Lou Decruss <Lou Decruss >> wrote:

> I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
> restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
> How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
> they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!

I was reading a menu today and a side of "2 small pancakes" was
$1.99. My eyes bugged out, too. I guess at those prices, Denny's
*is* a deal.

I've been Pancake-Free for 20+ years. But I did try and make funnel
cakes a few months ago.

-sw

I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!

Anyway....The chicken didn't thaw enough so we're having quesadillas
tonight. I've got 3 avocados for some quac. They were on sale 3 for a
buck!! We got 9 and scarfed the other 6 up pretty quick.

Lou

Lou Decruss wrote:

> I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer for
> Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any restaurant.

Well, then you don't really have much going for you in terms of context.


> Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke? How many freekin
> pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that they serve there!
> Are that many people really that stupid to go there rather than a real
> restaurant? Uugggg!!!!
>
> Anyway....The chicken didn't thaw enough so we're having quesadillas
> tonight. I've got 3 avocados for some quac. They were on sale 3 for a
> buck!! We got 9 and scarfed the other 6 up pretty quick.

Since you can spend on $10 breakfast entrees breakfast at Denny's, $5
doesn't sound too bad for an all-you-can-eat of any type.


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On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:38:46 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer for
>> Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
>> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
>> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any restaurant.
>
>Well, then you don't really have much going for you in terms of context.
>

That's why I was asking.

>> Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke? How many freekin
>> pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that they serve there!
>> Are that many people really that stupid to go there rather than a real
>> restaurant? Uugggg!!!!
>>
>> Anyway....The chicken didn't thaw enough so we're having quesadillas
>> tonight. I've got 3 avocados for some quac. They were on sale 3 for a
>> buck!! We got 9 and scarfed the other 6 up pretty quick.
>
>Since you can spend on $10 breakfast entrees breakfast at Denny's, $5
>doesn't sound too bad for an all-you-can-eat of any type.

10 bucks at Denny's is insane!!!

For a real meal a place like this is 100 times better. And you can
eat real food for under 10 bucks. White chocolate and raspberry
pancakes for $7.95.

http://www.eggharborcafe.com/

Lou

Mark Thorson <Mark Thorson >> wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> I was reading a menu today and a side of "2 small pancakes" was
>> $1.99. My eyes bugged out, too. I guess at those prices, Denny's
>> *is* a deal.
>
> Oooookay. At those prices,
> I guess you could use a pancake detector.

I could probably make a lifetime's supply of pancakes for the price
of a pancake detector.

20 pancakes costs what... $.80 in ingredients and energy? (or less?)

-sw

On Mar 14, 10:18*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> Mark Thorson <Mark Thorson >> wrote:
>
> > Sqwertz wrote:
>
> >> I was reading a menu today and a side of "2 small pancakes" was
> >> $1.99. *My eyes bugged out, too. *I guess at those prices, Denny's
> >> *is* a deal.
>
> > Oooookay. *At those prices,
> > I guess you could use a pancake detector.
>
> I could probably make a lifetime's supply of pancakes for the price
> of a pancake detector.
>
> 20 pancakes costs what... $.80 in ingredients and energy? (or less?)

And pancake detectors are EXpensive.
>
> -sw

--Bryan

Bobo Bonobo® <Bobo Bonobo® >> wrote:

> On Mar 14, 10:18*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>> Mark Thorson <Mark Thorson >> wrote:
>>
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>>> I was reading a menu today and a side of "2 small pancakes" was
>>>> $1.99. *My eyes bugged out, too. *I guess at those prices, Denny's
>>>> *is* a deal.
>>
>>> Oooookay. *At those prices,
>>> I guess you could use a pancake detector.
>>
>> I could probably make a lifetime's supply of pancakes for the price
>> of a pancake detector.
>>
>> 20 pancakes costs what... $.80 in ingredients and energy? (or less?)
>
> And pancake detectors are EXpensive.

