tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post204952688364002187..comments2023-11-14T07:34:09.243+01:00Comments on Czech Please: Modrý Zub Noodle BarBrewstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696497881565368117noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-53160462994453254212010-04-10T18:04:44.569+02:002010-04-10T18:04:44.569+02:00It would be interesting to read your review on the...It would be interesting to read your review on the new Modry zub at Narodni Trida.<br />Though I couldn't really afford Modry zub quite often I liked to pop in there to have noodles with a friends. After a few times there I understood that there's no way I can eat the whole dish on my own (too big for me) I was offered to split it for two. Genious idea! <br />Not long after the opening of the 2nd Modry zub, we've decided (with the same friend) to check it out. And oh my! Our waitress served us unbelievably bad. After I've named the noodles I wanted I asked if they could split it for us. She said they don't do that. When I pointed out to the fact that I ALWAYS split my portion with a friend at the other Modry zub, she replied that they are DIFFERENT (!) and don't serve it like this but as a favor she will ask the cook to split it but just this once. However, they didn't split it. What we've got was just a phad thai and another clean plate. We were not given any sauce (they usually bring some chilly sauce and soy sauce). Mind you, we were the only clients at the whole restaurant. Horrible service with a stiff upper lip at unreasonably high price. Will never go there again.Yulianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-43411639081774844562007-03-05T11:46:00.000+01:002007-03-05T11:46:00.000+01:00"Food -- including lunch -- there has greatly evol..."Food -- including lunch -- there has greatly evolved away from stodgy pork, dumplings and a bland sauce in the past couple of decades. Czechs and Austrians shared a common culture, including -- yes -- eating habits, for hundreds of years. It works there..."<BR/><BR/>Yes, but is such a development desirable, after all? If so, it is then only from your particular culturally compromised perspective.<BR/><BR/>I will always prefer pork, dumplings and sauce to some arguably fancy sun-dried-tomatoes-filled sandwich. Especially when the price is the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-11676798873312800212007-03-03T11:56:00.000+01:002007-03-03T11:56:00.000+01:00Interesting sandwich debate! I won't venture into ...Interesting sandwich debate! I won't venture into the muddy waters of whether Czech food is "healthy" or not ... But about sandwiches. Okay, I accept the point that eating a sandwich at lunch time runs against the grain of Czech eathing habits. But look around at other cities, where arguably you could have also made the same claim a few years ago. In Vienna, for example, there are dozens of places (stand-ups, chains, delis, even restaurants) where you can buy decent sandwiches, with fresh bread and high-quality ingredients. Food -- including lunch -- there has greatly evolved away from stodgy pork, dumplings and a bland sauce in the past couple of decades. Czechs and Austrians shared a common culture, including -- yes -- eating habits, for hundreds of years. It works there ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-80510562684728179082007-03-02T18:17:00.000+01:002007-03-02T18:17:00.000+01:00Oh dear. I was afraid that that was the problem.Oh dear. I was afraid that that was the problem.Brewstahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07696497881565368117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-88605469840122036102007-03-02T18:00:00.000+01:002007-03-02T18:00:00.000+01:00You hit the nail on the head. Modry zub is a hit a...You hit the nail on the head. Modry zub is a hit and miss operation; tip:- it all depends on who is cooking. One knows and the other doesn'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-30048533157377927872007-03-02T13:02:00.000+01:002007-03-02T13:02:00.000+01:00That Pork Dish looks yummmmmy. Just made Thai Red ...That Pork Dish looks yummmmmy. Just made Thai Red Curry myself, first time ever so, I might try Modry zub... exciting times ahead.. hopefullyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-38274929090994695212007-03-01T16:39:00.000+01:002007-03-01T16:39:00.000+01:00Had a feeling someone would jump on that Czech hea...Had a feeling someone would jump on that Czech health food claim.Brewstahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07696497881565368117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-26882799659493181962007-03-01T16:30:00.000+01:002007-03-01T16:30:00.000+01:00Sorry to burst your bubble but Czech eating habits...Sorry to burst your bubble but Czech eating habits are among the most unhealthy in Europe.