to 10pm.

• Birreria – A bar that offers beer found in central and northern regions of Italy.

• Frasca/Locanda – Friulian wine producers that often open for the evening and many stay open late offering foodalong with their wines.

• Osteria – Focused on simple cuisine of the local region, usually only having a verbal menu.

• Paninoteca – Sandwich specialty shop open during the day.

• Pizzeria – Wood fired pizzas are a specialty of Italy.

• Polentaria – A regional establishment seen in limited number in the northern part of Italy above Emilia-Romagna.

• Ristorante – Often offers upscale cuisine and printed menus.

• Spaghetteria – Originating in Napoli, offering pasta dishes and other main courses.

• Tavola Calda – Literally “hot table”, offers pre-made regional dishes ordered from a queue, often served on a tray.

• Trattoria – A dining establishment often family run with inexpensive prices and an informal atmosphere.

Learning and eating Italian food is truly a gastronomic delight. Mangiare bene!

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Guerilla Diner

An underground restaurant can mean different things to different people nevertheless is in essence a eatery in somebody’s personal house. In the US they are well-known as dinner clubs, paladares is the Cuban opposite number, and in Italy cesarinas. An alternative restaurant is alas besides rather regularly an unlawful eating establishment if the organizers in addition to participants for example fail to go by neighborhood food hygiene, along with cooking establishment registration regulations.

An underground restaurant is indubitably not inevitably an illegitimate community and money-making eating place, as can be evidenced as a result of the United Kingdom Gateshead Festival inclusion of underground restaurants into its authorized diary, exceedingly effectively giving local people and tourists the opportunity to devour tribal foods from wonderful household along with qualified cooks.

The buzz is that in general they are operated out of homes or else apartments by individuals looking to offer unadorned cooking made from the very best ingredients, moreover to supply a joint tone. This is really something that isn’t available in the long-established commercial restaurants of the community.

We do not condone bypassing local zoning and health code rules. Hygiene policy are provided to ensure the safety of the diners. In nearly everyone instances it ought to be possible in favor of the restaurant owner to obtain inspections and licenses for irregular suppers.

Generally underground eating places are very much guarded secrets advertised by word of mouth or some form of guerilla publicity , plus diners are quite often asked to furnish references to bring about a reservation. Sure, all this adds to the eagerness of the happening and the friendliness of the happening.

Wine and other alcoholic drinks can or may not be built-in accordingly do check in advance. Certain homes declare a standing dinner party, in the region of every other Saturday night. You might need to ask on all sides of the area appearing in local shops and of bar staff and even subsequently in nearly all towns and cities you will be fortunate if you can unearth an underground restaurant.

Yet, for loads of persons this is altogether part of the inimitable expectancy of such events, the sense that a banquet is extraordinary to all and every diners, an evening on no account to be repeated. An experience to be mentally absorbed and inwardly consumed soon after; and the common aspect to all underground restaurants worthy of the name is the passion for high-quality food nicely cooked and eaten in down-to-earth surroundings and in lovely companionship.

As far as the food experience is concerned you can wait for each one happening you go to to be totally unlike. A small number of underground restaurants possess a fantastically good quality “up market” menu, while the middle-of-the-road deliberate on providing impressive day after day, “suitable for eating at mother country-style dinners. The service may essentially be quite be on the face of it unprofessional, however if you enjoy taking these experiences when they come as well as don’t object waiting for the fare to arrive that can merely complement to the relaxed feeling.

On most occasions as soon as you get there you will only possess a obscure intention of the menu, or event and the extent of it. There may be be three to nine courses, or more than a dozen, and every so often you will discover that standard-meal the chef will come to a decision to make a recipe while you wait.

The underground restaurant group has been described in the same way as the punk answer to greatly organised and management controlled restaurants with menus which settle unchanged for 6 months or supplementary for a good number of the time. People adore to dine at places where they can meet the chef, even partake of a glass of something in the midst of them afterwards, where they can circulate socially, anywhere they can momentarily dispense with the ladder plus separation of a traditional restaurant.

Italy is not only one of the most powerful and influential economies in the world. Italy is also a major player in music, theatre, arts, design, fashion and of course – cuisine. There are different Italian restaurants that are providing gastronomic delight to its customers. Where could one gather much information about Italian dishes? Where to learn about Italian food and methods of preparing them?

