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[QUOTE]Originally posted by PaulB: [QB] I was on the Starlight (#11) this past Sunday. This was my second encounter with Simplified Dining. To my horror, they were using (bad) xeroxed copies of the menu! Just folded pieces of copier paper for the menu! Don't know what was up with that. The menu was #2, which can be seen here: http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/menus/SampleMenu2_6-1-2006.pdf Since I was only traveling between SLO and LA, I only had dinner. I had the Beef Ragout. These were little medallions of beef in a sauce, served with veggies (brocolli and carrots) and your choice of baked potato, mashed, or rice. I went with the baked. Unfortunately, the beef is still the same kind you would use in a stew. Very soft meat. The baked potato came out well-it was actually baked instead of reheated/microwaved! One of my tablemates ordered the lamb, which she said was very good. Another ordered the "special" which was (surprise!) Chicked Fried Steak. Unfortunately, it comes with PORK gravy over the top-the same kind you would use for a biscuit. She couldn't eat it due to all the pork in it. None of us had ever seen pork gravy on chicken fried steak. So beware of this if you don't like pork. All of us ordered the Mississippi Mud Pie (they were out of cheesecake) which was described as "sinfully delicious". We also had one of those managers on board that are managing the simplified dining. He would help with waiting on tables, ask people how their meal was, if he could get anything for them, etc. When my tablemate couldn't eat the chicked fried steak, he said "No Problem" and switched it for a beef ragout plate. She liked the beef much better. For breakfast, Mr. Toy, looks like you're stuck with the french toast. Pancakes are a thing of the past, as are freshly cooked eggs to order. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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