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[pet lover]

I'm glad someone is willing to post "hearsay" if it means those who have gift certificates to the place could use them before something happens! I got stuck with a $150 Mervyn's credit and it is useless! I'm trying to use any gift card I have, partly for the going out of business reason and second they are a pain to carry around!!!

[Devdave]

I'm going to speak up about this - it didn't take other forum members to "convince" me that a place that was shut down not ONCE but TWICE in a WEEK - due to Cockroach infestation, is not a place I ever want to eat at again.

This just proves the sheer incompetence of the local management to keep the place CLEAN and under control.

I usually tip 20 percent or more, and I'm forgiving to a fault when waited on. Sometimes I find myself dishing out 20 percent even when service sucks! As I find myself making excuses as to why the experience didn't live up to my expectations. Maybe it was the cooks fault, maybe it was other issues, etc...

Let us know where you work mid-town so I can avoid the place, I'm sure you're a real treasure of a server, that'd I'd have to make a lot of excuses for...

Okay, I will. I sure am glad the other forum members were able to convince you that Ruby Tuesdays being shut down by the health department was a bad thing & that when & if they reopened it would be inadvisable to eat there again. I am surprised that one who is not a "stupid reader" would not have come to that conclusion without the help of her fellow forum members. Make sure to post the next time you are dining in the mid-town area- I'll take the day off-I'm sure you're a treasure to wait on.

As for Malabar "Dude" although their financial future does not impact mine, I hope they make it along with every other non-chain locally run restaurant in this "smallish town". It is about time that Folsom had something to offer for a night out besides Chili's, Red Robin and BJ's.

Buzz little hornets buzz, but I am done with this post!

[carnivore]

font="Arial Black"][/font] REALLY-NO PROOF!!! Yet, you would post hear-say, in these economic times with restaurants closing down on a daily basis? Wow, way to look out for the people of Folsom. I should look and see if you were so kind as to "foresee & forewarn" for the recent closures of Applebee's and Bella Bru. The sad thing is that this "proofless" claim has been posted for a month with people reading it & taking it for gospel. I doubt this has been good for their business. I thought "Tomato Pages" was for people who cared about Folsom, but Carnivore if your posts have their inteded effect Malabar will be crippled if not closed and yipee, yet another shuttered restaurant in Folsom with more people signing up for unemployment. You should be more responsible.

Just let me say in response to "foodserver" that I NEVER want to see ANY business or, especially, a restaurant, go UNDER!! My "fellow foodies" who know me realize my true appreciation for good food and PEOPLE -- whether they are serving me or dining or drinking with me.

I was at Malabar's grand opening and have had many meals and beverages there, and also, have several friends who are servers working there. The last thing I would like to see is them losing their jobs. Also, I might mention in response to your aforementioned critisisms, I do NOT support ANY chain restaurants out of sheer respect for those few brave folks who have dreams and aspirations of providing a quality product in a friendly environment.

In my closing argument (and I'm NOT an attorney), wouold invite you to send me a PM and I will be more than happy to disclose to you why I made my initial post regarding Malabar. I hope that this will alleviate any contradictions that you might have.

[mylo]

carnivore likes his food. He's okay in my book

[eVader]

You rock, I have the utmost respect for you dude!

+100

[carnivore]

Life is too short to quibble about the small stuff !! let us Live, laugh, love !! But more importantly Eat-Drink and be Happy! I would like to thank all of those that understood and comprehended my origional post I for one will hoist a beer almost any time, any place for the sake... of eeeerr well for the heck of it !!!

[Steve Heard]

I am a big supporter of local, family owned establishments over the chains whenever possible.

I frequent Black Rooster, Manderes, Chicago Fire, T2Yan and La Fiesta. I avoid, but have tried, Applebees, BJ's, Macaroni Grill, Round Table, and Mimi's.

Restaurants have to do more than just be independant to keep me and others coming back.

They have to have a good product, nice atmosphere and well-trained staff.

I've been to Malabar a number of times and have been disappointed on several occasions. Everything from the waitress grabbing the wine glasses by the bowl (which leaves unsightly fingerprints), to bringing out one diner's entree while the others wait, to sitting at the bar waiting for service while the bartender and a server chat away, to being served calamari on a dirty, and I mean really dirty plate and getting an 'oh sorry, would you like another?', as a response.

An establishment like that is doomed to fail, not just because of what someone might read on the forum, but because of direct experiences of the people who go there.

If you don't serve your customer's well, someone else will.

[EDF]

there's a website called "Yelp" that you can go to and dish up a response to your experience of any business...

[Darth Lefty]

I frequent Black Rooster, Manderes, Chicago Fire, T2Yan and La Fiesta. I avoid, but have tried, Applebees, BJ's, Macaroni Grill, Round Table, and Mimi's.

Lately I've been frequenting the kitchen and seldoming the restaurants... I think that's true of most people and that's why the restaurant biz has been so hard lately, not that one restaurant is so much better or worse than another.

[ducky]

Lately I've been frequenting the kitchen and seldoming the restaurants... I think that's true of most people and that's why the restaurant biz has been so hard lately, not that one restaurant is so much better or worse than another.

We've been trying to stick to home cooking, too. When we do go out for lunch or dinner, we try to go to the local places like Mandares, Black Rooster, Gold Miner, or Visconti's and we've been meaning to try Old Europe on Sutter Street.

[Dave Burrell]

Life is too short to quibble about the small stuff !! let us Live, laugh, love !! But more importantly Eat-Drink and be Happy! I would like to thank all of those that understood and comprehended my origional post I for one will hoist a beer almost any time, any place for the sake... of eeeerr well for the heck of it !!!

You've got a great outlook on life Carnivore - I completely agree with it.

stop by OE for lunch today if you have time.

[mylo]

there's a website called "Yelp" that you can go to and dish up a response to your experience of any business...

Yelp has been getting some bad press lately. Apparently they will selectively review depending on how much $$ you pay for advertising.

http://www.eastbayex...tent?oid=946025

[Dave Burrell]

Yelp has been getting some bad press lately. Apparently they will selectively review depending on how much $ you pay for advertising.

http://www.eastbayex...tent?oid=946025

I thought yelp was all based entirely on user input?

there's also urban spoon too and several other sites but yelp is usually pretty good based on the places I've tried and reviews I've read.