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A friend of mine who lived in Boston in the early 70's told me yesterday that at that time the largest restaurant in the world was located in a suburb of Boston .
I tried researching this and could not find anything . Does anyone know if this is correct ?
A friend of mine who lived in Boston in the early 70's told me yesterday that at that time the largest restaurant in the world was located in a suburb of Boston .
I tried researching this and could not find anything . Does anyone know if this is correct ?
The worlds 2nd largest restaurant is called the Red Dragon located in Thailand...it is 35,000 sq meters....a 800 sq meter kitchen....80 cooks plus asst cooks....500 waiters, in order to get to tables and back to the kitchen they wear roller skates and use zip lines and sail above tables to get where they are going. it cost in american dollars 5 million to build.
The worlds largest is in Syria called the Damascus gate has 6012 seats...
As for in the 70's not sure of what was the largest retaurant....But I know Gilley's in Texas was bigger then anything in Boston in the 70's..but that is a bar and grill....
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Perhaps they were thinking of this....
"Lundy's in its heyday was reported to be the largest restaurant in the United States, seating, per various reports, 2400 to 2800 patrons." Lundy's Restaurant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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If that was a fact, my hubby surely would have dragged me to it Never heard of this factoid....
I will call my friend Monday and post the name of the restaurant .We happened to be in a NY restaurant this past Sunday and my friend remarked that it was the largest restaurant he's been to in NY and it reminded him of a restaurant in a Boston suburb .I can't recall the name of the restaurant or the city .
If that was a fact, my hubby surely would have dragged me to it Never heard of this factoid....
Could it possibly have been the short lived Asian restaurant in Saugus called Weilu (sp)? I went there and it was 2 stories and very big. It was not around too long. Possibly it was a victim of the much smaller, very popular Kowloon Restaurant who has much longer roots in Saugus.
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Trip I didn't really think so. It was a shot in the dark. It fit the location as a Boston suburb.It was also huge but not big enough. Then again Kowloon is small in size but huge in reputation.
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I worked in Saugus in the early 70's in a steak house called Valle's it was a chain based from Maine. They had stores all over New England except NH for some reason. When I left there they were planning expansion down the east coast to Florida. Those plans died with the original founder. His son took over and a drinking problem ran that chain under. The building was fairly large but not those proportions.
Hilltop Steakhouse is another very popular restaurant in Saugus with a huge reputation but not a huge building. They are still around and now have meat markets. Those are about the biggest restaurants I can think of in the area but as I said they are not huge in size, just reputation and popularity.
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I can tell you from experience it is the best Asian food I have ever had.
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I've eaten a couple times at Jumbo, next to the hurricane shelter outside Hong Kong. It's good, but not the best ever. Dare I say it?. . .Size isn't everything.
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Has anyone dined at Jean-Georges ? I've been told by many tourists that they believe it to be the best restaurant in NY . I personally have never been there .
Has anyone dined at Jean-Georges ? I've been told by many tourists that they believe it to be the best restaurant in NY . I personally have never been there .
No, sadly I've been to Daniel which was fabulous. There's a JG restaurant in Vancouver that I keep meaning to try.
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The worlds 2nd largest restaurant is called the Red Dragon located in Thailand...it is 35,000 sq meters....a 800 sq meter kitchen....80 cooks plus asst cooks....500 waiters, in order to get to tables and back to the kitchen they wear roller skates and use zip lines and sail above tables to get where they are going. it cost in american dollars 5 million to build.
I love this depiction - it almost sounds like a lampoon. "And the maitre D' has a jet pack to fly over the tables to see what's available, and the food is delivered in buckets on conveyor belts with a system that tips a portion onto your plate when the right bucket reaches your table...."
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How can anyone say a certain restaurant is the best restaurant in an area...Does'nt it all depend on a persons own taste. I know some people who swear Olive Garden is the greatest place they ever been to. I went once and you could'nt pay me $1000 to eat in there again.
In Pennsylvania I feel that a little hole in the wall bar and grill serves the most fabulous steaks in the east, Its called "The Stone Bar Inn" the Chef is the owner...Im sure other dislike it.
I feel for a CHAIN RESTAURANT "Texas Road House" is the best steak house in the country, others might not think so. One thing I never rely on is reviews from others, what is a good movie for one person is a disaster for another the same holds true for restaurants.
I love this depiction - it almost sounds like a lampoon. "And the maitre D' has a jet pack to fly over the tables to see what's available, and the food is delivered in buckets on conveyor belts with a system that tips a portion onto your plate when the right bucket reaches your table...."
If anyone has doubts...Log onto "You Tube" and type in "Red Dragon restaurant in Thailand" and see how funny and weird it is to watch waiters on zip lines.
I recently went to a Texas Road House. My steak was cooked to perfection.
rood and service were very good. The problem was the place was way too loud for me. Country music........ugh!
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I recently went to a Texas Road House. My steak was cooked to perfection.
rood and service were very good. The problem was the place was way too loud for me. Country music........ugh!
I hope it was chicken fried steak, with a side salad with ranch dressing, fried okra and an iced tea.
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If anyone has doubts...Log onto "You Tube" and type in "Red Dragon restaurant in Thailand" and see how funny and weird it is to watch waiters on zip lines.
Just so you know - it's the "Royal Dragon" - Red dragon doesn't bring up any restaurants.
Those ziplines are pretty noisy - and they even use them to deliver the food. (one handed!)
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For great Chinese food while in New York go to Joe's Shanghai. Don’t let the name fool you, the food is excellent! I was skeptical at first but it was the best meal we had while in NY and we ate at some nice places. I will go back again next time I’m in town for sure. Located at 9 Pell Street in Chinatown.
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I hope it was chicken fried steak, with a side salad with ranch dressing, fried okra and an iced tea.
The steak was beef, medium rare. The salad was Caesar. I also had corn. I drank water with lemon.
I can't make myself eat okra, I tried it twice and it was slimey and gross. I have never been a tea drinker neither hot nor cold.
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Never heard of this factoid....
I've been to Daniel which was fabulous. There's a JG restaurant in Vancouver that I keep meaning to try.
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