Comments on: Fearing’s at the Ritz Looks To Be a Swell Place for Hookers http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/ FrontBurner® has been called the best blog in Dallas (repeatedly), a snarky celebration of ignorance, and a daily conversation about Dallas among the editors of D Magazine. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:45:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Donny B http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/comment-page-1/#comment-36036 Donny B Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:27:58 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/#comment-36036 I was just browsing and found these comments and have to agree they should have waited to open the place. I came one night in December 2007 and it was pathetic. There was no organization and it looked like the valets were running around with no direction. The food in the restaurant was good and the drinks were certainly strong, however dealing with the valet I swore I would never go back. I decided to give it another shot and returned at the end of June for Dinner and cocktails. I was dreading this visit but my date really wanted to go there so I warned her and agreed. The moment we pulled up I can tell they fixed their problems. The food was of course exquisite and I only waited five minutes for my car at the end of the night. I must admit I was impressed. I will go back for sure and it is nice to see the Ritz living up to the expectations I had I was just browsing and found these comments and have to agree they should have waited to open the place. I came one night in December 2007 and it was pathetic. There was no organization and it looked like the valets were running around with no direction. The food in the restaurant was good and the drinks were certainly strong, however dealing with the valet I swore I would never go back. I decided to give it another shot and returned at the end of June for Dinner and ****tails. I was dreading this visit but my date really wanted to go there so I warned her and agreed. The moment we pulled up I can tell they fixed their problems. The food was of course exquisite and I only waited five minutes for my car at the end of the night. I must admit I was impressed. I will go back for sure and it is nice to see the Ritz living up to the expectations I had

]]> By: bob shepard http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 bob shepard Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:38:10 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/#comment-1044 Oh and by the way new 7 million dollar restaurants need to be ready when they open! This is big business not practice. If you are a restaurant and you are charging people money to dine then you must be ready to be judged on that food and service. So if you had a team of experts, you planned and build this beautiful hotel and you are the Ritz organization and a famous chef maybe you should have not given all your parking to the condo owners that don't even live there yet.....? Or is that why the hotel exsists in the first place ? Is it a hotel or a sales office for overpriced condos ? Oh and by the way new 7 million dollar restaurants need to be ready when they open! This is big business not practice. If you are a restaurant and you are charging people money to dine then you must be ready to be judged on that food and service.

So if you had a team of experts, you planned and build this beautiful hotel and you are the Ritz organization and a famous chef maybe you should have not given all your parking to the condo owners that don’t even live there yet…..? Or is that why the hotel exsists in the first place ?

Is it a hotel or a sales office for overpriced condos ?

]]> By: Jolie http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Jolie Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:05:56 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/#comment-1026 I saw two fifty-something hookers with mullets, front center, at the bar, sipping beers. I like people watching and everything but ugh. Okay, about the food. It's devine! Everyone is just pissed because its so expensive. I thought the food quality, experience at the chef's table, Dean's cheerful hospitality and the pretty good service...was all worth the cost. And it seems the valet problem is getting better, my 3rd time there we only waited a few minutes...they are on top of it! Give them a chance, they are still new. And if you want perfection, go to The Mercury! I saw two fifty-something hookers with mullets, front center, at the bar, sipping beers. I like people watching and everything but ugh. Okay, about the food. It’s devine! Everyone is just pissed because its so expensive. I thought the food quality, experience at the chef’s table, Dean’s cheerful hospitality and the pretty good service…was all worth the cost. And it seems the valet problem is getting better, my 3rd time there we only waited a few minutes…they are on top of it! Give them a chance, they are still new. And if you want perfection, go to The Mercury!

]]> By: bob shepard http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 bob shepard Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:23:44 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/#comment-1024 Lets face it Dallas, over rated, over priced, blah food, noisey room, drunk sommelier if you can find him. Some of the worst service I have ever seen or experienced in my entire life, muddled flavors to many ingredients on a plate. All the charm in the world is not worth the price of admission. If I wanted to experience Dean Fearing's charm do i have to sit through one of his middle of the road meals in a noisy restaurant with posers all around me. can we have some honesty about this place ...it belong in a hotel casino with a captive one time dinning clientel. Please do not let this be the bench mark for Dallas dining....Nancy,Mr Bill Addison Please tell the truth about Dean's ! There will be other really great restaurants in Dallas to be proud of.... this one is a train wreck. If food critics need to be liars what good are they if we have only nice things to say then every restaurant would be 5 stars....you knocked Chris Ward, you kicked Auroa, you loved Tre{and we know why Mr A}. So please tell the truth about Fearings. Don"t sell out to this new presure to be extra nice just because it's Dean or Dallas is angry that you have come from SF and want to tell the truth, however not to hurt but just to make it all better .....! Lets face it Dallas, over rated, over priced, blah food, noisey room, drunk sommelier if you can find him.
Some of the worst service I have ever seen or experienced in my entire life, muddled flavors to many ingredients on a plate. All the charm in the world is not worth the price of admission.
If I wanted to experience Dean Fearing’s charm do i have to sit through one of his middle of the road meals in a noisy restaurant with posers all around me.
can we have some honesty about this place …it belong in a hotel casino with a captive one time dinning clientel.

Please do not let this be the bench mark for Dallas dining….Nancy,Mr Bill Addison Please tell the truth about Dean’s !

