Although I don't post on Sowal.com often (and rarely on others) I do keep up with the comments and subjects on this forum. I have lived in this area 35+years and I've seen restaurants come and go. Some of the best didn't make it and some of the worst are still around. No restaurant in this area has ever been closed (or even affected) by a negative review (in particular those posted anonymously online) . Reviews of restaurants in this area just don't have the power to make or break a restaurant. Print reviews in our area tend to be thinly-veiled advertisements. Real reviews would possibly alienate potential advertisers. Some of the worst places to eat in our area have glowing "ads" placed everywhere touting the buzzword promises of local, fresh, sustainable, philosophy on life and food, etc..... . Part of this is actually true and some is just old-fashioned marketing. Most restaurants don't just sell food, they sell you an experience. Experience and taste are best left to the individual to decide. Restaurant Paradis will have a difficult time making it, but our dinner there over the weekend was superb and I wish them the best. I'll be back (especially for the tempura lobster roll).
....out of the box thinkers, creative, high energy. Congrats on your opening, we're glad you're here and we wish you the best, Paridis....we'll
