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Casa de los peregrinos
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$24 meatloaf
On 11/2/2017 3:53 PM, Casa de los peregrinos wrote:
> Casa de los peregrinos was thinking very hard :
>> On 11/2/2017 3:24 PM,
wrote:
>>> On Thu, 2 Nov 2017 15:10:49 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 2 Nov 2017 15:29:06 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Would you pay $24 for a meatloaf dinner?
>>>>>
>>>>> A new restaurant opened in town and we've not tried it yet.* The other
>>>>> night I checked out the menu and found they have meatloaf for $24.
>>>>>
>>>>>
http://www.elizabethsfarmhouse.com/dinner.html
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sure it would be good, the restaurant itself up up scale, but I
>>>>> just
>>>>> cannot think of a meatloaf being $24.* Most family restaurants are
>>>>> closer to $10 for average and I expect to pay more for better.* It has
>>>>> my curiosity and may just try it if we do go there.* .
>>>>
>>>> The meatloaf shouldn't be $10 more than the mussels, and only ~10%
>>>> less than the other fish/shellfish entrees.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> I'd not patronize any US restaurant that doesn't know to use dollar
>>> sign$... took me a few moments to figure those stand alone numbers
>>> weren't how many servings... those numbers lacking ddollar signs tell
>>> me from teh get-go that the joint is smarmy.
>>
>> Oh good grief!
>>
>> It's pretty much standard notation in any upscale menu now, get with
>> today!
>>
>>> Restaurant meat loaf dinner should never be more than $8... Blue Plate
>>> Special = Meat Loaf, Mashed w/Gravy, Buttered Veg in Season...
>>> Bread/Butter.
>>
>> Agreed.
>>
>>> There's fancy schmancy meat loaf that may cost more
>>> (terrines), but typical meat loaf should cost less than a mystery meat
>>> burger... restaurant meat loaf is salvaged mystery meat (plate
>>> scrapings) with lots of bread crumb filler.
>>
>> No...it's not "plate scrapings"!
>>
>> Good grief!
>>
>>> Hmmm, their swordfish plate is a total rip off at thirty bucks...
>>> fresh caught (never frozen) on Lung Guyland would cost half that.
>>
>> The YOU know where to go, right?
>>
> wertz forgery
yes steve, you forged again.
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