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I think most of us have some meal(s) that we like to be made in a special way, whether it’s in some particular restaurant, some special ingredients, made by the family member that nobody can compare to, or even the way we make it by ourselves. However, many of us also come across many foods that may seem simple to make but most of the time lead to disappointment when we order them.

Speaking about that, one Reddit user asked folks online to share meals that the majority of people or restaurants always manage to mess them up. Well, the responses vary from cooking eggs, sauces to simple restaurant cakes. So scroll through this ‘disappointing foods menu’ and share your thoughts!

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#1

People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Fries. So many mediocre fries.

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Austin L
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They generally just need to be cooked twice: once at a lower temperature to cook them soft and then at a higher temperature to brown the outside surface.

Rachel Mion
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Soak them in cold water first, then fry as above. The best!

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sturmwesen
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They either make me sooo happy or soooo sad. There is no inbetween

Sarah Kathrin Matsoukis
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty sure most come frozen even in restaurants

unfilteredCigarette73
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Frozen can be better than fresh if fresh ones aren't done properly because frozen fries are pre-cooked so they are essentially "fried twice"

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Mike Fitzpatrick
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is subjective, different strokes for different folks.

Skip62
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are never crispy any more.

Karen Grace
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The best fries around me are from Five Guys. They cut them as they need them. They are also 1 of only 2 places I can get fries because they have a dedicated fryer. And they don't dust them with flour like some (fresh and frozen) do. Celiac disease makes you ask a lot of questions, lol.

lawrence Andrew
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The gold standard for me was a hot dog place in California. When you ordered the fries he started with potatoes. He was particular the potatoes and would tell you where they were grown, when they were harvested, and there sugar content. No other place has compared.

Beachbum
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can totally relate top this, some are just so generic, but there is a little pub by where I live, and their fires are amazing! I don't know what they season them with, but they re just so crispy and so good, I can't get enough of them!

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    #2

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Onion rings. A great onion ring is an elusive thing.

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    Jeremy James
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had some good onion rings once: perfect, slightly sweet, crispy batter with a touch of spice just in the background. The batter didn't separate from the rings, so when you bit one, the whole onion didn't slip out and leave you with a hollow shell. I've been chasing that ever since.

    Hilary Mol
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're in Michigan, I can tell you two places to get excellent onion rings. The What-Not Inn in Fennville (a hole-in-the-wall place, truly, just as Fennville is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it place outside the more tourist-driven Saugatuck, but their onion rings are worth driving there for), and any Mr. Burger restaurant in Grand Rapids & the surrounding area (there are seven still operating today). Done perfectly every time, both places.

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    TheRightToArmBears
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A good onion ring sits with you. I still remember the best I had. I was 16. I am now 52. Nothing has come close.

    Freya the Wanderer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can get what are - albeit arguably - the world's best onion rings at The Varsity in Atlanta. They don't batter the bleep out of their onion rings so you get mostly good onion. Vidalia onions, if the source of that claim is reliable.

    Mike Ray
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best onion rings can be found at the Varsity drive-in in Atlanta GA USA

    Froyn Laven
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Popeyes. Hands down. And then they stopped making them.

    XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right!? With that cajun sparkle, hells yeah! Never liked Popeye's, but I used to swing in sometimes just for the onion rings 😋💧

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    Momo Skarsgård
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate the texture of onions so I don't eat them, BUT there is this bar/restaurant that serve onion rings so good I always order some! So good!! But I agree with this one because I've tried many other places and it's not the same. Bleh!!!

    rustythorn
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i still have dreams of good onion rings, someday, someday

    Sans Serif
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can expect good rings from the seafood shacks in New England - battering and frying is their life!

    Shoe
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hard to prepare a bad onion ring, man. Not sure where you guys are eating.

    Jods
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So many of you won’t get to taste the awesome onion rings from the Bolster Moor Farm Shop cafe. Fried in beer batter and enormous. So tasty it’s impossible to not ask for a second helping.

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    #3

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants I just had to pay $4 dollars extra to ADD mushrooms to stroganoff.... that should not be an additional fee.

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    El Cucuy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not stroganoff if it' doesn't have mushrooms in the sauce.

    Featherytoad
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mushrooms are part of the recipe. There should be no charge for something that is supposed to be there.

    BrownTabby
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “I never cared for stroganoff!” She said that like a Romanov!

    Barbara Kayton
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Originally, beef stroganoff had neither mushrooms, nor wide egg noodles.

    Brainmas
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's crazy. Stroganoff is pretty much the only way I'll eat mushrooms.

    Nancy Lynch
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can get stroganoff without mushrooms? Where?

    Mónica Elisabeth Sacco
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ain't it Boeuf (beef) Stroganoff? Why Stroganoff pasta in first place?

    Linda Tisue
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Sweden they put ketchup in Stroganoff, and maybe a slice of mushroom.

    Dave Ford
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amen to this!! 💯🔥🤘😈

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    #4

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Fkn bacon. Don’t come at me with that floppy s**t.

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    Pedantic Panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't come at me with your fragile bacon that you can shatter with a fork.

    Daniel Atkins
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Crispy fragile bacon works well with bacon lettuce and tomato sandwiches.

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    Bec
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We like it thin and crispy in our house - bake it in the oven, you can make a lot at once.

    g90814
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do this. you get crispy around the edge and still chewy in the middle... perfect. I always save the grease too.

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    Tabitha
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And bacon is supposed to have fat on it, ffs. If it’s too lean, when you cook it crisp (like I like it), it gets hard and chewy like jerky.

    Crescent 3
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bacon should be chewy, so it's a little floppy. If I can balance it on my fork and it stands straight as a board - it's burnt.

    nancy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Floppy bacon is the way to go.

    V Noe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like my bacon vulcanized.

    Montanavanna
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a customer who ordered just bacon floppy. To each their own.

    unfilteredCigarette73
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally, bacon preference is about as personal as it gets lol

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    Shoe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm with you on this one. Give me the crispiness. Get that flaccid bacon out of here.

    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "When I was your age...." we didn't have precooked bacon. A lot of things are better now but when I was younger if you got bacon on a sandwich it was real bacon, not that precooked micro thin s**t that is so common now.

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    #5

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Omelets. The cheese goes on the inside people! And for the love of all things holy, when you're making a grilled cheese, the cheese should actually be melted! Maybe my problem is the way cheese is prepared? Ok, I'm changing my answer to cheese

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    Phred
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omelets take practice! When I go to buffets with an omelet station I ask if I can watch. Most makers of omelets are happy to have an audience--one person even explained what he was doing as he went along. Same with crepes. I've learned a lot and my omelets and crepes are pretty good.

    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once ordered an omelet at a Friendlys, the cheese was nasty American cheese!

    George Costanza
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too many places consider an omelette just eggs with mixed-in ingredients. That is a scramble or a frittata, not an omelette. An omelette should be plain eggs folded over ingredients on the inside like an egg blanket, not ingredients mixed into the egg and then cooked all together.

