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How come we haven't heard of any lawsuits?

Regarding restaurants, quite a few just dress up Sysco food.

The put Bleach in an officers Shake earlier last week at a Steak and Shake. They later said it was from not properly rinsing the machine when they cleaned it. Yeah, well how come no other patrons complained?

I'm done with Big Plastic Sign out by the Road Food.

The little angry losers in pointless McJobs are upset, they just need a target and today cops are it.

I was amazed in Florida at some of the hot girls working at Dunkin, Pollo Tropical, Publix here and there, I miss the scenery.

They’re all broke but generally had iPhones in their pocket. Yeah baby.

I’m rambling.

Tenpoundbass says

Don't eat Corporate Food,

Moderates have to throw their economic weight around, else company policies bow entirely to radical leftists. Patrick is right, the silent majority must get organized.

DILLIGAF says

Personally I prefer the locally owned places but when you take a stroll out in the back - the empty boxes that contained what you just ate are no different in a lot of cases than what you see behind the Corporate Owned places.

I'm less concerned about the magic behind the curtain in an eating establishment. What grates my gears is the Corporate Ick! the Staff, the Menu selections, and the shit you get for what you pay for.

My daughters took me to Shooters for Father's day. It's really my fault, they kept asking me for weeks where would I like them to take me. I said I'll leave it up to them.
I couldn't think of anywhere, honestly I would have rather stayed home had a cookout and had great conversation over a few beers. They have grown into fine young ladies.

There we were sitting at Shooters for all of two hours, what a shit show.

Oysters $36 a Dozen, I ask the waitress, How big are your Oysters? She makes an oval with the thumbs and index finger with her hands, about 3 to 4 inches long. That's what I would expect for $36, nice large Blue Points. She brought the puniest shittiest Oysters I ever saw. I said "excuse me, just what are small Oysters in your world?"
My one daughter who is a waitress at another place in Dania while she goes to College, defended her when she walks away. She doesn't like me to speak up against bad service. I just said, well I hope you don't lie to customers like that. I said she did make a huge example when I asked how big they are.
Not only that, we also ordered fried Calamari, we waited over 55 minutes for the Whore'Derves to arrive, they could have brought out our $18 Calamari first, rather letting get cold while they shucked the worlds puniest Oysters, and Cooked the Crabcake. The only reasonable dish the whole night.


They dropped the tray of all our entree's after we waited another 35 minutes after the Whore'Derves 55 minute wait and Oyster fiasco. We then had to wait another 20 minutes for the food to come again. We were the last customers out the door, at 9:55 we got there at 7:14 for our 7:30 reservation, and didn't get seated until 7:45.

I didn't see the bill, but I'm sure it wasn't pretty. Corporate food sucks, they hire people who are not cut out for the service industry, then make the patrons feel like assholes when they have to deal with their shitty service and even shittier atmosphere.

I would have been much happier with a family night at Jack's Diner. People like to spend a shit load of money to feel like they are being catered to. They can care less about the service, or food quality. That had these Cabana Cocoons, with a harem like circular couch and a round table, they set us next to one, with a jet engine turbine blasting cool air on them. I guess you pay extra for that, but that turbine was right next to our table and we had to talk loud as fuck to hear and understand each other.

My daughters understand I could have a second career as a Michelin Star Chef, It kills me to pay to pay Top Chef money for Greasy Spoon flunky food and service.

Not only restaurants, but I don't trust most corporate packaged food either.

I've started reading ingredient lists on packaged food and seeing if I can make essentially the same thing from scratch but without any chemical mystery ingredients.

Worked pretty well for palak paneer, and almond butter cookies. Takes more work of course, but I have more time now.

I'm pretty sure that MSG is a general stimulant and contributes to insomnia, though it does taste good. That stuff is everywhere, mostly disguised in the ingredient list as "yeast extract" or some other euphemism.

Patrick says

I can make essentially the same thing from scratch but without any chemical mystery ingredients.

That's what I do these days. Yeah, yeast extract is basically MSG but consider non-fortified nutritional yeast for a nice B-vitamin complex - well balanced. All but B12.

If you quit eating human dog food you may miss out on some vitamins ("fortified"; not as good as natural) so plan for that.

I sprinkle it on eggs and salads. It looks and tastes similar to original Doritos cheese dust.

Couldn't he recycle the tampon for a profit?

Tenpoundbass says

I couldn't think of anywhere, honestly I would have rather stayed home had a cookout and had great conversation over a few beers. They have grown into fine young ladies.

I agree. This is my preferred way to celebrate, hands down.

Patrick says

Not only restaurants, but I don't trust most corporate packaged food either.

I've started reading ingredient lists on packaged food and seeing if I can make essentially the same thing from scratch but without any chemical mystery ingredients.

