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IMU

Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 11:32 am

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Frank Coztansa wrote:

IMU wrote:

Taquerias give you shit when you order 3 tacos...one al pastor, one steak and one chicken. They're "put out" when they have to cook small orders of each ingredient.

Yesterday, you told us that the better and higher quality ingredients come from Chipotle. Seems to me the better and more quality ingredients are the ones that are prepared fresh on the spot, rather than scooped out of a metal pan that has been sitting on a steam table for a few hours.

If you think Chipotle ingredients sit on a steam table for a few hours, you've never seen the line at Chipotle. Also, how would sitting in a bucket change the quality of the purchased meat?

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 11:33 am

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I've seen it enough to know that I don't seek the place out unless I have a gift card.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 11:34 am

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Frank Coztansa wrote:

I've seen it enough to know that I don't seek the place out unless I have a gift card.

So it is out of your price range. Just say that. Some guys don't want to pay $13 for a lunch. No worries.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 11:39 am

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When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me.

But mainly you.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:14 pm

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IMU wrote:

[ I'm not going to Chipotle for a delicious skirt steak and black beans.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:16 pm

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IMU wrote:

Frank Coztansa wrote:

I've seen it enough to know that I don't seek the place out unless I have a gift card.

So it is out of your price range. Just say that. Some guys don't want to pay $13 for a lunch. No worries.

$13?

They have been overcharging you my friend. You must look like an easy mark.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:22 pm

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IMU wrote:

Boilermaker Rick wrote:

"Hey, waiter at a Mexican restaurant, can you get me a burrito with two types of meat inside?"
"Sorry sir, we don't have the technology."

Taquerias give you shit when you order 3 tacos...one al pastor, one steak and one chicken. They're "put out" when they have to cook small orders of each ingredient. Without fail, and I've asked for it at quite a few (I like variety).

There are plenty of times I want tacos with cilantro and onion. I'm not going to Chipotle for that. I'm not going to Chipotle for a delicious skirt steak and black beans. I'm not going for any fajitas or mole. I go to Chipotle for Chipotle, and Chipotle hits the spot.

Some of you disagree. You will not be surprised in the least to find out that I think I know better than you and therefore I don't give a shit.

I thought it was because they couldn't come up with a price?

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:33 pm

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the other day I went to the little carnitas place on the corner where you can buy either a pound of carnitas or a pound of barbacoa. I asked if they could give me 1/2 pound of each. They said yes.

Crazy times we live in.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:39 pm

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IMU wrote:

And it is stupid to compare what Chipotle offers to what you find at a taqueria or Mexican sit down. I don't go to Chipotle when I want arrachera and I didn't go to Tacos Erendira (RIP) when i wanted a burrito bowl.

Your simple mind cannot grasp that a type of cuisine can be done in a large variety of ways.

I ASSUME you'd like Chipotle if they offered a cocoa mole.

I don't consider Panda Express' Sweetfire Chicken on rice "Chinese food" just because they use soy sauce. But now that I'm on a lower sodium diet, I find myself eating it once a week because it has far less sodium than an American hamburger, and it is under 800 calories.

Yes, my life would be better if I cooked my own chicken and steamed my own rice. But even that wouldn't be "Chinese" food.

Back in the 70s/80s, my dad was a fanatic at his restaurant about putting "-style" on his menu descriptions. He didn't smoke and "barbecue" rib tips, he baked them and put a barbecue sauce on them. Thus, they were "barbecue-style."

Similar distinctions here, Chipotle is really "(Norteno) Mexican-style," Panda Express is "Cantonese-style," etc.

Nobody eats two Jack in the Box tacos for $1.19 at 3am and thinks that mamacita is cooking them. And if somebody does, they should not be allowed to vote.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 4:35 pm

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Boilermaker Rick wrote:

IMU wrote:

Boilermaker Rick wrote:

"Hey, waiter at a Mexican restaurant, can you get me a burrito with two types of meat inside?"
"Sorry sir, we don't have the technology."

I thought it was because they couldn't come up with a price?

Yes and yes. Does the 3 taco meal still count as the meal price when you have 3 different meats? They don't know.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 5:21 pm

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shakes wrote:

God bless America and mexico

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 5:28 pm

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IMU wrote:

Boilermaker Rick wrote:

IMU wrote:

Boilermaker Rick wrote:

"Hey, waiter at a Mexican restaurant, can you get me a burrito with two types of meat inside?"
"Sorry sir, we don't have the technology."

I thought it was because they couldn't come up with a price?

Yes and yes. Does the 3 taco meal still count as the meal price when you have 3 different meats? They don't know.

I've never had that issue.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 5:39 pm

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The really good, authentic places are making up the prices as they go, anyway. It's part of the charm.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:03 pm

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I have to say IMU is good. No need to justify himself I stand corrected. He wants what he wants at different times and circumstances. He can have a Pizza Hut or little Caesar’s in Chicago if he wants too.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:04 pm

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pittmike wrote:

Let's not say things we can't take back.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:23 pm

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pittmike wrote:

I’m with IMU on this (except for that last pizza bit). I like McDonalds despite the fact that I know there are better burgers out there. I like Taco Bell once in a while too. Hell, there’s a whole thread dedicated to Arby’s. Not everything needs to be authentic...sometimes tasty, convenient and consistent is enough.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 1:13 am

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Seems like IMU is saying that people choose fast food options due to convenience and price.

I'd agree with that. What a smart concept.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 10:09 am

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spanky wrote:

Seems like IMU is saying that people choose fast food options due to convenience and price.

I'd agree with that. What a smart concept.

except Chipotle isn't faster or cheaper than MANY authentic options.

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Post subject: Re: Steak 'n Shake 7x7

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 10:24 am

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spanky wrote:

Seems like IMU is saying that people choose fast food options due to convenience and price.

I'd agree with that. What a smart concept.

Still one of the best all time dumb arguments ever on here. What thread was that again?

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