Weekend Observation April 3rd

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Expectation Rating Scale (ERS) : This scale is subjective to the expectation of the event.



1-2.9  :   Horrible.

3-4.9  :   Sub-par

5-6.9  :   Average.

7-8.9  :   Expectation fulfilled.

9-10   :   Outdid expectation.


Social Media
Grand Opening/Grand Closing? Fat Tuesday

Friday afternoon I receive a text,  "I want to go to Fat Tuesday, it opened at the resorts casino in queens " I'm begin googling to find out if indeed this is true. I was unable to find it so I thought it was a lie.  Too bad I didn't believe it was open because we missed the royal rumble,  the way we saw chairs flying on Instagram videos one would have thought there was a tables,  ladders and chairs wrestling match going on at the food court in the casino.

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What did we learn? Never trust a black man in an 8ball jacket.

ERS: 8



IL Bastardo/Malaika Bday Celebration
191 7th Avenue
The Good

I love a good brunch spot in NYC for friends to get together and celebrate birthdays. Once again great people attended to experience this day for Malaika. I like the idea of the set up for the venue; there was a Dj, space to dance,  and seating area for those who chose to eat. The environment was good, many jokes were spread around and we all had a
good time conversing with one another.

The Bad

It was a cramped space.  The arrangements of the tables made it difficult to sit comfortable at the table, fortunately we weren't sat by the dance floor cause then we would have people too close for comfort, people on the dance floor area were literally bumping into people who sat at tables to eat. The dj played decent music but his transition between genres was horrible.  One second you want to hit "The Whip"  and 5 seconds later you had to "dutty whine"

The Ugly

The idea of the venue was not executed very well. The combination of service and food was at a all time low.  It took about an hour and a half for us to receive our food from the moment we ordered it. I have never had this bad of quality of food at a brunch spot in NYC, literally was fast food quality for a normal brunch spot price.  I had steak and eggs, how do you not have a proper steak and egg dish for brunch?  It Is the most basic meal that people order.  The worst had to be their version of chicken and waffles.  I didn't taste it but the appearance alone was not appetizing. To make it even worse it wasn't an endless drink brunch. If you follow me on Instagram (Chiefinyagal) you know i'm a bit annoying because I post a picture of my plate when I go to restaurants, I wouldn't dare post that nonsense to my IG. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone for brunch, save your money, go to IHOP.

My rating for this place is basically for the place. I'm not factoring in the experience from the people that were there because they don't deserve the boost that it would give to their grade.
ERS: 1



Resorts World Casino
11000 Rockaway Boulevard,  Queens, NY

So after hearing about Fat Tuesday I wanted to check out the scene along with catching the Final Four games, so I was running through Queens with my Woes. The casino has one of my favorite bars to watch sporting events,  the screen size is the best and the drinks hit. This time around it was. a bit pricey , normally the drinks were cheaper. A lot of restaurant were moved a round, I had my mind set on Artichoke pizza but it isn't in that food court anymore.   :-(
ERS:  7.5

Flag Football Practice
With Sunday being such a beautiful day as far as weather,   it was good that I got up and went to flag football practice.  The team went through plays to get a better understanding of how we wanted to run the offense this season . This offense isn't very technically sound, pray for us lol.
If you live in the New York City area and are interested in joining a Flag Football League,  send an email to Ratchetsophistication@gmail.com put in the subject line "Flag Football inquiry "
ERS: 8



Tokyo Sushi House
1915 Avenue U Brooklyn

To finish the weekend I had to get some sushi and Thai food.  This isn't an upscale restaurant it's relaxed. Their rating is an A from city inspection and the service is always good.  Definitely a place I recommend to people if you want some good sushi or Thai food and  don't want to be too fancy about it.
ERS:  9.3