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In article <1992Dec18.182054.16156@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> alan@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Alan S. Mazer) writes:
>My fiancee and I had an interesting experience which perhaps someone could
>shed some light on.
>
>Just for the heck of it, we went to a Rusty Pelican.  Never been there
>before.  Had a long wait, on a Sunday night.  The restaurant was packed to
>the gills.  But the service was slow and just poor.  They took forever with
>everything, ignoring empty water glasses and waiting 10-15 minutes to fill
>them once we asked for more.  The calamari appetizer was battered to the
>point that you couldn't taste much.  Champagne (it was a special occasion,
>her birthday) was okay, but overpriced.  Clam chowder (a favorite of mine)
>had very little flavor or clams.  Steak was tough and without flavor.  (I
>should have been clued in by the fact that they brought me A1 sauce.)  Did we
>just hit this place on a bad night or is it always like this, and if the
>latter, why is there such a wait for a table?  For the money ($50?) there are
>other places we could have gone for a much better dinner.
>
>On the positive side, we also just went to Dodsworth in Pasadena.  Food was
>good and the service wonderful.  Hadn't been there in several years.
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Alan:  Was this the RP off the 2 fwy near the 134?  If so, I had a bad
dining experience there also.  I had a *very*marginal Ahi - I think
it was called "Ruby Red" or some such.  It seemed ok, but before we
left the place I had some pretty severe gastro-intestinal distress.
The other members of the party (6 of us) said their food was just ok;
no one became ill as far as I know.  Our service was good, but the
waiter was really hustling.  Like you, it is a pet peeve of mine
when I spend big bucks for a dinner and it takes an act of God to
get a refill. I wish I'd brought a canteen :-)
 
I'd eaten at that particular RP only one other time, and the food
seemed better. Maybe it's this particular one of the chain that's
bad?

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