There will be other really great restaurants in Dallas to be proud of…. this one is a train wreck.
If food critics need to be liars what good are they if we have only nice things to say then every restaurant would be 5 stars….you knocked Chris Ward, you kicked Auroa, you loved Tre{and we know why Mr A}.

So please tell the truth about Fearings.

Don”t sell out to this new presure to be extra nice just because it’s Dean or Dallas is angry that you have come from SF and want to tell the truth, however not to hurt but just to make it all better …..!

]]> By: Scott http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Scott Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:10:15 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/#comment-998 Kevin Costner (11:25 am), In the great dictionary that defines an "international" city, I assume that number one on the list is: 24-hour bar service (PS, I was unaware that the Rattlesnake Bar was trying to be a nightclub). If a hotel bar is truly where you get your kicks, cool, take a vacation. If Dallas had any sort of a downtown economic center (which it is trying to establish through its recent real estate developments, including The Ritz), it would then make sense for local restaurants, etc to remain open throughout the night. Unfortunately, local business owners can't afford to rely on the Field of Dreams ideology of "If you build it, they will come." PS- I believe just about every bar on McKinney Ave. is open until 2am on most weeknights. PPS- whispering "Go the distance." Kevin Costner (11:25 am),
In the great dictionary that defines an “international” city, I assume that number one on the list is: 24-hour bar service (PS, I was unaware that the Rattlesnake Bar was trying to be a nightclub). If a hotel bar is truly where you get your kicks, cool, take a vacation.

If Dallas had any sort of a downtown economic center (which it is trying to establish through its recent real estate developments, including The Ritz), it would then make sense for local restaurants, etc to remain open throughout the night. Unfortunately, local business owners can’t afford to rely on the Field of Dreams ideology of “If you build it, they will come.”

PS- I believe just about every bar on McKinney Ave. is open until 2am on most weeknights.

PPS- whispering “Go the distance.”

]]> By: Marty Cortland http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Marty Cortland Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:01:40 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/#comment-997 Hmph. I think "rip and replace" beats "radical redesign" on the accuracy/pungency of description scale. Tip 'o the hat to Mr. Kennedy. Hmph. I think “rip and replace” beats “radical redesign” on the accuracy/pungency of description scale. Tip ‘o the hat to Mr. Kennedy.

]]> By: Bill Kennedy http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/comment-page-1/#comment-996 Bill Kennedy Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:51:29 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/#comment-996 One thing you need to know about the valet thing there. Leave via the door right by the restaurant host desk, not the front doors of the hotel. We were there last Sat night, at the height of some religious convention, and had our car "walkie talkied" back in about 5 minutes. In fact, the restaurant told us to use that door, too. That being said, it's a mess for hotel guests, etc. And there's no way to fix it unless they rip and replace. One thing you need to know about the valet thing there. Leave via the door right by the restaurant host desk, not the front doors of the hotel. We were there last Sat night, at the height of some religious convention, and had our car “walkie talkied” back in about 5 minutes. In fact, the restaurant told us to use that door, too.

That being said, it’s a mess for hotel guests, etc. And there’s no way to fix it unless they rip and replace.

]]> By: Stephanie http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/comment-page-1/#comment-995 Stephanie Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:49:17 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/#comment-995 Sarah and I were just there for an event - The Chiapas Dinner - and after hearing a lot about the dreaded wait for valet, I was surprised that we only had to wait about 10 minutes to get our car. They must have had extra staff that night or something. Sarah and I were just there for an event – The Chiapas Dinner – and after hearing a lot about the dreaded wait for valet, I was surprised that we only had to wait about 10 minutes to get our car. They must have had extra staff that night or something.

]]> By: KL http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/comment-page-1/#comment-991 KL Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:19:13 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/#comment-991 Trying to get out of valet parking at The Ritz is like leaving a Ranger game when there's an accident on I-30. Impossible. And about getting to watch hookers for two hours while waiting for your car? We're not an international city until there are also MALE hookers...quid pro quo! Trying to get out of valet parking at The Ritz is like leaving a Ranger game when there’s an accident on I-30. Impossible. And about getting to watch hookers for two hours while waiting for your car? We’re not an international city until there are also MALE hookers…quid pro quo!

]]> By: Marty Cortland http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/comment-page-1/#comment-990 Marty Cortland Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:00:24 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/25/fearings-at-the-ritz-looks-to-be-a-swell-place-for-hookers/#comment-990 I've had drinks on a number of occasions at the Rattlesnake Bar. Service has consistently been inattentive. Seems to me that at $10 a drink, and as fast as I drink them, they should assign a waiter to stand by my side, ready to refill my glass the moment I set it down. I have never failed to leave the bar with an extra hundred bucks or more that, at a better-run place, would have been theirs. As noted, the valet situation is inexcusable. I don't know how the architect and developers could have screwed things up so royally for such a high-dollar, high-profile property. Total FUBAR -- and not fixable without a radical redesign of the entryway. I’ve had drinks on a number of occasions at the Rattlesnake Bar. Service has consistently been inattentive. Seems to me that at $10 a drink, and as fast as I drink them, they should assign a waiter to stand by my side, ready to refill my glass the moment I set it down. I have never failed to leave the bar with an extra hundred bucks or more that, at a better-run place, would have been theirs.

As noted, the valet situation is inexcusable. I don’t know how the architect and developers could have screwed things up so royally for such a high-dollar, high-profile property. Total FUBAR — and not fixable without a radical redesign of the entryway.

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