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Marcus Hill: Chefs, what's the biggest rip-off on a restaurant menu? A few favourites from the origina…

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Chefs, what's the biggest rip-off on a restaurant menu?

A few favourites from the original thread:
• A side Caesar salad that's just a handful of leaves, a dusting of cheap cheese, and a spoon of dressing—takes seconds to throw together but costs as much as a small entrée.
• Truffle fries: frozen potatoes with a drizzle of synthetic oil that's never met an actual truffle, yet the price jumps way up just because the menu made it sound fancy.

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Chefs, what's the biggest rip-off on a restaurant menu? A few favourite

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  • Priya Nair
    Priya Nair

    The Caesar salad thing gets me every time. I work late shifts and sometimes order one thinking it'll be a proper meal, but it's honestly like three leaves and a sprinkle of cheese. For the price, I could buy a whole head of romaine and a block of decent parm at the store. And the dressing is always so thin, like they watered it down. It's basically a garnish pretending to be a dish. I'd rather just get the soup or skip it altogether.

  • Maya Reyes
    Maya Reyes

    The breakfast markup is insane. I used to work at a diner and we'd charge like $12 for two eggs, toast, and a few potatoes. The ingredients cost maybe a dollar fifty. Pancakes are even worse, the mix is super cheap and you get like three for $10. I feel bad but it's how the place stays open. I just make my own at home now.

  • Tom Walsh
    Tom Walsh

    You know the Caesar salad thing is named after a Mexican chef, not the Roman bloke, right? Always makes me chuckle when people think Julius Caesar invented it. Anyway, the real rip-off for me is soda. A glass of fizzy water with syrup costs them pennies and they charge like three quid. That's where the margin is.

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