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re: Things that used to be cheap eats but no longer are
Posted on 2/24/24 at 5:06 pm to tiggerfan02 2021
Posted on 2/24/24 at 5:06 pm to tiggerfan02 2021
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good Mexican buffet
No such thing.
Hell I can’t think of any Mexican buffet in business today to go to regardless of the quality.
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Posted on 2/24/24 at 5:13 pm to notiger1997
Buffets are gross af in general
Posted on 2/24/24 at 9:34 pm to Napoleon
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Taco Bell.
Two chicken Chalupas now cost $12.
If you are going to Taco Bell for Mexican food, why are you not using the value menu?
Otherwise, go to a real Mexican restaurant.
You can get full for less than $6 at TB with a variety of choices and it's not bad food. No worse than what you get for a couple of chalupas costing $12 out of the same kitchen.
Posted on 2/24/24 at 9:41 pm to notiger1997
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No such thing.
Hell I can’t think of any Mexican buffet in business today to go to regardless of the quality.
Sorry you don't have any good ones where you live.
There at least 3 really good Mexican buffets within a 10 minute drive from where I work. All less than $12.
Add to that 2 of the 3 have Queso dip included on the buffet.
Most places charge you $3-4 for a tiny bowl of Queso.
All 3 have steak and chicken fajitas on the buffet. Think about what a fajita plate costs? Add to that the variety of what you can get and it's a no-brainer.
And a buffet is no more gross than anything else you get served in a restaurant. If you sit down and order, the same people are preparing and serving your food.
Posted on 2/25/24 at 7:57 am to Geauxld Finger
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Pho - A Vietnamese friend said that any place charging more than $7-8 for a bowl of Pho is robbing you. Most pho places now charge $12-$15 for a bowl of Pho.
Almost all Asian food is inappropriately overpriced. I travel to Asia often and if you’re paying more than $5-7 for any noodle dish, especially ramen, you’re doing it wrong. That’s the price in a restaurant. Street food, which is just as good is much cheaper.
As mentioned many lesser cuts of beef. Chuck-eye is almost as expensive as ribeye. Tri-tip, oxtail, etc. Most pork is still reasonable though.
Much fresh produce. Oranges are now over $1 each and most apples are in the $2+/lb range. Watermelons are crazy expensive as well as most melons. One of the things that are consistently cheaper are pineapples for some reason. I’ve been getting them for $2
Posted on 2/25/24 at 1:44 pm to Geauxld Finger
Agree with previously posted beef short ribs. Used to be a cheap trash cut, now it’s priced as a delicacy.
Chilean sea bass. It was an unknown fish, priced so, and now it’s $30+ per pound.
Shucked oysters. A pint will make you wince.
Chilean sea bass. It was an unknown fish, priced so, and now it’s $30+ per pound.
Shucked oysters. A pint will make you wince.
Posted on 2/26/24 at 12:49 am to BLIZZAKE7
Cracklins. Use to be $5 a lb now it’s $25.99 lb
Posted on 2/26/24 at 12:51 am to Yat27
Boudin $1.99 lb now it’s $6.50 lb
Posted on 2/26/24 at 12:52 am to GusMcRae
King Cakes $15 now $90 at Keller’s after taxes
Posted on 2/26/24 at 12:53 am to Julz5198
Panchos buffet $4.99
Mexican restaurant today for an order of sopapillas $6.99
You can’t go outside and take a shite for under $100 today.
Mexican restaurant today for an order of sopapillas $6.99
You can’t go outside and take a shite for under $100 today.
This post was edited on 2/26/24 at 12:54 am
Posted on 2/28/24 at 11:03 am to gumbo2176
Just got off the phone with Schaeffer's Seafood in Bucktown after inquiring about oysters by the sack.
Was told they sell mini-sacks that contain between 6-7 dozen oysters and the going price is $64 + tax===making it more like $70 a sack, or damn near $10 a dozen and you still have to open them.........
fricking insane.
Was told they sell mini-sacks that contain between 6-7 dozen oysters and the going price is $64 + tax===making it more like $70 a sack, or damn near $10 a dozen and you still have to open them.........
fricking insane.
Posted on 2/28/24 at 11:09 am to tiggerfan02 2021
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All 3 have steak and chicken fajitas on the buffet. Think about what a fajita plate costs?
I can’t imagine how bad the quality of the steak must be on a buffet.
Think about what a good fajita plate cost at a normal place and now think about a $12 charge for a buffet. And the business isn’t going to lose money
Posted on 2/28/24 at 11:17 am to Geauxld Finger
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Still the only “complete meal” you can get for under $10. I think it was $9.80 with tax last time I got one
Riverside Patty cheeseburger and tator tots is under $10, no cola,
Posted on 2/29/24 at 3:03 pm to TeddyPadillac
King's Wok on Jefferson has lunch specials for well under $10 after tax. Enough food for a couple meals too.
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