ozone: In my book, if you're going on about how there needs to be a bunch more chain restaurants in midtown, then yes, you do need a lecture. There are plenty of places in your neck of the woods to get lunch for $5...heck, I can't afford to drop $15-20 on dinner, let alone lunch!
If you only had $5 for lunch, I'm not sure there's many local places in midtown that you can go for a complete meal i.e food and drinks plus tax. Like a burger, fries and soda or chicken, potatoes and soda. In that respect some chains fill that gap with dollar menus and combo specials. Also, you can rotate between taco, or burgers, or chicken or fish etc rather than going to the same "local" again and again.
Wait and see. This is why places such as 55 degrees and Fins are closing while a chain such as California Pizza Kitchen will be undoubtedly successful when they eventually open at the firestone building. Affordability.
The Davis Fins was in a strip shopping center anchored by Safeway and RiteAid. Quizno's and Dos Coyotes seem to do well there. Fins might have been too expensive for the students. I like seafood but the name "Fins" put me off. It calls attention to an inedible part of the fish. Like naming a steakhouse "Gristle".
If Midtown gets more fast food I hope it's a Wendy's. They're my favorite. I think the closest one to Midtown is at I-80 and Northgate. Off the 99 cent menu you can get a cheeseburger, fries, side salad, and soft drink or frosty for $3.96 plus tax. And no tipping. That 99 cent menu is transitioning to a $1.09 and $1.19 menu though. You can still get four items for under $5.
And some of the Viet places are charging $7.00 for a bowl of pho now. No longer poverty food.
arlier this evening, I was driving down J street towards Alhambra and later back up K to L to I-5. Just saw the McCormick and Schmick's on J from outside looking in. Should be a sweet restaurant once it opens next month. Saw a sign for Parlare Euro Lounge (www.parlarelounge.com (http://www.parlarelounge.com)) which I think is a Mason's (The Park) style lounge. Not sure if they are open yet. Drove by a recently opened place, Timarind Vietnamese Eatery, which is near Kru (one of my favs) at 25th and J. Saw a new place (I think it was called Level Up Lounge or something like that ... I was driving by) opening above Thai Basil restaurant at 24th and J. Also drove past Black Pearl which I read is going to be converted to something else.
As I later hovered back up K street towards the freeway, I saw that True Love coffehouse is back (Beach Hut deli currently occupies their old site on J street) at 23rd and K. Next to it was, I think, a Tea House or cafe or store or something opening called Hina's Tea. Driving on, I also saw a building with MARRS sign at 20th and K. Not sure if it's the project coming up nicely. Additionally, looks like a new gay club, Badlands, has been added to that entertainment area accross from Faces.
Weird... I don't get it. McCormick and Schmick's opened nearly a year ago
Tamarind is gone now, True Love has moved again now there's Sanad's next to Hina, Black Pearl is gone, so is Gianni's and now it's Aura, Level Up has been open for over a year and MARRS is practically the hub of Midtown.
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I think it's pretty funny. It's like this guy fell out of a time warp. With more posts like this we'll be out of the market slump and back to the high demand market of the 2004 era. Maybe we'll see a comment about the missing Towers project.
Folks, this guy (or gal) is whomever they may be. I post the above comments over 20 months ago. That was the very first comment in the first post when I opened this thread back in Jan 2007. (S)he simply cut and paste part of my comments. Either they've gone cuckoo for cocoa puffs or they just signed on as a front to have us click on their energy recruitment link from a website in the Netherlands. Weird.
Here is my version of some shameless spam:
In case you're not sure about where to eat on Second Saturday, how about Tuli Bistro? I know that some of you mentioned that it was a good place to eat. I hope to get over there myself soon. But if you are planning on going there on Saturday or in the next month, plan on also seeing some art work on the walls.
At least it didn't mention eating at Earl of Sandwich or something like that. It's actually kind of interesting reading what was exciting and pending from a few months back.
At least it didn't mention eating at Earl of Sandwich or something like that. It's actually kind of interesting reading what was exciting and pending from a few months back.
or the downtown hof-brau....brother of the one on watt.
well, I'm still kinda hoping that we get a new hof brau in downtown/midtown. About the closest thing we have is Bud's Buffet, and they aren't open for dinner hours.
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