HOT IN TOWN

New place on the market and on our to do list... BUENA VISTA RESTAURANT. Placed on Petru Movila street No. 43 with a very interesting background (as in" mise an scene" but also as in history).
The owner of the restaurant used his previous experience with Monte Carlo restaurant from Copou and set up and built a pretty nice place. The building has 3 levels : the bar, the non-smoking salon and the attic. The restaurant was built in such a way to satisfy everyones wishes. If you are a football fan you can come and watch it at the bar ....but be careful and make a reservation cause you rarely manage to find a table there. Going out with your family , kids , mother-in-law (that hates you smoking) ? The perfect place is the non-smoking salon. Business or just pleasure? The attic gives a homelike feeling . Best to rent the whole floor for intimate parties.
The restaurant has a South American note. What i loved there was the spicy pan (tigaie picanta)...spicy indeed... I also tried the Papas a la Huancaina as a starter....yummy.
So far so good! Let's see if they can keep up the good work!

OSCAR RESTAURANT-Traditional Romanian Food

It's placed on Lascar Catargi Street , No. 16.
It's specific is traditional Romanian food. They have large plates and resonable prices and it's one of the best in Iasi after a recent statistic.
MY OPINION:
I went there last year with my sister and a very good friend of ours that just came to Iasi. I thought of taking good care of him and that i should take him to one of the finest restaurants that i know. Oscar came to my mind . We sat down at the last available table on the terrace and enjoying our conversation. A nice lady brought us menus and after a short while we were ready to order ... and we waited....and then waved ..and nothing. We were invisible. After that we started laughing though we were starving to death ...and making jokes. After 20 minutes a nice and thin lady takes our order . After 10 minutes she manages to bring us our drinks and in 45 minutes we had our food on the table.

I don't know if it's me but wasn't that a long time to wait in such a famous restaurant?

The owner should hire more waiters and maybe 2 chefs as well. He should get more appliances for the kitchen so chefs could cook more at one time. Lots of minuses in y opinion. Train the waiters to explain to the customers that their food will take more time than usual because it's crowded .
All I can say is : - - -

succesful restaurants

What makes a succesful restaurant?

I can answer that question and i will do more than that in this blog. I will write my own opinons about the restaurants i've went to and vote them negatively or positively. Maybe a top ten at the end of the blog will be helpful for others as well.
I have worked in quite many restaurants and the big secret to succes is GOOD FOOD and also GOOD WAITERS.
What makes a good food? Hmm...the best products on the market...not necesarely the expensive ones. Who makes a good food? A great chef. A great chef is a cook that enjoyes his work and always tries to bring something new to his cooking. He learns as he goes along and teaches others as well.

WAITERS...tough questions. There are different kind of waiters : the stiff ones , that bring your food with a crocodile smile and hate their jobs...and the natural ones. The natural waiter never takes into account that he spilled some of your drink on the table. He will just excuse himself and wipe it off. He jokes and makes you actually enjoy waiting for your food.

THE CLIENT... Well i don't have much to say about the client because you actually pick the restaurant. So find out after a rigurouse research your favourite food and what waiter would you enjoy ....then find them both in the same restaurant.

I'll come back...with more details.