~ "The Greggie Award" ... Best Restauranteur

Re:~ "The Greggie Award" ... Best Restauranteur (wheregreggeats.com)

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:05:48 GMT

I'll add RENNY & PENNY who own THE BRICKYARD in Daytona.
They keep a sliver of a place busy serving superb bar food (especially the burgers and CC'd grilled wings).
Again ... front of the house and a kitchen we can all see.
Superb servers ...

Re:~ "The Greggie Award" ... Best Restauranteur (wheregreggeats.com)

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:01:19 GMT

lleechef

I nominate Don and Margaret Varlamos, proprietors and chefs of Swiftwater Seafood Cafe in Whittier, AK. The food is always superb, especially the halibut. On the weekends they do a smoked prime rib that is killer. No matter how busy they are, Margaret always makes time to come to the table to say hello. If I only had time for one meal in AK, it would be there.

Wow ... Coming from you, that is a major salute.

Re:~ "The Greggie Award" ... Best Restauranteur (Michael Hoffman)

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

TJ strikes (out) again.

Re:~ "The Greggie Award" ... Best Restauranteur (TJ Jackson)

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:25:17 GMT

Especially collecting all those coins from the pay-per-use toilets

Re:~ "The Greggie Award" ... Best Restauranteur (chewingthefat)

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:02:25 GMT

wheregreggeats.com

Aside from trying my hand at cooking lunch at "the lodge" ... one day a week, for precious few people, I've developed a huge respect for people who really do it up right.
I was eating a superb meal at a tremendous, one-of-a-kind restaurant yesterday and felt the owner would be worthy of a salute.

DEBORAH FLYNN owns THE EASTSIDE GRILL here in Northampton ... she took over the restaurant about 5 years ago and tweaked it, improved it, knew enough to leave it well enough alone, maintained quality, manages the kitchen, greets customers ... the whole works.

My meal yesterday was a superb Cajun fish & chips with slaw off the 6-day-a-week bar menu ... I wouldn't have changed a molecule and it was everyday affordable.

I'm wondering if you have anyone to "nominate" who runs a ONE-OF-A-KIND place and gets everything right.

I'm guessing, from within our ranks, chewingthefat might qualify :)

Thank You!....I hope so, this biz is a tough row to hoe!

Re:~ "The Greggie Award" ... Best Restauranteur (lleechef)

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:56:17 GMT

I nominate Don and Margaret Varlamos, proprietors and chefs of Swiftwater Seafood Cafe in Whittier, AK. The food is always superb, especially the halibut. On the weekends they do a smoked prime rib that is killer. No matter how busy they are, Margaret always makes time to come to the table to say hello. If I only had time for one meal in AK, it would be there.

~ "The Greggie Award" ... Best Restauranteur (wheregreggeats.com)

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:48:17 GMT

Aside from trying my hand at cooking lunch at "the lodge" ... one day a week, for precious few people, I've developed a huge respect for people who really do it up right.
I was eating a superb meal at a tremendous, one-of-a-kind restaurant yesterday and felt the owner would be worthy of a salute.

DEBORAH FLYNN owns THE EASTSIDE GRILL here in Northampton ... she took over the restaurant about 5 years ago and tweaked it, improved it, knew enough to leave it well enough alone, maintained quality, manages the kitchen, greets customers ... the whole works.

My meal yesterday was a superb Cajun fish & chips with slaw off the 6-day-a-week bar menu ... I wouldn't have changed a molecule and it was everyday affordable.

I'm wondering if you have anyone to "nominate" who runs a ONE-OF-A-KIND place and gets everything right.

I'm guessing, from within our ranks, chewingthefat might qualify :)