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Annoying trends in dining
Posted on 4/12/18 at 10:34 am
Posted on 4/12/18 at 10:34 am
The “buy the kitchen a beer” thread set me off, people. What’s the latest dumb restaurant stuff you’ve encountered when trying to get a decent meal?
Last week, I tried a new place billing itself as “ramen and poke”. I enter, no one greets me. I stand for a few minutes at the hostess stand, reading the menu, while I watch the single server/hostess help someone at the bar. I see no poke on the menu, so when she makes her way over to me, I ask, “hey, thought you guys had poke?” She responds—oh, that’s upstairs. ??? It would be nice to have a sign, perhaps, or a line on the menu “poke bar upstairs” or any other damn thing to clue in the patron that a walk-up, takeout poke counter is squeezed into an upstairs landing. No diner should be confused about what you’re selling, or how to find it.
Last week, I tried a new place billing itself as “ramen and poke”. I enter, no one greets me. I stand for a few minutes at the hostess stand, reading the menu, while I watch the single server/hostess help someone at the bar. I see no poke on the menu, so when she makes her way over to me, I ask, “hey, thought you guys had poke?” She responds—oh, that’s upstairs. ??? It would be nice to have a sign, perhaps, or a line on the menu “poke bar upstairs” or any other damn thing to clue in the patron that a walk-up, takeout poke counter is squeezed into an upstairs landing. No diner should be confused about what you’re selling, or how to find it.
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Posted on 4/12/18 at 10:35 am to hungryone
Let me apologize for grinding your gears with my thread. 
Posted on 4/12/18 at 10:39 am to hungryone
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Last week, I tried a new place billing itself as “ramen and poke”. I enter, no one greets me. I stand for a few minutes at the hostess stand, reading the menu, while I watch the single server/hostess help someone at the bar. I see no poke on the menu, so when she makes her way over to me, I ask, “hey, thought you guys had poke?” She responds—oh, that’s upstairs. ??? It would be nice to have a sign, perhaps, or a line on the menu “poke bar upstairs” or any other damn thing to clue in the patron that a walk-up, takeout poke counter is squeezed into an upstairs landing. No diner should be confused about what you’re selling, or how to find it.
i assume you're talking about the new place on Carrollton. I went recently, the poke was a rip off, not nearly enough fish. I'm kind of over the poke trend. A lot of places pass off completely bastardized versions of it. Oh yea, and kolaches too. meh.
BTW, i didn't get the 'trendy' vibe from that poke place at all re: their upstairs/downstairs, nor did I find it confusing.
This post was edited on 4/12/18 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 4/12/18 at 10:44 am to REG861
Poke, Ramen, and Kolaches?
Do they sell Cupcakes out back?
Do they sell Cupcakes out back?
Posted on 4/12/18 at 10:48 am to Y.A. Tittle
no i just mean those trends separately annoy me. You should see how many "poke" places popped up over night near UT recently.
This post was edited on 4/12/18 at 10:49 am
Posted on 4/12/18 at 10:53 am to hungryone
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The “buy the kitchen a beer”
Never even heard of this, you buy a beer for the kitchen people on top of the tip for the server or something?
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Last week, I tried a new place billing itself as “ramen and poke”. I enter, no one greets me. I stand for a few minutes at the hostess stand, reading the menu, while I watch the single server/hostess help someone at the bar. I see no poke on the menu, so when she makes her way over to me, I ask, “hey, thought you guys had poke?” She responds—oh, that’s upstairs. ??? It would be nice to have a sign, perhaps, or a line on the menu “poke bar upstairs” or any other damn thing to clue in the patron that a walk-up, takeout poke counter is squeezed into an upstairs landing. No diner should be confused about what you’re selling, or how to find it.
This sounds like poor management, advertising rather than a trend.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 11:05 am to Mingo Was His NameO
My OP was unclear: I meant all of that as an example of the trend toward confusing diners....I’m lumping off-menu secret dishes, confusing-as-hell menus with ridiculous categories that offer the diner no clue as to whether you’re ordering a single small plate or a trough of something intended for sharing, a general lack of signage, etc into this complaint basket. The speakeasy/faux-insider syndrome run amok.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 11:06 am to hungryone
hipster chefs getting butthurt about people not supporting an overpriced establishment. Just bc you use local ingredients and do something crazy that other people aren't doing, doesn't mean it'll be good. Maybe there's a reason other people aren't doing it
This post was edited on 4/12/18 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 4/12/18 at 11:10 am to icegator337
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hipster chefs getting butthurt about people not supporting an overpriced establishment, just bc you use local ingredients and do something crazy that other people aren't doing doesn't mean it'll be good. Maybe there's a reason other people aren't doing it
+1. I’ve reached the point where I feel like some folks writing menus/devising new dishes need to EAT more broadly before they attempt to innovate. And too many places fail to execute their menu ideas consistently.
Also, abundant use of fat does not hide crappy cooking.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 11:16 am to hungryone
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.I’m lumping off-menu secret dishes
this pisses me off. The douche bags who want to feel cool for ordering off menu keep it off for everyone else. It's stupid
Posted on 4/12/18 at 11:18 am to hungryone
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abundant use of fat does not hide crappy cooking.
I laugh when I see this on shows like Chopped, etc. where they are using half a pound of butter and a quart of heavy cream.
Of course it's going to be good.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 12:16 pm to icegator337
Water without ice
Posted on 4/12/18 at 12:22 pm to hungryone
The names:
Fish & Hook
Salt & Time
Punch & Pie
Craft & Twine
Etc
(Insert name here): An eatery/cookery
Fish & Hook
Salt & Time
Punch & Pie
Craft & Twine
Etc
(Insert name here): An eatery/cookery
Posted on 4/12/18 at 12:38 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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The “buy the kitchen a beer”
The last time I went to Tableau with a vendor, he dropped a case of miller lite off to the kitchen. I've never seen so much "free" shite roll through at a dinner. There were also 25 of us and we had the wine room rented out on the 3rd floor. That could've had something to do with it too.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 1:05 pm to hungryone
"craft" anything
This post was edited on 4/12/18 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 4/12/18 at 1:13 pm to bdevill
personal favorite is "craft micro cue"
Posted on 4/12/18 at 1:55 pm to FuzzyManPeach
Oh, that’s revolting. When I see those words, I envision one lonely guy and a Weber in the back alley out the kitchen door.
Craft is second cousin to artisanal. Ok, if it’s legitimately artisanal, tell me who makes it. The whole point of “artisanal” is made.by.an.artisan.
Craft is second cousin to artisanal. Ok, if it’s legitimately artisanal, tell me who makes it. The whole point of “artisanal” is made.by.an.artisan.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 2:47 pm to hungryone
Artisan, organic, sustainable ect...... I just want something that will taste good and make a purty turd. Give me a break on the adjectives.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 2:53 pm to icegator337
What are your usual establishments in Lafayette ?
Posted on 4/12/18 at 2:58 pm to icegator337
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this pisses me off. The douche bags who want to feel cool for ordering off menu keep it off for everyone else. It's stupid
Don't hate on my Don Briggs and chicken wings baw
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