Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
I just want to vent. I've had yet another bad day. I'm pissed.
I don't eat out that often, but it seems like many of the western restaurants just suck. Either they're overpriced or the quality of the food is not that good.
Or or or, and this is my favorite, the prices 'seem' reasonable BUT there's a f-ing scam.
Baskin Robbins has one scoop of ice cream for a decent price. But the scoop is smaller than a ping pong ball. Who would eat so little? So of course you have to get 2 or 3 scoops and the next thing you know you're donating an arm and a leg.
I ordered a pizza at Kro's Nest. It was supposed to have feta cheese. I think there were a couple of crumbs of feta cheese on it. Very clever. They never actually mentioned 'how much' on the menu.
I had a lunch special in another restaurant once. Can't remember the name. Again, had pizza. It was the tiniest pizza I've ever seen in my life. They must have hobbits with tiny little fingers making those pizzas. And I'm sure they'll take your money all the way to Mordor and save the planet.
I ordered a falafel sandwich and a tuna sandwich in a small cafe. Again, barely any falafel or tuna. Back home, they pack the falafel in those sandwiches. I basically paid 30 kuai for bread.
There are a few good restaurants I know well, but I'm getting fed up of trying new restaurants and getting ripped off.
What do I have? A sign that says 'screw me' on my forehead?
I'll either go to the couple of restaurants that I know have decent food at decent prices, OR when I'm stuck I'll look for a little Chinese restaurant. Or a McDonald's. As much as I hate McDonald's, at least I'm not paying 20 kuai for a piece of bread.
Take your f-ing scams and shove them up your asses.




javajoe
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Yeah, that's why I've pretty much given up on Western eateries here. Say what you want to about the Chinese. At least they still know that a restaurant is a place where a hungry man goes to EAT!
Pi was banned for your sins.
pi
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Good, glad it's not just me.
javajoe
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
I am however a glutton. Among other faults. Sort of a low-rent, middle-aged Caligula. I might not be a representative specimen of Western manhood.
Pi was banned for your sins.
sexy beast
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Pi, marry me, I'll cook for you.
To come here, I realise that I am not as twisted as I imagine
sexy beast
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Pi, marry me, I'll cook for you.
To come here, I realise that I am not as twisted as I imagine
javajoe
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Posted twice: you're really desperate for this guy, aren't you? Anyone THAT desperate can only...be part of a CONSPIRACY! Run pi! The Matrix has set a honey trap for you!
Pi was banned for your sins.
pi
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Hey beast, where you been?
Could this be the first ever marriage proposal on thebeijinger?
I thought you met a boyfriend at the Den, no?
javajoe
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
pi! She's a Jezebel! Don't break your forum daddy's heart!
Pi was banned for your sins.
pi
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
She's "The Lady in Red" in the Matrix.
javajoe
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Before tying the knot, you better ask pi about what size portions he'll be able to serve you! No offense to him, but a name like "pi" just isn't reassuring...something about the notion of 3.14...
Pi was banned for your sins.
javajoe
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Also featured in the Book of Revelations!
Pi was banned for your sins.
pi
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
pi
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Book of Revelations?
Who? What?
bigsmile
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Jiayou, sexy beast!
I love hot gossips.
1:6.79
javajoe
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Can't talk now. They're closing in on me!
Pi was banned for your sins.
pi
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
hey beast, who are you?
who sent you?
who do you work for?
you are a liar! how do i know? you already admitted you don't know how to cook.
you don't want to marry me so you can cook for me.
you want to make my life a living hell, don't you?
bigsmile
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Sexy beast sent bairen her pics. She knows about Wuhan and Anhui. Maybe she is a brave girl and really loves you?
1:6.79
sexy beast
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Men's love is b.s., so which woman reli dares to love?
To come here, I realise that I am not as twisted as I imagine
joe_blow
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Which one did you go to? Bei Taiping? That's pretty surprising since I've always had toppings fall off. If you can find the owner Kro (lots of tats and a mohawk) and tell him about it. I've had to say things to him about the the quality or amount of food and he's always given me a refund and told off the staff.
sexy beast
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Pi, I do cook everyday, and my grandpa is a chef.
To come here, I realise that I am not as twisted as I imagine
pi
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
yeah, could be the staff i suppose.
but it's happened in so many places. i'm getting fed up.
pi
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
how can you love somebody you've never met or seen?
wefrucar
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
it's really quite simple
chinese people are stingy as hell when it comes to expensive ingredients. Ideally, they want to charge for the expensive stuff, but not really give too much of it. If it's owned by a chinese boss, they're telling their staff to go easy on the pricier ingredients. If it's owned by a western boss, then the chinese staff is going stingy because they think that'll make their boss happy.
I've heard kro bitching out his staff for not putting enough toppings on a pizza, saying that they may think they're saving him money, but they're actually costing him customers.
he gets it....
Sometimes I feel it is maybe unbearable always be traditional Chinese girl.
pi
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
yeah, well that's a good point.
they say 'fortune favors the brave'. maybe it's true in love?
pi
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
ok, that sounds like a good explanation.
then maybe the western owners can clear it up with their staff. like have a meeting maybe?
as much as i hate mcdonald's food, at least they know how to run a business. it's not up to the staff to decide on a whim how many fries go into a carton. it's consistent.
and the chinese owners who make it policy to be stingy, well. screw them.
pi
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
haha, your cuteness and persistence is enough to wear down any man's defenses.
ok, well if you can cook,
and you're cute,
and you're not a money-grubbing whore,
let's talk.
sexy beast
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Pi, cuteness and persistence don't reli work, obviously, men like new things more
To come here, I realise that I am not as twisted as I imagine
javajoe
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
Pi, get real. That's who women love best: a living blank canvas they can sketch their fantasies on. It's better than a real guy, because they can change their dream love as whim dictates (which with women is often indeed!) Read about any serial killer in the States: he's got women writing to him on Death Row proposing marriage fer Saviourssakes! Why? Well, they've never met him AND soon he'll be dead. He offers the absolute minimum dose of reality for the lasses to deal with.
The problem for you two will come when you want to MEET the beast. She'll prefer to conduct the relationship through the forum alone. (Tho' she may have your meals delivered.)
Pi was banned for your sins.
javajoe
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
I have a feeling that this "marriage appointment" is going to turn out like forum violence appointments. Lots of words, high expectations, then no one shows up.
Pi was banned for your sins.
pi
Re: Small portion size conspiracy in western restaurants
what do you mean by new things?