Exactly. The early owners of pancake detectors are paying mostly
for the R&D of the things - which I imagine are in the billions for
a detector that can accurately tell the difference between a pancake
and a waffle.

-sw

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:10:01 -0600, Lou Decruss >
wrote:

>I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
>for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
>kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
>years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
>restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
>How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
>they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
>rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!

I don't go to Denny's very often.... honestly, I only went because
they had some super breakfast deal that hubby loved. Anyway, their
pancakes were pretty good. The Grand Slam was at least $5 the last
time I noticed, so I guess considering how much people pay for buffets
a $5 pancake feed isn't too bad.

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On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:51:33 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> I was reading a menu today and a side of "2 small pancakes" was
>> $1.99. My eyes bugged out, too. I guess at those prices, Denny's
>> *is* a deal.
>
>Oooookay. At those prices,
>I guess you could use a pancake detector.

Hey, call them Dollar Pancakes.

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Sqwertz wrote:
>
> I was reading a menu today and a side of "2 small pancakes" was
> $1.99. My eyes bugged out, too. I guess at those prices, Denny's
> *is* a deal.

Oooookay. At those prices,
I guess you could use a pancake detector.

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
news
>I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
> restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
> How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
> they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!

You don't get out much. Some places charge that much just for the coffee.
Denny's is OK, you get a decent breakfast there for not much. Plus they are
always open. And 4.99 is not much. My favorite diner charges 9 bucks for a
short stack with 2 eggs and your choice of meat.

> Anyway....The chicken didn't thaw enough so we're having quesadillas
> tonight. I've got 3 avocados for some quac. They were on sale 3 for a
> buck!! We got 9 and scarfed the other 6 up pretty quick.

Way to go Lou.

Paul

Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:38:46 -0800, Blinky the Shark >
> wrote:
>
>>Lou Decruss wrote:
>>
>>> I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer for
>>> Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
>>> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
>>> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
>>> restaurant.
>>
>>Well, then you don't really have much going for you in terms of context.
>>
>
> That's why I was asking.

Of course. I read some exclamation points into your "Are they kidding"
question that weren't there. My bad.


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Lou Decruss wrote:
> I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
> restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
> How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
> they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!
>
> Anyway....The chicken didn't thaw enough so we're having quesadillas
> tonight. I've got 3 avocados for some quac. They were on sale 3 for a
> buck!! We got 9 and scarfed the other 6 up pretty quick.
>
> Lou

We had breakfast for dinner, Two blueberry pancakes with blueberry
syrup an egg and a sausage and part of a burrito each, yummy

I made about thirty pancakes a few days ago so a trip to the freezer
makes for easy pancakes

Pancakes alone is not my idea of a meal let alone all-you-can-eat.
Unless it's for a charity thing,

I think I could only pay about 2 or 3 dollars to justify having all-
you-can-eat pancakes, for myself.

Avocados, we are lucky to get them for a dollar each but I love em.

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:38:46 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> > wrote:
>
>> Lou Decruss wrote:
>>
>>> I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
>>> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are
>>> they kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in
>>> probably 20 years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes
>>> in any restaurant.
>>
>> Well, then you don't really have much going for you in terms of
>> context.
>
> That's why I was asking.
>
>>> Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke? How many
>>> freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that they
>>> serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
>>> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!
>>>
>>> Anyway....The chicken didn't thaw enough so we're having quesadillas
>>> tonight. I've got 3 avocados for some quac. They were on sale 3
>>> for a buck!! We got 9 and scarfed the other 6 up pretty quick.
>>
>> Since you can spend on $10 breakfast entrees breakfast at Denny's, $5
>> doesn't sound too bad for an all-you-can-eat of any type.
>
> 10 bucks at Denny's is insane!!!
>
> For a real meal a place like this is 100 times better. And you can
> eat real food for under 10 bucks. White chocolate and raspberry
> pancakes for $7.95.
>
> http://www.eggharborcafe.com/
>
> Lou
Gosh, I haven't been to Egg Harbor in 30+ years -- the inlaws used to have a
summer place there.
Janet

Lou Decruss wrote:

> I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
> restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
> How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
> they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!

