Bread at Restaurants: "That's how they get you"

[Doctor Manhattan]

"They fill you up with bread. THAT'S how they get you!"

I never understood why people say this. If you fill up on the free bread and don't eat the meal that you are paying for. How is it that they got you? They offer you a doggy bag or they throw it out. But they aren't cheating you are they?

[sailor]

maybe they're saying you then get smaller serving sizes, since it won't matter to your bread-bloated ass? bread's cheaper than just about any entree you're going to get out there. i couldn't care less, bread's one of my favorite things in life. i also love the places that just don't go with some plain italian-esque loaf, but will mix it up with a variety of rolls.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Bread is good to calm down the initial food craving. If you don't want it to fill you up, just have one piece, bread is not addictive.

I feel bread service is mandatory in nice restaurant, the more creative, the better


I enjoy the style of bread stick and breads that the eye talian restaurants in SI have. Those can be filling because you get a breadsticks (homemade) garlic bread and bruschetta add an app and salad, you are full when the main course comes

:king:

[RAAMONE]

i guess they arent really "getting you" because they dont take the food back and serve it to someone else but i dont usually eat bread for that very reason because i want to enjoy my meal and not the bread...unless i have bruchetta like hippo said...but i'm picky about that stuff...that said i do go to one restaurant in my area for the bread because its so damn good

[Jujubees2]

But if you're at an Italian restaurant if have to make sure to leave some bread so when you're done you can clean the sauce (not gravy) off your plate.

[jauble]

What sailor said. Bread, chips and salsa, etc are used to compliment the meal and can be used to help keep the portion size down. That being said the portion size in the US is huge and many places just offer this as a compliment. The "getting you" part is a rationalization that people make because they were not able to eat their entree.

[FUNKMAN]

i've ordered dominos one time in my life and had it on occassion when someone else bought. it always confused me for lack of a better word that someone would come up with an idea of selling 'breadsticks' as a side for pizza. pizza IS bread. and they give you a side of sauce to dip your breadstick in, pizza is bread with sauce on it

seems redundant and i'm not getting it...

as far as a restaurant cheating you with bread "no". just bring your meal home and have it later. now the drinks with all the ice, maybe? just ask for 'no ice'

[moochcassidy]

edit- read before you post mick fuckwit

[Snoogans]

i love how its them getting you by giving you bread. Anyone can put anything on the table, you don't have to fuckin eat it

[underdog]

i've ordered dominos one time in my life and had it on occassion when someone else bought. it always confused me for lack of a better word that someone would come up with an idea of selling 'breadsticks' as a side for pizza. pizza IS bread. and they give you a side of sauce to dip your breadstick in, pizza is bread with sauce on it

Whenever I order Dominos, I order breadsticks as well.

[Snoogans]

Whenever I order Dominos, I order breadsticks as well.

whenever someone orders dominos, i leave

[jauble]

Whenever I order Dominos, I order breadsticks as well.

Whenever I order dominos I die a little on the inside

[hurlmon]

i've ordered dominos one time in my life and had it on occassion when someone else bought. it always confused me for lack of a better word that someone would come up with an idea of selling 'breadsticks' as a side for pizza. pizza IS bread. and they give you a side of sauce to dip your breadstick in, pizza is bread with sauce on it

seems redundant and i'm not getting it...

Domino's isn't real pizza so it works out

[underdog]

whenever someone orders dominos, i leave

Whenever I order dominos I die a little on the inside

I figured the pizza nazis would come out if I mentioned I eat dominos.

Since I moved to Boston, I don't order it anymore. Plus their breadsticks suck now.

[FUNKMAN]

Domino's isn't real pizza so it works out

you funny!

you have to realize they make the breadsticks with the same dough they make the pizza with

then again maybe i'm assuming

[jauble]

I figured the pizza nazis would come out if I mentioned I eat dominos.

Not even so much as a pizza Nazi as I am a college student. Its just dominos is usually a drunk 2 am experience and its always a sad hungover day afterwards, so hence the dying a little inside part.