Worked pretty well for palak paneer, and almond butter cookies. Takes more work of course, but I have more time now.

I'm pretty sure that MSG is a general stimulant and contributes to insomnia, though it does taste good. That stuff is everywhere, mostly disguised in the ingredient list as "yeast extract" or some other euphemism.

What's the purpose of MSG anyway?

Ultra_FJB says

Patrick says

I can make essentially the same thing from scratch but without any chemical mystery ingredients.

That's what I do these days. Yeah, yeast extract is basically MSG but consider non-fortified nutritional yeast for a nice B-vitamin complex - well balanced. All but B12.

If you quit eating human dog food you may miss out on some vitamins ("fortified"; not as good as natural) so plan for that.

I sprinkle it on eggs and salads. It looks and tastes similar to original Doritos cheese dust.

You need MSG for good health?

WineHorror1 says

What's the purpose of MSG anyway?

Flavor enhancer. You can even buy a bottle of "Accent" granulized msg to shake on your food like salt.

HeadSet says

WineHorror1 says

What's the purpose of MSG anyway?

Flavor enhancer. You can even buy a bottle of "Accent" granulized msg to shake on your food like salt.

What's wrong with salt?

WineHorror1 says

What's wrong with salt?

Nothing wrong with salt. A few decades back Accent was advertised as a "salt free" flavor enhancer to replace salt, as salt was thought to be "bad."

Tenpoundbass says

The put Bleach in an officers Shake earlier last week at a Steak and Shake. They later said it was from not properly rinsing the machine when they cleaned it. Yeah, well how come no other patrons complained?

I'm done with Big Plastic Sign out by the Road Food.

Never Relax.

https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/better-health-organic-food

I used to be somewhat skeptical on the importance of eating organic foods. Then in 2018, an important paper in JAMA came out. That study showed that eating a higher proportion of organic food is inversely associated with the overall risk of cancer (P for trend = .001). Inversely associated in this case means that the more organic foods in the diet, the less cancer.

Since then, numerous other peer reviewed papers have been published documenting the benefits of eating organic food. Recently, some important studies have been done that show very strong correlations between pesticide and herbicide use and various diseases. There are many reasons to eat organic, but reducing the residues of Roundup (glyphosate) and other chemicals on foods is a big one.

Today, I am going to list the issues with commercially grown food and then simply present some of the peer reviewed papers that show the importance of eating organic foods. Some of these articles are scientifically complex. However, the bulleted points should be clear enough -for those that don’t feel like diving into the science.

If one can’t afford to eat organically, the other big message is to read food labels for “country of origin.” These days, that can be difficult to determine - due to the issuance of the USDA “Cool rules.” Under these guidelines, processed foods do not need to require a country of origin labelling, if they are assembled or combined in the USA. But even still, read those food labels - they matter!

Tenpoundbass says

Don't eat Corporate Food, the fucking animals they have working there is liable to do anything to your food. These aren't rational human beings.

I will strongly suggest this - if you want food, go to a non corporate ANYTHING. Mom and Pop place HOLE IN THE WALL is the best possible food you can get. SURE your wife will hate the fact it's a hole in the wall, but a hole in the wall survives ONLY because they have high quality food.

Sometimes these places go down hill, and when they do, they are gone within a few months.

I'm in Commiefornia, there's a Taco Bell here - WHY? I just got a giant assed quesadilla for $6.50 at my local hole in the wall, family run. Let's see, what is a quesadilla at Taco Bell here?

https://www.tacobell.com/food/quesadillas/steak-quesadilla

$5.00, I guarantee it's smaller, it includes no sauces (mine included guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo). It's basically the same price, except what I got, isn't horrible. I got chips and salsa as well, although I declined them, since I won't eat them.

Treat the staff politely, don't give them any reason to be pissed off with you, in fact be extra polite, and you can get real food. Go there ONCE a week and you're a "regular".

I am MYSTIFIED why people go to chains. You're paying for a lower quality product, that is the same price and more often than not more expensive.

There's a cheesesteak shop here, $7 .00 - at least last I checked. It's not Philly or anything, but it's decent.

Find a little place that is struggling, that's family owned and run, they deserve to do well. I don't know why McDonald's exists. Ignorance is why they exist.

richwicks says

I am MYSTIFIED why people go to chains.

I had a German professor in college who drove across the US with his family. He said that at first he tried to avoid the corporate chains, but eventually he gave up and went to them because the quality was much more consistent than one-off places.

Patrick says

I had a German professor in college who drove across the US with his family. He said that at first he tried to avoid the corporate chains, but eventually he gave up and went to them because the quality was much more consistent than one-off places.

Yeah, it's consistently mediocre.

