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iospace posted:Convince your bosses to put "We have the right to remove customers we feel are being disruptive or loitering" on the menu. Tell them they're loitering and boot them. When they complain, tell them to look at the menu.
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A Man and his dog posted:If you do Tea, I hope you are brewing it fresh. God no. BIAB tea is the worst thing, and usually sweet as hell too.
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Liquid Communism posted:God no. BIAB tea is the worst thing, and usually sweet as hell too. My first job was at a pizza place that had strawberry ice tea and lemonade in the fountain machine and it was hilarious to me how many parents would tell their kids they couldn't have soda pop but could have one of those. I get not wanting them to have caffeine, but that's in the tea, and the lemonade has as much sugar as sprite and the acidity means it's probably worse for their teeth.
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Errant Gin Monks posted:Sweet tea and unsweetened are gross. Iced tea in general is gross. MODS!? Tea is good, you will fine. In all it's preparations.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:28
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Yeah what the hell man? Tea is great.
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Apr 15, 2018 05:13
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Skwirl posted:My first job was at a pizza place that had strawberry ice tea and lemonade in the fountain machine and it was hilarious to me how many parents would tell their kids they couldn't have soda pop but could have one of those. I get not wanting them to have caffeine, but that's in the tea, and the lemonade has as much sugar as sprite and the acidity means it's probably worse for their teeth. Soda has a ph of like 2.5 I doubt lemonade is much worse.
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Liquid Communism posted:God no. BIAB tea is the worst thing, and usually sweet as hell too. that's because the sugar is covering up the bitter flavor in the tea.
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Industry bros. I experienced my first real serious drainage clog last night. It was horrible. I'm talking water everywhere. Plumbers couldn't figure it out. Like walking in 3 inch deep water around the kitchen. BUT HEY WE CANT CLOSE CAUSE MONEY! It was loving gross and Jesus I hope they get it fixed.
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Discendo Vox posted:Just to be clear, although Cook-Out is Very Christian, I have no knowledge that the company or its ownership have any heinous political beliefs, employment practices, etc. I want to like their shakes, but they're so dang thicc I find them inedible. ::crosses a few more places off the list:: god drat it But at least Cookout is ethically good. Stay Gold, Ponyboy. Edit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_Brands fucks sake.... Nothing can be good any more. Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 17:32 on Apr 15, 2018 |
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Suspect Bucket posted:::crosses a few more places off the list:: god drat it 
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What fresh hell is this? https://twitter.com/mccanner/status/985532447713570816
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Field Mousepad posted:Yeah what the hell man? Tea is great. Manuel Calavera posted:MODS!? No. Iced tea is awful and bad. Hot tea and kombucha are good though
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Good news! I did some digging on their regulatory comment submissions and the personal donations of the founders, and as far as I can tell Focus and Roark are classical Republicans like virtually all fast food owners, not objectivists. Cruz/McCain/Romney donors, not Trump and not Paul. So, take that for what it's worth. Remarkably, the crazy guy who founded Raising Cane's seems to have virtually no political opinions or donations and has a really good employment and compliance record, at least for fast food restaurant service employment. Also learned on this trip into the weeds: Zaxby's uses like 50-80% more salt in their chicken than any of their competitors. Like, grams and grams of it.
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Discendo Vox posted:Just to be clear, although Cook-Out is Very Christian, I have no knowledge that the company or its ownership have any heinous political beliefs, employment practices, etc. I want to like their shakes, but they're so dang thicc I find them inedible. Look at this loving cop.
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Errant Gin Monks posted:No. Iced tea is awful and bad. All tea is good.  @Vox - I thought the owner of Jimmy John's, like the guy who started it (before it was bought by Focus), was still kinda a nutbar Republican type? That's what I remember hearing.
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Manuel Calavera posted:All tea is good. Yes, and he's still around in an, iirc, 35% ownership role on that company. By no means am I saying Focus or other Roark brands are good, or owned by good people. Just...you know, typical Republican evil, not Mercer/Thiel evil.
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I only care a bit about JJ's since it's super convenient for a convention if I need something to eat quick for cheap of reasonably acceptable quality.
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I was all set to effort post about supporting local business instead of fast food chains Because Politics, until I remembered that my KM is a Trump supporter. She's pretty awesome in every aspect of being a boss, but how in holy hell can you be a gay woman and support Trump? It's sorta become a crew mantra whenever she does make a bone-headed decision on something. "Why the gently caress are we [doing X]?" "Remember, she voted for Trump." "Oh, right, heard." I have no idea what the owners' political leanings are, but when our current democrat governor visited us for brunch, they sure posted that pic with the quickness on our FB page.
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Manuel Calavera posted:@Vox - I thought the owner of Jimmy John's, like the guy who started it (before it was bought by Focus), was still kinda a nutbar Republican type? That's what I remember hearing. Jimmy John Liataud grew up rich as gently caress in a white flight Chicago suburb and has always been a nutbar conservative. Mike Liataud, his cousin who founded Milio's (which basically has the exact same menu as JJ's, except they have soup offerings during winter months), got liberalized when he went to school here in Madison and is by all accounts a very decent dude.
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Milio's is also superior in taste.
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Eat at Publix. Somehow both a dyed in the wool southern institution, and also being employee owned, full benefits, health care, and genuinely pleasant people company.
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Suspect Bucket posted:Eat at Publix. Somehow both a dyed in the wool southern institution, and also being employee owned, full benefits, health care, and genuinely pleasant people company. When I was doing political canvassing for an AFL-CIO affiliate in between industry gigs, we almost always ending up eating lunch at a Kroger. I figured it was mostly for convenience (there's one in every town we travelled to, and their ready-made food options are pretty good) until one day when I noticed the sign on the door saying they were unionized --- ahhh. So in the absence of a Publix, I'm pretty pro-Kroger. Their HQ is in my city, so some of the big stores here are almost --- almost --- as incredible as a Wegmans.
