Wed 17 Nov 2004
Following complaints about the previous survey, which was long and probably skewed more towards females, I created my own new. Still long, but at least they’re cool options, here it goes, send replies to kuwaitism@gmail.com or post them here, will be interesting to see the responses!
Food
Best burger joint
Best coffee place
Best coffee place (non-franchise)
Best pizza place
Best chinese food
Best sushi in town
Best sushi roll
Best place to ’see and be seen’
Best fries
Best steak house
Best sheesha place
Best dessert
Best romantic restaurant
Best Italian restaurant
Most stylish restaurant
Most stylish cafe
Best shawarma place
Best falafel place
best fa6ayir
Best Indian restaurant
Best ‘hidden gem’
Best outdoor dining
Most overrated restaurant
Best icecream place
Best new restaurant (anything open in the past year only)
Best breakfast place
Favorite People
Best Kuwaiti actor
Best Kuwaiti actress
Best young Kuwaiti actor
Best young Kuwaiti actress
Best Kuwaiti TV series
Best Kuwaiti play
Best Kuwaiti male singer
Best Kuwaiti female singer
Best newspaper column writer
Best parliament member
Worst parliament member
Misc.
Best newspaper
Best Kuwaiti blog
Best museum
Best gallery
Best hotel
Best shopping mall
Best designed mall
Best mamsha
Best car showroom
More things I’d like to know:
Favorite Kuwaiti company logo
Best Kuwaiti ad
Best Kuwaiti brand name
Favorite Kuwaiti company slogan
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November 18th, 2004 at 12:30 am
Q men wain ajweb ya3ni, I have not lived there for a long time
November 18th, 2004 at 12:35 am
Purg, you can answer with whatever u gathered from the time you spent in Kuwait!
November 18th, 2004 at 12:37 am
I hate best of surveys, check my comments a long time ago on Zaydoun and PSS
November 18th, 2004 at 1:08 am
Q nothing could be worst than the erlier survey!
I’ll try to answer urs though but it’ll take some time
November 18th, 2004 at 1:26 am
Fine fine fine fine!!! Ur always so negative about everything purg!
Anyway, let me start out by filling the survey myself -
Food
Best burger joint - Fudz
Best coffee place - Starbucks
Best coffee place (non-franchise) - Astra lounge (their coffee sucks though)
Best pizza place - 99 pizza bilthoom wiljarjeer!!
Best chinese food - Peacock, still havent found anything better
Best sushi in town - Maki (by faaaaar)
Best sushi roll - faisal maki, at maki of course
Best place to ’see and be seen’ - hmmm, ill go with the palms, healthclub and all
Best fries - chilis chili cheese fries
Best steak house - Gaucho Grill, nothing even comes close
Best sheesha place - mishrif united, what can i say? the closest thing to the old murgab gahaawy, old school
Best dessert - Lorenzo’s cheesecakes
Best romantic restaurant - Asha’s, except its always crowded!
Best Italian restaurant - There r no good italian restaurants in Kuwait
Most stylish restaurant - Edu & I love bait 7 from inside, the tree is spectacular!
Most stylish cafe - Nothing comes to mind
Best shawarma place - alwaaly
Best falafel place - the original canary
best fa6ayir - cant remember the name, it was excellent though!
Best Indian restaurant - Asha’a was pretty good
Best ‘hidden gem’ -
Best outdoor dining - Johnny Rockets at Marina
Most overrated restaurant - Pizza Pomodoro
Best icecream place - Haagen Daaz
Best new restaurant (anything open in the past year only) - Asha’s
Best breakfast place - Lentore
Favorite People
Best Kuwaiti actor - the young 3abdil7sain
Best Kuwaiti actress - the young su3ad 3abdala
Best young Kuwaiti actor - m7amad alrshaid
Best young Kuwaiti actress - 0
Best Kuwaiti TV series - Darb alzalag
Best Kuwaiti play - Bye Bye London & the one with Arabic fus7a with almansoor and alsallaal and su3ad 3abdalla, forgot the name but excellent!
