Ugly Canada 2 (Only architecture, planning and design faux pas) - Page 165

stevanford1 · #**3281** Posted **Sep 1, 2019, 3:52 PM**

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They don't teach the cooks there to pop the leg out of the hip when they cook the quarter chicken and they don't cook it long enough for the heat to penetrate that part and cook it properly when it's so intact, which is why it often ends up undercooked.

Swiss Chalet seems to have the lowest standards because an ex-coworker of mine worked there years ago and shared all sorts of stories of things being undercooked, overcooked, leftovers being re-plated and re-served, stuff being dropped on the floor then put back on plates, etc. I am guessing that they have the weakest oversight and standards for their franchises.

Old people love the place, I haven't been in probably two decades.

The places like Montana's, Kelsey's, Applebee's, etc., aren't necessarily bad, they're just mediocre. But Swiss Chalet is bad. The biggest thing is how they train their cooks to make the food, and it's clear that Swiss Chalet isn't doing it very well.

I have had so many bad experiences with Swiss Chalet! I have:

Ordered a Ceaser Salad only to get a plate of plain lettuce
Gotten many a dry white chicken that sucks the moisture out of my mouth
I have gotten many a greasy dark chicken that made me feel awful (they tasted raw)
Gotten ribs that tasted like plastic
Once got a bun that made a thunking noise on the table

And much much more. Old people probably love it due to how dry and predictable the chicken is and how dated the decor is. A large step above Scores and KFC but still awful. I also despise their phoney commercials. Family happens at Swiss Chalet! Always So Good For So Little!

. There used to be one across from my work back when I lived in “The Sausage” so they where my last resort. Haven’t been in a year.

stevanford1 · #**3282** Posted **Sep 1, 2019, 3:54 PM**

I’ve also had ridiculously awful luck with this place.

I have gotten food poisoning from the Mandarin once and half their food tastes like leftovers soaked in grease anyway. Absolutely awful!

vid · #**3283** Posted **Sep 1, 2019, 4:15 PM**

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[*]Ordered a Ceaser Salad only to get a plate of plain lettuce

stevanford1 · #**3284** Posted **Sep 1, 2019, 7:33 PM**

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Here’s a pic of it. This thing got me a gift card.

vid · #**3285** Posted **Sep 1, 2019, 7:55 PM**

At least the leaves are fresh!

Honestly though, it's your fault for going there in the first place.

stevanford1 · #**3286** Posted **Sep 1, 2019, 7:57 PM**

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At least the leaves are fresh!

Honestly though, it's your fault for going there in the first place.

I know, but I thought that at least they couldn’t screw up a salad. Shit Chalet is full of surprises! That was the last time I went.

theman23 · #**3287** Posted **Sep 1, 2019, 7:59 PM**

Usually when I try a restaurant and don’t like it, I don’t go back there. I don’t understand why you keep going back to these restaurants if they’re so awful.

stevanford1 · #**3288** Posted **Sep 1, 2019, 8:04 PM**

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Usually when I try a restaurant and don’t like it, I don’t go back there. I don’t understand why you keep going back to these restaurants if they’re so awful.

That was the last time I went to Swiss Chalet EVER. I merely went to Swiss Chalet before than due to convenience and due to the fact that I had a client who loved it there and insisted we met up there for lunch. In general though I agree with your ideology. I can’t stand the food at Applebee’s, haven’t been there since.

RoshanMcG · #**3289** Posted **Sep 3, 2019, 10:35 PM**

Why is this new build this colour white? And why is it so skinny?

megadude · #**3290** Posted **Sep 3, 2019, 10:55 PM**

WTF is that shit and where is it?

O-tacular · #**3291** Posted **Sep 3, 2019, 10:57 PM**

The white and black is actually kinda nice but the proportions are insane. Do you need a ladder to get to the second floor? How do you move furniture?

That's borderline Towers of Spite territory.

stevanford1 · #**3292** Posted **Sep 3, 2019, 11:01 PM**

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The white and black is actually kinda nice but the proportions are insane. Do you need a ladder to get to the second floor? How do you move furniture?

That's borderline Towers of Spite territory.

Dear lord I forgot about those hideous bunkers. They kind of remind me of outhouses

O-tacular · #**3293** Posted **Sep 4, 2019, 2:30 PM**

Speaking of outhouses... I can't believe this is a serious proposal in 2019. Love that mansard dunce cap on top.

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Not great... like at all, but not terribly offensive I guess. One of the first substantial TOD proposals along Calgary's Green Line, at Quarry Park Station. 330 units total and each 13 storeys...

Another addition to Quarry Park's lineup of hideous mansard faced multi family buildings. This cements its place as the tackiest neighbourghood in the city. Mansard capital of Calgary. It's like a mini Laval. Suiting that it's located next to a landfill.

O-tacular · #**3294** Posted **Sep 4, 2019, 2:55 PM**

Behold Quarry Park's beautiful Baroque French ARTchitecture:

stevanford1 · #**3295** Posted **Sep 4, 2019, 3:24 PM**

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Speaking of outhouses... I can't believe this is a serious proposal in 2019. Love that mansard dunce cap on top.

Another addition to Quarry Park's lineup of hideous mansard faced multi family buildings. This cements its place as the tackiest neighbourghood in the city. Mansard capital of Calgary. It's like a mini Laval. Suiting that it's located next to a landfill.

MY EYES! Why couldn’t Quarry Park just stick to building fugly mansard lowrises instead of high rises? Reminds me of these turds that overlook Oakvilles Dumbcentre.

stevanford1 · #**3296** Posted **Sep 4, 2019, 3:27 PM**

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Behold Quarry Park's beautiful Baroque French ARTchitecture:
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Vomitworthy! I especially despise the faux-mansard Champagne (yes that’s its actual name) condo.

stevanford1 · #**3297** Posted **Sep 4, 2019, 3:32 PM**

Equally wretched is Castle Keep.

O-tacular · #**3298** Posted **Sep 4, 2019, 3:48 PM**

Oh yes! How could I forget Crapple Creep?!? Years ago someone put some underwear on the end of the sword. Do the developers have the minds of 8 year olds?

stevanford1 · #**3299** Posted **Sep 4, 2019, 3:50 PM**

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Oh yes! How could I forget Crapple Creep?!? Years ago someone put some underwear on the end of the sword. Do the developers have the minds of 8 year olds?

O-tacular · #**3300** Posted **Sep 4, 2019, 3:50 PM**

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MY EYES! Why couldn’t Quarry Park just stick to building fugly mansard lowrises instead of high rises? Reminds me of these turds that overlook Oakvilles Dumbcentre.

That is eerily almost identical. Right down to the placement of the Smart Centre. I was going to ask how you found a streetview of an unbuilt project.