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[james]

50 bucks here is just about a plate of Japanese style chicken and waffles and a cocktail and I get it like once a week.

Unless you live in Geneva, bullshit.

Here are some more NYC fine dining prices:

$27.95
Lobster, shrimp, clams, sea scallops and New Zealand mussels simmered in your choice of our marinara or green sauce served with saffron rice

$35.95
Three lobster tails, shrimp and scallops with penne in vodka sauce

$28.95
Jumbo shrimp stuffed with crabmeat, served with crisp Spanish style potatoes, saffron rice and fresh vegetables

$42.95
Surf and turf center-cut beef tenderloin and a 7 oz. lobster tail grilled over hardwood coals, served with crisp Spanish style potatoes and sauteed seasonal vegetables

$65.95 (for two)
A presentation of two of whole lobster, lobster tails, prawns, jumbo shrimp, king crab legs, clams, New Zealand mussels and scallops, served with crisp Spanish style potatoes and saffron rice

Where is this from? You keep posting very generic dishes with descriptions that read like they're from 1980's

It's from a restaurant in Newark, NJ.  lol

https://www.adegagrill.com/restaurant/menu.html

HELP IM BEING DOXXED HELP

[agrajag]

NYC

[james]

NYC

You swipe your metrocard on the subway and walk two blocks.

[Mr. Gundam]

Fine dining is such a strange term any more. I'd reserve it for places like Canlis, The Herb Farm and French Laundry. Places that involve 4-5 hour dinners at $200-$300 per person. Everything else is just good food.

[railGUN]

Meanwhile on railGUN's side of the tracks...

[nachobro]

Man, you guys have to get married already. Gay-married, I suppose. Then your dating costs plummet.
Like last night my wife and I were like, "you wanna get something fancy for dinner tonight? It's Valentine's Day."

"You mean Arby's?"

"No, no, I mean real fancy – like Ruby Tuesdays."

"Oh yeah, that'd be nice."


Then we did it as a carry-out order so we didn't even have to tip 'em.

None of this 'hold on, doll – that lobster bichon frise is like $50 bucks. I ain't buying that for you unless you're puttin' out."

the wife and i got arby's for dinner last night cause i was too lazy to cook

[Tasty]

Boston's North End is date fucking central.

Yes.

This is where you show your provincialism.

You see high price and you assume high quality.

No, I think it's high quality cause I've eaten there and had my taste buds rocked. It's not that hard to grasp.

Have I had cheaper meals that are better? Sure. But the conversation was about high-end Italian food.

Also, that restaurant is in the North End.

Let me guess, you run into the Red Lobster in times square because surely at those prices it's the best man can buy?

No?

Actually I don't think I've ever been to Red Lobster. Boston has too many great seafood places anyways.

In the Caribbean, we call marks like you fat Americans.

I'm most likely skinnier than you breh.

[samfish]

Ugh some of you probably shop at Macy’s too 

Oh god no, never. It’s Khol’s or nothing for me.

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[Mr. Nobody]

Boreans acting like food snobs when this place is an advocate of Taco fucking Bell? 

[Tasty]

Steak is literally cow with salt. Some recipes add garlic salt.

It's cheap as fuck to make. Have some perspective, please.

This is ignorant as all hell; steak is expensive and typically a loss leader at most restaurants who hope you pair it with apps and drinks.

It's pretty clear james is a cheapass know-it-all, breh. Don't expect much insight or experience here lol.

[etiolate]

Crossing Eden is still on gaf

magical

[Tasty]

Boreans acting like food snobs when this place is an advocate of Taco fucking Bell? 

I've always been anti-Taco Bell (and neutral on Olive Garden), I just don't bring it up often because then I get mobbed by the tasteless fecks of this place.

[TVC15]

This is like my fave SF restaurant. It’s cheap for the most part and they have the best udon I’ve ever had.



Plus it’s right by the best drag club and leather bar.

[Mr. Gundam]

Man, you guys have to get married already. Gay-married, I suppose. Then your dating costs plummet.
Like last night my wife and I were like, "you wanna get something fancy for dinner tonight? It's Valentine's Day."