Best Kuwaiti male singer - Rwaishid
Best Kuwaiti female singer - Nawal
Best newspaper column writer - Abdullateef Aldujai3
Best parliament member - tough one!
Worst parliament member - oooh, very close tie between Msallam Albarrak, Barad, Tabtaba’i, and Almeslim
Misc.
Best newspaper - AlQabas
Best Kuwaiti blog - zaydoun’s and kuwaitblogs.com
Best museum - Museum of Modern Arts
Best gallery -
Best hotel - Id have to go with Mariott courtyard
Best shopping mall - Crescent at marina made all the dif
Best designed mall - Fanar seems to work very well
Best mamsha - the walking area near sceitific center
Best car showroom - BMW’s (starbucks is a plus)
More things I’d like to know:
Favorite Kuwaiti company logo - Kuwait Airways logo is very nice
Best Kuwaiti ad - NBK’s hala hala zaina, the old pizza italia one, and “jassoom, aih da ya jassooom? mukayifat samsung ya sabeeekaaa”
Best Kuwaiti brand name - NBK
Favorite Kuwaiti company slogan - “Bankun ta3rifu wa tathiqu bih”
November 18th, 2004 at 1:52 am
Food
Best burger joint (J.Rockets)
Best coffee place (As a place, Costa)
Best coffee place (non-franchise) (the one in almubarikiyah. They provide the best chaay sangeen)
Best pizza place (Pizza Express - tha7ya branch)
Best chinese food (I hate chinese food)
Best sushi in town (I hate Sushi)
Best sushi roll (Refer to the above)
Best place to ’see and be seen’ (I hate to see & be seen)
Best fries (Burger King)
Best steak house (Tras Grill)
Best sheesha place (Again Qased khair bila monaza3)
Best dessert (Roseberry cheese cake from C&G)
Best romantic restaurant (Ricardo.. is there any place else??)
Best Italian restaurant (I only know Ricardo)
Most stylish restaurant (I don’t know… nino maybe)
Most stylish cafe (What do you mean stylish cafe!!!)
Best shawarma place (Khothor’s)
Best falafel place (alsharaf)
best fa6ayir (Bawabat AlShamiya)
Best Indian restaurant (Bokhara)
Best ‘hidden gem’ (What??)
Best outdoor dining (this is getting boring!!)
Most overrated restaurant (Ashaa)
Best icecream place (dont know ‘n’ dont care)
Best new restaurant (anything open in the past year only) (haven’t been out lately)
Best breakfast place (Ma63am AlSayid)
Favorite People (what kindda question is that!!!)
Best Kuwaiti actor (Name one & i’ll change my name from bo ghazi to 3afaf)
Best Kuwaiti actress (its a myth)
Best young Kuwaiti actor (not another stupid question!!)
Best young Kuwaiti actress (yup it is, it is anther stupid question!!!)
Best Kuwaiti TV series (are you seriuos!!!)
Best Kuwaiti play (7afl 3ala alkhazooq & 3ali jana7 altabreezy wa tabi3oh qoffah)
Best Kuwaiti male singer (There aren’t any)
Best Kuwaiti female singer (there aren’t any)
Best newspaper column writer (A.Allatif AlDuaij)
Best parliament member (If ur talking about this parliment… forget about it!!)
Worst parliament member (nowaab altakattol alsha3bi, & alislami & some of the others)
Misc.
Best newspaper (AlQabas)
Best Kuwaiti blog (I’m not sure i’ve passed by few of them… i’ll tell you later)
Best museum (The Dinasours museum located in my brother’s bedroom)
Best gallery (?)
Best hotel (Hilton Mangaf I guess)
Best shopping mall (marina)
Best designed mall (marina)
Best mamsha (the one located next to shuwaikh 3al ba7ar)
Best car showroom (Toyota maybe?!)
More things I’d like to know:
Favorite Kuwaiti company logo (gulf bank)
Best Kuwaiti ad (I can’t recall any)
Best Kuwaiti brand name (NBK)
Favorite Kuwaiti company slogan (NBK)
here you go Q
November 18th, 2004 at 2:14 am
Oh, & Best Kuwaiti TV series is (darb alzalag).