That doesn't seem like much of a deal. I rarely have pancakes when I go
out because they are always disappointing. I made the mistake of ordering
them one day last month. An order of 3 pancakes without the bacon and eggs
would have been $3.95. I ate only two of them. That was more than enough
for me.

On Mar 14, 10:10*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." *Are they
> kidding that that's a deal? *


You are out of touch. Drive thru at McDonalds would run about the
same.

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:51:47 GMT, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss <Lou Decruss >> wrote:
>
>> I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
>> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
>> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
>> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
>> restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
>> How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
>> they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
>> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!
>
>I was reading a menu today and a side of "2 small pancakes" was
>$1.99. My eyes bugged out, too. I guess at those prices, Denny's
>*is* a deal.

I guess it is a deal then. A side of 2 sausages "and" 2 bacon strips
is $1.50. I still won't be going there.

Lou

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>
> I guess it is a deal then. A side of 2 sausages "and" 2 bacon strips
> is $1.50. I still won't be going there.
>
> Lou
>
That is actually a good price for the add ons. The all you can eat pancakes
with gobs of syrup is carb overload though.

We don't eat breakfast out very often. IMO, it is usually overpriced for
what you get but I guess they still have to cover the overhead.

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:18:41 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:


>20 pancakes costs what... $.80 in ingredients and energy? (or less?)

Probably. It's got to be a good money maker for them to be
advertising. They aren't going to be using eggs or milk. They'll be
using mixes like the one in the link below. They just add water. A 5
pound box of commercial mix is 8 bucks. I'm not going to buy a box to
do a test, but I think you could get several hundred pancakes from it.
The original plate of three that Denny's gives you cost's about a dime
plus the labor of cooking them. And the coffee is a big markup item
too, or Starbucks wouldn't be around doing so well.

30 years ago when I was poor I'd get a bag of this stuff and it lasted
me a long time and I ate pancakes a lot. For a mix, it's good. But I
didn't know any better. Now when I make them I don't use a mix. I
don't make them often though.

http://www.chefswarehouse.com/Catalo...x?prd_id=GM251

Lou

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:36:50 -0500, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>> 10 bucks at Denny's is insane!!!
>>
>> For a real meal a place like this is 100 times better. And you can
>> eat real food for under 10 bucks. White chocolate and raspberry
>> pancakes for $7.95.
>>
>> http://www.eggharborcafe.com/
>>
>> Lou
>
>Interesting menu, Lou. Thanks!

You're welcome Kili. You have to wait for table at any of their
locations. I thought they were kinda pricey, but if Denny's is the
same money I guess they're not that bad.

Next time I'm there I'll try this:

http://www.eggharborcafe.com/menu/item?id=5182

Lou

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:58:19 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:38:46 -0800, Blinky the Shark >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Lou Decruss wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer for
>>>> Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
>>>> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
>>>> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
>>>> restaurant.
>>>
>>>Well, then you don't really have much going for you in terms of context.
>>>
>>
>> That's why I was asking.
>
>Of course. I read some exclamation points into your "Are they kidding"
>question that weren't there. My bad.

LOL. No problem. I guess they're not kidding because it seems people
will pay it.

Lou

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:50:03 GMT, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>
>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>news
>>I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
>> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
>> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
>> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
>> restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
>> How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
>> they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
>> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!
>
>You don't get out much.

Sure I do, just not to Denny's.

> Some places charge that much just for the coffee.
>Denny's is OK, you get a decent breakfast there for not much. Plus they are
>always open. And 4.99 is not much. My favorite diner charges 9 bucks for a
>short stack with 2 eggs and your choice of meat.

But that's a real diner. You can get a real burger at a diner or at a
corner F/F place for the same money it would cost to eat at
McShitties. That doesn't make McShitties a good value.

