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I'll pass on just about any chain restaurants. I've been to both Fogo and McCormick's in Indianapolis, and was surprisingly unimpressed with both. McCormick's I will never go to again because they cannot steam crab legs (!!) without inducing vomit, and Fogo I just found to be overpriced and long on "experience" with little to offer in the way of innovative cuisine. Oh, and it was ridiculously expensive IMO for what it is. Thanks for the suggestions, though. My parents are staying in the South Beach area, so as far as close proximity to the Westside goes, I'm thinking maybe Gyu-Kaku (not too keen on the recent price increases and menu offering slashes), Larchmont Grill up in NoHo, Roscoe's (prefer something nicer, but it's sooooooo good), Pacific Dining Car (not sure on the dress code), Seoul Jung in the Wilshire Grand Hotel (been a lot), Gladstone's of Malibu (again, been there a lot...not as good as it used to be), or maybe something I find on Yelp! 5 minutes prior to leaving the apartment. Oh, and no Italian, even though I do like Mama D's of Manhattan Beach.

Well, the "jellybean" aspect is the least modern. The most modern designs, especially of this decade, have been more angular and stronger-looking. Thicker C-pillars, more upright front ends. This design hasn't aged poorly, but it's just too "soft"-looking to ever be confused as a brand new design.

Chuck E. Cheese does not quite fit into my idea of "damn good food." But the party started last night, and so far it's fun.

I'm so glad somebody else asked about the spinners. I'm just shocked at the lack of bling. C'mon, here was a real opportunity!!

Ehhh...I'm not saying the design hasn't aged well, but there is very little "modern" about cab-forward jellybean cars. I'd never mistake that design for a new one.

Fifth. And I need to figure out what restaurant I'm going to. Suggestions anyone? Price is not a constraint, but don't suggest anything blatantly overpriced like Koi. I want damn good food, and I'm willing to pay for it.

Thank god you won't go to Ohio!

It depends on how the comps are run--will entries be screened before posted? I can definitely see making the comps more accessible and streamlining that, but I wouldn't want the "impressive" nature of the comps diluted by a newb who draws like a toddler. Just my $0.02

There really isn't. All hard plastic squeaks and rattles after a handful of potholes.

Ugh.

Ugh.

Please, no facebook integration. They do not have adequate privacy protection for my tastes given how ubiquitous their site "features" are becoming on other, non-facebook sites.

Exterior looks great! I need to see the interior in person before I pass a verdict on it, though, because from the photos above some of the plastic trim pieces look rather cheap, and the carpet seems pretty thin and low-budget, too.

LOVE IT!!

This is gorgeous! Someone, please PM me about Karma--I've never heard of them before.

Really, most people carry more than one passenger regularly, especially married couples, couples with children, and anyone who socializes with their parents or in-laws. As such, a sedan is the most practical vehicle type, with the most appeal, and therefore the most potential sales. And it's not like days of old where sedans uniformly drive poorly; many brands offer fun-to-drive sedans now.

Honestly, I don't think this is an appropriate question to ask people. Mods and Admins do have access to who voted for what option (at least on the old boards), and while I'm not accusing anybody of being the type of person to abuse that access, I do think a question such as this isn't appropriate where complete anonymity is not secured.

NOS!!!! You didn't die of too much tanning and drunken frat boy dancing! Awesome!

Yup, but look at those two interiors: very few parts are actually shared. But they look the same. So GM is spending the money for two unique interiors, yet they look like the Plan A and Plan B of the same damn interior. That's wasted money in the worst way.

It happens to be the least healthy pizza chain.

Paulie--they're "safer" because of basic physics: in a collision, mass wins. These things are generally tanks, and the AWD/4WD near-exclusivity of SUVs in the early years of the segment's popularity DO make a difference in icy weather. Now that AWD is becoming more and more mainstream, this advantage is pretty much moot.

Oldsmoboi: The reason the current SRX hasn't sold well is threefold: 1) The original offering had a $h!teous interior 2) The refreshed interior, which is fantastic materials-wise and certainly at or near the top of its class, came with no exterior freshening. No one knew anything changed, and GM hasn't marketed it. The only real marketing it has received are the numerous accolades in the enthusiast press and Edmunds. 3) The SUV market tanked around the time of the refresh release...yet sales improved post-2007.

Hmmm. Well if I were tasked with inventing an insanely low-calorie pizza that maximized the health benefits of every calorie without sacrificing taste, I'd maybe do something like: Foccacia bread base (can't get lower calorie bread than that!), brushed with garlic and avocado oil (hard to find, Amazon has it, but specialty and regional stores may carry it. Olive oil can substitute.) Fresh diced cherry tomatoes Freshly shaved parmesan Fresh baby spinach Finely chopped onions Chopped Kalamata olives Sliced mushrooms Basil Oregano Cracked black pepper Seriously, something with those ingredients will be very calorie-efficient. The tomatoes will have a few calories, the parm obviously will, and the olives will have some, as will the oil--but all of those calories will be from unsaturated fats that ARE NOT BAD FOR YOU. Foccacia bread is the lowest-calorie bread ever, too. As far as cooking, toast in a toaster oven if using pre-made foccacia bread...otherwise bake the foccacia dough with toppings VERY ATTENTIVELY. I just made this up, so I don't really have much for prepping/baking, but you couldn't go wrong with these ingredients. Let me know if you can make something decent out of it!

Divine! Yay, GM did something right for a change!

No. If you want retro diet beverages, RC Cola's Diet Rite was the first palatable diet drink on the market--and it's far superior to TaB.