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4 zin rating

4 Zin Rating

DEFINED

This restaurant and evening falls into what might be called the Critic’s Choice. The evening’s dinner is almost perfect… except for a ding or two due to: Sloppy Plating, Lack of Garnish on plate, or Some Minor Faux Pas in service or details. A bit more attention needs to be paid to detail, in all areas. But a Critic’s Choice and 4 Zin Rating is, in general, an “Excellent Meal”

Reviews with 4 Zins

The restaurants listed below are the six most recent to have achieved the 4 Zin Rating at the time of my visit. 

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Il Fornaio

Carmel-by-the-Sea must have at least as many restaurants as I once counted in the Tri-Cities

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All Reviews with 4.5 Zin Rating

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Ralph Pancetta

Food Critic

In my career are twenty-five-plus years learning the restaurant business – from top to bottom – and six years in a Midwest university learning and polishing my writing skills. I have spent a good number of those years (just how many yet to be determined) on the road and authored well over 150 reviews & articles – and still counting.

I’ve traveled from Maine to Florida, from Boston to San Francisco,  from Seattle to San Diego, and from Dallas to way north of Duluth, sampling and writing about food. And Yes, I love restaurants, I love preparing, writing about, and eating, food. I hope you enjoy reading what I have written!

Ralph Pancetta

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Norske Nook

The situation required that we partake of some breakfast first

il fornaio exterior courtyard view

Il Fornaio

Carmel-by-the-Sea must have at least as many restaurants as I

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