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Dreadful Kaleenka experience

1 post · Dec 23, 1995

Erik S.Northwest Nexus, Inc. - Professional Internet ServicesDec 23, 1995
 Someone wrote:

 This sucks, but it hasn't been my experience.  We have been there a
 number of times over the past four or five years and never had a problem
 with the food or the service.

 >My wife and I tried to eat dinner at Kaleenka last night; it's a
 >Russian/Uzbek restaurant on 1st near Virginia, just above the
 >Market. We had heard good things about it, but last night....oy.
 >
 >We were seated promptly, drink orders taken, and we studied the menu
 >for a few minutes, then ordered. And waited for the food.
 >
 >And waited.
 >
 >And waited.
 >
 >After waiting over ONE HOUR after ordering, our eyes met, and we rose
 >and paid for the drinks and left. There is simply no excuse for that
 >kind of delay, especially considering that they were only about half
 >full.
 >
 >I MIGHT go back sometime, but I doubt it; maybe this was a really
 >unusual experience and ordinarily they're quicker, but with all the
 >good food out there, why waste time on it?
 >
 >Josh
 >--
 >     Josh Hayes        [email removed]     PDGA #9665
 >          Work: http://www.cqs.washington.edu/~josh
 >         Fun: http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jahayes
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