Zagatsurvey 2004 New York City Restaurants

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Summary: I received a map
Review: I thought I was purchasing a hardbound book from [e-mail] but I received an unbound map weighing one and one-half ounces. The shipping and handling charge was $3.49.

I would still buy mail order items through Amazon.com, since I have been pleased with past purchases.

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Summary: Tacky, Tacky, Tacky
Review: If you want to know what a really tacky
person from New Jersey ( the nice part of
New Jersey, mind you) who stops in at a
Manhattan restaurant after seeing a
broadway show thinks of any given restaurant,
this book is for you.

If not, you many find it annoying and
offensive. There are no actual reviews just
sentences constructed from cliches which readers
have mailed in to get their free copy of the
book.

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Summary: What Real People Write About Real Restaurants
Review: New Yorkers are the pickiest people in the world, with the possible exception of Parisians, when it come to restaurants. Buy this little book to get the best and most current opinions on NYC restaurants.

I live here, eat out all the time, and have never been disappointed by a Zagat review.

Even if you do not agree with the reviews (and I have yet to meet anyone who does not respect the work of the Zagats), the book is still useful for a telephone book of restaurants in NYC.

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Summary: "The gastronomic Bible."
Review: This book contains information and opinions from 25,922 surveyors about 1,924 restaurants in New York City. The restaurant directory is alphabetized and includes a small review about the place and it is rated for it's food, decor and service. The average price of dinner, a drink and a tip is mentioned, so you will have a general idea of how expensive the restaurant is. It also gives the restaurant's address and phone number.

Another nice thing about this book is that it's slender, so it would easily slip into your bag if you wanted to carry it around. In a city like New York, where there are many dining choices, "Zagat Survey 2003: New York City Restaurants" is an essential book for tourists and locals!

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Summary: Valuable Resource but slanted
Review: Zagat Survey is a very valuable resource for locating good restaurants. It's well worth the investment to buy the book then guessing whether a particular restaurant is good or not. However, one criticism I have of Zagat's is that they are very biased toward French Restaurants or Frenchified restaurants. It seems that a Chinese restaurant that serves food in a Frenchified way gets a higher rating than one served in a more traditional setting. This is disappointing because each culture brings a different eating experience to the table.