Telling it like it is

Anyone can list ingredients. But sometimes the menu descriptions just make you want to trust the place, descriptive or not!

Here's and example from John Egan's Big World Pub & Grill, in Vermont.

Today's Soup
Soup is good here, try some.

Caesar Salad
My Caesar salad is better than your, no it's not, yes it is, and no it's not. Let the debate continue, but mine is the only one available here. We have great anchovies.

Fried Shrimp and Noodles
Three big shrimp (oxymoron) in a light batter on a bed of noodles tossed with spicy peanut sauce. Note: We only use Ocean Garden size 16/20 white shrimp in all our shrimp dishes. No cheap tasteless Tiger shrimp here.

and I like this one...I detest the phrase "cooked to perfection" on a menu. What, they are going to offer you something "a little too pink" or "cooked till it's leather"?

The Burger
Lean ground beef cooked the way you ordered it and served on a Kaiser roll.

...and at the very bottom of the menu:
Check the blackboard for today's choices; order the scallops if we have any