>>510390667 (OP)lol. I hardly ever even eat out anymore. Most restaurants these days aren’t trying. They’re just mailing it in. it just isn’t worth it in any way anymore. I have probably been saving at least $1000 per month vs what I used to spend in restaurants. Nowadays I just keep a box of granola bars in the truck to tide me over till I get home. I ate out last night, only to meet — once again— with butter disappointment. I stopped at what I thought would be a higher end Mexican place in a nice ski resort town. No more drinking for He-Man, so I order a Pepsi (they not only didn’t serve Coca Cola in the glass bottle — the official beverage of Mexico— they didn’t ever serve coke! Pepsi? Who even drinks Pepsi?.) It was watered down in a plastic cup. And flat…on top of being Pepsi. I knew at that moment I was fucked. There waitresses were sweet and friendly — but the waitresses were the only redeemable part of the experience.
Now, let’s have a discussion about “steak” and what is specifically meant by that term. Words have to mean something, after all. Specificity in our language is an obligation of ethics. And so, when the word “steak” is used on a menu, it should obviously denote those cuts that are officially steak — sirloin to filet mignon…nothing outside that range is Steak.
Just because it’s been does not make it steak. Pretty soon they’re going to serve cow tongue and liver and call it prime rib. This is out of control.
So, not only were my “steak” fajitas made with chuck, it was the gross/fatty part of the chuck roast. That’s the garbage dump of a steer. Moreover, it was very low quality — like sub Walmart stuff. Like if beef had a generic store brand, this chuck would be it.
Not only all that, but it was cold and clearly cooked at the start of the shift…two days ago.
The best part of the meal was the salt. It was just regular salt, but it was the only not aggressively offensive to the palate.