>> Anyway....The chicken didn't thaw enough so we're having quesadillas
>> tonight. I've got 3 avocados for some quac. They were on sale 3 for a
>> buck!! We got 9 and scarfed the other 6 up pretty quick.
>
>Way to go Lou.

I was a pretty good chow. Louise said I used too much lime in the
guac, but she ate a lot. Guess it wasn't too bad.

Lou

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:55:42 GMT, "l, not -l" > wrote:

>
>On 14-Mar-2008, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>> I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
>> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
>> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
>> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
>> restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
>> How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
>> they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
>> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!
>
>You haven't been paying attention to the world around you; people are paying
>$3 for a bottle of water or a cup of coffee. Look at it this way; it's a
>bottomless cup of coffee with free pancakes, and you don't have to go to a
>counter and get it yourself; they bring it to you while you sit and relax.
>IMO, their coffee is better than the burned battery acid at Star$$$$, you
>get all you care to drink, out of a real cup, with pancakes, butter and
>syrup for less than a couple of cups of Star$$$$ brewed.

That's a different point of view. Thank you. But I'm still not going
there. I don't go to starbucks either.

Lou

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:25:56 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

>
>
>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
>> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
>> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
>> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
>> restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
>> How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
>> they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
>> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!
>>
>> Anyway....The chicken didn't thaw enough so we're having quesadillas
>> tonight. I've got 3 avocados for some quac. They were on sale 3 for a
>> buck!! We got 9 and scarfed the other 6 up pretty quick.
>>
>> Lou
>
>We had breakfast for dinner, Two blueberry pancakes with blueberry
>syrup an egg and a sausage and part of a burrito each, yummy

We do breakfast for dinner too sometimes. But usually eggs. Recently
I made waffles for dinner. Comfort food to me.
>
>I made about thirty pancakes a few days ago so a trip to the freezer
>makes for easy pancakes
>
>Pancakes alone is not my idea of a meal let alone all-you-can-eat.
>Unless it's for a charity thing,

Even charity pancakes are only about 5 bucks.

>I think I could only pay about 2 or 3 dollars to justify having all-
>you-can-eat pancakes, for myself.

I'd think so too.

>Avocados, we are lucky to get them for a dollar each but I love em.

I get them from Mexican markets. 3 for a buck was an exceptional deal
even there. I love them too.

Lou

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:12:52 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
>> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
>> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
>> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
>> restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
>> How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
>> they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
>> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!
>
>That doesn't seem like much of a deal. I rarely have pancakes when I go
>out because they are always disappointing. I made the mistake of ordering
>them one day last month. An order of 3 pancakes without the bacon and eggs
>would have been $3.95. I ate only two of them. That was more than enough
>for me.

Yep. Pancakes alone are pretty boring. I like ham and eggs with
them.

Lou

Sqwertz wrote

>>> 20 pancakes costs what... $.80 in ingredients and energy? (or
less?)

>> And pancake detectors are EXpensive.

> Exactly. The early owners of pancake detectors are paying mostly
> for the R&D of the things - which I imagine are in the billions for
> a detector that can accurately tell the difference between a pancake
> and a waffle.

Do they detect frittata, too?
--
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On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:29:06 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" >
wrote:

>
>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>>
>> I guess it is a deal then. A side of 2 sausages "and" 2 bacon strips
>> is $1.50. I still won't be going there.
>>
>> Lou
>>
>That is actually a good price for the add ons.

For a restaurant, yes it is.

> The all you can eat pancakes with gobs of syrup is carb overload though.

I like gobs of butter too.

>We don't eat breakfast out very often.

Neither do we.

>IMO, it is usually overpriced for what you get but I guess they still have to
>cover the overhead.

They should be allowed to make a living, but not off me. I can make
breakfast for $.50, and have it be good. The only time I'll even buy
coffee out is when I'm traveling and don't have a choice.

Lou

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

>
> We don't eat breakfast out very often. IMO, it is usually overpriced for
> what you get but I guess they still have to cover the overhead.

