tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post2382759566245476548..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Two Examples of Attitude, Sam's StyleBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-89836063635189174432008-08-19T17:07:00.000-07:002008-08-19T17:07:00.000-07:00Hm. Lotsa harshness on ol' Sam's. They've been rud...Hm. Lotsa harshness on ol' Sam's. They've been rude to me too in the past. Still, I'm far from wanting them gone.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-4626362484597245372008-08-19T16:02:00.000-07:002008-08-19T16:02:00.000-07:00Haven't gone back since they were rude to us 20 ye...Haven't gone back since they were rude to us 20 years ago.... the rule then was that you had to sit at the tables in sequence. IE, the one closest to the door (or maybe the kitchen, I forget) first, then its neighboor and so on down the line. That left no room for our (small) stroller and then baby... too bad, said the waiter. They were harsh and rude; I second Kevin Walsh's opinion above and won't ever go back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-43636135534027708202008-08-19T08:18:00.000-07:002008-08-19T08:18:00.000-07:00Count me as agreeing with Kevin's comment. No piz...Count me as agreeing with Kevin's comment. No pizza is worth twiddling one's thumbs for over two hours. It's not as if there is only one pizza place in the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-37407735892617822082008-08-18T16:29:00.000-07:002008-08-18T16:29:00.000-07:00Kevin: Cool to have you comment. Love your site.I ...Kevin: Cool to have you comment. Love your site.<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean. However, I'm sometimes willing to put up with a certain amount of attitude if the product is good enough, and for the sake of a certain priceless New Yorkiness. And I'd go through a lot for a Di Fara slice. I'm sorry you had to wait two and a half hours. When the line is that long, I don't get made. I just turn around and come back another time. Opening time is good. I've never waited more than 15 minutes if I arrive early.<BR/><BR/>Also, I don't think Dom DeMarco is arrogant. Just principled. He refuses to let anyone make the pizzas but himself. He simply believes he makes the pies best, and he's probably right. A staff might speed things up, but I'm certain the quality would go down.<BR/><BR/>I don't like attitude, but it's hard to live in New York and not get some of it. If it comes from young waiters at a new restaurant, I say: sure, never go back. If it comes from a 70-year-old guy at a 107-year-old business, I say: he's got a right, to a certain extent.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-35805487738568762892008-08-18T16:12:00.000-07:002008-08-18T16:12:00.000-07:00When I get attitude ... anywhere ... I don't retur...When I get attitude ... anywhere ... I don't return. I'm paying them, not the other way around. I am courteous wherever I go and I expect the same.<BR/><BR/>In June (sure, it was Mermaid Parade day, and it was busy, but still) we waited 2 1/2 hours at DeFara's for pizza. Very good pizza. But nothing is worth 2 1/2 hours; he should train a staff to make them. No meanness; but the arrogance in that you should wait till they're good and ready is off-putting.<BR/><BR/>www.forgotten-ny.comKevin Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02319790470133135889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-13253134507720158722008-08-18T08:31:00.000-07:002008-08-18T08:31:00.000-07:00Sam's was the place of one my favorite NY restaura...Sam's was the place of one my favorite NY restaurant stories. After consuming 7 of 8 slices of a delicious Sam's pie I asked for the check. The waiter continuously ignored me. Finally when he agreed to come over to the table, he said we could have a check when we finished the last piece of pizza ...and he was serious.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15445924317264571146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-71643646573257843612008-08-18T08:06:00.000-07:002008-08-18T08:06:00.000-07:00I'm told the green olive pizza and the meatball he...I'm told the green olive pizza and the meatball heroes are great, though I haven't tried them. You seem to go to a lot of the same places I do, Ken. No doubt we'll meet one of these days.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-19385798082719381802008-08-18T06:24:00.000-07:002008-08-18T06:24:00.000-07:00Love Sams! Going there for dinner next weekend..Love Sams! Going there for dinner next weekend..Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.com