08-22-2005, 10:12 AM
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pixie of the wood
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 10,575
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i've been to a few places like you describe, pf. they are often small, family owned and operated, out of the way places where the chef comes out and asks about your meal and the waitstaff doesn’t chew gum and roll their eyes when you ask for more bread.
it is a dying art though and for what, i suspect, are alot of reasons: they are expensive and peeps just can't afford it cause they've spent all their money on a new car they didn't need and cable tv with 5432756853 channels. they seem elitist and that is so far from pc that it scares people away. they aren't family friendly and nowadays, families tend to do so much more together than they used to. people don't know what to expect: if you go to tgifridays, it's the same in pennsylvania as it is in georgia.
and another~~why try to find an fabulous, unusual place to spend and evening when you can go to the mall and eat, get in a game of put-put, get new shoes, put your kids in the indoor playground for a few, eat a decent meal, shop for a new couch, have a starbucks and a dq cone all with out going anywhere else? at an elegant restaurant, you get a superb meal and excellent service. at the mall you get sensory overload.
we do both. i like to get out with bigbad and have an adult night at a fancy place. the most recent one was a wonderful italian restaurant in philly and that was ages ago. but i also love heading to the mall with the kids for a bit of sensory overload.
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