That depends a lot on where you go. There are places around here that have
pretty good breakfast specials, usually under $5. One place still offers a 99
cent breakfast.... 2 eggs any style, home fries and toast. Coffee is extra.

When I look at the prices some of the franchise joints charge for breakfast, and
hotels certainly seem to take advantage of a captive audience.

Lou Decruss wrote:

> >IMO, it is usually overpriced for what you get but I guess they still have to
> >cover the overhead.
>
> They should be allowed to make a living, but not off me. I can make
> breakfast for $.50, and have it be good. The only time I'll even buy
> coffee out is when I'm traveling and don't have a choice.

Not many places offer the sort of breakfast I like. I don't do bacon and eggs in
the morning. I prefer a bowl of oatmeal or Shredded Wheat with some fresh fruit.
I can eat that at home for peanuts. However, I do like to go out for a coffee
every day. I usually go to Tim Hortons which sells pretty good coffee.

Dave Smith wrote:
> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> We don't eat breakfast out very often. IMO, it is usually overpriced for
>> what you get but I guess they still have to cover the overhead.
>
> That depends a lot on where you go. There are places around here that have
> pretty good breakfast specials, usually under $5. One place still offers a 99
> cent breakfast.... 2 eggs any style, home fries and toast. Coffee is extra.

Same here, lots of options instead of going to the heavily marketed (and
more expensive) big box places.


>
> When I look at the prices some of the franchise joints charge for breakfast, and
> hotels certainly seem to take advantage of a captive audience.
>

I think a lot of people respond to the advertising and unless it is
heavily marketed it simply doesn't exist.

George wrote:

>
>
> I think a lot of people respond to the advertising and unless it is
> heavily marketed it simply doesn't exist.

When I was working we often stopped for breakfast first thing in the morning. None of
the places we went to advertised. They were all mom and pop places with good food,
fast service and cheap.....and bottomless cups of coffee. They were always full of
their regular customers. There was no need to advertise. They had all the business
they could handle, and they didn't need to pass on the cost of advertising.

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:50:03 GMT, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>>news
>>>I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
>>> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
>>> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
>>> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
>>> restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
>>> How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
>>> they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
>>> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!
>>
>>You don't get out much.
>
> Sure I do, just not to Denny's.
>
>> Some places charge that much just for the coffee.
>>Denny's is OK, you get a decent breakfast there for not much. Plus they
>>are
>>always open. And 4.99 is not much. My favorite diner charges 9 bucks for
>>a
>>short stack with 2 eggs and your choice of meat.
>
> But that's a real diner. You can get a real burger at a diner or at a
> corner F/F place for the same money it would cost to eat at
> McShitties. That doesn't make McShitties a good value.
>
>>> Anyway....The chicken didn't thaw enough so we're having quesadillas
>>> tonight. I've got 3 avocados for some quac. They were on sale 3 for a
>>> buck!! We got 9 and scarfed the other 6 up pretty quick.
>>
>>Way to go Lou.
>
> I was a pretty good chow. Louise said I used too much lime in the
> guac, but she ate a lot. Guess it wasn't too bad.


Well seeing as this is a cooking group and seeing as how you think this is
1950 and you can get pancakes for 50 cents, maybe a compomiuse would be for
you to learn to cook your own? I mean if you want something done right you
have to do it yourseld. And you don't have to tip either.

