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Clandestino
10-10-2005, 06:03 PM
List your must haves and things you definitely would not go back for...
PizzaFace
10-10-2005, 06:20 PM
It must have a nice table in a dark corner...oh, and great food and service.
Jimcs50
10-10-2005, 07:05 PM
1. great food

2. friendly hostess, attentive, friendly, knowlegable but not clinging waitperson

3. good bar and wine cellar

4. nice ambiance
MannyIsGod
10-10-2005, 07:10 PM
Good food - duh.

Good service though. I can't tell you how much I hate shitty service. I've worked the service industry, and I hate getting bad service so damn much.
mookie2001
10-10-2005, 07:10 PM
Bush murals on the wall
CharlieMac
10-10-2005, 07:22 PM
Food and atmosphere.
scott
10-10-2005, 07:39 PM
Girls in tight Hooters shirts.
Clandestino
10-10-2005, 07:56 PM
right...food and service are #1.. but what else?
tw05baller
10-10-2005, 08:13 PM
flat panel tvs every where you look, oh yeah and good food
Duff McCartney
10-10-2005, 08:28 PM
Food....everything else is just weak details. I don't even care about shitty service. Good food is everything.
A Serbian Beast
10-10-2005, 09:29 PM
Kid's menu.
Drachen
10-10-2005, 09:39 PM
1. great food

2. friendly hostess, attentive, friendly, knowlegable but not clinging waitperson

3. good bar and wine cellar

4. nice ambiance

Aldinos
SWC Bonfire
10-11-2005, 08:32 AM
right...food and service are #1.. but what else?

That plus a clean, well kept place is it. Period.
ObiwanGinobili
10-11-2005, 08:38 AM
1. food. it HAS to have good food.
2. clean. ever have to send a fork back 3 times till you got a good one??
3. waitstaff. noone super freakishly friendly. just be knowledgeable, agreeable, and quietly attentive. as in: don't aske me every 3 mins how my meal is or if I need more tea - just bring some tea whne you see it;s low.
4.noise level. I hate when I can;t hear myself think.
5. tvs. either have enough TV's for everyone to see the game or don;t put any up at all.
spurs_fan_in_exile
10-11-2005, 08:46 AM
The one thing that I'll usually watch for when I go to a place for the first time is the host/hostess. I've found that you can usually get a good feel for the place just from that. This is the one person who every single customer will have to deal with so if the restaurant has hired an idiot for that position then I generally find that the other aspects of the restaurant aren't all that great either.
SWC Bonfire
10-11-2005, 09:00 AM
4.noise level. I hate when I can;t hear myself think.


That's a good point. Noisy restaurants suck. Maybe lining the ceiling with old galvanized barn siding is not the brightest idea in the world <cough Soilitas in Seguin cough>
batman2883
10-11-2005, 09:04 AM
Must have a bottle of Rudy's BBQ sause around....
Jimcs50
10-11-2005, 12:58 PM
Must have a bottle of Rudy's BBQ sause around....

Not their Sissy Sauce though...that is for pussys.
baseline bum
10-11-2005, 02:41 PM
All I care about when I go to a restaurant is how the food tastes. If I'm not on a date I could give a shit about ambience or wine lists or any of that crap. Having tequila and Dos XX is nice, but not something that would sway my decision.
batman2883
10-11-2005, 02:42 PM
the waitresses have to have a coke bottle figure and im good
MiNuS
10-11-2005, 03:09 PM
a good restaurant must have
1) great food
2)it has to be a clean place
3)it must include music
4)the manager/owner must be attentive and be on the waiters.
5)great waiters
6)reasonable prices

I always start my waiters @ $5.(I never tell them ofcourse)and they decide if they want to work and keep it @ $5.