After Ramadan Fajer alsaeed’s TV series are stuck on my mind
November 18th, 2004 at 2:14 am
Oh, & Best Kuwaiti TV series is (darb alzalag).
After Ramadan Fajer alsaeed’s TV series are stuck on my mind
November 18th, 2004 at 3:18 am
Q, not again man:) … tara still its 2 loong!
anyhow, i will post the questions that I have answers for!
Food
Best burger joint I would go for chilis
Best pizza place defiantly pizza express
Best sushi in town Sakura, crown plaza hotel
Best sushi roll the same as above
Best place to ’see and be seen’ it depends on what you are looking for.. but to see friends you haven’t seen for a while I would say Mishraf United and 3omir Alkhayam (!!)
Best dessert Fridays
Best romantic restaurant defiantly the one in Oasis hotel, alderah. but the food quality isnt that good!
best fa6ayir fa6ayir 3al 6ayer
Best Indian restaurant i cannot remember its na,me!
Best ice cream place - haagen-dazs
Favorite PPL:
Best Kuwaiti male singer - rwaished
Best Kuwaiti female singer – nawal
Best newspaper column writer – no1 even motivates me 2 finish his/her column
Extra things:
Favorite Kuwaiti company logo KFH!
November 18th, 2004 at 9:50 am
BoRashid, thx for filling out as much as u can! As a reward, would you like an invite to gmail?
November 19th, 2004 at 1:23 am
hey:)
this time my wife & i are filling up ur questionnaire [never figured out what is the difference btw questionnaire & survey!]
Food
Best burger joint Chilis & Johnny Rockets!
Best coffee place Water Lemon she says, I do not drink coffee
Best coffee place (non-franchise) star bucks she says!!
Best pizza place I like pizza express but she says La Piazza!!
Best chinese food both hate chinese food!
Best sushi in town Sakura gr8, but she has to oppose everything! 4 her its maki!
Best sushi roll the same as above
Best place to ’see and be seen’ villa moda!!!! I will stick 2 mishraf united!
Best fries its chilis again [do they have fries?!!]
Best steak house N/A!!
Best sheesha place N/A!!!!
Best dessert Fridays, kanafani?!
Best romantic restaurant [she says: men r XXXXXX! It isnt the place its the moment itself!], I still like oasis hotel restaurant !
Best Italian restaurant she thinks its Riccardo!
Most stylish restaurant define stylish… there we go!!
Most stylish café the same as above + rephrase the Question! [excuse me Q!!]
Best shawarma place madry 4 both of us
Best falafel place ham madry
best fa6ayir fa6ayir 3al 6ayir!
Best Indian restaurant mughal mahal 4 her .. i hate the indian cuisine
Best ‘hidden gem’ WHAT?!
Best outdoor dining it depends on the mood!
Most overrated restaurant neon?!
Best icecream place 4 me its haagen-dazs, bikdash 4 her!
Best new restaurant (anything open in the past year only) N/A
Best breakfast place lets try lentore !!
Favorite People
Best Kuwaiti actor N/A
Best Kuwaiti actress so3ad 3bdllah 4 both of us
Best young Kuwaiti actor N/A
Best young Kuwaiti actress N/A
Best Kuwaiti TV series cannot think of any!
Best Kuwaiti play bye bye london! & 3ala haman ya fir3oon!
Best Kuwaiti male singer erewashed 4 me & N/A 4 her!
Best Kuwaiti female singer both nawal!
Best newspaper column writer N/A 4 me, a7med aldaien & alrub3i 4 her
Best parliament member alka6eeb, no1 now. 4 me no one neither now nor before!
Worst parliament member 6ab6oob:) he is a relative of her!
Misc.
Best newspaper she likes alqabas, i do not read newspapers Except wafiyat section!
Best Kuwaiti blog she is new 2 this blog thing & i do not knoow!
Best museum the Scientific Museum bel derah. both love it … & do not ask why!
