What is it with these take-out joints and their inquisition-style lighting? Last night I had to do an emergency trip to the Apple Store when my laptop wet the bed and after an hour waiting at the Genius Bar, we was hungry. We pulled up to Pho DaLat on Chelms. St. just as they killed the neon. Thanks guys! So like a beacon of good tidings, Jimmy's Too flashed across the street promising beef and seafood dinners. I had not been in this sub shop since 2001, but I remembered it fondly. They were open past 10 and even had frosted mugs for the Sam Adam's Oktoberfest on tap (big points). My grilled chicken on Greek salad totally hit the spot, Gourmet Guy’s spagetthi not so much, but I felt like I was back at work under the fluorescents. Why must the place, staffed by a pleasant crew, feel like a 24-hour coin drop? Dim the bulbs dudes. I guess this is a high-crime area and perhaps they keep the wattage on Blinding White to stave off the miscreants, but it's a major turn off to the casual diner. Not to mention pricey, I suspect. Anyone else bothered by being fully lit at dins?
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I like to see what's on my plate and what's around me. I dispise dim lights at a restaurant. Dim lights creates 2 scenarios for me: 1 being that the restaurant is a place where you don't necessarily want to see the person in front of you (blind date alert!) and 2: this makes the atmosphere feel like a gentleman's club.
Too many places have this dim light ambience.
Cant there be a happy medium? Enough to see your food but not too much to make your dinner give you flashbacks to highschool cafeteria?
Warehouse chic is one thing they play it up with uber brights everywhere (shushi place on Rt9) but still makes you feel like you are on the deck of 2001 space odessey And ultra dark is only good if they pinlight your table.
No offense to your man, but why would you ever order spaghetti at a sub shop? I love Jimmy's 2, the subs/pizza/salads are great, but I would never ever order pasta there.
Good point aaa, when my man gets a hunger on him, he goes for the most filling offering. I should have steered him otherwise. The salads rock!