Comments on: Sweet Tooth https://www.saltshaker.net/20061201/sweet-tooth Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:05:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Sweet & Soured https://www.saltshaker.net/20061201/sweet-tooth#comment-210884 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:57:17 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20061201/sweet-tooth#comment-210884 […] I should just send you back to the original review, because on the whole, little has changed at Sifones y Dragones, Ciudad de la Paz 174, Palermo, […]

]]> By: dan https://www.saltshaker.net/20061201/sweet-tooth#comment-8940 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:19:06 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20061201/sweet-tooth#comment-8940 I’ve had several people send me e-mails to tell me that I’m simply wrong about this place. I will give it another shot at some point, with a different menu. However, I guess I want to clear one thing up – although I wasn’t happy with the food, it could simply be that the chef was having an off night or perhaps just didn’t quite “get” these particular dishes.

I don’t think I made it clear in what I said that the thing that bothered me the most was the attitude we got – we were one of only two tables having dinner there that night, and the other was a table of three. So four out of seven customers (and I don’t know the opinions of the other group) were plainly not enjoying their food – and even said so to the waiter. Neither he, nor the chef, did anything about it other than to essentially tell us that it was our own fault because we didn’t know enough about Thai food to recognize the authenticity and quality of theirs.

I’m not a “the customer is always right” sort – especially given the side of the restaurant business I’ve spent the last thirty-some years on. But, even when the customer is wrong, it’s in a restaurant’s best interests to acknowledge their concerns and attempt to make things right. Even a simple “I’m sorry it wasn’t to your tastes.” would have made a difference.

]]> By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » We could grow up together, E.T…. https://www.saltshaker.net/20061201/sweet-tooth#comment-8417 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:57:34 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20061201/sweet-tooth#comment-8417 […] Which was closed. It wasn’t supposed to be. The sign on the window said they were open Monday through Friday for lunch. But, it was closed and dark. I thought about heading back to Tancat, but as I said, tapas is no fun solo. And then I realized I was literally around the block from a place I’ve had listed as recommended for quite some time, but hadn’t gotten around to reviewing. So, I popped around the corners onto the short cobblestone lined street and got myself buzzed into Empire Thai, Tres Sargentos 427, Retiro, 4312-5706. Now, if you were reading along a week and a half ago, you might remember my last “Thai” experience, at Sifones y Dragones (which several people have written to me to say “give them another chance on another night” – so I will). Caramel, caramel, caramel… I know Empire Thai isn’t that way, I’ve eaten here several times. […]

]]> By: asadoarg https://www.saltshaker.net/20061201/sweet-tooth#comment-7962 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:25:17 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20061201/sweet-tooth#comment-7962 >Our waiter explained to us that “thai food is all covered in caramel, that’s the style”

LOL

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