Best gallery the 1 in laylah gallery – I cannot remember that there was a gallery
Best hotel defiantly Sheraton & do not ask why!;)
Best shopping mall alfanar 4 both of us
Best designed mall marina mall!
Best mamsha we r addicted to mamsha mishraf!
Best car showroom N/A 4 both of us!
More things I’d like to know:
Favorite Kuwaiti company logo KFH 4 me. N/A 4 her
Best Kuwaiti ad N/A
Best Kuwaiti brand name N/A
Favorite Kuwaiti company slogan Quality net, “net ur world” – 4 both of us
November 19th, 2004 at 2:45 am
Q, what I dont get is that this survey was created by you, yet there are some questions that you didn’t answer. i.e:
1. Best hidden gem (What ever that is!)
2. Favorite people (I don’t even know what do you mean by that!)
3. Best Gallery
November 19th, 2004 at 8:51 am
boghazi….
best hidden gem, ya3ny a place that is not famous, not many ppl know about…favorite ppl is a heading for a section…..and best gallery bcz i cant think of one at the moment! why havent u filled it out yet?!?!
Bo Rashed,
U still didnt tell me if u want a gmail invite? lol at romantic restaurant!
thx alot again!!
November 19th, 2004 at 3:07 pm
q i dont get you- invite for what? do you need me 2 send it 2 ur email?! ….
November 19th, 2004 at 3:49 pm
Man that is LONG! I must put asside a weekend to answer, besides I have not yet fully discovered kuwait.
November 19th, 2004 at 4:09 pm
Bu Rashid, its a gmail, like hotmail, but 500 times bigger, and a million times better! You get 1000MB of storage space. Its free, but u can only get one by invite. So, as a reward to ur answers, I have an invite and the only way to send it is by email. So send me an email or give me ur email address.
shady, thats exactly why its here, for you and others to get a better idea about whats around in Kuwait! So get busy filling it out!
November 19th, 2004 at 5:17 pm
thanks alot Q… my email is: tumorsuppressorp53@hotmail.com
thnx again
November 19th, 2004 at 5:36 pm
Bo Rashid, Done!
November 21st, 2004 at 2:43 pm
I know this comment is 4 days too late…..but what the heck!
Best burger joint: J.R’s
Best coffee place: Casper’s
Best coffee place (non-franchise):Mukan (hawalli)
Best pizza place: La Piazza
Best chinese food: Peacock
Best sushi in town: Edo or Wasabi
Best sushi roll: Rainbow mami maki (Maki)
Best place to ’see and be seen’: Lorenzo
Best fries: Burger King
Best steak house: Gaucho Grill
Best sheesha place: hmmm….bait 7?
Best dessert: Sugar and spice (shuwaikh)
Best romantic restaurant: terrace grill
Best Italian restaurant: Ricardo
Most stylish restaurant: Le notre (only for the fact that they change their look every now and then)
Most stylish cafe: well….i’d hate to say it, but starbucks.
Best shawarma place: farah
Best falafel place:that place next to luluwa building in salmiya.
best fa6ayir: tawa
Best Indian restaurant: bukhara
Best ‘hidden gem’: if i tell you, then it won’t be a gem anymore!
Best outdoor dining: La Piazza
Most overrated restaurant : Square (Waiy3)
Best icecream place: Haagen Dazs
Best new restaurant (anything open in the past year only): Cafe Blanc (marina cresent)
Best breakfast place: Le notre
Favorite People
Best Kuwaiti actor: i7sain 3abdul ritha
Best Kuwaiti actress: maraym il ghathban
Best young Kuwaiti actor: khalid ameen (Wa ba3ad)
Best young Kuwaiti actress: none so far!
Best Kuwaiti TV series: khalty igmasha
Best Kuwaiti play: ill refrain from answering due to personlly agrivating reasons.
Best Kuwaiti male singer: nabeel ish3ail
Best Kuwaiti female singer: Nawal or 3aysha il mar6a
Best newspaper column writer: fuad il hashim, M. alsaleh, Saud alsamaka…. the list goes on
Best parliament member: none
Worst parliament member: all of them.
