BiscottiGelato

i think it's a good time to try new (not ones you haven't  been to), restaurants.

I remember years back Figmint did pretty well IMO during DOV, just because it was so new. New restaurants usually put more effort on DOV to establish their name. When I mean new I mean opened for less than 1 year, if not less than half a year.

You can also try the more expensive restaurant if you think you won't ever dish out regular price to go to them. I am specifically pointing at restaurants where their average entree price exceeds the DOV price.

Places to avoid are restaurants where their regular entree price is under their DOV meal price. Usually for those ones you are getting a big discount, such that it won't be worth the squeeze and the degrade in quality of food and services.

BiscottiGelato

原帖由 大C姐 於 2009-1-5 19:40 發表



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I don't know for sure. What I had in mind was places like Gothams, which was once on the DOV list... and maybe for this year, Divas at the Mets... maybe West also? I usually don't get out of those places under $200 for 2 people, yet I can get out of places like Brix, Saltlik, Zin for almost under $100 for 2 people... yet all of them are in the $38 category for DOV.... Let's put some examples...

for Diva at the Mets: Diva's regular menu gives Smoked Parsnip Agnolotti at $28 and Butter Poached Half Atlantic Lobster at $48.

for Zin: you can get out of there with an entree for $19 Foraged Mushroom Risotto, and at the expensive end Organic Spring Creek Ranch Tenderloin at $36.

Yet both are a $38 value on DOV. So if you don't think you'll ever want to pay those kinda prices for an entree at a place like Diva's, but you still wanna try it out, DOV is your chance. I'm not saying that the same food is being compared, as we know Mushroom Risotto is cheaper than the Agnolotti, and Beef Tenderloin is cheaper than Lobster regardless of the restaurant, (even tho Divas simply won't push out something as simple as Mushroom Risotto on the menu). Also I'm not saying DOV at Divas will be just like Divas on regular days. But you definately get a taste of it at a much more affordable price point. And even disregarding these number crunching, IMO for the same price Divas/West, etc totally out class Zin and Brix and such in terms of general food preprationg, dish decorations, atmosphere, furnishing, services, etc. If I remember correctly, Zin and Brix in previous years were in the $25 category....

I personally however, won't go to places like West/Divas etc on DOV tho. I rather pay $200 to get the full service than to pay $38 x 2 + Wine (still like $120 after tax and tips) and get only part of the experience. But there are people that want to try but don't want to pay the premium, and I think DOV can be a great deal for them. This is only true however, provided that care is taken to not get ripped off by lesser restaurants who want to use DOV as a cash gouging opportunity.

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