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North by Northwest question

4 posts · Dec 9, 1999 to Dec 28, 1999

Albert N.Dec 9, 1999
Allison wrote in message news:jHT34.1492$ ...
> Hi all,
> Has anyone been to the new North by Northwest restaurant?  I believe it's
> across from Gateway theater.  If so, what was your opinion/experience of it?

I enjoyed it.  It's a trendy, upscale yuppie kind of place; I had a designer pizza and it was quite good.  Closer to Bitter End in feel than the Water Tank.  ;-)
Marc S.IBM, Austin, Tx.Dec 9, 1999
Someone wrote:
>Hi all,
>Has anyone been to the new North by Northwest restaurant?  I believe it's
>across from Gateway theater.  If so, what was your opinion/experience of it?
>
>Thanks!
>Allison
>

I found it to be pretentious (they corrected me when I ordered my cheeseburger
- it's an "Angus Beef Burger' (with Huntsman cheese)) and expensive.  It's high in snob appeal, if you're looking for that.  No cole slaw - but there was Jicama Carrot Slaw.

It was okay, and my beer was fine, but I won't be going back.
AnonymousDec 23, 1999
Albert N. wrote:

> Allison wrote in message news:jHT34.1492$ ...
> > Hi all,
> > Has anyone been to the new North by Northwest restaurant?  I believe it's
> > across from Gateway theater.  If so, what was your opinion/experience of it?
>
> I enjoyed it.  It's a trendy, upscale yuppie kind of place; I had a designer
> pizza and it was quite good.  Closer to Bitter End in feel than the Water
> Tank.  ;-)
>
> --
> Albert Nurick

We enjoyed it.  Menu is a little limited though.  Beer is excellent.
Hamza B.Dec 28, 1999
NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 18:59:12 CST
Organization: Road Runner - Texas
Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu austin.food:6542

Read:

Upscale = Looks rich, pretends to be rich
Yuppie = Tasteless, pretentious
Designer Pizza = 1 ounce of weird topping you would not even put in a trash bad, overpriced

My 2 cents: caters to those craving for expensive food, 10-foot valet parking

What a relief to have spent a week in NYC: more restaurants on 8th avenue than all of Austin.

Someone wrote:
> Albert N. wrote:
>
> > Someone wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > > Has anyone been to the new North by Northwest restaurant?  I believe
it's
> > > across from Gateway theater.  If so, what was your opinion/experience
of it?
> >
> > I enjoyed it.  It's a trendy, upscale yuppie kind of place; I had a
designer
> > pizza and it was quite good.  Closer to Bitter End in feel than the
Water
> > Tank.  ;-)
> >
> > --
> > Albert Nurick
>
> We enjoyed it.  Menu is a little limited though.  Beer is excellent.
>
>
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