Misc.
Best newspaper: Alqabas
Best Kuwaiti blog: zaydoun, mosan, kuwaitspearos, rabab.
Best museum: Natinal museum of modern art
Best gallery: illusion art gallery (sun city)
Best hotel: hilton mangaf
Best shopping mall: salhiya
Best designed mall: marina mall
Best mamsha: shuwaikh coastal walk
Best car showroom: BMW—- work of art!
More things I’d like to know:
Favorite Kuwaiti company logo:kuwaiti business women society (half a women, half and dhow sail)
Best Kuwaiti ad: watania
Best Kuwaiti brand name: KDD
Favorite Kuwaiti company slogan: banki watani.
November 21st, 2004 at 3:14 pm
Really excellent list cheeky, thx
Would you like ur gmail invite?
November 21st, 2004 at 3:36 pm
nah thanks, got plenty of email addresses that i cant keep up with.
November 22nd, 2004 at 10:17 pm
Food
Best burger joint: Johny Rockets
Best coffee place: you call that coffee??
Best coffee place (non-franchise): my diwania
Best pizza place: havent had a good pizza in kuwait
Best chinese food: ewwww hate chinese..sooo greasy
Best sushi in town: dont eat sushi, only sashimi: Kei in the JW Marriot
Best sushi roll: eel
Best place to ’see and be seen’: in my bed stark naked
Best fries: BK
Best steak house:
Best sheesha place: used to be Qa9r Funoon till baladiya closed it. gowaweed never do their jobs and then they f*** u up the arse
Best dessert:being slathered with whipped cream and caramel and then have someone* lick it off
Best romantic restaurant: being
Best Italian restaurant: i can cook my own pasta!
Most stylish restaurant: Kei. classic is never out of fashion
Most stylish cafe: the kind that wont kill ya
Best shawarma place: Malik 3a9eer
Best falafel place: hell no…i dont like having gas
best fa6ayir: Bu Jawad in fahaheel
Best Indian restaurant: Party Indian Restaurant in Fintas
Best ‘hidden gem’: im not telling
Best outdoor dining: stark naked eating fresh sashimi off each other in Um-Almaradem
Most overrated restaurant: Le Notre
Best icecream place: Ben & Jerrys or Cheesecake factory
Best new restaurant (anything open in the past year only: hvent been homre for over a year and a half
Best breakfast place: In Bed. two eggs over easy with PIG bacon and a glass of fresh sqweezed orange juice and a bj
Favorite People
Best Kuwaiti actor: LOOOOL
Best Kuwaiti actress: KAAAAAK
Best young Kuwaiti actor: the little green lepreachaun
Best young Kuwaiti actress: the tooth fairy
Best Kuwaiti TV series: 9adoo…ii know its old bes kefee walla
Best Kuwaiti play: never watched one
Best Kuwaiti male singer: ha?
Best Kuwaiti female singer: shinooo?
Best newspaper column writer: Hugh Hefner
Best parliament member: all of the ones who admitt to watching porn
Worst parliament member: All of the bogous religious ones
Misc.
Best newspaper: Arab Times. Playboy
Best Kuwaiti blog: Kuwait Unplugged, Mosan Mosan
Best museum: Scientifi Centre
besta gallery: Illusion
Best hotel: Hilton Mangaf
Best shopping mall: they all suck ass. i prefer small boutiques
Best designed mall: same as above.
Best mamsha: this little path in the dessert i know.
Best car showroom: no comment
More things I’d like to know:
Favorite Kuwaiti company logo: Mubarakia Marine Services
Best Kuwaiti ad: EPA: “Help protect the environment. Raise Awareness”
Best Kuwaiti brand name: KITCO
Favorite Kuwaiti company slogan: “You do it or you are fired” my dad…lol ive been fired more times than i can count…
Best Place to buy a REAL suit: Paul Smith
November 23rd, 2004 at 10:16 am
Mishu….so basically ull go with anything as long as ur naked and eating off of some chick, right?
November 23rd, 2004 at 7:33 pm
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