    Shoe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never in my life have I had a grilled cheese where the cheese wasn't melted. Are you guys eating in prison or something?

    unfilteredCigarette73
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cheese always goes inside, at my old job we would sprinkle a very small amount of the cheese in that went in the omlette on top as "garnish"so the wait staff could tell the difference between them

    Happy Homemaker
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t mind the garnish to make it easier to tell which one has it it and which one doesn’t.

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    Mimi M
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That meager meal in the picture is making me all sad.

    Beachbum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reason I never order a grilled cheese out, they never cook it long enough, like the cheese is barely melted. No when I make them at home, absolute perfection!

    Marvin HeartofGold (she/them)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell me how my husband burns the bread every time. I have to keep telling him lower and slower so the cheese has time to melt and the bread doesn't burn. One day he said "ok you do it" so I did. Guess who made the perfect golden brown melts? But he still didn't learn. Smh

    Uncle Schmickle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I lived in the USA in the early '70s, the omelettes were the best ! Dunno what they're like now ?

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    #6

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants There are too many breakfast places that can't cook eggs properly

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    Bec
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't cooking an egg a common test for chefs?

    Krd
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, and apparently lots "chefs" still can't cook them right!

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    Tabitha
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like my scrambled eggs hard scrambled. I don’t want runny, I don’t want soft. I don’t want half cooked. Not burnt, HARD scrambled, ffs. You can take that soft scrambled s**t and shove it where the sun don’t shine. Gordon Ramsey, you can fight me on this, but I will NOT change my mind, because I will willingly die on this hill.

    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scrambled eggs I want brown, almost burnt. Fried eggs I want runny yolks. Boiled eggs, I want fully cooked yolks. I don't eat eggs prepared otherwise, unless they're in cake or something.

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    geezeronthehill
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems they never season them as they're cooking. Adding salt and pepper after does not work.

    Lyone Fein
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is such a personal thing, I understand not seasoning them while cooking.

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    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Laughing at the greens under the eggs in that photo. Looks like when my youngest grandson was picking / bringing to me dandelions and grass from my front yard.

    Jen Buksa
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Breakfast is the most difficult restaurant meal to cook..and breakfast cooks most in demand. The difficulty lies in the speed and, hopefully, accuracy.t

    ZGutr
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    just because the are meant to be fried (both sides)

    nancy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a scrambled egg connoisseur ... I don't know how they are made, but there's only one restaurant in my town that does them properly. I'm not sure what kind of oil or butter they are using on the grill, but it's amazing.

    Brandon Parisien
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think eggs are personal preference...for example I like my scramble light and fluffy and dry; by dry I mean not soup as many people seem to like.

    Michelle Davis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they don't season them while they're cooking. It is not the same to add salt & pepper after they're cooked.

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    #7

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Hashbrowns. I don't get why I can only get lightly toasted but mostly white potato shavings. Even if I say, "no white" they still come out raw.

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    LH25
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a friends who would say "cook them until you think they are burnt, then give them another minute". She still got white in them.

    Ann Coffman
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You need to ask for "scattered, well done", which is to spread them out on the flat grill and brown thoroughly. Or deep fried, which they're not supposed to do cause it messes up the oil if they fall apart, but for sure they will be darkly done and crispy.

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    unfilteredCigarette73
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked as a short order line cook for 11 years, there is never no white unless you want your hashbrowns cremated, but on that note again lots of people use too much oil and try to rush instead of taking the proper amount of time to make sure they're cooked through

    BenTevye
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fifty upvotes! They're called hash "browns", not hash "whites"! FFS!

    Kerensa Scott
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See, I would say the above is a Rosti not a hashbrown?????

    Mouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I looked that up & learned a word today! Apparently the best diner hashbrowns in the US are rostis!

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    Mike Ray
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Waffle House knows how to make hash browns

    Mary Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not at the affle house....ordered 'em scattered, and you will get crunch hash browns

    Ann Coffman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the ticket!! Scattered well done, or deep fried, deep fried be crispy as Heck!!!

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    Sancho Poncho
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have better luck with requesting "well scattered".

    Ann Coffman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, otherwise they're just a lump of shredded potatoes cooked on the outside, both sides hopefully, and mushy in the middle.

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    SonicAlchemy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, Jeezis Cribs 🙄 Hash browns are not potato chips or dry chow mein noodles. They're traditionally cooked to have a crispy outside and a soft middle texture, much like potato pancakes or even the cheap, deep fried patties you get from McDonald's. That's fine if "well done" is your preference and you want them torched but to give a line cook a modification stating "no whites" is just f**king stupid.

    Cynthia Carter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We ask for extra extra crispy, usually is OK then.

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    #8

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants A lot of s****y marinara sauce out there

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    R Dennis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both were very disappointing... Rao's was terrible... Agromonte is pretty good.

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    Mia C
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True and it breaks or save a recipe

    Logicgrrl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Folks, this is about food in a RESTAURANT. Are people supposed to bring their own marinara sauce to a restaurant? SMDH

    Brittany Copeland
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I can tell it came from the can, than you aren't trying hard enough. It's so easy to dress it up, even a little.

    Robin Barber
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I make my own...the only time I get it in a restaurant is if I get eggplant parmesan.

    Happy Homemaker
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandmother was born to make fresh sauce. She always put a tiny amount of sugar to balance the acidity of the tomato and she started every pot with anchovies. I miss her sauce so much.

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    #9

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants caesar salad. it either has barely any dressing, or it's so drenched in dressing that it pools at the bottom of the bowl.

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    Nilsen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it there are tomatoes, it isn't a true Caesar salad. The salad can still be good though, but something else

    Sans Serif
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely correct, I love tomatoes but there's no place for them here...

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    Firstname Lastname
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whenever I order a salad, I always ask for the dressing on the side to avoid this. Because I can call them back and ask for some more, and I can avoid having everything get soggy at the bottom.

    Hilary Mol
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And not drying the lettuce before putting it in the bowl. When you leave it dripping with water, that dressing isn't going to stick.

    geezeronthehill
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Toss the greens with a small amount of dressing for at least 2 minutes. If seems to be taking forever, that's about right.

    Beachbum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate when they don't toss the salad in the dressing for me, little place by me the first time I ordered it (to go) it was tossed in the dressing, the rest of the time I have to do it once home, maybe because it is to go, but I like it tossed!

    J. Norton
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aaannnnddd, I can't tell you how many times I've ordered a caesar salad & the dressing is some adulterated ranch crud. So dang annoying, how hard is it to make a proper caesar dressing?

    The Original Bruno
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also: A bowl of lettuce and a grape tomato does not constitute a salad. And actually TOSSING a salad so as to coat the lettuce with an light but definitely present amount of salad dressing actually prevents lettuce from tasting bitter to those of us who actually have functioning TAS2R38 receptors.

    Susan Bond
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Putting carrots in a caesar salad, yuck. And just get the dressing on the side

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    #10

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Gnocchi!! It’s meant to be light and airy, not a lead weight!

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    Druklet
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought I didn't like gnocchi, but it was the starter at a wedding I went to recently and it was so good! Guess it's not meant to resemble boiled wads of glue.

