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>Italian place near me
>big lunch special
>salad, soup, pasta and drink
>NO SHARING

how can these places tel me what to do with my food? Buffets I can understand, if you pay for one buffet and hand your food off to someone else they should pay too, but a regular meal i should be able to do whatever i want with it.

>> No.13387303

Fuck Florida.

>> No.13387317

>>13387185
don't like it?
go to another place, the power of the free market

>> No.13387323

>>13387303
Fuck you.

>> No.13387326

>>13387317
Don't like me sharing my food? Call the police see if i give a fuck.

>> No.13387332

>>13387185
There's limited seating. The kitchen is only so big. Restaurants make money based on covers. If the restaurant is full and only half the people ordered food you're paying labor costs for a cook or two who doesn't need to be there while also turning away paying customers when seats are being taken by people who aren't eating. It's really not that complicated.

>> No.13387336

>>13387185
most of them will add a small sharing charge for the regular menu, but the early bird is usually cheaper and they need to make a certain amount of money per person.

that place seems like a bit of a ripoff though, a whole wheat pasta substitution shouldn't be $3

>> No.13387353

>>13387323
Ew. No. You're from Florida.

>> No.13387354

>>13387326
they'll just ask you to leave, if you don't then they'll call the police and say you've been asked to leave for not following restaurant policy and now you're trespassing.

It's a private business, they don't have to serve you. They're not discriminating you because of race, sex, religion, etc.

>> No.13387355

>every "early bird special" is a $20 dish.
>having the meatballs and audacity to charge fucking $20 for god damn boxed pasta with slop on top.

Jesus christ.

>> No.13387364

>>13387355
maybe it's actually fresh pasta

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>>13387185
>tilapia
>$22

>> No.13387451

>>13387364
It should cost even less then

>> No.13387458

>>13387354
It might hold up in court that they were discriminating him for being a retard senior citizen, because that's how he came across as.
>>13387355
Places like this usually serve huge portions, with one plate holding easily enough for a third-world family. They also often serve fresh hand-made pasta, which is more expensive due to the labour involved in the restaurant.

>> No.13387465

>>13387451
>fresh pasta should cost less than boxed pasta
lmao

>> No.13387517
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13387517

>pasta not served with pasta dishes

>> No.13387534

>>13387465
It's water salt and flour

>> No.13387535

>>13387534
it's labor you shit brick

>> No.13387541

>>13387534
>t. guy who complains "I could have made this at home" every time he eats out
Thanks, Terrence. We know about your cooking hobby.

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>>13387185
>add (7) shrimp for 8.99

>> No.13387569

>>13387317
Place gets shut down because no business
Power of free market

>> No.13387571

>>13387569
Yeah but 90% of people wouldn't give a fuck about the no sharing rule, especially if it's only applied during early bird hours.

>> No.13387580

>>13387571
1. Youre completely wrong, have you ever been out to dinner with friends and family?
2. Does not state anywhere that the no sharing policy is only applied to the early bird special.
3. Unless the food is really exceptionally good or the restaurant is a neighborhood staple then they will be closed with in months time.

>> No.13387590

>>13387580
>2. Does not state anywhere that the no sharing policy is only applied to the early bird special.
It's the early bird menu, it also doesn't list the dinner menu, because again, it's the early bird menu.

Also, go to the website, it doesn't say "no sharing" at all on the dinner menu, it's literally ONLY on the early bird menu.

http://www.fiorellarestaurant.com/


also, 4.5 out of 5 stars with 300+ reviews on google.

>> No.13387596

>>13387571
Don't listen to the other guy, he's delusional. The no sharing rule is only usually applied in Italian restaurants which serve large portions at higher prices and have limited seating. It's enforced at all hours so that you don't get a Chinese family of six coming in and only ordering two dishes, despite taking up an entire table for six.
The rule doesn't mean the chef will come running out of the kitchen with to beat you with a skill the second you say "here, try this". If you're a party of two, and you ordered two meals, then everything fine. It's actually very common practice among North American Italian restaurants, many of which have been operating for decades under the same roof.

>> No.13387603

>>13387580
I'm with this. It's not like sharing food is some important ritual but it happens frequently and I wouldn't go to a restaurant where I knew they'd be monitoring us the whole time to make sure we don't swap bites.

I get if they serve big portions and don't want two people splitting a dish they intended for two, but that's not my problem. If I order one dish and it's enough to feed a family of five, don't be shocked if I show up next week with a family of five to feed us all for the price of one dish.

Learn to run a fucking restaurant, don't tell me how I can and can't eat the food I just bought.

