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From: BigFatty Entered on: May 9, 2005 10:36 PM
Nicely done Swerby 'The Love' Bug. Great call on the burger joint. The Wealthy Sandwich Station has the Best Burgers Fatz has eaten in a long, long time, possibly of all time! Bone, we will hit that place when you get here. I am worried that Swerb's stellar review will pack it full of wantabe-fatties. Across the street is another Swerbian approved restaurant - Sandmans ribs. Both places are in the ghetto-sanctioned hood of Wealthy and Fuller, so bring your GAT and grips of dollars, cuz lunch is on you MOTHERFUCKER!     If people are interested, these are the following places Bone and I plan on attending for Bone and Fatty's Eatapalooza*. If you want to attend one with us, let me know and I will work it around our schedules. We are on vacation (Well I ain't got a job) so we gots nothin' but time!     Chef Rueben's (AKA Brandywine)   Jean Benet's (AKA Louis Benton)   San Chez (AKA That Mexican Joint)   German Village (AKA um.... German Village)   Wealthy Sandwich Station   Sandmans   Easttown Deli or Similar   Swerb's Mediterrianian Place   Ball's   BC Pizza     *The above restaruants are all Fatty or Swerb approved for gluttony.     Ross, since you are coming in from outta town, you can pick what you want to do on Friday and Sat. I am thinking you want to hit Jean Benet's again for some good-ass steak! Roche and Missy will want That Mexican Joint but Jack will say NO! to that fancy shite. Sorry Zills, the eats-schedule is a little full so we had to cut out Olive Garden.     Let me know who is down for what cuz (Sung to the tune of 'The Heat Is On')........ The Eat Is On!
From: Jackzilla Entered on: May 9, 2005 10:57 PM
How San Chez makes it on you guy's list is beyond me.     What was that shite I had the last time I went there, Fats? From the menu description it sounded like pure heaven on earth and a beloved favorite of everyone. Their specialty. The reality? It tasted and smelled like burnt tires. No one else would touch it either (including Bells in full Loading Zone mode). Get it OOOUUUTT! A bunch of expensive, pompous bullshit food if you ask me. Bone - Don't forget to stick your pinky out while you're eating there. And grab a #1 from Wendy's on your way home.
From: Swerb Entered on: May 9, 2005 11:05 PM
Are you kidding me, Zilla? Did you even try the blackened tuna at San Chez? That shit changed my life! And guess what? Olive Garden sucks! So there!
From: BigFatty Entered on: May 10, 2005 8:18 AM
Dude - It was called Paella (Pie-AY-a) and yes it was horrid. I would know, I have been to Spain AND even made the stuff (See Fatty Photo album - http://www.jackassery.com/fatty.jsp?id=44 )     It was suprisingly crappy while the tapas there are not too bad. Not up to the Sock's greatness, for a Grand Rapids 'international' restaruant, it has some decent food. If you ever try it again, just order off the tapa menu. When you went, they scared you some. Dude, one dish was bacon. Another was chicken skewers. How could you not like those?
From: Jackzilla Entered on: May 9, 2005 11:32 PM
Swerb - After two trips I've not had anything there that did anything for me. And it's more expensive? No thanks.     I actually haven't been to OG in a long time. Chain restaurant-wise, Chilli's has been our style lately.     Fatty - After two tries, I'm not giving them another shot at my money. Not when I can go to Logan's for a third of the price and have delicious food! I'll let Roche eat his buttered rubberbands (squid) -- I'll have that fine mashed potatoes and ribs!
From: Ross Entered on: May 10, 2005 8:29 AM
I have to agree with the crowd on San Chez. It's one of the better restaurants I've been to in GR. Its tapas are on par with most of the places I've been in Chicago. And as far as the burnt tires go, I'm sure you can get a bad dish almost anywhere.     And whaddaya mean you don't like buttered rubberbands? Calamari is GOOD!     Anyway, I wouldn't mind hitting Louis Benton one night, maybe even San Chez another - and hey, it sounds like I'll have to try a fatburger at the new joint some day for lunch, too. I'll have to get a headcount because at the very least my friend Fregly will be in town as well, and probably Heather's friend Kathleen too.
