Dining Out

[SoL. 0]

Not very often, maybe once a month...

Fav places?

Olive Gardens, Bravo (Italian) , O'Dowd's (Irish) and for drinking we always order San Pelegrino sparkling water

[Cassie 8]

We've been making a conscious effort to cut back on the frequency of eating out, so when we do go out it's somewhere good and special.

Johnny Carino's, Ti Amo, Olive Garden, for Italian

Arizona for Tex-Mex

Chopsticks for excellent Chinese

The Gaucho for Brazilian steakhouse

[Imua 0]

I usually go at least once a week to the Ganesh Temple canteen - masala dosa $4.50 and mango lassi $1 - otherwise cook most of my own food or get takeout.

[~*Maria*~ 1]

One or twice a month...

Sometimes...

under $20 a plate

Applebee's / whiskey creek

[Nessa 23]

there is no choice for never, rarely, so I can't vote

[Clarky and Tarah 0]

My fiance isn't with me right now so I don't eat out at all anymore. I don't have anyone to go with and it's no fun sitting by yourself in a resturant . When he was here we went out about once or twice a month.

Some of our favorite places were Cracker-Barrel and Shoney's.

[shannon65 2]

Chinese buffet

Perkins' (I don't like it much but my son does)

Korean food (but not often because there is none around here).

[ya falaha! 0]

We eat out a couple times a month. Mostly it's Cedarland (Lebanese restaurant) or Pizza Hut. We both prefer cooking/eating at home.

[Wild Wind 0]

We hardly ever go out to dinner, my wife prefers to cook at home, which I totally appreciate. There is no comparison of restaurant food and hers is by far superior.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Couple of (more like 1.5) times a month, rarely order drinks, about $12.

• Sapphire (in Laurel, MD--Indian and Thai)
  
• Shaheen (Woodlawn, MD -- Lahorite)
  
• Guapos (Bethesda, MD--Mexican)
  

[chri'stina 190]

A couple times a month. Most of the time we just have free water. (trying to save money!) And it's always under $10 each. I like going out to eat, Sujeet does not.

Preferred places for choice of vegetarian food:

El Ranchito -local Mexican restaurant

East Buffet -Chinese food

Edited August 6, 2007 by stina&suj

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Most of the time we just have free water. (trying to save money!)

Yep. Drinks can really raise the tab, including the tax and tip. I've read that drinking while eating actually makes things worse for people who get heartburn because it dilutes the stomach acid.

[no name 1]

We go out and try new restaurants almost every day. There are so many restaurants in NYC,

we never have to go to the same place twice.

I miss NYC restaurants! mmm, Lil Frankies. And Jellado. And MaryAnn's. etc,etc

At least once a week, usually 2. The only chain I ever eat at is for breakfast (once every 2 months or so)! NEVER for dinner. I hate chains.

Edited August 6, 2007 by devilette

[NYGirl 0]

We go out and try new restaurants almost every day. There are so many restaurants in NYC,

we never have to go to the same place twice.

The beauty of NY

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Most of the time we just have free water. (trying to save money!)

Yep. Drinks can really raise the tab, including the tax and tip. I've read that drinking while eating actually makes things worse for people who get heartburn because it dilutes the stomach acid.

Highly inaccurate:

• water is essential for digestive processes (most of which involve hydrolysis)
  
• diluting the acid would actually lessen heartburn
  

I can remember correcting my dad on this point (from my high-school bio text).

However: it IS true that sodas oft increase (rather than slake) thirst (and if you're in a resto which DOESN't do free refills, this is a nice ripoff-profit for them)