Robyn R. VanHorn
Professor Potvin
Comp. 105 Sect. 006
October 21, 2008
Royal Grill Restaurant Review
A grumbling belly awaits to be fed has my attention as I walked into a small diner named Royal Grill at 10am on Saturday October 18, 2008. It is located in Harper Woods, MI on Kelly Rd. not too far from Eastland Mall. I have eaten here many times before. You don’t have to be dressy nor do you have to have reservations. It’s a homely place that servers you food that you would eat on a regular basis. There isn’t anything special about this place other than the good hospitality and food. Every time I enter this establishment the smell of their fresh food overwhelm my senses, and has me eager to order my entrée. The usual price for an appetizer, entrée and dessert together would be around $8 to $12.which is quite affordable to most. I begin look around for a place to sit I notice two television sets (one in the front, and one in the back) on CNN with news reporters sharing their opinions about the current election coming up November 4, 2008. I can also see another hallway towards the back of the restaurant that contains the restrooms, and a room where only the employees can go. As soon as I chose a booth to sit in a waitress appears, and asks me if I needed anything to drink. “Water will be fine.” I responded. Then she left to get me a glass of water. Continuing to look around, I notice a group of ladies sitting, and having a nice time, they seemed to be happy with their food because I heard one say, “Thank you for bringing me here. The food was good!” The waitress comes back with my water, and asks me what I would like to order. I told her that I would like pigs in a blanket, which are pancakes rolled up with breakfast sausages on the inside. The waitress left again to put in my order. I begin to look around a little bit more. There isn’t anything special in the diner as far as the interior design. It is a plain place with pictures of families on the wall. However, this restaurant is a very clean place. It seems like there is always someone cleaning in there. That is a very good thing, because I would be very upset if I found anything in my food that wasn’t supposed to be there. After about five to ten minutes the waitress arrived with my entrée. The warm buttery smell of the pigs in the blanket made me anxious to dig in. As I begin to eat the light, fluffy pancakes, I felt like I was in heaven, even if it was for just one moment. The taste of the sweet and buttery pancakes consumed my taste buds, and made me want to savor the taste in my mouth. I had no problems with this meal at all. I considered perfection for the proportion size and the price. I knew that I would definitely return again to order another plate. The service there is great! You never would have to worry about an employee mistreating you. It seems as if all of the employees treat everyone the same. When the waitress asked if I needed anything else I said, “No thank you, I’m ready for my check.” My meal was only $4.65, which is quite affordable when you are a college student like me with a small budget. I recommend this restaurant to anybody who wants a good meal, but if you are going worry about the décor of the place then you can just get a carry out. Trust me, the food there is worth it!
17 comments:
I have never eaten there but it sounds like a good place to go! I like the way you described your experience as it was happening so it was like the reader was in the restaurant with you. There were a few grammatical errors, but overall it was a very good paper.
I agree that you do not have to go to a fancy restaurant to get good food, and i liked how you said "if you don't want to deal with the decor then just get a carry out" it is both humorous and true. The pancakes looked delisious in the picture and your description of them and the price made me want to go try them. One suggestion i noticed was in the first sentence you said "awaits" when "awaiting to be feed" would keep it in the same tense as the rest of the sentence.
I have never eaten at the Royal Grill Restaurant but the descriptions of the buttery pancakes sure convinces me to go there. I love pancakes and the description of them made them sound delicious. I really like the part where you describe where you want to sit, and you talk about the televisions and what is showing on them because it really gives a feel for what you're seeing, and helps the reader imagine it. The only thing I would work on is the grammar, and maybe just using different words, because you used "very" a lot. Otherwise it was descriptive and good.
I really like some of the points you made, especially about good food being cheap, but I feel that the paper was too long. Try breaking it up in to several smaller paragraphs and it will be a lot easier to read. Also, try to describe the food more. It seemed very decor heavy.
i have heard of this place but have never eaten there. The detail and description of the food was very good. I also liked the perspective you used to report the information, it felt almost as if i were reading a story. Some things that you might want to address would be if the restaurant had any specialties and also give a brief description of the exterior. Another thing i noticed was that there were a few gramatical errors that made it a little difficult to read.
I really enjoyed how you made your review into a type of story. Nonetheless, i felt it took you off track from the restaurant itself. I Think your title and intro lack a great appeal. It was a well thought out experince.
I liked your review, the restaurant sounds really good! I also like how it was like a journey through your experience. However, it would have been helpful if your pictures followed along with short paragraphs, describing what you were saying in them.
I was satified enough with your descriptions. Eventhough, if there were even small details about the interior of outside of the building, it could have helped a little more. I liked how you included the conversation about the women, which let us see more than one point of view. Despite a few commas that needed to be added here and there, I was pleased.
This place sounds really great to me. Especially the way you described your meal as "heavenly" makes me want to try the pancakes. Plus that its cheap makes it better for everyone. I like the way you wrote your review as story of what you did instead of just describing the restaurant.
It is true that you can get just as good food at a diner as you can at a fancy restaurant. I liked your details and descriptions about the diner's appearance and the food. I especially liked how instead of just describing it, you made it seem as the reader was in the restaurant from your point of view. I found just a few errors: You forgot to put the month when saying the date you visited the restaurant. I don't really understand your topic sentance either, it seems like you were speaking in present as well as past tense? The last suggestion would have been to make small paragraphs to seperate your ideas rather that having it one huge, long paragraph. Maybe spreading out your pictures to seperate the paragraphs? But besides that I think your paper was great. I love pancakes and you definately persuaded me to try theirs!
Whats up Robyn. I like the use of descriptive words in your paper describing how you felt when you ate the pancakes. You Also used great detail when describing your experience and what was happening in your environment.
I have never heard nor eaten at the Royal Grill Restaurant. You gave a good description of the setting, price range, and service of the restaurant. I especially liked how you said it was a good place to eat for a college student with a budget. I also think you could have done a better job proof reading, but i liked your review overall. Good job!
I was really surprised when you said the total price was just under 5 dollars. This review appeals and should attract college students like you said, especially with many who are most likely on a budget. The place seems pretty good, but I thought you could have added more on the surroundings. You said the place was "plain," but I thought you could have added as to why you thought it was plain. The pictures are also a good add to the appeal, but I thought it would have helped if they were placed throughout the article. Overall, I enjoyed reading your review.
The language in the begining of the review is a little awkward; for example, “a belly awaits to be fed has my attention,” or “fresh food overwhelm my senses.” The writing sounds more like a story than a review at times. There is not really any structure; it’s all just one big paragraph and the subjects are scattered instead of organized in some order. The layout of the review puts the pictures at the very end underneath the text which makes for a hard read; there is too much text to look through and a reader is easily overwhelmed and distracted from it.
Cheap restaurants like this are great for anyone on a fixed budget. I can really appreciate the prices because I went to a cheap place too. I noticed in your paper, you switched tenses A LOT. Pick one tense at the beginning of the paper, and stick to that tense. Also the hook sentence was confusing, I would rewrite that sentence before you turn in the final paper. Finally, you didn't talk about the what the restaurant looks like. Include what the interior and exterior look like.
This seems like a really nice and affordable place, but I wonder if they serve lunch and dinner. Your details about your actual experience made it seem life-like and the inclusion of what the lady near you said was a good addition. There is, however, grammatical errors throughout that I would consider looking over.
I have never eaten there or heard of it but you make it sound like a nice homely place for a traditional meal. I liked the way you described the entire trip. Just a few suggestions. In the beginning, I think the first sentence, your tenses are a mixed. Also, you could have described the food better.
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