>> No.13387604

>>13387185
>we do things a little differently here
>we only sell share plates!
Is that more cringy than this?

>> No.13387605

>>13387596
Its absolutely not if you go outside for once you know that. Ive been to a ton of italian restaurants and have never heard of such a ridiculous rule. Stop larping fag.

>> No.13387610

>>13387603
>Learn to run a fucking restaurant
see
>>13387590
they seem to be doing alright

>> No.13387616

>>13387610
Okay and your point? Its a totally ridiculous rule and everyone agreed that the food has to be incredible to even deal with such bullshit, which it looks like it is.

>> No.13387618

>>13387185
Because it's essentially already a senior citizen discount that's 20% off and includes soup/salad, pasta with sauce, an entree, bread and a drink. Don't like it? Eat during normal lunch or dinner hours with no discount.

>> No.13387620

>>13387616
and again, the rule ONLY appears on the early bird special.

They're obviously successful and changing that rule will have probably zero impact on their bottom line, they're not turning away dozens of people because of this rule lmao.

Get over yourself and stop being so fucking autistic anon.

>> No.13387622

>>13387618
Yeah, they'd probably just charge the party the lunch/dinner plate rate and not even tell them.

>> No.13387627

>>13387605
>There can't possibly be somebody more experienced and knowledgeable than me, the most worldly anon in this thread!
>He must be LARPing!
Olive Garden doesn't count, dweeb.

>> No.13388308

>>13387332
so what if i sit down with a friend and we both order something and we take a bite of each others food.

>> No.13388310

>>13388308
Why would that be a problem?

>> No.13388325

>>13387353
And you're from?

>> No.13388328

>>13388308
Dont be a pedantic dick. Thats not what the rule is trying to stop.

>> No.13388333

>>13387185
>pasta for $19.99
>eggplant for $20.99
>choice to change to wholemeal pasta for $2.99

what kind of ripoff place is this?

>> No.13388498

>>13387185
I wish we could gas the noodle niggers.

>> No.13388523

>>13388308
Are you retarded? It's to stop you from ordering one or two dishes to feed 3 people

If everyone at the table is ordering a dish, obviously they don't care if you share.

The rule basically just means everyone has to order their own plate of food you can't order a single entree dish for multiple people.

>> No.13388598

>>13387354
>not discriminating you because of race, sex, religion, etc.
One of the tenents of my religion is that I'm required to share my meals so in fact they are discriminating against me on the basis of religion.

>> No.13388602

so what’s stopping me from going in, ordering off the early bird, then immediately asking for a take out box?
why even have these policies?

>> No.13388695

>>13388602
They'll probably just charge you dinner pricing and say early bird pricing is for dine-in only.

>> No.13388773

>>13387185
>Italian American place near me

Corrected

>> No.13388782

>>13387185
Who the fuck eats at the restaurant between 3:00 to 6:00 PM?

I seriously hope you Americans don’t do this.

>> No.13388787

>>13387354
>private businesses are forced to serve all kind of people or they can be sued for "discrimination" in the US
>land of the free

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>>13387354
>”do you want something else? Maybe a dessert”
>”well actually we’re stuffed but we really want to try the tiramisù, I guess we can share a portion”
>*gets shot and arrested*

>> No.13388820

>>13388800
Desert isn't on the early bird menu, so sharing rules don't apply.

>> No.13388821

>>13388820
I don’t like desert, I’m more of a beach guy.

>> No.13388865

>>13388773
Nah

>> No.13389147

>early bird menu

Still not walking away for less than $25 for pasta. Who does this?

>> No.13389275

>>13388602
Probably nothing? They've sold a meal and have a free table.

>> No.13389280

>>13389275
not if i sit there drinking free water

>> No.13389293

>>13389147
considering their dinner prices are $3-5+ more per plate, it aint bad.

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13389517

Here is the restaurant in question. Op pic is just a Google example

>> No.13389534

>>13389517
Trying to avoid people being annoyingly jewish by sharing a #1.

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13389558

>pasta not served with pasta dishes

>> No.13389567

>>13387535
The same labor made in pasta factory. + The cardboard

>>13387541
Nope I enjoy pasta in restaurants. I just talking about the price you mongoloid

>> No.13389583

>>13388523
What if my friend says they aren't hungry, and then once my food arrives I feed him half of it under the table?

>> No.13389624

>>13387185
with prices like that, they should feel lucky that people are even buying one dish to share, holy shit. $20+ just for pasta dishes? no thanks

>> No.13389669

>>13387571
If more people don't care than care, then they represent a greater market force. It's still the free market even if it doesn't result in what you specifically want retard.