"You mean Arby's?"

"No, no, I mean real fancy – like Ruby Tuesdays."

"Oh yeah, that'd be nice."


Then we did it as a carry-out order so we didn't even have to tip 'em.

None of this 'hold on, doll – that lobster bichon frise is like $50 bucks. I ain't buying that for you unless you're puttin' out."

the wife and i got arby's for dinner last night cause i was too lazy to cook

We've been getting a $10 heart shaped pizza from Papa Murphy's every Valentines Day for ten years now. That's the life.

[Uncle]

Mostly I just want a royale burger with that egg on it

[Mr. Gundam]

REAL TALK: Ramen is too expensive in the US. They've successfully turned it into something it was never meant to be. Ramen is cheap as shit and fast in Japan.

[agrajag]

I'm not taking a date to fucking La Carreta.

Also, my ace in the hole is that I know a lot of local chefs, so I take dates on fancy places and get hooked up. Also impresses the date that I'm well connected.

[Tasty]

This is like my fave SF restaurant. It’s cheap for the most part and they have the best udon I’ve ever had.

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Plus it’s right by the best drag club and leather bar.

One of my favorite places for food is also pretty cheap. They have this $14 hot roast beef sandwich thing served au jus in a small cast-iron pot... I was honestly surprised how inexpensive it was when I went back last time.

[james]

Steak is literally cow with salt. Some recipes add garlic salt.

It's cheap as fuck to make. Have some perspective, please.

This is ignorant as all hell; steak is expensive and typically a loss leader at most restaurants who hope you pair it with apps and drinks.

It's pretty clear james is a cheapass know-it-all, breh. Don't expect much insight or experience here lol.

Bruh, come with me to Uruguay and Ill show you what a fucking steak is.

Have fun paying for your american corn slabs.

>Eating fine dining on a first date
>On Valentine's
>Paying $50 for someone else's dinner without having torn that ass up multiple times

 Also, this thread
>Disrespecting Italian food
>Averaging the cost of food in Miami without considering all the cheaper places that make up the surrounding culture

 Who are you people?

This guy fucks

[Mr. Nobody]

Boreans acting like food snobs when this place is an advocate of Taco fucking Bell? 

Taco Bell is the finest eating establishment Yum Brands has to offer, you fucking gringo.

Slim pickings 

[Mr. Gundam]

I have a hard time paying for a steak at a restaurant. I'd rather just make it at home.

[agrajag]

Grass fed beef 

[Nabbis]

REAL TALK: Ramen is too expensive in the US. They've successfully turned it into something it was never meant to be. Ramen is cheap as shit and fast in Japan.

It's the new trend where something that actually has vegetables in it is treated as some fucking restaurant food.

[Tasty]

Grass fed beef 

Alternatives?

[TVC15]

REAL TALK: Ramen is too expensive in the US. They've successfully turned it into something it was never meant to be. Ramen is cheap as shit and fast in Japan.

This place opened up a year or two ago. I believe it’s either the US expansion of some Japanese ramen empire, or it was started by some big Japanese ramen chef. Either way, it’s a Big Deal and you have to stand in line for hours still. I wanted to try it and figured it would have cooled down by now.

http://mensho.tokyo

[agrajag]

Grass fed beef 

Alternatives?

Grain fed

[Tasty]

I have a hard time paying for a steak at a restaurant. I'd rather just make it at home.

I'm definitely the opposite.

I've gotten a lot better at cooking in the past year but I still prefer a professional's touch.

[Tasty]

Grass fed beef 

Alternatives?

Grain fed

What's the (qualitative) diff?

[agrajag]

I have a hard time paying for a steak at a restaurant. I'd rather just make it at home.

We have Score 11 A5 Wagyu on the menu, doubt you would find it in the grocery store 

[james]

Grain fed

Why arent you banned for trolling

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[Mr. Gundam]

REAL TALK: Ramen is too expensive in the US. They've successfully turned it into something it was never meant to be. Ramen is cheap as shit and fast in Japan.

I still love it, although I partly go for the karaage most places have.

