Comments on: Around the neighborhood: 2 hello agains and 1 good-bye http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/03/20/around-the-neighborhood-2-hello-agains-and-1-good-bye/ foodblogging los angeles Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:43:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Rene http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/03/20/around-the-neighborhood-2-hello-agains-and-1-good-bye/#comment-134345 Rene Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:43:05 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/03/20/around-the-neighborhood-2-hello-agains-and-1-good-bye/#comment-134345 8-) I have to say I've only had breakfast food at Dupars and it is pretty hard to mess up bacon and eggs! As for Rita Flora's Kitchen, I ate there a few times and the service was just fine and I liked the food. I did feel though that Rita Flora's pricing was a tad high even for the high prices we normally have to deal with as part of living and dining on the Westside The big challenge of running a restaurant: consistently good service and quality food such that people come back. The challenge of reading restaurant reviews is whether the report reflects a good day, a bad day or a typical day? I suppose in that regard, longevity counts for something ... a restaurant that consistently falls short in some aspect of the business (service, food quality, pricing to value ratio, ABC city cleanliness ratings or atmosphere) will go out of business. 8-)

I have to say I’ve only had breakfast food at Dupars and it is pretty hard to mess up bacon and eggs!

As for Rita Flora’s Kitchen, I ate there a few times and the service was just fine and I liked the food. I did feel though that Rita Flora’s pricing was a tad high even for the high prices we normally have to deal with as part of living and dining on the Westside

The big challenge of running a restaurant: consistently good service and quality food such that people come back. The challenge of reading restaurant reviews is whether the report reflects a good day, a bad day or a typical day?

I suppose in that regard, longevity counts for something … a restaurant that consistently falls short in some aspect of the business (service, food quality, pricing to value ratio, ABC city cleanliness ratings or atmosphere) will go out of business.

]]> By: Artista http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/03/20/around-the-neighborhood-2-hello-agains-and-1-good-bye/#comment-132649 Artista Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:21:59 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/03/20/around-the-neighborhood-2-hello-agains-and-1-good-bye/#comment-132649 Is Dupars any better now? I ate there before the renovations and it was honestly the worst greasy spoon food I've EVER had. The food was so disgusting that I took a picture of it. I had grilled cheese & fries. There was barely any cheese on the bread and the fries were soggy and cold. Has it improved? Is Dupars any better now? I ate there before the renovations and it was honestly the worst greasy spoon food I’ve EVER had. The food was so disgusting that I took a picture of it. I had grilled cheese & fries. There was barely any cheese on the bread and the fries were soggy and cold. Has it improved?

]]> By: Chris Barrus http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/03/20/around-the-neighborhood-2-hello-agains-and-1-good-bye/#comment-130685 Chris Barrus Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:32:53 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/03/20/around-the-neighborhood-2-hello-agains-and-1-good-bye/#comment-130685 I'm not sad to see Rita Flora's kitchen go dark. The food was great, but the service was the worst (regardless of time of day) I've experienced anywhere. I thought that the bad service was maybe an anomaly, but the <a href="http://losangeles.citysearch.com/review/64122" rel="nofollow">Citysearch</a> and <a href="http://www.chowhound.com/topics/68702" rel="nofollow">Chowhound</a> commentary confirmed it. I’m not sad to see Rita Flora’s kitchen go dark. The food was great, but the service was the worst (regardless of time of day) I’ve experienced anywhere. I thought that the bad service was maybe an anomaly, but the Citysearch and Chowhound commentary confirmed it.

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