>> No.13389761
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13389761

why are you special ed flunkies bitching about a menu whose sole purpose is to stop cranky tightfisted retirees from nickel and diming them into the grave?

restaurants have a thin profit margin as is, which you tards would know if any of you ever worked in one. and old people will try and jew you out of every damn penny.

>> No.13389765

>>13389567
>The same labor made in pasta factory. + The cardboard
ahhh yes, machine cut pasta is IDENTICAL labor costs to fresh hand made pasta

that's some real logic you've got.

>> No.13389767

>>13389669
lmfao, fuck head the point is almost no one is gonna go out of their way to avoid this place JUST because they have an early bird menu with a rule that says no sharing.

>> No.13389771

>>13389765
Yes you dipshit. Do you think restaurant don't have machine to make pasta? It takes 20 minutes to make kilograms of pasta and 4 dirty cheap ingredients

>> No.13389772

>>13389767
Yes I know. And therefore there was not a strong enough market force to shut the place down. This is the free market working as intended. I will reiterate again, "Free market" does not mean that the thing you specifically want to happen will always happen, and I don't know why you thought it would mean that.
What aren't you getting?

>> No.13389790

>>13389771
>It takes 20 minutes to make kilograms of pasta and 4 dirty cheap ingredients
lmao

>> No.13389797

>>13389790
Yes?

>> No.13389811

>>13389797
human labor costs more than machine labor, especially for large volume production.


You're just showing that you're a fucking idiot.

>> No.13389823

>>13389811
What high volume we are taking about? Do you think all pizzeria are just run by idiot they make fresh dough every night?

>> No.13389837

>>13389811
The reason restaurant use dry pasta is not because it's cheaper but because it's a different product you dipshit. You cannot make a good carbonara with fresh pasta as you cannot make good tagliatelle ragù with dried pasta

>> No.13389900

>>13387605
Some places even have a split plate charge to offset people splitting entrees.

>> No.13389964

>>13389837
>You cannot make a good carbonara with fresh pasta as you cannot make good tagliatelle ragù with dried pasta
yes you can lol

>> No.13389976

>>13389964
I'm not supresed you get scammed with the fresh pasta cost more meme if you eat carbonara with fresh pasta. Now I get it

>> No.13389993

>>13389976
i'm not him, retard. 4chan isn't a single entity talking to you.

>> No.13390002

>>13389993
I was hoping it would just being one retarded person, now I know there are at least two.
I would have preferred not knowing it, anon

>> No.13390012

>>13390002
I know realise you said
>you cannot make a good carbonara with fresh pasta

i read that as
>you cannot make a good carbonara with dried pasta
that's where the confusion stems from lol

>> No.13390066

>>13387580
with prices like that, I'd be shocked if they make it a month. Generally "early bird special" means affordable meals not offered at later hours, not $20 pasta.

>> No.13390102

>>13390066
they've already been in business for awhile and are fairly highly rated.

>> No.13390132

>>13387185
no sharing policies are flyover as fuck. would never eat at an authoritarian restaurant like that what are they going to do call the police

>> No.13390143

>>13390102
>no sharing, goyim!
>$20 pasta
>high priced add ons

It always confuses me how places like this get any customers at all, let alone become highly rated. The food could be great, sure, but putting up with the ridiculous rules and high prices doesn't seem worth it, especially when stuff like what's on their menu isn't that expensive to make at home.

>> No.13390161

>>13389583

Maybe he can suck your dick while he's down there.

>> No.13390168

>>13390143
Because as has been mentioned several times, the no sharing rule ONLY exists for the early bird menu, just look at their fucking website you autistic morons getting worked up over a fantasy in your own fucking mind.

>> No.13390269

>>13388598
This whole "Make up a goofy fake religion on the spot to bypass a law" almost never actually works in real life because typically religious exceptions to laws only apply to major religions and ones you can reasonably prove to be following. Its why you cant just say "Im sorry officer but the religion im in doesnt allow me to speak to law authorities."

>> No.13390288

>Bunch of flyovers freaking out over $20 food like its expensive

Thats a pretty standard price for dinner on both coasts (where real cities are), unless you're one of those hippies eating from a food truck.

>> No.13390330

>>13390288
minimum wage in flyover states is like $3/hr

>> No.13390440

>>13387185
I'm more disgusted by the and/or on the mussels/clams dish.
I'd like to know exactly what I'm paying for, thanks.