<BR/><BR/>Vegetables? Ummm. Healthy bread? Ummm. Decent range of fish? Ummm.<BR/><BR/>The high no. of kidney & pancreas transplants, heart disease deaths, digestive disease deaths and high obesity rate suggest otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-50688381073089167062007-03-01T16:29:00.000+01:002007-03-01T16:29:00.000+01:00Your mixing the points of the other commenter with...Your mixing the points of the other commenter with mine. <BR/><BR/>I never said I thought there was a market for high-quality sandwiches here, did I? Why such a rush to get me into the food service industry?<BR/><BR/>It's only a wish, a dream, a hope. And you would deny me that. So cruel...<BR/><BR/>My point, though, is that things change. When? I don't know.<BR/><BR/>And I think that other commenters have pointed out on other threads that generalizations about "what Czechs are interested in" are just a bit overpresumptuous.Brewstahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07696497881565368117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-7566540210868721952007-03-01T16:09:00.000+01:002007-03-01T16:09:00.000+01:00Well, this is exactly my point - there is no marke...Well, this is exactly my point - there is no market for US-style sandwiches in Prague and there is no market for Czech-style pork and dumpligs in LA. <BR/><BR/>Czechs are not interested in US-style sandwiches because they have no use for them considering their food traditions and customs (which are nothing really special, but shared by many other Continental European nations): <BR/><BR/>the main meal of the day is lunch, which must always be cooked. Bread with butter and ham is good for breakfast and snack. Really, no room for sandwiches here. <BR/><BR/>And btw, the Czech way (main meal of the day at noon, lighter dinner) is definitely healthier than the Anglosaxon way. Just to counter the common prejudice claiming the Czech eating habits are unhealthy...<BR/><BR/>If you still think there is a market for sandwiches here, open your own shop and get rich (well, you already are...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-90522941682630630422007-03-01T15:38:00.000+01:002007-03-01T15:38:00.000+01:00Thanks. I'll have more to say on consistency in th...Thanks. I'll have more to say on consistency in the future. These posts are not reviews in the classic sense -- I just go once, eat just a few things, and write about it. Maybe a different cook will be there when I go back and I'll hate it.Brewstahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07696497881565368117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-67072953394014811952007-03-01T15:35:00.000+01:002007-03-01T15:35:00.000+01:00Thanks for another good review.Modry Zub was excel...Thanks for another good review.<BR/><BR/>Modry Zub was excellent the first few times I went, then hit the infamous consistency wall.<BR/><BR/>Might return to see if it's on an upward curve again as it seemed to combine fresh, well-spiced food with cosy surroundings at a good price point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-34308368471123842052007-03-01T15:33:00.000+01:002007-03-01T15:33:00.000+01:00Anonymous #1:Don't be alarmed. Relax.I'm just a la...Anonymous #1:<BR/><BR/>Don't be alarmed. Relax.<BR/><BR/>I'm just a lazy, sandwich-obsessed dreamer.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, you seem to know more than me about markets for different kinds of food.<BR/><BR/>You think an Italian restaurant would work in Manchester or LA? How about sushi?Brewstahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07696497881565368117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-1839332403209840852007-03-01T15:31:00.001+01:002007-03-01T15:31:00.001+01:00Czech restaurants abroad simply don't work - what ...Czech restaurants abroad simply don't work - what discerning foreigner wants a kilo of fatty pork with bland, stodgy dumplings these days? You'd also have to scour high and low for grumpy, miserable bastards as wait staff - no easy task in this culinary day and age.<BR/><BR/>Applying said logic, it's no wonder foreign restaurants don't really take off in Prague - if the food isn't some generic pork cut and the wait staff are pleasant and polite, it can't be good...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117457965555197769.post-7048078793288532672007-03-01T15:11:00.000+01:002007-03-01T15:11:00.000+01:00Your obsession with sandwiches is alarming. Jeez, ...Your obsession with sandwiches is alarming. Jeez, buy the ingredients you like at Tesco and prepare your preferred sandwiches on your own. Or start your own sandwich shop if you believe there's a market for it. How many Czech restaurants selling pork and dumplings there are in Manchester or LA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com