WERE YOU BORN IN A TENT

Thursday 22 August 2013

JASMINE THAI

213 Sturt St, Ballarat

Visited: 14th August 2013

Design: I loved the look of the rustic timber doors with their slightly asymmetrical wooden panels in the lower part of the door. Nothing works better than a gold door handle on natural timber. The handle was a pleasure to grasp with its ergonomic ornate design to cradle the hand on opening. I found the canary yellow of the "TAKE-AWAY FOOD", complimented the rich grains on the timber panels surrounding the door. The blue carpet in the windows combined with the foliage of tropical plants on either side and a gold waving cat, filled the mind with mystery and wonder as I entered into what felt like a Thai village temple. There was little resistance on the open swing and a slight squeak on the closure. It was nice to manually close this door. The wear and grime of many hands opening the door to the right above the handle, created a sense of history. All the necessary information (Open/Close Trading hours) was off to the right on a separate glass panel leaving the eye to wander. Minimal clutter in the main door glass, allowed the eye to be guided into the warmth of the interior.

Door resistance: 2

Closure mechanism: Manual

Draft: Minimal

Squeak level: 1

Change return time: 10.36 sec

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PROFESSIONAL DOOR REVIEWER

Searching the world for the perfect door to eat behind.

First impressions are always important, especially for a restaurant or cafe. So many people are focusing on the food these days that I felt there was a hole in the reviews world. No one was looking at the most important thing, THE DOOR! Everyone complains when it is left open, death stares are exchange when the unsuspecting group of friends having a fun night enter the premises from the cold only to walk straight in and go straight to their table totally oblivious they have left the door wide open to allow an arctic strength gale force wind to cut through the previously warm interior. Like a scene from a western film where everyone in the premises stops what they are doing and cuts down the new comers with a deathly stare. Occasionally you will get the confident diner who gets up, walks across the restaurant and closes the door with a BANG! Just to let the new comers know they have done wrong and to NEVER, EVER DO IT AGAIN!!!!! This individual makes their way back to the table staring at the newcomers, just to make sure they got the message. The only problem is, is that 5 minutes later another group come in and do the same thing and he/she feels obliged to continually do this for the rest of the night.

Well hopefully this blog puts a light on the owners of these establishments and encourages them to lift their game and create doors that allow diners to sit and enjoy their meal, to give the diner an experience before they enter the building. It is also a thank you to the makers of quality doors who care about craftsmanship.

I have developed a scoring system based on,

DESIGN:

This is assessed by the materials the door is made from, whether the door is themed, cluttered or minimal and whether there is an element of surprise or not.

DOOR RESISTANCE: 1 to 5

1 = light push

5 = heavy push

CLOSURE MECHANISM: Manual, automatic or

hydraulic arm

DRAFT: Minimal, medium or high

SQUEAK LEVEL: 0 up to 5

0 = No squeak

5 = Ear piercing

Then the last assessment is the,

CHANGE RETURN TIME:

This is the amount of time it takes to get my change once I have given the waiter the money for the bill. Last impressions are always just as important as first.