Comments on: Check, Please! Bay Area: Season 3: Episode 4 (#304) http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2008/04/25/check-please-bay-area-season-3-episode-4-304/ regular people review Bay Area restaurants Mon, 21 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: laura http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2008/04/25/check-please-bay-area-season-3-episode-4-304/comment-page-1/#comment-608 laura Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:23:52 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2008/04/25/check-please-bay-area-season-3-episode-4-304/#comment-608 It's not just you Gladys, I've noticed that new episodes of Check Please have been missing for 3 weeks. I'm curious to know what's going on. It's not just you Gladys, I've noticed that new episodes of Check Please have been missing for 3 weeks. I'm curious to know what's going on.

]]> By: Gladys C Gilliland http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2008/04/25/check-please-bay-area-season-3-episode-4-304/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Gladys C Gilliland Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:35:47 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2008/04/25/check-please-bay-area-season-3-episode-4-304/#comment-609 What happened to Check Please? It was not on Friday night, May 30th. We are regulars and missed it. Gladys C Gilliland What happened to Check Please? It was not on Friday night, May 30th. We are regulars and missed it.
Gladys C Gilliland

]]> By: Richard Guion http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2008/04/25/check-please-bay-area-season-3-episode-4-304/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Richard Guion Wed, 07 May 2008 00:28:29 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2008/04/25/check-please-bay-area-season-3-episode-4-304/#comment-610 This episode of Check Please was a riot, going from Cryus ($120 bare minimum per person) to Yellow Submarine ($6 for a sandwich). I like good food but I can't see myself eating at Cyrus until I win the lottery. Interesting that the reviewer said after a few drinks she forgot about money...she either has deep pockets or a credit card hangover. Glad to see that Check Please is back for a new season. The first thing my wife noticed was Leslie Sbrocco's longer hair, which looks great. Now we finally know when it is a new show or a repeat by looking at the length of her locks! This episode of Check Please was a riot, going from Cryus ($120 bare minimum per person) to Yellow Submarine ($6 for a sandwich). I like good food but I can't see myself eating at Cyrus until I win the lottery. Interesting that the reviewer said after a few drinks she forgot about money…she either has deep pockets or a credit card hangover.

Glad to see that Check Please is back for a new season. The first thing my wife noticed was Leslie Sbrocco's longer hair, which looks great. Now we finally know when it is a new show or a repeat by looking at the length of her locks!

]]> By: Mark Zborowski http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2008/04/25/check-please-bay-area-season-3-episode-4-304/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Mark Zborowski Fri, 02 May 2008 03:29:10 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2008/04/25/check-please-bay-area-season-3-episode-4-304/#comment-611 A few years ago we made reservations for a special family dinner, and looked forward to what had been anticipated as a very special restaurant When we arrived and were escorted to our table, after the Chef was notified, and explained that one of our party had a garlic allergy, the resulting treatment was not acceptable for a 2-star establishment. The lady waiting on our table looked very concerned, almost to the point of fear, and proceeded to call over the Matri'D. Once he arrived, he informed us in no uncertain terms that we should have contacted the Chef two weeks in advance to arrange a special dinner. And to top it off, it was going to be a struggle to prepare any meal on such short notice. I have lived on 4 continents and had my share of marvelous dinning experiences, but the audacity of this establishment is at the top of my list. We rate the excellence of a restaurant on how well the wait staff and Chef handle our simple request. And I can say with certainty, that every fine dining establishment that we have been at it in the past 10 years has never blinked an eye, and immediately offered to guide my wife through the menu or consult with the Chef to accommodate her needs. There are many other great dinning choices in Healdsburg (Ravenous) that will give you better service, just as fantastic food and will fill you with wine country hospitality. A few years ago we made reservations for a special family dinner, and looked forward to what had been anticipated as a very special restaurant When we arrived and were escorted to our table, after the Chef was notified, and explained that one of our party had a garlic allergy, the resulting treatment was not acceptable for a 2-star establishment. The lady waiting on our table looked very concerned, almost to the point of fear, and proceeded to call over the Matri'D. Once he arrived, he informed us in no uncertain terms that we should have contacted the Chef two weeks in advance to arrange a special dinner. And to top it off, it was going to be a struggle to prepare any meal on such short notice. I have lived on 4 continents and had my share of marvelous dinning experiences, but the audacity of this establishment is at the top of my list. We rate the excellence of a restaurant on how well the wait staff and Chef handle our simple request. And I can say with certainty, that every fine dining establishment that we have been at it in the past 10 years has never blinked an eye, and immediately offered to guide my wife through the menu or consult with the Chef to accommodate her needs. There are many other great dinning choices in Healdsburg (Ravenous) that will give you better service, just as fantastic food and will fill you with wine country hospitality.

]]> By: Doug N http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2008/04/25/check-please-bay-area-season-3-episode-4-304/comment-page-1/#comment-612 Doug N Fri, 02 May 2008 02:52:58 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2008/04/25/check-please-bay-area-season-3-episode-4-304/#comment-612 I've been to Cyrus, and it's an excellent restaurant. But, Carrie doesn't do the restaurant any justice by being (as the other person commented) a "foodey/winey cheerleader". She came across as a person equating expensive/fancy with quality dining but unable to explain why the experience was great. Furthermore, her comments about the less than spectacular NYC restaurants demonstrates a lack of worldly dining experiences. I'm a Bay Area native but I will admit NYC has some spectacular restaurants. But, this makes Check Please Bay Area interesting, it has all different types of people and different viewpoints and opinions. I've been to Cyrus, and it's an excellent restaurant. But, Carrie doesn't do the restaurant any justice by being (as the other person commented) a "foodey/winey cheerleader". She came across as a person equating expensive/fancy with quality dining but unable to explain why the experience was great. Furthermore, her comments about the less than spectacular NYC restaurants demonstrates a lack of worldly dining experiences. I'm a Bay Area native but I will admit NYC has some spectacular restaurants. But, this makes Check Please Bay Area interesting, it has all different types of people and different viewpoints and opinions.

]]> By: Herbert Mager http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2008/04/25/check-please-bay-area-season-3-episode-4-304/comment-page-1/#comment-613 Herbert Mager Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:09:34 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2008/04/25/check-please-bay-area-season-3-episode-4-304/#comment-613 My wife and I always watch Check Please Bay Area and usually enjoy the show very much. But we were put off by the choice of the very expensive Cyrus for a review, especially as its two foodey/winey cheerleaders on the show clearly are not "regular Bay Area residents" when it comes to dining out. For us the value of the show is to learn about restaurants that "regular Bay Area residents" really can patronize. My wife and I always watch Check Please Bay Area and usually enjoy the show very much. But we were put off by the choice of the very expensive Cyrus for a review, especially as its two foodey/winey cheerleaders on the show clearly are not "regular Bay Area residents" when it comes to dining out. For us the value of the show is to learn about restaurants that "regular Bay Area residents" really can patronize.

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