tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post7283556530982049028..comments2023-11-14T07:34:09.243+01:00Comments on Czech Please: Restaurant VikárkaBrewstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696497881565368117noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-14969234786263976552008-03-28T23:36:00.000+01:002008-03-28T23:36:00.000+01:00Excellent review. I will invade Prague soon and tr...Excellent review. I will invade Prague soon and try the beef with cream sauce!! :) And, your bill wasn't too bad for 2 people. That's only $37.The Lone Beader®https://www.blogger.com/profile/17670946654211536130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-45881744910098009732008-03-18T07:00:00.000+01:002008-03-18T07:00:00.000+01:00I absolutely love historical bullshit. I just don'...I absolutely love historical bullshit. I just don't always have enough time to indulge.<BR/><BR/>I was in a hurry to do a post before vacation -- so I read the restaurant's history page (didn't mention exactly when it became a restaurant), scanned the first Google search page, and moved on.<BR/><BR/>That's how it is in the blog biz sometimes. No prodding editors. Just you.<BR/><BR/>I always appreciate enlightening and constructively critical comments. <BR/><BR/>Yours was good until you blew it with the silly national stereotyping at the end.Brewstahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07696497881565368117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-69135019423879440492008-03-17T18:55:00.000+01:002008-03-17T18:55:00.000+01:00Brewsta, you completely failed to explain the cult...Brewsta, you completely failed to explain the cultural context of the Vikarka restaurant.<BR/><BR/>It is a truly legendary establishment, a Prague cultural institution in its own right. It hasn't been around just in "recent decades" as you write. <BR/><BR/>In fact, it was a legendary restaurant already more than hundred years ago.<BR/><BR/>Vikarka features in 19th century novels as well as in a Janacek opera.<BR/><BR/>I understand that you, as an American, are apparently not into some "historical bullshit" but it would be good to do some research on the restaurants you review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-61836324920637958332008-03-10T02:33:00.000+01:002008-03-10T02:33:00.000+01:00Re Maly Buddha - I hated the food there. I love Vi...Re Maly Buddha - I hated the food there. I love Vietnamese food and the place was billed as Vietnamese. The best I can say is that it tasted like someone trying to imitate some kind of Asian food. What kind? I can't say. But I'm sure it was [imitation] Asian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-62794798147164009252008-03-09T18:56:00.000+01:002008-03-09T18:56:00.000+01:00Anonymous: Svickova recipeWell, in my opinion, thi...Anonymous: Svickova recipe<BR/><BR/>Well, in my opinion, this is very odd recipe. I never heard about adding thyme to it. I think that this one is more authentic:<BR/><BR/>http://www.bigoven.com/113064-Moms-Marinated-Beef-(Svickova)-recipe.html<BR/><BR/>But in fact, Svickova is a delicate matter, there is nothing like an original recipe and each family or resturant has its own. It's the same case like with a potato salade, that we prepare for the Christmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-40890127260450726442008-03-07T12:30:00.000+01:002008-03-07T12:30:00.000+01:00Good tip re: Strahov, Max. And you're right -- the...Good tip re: Strahov, Max. And you're right -- the Krusovice price is crazy, too. I'll beef up the outrage on that.<BR/><BR/>Regarding svickova recipes -- I've cooked one. I'm more of an expert on eating them.<BR/><BR/>I included a recipe from The Prague Post in the post, but I don't vouch for its quality. It is just the first one I came across -- I wanted people just to have an idea of what is in it.<BR/><BR/>Also, I've heard there is another decent restaurant in the area (though I haven't been myself):<BR/><BR/>Restaurant Malý Buddha<BR/>http://www.malybuddha.cz/Brewstahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07696497881565368117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-37909528103221178312008-03-07T10:16:00.000+01:002008-03-07T10:16:00.000+01:00The Beef and cream sauce is without a doubt my fav...The Beef and cream sauce is without a doubt my favorite Czech dish. I found this <A HREF="http://www.levindor.ch/cookbook/1_add_recipe.asp?lstName=Beef%20Tenderloin%20with%20Cream%20Sauce%20(Svickova)" REL="nofollow">Recipe</A>.<BR/> Does it look authentic to you? Have you found a good recipe you like?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-40112552687496726492008-03-07T09:31:00.000+01:002008-03-07T09:31:00.000+01:00That svíčkova doesn't look too shabby, same go for...That svíčkova doesn't look too shabby, same go for the knedlíky. Now 60CZK for a glass of Krušovice Černé is a bit more than highway robbery.<BR/>Pivovar Strahov a bit up the hill has decent food and their beers, for the same price, are MUCH better.Pivní Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.com