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I'm pro Kroger too, especially since they're from Ohio. I don't know of any Milo's anywhere near me. @Demps you don't post in the chat thread as much. Being from Cinci, how do you feel about the chili?
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Don't even get me started on that garbage they call chili.
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Field Mousepad posted:Don't even get me started on that garbage they call chili. Eat my rear end five ways Cincinnati
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Morbid Fiesta posted:Eat my rear end five ways Cincinnati 
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Morbid Fiesta posted:Eat my rear end five ways Cincinnati This sounds like a ripoff sitcom of It's Always Sunny.
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Skwirl posted:This sounds like a ripoff sitcom of It's Always Sunny. One I would watch.
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bloody ghost titty posted:One I would watch. was expecting you to be forums user "yeah i eat rear end"
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Field Mousepad posted:Don't even get me started on that garbage they call chili. Wrong opinions ITT.
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Mmm canned hot dog chili with nutmeg and cinnamon in it. Yummmmyyyy!
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publix : you go in, everything is incredibly overpriced, the only decent deal is their deli and precooked poo poo, you buy a singular squash for $2.50 and a 6oz thing of fish for $9.46. corn is $1 per cobb. a six pack of coke is $7, and wine that is normally $6 for two liters is $12. the employees are all incompetent but also seem to be happy for some dumb reason that probably has to do with really lovely management and a disregard for normalcy or market pricing. kroger : you go in, there's a security guard. the selection is great and there are usually deals on produce that are around farmers market prices. $.69c /lb fresh green beans $6 for whole "organic" chickens. their deli is overpriced, and employees also incompetent, but they seem to care a whole lot less because why would you care about working a retail job in a supermarket. you invariably find whatever the gently caress you want, and self checkout in 30 seconds. dunno, they both have problems but I get so frustrated at the vibe and pricing in a publix that I just can't even shop rationally. it's almost worse than a wholefoods - at least *they* are explicit re: their motives. In publix all the prices are at the maximum reasonable price, like $5.99 for a bag of tortilla chips, and everyone trys so hard to be friendly that I just can't loving take it. be mean to me and give me a decent deal ala Kroger, or take wholefood's approach and make overpaying for food a "lifestyle" thing - but don't just feed me poo poo produce, raping me and smiling while your dick is up my rear end ffs. mindphlux fucked around with this message at 08:33 on Apr 18, 2018 |
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mindphlux posted:publix : you go in, everything is incredibly overpriced, the only decent deal is their deli and precooked poo poo, you buy a singular squash for $2.50 and a 6oz thing of fish for $9.46. corn is $1 per cobb. a six pack My dude. With the utmost respect, you must focus on seasonal stuff, sale items and bogos. If you want cheap and unpleasant, go to walmart. Their deli and pre-cooked poo poo is exactly the reason I reccomend them as well.
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Publix sandwiches are just okay. I've seen people fawn over them and I just don't get it. They're no better or worse than Harris Teeter sandwiches, which are cheaper. Publix is definitely way overpriced, too. I know their lack of a purchase-tracking loyalty card should be a plus, but it means there's never anything truly on sale that you can get for super cheap like HT does with their "buy 2 get 3 free" promotions on some things. One thing I will give to them is that their store-brand ice cream is loving awesome, particularly this one.
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Manuel Calavera posted:I'm pro Kroger too, especially since they're from Ohio. I don't know of any Milo's anywhere near me. @Demps you don't post in the chat thread as much. Being from Cinci, how do you feel about the chili? It seems I am mistaken/misinformed! I was told at some point that Kroger was HQed in Roanoke, VA, which is where I just moved to last year. There's a giant office building near me, which is apparently a regional, not national HQ. That, coupled with the misinfo and the fact that there's a Kroger every three feet here whereas you gotta go out of your way to find a Food Lion (the only other heavy hitter in town, if you don't count Walmart), led me to believe that this was their home turf. Also, the owner of one of the last indie supermarkets here used to be head honcho of Kroger's entire meat dept, so I guess I smushed that into my head, too, as my fair city being its hometown. My bad! Serves me right for not fact checking. But hey, I learned something today, thanks! So, to answer your question, I'm not actually in Cincinnati, and can't speak for their chili. I'd certainly try it, though, I love chili in all its forms and am no purist.
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JacquelineDempsey posted:So, to answer your question, I'm not actually in Cincinnati, and can't speak for their chili. I'd certainly try it, though, I love chili in all its forms and am no purist. One of my fav articles, scroll down to #52 https://deadspin.com/the-great-american-menu-foods-of-the-states-ranked-an-1349137024
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Submarine Sandpaper posted:
That is some pro-click funny and greatly appreciated, thanks.  The Virginia ham entry is dead on; I've lived in this state for almost 18 years now and don't think I've met anyone who gets excited about our ham the way, say, an upstate NYer gets wistful for real buffalo wings or snappies or Gianelli sausage. We're just known for ham because Smithfield runs the parts of the state that Philip Morris does not, best I can tell. Even my store, which prides itself on local, fresh food, gets its country ham from (gasp!) North Carolina.
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Submarine Sandpaper posted:This is a great view to have re: chili but will truly be tested with cincinnati. Still wrong opinions ITT.
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That's pretty accurate actually.
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So Petit Trois is ridiculously small and has wonderful food. It's amazing they can stay in business.
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