[Fallon]

I figured the pizza nazis would come out if I mentioned I eat dominos.

Since I moved to Boston, I don't order it anymore. Plus their breadsticks suck now.

Papa Ginos now?

[King Hippos Bandaid]

edit- read before you post mick fuckwit

a great name for a Irish Pornstar

:king:

[FUNKMAN]

I figured the pizza nazis would come out if I mentioned I eat dominos.



one word

















hayseed

:smile:

[topless_mike]

go to fridays.
order an ultimate margarita.
axe for a regular margarita glass.
wouldnt you know, it would fit?

[King Hippos Bandaid]

go to fridays.
order an ultimate margarita.
axe for a regular margarita glass.
wouldnt you know, it would fit?


those chains are the best at deceiving the common man

esp. with gurly drinks in fancy cups, most men don't need to worry because it beer all the way

:king:

[Russel P]

I think the "getting you" comes from the bread served at "all you can eat buffets". I don't even know if those are really around anymore, but I can remember going to them as a kid.

[jauble]

I think the "getting you" comes from the bread served at "all you can eat buffets". I don't even know if those are really around anymore, but I can remember going to them as a kid.

there are two in the town where I go to school and they are terrible. There are also a lot of Chinese buffet's that are all you can eat as well.

[Freitag]

go to fridays.
order an ultimate margarita.
axe for a regular margarita glass.
wouldnt you know, it would fit?

Wait, what? The ultimate is larger than Friday's typical margarita, at least, it was when I was there.

[SatCam]

I thought the "getting you" part was how they could hypothetically decrease the size of the entree and still charge you for a "bigger" sized entree because you fill yourself up with the cheaper bread


there are people who dont eat the bread and still get filled up by the entree,,,, so as long as it fills you up :thumbup:

[Furtherman]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="2"][COLOR="Navy"]"They fill you up with bread. THAT'S how they get you!"

I never understood why people say this.

I don't think I ever heard anyone say this.

And I'm with Snoogans. Just don't eat the bread.

[underdog]

Not even so much as a pizza Nazi as I am a college student. Its just dominos is usually a drunk 2 am experience and its always a sad hungover day afterwards, so hence the dying a little inside part.

Whenever I'd eat Dominos, it was usually a drunk thing. Or a hungover the next day, need something greasy thing.

Papa Ginos now?

Yes.

[TooLowBrow]

when i was little i would have pizza sandwiches (ketchup on bread), then when i grew up i tried to kill journeyman

[RAAMONE]

Whenever I'd eat Dominos, it was usually a drunk thing. Or a hungover the next day, need something greasy thing.

i agree...especially that deal (3 medium one topping for 15 bucks) great when you woke up hungover...just grab 2 other roomates and sit around with your own pizza for 5 bucks

[Furtherman]

when i was little i would have pizza sandwiches (ketchup on bread), then when i grew up i tried to kill journeyman

:laugh:

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Dominoes Blech!!!!


Id rather eat dog food on a piece of bread then eat that crap


:king:

[Jujubees2]

Dominoes Blech!!!!


Id rather eat dog food on a piece of bread then eat that crap


:king:

King Hippo's baby picture

http://coconutgirlwireless.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/eating_dog_food.jpg

[sailor]

when i was little i would have pizza sandwiches (ketchup on bread), then when i grew up i tried to kill journeyman

no, that was doogie who did that.

[FUNKMAN]

you can't go wrong with oyster crackers...

[PapaBear]

I think the "getting you" comes from the bread served at "all you can eat buffets". I don't even know if those are really around anymore, but I can remember going to them as a kid.

I think it mostly refers to pasta places that have all you can eat (like Ron's favorite, Olive Garden). They bring you a giant bowl of bread before they serve the pasta.

[TooLowBrow]

I think it mostly refers to pasta places that have all you can eat (like Ron's favorite, Olive Garden). They bring you a giant bowl of bread before they serve the pasta.

olive garden has that 'all you can eat breadsticks and soup' deal
2 things that should be free anyway