From: Creeko Entered on: May 10, 2005 9:32 AM
In my biased opinion, I poop on San Chez with a great big solid log. As far as GR goes, I guess it's trendy, but the cuisine is, at best, ordinary. I think the problem with most restaurants in the US is that the cooks are high school and college kids working after school jobs to earn beer money. In a place like San Chez, there's probably a "chef" but I?d bet he?s some sweaty Mexican who works at Dunkin? Donuts for his day job.   I remember asking a waiter there for some salt and he got all bothered and asked me if I wanted some ketchup too! Like the food there is so great that it?s beyond comprehension that someone might want a dash of salt. On a separate occasion, my girlfriend ordered some gazpacho and found a piece of hard plastic in it! We complained with the intention of getting it taken off the bill. But instead of taking it off the bill, they gave us a $5.00 discount off our next visit. Fuck that, the gazpacho cost more than that!
From: Jackzilla Entered on: May 10, 2005 9:50 AM
Thank you Creeko, for some reason among the insane. In a nutshell, San Chez is pretentious yet pedestrian and I poop on it.
From: Ross Entered on: May 10, 2005 10:08 AM
Wait, Mr. Olive Garden (or, okay, Chilis) is going to talk about pedestrian?     We all know that Creeko is biased against anything American anymore anyway. I'll admit that your gazpacho story is absurd but that's bad service, not bad food.     I can't speak for San Chez, but again, there are PLENTY of places in this country where the chefs actually went to cooking schools. I think you're off your rocker, Creeko.
From: Jackzilla Entered on: May 10, 2005 12:37 PM
I've definately been put in my place. How much credibility does the statement "OG is better than San Chez" hold when it's spoken by someone who thinks OG is better than San Chez?     I'll now leave y'all to your buttered rubberbands and burnt tires. And shitty service. Have a nice day and tip generously! :)
From: BigFatty Entered on: May 10, 2005 1:33 PM
San Poopez is one of the better restaurants in Grand Rapids for its international food. But, that is not too impressive when GR has mostly Applebees and OG - style digs for comparison.     Remember, back in the day, Creeko, when getting a table at the OG was something reserved for fancy-nights, like prom? White trash headed for Red Lobster, but we being of better, international taste preferred OG. GR does have a few great restaurants, Jean Benets, 1913, etc. Ross is right on the cooking schools. Shit, JC has a great school that pumps out quite a few chefs. Many go to work around GR. The chain places do have non-chefs manning their grills, but hell, who cares.     I was driving around a bit and I can't believe the number of new chain restaurants that are going up. Alpine, Grandville and the Beltline are getting packed full of them. The new 'IN' thing looks to be BBQ-y joints (Smokin' Bones, Wildwoods). I am getting tired of these places. They all try to bring a gimmick. Logan's - free peanuts and you can throw them on the floor!!!!! Yeah - Ground Round did it already. Or the Friday's buttons on the wait staff. What did Clerks say about them? Expressions of color or something. How is this for a gimmick? Great tasting, fresh food??? There is that one chain Carraba's or Carabonzo's *whatever* that touts that all of their food is made from scratch each day. Well, it tastes pretty ordinary still AND you feel like you are sitting at Applebees. Great restaurants have great food and give you a unique atmosphere. Do we have to have another special birthday song?     'I like-a fresh meat. I do not eat potatoes!' - Brazilian Puma     Well said!
From: BigFatty Entered on: May 10, 2005 1:42 PM
Back to the dining schedule. Ross, let me know who is coming and what their style is. Kathleen, is she hot?? (Sorry, old reflex). I'll be the gluttony coordinator. I'll hold off the better choices until you folks are here. One thing I am not digging is getting a reservation for a huge party. Those things never go smoothly. If we have a big group, I am thinking breaking it up into tables of 6. Do we really need to sit all at the same table? You really only talk to the people closest around you. We will see what falls into place. San Poopez will be packed Fri and Sat night - So will Jean Benet's. Shit, So will the Fatburger place thanks to Swerb!
From: Ross Entered on: May 10, 2005 2:28 PM
I'll give you a call sometime soon once I pin the cast of characters down on when they're going to be around.     As far as reservations go, I got them for Louis Benton's not too long ago for us and it was no problem at all. In fact, we were at a large table acting obnoxiously, if you recall. The waitress even heard the whole bread story between Zilla and Bells which I thought was hilarious.
From: Jackzilla Entered on: May 10, 2005 3:39 PM
What about adding Jimmy's Grill to the mix? You can't have a gluttony tour and not go there!
From: BigFatty Entered on: May 10, 2005 11:13 PM
Jimmy's was considered, but frankly, didn't make the cut. The quantity factor is there, but not the tasty. We only have 6 days so 12 meals. Putting 10 on a schedule is do-able and I am sure some will be cut from the list. We have to keep flexible cuz plans often change if adventure opportunities come up.