On Saturday, July 26, 2014 12:02:18 AM UTC-6, Michael Nielsen wrote:
> I heard that many restaurants/eateries serve Sysco food, whole or partially made dishes to assemble and reheat, and sometimes even the menu is given by Sysco.
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> I think I had one of those Sysco foods when I had a salad with chicken and it was just horrible. the chicken was rubber, and I left pieces, which is saying a lot - vikings needs their meat!
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> Often you think that you are at a qulaity restaurant with a chef who makes his own menu and food, and gets the ingredients around the place, making deals with local farmers. But then it turns out it is Sysco food with raw materials from e.g. china.
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> Even upscale places you can risk getting Sysco food, for example, French Laundry while having a recipe for homemade fries in his book, serves sysco fries, and gets some meat from them as well. So it is really hard to know.
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> Anyone here knows how to predict it?

Many years ago (probably 18-20) our Sysco had a retail store. While it did not offer all of their products, they had a lot of the pre-prepared restaurant supplies. I hate their cole slaw. I can always tell when a restaurant is using it. A lot of their stuff is okay and I would shop the store for party supplies.

We had a restaurant near us about 35 years ago that had a menu that was pretty much all Sysco. Frozen chicken fried steaks, cordon bleu, lasagna, and all sorts of dinners that were either microwaved or tossed into the deep fryer. They did not taste bad, but were all very salty and fatty. They were a popular restaurant in a small town for many years.

DaleP