NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 14:58:59 GMT Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu austin.food:5081 Someone wrote: > Someone wrote: > : In search of that OH SO SPECIAL restaurant! Anyone have any suggestions! > > : Done Sullivans, been to Gilligans...looking for something along those lines. > : Appreciate any feedback! > > I guess it's trite in this forum...but the truth is, when R and > I want a good and special dinner, we (still) go to Tocai on 6th St, > approx across the street from Katz's. I'd say that Tocai's cooking ranges from (merely?) good to (nearly?) spectacular, but I would consider it any sort of *extraordinary* restaurant. I suppose that's because of its rather casual decor. Some others that many consider spectacular: Jeffrey's (sp?) Paggi House Emerald Restaurant Hudson's On The Bend Basil's Zoot Shoreline Grill jim andrews
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> Someone wrote: > > Someone wrote: > > : In search of that OH SO SPECIAL restaurant! Anyone have any suggestions! > > > > : Done Sullivans, been to Gilligans...looking for something along those lines. > > : Appreciate any feedback! > > > > I guess it's trite in this forum...but the truth is, when R and > > I want a good and special dinner, we (still) go to Tocai on 6th St, > > approx across the street from Katz's. > For a nice evening out that isn't TOO stuffy, I LOVE to goto Dan Mc Klusky's... Good food, Good atmosphere, and Good service. Also reminds me a little of home and the Steaksmith in Santa Fe NM.
Someone wrote: > >Tocai... please no. On two separate 'special' occasions we chose Tocai. The >last time, and I do mean last, counts as one of our most overall unpleasant >dining experiences. My wife and I also found Tocai to be seriously overrated (or rather, overpriced). The food was more expensive than what you'd find at Mars, Castle Hill, or Z'Tejas, but so much more boring.
RS wrote in message news:Soxj3.144$ ... > In search of that OH SO SPECIAL restaurant! Anyone have any suggestions! > > Done Sullivans, been to Gilligans...looking for something along those lines. > Appreciate any feedback! Paggi House, Emerald Restaurant, Jefferey's, Cafe Josie, Basil's, Zoot...
NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 15:10:55 EDT Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 18:47:08 GMT Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu austin.food:5114 My favorite restaurant for a step above ordinary is Jean-Luc's Bistro on Co= lorado Street, downtown. The atmosphere is extremely comfortable. The service is the best in Austin= (especially when we get the extremely friendly french waiter --sounds lik= e an oxymoron, I know). The are attentive without being overly intrusive o= r stuffy. I can't stand overly formal or overly casual wait staff. They = strike the perfect balance there. And the food really does seem to keep getting better and better. Each tim= e I am happier with the experience than the last. If you're expecting something seriously hifalutin' and high-brow, this real= ly isn't it. This is earthy, down home cooking, country french style. But= then, that's the way I like it. -- Capitol Macintosh, Austin's Mac User Group -- TCP Port 3000: online.capmac.org -- or by modem +1.512.288.0992 (4 lines)