Portion size - a modest proposal

[Howzit]

Excuse me while I rant, but I am bored and have nothing else to do at the moment.

One of my pet peeves is portion size at most restaraunts. I'm not a huge guy, but at roughly 6'0" and 195 I'm not tiny either, yet most restaraunts serve portion sizes that I really don't need.

Case in point, Chili's Chicken Tacos. I like Chili's Chicken Tacos and we eat there fairly often since they are right the corner from the house. But an order is three tacos with rice and beans. I don't need three tacos with rice and beans, I need two tacos with nothing else. Can I order two tacos? No. When I asked about ordering ala carte they offered to bring me four tacos with no rice and beans. Hello? I only want two tacos! Not an option.

Now, I am not trying to impinge on restaraunt margins, so let me offer the following proposal.

I can always use more beer. Give me smaller serving size and more beer. Keep your rice. Keep your beans. Keep your third friggin taco. And give me larger beers. I'm not trying to rip you off. Figure it out where you come out ok and make your draft beer glasses bigger.

Put it on the menu. Regular order or Howzit beer option?

There. I feel better. Time for another beer.

[Frozen Sooner]

And here I thought that this was going to be a thread about restaurant owners eating their children.

[Howzit]

Sorry, should have just left it at proposal.

I'm not too swift.

[Frozen Sooner]

Boo.

:lol:

[PrideTrombone]

The thing is, people want those larger portions to feel like they're getting their money's worth. Then, to further feel like they got their money's worth, they force the entire meal down. How do I know?

I do it all the time.

[critical_phil]

good news for Mjcpr.


Howzit likes the smaller portions.

[sooneron]

aint nothin wrong wit chillys porshun!!!

[IronSooner]

Aren't TGIFriday's and Applebee's scaling down their portions to "lunch size" or something like that? I read something about it a while back and it seems like Friday's is advertising it now.


How much beer do they give you? Seems like a pint should be the standard serving size.

[JohnnyMack]

Yet another example of why we're rolling downhill like a snowball headed towards hell.

Original bottles of Coca-Cola were around 7 ounces or so. Then it was 12 ounce cans. Now it's 20 ounce bottles. Have you seen the size of a large drink at a fast food restaurant? It's more than ridiculous.

[Mjcpr]

Yet another example of why we're rolling downhill like a snowball headed towards hell.

You mind if I use that in a song I'm writing?

[JohnnyMack]

You mind if I use that in a song I'm writing?

I expect royalties.

[critical_phil]

this thread has a modest-sized penis.

[Beef]

I'm not a huge guy, but at roughly 6'0" and 195 I'm not tiny either

I'm 6'0" and 194. Lardy.

[JohnnyMack]

this thread has a modest-sized penis.

[Sic'Em]How you doin'?[/Sic'Em]

[royalfan5]

I agree. Portion sizes have gotten too big. Especially when you go to places that give you free bread and then you fill up on bread and feel like you should eat all the food to get your money's worth, and as a result you don't end up drinking nearly enough beer. That always happens when I go to a brew pub, I get stuffed and end up drinking one beer.

[Pricetag]

I'm 6'0" and 194. Lardy.

Keep in mind that "roughly 6'0" means 5-9.

[OU4LIFE]

I'm 6'0" and 194. Lardy.

I think I have a leg about that size...

[JohnnyMack]

I agree. Portion sizes have gotten too big. Especially when you go to places that give you free bread and then you fill up on bread and feel like you should eat all the food to get your money's worth, and as a result you don't end up drinking nearly enough beer. That always happens when I go to a brew pub, I get stuffed and end up drinking one beer.

Rookie.

[royalfan5]

Rookie.

I just really love bread. It's like crack to me.

[Boomer.....]

I read somewhere that restaurant plates were 3 servings of food. I have always heard to split your food in half right when you get it and take the extra home.