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threecolorless t1_je8b49h wrote

Barely related: I got tater tots as the side for my burger at Mellow Mushroom near Short Pump and I received 15 of them. Fifteen probably made-from-frozen tater tots that you could stuff in your mouth twelve at a time if you had the gumption. It seriously looked like half of the intended amount had fallen off the plate. I directly asked the server whether that was the correct amount of tater tots and was assured "yes, they're portioned." (?!? okay cool, now that I know your special word for it I'm satisfied)

Call it what you want, call me a fat American used to being calorie-bombed at every restaurant meal, but there's a certain quantity people expect when you call something a side. If you can't meet that at your profit margins then I guess mark the meal up another dollar or make that side a premium one, whatever makes sense for you to be able to give the amount any member of a first-world country envisions alongside their sandwich.

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ShadyAdvise t1_je97086 wrote

Bro you sound ridiculously fat right now, it's was a side not the entree

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bkemp1984Part2 t1_je8kb79 wrote

Fifteen sounds pretty perfect. So many sides tip a sandwich from not enough food to "holy shit, I feel awful after eating all this."

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bkemp1984Part2 t1_je9m40o wrote

Why waste food just so I can say a restaurant served me what they should for someone in a "first-world country"? I'd rather sides not be as expensive, obviously, but why spend more money and create waste (or feel like shit for stuffing myself) when I can just not order it. Plenty of places solve this problem with small and large sides, as the smalls are usually reasonable.

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theguru1974 t1_jebodor wrote

Totally agree. Portion sizes in this country are why most of us are obese. Put something in front of most people and they will cram it in their faces.

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FromTheIsle t1_je9drqb wrote

Sounds like a smaller plate would have fixed the problem.

PS all tots are frozen. You are paying for reheated frozen sides.

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threecolorless t1_je9dve4 wrote

Likely. It was more the psychological effect of it than anything and I can be aware of that while still feeling myself in it.

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khuldrim t1_je9lo9v wrote

I believe toast makes their sweet potato ones by hand.

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FromTheIsle t1_je9ltok wrote

That's good to know. But I never go into a tot situation expecting anything.

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Opacy t1_je9ctxy wrote

> I directly asked the server whether that was the correct amount of tater tots and was assured “yes, they’re portioned.”

Ah, so that’s the word the focus groups came up with to rebrand shrinkflation.

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CoffeexCup t1_je9m5j0 wrote

This is just called a chain restaurant. The person plating it would probably get fired if they gave them 18 tots.

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DJSugarSnatch t1_je8kot3 wrote

considering the cost of food at Mellow Mushroom, I'm not surprised at all.
Just go with the beercheese and pretzel bites, they at least hook those up.

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fluufhead t1_je9k3lm wrote

The age of American decadence is over. The long term economic future looks like new economic cold war featuring reshoring/friendly shoring of manufacturing and de-globalization. Rising interest rates are a tool to discipline the working class in advance of this.

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