BillAndrews wrote:Robin, pardon me if I'm missing it, but what was your ranking for Shady Lane? I didn't see it in the blurb you wrote and the restaurant is not among those ranked in the 100 point listing. Thanks.
Bill, I reviewed it (and, in that same article, Karem's at Norton Commons), for the Voice-Tribune, which prefers to have me not use a rating/rank system, so you have to kind of guess from the words. I would say, though, that my rating would have been in the 80s, which is equivalent to the CJ's three-star range. I liked the place quite a bit, as did Marty, although our brunch wasn't quite up to the lunch for quality. Since Marty didn't seem to have a single negative comment at all, I was surprised he didn't kick it up to 3 1/2 stars.
And perhaps this should be another thread, but is Yang Kee Noodle still a 90-is pt/ 4-star dining experience?
When Yang Kee first opened, I was blown away by its quality, and ate there about four times before reviewing it and giving it a 90-plus (4-star) rating based on very high quality food and service. Of course this kind of thing is always a moving target, but in fairly frequent re-visits I'd say I find it just as good about three-fourths of the time but a little careless the other one-fourth. Not enough to justify a re-review, although I suppose I'll get back around to try it with a blank slate one of these days.
