Reply #18: I've eaten out in virtually every large city in the US, including NO.

[TahitiNut]

The best I've had was Cincinatti (closed, now) and Chicago (La Chiminee, closed I think). I walked out of Chez Paul in disgust. If I wanted abuse, I'd go to Lindy's in New York (when it was open).

I've been to Court of the Seven Sisters *iirc) and Pat O'Briens and a couple other restaurants in Nawlins ... way back when. Not bad ... but unless I went SPENDY and stayed away from tourists, just average.

You see ... even in the tourist areas of Paris, the service is superb. ONLY ONCE, when I wasn't waited upon after being seated for 20-25 minutes, did I throw a couple of francs on the table and leave. That WAS on the Champs Elysees and the waiter hastened to catch us and try to apologise ... but I said "too late."