Paul

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
news:PhVCj.5786$Id3.1682@trnddc07...
>
> "Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:50:03 GMT, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>>>news >>>>I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
>>>> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
>>>> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
>>>> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
>>>> restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
>>>> How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
>>>> they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
>>>> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!
>>>
>>>You don't get out much.
>>
>> Sure I do, just not to Denny's.
>>
>>> Some places charge that much just for the coffee.
>>>Denny's is OK, you get a decent breakfast there for not much. Plus they
>>>are
>>>always open. And 4.99 is not much. My favorite diner charges 9 bucks
>>>for a
>>>short stack with 2 eggs and your choice of meat.
>>
>> But that's a real diner. You can get a real burger at a diner or at a
>> corner F/F place for the same money it would cost to eat at
>> McShitties. That doesn't make McShitties a good value.
>>
>>>> Anyway....The chicken didn't thaw enough so we're having quesadillas
>>>> tonight. I've got 3 avocados for some quac. They were on sale 3 for a
>>>> buck!! We got 9 and scarfed the other 6 up pretty quick.
>>>
>>>Way to go Lou.
>>
>> I was a pretty good chow. Louise said I used too much lime in the
>> guac, but she ate a lot. Guess it wasn't too bad.
>
>
> Well seeing as this is a cooking group and seeing as how you think this is
> 1950 and you can get pancakes for 50 cents, maybe a compomiuse would be
> for you to learn to cook your own? I mean if you want something done
> right you have to do it yourseld. And you don't have to tip either.
>
> Paul
Good lord, who peed in your Cheerios? Everyone knows you can make pancakes
for next to nothing. Lou certainly knows it. It was merely an observation
on his part that $4.99 for pancakes (all you can eat or not) is probably not
a "deal". Maybe you'd better go make some peanut butter pancakes

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

>
> > Well seeing as this is a cooking group and seeing as how you think this is
> > 1950 and you can get pancakes for 50 cents, maybe a compomiuse would be
> > for you to learn to cook your own? I mean if you want something done
> > right you have to do it yourseld. And you don't have to tip either.
> >
> > Paul
> Good lord, who peed in your Cheerios? Everyone knows you can make pancakes
> for next to nothing. Lou certainly knows it. It was merely an observation
> on his part that $4.99 for pancakes (all you can eat or not) is probably not
> a "deal". Maybe you'd better go make some peanut butter pancakes

I figure that it costs me less than $1 for the ingredients to make a batch of
pancakes that will feed four people, and that is using real ingredients. My
scratch pancakes are a hell of a lot better than anything I have ever had in a
restaurant. Then there is the cost of the syrup. I use real maple syrup, not
that grotesque sugar slop they give you in restaurants.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
news
>
> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
> news:PhVCj.5786$Id3.1682@trnddc07...
>>
>> "Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:50:03 GMT, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>>>>news >>>>>I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
>>>>> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
>>>>> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
>>>>> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
>>>>> restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
>>>>> How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
>>>>> they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
>>>>> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!
>>>>
>>>>You don't get out much.
>>>
>>> Sure I do, just not to Denny's.
>>>
>>>> Some places charge that much just for the coffee.
>>>>Denny's is OK, you get a decent breakfast there for not much. Plus they
>>>>are
>>>>always open. And 4.99 is not much. My favorite diner charges 9 bucks
>>>>for a
>>>>short stack with 2 eggs and your choice of meat.
>>>
>>> But that's a real diner. You can get a real burger at a diner or at a
>>> corner F/F place for the same money it would cost to eat at
>>> McShitties. That doesn't make McShitties a good value.
>>>
>>>>> Anyway....The chicken didn't thaw enough so we're having quesadillas
>>>>> tonight. I've got 3 avocados for some quac. They were on sale 3 for a
>>>>> buck!! We got 9 and scarfed the other 6 up pretty quick.
>>>>
>>>>Way to go Lou.
>>>
>>> I was a pretty good chow. Louise said I used too much lime in the
>>> guac, but she ate a lot. Guess it wasn't too bad.
>>
>>
>> Well seeing as this is a cooking group and seeing as how you think this
>> is 1950 and you can get pancakes for 50 cents, maybe a compomiuse would
>> be for you to learn to cook your own? I mean if you want something done
>> right you have to do it yourseld. And you don't have to tip either.
>>
>> Paul
> Good lord, who peed in your Cheerios? Everyone knows you can make
> pancakes for next to nothing. Lou certainly knows it. It was merely an
> observation on his part that $4.99 for pancakes (all you can eat or not)
> is probably not a "deal". Maybe you'd better go make some peanut butter
> pancakes

Maybe you'd better kiss my ass? Don't like my posts, don't read them.