It is humorous that it's Japan's version of bar food.

REAL TALK: Ramen is too expensive in the US. They've successfully turned it into something it was never meant to be. Ramen is cheap as shit and fast in Japan.

It's the new trend where something that actually has vegetables in it is treated as some fucking restaurant food.

REAL TALK: Ramen is too expensive in the US. They've successfully turned it into something it was never meant to be. Ramen is cheap as shit and fast in Japan.

This place opened up a year or two ago. I believe it’s either the US expansion of some Japanese ramen empire, or it was started by some big Japanese ramen chef. Either way, it’s a Big Deal and you have to stand in line for hours still. I wanted to try it and figured it would have cooled down by now.

http://mensho.tokyo

Afuri is a ramen chain my wife really likes whenever we go to Tokyo. They specialize in yuzu shio broth ramen, so it's much lighter than your standard tonkotsu pork broth. In any event, it's good and no different than any other ramen place. Stand in line, place your order, pay less than $10 sit at the counter, eat your ramen and leave.

Afuri opened up their first US location in Portland in 2016, so we went down one weekend for some beer and ramen. This place was ridiculous. Super fancy, line out the door of people trying to be seen and the exact same ramen was like $18. WTF.

[Mr. Gundam]

I have a hard time paying for a steak at a restaurant. I'd rather just make it at home.

We have Score 11 A5 Wagyu on the menu, doubt you would find it in the grocery store 

I don't care that much about steak. Although I did have legitimate Kobe beef on my honeymoon on Miyajima Island. Holy shit was that amazing.

[Transhuman]

I have a hard time paying for a steak at a restaurant. I'd rather just make it at home.

We have Score 11 A5 Wagyu on the menu, doubt you would find it in the grocery store 

You a Chef? My friend is a Chef in a fancy-ass restaurant in America. He saw Eric Andre and Anna Kendrick there once (not at the same time).

[Mr. Gundam]

Afuri is a ramen chain my wife really likes whenever we go to Tokyo. They specialize in yuzu shio broth ramen, so it's much lighter than your standard tonkotsu pork broth. In any event, it's good and no different than any other ramen place. Stand in line, place your order, pay less than $10 sit at the counter, eat your ramen and leave.

Afuri opened up their first US location in Portland in 2016, so we went down one weekend for some beer and ramen. This place was ridiculous. Super fancy, line out the door of people trying to be seen and the exact same ramen was like $18. WTF.

Yeah I think that place is across the street from Modern Times;  I passed when I saw the line.

Yep, they're in the same building as Modern Times.

Speaking of ramen, Santouka >>>> Kazuki.

[agrajag]

Grass fed beef 

Alternatives?

Grain fed

What's the (qualitative) diff?

Flavor, marbling. Grass fed tends to have much less intra-muscular fat and a bolder, "beefier" flavor.

[agrajag]

I have a hard time paying for a steak at a restaurant. I'd rather just make it at home.

We have Score 11 A5 Wagyu on the menu, doubt you would find it in the grocery store 

You a Chef? My friend is a Chef in a fancy-ass restaurant in America. He saw Eric Andre and Anna Kendrick there once (not at the same time).

Yes. I've cooked food for Halle Berry, Q-Tip, Steven Tyler, Anthony Bourdain, Dan LeBatard and some others.

[james]

I had ramen at one of those fancy places once.

Paying $16 for soup was bad enough. Yeah, the pork belly was delicious, but it's fucking soup.

And then I had the nastiest explosive diarrhea I'd had in years. I should have taken a picture and demanded a refund.

[Mr. Gundam]

Aside from food poisoning, I have never had diarrhea from eating at a restaurant. I'm always blown away at people's stories of getting sick from literally every restaurant known to man.

[agrajag]

I had ramen at one of those fancy places once.

Paying $16 for soup was bad enough. Yeah, the pork belly was delicious, but it's fucking soup.

And then I had the nastiest explosive diarrhea I'd had in years. I should have taken a picture and demanded a refund.

A lot of places don't even make the broth from scratch, they just buy ramen base.

