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[deleted] t1_ivn1jzr wrote

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therealDrA OP t1_ivn2lng wrote

It sure is. The death gasp of Fung at a faded, dying Cranston "institution." As a Cranstonian so embarrassing...and so sweeet!

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Uncle_Tony96 t1_ivn2wem wrote

Talk shit about Fung, sure. But talking shit about Twin Oaks is crossing the line

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BiddahProphet t1_ivo8g14 wrote

Twin Oaks is overrated and I'll die on this hill

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longislandtoolshed t1_ivocbfy wrote

My first and only time I went to Twin Oaks was after a funeral for someone I didn't really know. There were unlimited free drinks and I had a giant chicken parm. Pretty view of the pond. There was also this really cute husky dog that was chatting me up. 8/10 experience

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mightynifty_2 t1_ivoqafm wrote

Twin Oaks is properly rated. It's overrated by the old, underrated by the young. Not as good as it used to be, but a decent dinner out.

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BiddahProphet t1_ivoriun wrote

I disagree. I went and got chicken Parm there once and it was literally a sysco chicken round patty. Don't try to sell me that shit in Cranston where there are about 100 good Italian restaurants

Even their turkey club is uninspiring

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drewtee t1_ivpseat wrote

We used to go 8 or 9 times a year and it was always fun bringing out of towners there, since it's such an old school place (and the food was always great). I would say since the pandemic the food has taken a drastic turn for the worst. Like mentioned below, their chicken parm is made with a battered frozen patty now. Their veal is fake unless you specifically ask for 'real veal'. We had a first timer order chicken marsala last month and it was downright gross (I've had this in the past there and it was decent). The service is always great but with all this Fung/Trump stuff and the quality of food we ain't going back any time soon.

Cassarino's has been our go-to since we've been soured on Twin Oaks the last few times.

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Jehaine t1_ivqm32u wrote

There was a change of chef a year or two ago. Food is just not the same since.

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PM_ME_YOUR_LUKEWARM t1_ivnkd7o wrote

Had Fung come out and said he supports abortion, and then dealt with party consequences afterwards, he definitely would have won.

It was too close a race.

The fact he did not come out and support abortion says a lot about what he truly believes.

And Twin Oaks seems like the perfect environment for that; aged, stubborn, & outdated.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_ivo7w56 wrote

I think he tried to waffle the abortion issue too much but the simple reality is nobody is going to believe that a Republican is going to break rank on that issue or really anything really. You can’t say you’d vote for Kevin McCarthy, have him help you fundraise, then expect people to believe you’re going to somehow be the one to stand up to him.

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PM_ME_YOUR_LUKEWARM t1_ivql8al wrote

I'd believe it if they were explicit about it.

Hell I would love someone who thought for themselves and didn't vote on party favor.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_ivqmz8v wrote

For a job like this, it's insane that journalists and debate moderators aren't asking the simple question of "Are there any specific issues where you feel you would NOT support your party's national platform?"

It works to find if there's Republicans who would go on record and say "No, I would not support any federal abortion ban" as well as Democrats on something like guns or whatever. It has potential for followups and really pins a candidate down. And yet everyone who had Magaziner and Fung on the record this past year completely whiffed on asking it.

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crackawhat1 t1_ivno5am wrote

Does twin oaks still do the whole no female wait staff? Or did they finally do away with that.

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