Be patient I'll get the hang of this.
I still rue the selling of Murphy's - to someone who turned it into a restaurant I do not need. If I want what Spinoni's has to offer, I have other places to go where I am familiar with their food and like it.
However, there is no place to go to get a real burger, a NY strip steak, or that fabulous French Onion soup. Or how about some beef stew on a cold blustery evening?
If I were a venture capitalist, I'd be looking for a competent restaurateur to recreate Murphy's and much of its comfort-food menu.
I like Quatro's, but I can't eat there all the time.
There - a post. Not very controversial but we've got to start somewhere.
2 comments:
Murphy's was my favorite restaurant and since it closed I haven't found a new regular place. It had a Cheers-like atmosphere where the staff knew who you were and the music was always subdued enough for a conversation. The menu was small but good and they had the best salads!
Now that I hear these accolades for Murphy's, I wish that I had frequented it more than I did. I've not been to Spinoni's, and frankly don't plan to anytime soon.
I can sympathize with the sense of "loss" associated with a favorite haunt that no longer exists. In my case, the place is still there, but it's deteriorated (in terms of quality) to the point it may as well be gone. I'm speaking of a certain Irish pub in Carbondale, where I used to be a regular. I posted something about this months ago on my blog, in case you care to look.
Ever since a change in ownership, the place just hasn't been the same. Callahan's (oops, I said the name) used to boast the only legitimate beer menu in Carbondale ... maybe in all of southern Illinois. I think they still have the menu, but I'll wager they don't stock 2/3 of the beers listed on the menu anymore. To top that off, they apparently have forgotten how to change a keg and clean the lines. Result -"vinegar beer" ...mmmmmm.
It's really a shame. I thought this was a cool, unique place. A good addition to Carbondale and the first place to truly attempt to expand the palate of the average beer drinker. Something that is important to me, at least. Alas, that place is essentially gone now too. A smelly-bathroomed shadow of what it was ...
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