    Jods
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cook the gnocchi and then pan fry in a bit of butter until a lovely golden brown. Simple salt and pepper seasoning. Lovely. Sorry if this is an insult to Italians!

    ColdSteelRonin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Low heat with butter in a covered pan to cook, increase heat to medium low, remove cover and brown to perfection.

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    nancy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I suspect I've never experienced light and airy gnocchi... my gnocchi knowledge is now in question.

    Hilary Mol
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would also put dumplings tentatively into the "not supposed to be a lead weight" category.

    Sans Serif
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a rare occasion that a dumpling doesn't disappoint...

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    Miss Frankfurter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandmother used to make it from scratch. Its gnocchi day! Everything off the dining room table and put the extra leaf in. Covered over to protect the table top. Just kept them coming and my mom’s job was to make the rounds with the fork to make the indents.

    RavenTheCat
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never had it honestly, whats it like

    Becky Lombard
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If done right, they are fluffy clouds from heaven!

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    Uncle Schmickle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gnocchi should be made out of potato, NOT flour.

    Lady Miss Pie
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not necessarily—gnocchi made with ricotta is airy, but potato gnocchi are just going to be denser because of the nature of the potato. I say this as an Italian-American chef. Potato gnocchi shouldn’t be too heavy but they will be denser and have more bite.

    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I started frying it like schupfnudeln, with a mix of herbs and fried onions/leek. It's so good. I was eating it just boiled with tons of butter beforehand. (which is fine if done right and not underdone/overdone so you get just the right fluffiness xP)

    Mia C
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had it once and it was lead weight. Never had them since

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    #11

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Mashed potatoes. Stop using instant.

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    LooseSeal's $10 Banana
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Instant mashed potatoes are 90% as good as the real thing. Sometimes it's worth the time and effort saved to use them.

    Tabitha
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. Some of us have taste buds, and can tell the difference in taste, the rest of it is the big difference in texture.

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    The Other Guest
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Instant takes less storage space, doesn't sprout roots if left in the cupboard for more than a week, and can be made in just a few minutes. My partner's "coming home" time is unpredictable, and I'd much rather fix a packet of instant when he gets home than leave spuds getting gummy in the pot on a night he's late. (This is also why I prefer to use a rice cooker - I *can* make rice on the stove, no problem, but a cooker will keep it warm without burning if he's later than anticipated.)

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is a valid argument. Also, it's good for emergency-storage.

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    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love flavored instant mashed potatoes. I also love real mashed potatoes, but I'm not up to cooking anymore.

    FABULOUS1
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ex-sister in law showed up one year for Thanksgiving with a box of instant mashed potatoes and a jar of gravy. I was super annoyed, that is the only thing she had to bring and that is what she showed up with after I had been cooking everything else all day. She knows how to cook so not sure why she opted for instant and jarred.

    Jods
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently tried some Idaho instant mash. No matter what I put in it - butter, salt, pepper, chilli flakes - it did not taste like mashed potatoes.

    Rob Williams
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had instant mash once in the late sixties and have never had them since. Making mash isn't that time consuming or hard work!

    Mouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only learned as an adult that I really like instant mashed potatoes. The brand matters though! Idahoan in the box (not the dolled up flavors) is legit amazing.

    Leesa DeAndrea
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No! I often don't want to go to the bother of making them from raw taters.

    Uncle Schmickle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. You can't beat the " real deal ".

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    #12

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Chicken pot pie. Do they really think I don’t want top AND bottom crust?

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    Ace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Err, in which case why would you order a pot pie? I thought that was the definition thereof.

    ColdSteelRonin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What they're describing isn't chicken pot pie, it's chicken pie. There is a difference. Like when people say shepherds pie and it's prepared with beef, no that is cottage pie. shepherds pie has lamb in it.

    MJ95B
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This! I cannot find shepherd's pie - it is always cottage pie and the wait staff is always surprised when I ask if their shepherd's pie has lamb or beef... it is ALWAYS cottage pie and I am always disappointed.

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    Shoe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pot Pies are supposed to have crust on the top and bottom. Der.

    Max
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's how I always had them so I went on a research bender and lo and behold...the actual definition refers to it typically having a top crust only! I do love that this is the kind of internet debates that concern me nowadays

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    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And chicken. LOL My friend got one in a restaurant that was a premade thing - like Stouffers or something - and the entire pie had a total of three very small pieces of chicken.

    Sans Serif
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you can find them, Willow Tree Farm makes an amazingly good pie (with tons of chicken). They are based in Massachusetts but I've found them as far away as Florida...

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    supertall
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chicken Pot Pie is my specialty. This is what I cook for people I love.

    Joshua David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My father in law orders this at US Cheddars and it's a bowl of soup baked with a crust on top. I always wondered why.

    Jane Hower
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ahhhh, my 3 favorite things: Chicken, Pot, Pie

    R Dennis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always make a large pot pie in my cast iron and it has full crust...

    jmdirks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Savory pies (meat) were served with both crust for workers to eat on the go. Frozen pot pies always had both crust when I was growing up. This changed over time because of company's trying to save money.

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    #13

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Coffee is rarely good in a restaurant.

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    g90814
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always add a pinch of salt. definitely helps.

    Daft Mosquito
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Coffee is rarely good anywhere but in designated coffee places. I mean, they should serve only coffee plus some pastries. When there's any other kind of food, do not expect good coffee. Except if you're in Italy, then your chances are considerably higher.

    Gustav Gallifrey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From my experience, there should be the word 'American' in there ahead of the word. 'restaurant'.

    Phred
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try finding a decent cup of tea in the US! Most of the time you'll get a mediocre tea bag floating in a cup of lukewarm water.

    Mike Fitzpatrick
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will absolutely agree with this. Even coffee shops struggle with this. I prefer my own coffee from home, store brand, in a can.

    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True. We used to have a really good mid-price Italian restaurant locally that in addition to excellent food had VERY good coffee. It is rare for me to enjoy coffee black but theirs was that good. The place was a treasure and so sad it closed. Awesome food, awesome service, small intimate classy atmosphere. Basically everything Olive Garden isn't, for just a slightly higher price.

    Floeckchen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Often it comes down to a wrong brewing temperature. It's either too hot (burnt taste) or too cold (bitter taste)

    FarfinFolomez
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I make my own coffee, but I'm a sweet coffee person. Tip: add a spoonful of good vanilla ice cream in with the coffee, so it gets melted and makes your coffee creamy and sweet.

    Logicgrrl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The reason coffee in a lot of restaurants isn't good is they don't clean the coffee brewer often if at all. I worked in a restaurant for years and our coffee was good because they were cleaned once a shift.

    Brandon Parisien
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With enough sugar, any coffee is good

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    #14

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Macaroni and cheese. Sometimes the noodles are gummy. Sometimes the sauce is bad, usually not very flavorful. Sometimes it's both. Macaroni is usually a disappointment.

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    Nicky Shrimps
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cook the mac in whole milk, strain the milk to add to the roux. You're welcome.

