-=> Quoting Dave Drum to Jim Weller <=-

 DD> Taco Gringo is "Quick Serve" not fast food. Quick Serve is a
 DD> good step above fats food.

I'm not sure what the real difference is. And I wouldn't take my SO
to either one for her birthday or our anniversary. The last time I
celebrated a family milestone at a fast food place was Charlee's
4th birthday, 8 years ago, when she chose McDonald's. Within a year
her tastes matured and she outgrew the place.

 DD> So, what's your point?
 
 JW> fine hotels with well appointed dining rooms have expenses
 JW> So of course they are going to be more expensive.

 DD> I see. You're attempting to leap a chasm in two bounds.

Not really.   

 DD> "Fine dining" joints in my area don't have "happy hour" pricing
 DD> in their dining rooms that I have seen. Possibly some few drinks
 DD> specials in the bar area. And they certainly don't offer "nachos".

Yellowknife's top hotel has served 8 prime ministers, 3 generations
of the royal family and a few American presidents. It's also where
Pierre Lepage got his start to fame when he won gold in the culinary
olympics. So it is indeed a fine dining establishment with no need
for quotation marks.
      
And it does have happy hour food and beverage specials in its bar
which has nachos on its menu and it gets its food from a common
kitchen that supplies the main dining room.

 DD> I gave prices I could get confirmed rather than guess.

I did not guess either; I found their menu on-line and a nacho platter
for 2 was $10 while their large platter for four is $16.00. Their
happy hour liquor shots and two part highballs start at $6 each.

 DD>  But, those prices are an "all fours"

I have no idea what that means.

 DD> None of my local hotels have anything
 DD> coming within sniffing distance of "fine" dining.

I googled and the first thing to pop up was Nick & Nino's in the
Wyndham. It looks quite presentable and seems well regarded.




Cheers

Jim


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