Kinzel: "People have to eat"

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Lord Gonchar said:

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Kraven the Raven said:I would imagine that most people who go to a park are like me, I have a budget for the day, and I am probable going to spend every penny of it before I leave.

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I think so too, but everytime I say essentially the same thing, no one seems to agree with me. People seem to say they spend more if they find value in it and less if they don't. I agree with your logic - I can spend this much...and I will.

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Not me. I don't go in with a budget. I spend what I deem 1. necessary 2. what I can afford and 3. less if I can find alternatives. and finally 4. often much more than I had planned on if its affordable, enjoyable and adds to the FUN of the day.

3.50 for a bottle of pop and Im looking for the water fountain.

Chuck

Last summer, I went to CP for a day and a half and ate one snack in the park (pretzel). I wouldn't mind a high price if the quality was there. However, at KI, I usually eat in the park as I like La Rosa's and Skyline (their hot dogs).

When I went to KI last week, I had LaRosa's three times in two days. I guess I'm the example of someone being willing to pay higher prices for food that is an actual pleasant experience to eat.

During our trip to KI this past June I felt that I had to apologize to the friends we were with because of the crappy LaRosas pizza. It was just plain bad and tasted nothing like the LaRosa outside of the park that I have been to.

I thought it was fantastic. Some of the best in-park pizza I've ever had. Mmmmm. Makes me want some more just thinking about it.

Same here, Ensign. I've never had a bad pizza from La Rosa's.

Different tastes, I guess. I thought it was crap. Good pizza seems like a lost art.

In other words, you live in Ohio. :)

I have always found it intriguing how pizza could taste so differently depending on who makes it.

I think that people down here in Southwest WV take advantage of Gino's Pizza. It's really good, and yet no one talks about it!

Chet and Matt's in Sandusky is incredible and my favorite of all.

And then there's Pizza Hut, the god of all pizza.

I'm hungry for pizza now...

Ever notice how expensive or how cheap pizza can be? Hot and Ready Little Ceasers is okay, and a steal at $5 or $6. Some pizza places will charge $16 or $17 for a pizza, and it my or may not taste okay.

PizzaBuzz!!! lol.

Up here in New England, the best pizza "bang for the buck" is Sal's. They have about 20 differnt pies available, and a "slice" (1/4 of a 20" pie) is about $4.00. Good stuff...

Pizza Hut is total crap. It's like the Fazoli's of Italian, or Panda Express of Chinese.

Cameo also blows Chet & Matt's away.

Od course all of this is IMHO. :)

-Tambo

*** Edited 8/13/2008 7:16:27 PM UTC by tambo***

Seriously though? Pizza Hut the "god" of all pizzas? I would rather go hungry than spend money on Pizza Hut.

good thing this is a coaster board and not a food critic forum. i agree, Pizza Hut has to be at the bottom of my list. Right above Dominoes and whatever they call that crappy pizza at Dorney, I think they use goat cheese.

It would probably be better if they used goat cheese.

True. Pizza Hut is crap. I'd take Pizza Pan in Sandusk over PH any day. Best pizza i've found is a little local joint here in NH called Vinnie's. It's been family rrun for over 50 years in the same spot.

The only good thing at Pizza Hut are their Breadsticks with cheese.

Maybe Cf is merging with Rally's :

PRESS RELEASE: Clearwater, FL - (Jan-9-2001)

Checkers Energized By New Ad Campaign

Beginning Wednesday, January 10, more people throughout the country will be seeing America's largest double drive-through chain advertising on television. For people who are on the go and have little time to eat, the new brand campaign from Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., d/b/a Checkers® and Rally's Hamburgers® is sure to hit the spot.

The "You Gotta Eat(SM)" campaign showcases Checkers and Rally's as the meal solution for people with too much to do and too little time to do it. The $10 million-plus re-branding effort is the first creative work from MARC USA since the Florida-based double drive-thru restaurant chain appointed MARC as its agency in November.

Shot on location in New Orleans and Orlando, the 60-second and 30-second introductory spots feature a series of fast-paced, high-energy vignettes of people engaged in everything from canoeing to skateboarding to swing dancing, all while enjoying Checkers and Rally's burgers, fries and shakes. The shots are set against a bed of hip-hop music created for Checkers and Rally's by Crushing Music of New York. The "You Gotta Eat(SM)" campaign will launch with a proven winner for both brands, the 99-cent Double Decker, a two patty, fully dressed hamburger.

In August of 1999, Rally's Hamburgers, Inc. merged with Checkers to form Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. The merger made Checkers and Rally's Hamburgers the largest double drive-thru restaurant chain in the United States. The company develops, produces, owns, operates and franchises restaurants under the registered trade names "Checkers" and "Rally's" and is headquartered in Clearwater, Fla.

Okay, maybe not... but ya gotta eat...

Start the cospiracy theorys...

Maybe it's because I am Canadian, and used to Canadian prices. But when I visited Cedar Point this year, I found the food prices to be actually pretty cheap, for what they were offering. Especially in that Sports Grill restaurant.

Funny, I ate in the sports grill restaurant the last time I was at CP, and except for my perch sandwich, everything we had was total crap.

Seasoned fries served cold. Nachos served completely unassembled, with the toppings provided in little plastic cups too small for dipping. Free drink refills promised, but not delivered. Skimpy portions on the most expensive items. And the continued disappearance of our server that meant we had to wait more than a half an hour longer than necessary just to pay the bill. About $65 for four people, even with Platinum Pass deals.

Spending the $65 wasn't the issue. Spending the $65 and getting crap food AND crap service was the issue. (Our server was nice, she was generally pretty good by any standard, but the way that restaurant is structured, the service was lousy and it wasn't entirely her fault).

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Exact same thing at Dorney Rideman. We went to the Gameday Grill, and we were one of 4 tables occupied in the restaurant. There were plenty of staff available, but they seemed distracted with other things rather then taking care of the 4 tables of patrons. The service was horrible, and there wasn't any excuse for it. The food was just a step above being fast food, and our bill was $75 for 3 adults, and 2 kids.

After leaving the park we stopped at the TGI's down the street. We had a much better meal, and our bill was only $65. I wouldn't mind spending the money in the park on food if the quality was in line with the price, but it never is at a Cedar Fair park.

At least at Cedar Point you have the option of going to the TGI's, or Famous Daves on site. Last time I ate at either of those was when I stayed at the Breakers, or the Sandcastle Suites. They aren't places that I'd go out of my way for.