    INGI
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandmother's trick was to add mustard powder. It's amazing! In a pinch, I'll buy Stouffer's and add mustard. Nom nom nom.

    ILoveMySon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is correct. I learned from a chef from a four star resort years ago.

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    Rob Williams
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe this is a Brit thing but I've never had macaroni and cheese…

    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it would have to be something they were proud of to be good. In most places mac and chees is just something on the kid's menu for the kid who wants carbs and it is usually very basic s**t that comes out of a package and gets heated up. Source - occasional tastes / looking at what some of my grandkids got over the years.

    nancy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kraft Dinner has ruined me for life... homemade mac n' cheese just doesn't compare.. and yes, I know it's like comparing apples and oranges.

    cattomelon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I add both canned tuna and canned peas and carrots

    Mónica Elisabeth Sacco
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mac&Cheese is an American creation. Definitely not an Italian brilliant idea.

    Anna Drever
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I realise we all have our own idea of the recipe, and I no longer make it anymore because reasons… but the version I’d make has a very saucy base to it, not dry, and I’d add Dijon mustard to it to give it a bit of zing. Always a hit.

    Richard Keel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're using noodles in lieu of macaroni, you're bound to be disappointed

    Donteatme666
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a lady giving out some macaroni and cheese outside to the homeless where I live it was a good gesture until I realized nobody was eating it I went up to ask why they told me to taste it.i gaged like a cross between gone bad milk and sewage ☹️

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    #15

    Too much truffle. Truffle flavoring is usually made with petroleum byproducts. It’s nasty. Truffles don’t “infuse” into oil. That scent and that taste isn’t natural, it’s all synthetic. Stop putting truffle flavor on everything! You are eating nasty a*s chemicals *and* paying a premium for it!

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    RandomEpiBioPerson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But literally everything is chemicals...

    Maxrisk19
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True Truffles are actually a fungi. Like a really sweet mushroom.

    Anony Mouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But what about people who sincerely want their french fries to taste like feet? What about them?

    Momo Skarsgård
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We let them be. They can have their feet fries as long as they don't offer any to us.

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    v
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everything that a person eats or drinks is a chemical of some sort.

    SaMoPlaya
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. Truffle oil is the bougie person's feeling of eating 'high class. Sorry you wannabes, if you can't afford freshly grated truffles you should just not ask for anything truffle.

    Brittany Copeland
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's so overdone.... it's a culinary taboo, but a lot of restaurants still use it because people will happily pay for something they THINK is fancy.

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    #16

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants So many people seemingly can't cook rice. I don't get it, it's one of the easiest things to cook, just let it be and it practically cooks itself. But so many people can't make it

    llcucf80 , Vie Studio Report

    Candice Dewar
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, I was one of those people who did not know how to do it and I might add I am an avid cook and can make pretty much anything - But rice! Now I BOIL my rice like pasta, drain it, and it's so light and fluffy it's perfect!

    David
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was just reading this week that boiling rice like pasta and draining is a method of cooking to remove much of the arsenic that is common in rice. They also recommended rinsing before (okay) and rinsing again after draining (not okay IMO).

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    Rob Williams
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bought a cheap rice maker...makes great rice every time!

    Jessica N
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can cook just about anything, im a former line cook and ran a diner kitchen. I know how cooked a burger is by the sound it makes. I cannot cook rice!! It's always somehow gluey and crunchy at the same time 😆

    Ace
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agree. I've seen lots of posts to this effect, often about rice cookers making it soo much easier, but never have understood. It's really not rocket science and you'll nearly always find cooking instructions on the side of the packet anyway just in case you somehow forget.

    Austin L
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the rice cookers are more of a convivence because they will shut off automatically. I've had a smaller "digital" style for a solid decade that I exclusively use for brown rice and it is kinda nice not having to think about the longer cooking times or monitoring heat on the stovetop.

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    Tanya Venter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can not make rice. Ha do however still try.

    Trisec Tebeakesse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of the very first things I learned to cook. I'm Filipino. Don't need no stinkin' rice cooker!

    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't NEED one but all of my Filipino relatives stateside have one. I'm a white boy but while I know how to cook rice, I do like my rice cooker. It's fire and forget and it doesn't take up space on the stove when I'm making other stuff.

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    PetetheGeek
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's harder than you think, stop judging me /j

    Papa
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not generally a good cook, but I can do rice. All it takes is following the directions on the package.

    Clover
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree. I once bought rice that came in a clear plastic jar. The directions said 1 cup rice and 1¾ cup water, in a saucepan. I have used those directions ever since, and my rice is perfect EVERY time.

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    #17

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Lo mein. You can’t use regular spaghetti noodles and pass it off as authentic!

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    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    honestly, its a minor pet peeve of mine that some americans just call all pastas, spaghetti etc "noodles" xP

    SonicAlchemy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm with you and understand. Spaghetti is the cut and shape of the noodle, not the dish. It's like people that call a flour tortilla a "burrito".

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    Jessica N
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Wisconsin older people call all pasta "spagetts". Elbow macaroni to rice noodles. Was so confused the first time someone asked for spagetts in their chili. Pasta arrived here far after most of our polish and Norwegian ancestors so it's still considered "foreign food" to anyone over 60

    Sue User
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or drown it in a sickly sweet sauce.

    Arrien
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This!..I'm to the point of going out of town to that one place I know of to get the real stuff.

    Zaphod
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The restaurant nesr my house uses spaghetti. It is terrible and I will not order that from them again. It is mushy instead of springy

    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL I've been served that. It's just not the same.

    INGI
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Literally dumped lo mein in the trash 10 minutes ago. So badly done.

    WindySwede
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spaghetti......noodles.... so, Italian Spaghetti in an Asian dish that calls for noodles..?

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    #18

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Chicken breast. Every restaurant cooks it to death. You have to undercook it a bit and let the carry over heat finish it off, but restaurants are too afraid of salmonella so you end up with a dry piece of s**t.

    quiplaam , alleksana Report

    Display_Name
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thus why I dislike white meat.

    RavenTheCat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personal opinion, i love my chicken burnt like that picture

    Jods
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The last I had in a restaurant it was pink inside. Having been off school for 3 months with salmonella and further damaging my kidneys I do not want it ever again.

    Steve Hall
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it isn't dry, I am not eating it.

    slcstace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anthony Bourdain said that chicken is on restaurant menus as a choice for people who don't know good food. I disagree, but I wonder if that's why they don't bother cooking it very well? They expect only non-foodies and little kids will be ordering it.

    Matt Smith
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better too afraid than not afraid enough, I'd say

    Brandon Parisien
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This person has never been to Swiss Chalet...st Hubert is pretty good too, if you go to the right restaurant.

    jmdirks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the customer's fault!!

    Gvozden Buzdovanovic
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do whine about this to the families of people who died from Salmonella poisoning ...

    Brittany Copeland
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not always a restaurants fault. Where I work we try our best to cook it correctly, but even when it's pillows soft and moist and PERFECT, people send it back and put up a huge fuss because it's "raw". Believe it or not, pink chicken doesn't mean raw, it means moist OR marinaded. Look at the texture of the meat, not the color.

