Julie Bove wrote:

>
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:00:47 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 12:00:47 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:59:44 -0500, songbird
> > > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Doris Night wrote:
> > > > > ...
> >>>>> I won't eat salad at a restaurant because they keep it in a huge
> >>>>> container in the kitchen and dish it out when it's ordered. It
> will >>>>> generally have too much dressing on it, and it will have
> sat in the >>>>> dressing for quite a while.
> > > > >
> >>>> no place i go to has dressing on the salad before you
> > > > > get it and you can order the salad with the dressing on
> > > > > the side.
> > > > >
> >>>> i suppose this community salad with one dressing on it
> > > > > might be a cultural thing, but i'd not much like it. still
> > > > > i could eat it if that is all there was.
> > > > >
> >>>> songbird
> > > >
> > > > The only salad I know of that arrives already dressed is a
> > > > slaw. Even the greasyest spoon will bring a salad undressed
> > > > with a dressing of choice on the side... nowadays the dressings
> > > > are in sealed plastic packets as is ketchup, mustard, syrups,
> > > > even butter pats jam/jelly, and cream for coffee. The only
> > > > exception is a caesar salad but that would be dressed at table.
> > > > I've never in my life encountered a restaurant that serves
> > > > pre-dressed salad, for one they'd have a lot of waste... leafy
> > > > greens go limp in under five minutes of being dressed.
> > >
> > > Better restaurants make their own dressings and dress the salad
> > > in the kitchen, then bring it to the table immediately. My
> > > regular Thursday lunch spot does that.
> > >
> > > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> > I don't know that those are better restaurants, some may ask if you
> > want their house dressing, I wouldn't. I went to a famcy schmancy
> > eatery a couple years ago, they drizzled some snot on the salad, I
> > couldn't eat it, in fact I couldn't look at it. That pig pen is out
> > of business now. Just bring me a half lemon and a bottle of decent
> > olive oil and I'll dress my own salad.
>
> I do like lemon on a salad. But not oil.

Not all that unusual. When we do the big Turkey-day thing we always
have some cut lemons and limes (for tea, hot or cold) and yes, some use
a little on a salad.