Quote: re dinner:
is there a place in the hotel that can do a group thing for us? that'll certainly be the most convenient option!
there are at least 2, maybe more, nearby diners, although i don't have their names or phone #s (if we wanna do that it's good to call them and give them warning that 25 people want to be seated together....)
one is across from pf changs on westchester ave, and the other is along mamaroneck ave
edit: White Plains Coach Diner
50 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY (914) 428-5700
I'm interested to go to the meet, won't be staying for dinner; FWIW I'm from White Plains. My in-laws used to be into the Coach Diner when they visited, but on two different visits were served rotten food-- soured milk the first time (which they forgave) and bad meat the second (which they didn't). The hotel food was pricey and not that good when I ate there, but that was ten years ago. Changs is good, but yes, crowded; there is an Outback Steakhouse (60 S. Broadway, (914) 684-1397) as near as the Coach Diner. And a Cheesecake Factory within a bit more of a walk (corner of Maple and Bloomingdale Avenue).
They really liked the chatty waitresses and the prices at the Coach, but I'd never eat there.