Originally Posted by
dchristiva
Guess I'm not as cynical as others here. While I'm not naive enough to think there's not some house motivation to push a special, I've often found them to be quite good. I guess there's a difference between blindly accepting a recommendation or a special and asking a few probing questions and making a somewhat informed choice. And, if you don't like the way something sounds, by all means, don't order it just because it's the "special"!
I'm with this. Several friends are in the restaurant business and they actually tend to be proud and put a lot of effort into their "specials".
Of course you get taken for a ride once in a while, but rather that than let cynicism spoil the restaurant experience.