There's plenty hole in the wall places failing - the owner is getting old, inflation is out of control, they are going bankrupt - whatever. That does happen.

You know where the worst food is? It's places next to a hotel, after all, you're not going to return are you? I would guess the same is true while driving across the country.

There are a lot of places that are "nice" and have "good ambiance", et cetera - they are a nice location, nice place, over-priced, and the food is an ad-on, it's a byproduct. I think your professor was finding "convenient". In the last 2 years, I've been experimenting with fast food chains again which I have avoided for over two decades, and some of it is OK, but I can always find better for the same price.

Find a hole in the wall. Find a non-aligned pizza place nearby if you like pizza, or a deli. Go there, and if they make DECENT food, change it up with suggestions, offer to pay for your bizarre order. There's a few places here that have a (general) recipe I gave them. The food was always good, but sometimes, it was missing something and I could identify it. I'm no chief but I was a food snob at one point, but I'm willing to be a test subject and I eat my mistakes. If how I asked them to change it sucked, I'd warn them and also blame myself, because it was my fault.

richwicks says

I don't know why McDonald's exists. Ignorance is why they exist.

Because they have good shitters.

richwicks says

Mom and Pop place HOLE IN THE WALL is the best possible food you can get.

Especially for:
BBQ like brisket and pulled port
Breakfast like omelets, hash browns, eggs benedict
BLTs, Reubens, and the like
Meatloaf
Local seafood like blue crab dishes, she-crab soup, or fresh caught croaker. In Minnesota, every hole in the wall has great walleye.

komputodo says

richwicks says

I don't know why McDonald's exists. Ignorance is why they exist.

Because they have good shitters.

If you eat a Big Mac you NEED a good shitter.

HeadSet says

richwicks says

Mom and Pop place HOLE IN THE WALL is the best possible food you can get.

Especially for:
BBQ like brisket and pulled port
Breakfast like omelets, hash browns, eggs benedict
BLTs, Reubens, and the like
Meatloaf
Local seafood like blue crab dishes, she-crab soup, or fresh caught croaker. In Minnesota, every hole in the wall has great walleye.

Little holes in the wall are often excellent. They survive EXCLUSIVELY on the quality and enjoyability of their food.

Holes in the wall that don't make good food, they don't last long.

The best food I've ever had were in shady neighborhoods that were struggling to survive. The evil reverse of this is that "once they make it", I am no longer a customer, but I hope they do well. When I pay for food, I don't want to pay much for rent, or anything for advertising.

richwicks says

I don't know why McDonald's exists. Ignorance is why they exist.

Real estate is why they exist. Second is speed of service. Third is marketing. Quality of food is last.

The only part of the market they nail is breakfast in my opinion. I don't drink coffee anymore, but when I did theirs sucked, so they aren't an overall success with breakfast. Even with decent breakfast food I haven't had MD in maybe 5 years.

We only do the lunch/dinner chains with kids along because they're somewhat picky and we know what we'll get. The hole in the wall places sometimes make kids stuff weird, even for me if I was a kid.

I love the hold in the wall places though. Anything non-franchise I'm good with usually. Once you have more than 5 locations though, you're corporate and all your processes make the food bland. It's likely all the same suppliers if in the same region anyway with a chain versus a mom and pop place. It's just how it's cooked. People are morons though and don't understand the food industry. Everyone in our small town wants new restaurants. There's no god damn demand.

Although I think a small taco place would do well in our town. Been thinking about opening one. I know I can get the liquor license. Make it mostly takeout but have a small 300-400 sq ft space and maybe some outdoor space to eat. No one wants to work though. So would be a stupid endeavor now and who knows what disease will shut the economy down next....

Al_Sharpton_for_President says

Regarding restaurants, quite a few just dress up Sysco food.

There are restaurants that don't?

GNLusedtobeWineHorr says

You need MSG for good health?

No but nutritional yeast (non-fortified) provides great health benefits despite the naturally occurring msg. It's not concentrated msg like yeast extract. Also:

Nutritional yeast receives its umami flavor from naturally occurring MSG and there are many misperceptions about the safety of MSG. However, MSG is generally recognized as safe by the FDA and there are many foods that have naturally occurring MSG, such as cheese and tomatoes

HeadSet says

Flavor enhancer. You can even buy a bottle of "Accent" granulized msg to shake on your food like salt.

I add a bit of that to my 100% made-from-scratch Ramen. (except I buy dry noodles)

komputodo says

richwicks says

I don't know why McDonald's exists. Ignorance is why they exist.

Because they have good shitters.

Lol, so McDonald's is a public bathroom that also serves food.

McD's is a real estate holding company that sells frankenfood to pay the property tax and acquire more great intersection locations.