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I love Swingers for casual post-dancing food, or just when I want to go out with friends and have a good time without spending much or getting dressed up. I reccomend the breakfast and the appetizer especially, and the desserts are uncommonly tastey for a “diner”. I like they they use real maple syrup, olive oil an butter- none of the usual corn syrup/margarine stuff you et at a diner- it’s not health food but it’s “real” food.What compelled me to write a review initially was actually a bad experience with a new server there- I went with a friend after celebrating her birthday with a group of friends, and when I pulled the waiter aside to ask if he could stick a candle in “anything” so we could surprise her and sing to her, his response was simply “well, we don’t have any free desserts if thats what you want”, to which I said “no, I want to be able to sing happy birthday to her, I expect anything we order to show up on the bill”, he left, and later brought the bill with no candle in
There probably aren’t too many Southern Californians who haven’t had the pleasure of eating a double-double from In-n-Out. They are probably the last remaining fast-food chains in which you can expect the same taste and quality. Sure, they don’t have a big wall-sized menu selection like McDs and there aren’t any other alternatives (e.g. chicken burgers), but they concentrate on what they do best: hamburgers, fries and shakes. It’s worked for them all these years; don’t see why they should change it now! Freshness is their game; freshly cut Kennebec potatoes for their fries, nice, leafy GREEN lettuce and plump tomatoes. What really strikes me the most about In-n-Out are their workers and their attention. i don’t like cheese and i am quite picky with my food (even to burgers!) and i have had more than my share of disappointments at your other fast food burger joints. But i never (to this day) have had my order screwed up at In-n-Out. Here’s how my order looks every time i go: a d
People don’t come here for the quality of the food, although it isn’t bad, just heavy. They come here because they’ve by have been coming here since they were children. People are not converted to the Pantry, they are born to it. Recently, though, they have changed its menu, making it lighter and more modern, and raising the prices significantly. This is a heresy and I think many people will be offended. I am. Whatever motive inspired these changes, it’s misguided. The Pantry is no place for experimentation. The fact that it never changes–until just recently–has been its main draw. The waiters also have become less motivated or something I can not put my finger on. In any event, I see it in decline. It may be a changed management, but whatever the cause I am distressed. I will still come for the breakfast but less often.Pros + HISTORICAL VENUECons – Average food, slightly too expensive,
