Jeff L

Agree about the noise level and I hope it was indeed an off night. We have found the food to be great both times we've gone but the space really is confining and the noise is bad. I'd go again for sure but maybe early or late on a weekend night or perhaps midweek. You should try it again, must be a reason why so many people who post here and others travel so far to eat there.

Yes I was kidding, those Omaha Steak burgers taste way better than their steaks imo.

Several weeks old cheeseburger Katie? Even from Ardmore seems a bit too long in the fridge

Anyone who works at remote locations with a laptop, especially internet cafes, should have one of these things. They are cheap, isn't a $25 investment worth saving your laptop? http://www.trust.com/products/product.aspx?artnr=14609 Looks to be available only in Europe http://cgi.ebay.ie/Mobile-Laptop-Alarm-Tru...9QQcmdZViewItem

Try plugging in Bridge Street in Lambertville as Kline Court is really a small side street, even more of an alley.

I've never had anything close to what can be had at STH anywhere, particularly those wonderful dumplings and gold coins

Any wonder why insurance rates keep going up? Not suggesting that you'd do this of course, but this potential scam pales in comparison to the bump and sue crap that the Russian mob have elevated to an art form. You know the one where you are driving down the street and get hit by someone and next thing you know your insurance company is paying out on a bogus claim?

Actually Jeff.. Kretch and I were discussing it a month ago over drinks in person and we never posted it till yesterday. I only posted to see opinions not embarass the restaurant, free speech can be exercised with caution. The decision to replace was made prior to my post but I was co-incidentally informed of it. EG had nothing to do with the decision. There is already a website for that kind of behaviour, it's called shamelessrestaurants.com...... ← Oh, so you admit it was Kretch.. Seriously though, it is an interesting topic for this forum and the country at large. I totally understand Mike's point of personal responsibility and agree except in this or similar cases provided above by some dude who obviously works for Lexus-Nexus. It's too true that people seem to want to call the folks at 1 800 I'll sue the shit out of you before attempting to try resolving matters personally. Kind of helps me in understanding how elementary school kids around here threaten their friends with legal action because their mommy or daddy happen to sue people for a living, but that's a whole other topic.

Late breaking news eh? This EGullet thing is indeed far reaching and I guess not be f'd with... Signed Jeff L Holmes

V, the title of this thread is interesting. Did this actually happen to you and if so, you ought to drop the hypothetical part of the title. In any event, I agree with mano on this one and would certainly pursue the owners of the establishment. They may not be responsible for replacement of the laptop in a legal sense, but the fact that one of the staff told you that it had been found and put in the office sems to me to create some responsibility on the owners part. One would hope they would at least make some offer of a settlement to you.

Can't wait to get back to No. 9. If you ever get down this way again, be sure to try Ota-Ya in Newtown. PA. It's much better than the one in Lambertville.

I just got this and thought I'd post Mandoline's new 3 course prix fixe menu available Monday thru Thursday @ $30.00 pp: Mandoline 3 courses for $30 Monday- Thursday Appetizers (choice of one) Crabcake- smoked salmon crème fraiche and roasted shallot vinaigrette Duck and Pappardelle- duck confit with lemon, oregano, and tomatoes Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus- romaine hearts with balsamic reduction and extra virgin olive oil Entrees (choice of one) Quail- goat cheese potato puree and pommeray mustard cream Linguine- applewood smoked bacon and peas in a light cream sauce Pepper Crusted Tuna- warm lentil salad and roasted garlic vinaigrette Dessert (choice of one) Ask server for dessert selections Coupons do not apply to this menu Cash and Check Only BEVERAGES Boylan Sodas Bottled Water Iced Tea Coffee Tea Espresso Cappuccino Mandoline • 213 Chestnut Street • Philadelphia, PA (215) 238-9403 www.mandolineoldcity.com

Strictly for the outside patio, La Stalla in Newtown. The food is tired and the staff reeks with Euro-elitism but the bocce court and outside bar are kind of cool. Actually, not too bad for appetizers and a few drinks in the spring/summer months.