[james]

Aside from food poisoning, I have never had diarrhea from eating at a restaurant. I'm always blown away at people's stories of getting sick from literally every restaurant known to man.

You'll notice they seem to think it's normal;  lot of people walking around with gastro-intestinal diseases that think every food making them fart and shit like mad is how everyone is lol.

Not normal for me. I dont have food allergies.

It was something in that truffle butter ramen.

[agrajag]

We have Score 11 A5 Wagyu on the menu, doubt you would find it in the grocery store 

They sell Wagyu at the grocery a block from my house.

Japanese A5 is $85/lb (before waste) wholesale

[Himu]

Boreans acting like food snobs when this place is an advocate of Taco fucking Bell? 

Taco Bell is just something special. Like The Room. It’s bad but you love it anyways.

[TVC15]

Goddamn I miss Seattle strip mall teriyaki

[james]

Going to Japan to eat steak is like going to Argentina to eat ramen.

[Jansen]

Look, Italian food can be amazing. But pasta is literally flour and water. Some recipes have egg yolk and milk. It's cheap as fuck to make. Have some perspective, please.

I hope Gordon Ramsay rapes you to death while Marino watches

 

Sorry I was mad cuz KFC didn't have the chicken strips to make my Nashville hot chicken little

[Mr. Gundam]

Kobe beef. Actual real Kobe beef is pretty transcendent. Am I'm not a huge fan of steak.

Goddamn I miss Seattle strip mall teriyaki

Teriyaki chicken and katsu combo with two scoops of rice and salad is the best thing ever.

[shosta]

agrajag is a chef? Is that why all his posts are so

[nudemacusers]

Ugh some of you probably shop at Macy’s too 

Oh god no, never. It’s Khol’s or nothing for me.

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[Himu]

Every time I eat ramen I’m not impressed. I know a good place and I’ll be going there when I can and try their ramen. I prefer pho.

[Clockwork5]

I feel like I am in the wrong thread.

[stufte]

Going to Japan to eat steak is like going to Argentina to eat ramen.

But there's some fantastic wagyu beef there. Australian beef... I've had better steaks in Tokyo than in the Midwest.

[agrajag]

Ugh; "truffle butter/oil" is something I definitely don't dig.

I'm not a fan of it, but to top it off the last time I had anything "truffle" flavored I ended up with the flu that night and it tasted terrible on the way out. 

I put truffle in quotes because my understanding is most truffle oil/butter dishes have little or no truffle in them.  I've had actual truffle before in dishes and liked it.

That's not true. Usually truffle butters are made with truffle paste that they buy from specialty purveyors. Truffle paste is chopped up black truffles packed in oil. Some restaurants that go through a lot of fresh truffles will chop up the scraps and make truffle butter like that, so nothing goes to waste.

Whatever the case may be, truffle butter does not belong in ramen

[I'm a Puppy!]

I hate all of you.

[Clockwork5]

Oh wow I'm not a junior any more. Don't worry, I'll still act like one.

[TVC15]

At the Drafthouse they have truffle parmesan butter popcorn and it makes me throw up every time.

[Himu]

Macy’s has good everyday women’s clothes and MAC!

Mac is just jealous that MAC is the more famous Mac I guess. I’m on to you.

[agrajag]

At the Drafthouse they have truffle parmesan butter popcorn and it makes me throw up every time.

Listen buddy, don't blame your diabolical gastrointestinal issues on parmesan popcorn.

[Mr. Gundam]

At the Drafthouse they have truffle parmesan butter popcorn and it makes me throw up every time.

I want a Drafthouse in Seattle. Went to the one in Omaha and it was awesome.

[agrajag]

Macy’s has good everyday women’s clothes and MAC!

Mac is just jealous that MAC is the more famous Mac I guess. I’m on to you.

MAC does make panties wet.

[machine]

I have a hard time paying for a steak at a restaurant. I'd rather just make it at home.

We have Score 11 A5 Wagyu on the menu, doubt you would find it in the grocery store 

There's a farm about 20 miles from me that raises and sells America Wagyu. Should I buy some?