EricW Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 I hate going to a shiny-new restaurant only to be served glorified dreck. Every time I go to one, I remember why I hate eating in them. All hail the greasy-spoon and home cooking! (The last two places in America where a good meal can be had.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 We have a so-called "nice" restaurant here in Eugene that LOOKS like it should be a decent place, but having eaten there all of three times, I was GROSSLY disappointed on all three occasions!! I couldn't believe it. The only thing they DO serve that's good is their cheesecake. And I suspect they order out for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted January 24, 2005 Author Share Posted January 24, 2005 Dear budding restauranteur, who stakes his claim next to the Hilton: Thai Chicken Pizza... - Uses fresh pizza dough - Uses spicy Thai peanut sauce as the base - Has fresh, thinly sliced chicken on top of that. The chicken is oriented radially from the center of the pizza. Please note that freeze dried chicken-like lumps are not part of the recipe. - Has fresh slices of real Mozzarella cheese artfully arranged with the chicken. (Real mozzarella cheese is not hard and does not come pre-shredded in a bag. I don't care WHAT you think.) - Has thinly sliced onions among the chicken and cheese. - May also have green onions sliced lengthwise and some spicy herbs as garnish. - DOES NOT HAVE SALAD GREENS SPRINKLED ANYWHERE ON TOP OF THE FINISHED PIZZA. - Is finished by drizzingling Mae Ploy sweet hot chili sauce over the slices of baked pizza. The result is crisp and delightfully delicious and bears no resemblence to the inedible piece of horsepucky you served me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iggy Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Mmmm... hot chili sauce... spicy Thai peanut sauce... my kind of pizza. Mmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Dear budding restauranteur, who stakes his claim next to the Hilton:Thai Chicken Pizza... - Uses fresh pizza dough - Uses spicy Thai peanut sauce as the base - Has fresh, thinly sliced chicken on top of that. The chicken is oriented radially from the center of the pizza. Please note that freeze dried chicken-like lumps are not part of the recipe. - Has fresh slices of real Mozzarella cheese artfully arranged with the chicken. (Real mozzarella cheese is not hard and does not come pre-shredded in a bag. I don't care WHAT you think.) - Has thinly sliced onions among the chicken and cheese. - May also have green onions sliced lengthwise and some spicy herbs as garnish. - DOES NOT HAVE SALAD GREENS SPRINKLED ANYWHERE ON TOP OF THE FINISHED PIZZA. - Is finished by drizzingling Mae Ploy sweet hot chili sauce over the slices of baked pizza. The result is crisp and delightfully delicious and bears no resemblence to the inedible piece of horsepucky you served me. Eric, Here's your problem, man. You are not eating pizza, for starters. Pizza, should really only consist of the following: 1) crust 2) tomato sauce (olive oil, tomato, basil, salt, pepper) 3) mozzarella (preferably fresh from buffalo milk) Luca, I know you're from up north, but back me up here, okay? Jake, you too. Once you deviate from that, you're treading on shaky ground. At least with pepperoni (salami) you're still in the same country. Thai Chicken Pizza? Dude! You're no longer on the same continent! And you wonder why it sucked!!! You want Thai food? Go to a Thai restaurant. You want German food? Go to a German restaurant. You want a pizza? Go to a pizzaria. Hello!?!?!? Do we see a pattern forming here??? I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted January 24, 2005 Author Share Posted January 24, 2005 Dave, I've made a lot of Thai Chicken pizza. My neighbors all used to love it. Y'all are welcome to drop by sometime. (And the choice in restaurants was motivated by what a friend from out of town would find easily, which was a HUGE mistake on my part. I hate Applebees, Chilis, <insert name of bland chain here>. $15 for a bad microwave dinner. Is that value or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Well, there's your other problem. You went out and ordered somthing that you make really well yourself. Stop doing that and you'll enjoy eating out much more. I have no doubt your cooking is good, Eric. Otherwise, you wouldn't complain about the food you order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberkid Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Eric, I am so glad you brought this up..... When was the $9 burger born?? I got sorta set up to go on a triple date with 2 other couples and the one girls friend a couple weeks ago (still follow me??) They decide we have to try the new "Red Robin" resturant. I am approx. 