Menuism Featured Reviewer: mgpinkish
Menuism reviewers are truly awesome! Whether they found an unexpected tasty gem of a restaurant or took it for the team after having a terrible meal, we truly applaud all their efforts in giving us the scoop on where we should be spending our hard-earned money on. On that note, I’d love to introduce you to those reviewers who we feel really contribute quality content to the site as well as quality information to fellow Menuism’ers. Our Featured Reviewer today is mgpinkish from California.
I am a student that enjoys good food, photography, graphic design, website design and technology. I think good food is hard to find. What’s even harder to find is good food that comes with good service. Whether or not I become a repeat customer is almost always dependent on how I was served at the restaurant and how good their food was. In the future, I hope to be able to travel to many different countries and try authentic food.
1. How did you find out about Menuism?
I found out about Menuism while I was searching for a restaurant on Google et voila!
2. What about Menuism first appealed to you?
There were actually quite a few things about Menuism that appealed to me. The first thing would have to be how reviewers were able to rate dishes individually. Other things that appealed to me included the following: the user friendliness of the site, many good reviews and the ability to upload restaurant related photos ranging from dishes to menus.
3. What restaurant did you write your first review about?
I believe the first restaurant I reviewed was Thai Original BBQ Restaurant.
4. What is your food philosophy?
Food is an important part of my life. I believe that food is a lot more than just filling up one’s stomach. With that said, I’d have to say that my food philosophy is: Food is at its best when it naturally captures all of your senses without the help of MSG and excess condiments. (I honestly think that good food that is healthy is hard to find. However, with most of the world trying to go green/organic, good and healthy food might be easier to find in the years to come.)
5. What are your favorite restaurants?
I have a lot of favorite restaurants. However, as of today, the two restaurants that have gained the most favoritism from me are Taste of Thai (2069 Arco Arena Blvd. Suite 170 Sacramento, CA) and Bo De Tinh Dam Chay (15131 Moran St. Westminster, CA). I’ve only eaten at Taste of Thai once, but they blew me away with their friendly service, authentic Thai food and nice interior design. I would love to eat there again if I ever have an opportunity to do so. As for Bo De Tinh Dam Chay, it’s a vegetarian’s dream come true.
6. What are your favorite cuisines?
I have a lot of favorite cuisines. However, my taste buds are usually satisfied when it comes to the following cuisines: Cajun, Creole, Thai, Indonesian and Indian.
7. What are your favorite comfort foods?
In general, warm and hearty foods such as lentil soup, tom yum koong, soon tofu and channa masala are almost always my favorite comfort foods. On days when I don’t mind gaining a bit of weight, kadai paneer can be a popular comfort food of mine.
8. What is the best meal you ever ate and why?
The best meal I ever ate was Pa Nang Seafood at Taste of Thai in Sacramento, CA. As someone who’s not a huge fan of curry, curry needs to impress all of my senses in order for me to say it was good. I was shocked at how good the panang curry was at Taste of Thai. I’ve only eaten there once and would love to eat there again if given the opportunity to do so. The other dishes I had at their restaurant were good as well. However, that Pa Nang Seafood was just extremely amazing!
9. Do you have any favorite cookbooks (if any)?
I own cookbooks, however I don’t have any favorites. This is because I have never used any of the cookbooks I own. I suppose I will eventually get around to cooking from one of my cookbooks when I have more time.
10. What words of encouragement would you give to first time Menuism reviewers?
Writing reviews on Menuism is like blogging, except it’s blogging with a focus on restaurants you’ve been to and the food you’ve consumed from there. Reviewing restaurants you’ve dined in is a great way to help others decide whether they should dine there, too in the future. It’s free, fun, easy and can easily become an online hobby for you to do when you have free time.
If you’d like to be able to keep up with mgpinkish’s reviews, click here to check out her profile!
If there is a Menuism reviewer who has really helped you make great dining choices and you’d like to see him or her be a Featured Reviewer, than be sure to message me or send me an email at abby@menuism.com.
By Abby C. Abanes
Menuism Community Manager
