mutepointe wrote:there was a most excellent chinese restaurant by our house when we lived in hurricane, wv. my wife babysits and one year for her birthday, the family wanted to get her something, so i suggested a gift certificate to that really great chinese restaurant. at the birthday party, the mom told this story......
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well, on the odd subject of chinese eateries, i had my own special trip to one. It was quite a long time ago, but one time it was my brother's birthday, so we all (about 12 people and 2 babies) went out to a somewhat local chinese buffet. Towards the end of our feast, the waitress naturally gave us our tab. It was about 90 bucks or so, but my little cousin saw it and (she's about 5) said "Holey cow! That's so much! We should leave Sam (that's me) here for payment instead!" and in at least my family we jab at eat other as affection, so then i replied back as fast as I could, "No, we should leave YOU here, because then everyone would be the same size!!" And right as I said that, the entire restaurant went silent. Let's just say we were the only caucasian people there. I FELT SO BAD!!! I was just kidding! I'm really a nice person! I just wanted to hide the rest of the time.... I didn't mean it.... aw, I still feel bad....
super_woodwinder wrote:well, on the odd subject of chinese eateries, i had my own special trip to one. It was quite a long time ago, but one time it was my brother's birthday, so we all (about 12 people and 2 babies) went out to a somewhat local chinese buffet. Towards the end of our feast, the waitress naturally gave us our tab. It was about 90 bucks or so, but my little cousin saw it and (she's about 5) said "Holey cow! That's so much! We should leave Sam (that's me) here for payment instead!" and in at least my family we jab at eat other as affection, so then i replied back as fast as I could, "No, we should leave YOU here, because then everyone would be the same size!!" And right as I said that, the entire restaurant went silent. Let's just say we were the only caucasian people there. I FELT SO BAD!!! I was just kidding! I'm really a nice person! I just wanted to hide the rest of the time.... I didn't mean it.... aw, I still feel bad....
I appreciate this story as I am quite capable myself of putting my foot in my mouth.
Dale wrote:I'd like to take this opportunity to report that I started Weight Watchers 7 weeks ago and I have lost 14 lbs. 51 more to go!
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Congratulations, Dale. By the way, are you counting points, or are you on the set menu? My wife and I often eat out at a Chinese buffets (there are so many near us), but trying to count WW points is difficult. "Now, Rita, do you think that the cream puff desert that I just ate was 3 or 4 points? What do you mean that I have already eaten 25 points, dear?"
I think they should have an "all you can eat" option for those who don't want to eat a lot. For example, even if I go in and eat lo mein noodles and vegetables and nothing else (which I do), I still have to pay $12.00 at one place, and I think that's obscene. Since it's a buffet restaurant, they won't let you get just one thing.
Cranberry wrote:I think they should have an "all you can eat" option for those who don't want to eat a lot. For example, even if I go in and eat lo mein noodles and vegetables and nothing else (which I do), I still have to pay $12.00 at one place, and I think that's obscene. Since it's a buffet restaurant, they won't let you get just one thing.
Cran, most buffets that I've been too will also accept individual orders for a single item, although it may not be as proportionally inexpensive as you would desire. For example, with a lunch menu, $6.95 may be the all-you-can-eat price. If you want just a bowl of noodles, you have to order from the ala carte menu. Sorry, but the bowl of noodles is also $6.95. Don't try to reason with them.
Doug_Tipple wrote:For example, with a lunch menu, $6.95 may be the all-you-can-eat price. If you want just a bowl of noodles, you have to order from the ala carte menu. Sorry, but the bowl of noodles is also $6.95. Don't try to reason with them.
Doug_Tipple wrote:For example, with a lunch menu, $6.95 may be the all-you-can-eat price. If you want just a bowl of noodles, you have to order from the ala carte menu. Sorry, but the bowl of noodles is also $6.95. Don't try to reason with them.
No, it's $12. That's what I was saying.
You need to shop around. There's not a Chinese buffet in the world worth 12 bucks. It's all vegetables and dubious parts of animals. Except in Texas, where they have traditional Chinese chicken fried steak, fried biscuits and jalapeno cornbread.
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Doug_Tipple wrote:For example, with a lunch menu, $6.95 may be the all-you-can-eat price. If you want just a bowl of noodles, you have to order from the ala carte menu. Sorry, but the bowl of noodles is also $6.95. Don't try to reason with them.
No, it's $12. That's what I was saying.
You need to shop around. There's not a Chinese buffet in the world worth 12 bucks. It's all vegetables and dubious parts of animals. Except in Texas, where they have traditional Chinese chicken fried steak, fried biscuits and jalapeno cornbread.
Good grief, I really am funny, aren't I?
