Comments on: Free-For-All Friday 7/23/10

By: Brianc

Brianc — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:19:11 +0000

Since when did it become ok for people with kids to expect the world should be like their family den? When I was a child, on the very rare occasions I was taken out to eat it would be Mcdonalds or maybe Pizza Hut. Even there, my parents would not have tolerated the things I see all the time in “adult” restaurants, i.e. children running around and screaming, throwing food on the floor, etc.
Sometime in the last couple of decades children have become some sort of license to entitlement, as if parents are special just for being parents and they should be able to allow their kids to go anywhere they go. Sigh…this is one of the few topics where I feel like a grumpy old-timer.

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:08:34 +0000

And here’s my tip, as someone who has dined in restaurants for going on 38 years: people with children, the children themselves, and people without children can be raging jerks when they eat out. I have no idea what the deal was in this particular instance, but I have witnessed many a child-phobic adult over-react to a perfectly behaved toddler sitting near them. I have seen parents allow some pretty appalling behavior by their children. I have seen grown adults act like children. And just to spread the blame around, I’ve also seen food-service workers, on occasion, act like jerks to patrons, both old and young. While it’s always a great idea to encourage introspection, I think it’s pretty hard to definitively judge what went down here.

By: nelliebelle1197

nelliebelle1197 — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:02:15 +0000

Mirch Masala kicks Zyka’s ass. But then again, from what someone I know who actually knows these things claims, Zyka is more Pakastani in preparation and Mirch Masala is traditional north Indian so it’s just a preference thing, I guess, since I have no idea what that means. Zyka is also more affordable.

I just finished a Tikka Masala from Mirch Masala and I may send Mr. Nellie for another this afternoon…..

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:59:56 +0000

Zyka. I think it’s the most underrated restaurant in the Decatur area.

By: AMB

AMB — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:41:06 +0000

Can anyone recommend a good take out Indian food place?