I have the very same wok and got it from Tane as well. She is delightful and a pleasure to deal with. I also have a few other woks I bought in Philly's Chinatown that have served me well over the years. I do love the cast iron wok from Wok Shop but I find the temperature is not as hot on my gas grill with the metal ring I have to use. I just keep the flame on high longer than I normally would to get the heat where I want it. This thing does retian heat well once the desired temps are reached though.

Excellent point here. When we first moved into the area we now live (Bucks County PA) over 20 years ago, I polled all sorts of people as to where to get a great meal. Many people recommended a place called Georgine's. We tried it and can honestly tell you that is was the absolute worst meal of my life. The place has been in business over 30 years. What I have learned is that most people's idea of good food is not having to cook at home. I feel most people in this country have pedestrian tastes or worse as evidenced by so many truly bad restaurants that are still open and even flourishing. Now I'll cop to being a food and wine snob in this forum for those who know me, but come on people really

Thinking of going here (Bound Brook place) with friends first weekend in May. Has anyone been lately and care to comment on it. I did notice some early reviews included menu items that still appear on the menu on Girasole's website. This is not a good sign unless the website hasn't been updated in quite a while.

Tomorrow's review of Fogo de Chao gives it 2 bells, same as Picanha as noted in the first post of this thread. To quote LaBan "if authentically home-cooked flavors are their priority, adventure eaters will fare better at Picanha, a relatively modest diner-turned churrascaria that serves Northeast Philadelphia's growing Brazilian population. This casual BYO has plastic table covers, TV's playing Brazilian soap operas, taxidermy and trinkets for decor. But the meats coming off its charcoal fired grill recently were consistently superior in taste and tenderness to what I'd just eaten at Fogo de Chao". Adventure eaters, sounds like he's talking to us. Let's see, 2 bells for Fogo and the cost of dinner without drinks is $44.50 plus parking could bring the tab to well over $60 per person. Contrast that with Picanha at $17 per person, free parking and BYO- any questions???

Throwing my hat in with Jas and company for Tap's mussels. I like them better than Monk''s and Monk's are really good.

I didn't think that anyone actually ate anything else at Rouge, at least I don't and I think after your post they certainly may have pause I have always really liked their burgers and fries but aside from them and a few drinks, can't say one way or the other about the food there.

Yeah, that really is a piece of art. I think for the extra $$ it's worth it to get one with the tile work on it. They will probably last damn near foever. I also like the combo idea which I don't get with my smokey mountain. It just seems to too much of a fuss to throw coals into the chimney, get the thing cranked up and grill just a few steaks. That's the reason I just got the Konro ceramic grill. I'll be testing it our this weekend.

No since every time I've gone there I get the all you can eat deal. I might rethink this approach in light of what you've just mentioned though. There is a bit of a language barrier with some of the servers there. That is to say I speak zero Portugese and they speak little English. I suppose I might have a word with one of the guys that I remembered spoke English pretty well and tell him my preference and ask if it would be possible to get rarer meats.

Not to plug Canals, but they will match anyone's price in NJ as long as you bring in the add. I've done this about 4 times now at the Lawrenceville store. I've been drinking Liberty School and their regular price was like $15 or something. Found it on wine access at $10 and they matched it. Edited to add, just think how convenient it would be to actually be able to comparison shop in our own friggin state!

If he's balking at the price of the Weber, I think he'll get sticker shock when he looks at the Kamado's. The #5 is $700 before shipping which will probably add $100 or so to the total. This works out to almost twice the cost of say the Weber Performer.

Let us know if the meats were cooked at the proper temps. Proper temps for me are rare and even med rare. Last time we went it seemed that there were more than a few really well done, no likey well done.

James, if it's open Monday's which I think it is, my choice would be for you and Mrsbigjas to go to Monk's Cafe. We went this past Saturday for lunch before taking our 21 year old daughter to Spamalot. Both were excellent! I'm sure you've been but it's really so good especially those Belgian fries and biers.