Paul

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>>
>> > Well seeing as this is a cooking group and seeing as how you think this
>> > is
>> > 1950 and you can get pancakes for 50 cents, maybe a compomiuse would be
>> > for you to learn to cook your own? I mean if you want something done
>> > right you have to do it yourseld. And you don't have to tip either.
>> >
>> > Paul
>> Good lord, who peed in your Cheerios? Everyone knows you can make
>> pancakes
>> for next to nothing. Lou certainly knows it. It was merely an
>> observation
>> on his part that $4.99 for pancakes (all you can eat or not) is probably
>> not
>> a "deal". Maybe you'd better go make some peanut butter pancakes
>
> I figure that it costs me less than $1 for the ingredients to make a batch
> of
> pancakes that will feed four people, and that is using real ingredients.
> My
> scratch pancakes are a hell of a lot better than anything I have ever had
> in a
> restaurant. Then there is the cost of the syrup. I use real maple syrup,
> not
> that grotesque sugar slop they give you in restaurants.


Buttermilk is not exactly cheap these days. I quart makes 2 batchesand it
is 2.50 a quart at my market, so that is about 1.25 per batch. Butter is
not exactly cheap, figure 1/2 stick for the batter and the table easily -
more if you like butter. Eggs are sky high, a dozen here is like 3 bucks
and I use 6 eggs per batch. Flour hasn't gotten too bad yet. I figure a
batch to feed 2 hungry eaters would probably cost me about 3.50 ro 4.00 not
including coffee. Now coffee prices are really escalating.

So 4.99 is quite a bargain - what is commonly called a "loss leader" in the
business world. They figure somebody comes in for the special and the
people they are with order something other than the pancakes.

Paul

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
news
>
> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
> news:PhVCj.5786$Id3.1682@trnddc07...
>>
>> "Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:50:03 GMT, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>>>>news >>>>>I was looking through the junk mail that came today and saw a flyer
>>>>> for Denny's "All you can eat pancakes and coffee for $4.99." Are they
>>>>> kidding that that's a deal? I haven' been to a Denny's in probably 20
>>>>> years and can't remember the last time I had pancakes in any
>>>>> restaurant. Am I out of touch with prices or is $4.99 a big joke?
>>>>> How many freekin pancakes can a person eat? Especially the crap that
>>>>> they serve there! Are that many people really that stupid to go there
>>>>> rather than a real restaurant? Uugggg!!!!
>>>>
>>>>You don't get out much.
>>>
>>> Sure I do, just not to Denny's.
>>>
>>>> Some places charge that much just for the coffee.
>>>>Denny's is OK, you get a decent breakfast there for not much. Plus they
>>>>are
>>>>always open. And 4.99 is not much. My favorite diner charges 9 bucks
>>>>for a
>>>>short stack with 2 eggs and your choice of meat.
>>>
>>> But that's a real diner. You can get a real burger at a diner or at a
>>> corner F/F place for the same money it would cost to eat at
>>> McShitties. That doesn't make McShitties a good value.
>>>
>>>>> Anyway....The chicken didn't thaw enough so we're having quesadillas
>>>>> tonight. I've got 3 avocados for some quac. They were on sale 3 for a
>>>>> buck!! We got 9 and scarfed the other 6 up pretty quick.
>>>>
>>>>Way to go Lou.
>>>
>>> I was a pretty good chow. Louise said I used too much lime in the
>>> guac, but she ate a lot. Guess it wasn't too bad.
>>
>>
>> Well seeing as this is a cooking group and seeing as how you think this
>> is 1950 and you can get pancakes for 50 cents, maybe a compomiuse would
>> be for you to learn to cook your own? I mean if you want something done
>> right you have to do it yourseld. And you don't have to tip either.
>>
>> Paul
> Good lord, who peed in your Cheerios? Everyone knows you can make
> pancakes for next to nothing. Lou certainly knows it. It was merely an
> observation on his part that $4.99 for pancakes (all you can eat or not)
> is probably not a "deal". Maybe you'd better go make some peanut butter
> pancakes

http://www.peanutbutterlovers.com/recipes/pancakes.html

Peanut Butter Pancakes

1¼ cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1¼ cups milk
1 egg
¼ cup peanut butter
3 tablespoons butter, melted