Ingredients are not the same in the entire Italian food selection. There are some regional dishes that became national and spread across the country in the present day. Cheese and wine are important players in Italian food, there are many variations and they may play different roles in each region. Coffee, and more specifically espresso, has become highly important to the traditional food of Italy.. Students learn more that cuisine and food, they also learn a lot about Italian On Line.

Traditional Italian cooking is mainly reserved for special events like weddings or holiday feasts. Everyday meals would include first and second course, the side dish and coffee. Modern Italian cuisine includes single courses (all-in-one courses), providing carbohydrates and proteins at the same time like pasta and legumes.

Most students spend an entire semester or years in culinary schools to expand their knowledge and horizon. Meanwhile, there are students who see that learning how to cook Italian would be a great way to spent time with their vacation. This is regardless if the students are great chefs or just passionate about cooking.

By participating to one of the many cooking or culinary schools in Italy can enable you to learn the secrets of authentic Italian cuisine while having fun with people who share your interests and passion. Cooking skill can start from even the most basic knowledge, there are culinary schools, informal cooking classes and even cooking academies.

Informal cooking classes can last from a day to a few weeks. Informal schools or even some culinary schools, create a fun and casual atmosphere. These experiences can be enjoyable for any level of cook, from amateur or even professionals.

These are several notable Italian school that teach cooking and culinary arts:

• Andrea Sposini is from Scuola darte culinaria Alta Societa’. She teaches students simple, understated, authentic Umbrian cuisine with exquisite extra virgin olive oils, superior wines and world famous salamis and cured meats. She had conducted series of international shows both in America and England. Meanwhile, Alta Societa’ offers intensive courses in gourmet cooking for aspiring chefs. They also conduct day classes for visitors who want to learn the basics of Italian cuisine.

• Cook Italy offers regional cooking lessons, sepcializing in regional dishes in Tuscany and Bologna. Cooking lessons are conducted in excellent locations in Bologna, Cartona, Lucca and even in Siracusa, Sicily.

• Tours and cooking vacations in Italy is what Mama Margaret and Friends are known for. Aside from cooking, they also conduct tours and visits in vineyards, country farms and kitchens of local chefs.

• Culinary Institutes are more similar to academies. This is not usually for beginners, aspiring cooks and professionals usually go here to learn about Italian cuisine for a full semester. Italian culinary institutes are for those who are interested in mastering regional and national specialties.

• Apicius- Culinary Institue of Florence offers culinary education for those who are just learning the field. They also offer a Master in Italian Cuisine course for experienced chefs.

• Designed for non-professional and professional chefs, the Higher Institute of Gastronomy and School of Regional Cooking can be found in the heart of the city. They also conduct visits to traditional cheese and balsamic vinegar making facilities.

• Fontana del Papa sets an excellent introduction to Italy. They offer cooking and wine classes and special cookery for children.

Learning and eating Italian food is truly a gastronomic delight. Mangiare bene!

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Personalized Wine Glasses can be a fun gift for many occasions. Consider giving Personalized Wine Glasses as a gift for weddings, graduations, anniversaries, or birthdays.They also make excellent gifts for bridal showers and engagement parties.

You will find that Personalized Wine Glasses come in a variety of different colors and styles. When you are choosing a gift for the recipients, just keep in mind their personal style.

You can find Personalized Wine Glasses in specialty gift shops but internet is the place that you can find many more options.If you are buying Personalized Wine Glasses for a wedding gift decide what you want to have engraved onto the glass ahead of time.

For graduations consider getting Personalized Wine Glasses in the school’s color. Many people don’t think about buying items, such as wine glasses until they actually need them. If you get a set of these for a graduate they are sure to appreciate them every time they open a new bottle of wine!

Crystal is the conventional gift for the 15th anniversary. A set of personalized crystal wine glasses is an excellent gift for anybody who is celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary.

Consider having the couple’s anniversary date or a favorite love quote engraved on the wine glasses.Crystal wine glasses are stunning and the recipient will be quite impressed with their gift.

Birthdays are the perfect time to give Personalized Wine Glasses as a gift. Try to conceive something that is exclusive and special to have engraved on the wine glass. The glass can be engraved by poem or unique quote if you want. Any wine enthusiast will be happy to have a personalized wine glass as a gift.

Keep in mind that Personalized Wine Glasses must be personal.You could also search the internet for ideas on what to have engraved on a wine glass. Gifts that come from heart are actually appreciated and you can give an engraving wine glass to tell your loved one just how much you care.