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    #19

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Tortillas - so many dry and flavorless industrially produced tortillas out there. Whether it’s tacos, enchiladas, etc, even if the fillings or toppings are great, a bad tortilla brings the whole thing crumbling down (literally) in my opinion. All my favorite Mexican places near me make their own tortillas and it’s just a different standard. Otherwise, so many times I’m excited to try a popular spot, but then find the tortillas subpar.

    districtultra , alleksana Report

    Austin L
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tortillas are one of those foods that are significantly better fresh.

    Dragon mama
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've always hated tortillas but it sounds like I've just never had fresh. That's encouraging

    Breadcrumb.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel ashamed..I know how to make them but never make the effort anymore. I'll try again soon.

    The Other Guest
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a major brand that used to be *so good,* until a couple years ago when they decided that all of their product needed to be "extra soft." Now they are too thick and the texture is all wrong.

    Sue Garnhum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd love to make my own corn tortillas, but I don't want to have to invest in a tortilla press. My kitchen is too small for the appliances that I have now!

    Fred Weldon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A tortilla press isn't very big, 8" diameter & they can hang on the wall.

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    Sky Render
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not hard to make a great tortilla. Flour, salt, baking powder, olive oil and water is all you need!

    Fred Weldon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Olive oil?!? I know people who would beat you with their rolling pins for that. Lard is the only acceptable fat in flour tortillas.

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    SaMoPlaya
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. Tortillas are the soul of the dish. S****y Tortillas are to Mexican dishes what Fast Food burgers are to quality meat, s**t.

    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even worse if they are gluten free!

    Brittany Copeland
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every good place around where I live makes their own, and a lot of times will have a huge tortilla press in the middle of the dining room where people can watch them a few times every day.

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    #20

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Pad Thai. Many places make it way too sweet.

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    kath morgan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ordering noodles can be hairy, because a lot of them are over cooked and over sauced, resulting in a sloppy mess.

    Dragon mama
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And many really need to be eaten fresh if you do any sort or carry-out or delivery you're sure to end up with diminished quality

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    B Jones
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Almost all Chinese food. Panda Express is convenient but everything tastes too sweet. Hard to find a good delivery here that doesn't do the same

    Shoe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't Pad Thai supposed to be sweet? Some of these comments remind me of a lady I watched on a Buying Tiny Houses show once. She walked in, looked at her husband and said, "It feels a little cramped."

    InfiniteZeek
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They said "way too" sweet. They did not say it isn't supposed to be.

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    Clover
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I make Pad Thai at home. It turns out great.

    Linda Tisue
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can live with a bit of sweet IF it has cilantro, bean sprouts and peanuts. In Stockholm most places skimp on those ingredients.

    #21

    I can't remember the last time I had decent fried egg rolls at a restaurant. The insides are often just mushy, flavorless cabbage.

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    Mary Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes...this!....they used to have celery, carrots, onions, and tiny shrimp in addition to the cabbage...and they had that thick bumpy shell

    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a chinese place near me makes the best ones, shredded cabbage, mung bean, beansprout, carrots, in the filo(?) wrapper and then they batter and deep fry them. maybe not authentic, but so damn addictive xD

    PlatinumThe8-BitCat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I absolutely love the egg rolls from the Chinese restaurant I go to, they are delicious

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    Beachbum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Place by me called Wok and Roll, they have the most excellent egg rolls! Never had a bad one,

    Javelina Poppers
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Egg rolls are ok I guess, but give me good spring rolls anytime.

    Jj321
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a really good egg roll recently. I forgot what they should taste like.

    Susan Bond
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our local Forbidden City restaurant makes gread fried egg rolls. Large and full of all the ingredients listed below

    Brandon Parisien
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spring rolls are the real deal, egg rolls are the cheap imitation.

    MisGra
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hated store or restaurant egg rolls, so I learned to make my own, I've actually considered opening an eggroll food truck in my small town because so many people have loved mine. Took me years to perfect the guts of them.

    B Jones
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been buying some frozen ones from Sam's club this year that are usually better than most of the restaurants, also they come out extra hot.

    Nicky Shrimps
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This! I was just talking about this yesterday. Our ride or die for 12 years, neighborhood spot suddenly has bad eggrolls. Haven't had a good one anywhere in years. What's happening?

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    #22

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Calamari. Often over cooked into rubber. At least here in the Midwest. I think enough people around here don't even know how good Calamari is it is screwed up so much.

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    Ima Manimal
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It has to be fried hot and fast

    FatKidShakeDown
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's all too often comparable to fried rubber bands

    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ..I thought calamari was supposed to be like that. That's why I never liked it..but maybe I've just never had good calamari.

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    Nicky Shrimps
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't order fish or seafood in a landlocked place and expect it to not be previously frozen.

    somed ay
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On This American Life someone that a lot of calimari is actually pig anuses. I don't know if that's true or not, seems to be debunked.

    Kerensa Scott
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it should literally melt in the mouth

    V Noe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back in the 70's my father favored a steakhouse that stated on the menu that each steak came with a fried calamari ring on top. For years I believed that "calamari" was another word for onion ring, because that is what was on top of those steaks.

    Mia C
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely a hit and miss... Usually miss

    Logicgrrl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My personal experience is if you want good calamari you get it from a Greek restaurant.

    Sharon Ingram
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they batter the c**p. Calamari isn’t battered in Italy. It’s lightly dredged in seasoned semolina flour and quickly fried so it’s tender and flavorful. They’re not onion rings.

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    #23

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Crabcakes. Even in MD it's hit or miss, outside of MD places tend to use too much filler and binder.

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    Sans Serif
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I cant see a body of water, I never order the crab cakes...

    Breadcrumb.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live on a island and no restaurant here is making crab cakes from scratch. Food truck is way cheaper then local labor.

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    slcstace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP: MD and other New England states use more crab, yes, but they like their filler and binder in the South. It's all in how you grow up eating them. I live in Maryland and am married to a Louisianan! Another discussion in our house: Old Bay vs. Zatarains

    MotherRobinson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm also married to someone from Louisiana, but I'm from DC. We like both old bay and Zatarains

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    Mrs S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mrs. Farley's Crab Cakes, in the Fish Market in Baltimore. Best crab cakes on the planet. 15 years ago they were about $20 each, so probably much more now...sooo delicious!!

    JuniorCJ82
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Crabcakes should be NOTHING but crab meat, breadcrumbs, and egg for binding. NOTHING ELSE. Okay, maybe a sprinkle of Old Bay but nothing else.

    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shoutout to our local Chinese buffet that labels dishes as crab when they are obviously made from IMITATION crab which is basically pollock / sugar / seasonings. They do have crab legs sometimes which are of course real. I thought of them because while they don't have crab cakes they do have crab rangoon, which (theirs) rarely has any meat inside, crab or otherwise.

    Sue User
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use crackers as binder not bread crumbs.

