Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Restaurant Rating System

In order to best evaluate our experiences its good to have a standard and systematic way to give a review. Yet it must be kept flexible. The reviews you will find here follow the following format.

Narrative
A story of our experiences and what we ordered and how everything went.

Final Remarks
Any closing notes that we find important.

Ratings
Type (speed, quality):
  Fast Food, McDonald's etc., emphasis speed of service 3 speed, 0 quality, usually has a drive thru
  Buffet, your food is only as fast as you are, quality may suffer, 3 speed, ? quality
  Fast casual, Dickey's etc., counter order, 2 speed, 1 quality
  Casual dining, Red Robin etc., laid back sit-down, 1 speed, 2 quality
  Fancy dining, Sushi etc., 0 speed, 3 quality, usually not kid friendly

Speed based on restaurant type: Average casual dining restaurant
  - 3 - Super fast, no entertainment needed
  - 2 - Average, Little Entertainment needed
  - 1 - Slow, Entertainment needed
  - 0 - Super Slow, Tons of entertainment needed

Cost: Total cost figured out for a family of 4, 2 adults, 2 kids, 1 appetizer and drinks.

Tasty: 0-3 mac cheeses (or what your picky eater likes), how good it was.
 - 3 - Yum!
 - 2 - Ok
 - 1 - Edible
 - 0 - Disgusting!

Value, cost compared to type of restaurant, quantity, and quality:
  - 3 - What a steal
  - 2 - Worth it
  - 1 - Slightly overpriced
  - 0 - Being robbed

Kid friendly, how appropriate is it to bring children and how welcome they are:
 - 3 - Bring your kid's friends or party
 - 2 - Bring your little kids
 - 1 - Bring your big kids
 - 0 - Get a baby sitter

Healthy: 0-3 broccoli, how many healthy options they have
  - 3 - Salads galore!
  - 2 - Good healthy options
  - 1 - Few Healthy options
  - 0 - Nothing healthy or everything is fried

Extras, useful information for families, included if notable:
 Carseat holder
 Breastfeeing friendly
 Playplace
 Kids entertainment
 Kids night

Overall family rating:
  - 3 - New favorite
  - 2 - Will come again
  - 1 - Might come again
  - 0 - Never return