Comments on: Le Cheval: Quit Horsing Around

By: shortexact

shortexact — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:01:11 +0000

Marvin, I’m sorry to hear you had a poor meal — especially frustrating, since you said you’re a long-time diner who has turned sour. Based on your description, it sounds like your meal was worse than mine, which was even mediocre at best. In any case, thanks for weighing in with your experience.

By: Marvin

Marvin — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:43:11 +0000

Unfortunately Le Cheval time has come as a long time diner at this restaurant on 7/24/2007 we had dinner there. The calamari salad was aweful loaded with a slim green color curry no lemon grass at least that I could see lots of what appeared to be not properly cook calamari but the tast of the onions made it palatable. We also order the beef lemon grass dish alas no lemon grass to be found and again overpowered with a slime green curry. I think they are using a cheaper form of curry powder to reduce cost. While the beef was tender given that it had a slime green color it was not appetizing at all. Alas our favorite dish which was the red snapper in cocunut milk which is usually white sourronded by large purple delicious chunks of eggplant and okra was a foul tasting breaded fish probably frozen and reheated in once again an overpowering slime green curry not the light delicate coconut milk texture we are so familiar with. When we brought this to the attention of the waiter he did nothing and when we asked to speak to the manager she eventually came over but we certainly did not feel they made any attempt to offer us another selection. Unfortunately Le CHEVAL has become a 1 star horse in a 5 star town and the chef has to cut back on that curry. Both me and my date left with grumbling stomachs not because we were still hungry but because we were both waiting for the deluge.

By: shortexact

shortexact — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:10:29 +0000

PE and Doug: thanks, I’m so glad you enjoyed the post! It was a bit of an experiment, but maybe I’ll try to do this sort of post more often.

PE, the period of time in which downtown was actually a bustling area is definitely before my time. I was just a little kid during the 1989 earthquake, and so I’ve only heard firsthand stories and seen pictures from the “old days,” but I’ve long wished to see this area build itself back up, while hopefully not gentrifying too much and still retaining some of its distinctive charm. It seems like downtown’s time may finally have arrived.

By: Passionate Eater

Passionate Eater — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:58:03 +0000

What a gorgeously written intro–I think this post really showcases your wonderful writing ability, something that really distinguishes you from other blogs. Wow, I had no idea about the history behind Oakland’s City Center! Being a relatively recent Bay Area transplant, the only Oakland City Center that I know is the clean, relatively quiet, and subdued one that exists today. But I know what you mean about it having a distinctly different feel than SF. Thank you for such an interesting post.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:25:13 +0000

I enjoy your Short Exact takes on history/current events.