    Ingrid Smith
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and deep fried instead of sauteed

    Jackie Lulu
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Go to Jimmy and Sook's in Cambridge.

    Mike Fitzpatrick
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because they come from the bottom of the ocean, lol.

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    #24

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Poutine. It's trendy to stick fries, with cheese and a sauce and call it that, but you can't really substitute any of the ingredients and have it taste anywhere near the original.

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    Momo Skarsgård
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Near my job they have a poutine dish that's out of this world. The one on the pic looks sad, can that even be called poutine??

    Andy Gibbesh
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As somebody who eats (too much, lol) poutine, I can say that while it's not hard to get a decent poutine, it's also just as easy to get a bad one... Even at places that should have good poutine. My worst experience was at a national french fry chain where the second 'cheese' in their Bacon Double Cheese poutine was processed cheese sauce instead of gravy. I'm sorry, but that stopped being poutine when you left out the gravy... My most unique experience was at a random Greek burger joint where the gravy was the darkest, richest, (clearly not pre-packaged), roast beef gravy that I've ever seen.

    Beachbum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dines by me has gravy cheese fries, was new to the area, and have never had or heard of it. Jesus it was sooo damn good! I love it

    Sarah Schumm
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The last time I went to Burning Man there was a Poutine Camp dedicated to treating people to proper Poutine at midnight. I will hold all poutine to this standard forever.

    Sunny
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Canadian, it's not that hard to find good poutine in my opinion, a good food truck or even some fast food poutines are good. Although I had heard it's difficult to get anywhere but Canada

    Frances Pitchoune
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And when they put thin fries instead of REAL fries. And improbable ingredients... I love blue cheese, but not in my poutine!!!

    nancy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best fast-food poutine (Canada) is from Harvey's or Swiss Chalet. And when I see high end restaurants that have poutine with pork or duck or other such nonsense, I cringe. And curds! Always curds... don't even bother if you're going to use shredded cheese.

    Ace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reasons to be thankful...

    Brandon Parisien
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're not using cheese curd, and the gravey doesn't melt it, it's not poutine.

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    #25

    I’ve never had good nachos at a restaurant. The ratio of, and distribution, of toppings to chips is always disappointing. And the chips are often rubbery. Even if the flavor is nice, the balance is terrible.

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    Ubedhheij
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try making homemade nachos I like mine since I do whatever ratio I want.

    SweetCheesySpaghetti
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When i make them at home, i buy taco shells. I break them in half. each half is topped with fixings. then sour cream and salsa on the side. It's amazing.

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    White Sauce Hot Sauce
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most bad nachos are just a pile of toppings dumped on to a pile of chips. The good way to do it is to evenly spread both in layers, so you have even distribution of everything. No more empty chips followed by 1 chip with half the toppings.

    MasonF 2991
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had some good nachos once at a zip world. All nice and gourmet; the chips were homemade, the chilli had some nice beef and the sides were super high quality. Thats just Wales for you though, good food and great attractions lol

    Beachbum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had a restaurant sever it's nachos on a pizza pan, so every last chip is covered in the toppings, they were amazing. Sadly, didn't make it thru COVID, was hoping ti would come back.

    Shane S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m weird. I like when the chips get soggy. I also like soggy cereal too.

    Outgraygeous
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess I'm a little weird, too, because I also enjoy the soggy chips.

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    Jude Laskowski
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have a little "hole in the wall" market with a small Mexican takeout place inside. One of the ladies makes the best to-go nachos ever! They also make burritos, and the place is packed at lunch time with work trucks all over outside. If those working guys like the food, you know it's good.

    Angrykitten
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm surprised this isn't higher!

    kath morgan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s very hit and miss, I won’t bother with nachos until I have seen someone else get them.

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    #26

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Restaurants trying to pass off mayo as garlic aioli.

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    Ace
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Garlic aioli". What, as opposed to "garlic and oil" (the literal meaning of the term) with no garlic in it? What I think you mean is simply that some places use garlic mayonnaise where you would prefer aioli.

    Em
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What they mean is that some places use mayo and CALL it aioli. I cannot for the life of me figure out how you got anything else from this.

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    lla
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aioli IS garlic ! It has nothing to do with mayonnaise. Actually Aioli is a (Provençal) dish of cod, sea fruits, shell fish, sometimes snails, and veggies, all boiled served with this sauce made in a mortar/ pestle (no whisk, no robot) out of garlic and olive oil and a drop of water (a DROP for crying out loud) until firm.

    unfilteredCigarette73
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of Bourdain's old shows had featured an old school French woman making aioli this way

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    Martijn
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mayonnaise and Aioli are basically the same ingredients expect for mustard in mayonnaise and garlic in aioli

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    #27

    Reuben sandwich… because when it’s good it’s great but when it’s bad it’s terrible.

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    Corey Smith
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right? I love them so much that I rarely order them because I don't want to be disappointed. Very few places make them well. Not too much corned beef which ahs to be low on fat and gristle and not smooth. It needs a little grain to it. Lots of kraut and not too much dressing. Is that so hard?

    Hilary Mol
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it your experience, too, that your dressing options are either "Sahara" or "Tsunami"?

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    Hilary Mol
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    French Dip definitely belongs in this category.

    Beachbum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And please melt the cheese all the way! LOve the 1000 island dressing, and grill it, not just get the corned beef hot then put it all togther, I love it grilled

    Holly Gennaro
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Best Reuben sandwich I've ever had was at a diner in Punxsutawney, PA. Almost every diner, shop, store, etc had the name 'Phil' in it... except this one diner. Their Reuben was thick with lots of corned beef, just enough sauerkraut, Thousand Island dressing on homemade sourdough rye bread. Omg, first time I had one, I was pregnant with my son, and shortly after eating it, he was bouncing all over the place. We ate there several times and each time I got the Reuben and wanted several to take on the road as we headed back to Illinois. I've ordered Reubens at various restaurants since then and not one compares to the one in Punxy.

    Zaphod
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Stockyard Inn in Denver has the best reubens. It has a giant vault inside from which they would pay cowboys at the end of the cattle drives. The National Western Stock Show is the largest in the world! They run some cattle through the streets of denver every year

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Best Reuben I ever had was in an employee cafeteria in the Federal Building in Indianapolis. My mother worked in that building, and she told me about the Reubens.

    HellbladesFFXI
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had an ex-sister in law who made an amazing Reuben. It was my first time trying Sauerkraut and it was life changing. I haven't had another even close to it since.

    Linda Tisue
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wish I could find a Reuben... on of the few American foods I miss.

    Happy Homemaker
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I make my own homemade. It’s one of the most requested things my daughter loves to ask me for when she visits. I just love eating them that much.

    V Noe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same with patty melts.

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    #28

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Not f**k up but steak always tastes better at home.

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    Tabitha
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially when cooked on the barbecue grill by someone who knows what they’re doing.

    Matt Smith
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And by "knows what they're doing", I'm assuming you mean "very elitist about it" >_>

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    Ivona
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always order my steaks cooked medium-well. The good restaurants know how to keep the steaks tender and juicy at any level of doneness.

