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Non-Tech : RAINFOREST CAFE -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mel Boreham who wrote (3598)	12/10/1997 6:15:00 PM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4704

Mel thanks for the update I was thinking of the open coo position. I was quite surprised by the 4000 items. Marshall and Dennis must have all their rooms full by now. When do you leave the canal? It must be quite an adjustment after all these years. I felt the interview was very positive. Schushler was right out front about the company "Not a fad" Our restaurants intertain folks from age three to one hundred and three. take care John

To: Mel Boreham who wrote (3598)	12/10/1997 6:56:00 PM
From: Dennis Vail	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4704

Hi Mel, How big is the MGM Gand RFC going to be? Huge if the number of messages generated about it on Dejanews are any barometer. I like to monitor the RFC messages on Dejanews to read how non-shareholders feel about the restaurants. Almost all the posts on RFC are generated by a Disney newsgroup. There's usually 1 or 2 messages generated a day by this newsgroup. Briefly a Washington dining newgroup snobbily complained of service at Tyson's when it first opened but there has been nothing to speak of posted on any other unit but the Disney RFC. However in the last three days there have been 16 messages posted about the opening of the RFC at MGM Grand on the alt.vacation las vegas newsgoup. To me this suggests not only a lot of business there but also the MGM Grand Unit will generate a tremendous amount of public awareness of the Rainforest Cafe in general. Here's a few sample posts: Subject: Re: MGM Grand Openings From: djfrank@ouray.cudenver.edu Date: 1997/12/10 Message-ID: Newsgroups: alt.vacation.las-vegas [More Headers] In article , sonyas@compuserve.com wrote: > > djfrank@ouray.cudenver.edu wrote: > > >For anyone interested in what the Rainforest Cafe is like, it is kind of > >a cool concept with animatronic animals all over the place, > >constellations on the ceiling, a huge gift shop next door, live birds > >outside the restaurant (McCaws I think) and standard theme restaurant > >fare (sandwiches, pasta, kids menu etc.) Great smoothies. > > >It is also very LOUD! The animals make noise, they play music over the > >speakers and everyone dines in one huge open area. We had to practically > >scream to be heard across our table of 8. We had a good time and I'm > >glad we went, but I probably won't go back again. > > >Dan > > But how was the food? I will occasionally go to a restaurant with a > loud and rowdy atmostphere as long as it is fun and the food is good. > I've got a couple favorites here in San Francisco that wouldn't be a > good setting for a quiet romantic dinner for two. > > Sonya The food was pretty much what you would expect from a theme chain such as Hard Rock, Planet Hollywood, All Star etc. I had a 1/2 lb bacon cheeseburger that was pretty tasty. My wife had a pasta dish with chicken that was just OK. The rest of our table had a variety of sandwiches and pastas and the overall impression of the meal was pretty good. Prices were between $6 and $14 for a sandwich to a nice pasta dish. I did really enjoy the strawberry/grape (?) smoothie I had. Yum. I will say that it was PACKED the night we went. It's the first restaurant I have ever been to where you had to wait in a roped off line just to put your name in! They give you a "passport" that has a few menu items on it and assign a jungle themed party name. They then call the party name (amazon, party of four, your journey is about to begin...) when it is your time to be seated. It is a fun atmosphere and is well worth a trip to check it out. Once you get there, you can decide for yourself of you would return. I probably wouldn't unless I was with another couple that wanted to experience it. Dan (end repost) They are a fiesty group to boot!! I had to edit a naughty word out of this one. Subject: Re: Rainforest Cafe From: moc.sseccaza@24cram.reverse.it.smartguy (Marc42) Date: 1997/12/10 Message-ID: Newsgroups: alt.vacation.las-vegas [More Headers] On 10 Dec 1997 15:31:15 GMT, yomaax@aol.com (Yomaax) wrote: >In article , dz895@cleveland.Freenet.Edu >(Brenda Moran) writes: > >>They serve LINE CAUGHT FISH only that are big enough to have reproduced & >>they WILL NOT serve beef that comes from deforested areas. > > > So where does it say that they will not serve beef? It says that they >WILL serve beef, just not beef that comes from deforested areas. She's trying to correct her mistake, moron. Someone at MGM told her that they serve no beef. After getting flamed to hell and back, she checked her facts with the Cafe itself. Then she came back to correct her mistake, and you're still flaming her. Geez, what a (unprintable) ;p Marc (end repost) Hope you all have a wonderful tropical holiday down there in the Zone!! Say hi to Cathy and the Spark!! And don't let the Spark new any open windows above the first floor for a while!!!! Regards, Dennis