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  1. That's a cop out and really just serves to weaken your argument. Every place you listed wasn't direct competition to Mike's, all were specific ethnic food. What restaurant would you put up against Mike's that does "American" food?
  2. Your specific challenge doesn't make sense though. Can you name any other restaurant in Springfield that is doing similar food as what you could get at Mike's better?
  3. knowing the ingredients won't really help you that much. You'll still need to go to an allergist and get tested to find out exactly and how far reaching the allergy is. It's also possible that while you may not have been allergic to shrimp previously that you've now developed one.
  4. oven you can set the exact temperature, grill you can't.
  5. you may dry it out depending on how well you can control the fire.
  6. you're better off getting a real smoker rather than trying to jerry-rig something. Doing it this way, you're not going to have a lot of control over the heat of your fire so cooking time will be variable. I'd definitely cook it the day before unless you're just planning to do chicken. Brisket or pork shoulder will take you easily 9+ hours. Chicken will only take 2-3 and ribs about the same amount of time. When I'm having people over, I cook stuff the day before and just reheat it in a low oven wrapped in foil and it always turns out great.
  7. it was smith family farm. I overheard the guy saying that they were so freshly processed they hadn't frozen them yet. I'm now glad I didn't stop over there to see about getting one.
  8. can you think of any neighborhood that would want it 24/7? especially given how close housing is to the location?
  9. We went last night. We got a 50/50 hot pot. half spicy and half mild. The broth is apparently beef, pork and chicken based. We had been to Bob's up in Rockville before so we weren't total novices, but one of the staff was extremely helpful and explained the right order and helped us cook. The spicy was quite spicy and did have a numbing effect. The mild broth was also very good. We put mushrooms, chinese cabbage, seaweed and chrysanthemum greens in both. We cooked chicken and cuttlefish in the spicy broth and scallops and fish balls in the mild. This ended up being way too much food for 2 but we got a good combo of tastes and textures. The sauce bar is going to take a lot of trips to figure out what to get and how to combine it. This was easily one of the best experiences we've had at a restaurant and the staff has a lot of reason for the pride they showed in the food. They were friendly and helpful and I can't say enough nice things about the meal we had.
  10. this place is also good for indian: http://www.kohinoordhaba.com
  11. really great chipotle brownie's with the baked goods today. moist rich brownie with a little chili kick. The baked goods here tend to be overlooked but really shouldn't be.
  12. had lunch there today. hookah was being smoked and it's was oddly empty of diners at 1:30. The food however was great. I had a chapli kabob and my wife had the boneless chicken. Both were perfectly cooked. Crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. The chickpea curry that comes with it is killer as well. Atmosphere was kind of weird with a handful of people smoking and the two of us eating, but the food made up for it.
  13. get someone to look around the outside of your place and seal every possible entrance (you'd be amazed at how small a hole they can get into). We did this a few years ago and haven't had any problems since.
  14. there's still shilla. it's sad, but not surprising, I never saw it all that busy in the handful of times I've been in there.
  15. wegmans has them. they usually have booth wings and legs.
  16. it's not the taste or the texture that vegans have an issue with, so why do you find it offense that some would want something that replicates meat but doesn't require the death of an animal?
  17. wegmans has it, I think it's $1.99 a bottle. el grande you'd think would but doesn't.
  18. that may be super easy, but it isn't super cheap. They're not making their money off of wifi so anything that adds cost to it doesn't really make sense.
  19. xdcx

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    the arguing and the cologne both invade your space and are understandable. caring about what someone else is wearing isn't. If the establishment has no issue with it, why should any of you?
  20. xdcx

    Dress Codes

    why does it matter what other people were wearing?
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