| Motorboat Cruiser |
11-21-2006 02:39 PM |
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Originally Posted by lizziebith
See, while it's perfectly understandable that you miss good east coast food, I don't understand the complaining? This is the west coast! I call this complaining the "Amsterdam guacamole" syndrome: when I was 14 and we were living outside of Amsterdam I was really craving Mexican food so we went to this place called "Taco Tree." Needless to say, the food, particularly the guacamole, was nearly unrecognisable. I was initially upset, but then realized that I had an unrealistic expectation of getting authentic Mexican food in the Netherlands.
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I guess my "complaint" isn't so much that I can't get the food here. That part is understandable, saddening as it might be. I lived in NY for many years and the only way we could even make mexican food is when my dad would take a business trip to LA and load his suitcase full of tortillas, chilis, etc. So, I understand that you can't always get what you want and I'm cool with that.
My complaint rather is that I'm constantly taunted with signs that say "NY PIZZA!", when they are nothing of the sort. I can't begin to tell you how many establishments I've dined at simply because they boast that they make "authentic NY pizza". I can't begin to tell you how many crap pizzas I've purchased, in the hopes that it might be somewhat close. And in that regard, I've finally given up and become resigned to the fact that, no, I'm not going to get what I consider a good pizza here, any more than someone on Long Island is going to get a Chile Relleno of the same quality I expect here.
And while I have never had the pleasure of having an authentic Chicago Hot Dog, I do also enjoy their pizza. I just consider it an entirely different beast altogether and it isn't the first thing that comes to mind when I think "pizza". Likewise, I happen to like California Pizza Kitchen, especially their Thai Chicken Pizza. I just don't consider it "pizza" in the strictest sense.
Surprisingly, I have been able to get my NY hot dog fix here. Between Nathan's and Boar's Head hot dogs, that area is covered. :) |