    Jj321
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I refuse to order steak at a restaurant. The markup compared to what I pay at the butcher is insane. Plus, mine are usually better.

    Jill Bussey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently had a sirloin steak at a Patagonian restaurant. The absolute best I have ever tasted.

    Paul C.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stop putting food on slates.

    Jessica Cooney
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I gave up ordering steak at restaurants. I can make one a million times better at home with my sous vide.

    lawrence Andrew
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Restaurants are the place to eat things that take a lot at perishable ingredients that you cannot keep at home. Steaks are simple and only require a hot fire and salt

    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When meat prices were lower and my income higher I used to BBQ a fair bit of ribeye at home and could make a better steak than I got in just about any restaurant and for a lot less money. I stopped ordering steak if eating out.

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    #29

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Salads. Most come swimming in dressing.

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    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like any dressings. I eat my salad naked. It's naked, I mean. You can't be naked around Audi, because every body part you have is automatically a toy. Clothing is protection.

    g90814
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    or its all lettuce... but nothing else.

    Robin Barber
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I can't stand when they do that. Always, always get it on the side! I'm also not fond of deli macaroni, tuna, egg or potato salads, there's either way too much mayonnaise or something weird tasting in them. When I make any of those I only use just enough mayo to make it stick together. If all I wanted to taste was mayo, I would eat it out of the jar with a spoon. (Which is totally gross. Don't do it.)

    C Brungardt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HOW about when the lettuce isn't cut up decent enough to really enjoy it..huge chuncks are annoying to eat

    Lyone Fein
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right? I live in the Midwest (usa) and even though it's the 21st century, there are still so many places here that think salad is iceberg and a few shredded carrots.

    Janet Floyd
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, but what IS that on the plate beside the salad? With a spoon? I can't make sense of it.

    Melsa
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like durian. Why would you serve it next to a salad?

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    Kyle Simonson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I almost always have to ask for extra dressing. Where are you guys going?

    jmdirks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always have to ask for more dressing because there is never enough!

    kath morgan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or they’re just a pile of iceberg lettuce and little else.

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    #30

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants If it's not a bakery, CAKE! Cakes in restaurants always tend to SUUUUUCK. They're not fluffy or delicious or leave a soft warm feeling in your body when you eat it. That's what I look for in my cakes, a good cake should be so soft and delicious that it makes you feel loved like a loving parent. Restaurant cakes are just either too dry, too hipster, or too goopy.

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    PunchinelloTX
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this person is asking too much of cake.

    Mary Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    unless you're at a high end restaurant, they are frozen and thawed from some restaurant food vendor...

    Ace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are so many sorts of cakes. They don't all need to be light fluffy sponges.

    Anna Drever
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very much this. I prefer not to eat flavoured air. I like a dense cake (you are what you eat 😀).

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    Brainmas
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because most restaurant cakes come frozen.

    Shane S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn’t a famous chef say never to order dessert at a restaurant. The restaurant specializes in the entrée and not the dessert. Eat dinner at the restaurant and then go to a dessert place after. Maybe it was Gordon Ramsay?

    Beachbum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes you feel loved like loving a parent? What does that even mean? Do you think the cakes in restaurants are made in the restaurant? No they are always ordered in bulk

    kath morgan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Restaurants often buy in their desserts, even if they make a lot of their own other stuff. So they are pre packed frozen things.

    jmdirks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ALL of these examples are subjective to a person's personal tastes!

    Karizma Kaliko
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wanna know what kinda "cake" is in the photo. Seriously. It looks like a lavish party for the tongue

    Donteatme666
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pie is better than cake.Its one of few hills I'll die on

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    #31

    Fish and chips. Seems like most places assume you’re going to add malt vinegar, so they don’t think they have to season the food. You always have to season the food.

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    Ace
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You most certainly do not season the chips. Adding salt and vinegar (or lemon, if you're posh) is automatic, part of the normal eating experience, so please don't season them first otherwise they'll end up too salty. A little salt in the batter, if you must, but only a little.

    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where I live they always add salt (too much of it) and no one would add it themselves. My sister and I began asking for them without salt and don't add any either.

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    Jods
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You put vinegar on my fish and chips without asking me you get them thrown back.

    Trisec Tebeakesse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on where you are. I'm in Boston; if a place doesn't make good fish & chips, they don't stay in business for long. Like the saying goes, if you're more than a day's drive from the coast, that fish isn't fresh.

    Janet Sparrow
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It never tastes the way I want it too. Too much breading!

    MoMcB
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK it's a light batter, not breading.

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    #32

    Cabonara shouldn't have mushrooms but every restaurant in my town thinks they should.

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    Raphapablap
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guanciale, eggs, pecorino cheese, black pepper and spaghetti (salt for the pasta water too). The only ingredients it needs.

    George Costanza
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not even "needs", literally the only ingredients it can have to call it carbonara. Anything else is simply a different sauce entirely.

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    Gourdeous
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guanciale, egg yolk, parmesan. Yum.

    Marie Dahme
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read somewhere that Carbonara was a dish created after WWII. The American GI's while in Italy had ham and eggs. Italy has an abundance of pasta. Somewhere the GI's started eating "breakfast pasta". Either created by locals based on what was provided to them by what soldiers had...or some other way. But my understanding is that Carbonara now has ham (or prosciutto), cream, eggs, and good shredded Parmesan cheese. It's a simple dish that many people just google "Italian Ham Spaghetti". When I make it, I throw in fresh parsley on top and sliced black olives.

    #33

    For me it’s scrambled eggs, so many people mess up the texture imo. Use butter, light heat, and constantly whisk.

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    Jessica Cooney
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. Proper scrambled eggs should not bounce when dropped onto a plate.

    Jj321
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know how to make proper scrambled eggs, but I just don't like them. I cook mine to death and enjoy every bite.

    Ace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quite right, don't let anyone tell you how you 'should' like them. I'm happy either way, but they must be properly cooked through.

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    Awesome At Being Autistic
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use the microwave to cook mine every morning, and they always turn out perfectly. Eggs, milk, and a bit of butter.

    Todd
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They should also be shiny when cooked properly. If their not, they are overcooked.

    Heather W
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We also add dill weed at home. My daughter refuses to get scrambled eggs when we go out anymore because she can tell. Says they're too bland.

    George Costanza
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eggs, fat (I use olive oil personally but butter is good too), low heat, and minimal movement. Don't whisk constantly. Let the eggs cook a little bit on the bottom, then use the spatula to push through the eggs, pushing the cooked part to one side and letting the liquid eggs settle back to the now empty cooking surface. Repeat after a few seconds in the opposite direction, repeat again and again until no more liquid egg oozes out and remove from the heat and plate. Amazing light, slightly wet scrambled eggs.

    Shesa
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgIroniNJ_Q&t=408s

    Helena
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Butter in pan, eggs whisked with a little water, low heat. So fluffy

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    #34

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Chili rellenos. Well prepared they're amazing but I've been disappointed so many times I basically never order them anymore.

