2018 Let's Eat - Polaris Business
Mar 22, 2018, 5:27 am
#241
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EWR-BOM
UA48
Boeing 777-200
Meal: Dinner, Breakfast
Menu
Appetizer
Main - Lamb curry
Sundae
Breakfast - Indian vegetarian
UA48
Boeing 777-200
Meal: Dinner, Breakfast
Menu
Appetizer
Main - Lamb curry
Sundae
Breakfast - Indian vegetarian
Mar 22, 2018, 5:39 am
#242
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DEL-EWR
UA83
Boeing 777-200
Meal: Dinner, Breakfast
One of the worst service I've experienced in a while. No PBD, no drink refills at all during meal service, and lastly, my appetizer had a piece of hair. And not a word about it.
Menu
Appetizer with a dash of hair~~
Salad
Main - Paneer-peak korma
Breakfast - Indian vegetarian
UA83
Boeing 777-200
Meal: Dinner, Breakfast
One of the worst service I've experienced in a while. No PBD, no drink refills at all during meal service, and lastly, my appetizer had a piece of hair. And not a word about it.
Menu
Appetizer with a dash of hair~~
Salad
Main - Paneer-peak korma
Breakfast - Indian vegetarian
Mar 22, 2018, 7:35 am
#243
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The Newark-based crews can be weak, but I have had some good ones to and from Delhi.
The hair was just gross.
Mar 22, 2018, 8:43 am
#244
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Did you say anything about it?
Mar 22, 2018, 10:26 am
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The pork chop was a good size and decent flavor but over cooked. I've had the same thing on another flight where it wasn't overcooked so I guess it varies.
The bread for the grilled cheese was nice (to my surprise). It would have been nice if it were actually grilled. It was a little dry and chewy, but worked well if I dipped it in the soup. It was a little hard to do with the cup of soup being so narrow.
The FA got it to me very fast (2min). I expected to wait longer. I think he kept the soup and sandwich in the oven the whole time so it was already ready to go.
Mar 22, 2018, 12:14 pm
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My wife had the pork chop on a flight In December. Her neighbor asked for the pork chop served with no sauce. It was overcooked too but my wife said that with the sauce it was OK. She wonders how her neighbor did not choke on it as it was so dry.
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Mar 22, 2018, 1:24 pm
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The port chop is just too much of a risk, I avoid it completely now. Have selected Japanese menu preference for next week, since pork chop is one of the ex-US selections this month.
Mar 22, 2018, 1:49 pm
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That was a desperate choice because her first choice was unavailable to her. Lesson learned, mistake will not be done again. I have to say that I was sitting on the other aisle of the 4 middle seats on the 772 and could see how she was fighting with the piece of meat trying to cut it. A saw would have worked better than the knife provided by United.
Mar 23, 2018, 6:27 am
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That was a desperate choice because her first choice was unavailable to her. Lesson learned, mistake will not be done again. I have to say that I was sitting on the other aisle of the 4 middle seats on the 772 and could see how she was fighting with the piece of meat trying to cut it. A saw would have worked better than the knife provided by United.
Mar 23, 2018, 3:32 pm
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That was a desperate choice because her first choice was unavailable to her. Lesson learned, mistake will not be done again. I have to say that I was sitting on the other aisle of the 4 middle seats on the 772 and could see how she was fighting with the piece of meat trying to cut it. A saw would have worked better than the knife provided by United.
I usually choose the beef if that's an option. But I have a new habit of not really eating the whole meal. Some of the appetizer, entree, all of the dessert.
I usually plan to sleep on the outbound flight so I usually dont eat that much. On the return, I usually fill up at the intl partner lounge.
Mar 23, 2018, 5:03 pm
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I had the pork chop two weeks ago on LAX to LHR and at the end of last year on another TATL. On the first trip I had the pork chop and it was like an overdone brick so I asked the FA on the recent one if it was worth the risk and she told me it was her favourite dish. Sure enough, another brick. I know I should know better but they do sometimes get my filet cooked perfectly medium rare so I thought I'd try one more time. I'm not making that mistake again. Note to self: no more pork chops!!
Mar 23, 2018, 5:24 pm
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I had the pork chop two weeks ago on LAX to LHR and at the end of last year on another TATL. On the first trip I had the pork chop and it was like an overdone brick so I asked the FA on the recent one if it was worth the risk and she told me it was her favourite dish. Sure enough, another brick. I know I should know better but they do sometimes get my filet cooked perfectly medium rare so I thought I'd try one more time. I'm not making that mistake again. Note to self: no more pork chops!!
Mar 23, 2018, 8:09 pm
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Fennel, artichoke? Are you referring to the white blob in front? That's an onion.
The pork chop was a good size and decent flavor but over cooked. I've had the same thing on another flight where it wasn't overcooked so I guess it varies.
The bread for the grilled cheese was nice (to my surprise). It would have been nice if it were actually grilled. It was a little dry and chewy, but worked well if I dipped it in the soup. It was a little hard to do with the cup of soup being so narrow.
The FA got it to me very fast (2min). I expected to wait longer. I think he kept the soup and sandwich in the oven the whole time so it was already ready to go.
The pork chop was a good size and decent flavor but over cooked. I've had the same thing on another flight where it wasn't overcooked so I guess it varies.
The bread for the grilled cheese was nice (to my surprise). It would have been nice if it were actually grilled. It was a little dry and chewy, but worked well if I dipped it in the soup. It was a little hard to do with the cup of soup being so narrow.
The FA got it to me very fast (2min). I expected to wait longer. I think he kept the soup and sandwich in the oven the whole time so it was already ready to go.
I cut the sandwich into strips, but that might be more challenging with such crusty bread. You can also ladle the soup over the sandwich. As long as they keep giving us spoons, at least. 
I had the pork chop two weeks ago on LAX to LHR and at the end of last year on another TATL. On the first trip I had the pork chop and it was like an overdone brick so I asked the FA on the recent one if it was worth the risk and she told me it was her favourite dish. Sure enough, another brick. I know I should know better but they do sometimes get my filet cooked perfectly medium rare so I thought I'd try one more time. I'm not making that mistake again. Note to self: no more pork chops!!