Restaurant rant
First I discovered that one of my absolutely favorite places to eat, Nothing But Noodles, is no more. (KNH, I guess it's no longer Misnomered Noodles.) Noodles & Co. bought them and closed their restaurants or rebranded them to the new name and menu. Granted, I have not tried Noodles & Co. yet, and they do offer tofu and a lot of similar-sounding entrees, so maybe it's good. But I loved Nothing But Noodles.
Then last night I drove all the way up to Fishers to meet David and then drove to the Carmel Claddagh, his favorite place for fish-n-chips, and my favorite place for the best veggie burger in town. Except they changed their menu and there's no more veggie burger! I had a pesto pasta which was pretty good but 1. not the way to satisfy a burger craving and 2. pesto pasta is something I can get at the Aristocrat and Machu Picchu and it's better at those places too. They added a portobello sandwich which does not excite me (everyone has those and I'm not big on giant mushrooms) and even the server said they were still tweaking the recipe. Frankly, I turned instantly cranky and depressed when I learned there would be no burger for me and I doubt I'll go there again. :'(
And let's have a work rant too. Lately our area has decided to implement complicated business processes to fix the ones that weren't working... because they were complicated. How many forms do I need to fill out, folks? The attack-the-problem-with-a-study-team approach has successfully drawn attention to big problems but so far has just confused all the people using the new systems.
October 11th, 2007 at 2:12 PM
I haven’t been to The Claddaugh in awhile. The chicken spinach melt is pretty ummy. Don’t they have some balls that everyone loves? I may be thinking of the Irish Lion in Bloomington.
October 11th, 2007 at 2:16 PM
Speaking of noodles, this is neato: http://www.peacefulcompany.com/detail.aspx?ID=442
October 11th, 2007 at 4:00 PM
Well, I can’t eat noodles these days due to the wheat, so I won’t miss them for a while.
As for the forms, it sounds like your area needs to stop studying problems and fix them! How about fewer forms? More simplicity? Nah, too easy…
October 16th, 2007 at 3:20 PM
Sorry to hear about Nothing But Noodles. I concur that when there are few things on the menu that you can eat *and* then they are not there when you look for them, that results in a cranky vegetarian customer. Rob and a
Anne will probably vouch for those sentiments as they have been with me when that occurs.
If you want great pesto, Dana and I picked basil at JJs house and my Mom made *tons* of pesto, which is really awesome. We are currently storing it in the freezer in small aliquots which are great to feed probably 4 people for 2 days (editorial comment: My mom quite hasn’t grasped cooking for fewer people for a single meal, but I’m not complaining!). Rob and I should have you and David over for pesto pasta if you are game.
October 17th, 2007 at 11:08 AM
That pesto sounds good!
David told me I was rude to the server but really I was just disappointed and cranky in general. Most people have no concept that going out to eat is such a trial when you can’t eat 98-100% of the food. It’s depressing and annoying to pay for a restaurant meal that just scrapes by, and going out to eat is way less fun at most places.