The first is a healthy-food restaurant. Rotisserie chicken, soups and salads will be available, along with the same items packaged to go. There will also be fresh fruit cups and light desserts. All the food will be low-fat and very nutritious.
The other is a kid-friendly restaurant. The food will be geared to that age group, so lots of hot dogs, PB&whatever, chicken fingers and that sort of thing. Like the healthy-food restaurant, raw veggies with dip and fresh fruit will be standard, and the entrees will be low-fat. There will also be awesome play equipment to help burn off that excess energy. Good table manners will still be expected.
As featured on Feasting On Asphalt: The River Run. I couldn’t believe that Alton had never heard of them. My family has been making them for centuries.
I like that idea, of making patrons wait while the other customers are done with th steak sauce.
I’d like The Other Red, please.
My restaurant would be the Clueless American. Stop in and enjoy your favorite ethnic cuisine cooked by a guy who has no idea what he’s doing. We have delicious Lamb Vindaloo, a delectable mix of green beans and cream of mushroom soup, topped with crispy onions. Would you like something less spicy? Try the Bouillabaisse, a delicious salad of iceberg lettuce and ranch dressing. Reservations preferred.
Mostly wings. Every damn type possible. Plain and breaded, boneless, strips, what have you. The standard sauces are of course available, like ‘classic’ buffalo style, in varying levels of heat, teriyaki, chipotle, honey mustard, BBQ, etc…But more exotic wings will also be featured, like a balsamic herb wing, parmesan garlic, honey jalepeno, and even a whiskey caramel wing!
Served with celery and carrot strips, and depending on the type of wing, it would come with blue cheese (maybe we’ll give you ranch if you ask nicely, ), marinara, or some other appropriate dressing. Other deep fried foods can also be had, like hand-breaded mozzarella sticks, fresh from the fryer tortilla chips with salsa and guacamole, etc…
The restaurant would be called, of course, Argent Towers. It would be a large four-story tower with a turret roof. It would be wood-paneled throughout and decorated in a traditional old English style, with leaded windows and warm yellow light. There would be a dress code and you could not come in wearing a baseball cap. The first story would have a pub with a bar, some booths, and a dining room.
After a customer has spent a certain amount of money at the restaurant (say $1,000) they would be allowed to eat on the second floor (their guests would be allowed too.) This floor would be slightly more formal and luxurious, and have better quality wine and liquor available. It would have nicer artwork on the walls, and the servers there would be more prompt and better dressed. Maybe one or two more courses would be on the menu that would not be available for the first floor.
After a customer has spent, say, $2500 more at the restaurant, he gets access to the third floor. This floor would be even more luxurious than the second floor, the service would be even more high-priority, and there would be the best alcohol available and more exclusive dishes on the menu. There would also be a grand piano up there and a pianist, and perhaps a jazz combo occasionally. There would be a dumbwaiter in this restaurant to get food up to the third floor.
On the fourth floor would be an exclusive bar reserved for customers who had spent more than $10,000 at the restaurant. There would also be a private office up there for me.
This restaurant is a good idea because the exclusivity of the floors would motivate a degree of competition in both the diners and the staff. The diners would want to come to Argent Towers regularly so that they could gain access to the upper floors and the prestige that would come with it. The waiters would work harder because they would be motivated to rise in rank and be promoted to the upper floors, which would earn them more money because the customers would tip better.
I’d run the Crazy Gamer’s Cafe, specializing in food that’s not terribly messy and can be eaten with one hand - chili, mini calzones, sushi, quiche, pizza, sandwiches, quesadillas, chicken nuggets, stuff like that. There would be gaming PCs in one area and consoles in another, on their own subnets, and the rest of the floor would have tables large enough for wargaming. Kids would be welcome as long as they didn’t rampage all over the place, but shouting is to be expected.
I suggest you read Spider Robinson’s The Callahan Touch, just for the backstory of the Irish-coffee-making machine invented by the sainted Slave of Coffee.
Nobody has this yet, but somewhere you need ** Juliefoolie’s All Day Breakfast **
It will be a hole in the wall type place, with about a dozen seats at the counters and maybe 4 booths. The menu is, all breakfast, all the time. Pancakes…both “Finn” and Regular, Omlettes with custom fillings, French toast, Eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, and my world famous homefries/hashbrown that are chopped up and made on the grill, from real freshly boiled potatoes. The cooks are “arteeeeeests” with flipping eggs, and pancakes, the breakfast sandwiches are “Creations” . Coffee, tea, milk, and orange juice are the beverages.
No “breakfast served till 11, 1pm on weekends”. No “grill closes at 8pm” Its all grilled breakfast, and all the time.
Cardiologists will be welcome to leave their cards and literature by the till…
I’ve posted my restaurant idea on this board before, but here goes again -
After you’ve partied long into the night at some of these other fine establishments, come by NailBunny’s 24 Hour Diner, where we specialize in vegetarian (not vegan - gotta have omlettes, sorry) truck-stop food! Complete with Strong Ass Coffee and hot-but-surly waitresses! And to steal an idea from here in town, be sure to check out our Hangover Omlette, covered with meatless chili and served with a complimentary Bloody Mary.
Black and whites are sugar(?) cookies that are iced, half in black, half in white. In a Seinfeld episode, the cookies were somehow tied to racial equality, and Jerry ruined his no-vomit streak after eating one.
Baker, I will of course supply the ingredients. Rico, what do you want to trade from my dessert bar to give me a steak with a side and that big ol’ baked potato?
I love the kiddie restaurant idea, as well as the no kiddie restaurant idea. Something for everyone!
I will open the Your Way Cafe. This will be for the people who have dietary restrictions, but still want good food. Avoiding fat, carbs, gluten, nuts, and garlic, oh, and you’re vegan? No problem, let our chef suggest something. Those with extensive restrictions can register with us and receive emails promoting specially designed selections that match your requirements. Service may sometimes be slow, but accurate time forecasts will be provided, so you can linger over your reduced-sulfite wine. For the right price, we will also cater your office functions to everybody’s specifications.
A Balanced Meal will indeed provide meals that are balanced…generally by a large lead weight on the other side of the scale. Specializing in Louisiana cuisine, the restaurant will feature a blend of New Orleans masterpieces, true Cajun cooking, and piney-woods favorites, served up in a homey atmosphere. Blackened catfish, jambalaya, fried chicken, and fried venison steak will all be featured prominently in the menu. Sides will include rice and proper (dark brown and spicy) gravy, various beans and peas, and a bewildering array of potatoes (ranging from candied sweet potatoes to curly fries). Desserts may be chosen from several specialized variations on pecan pie, bread pudding, rice pudding, cobblers, and a rotating selection of the strange, sticky concoctions you can normally only get at a Cajun family reunion.
There will be no booths. This kind of meal requires you to have the option of pushing your chair back to make room. (Besides, it will make it easier for the paramedics.)
Mine would be a sports bar with a good kitchen. Not high end food, but sports bar food done really, really well. Dart boards (plastic and steel tipped), pool tables, card tables, beer garden, OTB - bands on the weekends - I’m not sure how else to explain it.
), marinara, or some other appropriate dressing. Other deep fried foods can also be had, like hand-breaded mozzarella sticks, fresh from the fryer tortilla chips with salsa and guacamole, etc…