[Arubalisa]

Originally Posted by ~Amy~®

I also found a few "usual places" that we go to every year slip a little on the food quality which was disappointing.

In this current state of the economy this surprises me very much. There is more competition between restaurants and prices are higher. We won't even go into the numerous discussions about diner "no service" or poor service.

How do these places stay in business? The only thing I can think of is that they survive on first time visitors. Burn them once, they never come back, do the restaurants just not care because there is always another "first timer" behind them.
<<getting off my soapbox >>