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Beat milk with egg and peanut
butter until smooth. Add to dry ingredients and beat just until well
moistened. Lightly butter hot griddle. Spoon by ¼ cupfuls onto griddle. Cook
until golden brown on both sides.

Be sure not to use ground peanuts or it just won't be the same dish and in
fact nobody could ever figure out what it was supposed to be. You sure as
hell ain't getting those babies for 4.99 in Thailand, tell ya that right
now.

Pau

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>>
>> Buttermilk is not exactly cheap these days. I quart makes 2 batchesand
>> it
>> is 2.50 a quart at my market, so that is about 1.25 per batch. Butter is
>
> Buttermilk is easy as dirt to make, from milk.
> I used to do that when I made cheese. The cheese
> wasn't very good, but the buttermilk was properly
> thick. No more difficult than making yogurt.

Little vinegar, I know. But the cultured milk to me tastes better. And
milk isn't exactly cheap where I live even though we have dairy farms
nearby.

Paul

"Paul M. Cook" wrote:

>
> >>
> > I figure that it costs me less than $1 for the ingredients to make a batch
> > of
> > pancakes that will feed four people, and that is using real ingredients.
> > My
> > scratch pancakes are a hell of a lot better than anything I have ever had
> > in a
> > restaurant. Then there is the cost of the syrup. I use real maple syrup,
> > not
> > that grotesque sugar slop they give you in restaurants.
>
> Buttermilk is not exactly cheap these days.

I didn't say buttermilk pancakes, though I could add a spoonful of vinegar to
whole milk for the same effect. Eggs are $2.50 per dozen here..... so less
than than 30 cents. Flour is cheap, and the amount of baking powder or soda,
salt and sugar is a penny or two. Add c cup of milk and a bit of oil or melted
butter.... under $1 per batch.


> So 4.99 is quite a bargain - what is commonly called a "loss leader" in the
> business world. They figure somebody comes in for the special and the
> people they are with order something other than the pancakes.

My experience with restaurant pancakes and their crappy syrup is that most
people could not eat more than 3 regular sized pancakes. They will get you on
the sides and coffee.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>
>>
>> >>
>> > I figure that it costs me less than $1 for the ingredients to make a
>> > batch
>> > of
>> > pancakes that will feed four people, and that is using real
>> > ingredients.
>> > My
>> > scratch pancakes are a hell of a lot better than anything I have ever
>> > had
>> > in a
>> > restaurant. Then there is the cost of the syrup. I use real maple
>> > syrup,
>> > not
>> > that grotesque sugar slop they give you in restaurants.
>>
>> Buttermilk is not exactly cheap these days.
>
> I didn't say buttermilk pancakes, though I could add a spoonful of vinegar
> to
> whole milk for the same effect. Eggs are $2.50 per dozen here..... so
> less
> than than 30 cents. Flour is cheap, and the amount of baking powder or
> soda,
> salt and sugar is a penny or two. Add c cup of milk and a bit of oil or
> melted
> butter.... under $1 per batch.
>
>
>> So 4.99 is quite a bargain - what is commonly called a "loss leader" in
>> the
>> business world. They figure somebody comes in for the special and the
>> people they are with order something other than the pancakes.
>
> My experience with restaurant pancakes and their crappy syrup is that most
> people could not eat more than 3 regular sized pancakes. They will get
> you on
> the sides and coffee.
>

Eating out is expensive. Shrug? We aren't exactly talking a revelation
here. If you ever have worked in a restaurant you know they all have very
high overhead. If you want cheap, make it at home.

Paul