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PSA: Saw a $28 burger on a menu in Portland and it made me think about plating costs.
Back in the day, a burger was just a plate, now it's a tiny cutting board with a side of house-pickled onions and aioli in a squeeze bottle, which adds like $3 to the food cost before you even start cooking.
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gavinramirez6mo ago
Slate tiles for a steak? That's a new one. Feels like you're paying for the plate rental, not the meal. At that point, just give me the food on a paper towel and knock ten bucks off the bill.
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danielhenderson6mo ago
My buddy Mike ordered a $32 steak in Seattle that came on a slate tile with three dots of sauce. He said the plate probably cost more than the side of broccoli. The whole meal felt like paying for a museum ticket, not dinner. Places are charging for the Instagram setup now, not just the food.
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caleb_stone6mo ago
What if the weird plating is actually a way to hide smaller portions? I mean, you spread three bites of food across a huge tile and it looks like a full meal in photos. But when you're actually sitting there hungry, you notice the plate is mostly empty space. Maybe they're betting people care more about how it looks online than how full they feel after paying.
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