75 miles from home so I just agree and get ready for another run of the mill burger. Needless to say what I actually got was a $9 hunk of shit. But at least I had to wait 45 mins after ordering to get my $9 piece of shit. Last time I make that mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessej Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Man, you hit the nail right on the head. I honestly don't mind paying for a good meal. If you ever are eating in a restaurant as say to yourself, man I could cook this shit better, you know how I feel most of the time. Sad but true, it's not that practical to cook if you're only cooking for urself. Ramen and hotdogs only taste good once a week. I hate doing dishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoliver Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Crap! All this pizza talk is making me hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Dave, you're correct. The recipe you posted if for the original pizza "Margherita", as it was invented more than a century ago near Naples for the (then) reigning queen of Italy. From then, anyway, pizza has become like sandwiches: everybody added to his own taste. Yes, there are a few classic pizzas, that are quite likely to be encountered in each and every italian pizzeria, but variations are uncountable nowadays. BTW, nice to read someone still remebers what the original pizza is made of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Eric, I am so glad you brought this up..... When was the $9 burger born?? I got sorta set up to go on a triple date with 2 other couples and the one girls friend a couple weeks ago (still follow me??) They decide we have to try the new "Red Robin" resturant. I am approx. 75 miles from home so I just agree and get ready for another run of the mill burger. Needless to say what I actually got was a $9 hunk of shit. But at least I had to wait 45 mins after ordering to get my $9 piece of shit. Last time I make that mistake. So, since you remember the $9 hunk-a-crap, the date sucked too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 All hail the greasy-spoon and home cooking! (The last two places in America where a good meal can be had.) Eric, I'm there with ya! I've got all the good local diners in our circulation area memorized....... .....and one that's about half way to Buffalo, from the years where I traveled to camera shows..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Luca - thanks. I had to represent my Italian heritage. My grandmother would disown me if I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Buff Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 And over here the Italians tell us that a pizza is the basic recipe of above with the left overs from yesterday....Luca, are these guys fake or is there something we should not know about a pizza.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 DB, I guess you'd better leave that restaurant in a hurry... AFAIK, spanish paella was born as the fishermen leftover dish ... but I'll gladly eat such leftover every day... Here in Italy it is common to have ravioli stuffing made by leftover meat, but I really can't imagine how pizza can be made with leftovers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Buff Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Easy - take the food from yesterday, spread evenly over tomato base, cover with cheese and bake....... Nah - I don't eat there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver8M3 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 ...the date sucked too? and i thought this was a family forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 UNO'S in Chicago....simply the best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberkid Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 As an aside.... yea the date sucked, but not like driver is thinking.... I dont know what God installed in me that makes me a magnet for fat, sweaty, toothless, cross eyed chicks. I also dont know why I am still friends with people that set me up with annoying girls like this one. I thought I woulda learned by now that when all your friends will tell you about a girl is, "she's really nice..." maybe that should be my cue to turn down the offer. sorry to highjack your thread Eric, please keep rollin with the hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRacer Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 I thought I woulda learned by now that when all your friends will tell you about a girl is, "she's really nice..." maybe that should be my cue to turn down the offer. She must have had a great personality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 OK, the WORST concept for pizza in the world is this ham-and-pineapple B.S....! Don't argue with me here. That is the doofy-est idea I ever heard... pineapple on pizza, my ***!! Insane!! In fact, it's sacrilege!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhgtyre Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 UNO'S in Chicago....simply the best... Uno's in Chicago is great but EVERY other Uno's I have been to has sucked. I don't think the franchise stores get the same pizza that they do in Chicago. -ld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 I think every location is independent of any other one...thus the food in each location needs to be evaluated on it's own....but the one in chicago is really good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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