| December 2005. holiday party, Saffron's. not rated
November 2005. Acropolis Greek Taverna, 13575 58th Street North, Clearwater.
7.29
Comments:
"Food was good."
"What's with the tiny plates?"
"Service was slow; lines needed to wait for food platters to be
replenished."
"Fruit is not a dessert, no service on water, food OK but not great,
Hummus all in one plate not good, small plates."
"Very slow service! Good Food. I couldn't get water until I was
almost finished."
"Food was great but water slow & plates too small."
"Delicious food; serving arrangement needs improvement; two sided
serving."
"Plates too small, waited to replenish food for quite sometime."
"Excellent food, need work on service."
October 2005. Zom Hee Chinese Restaurant, 9015 Park Boulevard, Seminole.
7.21
Comments:
"Good but limited variety."
"Food was a little soggy! Need a vegan dessert. GREAT price. Thank
you for organizing this event!"
"Not enough tofu."
"No spring rolls. Forget the fruit and rice pudding. Too salty
as well, I guess that's Chinese."
"Not enough tofu in the tofu dish."
August 2005. Jerusalem Cafe and Grill, 30610 US Highway 19 North, Palm
Harbor. 9.14
Comments:
"BIG 10"
"Great food - Delicious"
"Excellent!"
"Very good food"
" Top notch food and service - I'll be back"
"Baba Ghanoush would've earned it a 10"
"Food excellent - Buffet setup not very convenient"
July 2005. Edo Japanese Restaurant, 4500 66th Street North, St. Petersburg.
8.28 Our after-dinner speaker was Lee Silverstein, a Registered
Nurse, whose topic was “Eat to Live!”
Comments:
"Strong smell of meat cooking" - Ed. Note - The restaurant
is not specifically only vegetarian, and since we were not the only
people in the restaurant, patrons not in our group were at other tables
eating dead animal flesh.
"Sushi was real fish" - Ed. Note - This is a testament to
the talented chefs at the restaurant; one of their specialties is vegan
"mock" seafood.
"Fake crab meat" - Ed. Note - See previous note.
"1/2 hour to get water"
"Needed more protein"
June 2005. Trang Viet Cuisine, 1524 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa. Voted
the Best of 2005. 10.00 Our after-dinner speaker was chef Theo
Tillson, who spoke on "The Benefits of Eating Organic Food."
May 2005. Bellini, 487 Main Street in Dunedin. 7.94 Our after-dinner
speaker was radio personality Deborah Ray, host of a nationally-syndicated
radio talk show, who spoke about "Food and Mood."
Comments:
"Very elegant setting, good food"
"Excellent food, but not organized"
"Lots of food for the money"
"Food was great"
"No excuse for this"
April 2005. India Grill, 320 1st Avenue North, in downtown St. Petersburg.
8.08
Comments:
"The Food"
"No parking" (five people made this comment)
April 2005. Picnic at Walsingham Park. See pictures here.
March 2005. Zaeem Palace, 3333 S. Westshore Blvd., Tampa. 8.13
Our after-dinner speaker was Sarianna Smith, a TBV member who is both
an acupuncturist and a registered nurse, who discussed "Face Lift
Through Acupuncture."
Comments:
"Too dark / no atmosphere"
"Dishes not labeled" (four people made this comment)
"Good tasting food"
"Canned fruit dessert ... expected fresh"
"Let's go back - there's a belly dancer"
February 2005. Thai Thani, 25778 US 19 N, Clearwater (big purple restaurant
located on West side of US 19, across from Cypress Point Shopping Center,
1/4 mile South of Countryside Mall). 8.3 Our after-dinner presentation
was Albert E. Andrion, III, D.C., whose topic was "Assessing the
Intensity of the Nervous System."
Comments:
"Excellent choice, let's go again."
"Seating confusing."
"Good protein."
"Wonderful food, poor preparation - nice place."
"Taste like fish."
January 2005. Saffron's Caribbean Cuisine, 1700 Park St N, St Pete. Voted
the Best of 2004. 9.61 Our after-dinner presentation was by Jackie
van den Berg, Treasurer of Tampa Bay Vegetarians, who introduced board
members and asked for volunteers.
Comments:
"The food and atmosphere are outstanding!"
"It keeps getting better."
"Great meal - always enjoy eating at Saffron's."
"Good parking spots."
"This place is the best!"
"Not enough protein"
"Needs more protein choices."
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