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    Tumbah
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think those are rellenos, look more like enchiladas

    Mary Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes, but OP didn't select the pic...BP did...i'm guessing

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    TheRightToArmBears
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, but...are we talking soft or crispy rellenos?

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    #35

    French toast I love French toast, but most restaurants don’t offer a French toast meal that makes any sense. If I’m ordering French toast, I don’t just want 3 French toasts on a plate and nothing else. You need bacon or sausage, maybe a couple eggs and SOMETHING else to cut the sweetness of the toast.

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    MayaGeGe
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't even know French toast with savory ingredients was a thing

    Momo Skarsgård
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not, this person so wants a whole breakfast.

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    Mary Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    most don't had cinnamon...cinnamon is the key to delishious french toast!

    Chewie Baron
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would make it eggy bread.

    Min
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In some countries it's called eggy bread. In others, french toast. Divided by a common language and all that. ;)

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    Aidan Campbell
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer to make a Monte Cristo sandwich at home.

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a kid, I thought my dad could do anything. Until my mom was in the hospital with a new baby and he tried to make French toast.

    Momo Skarsgård
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a whole breakfast meal thou, not just French toasts.

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    #36

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Philly Cheesesteaks sometimes. They might cut the meat up right, but sometimes they just plop some of that liquid cheese stuff some places put on nachos. There's variations that can make it work, and the "street" version is different too.

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    Ima Manimal
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The worst Philly cheesesteak ever ate was in Philadelphia… Such a disappointment

    XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too! We went to visit the Mütter Museum & I was so excited to get a Philly cheesesteak in Philly. Total disappointment 😪

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    MotherofGuineaPigs
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This also applies to Italian beef sandwiches

    Sans Serif
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Up vote for 'Italian beef sandwiches'... '...

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    George Costanza
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actual Philly cheesesteaks in Philadelphia use cheese whizz. Cheesesteaks outside of Philly are far better and tend to use actual cheese.

    Michele M.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have lived in Philly my whole life. Provolone is the standard cheese for cheesesteak. Most places outside of the very crappy "official" shops won't ever use cheese sauce unless you ask for it because most Philadelphians don't ask for that goop.

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    Joanne Hicks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had the BEST Philly in Philadelphia at food court in downtown. It was a perfect sandwich!

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    #37

    Fettucine alfredo

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    ConstantlyJon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am such a sucker for fettucine alfredo, even bad alfredo. Just give me an alfredo IV straight into my veins.

    Mary Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes...it should be a light, delicate sauce, sparingly applied....now it is the consistency fo a thick country gravy applied as a glob

    joshua colucci
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    best Alfredo I ever had was at what appeared to be a mob front in Baltimore. They seemed like they were not ready to be an actual restaurant, but the food was amazing despite the odd feeling.

    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GOOD fettucine alfredo is amazing. And around where I live, rare.

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's all the same to you, I'll skip the alfredo and go straight to the heart attack.

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    #38

    Shrimp. I believe that most cooks overdo them, they do too much.

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    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    tempura prawns/shrimps in particular. so many times the batter is soggy, they need to be light and crisp ;-;

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    2 years ago

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    MotherofGuineaPigs
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I learned that shrimp doesn't go in until you are almost ready to serve. The heat from the rest of the dish finishes the shrimp.

    Kelly Scott
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When they were selling boxed shrimp that had to be fried in oil, the way I did it was to let the oil come to a med high temp, then drop the shrimp into it. The cold shrimp lowered the temp of the oil, so then I turned the flame up and got the oil back up to temp. In a minute, if it was too hot, I finished the shrimp at a lower temp. Result: crispy, tender shrimp. Most restaurants can't duplicate this.

    Daniel Atkins
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes properly cooked shrimp is the best they get rubbery when over done.

    #39

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Huevos rancheros. Raw corn tortillas do not taste good for one thing. There is an art to it.

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    Der Kommissar
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A chef told me that sparkling water makes scrambled eggs fluffier, and he's right

    Anony Mouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What in the world does this have to do with huevos rancheros?

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    #40

    People Online Share 30 Meals That Lead To Disappointment Even At Restaurants Biscuits

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    geezeronthehill
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean biscuits, crackers or cookies? Specify your dialect, please.

    MommaBear
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Biscuits in the south are vastly different than biscuits in England. I was going to ask the same question.

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    Crescent 3
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Important question is: "Where is the writer from?" I'm in the USA. What I call a biscuit, most folks from the UK would call a scone, and what they would call a biscuit, I would call a cookie.

    Lisa B
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure what those things in the picture are, but I agree, some restaurants in the US manage to mess up American biscuits, and don't get me started on what some places call "sausage gravy" with nary a shred of sausage to be seen or tasted.

    Mary Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oddly enough, sausage gravy didn't used to have sausage in it....it was called sausage gravy or white gravy b/c you made it with the drippings from frying sausage or pork chops...it was a way of flavoring your gravy and extending your food dollars...akin to how bacon fat is used to flavor veg....to have sausage in the gravy when people first started making sausage gravy would hae been high living.

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    #41

    Burgers. I have been searching for a good hamburger for months. I can make one but every place I go over cooks them and dries them out. These think a*s patties suck.

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    INGI
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is an... a*s patty, exactly?

    The Other Guest
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a typo, I believe. It should be "thin-a‌ss patties." And they're right about that. I had a double cheeseburger the other day that was so thin, I thought they'd forgotten the second patty. It wasn't until I opened it to remove the pickles that I saw it was indeed two pieces of meat.

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    Ima Manimal
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try finding a great burger for under $15. Almost impossible.

    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP wants the burgers they show in the menu photos and not the burgers they actually serve. :) I can relate.

    g90814
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fast food burgers have ruined them. Sit down restaurants can do them much better, unless you get one that has to make them all trendy and fancy ingredients.

    SweetCheesySpaghetti
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or it's a massive burger that is basically 40% grease and not fully cooked.

    Joanne Hicks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Switched to bison burgers at a local restaurant. Yes, Nebraska, USA is known for being "the Beef State". My hubby makes the best burgers using ground chuck. Freshly ground (not frozen) is even better.

    Nigel West Dickens
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In a town near where I live theres a restaurant that has really, really god burgers.

    Brian Droste
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A local restaurant makes a pretty good burger. Uses 4 different types of meat.

    The Mom
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A cafe near makes the Best burgers I've ever had. 1/3 lb. ground sirloin with bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, ketchup, and mustard piled so high you have to eat it with a knife and fork. It can be messy but it is oh so great. http://1stplacecafellc.com/

    Display_Name
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Buffalo Wild Wings has won me over for their burgers

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    #42

    Literally anything with Cajun in the name. Even here in South Louisiana, chain restaurants can't do cajun right. You're lucky to find a mom&pop owned restaurant that does it right unless you're in New Orleans.

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    Ima Manimal
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m from Louisiana. This is NOT true. At all.

    WildFlower
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SAME! I find great cajun food all over south Louisiana.

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    Mary Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ahem, you get great creole food in NOLA...you get great cajun food west of NOLA...head to lafayette and the surrounding parishes...you're in for a treat.